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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume BB, Number 23 November 8, 2007 To Save a Farm The Wedge: Our Spiritual Twin By Katie Benner t seems that the Park Slope Food Coop has a spiritual twin in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IThe Wedge is a 13,000-member store whose mission is to provide high quality food at fair prices while supporting local producers, and it is now the owner of a nearby 97-acre organic farm that has been a business partner for 34 years.

The co-op purchased Gar- tin and Atina Diffley have dens of Eagan, located in been farming since 1973 and nearby Farmington, Minneso- they are incredibly knowl- ta, for $1.5 million and the edgeable about organic and transition of ownership will sustainable farming. We did- begin this upcoming January. n’t want to lose that.” More than a business trans- Since it produced its first action, the deal preserves a crops, Gardens of Eagan has valuable source of locally become one of the area’s grown foods that has also best-known names in organic become a powerful political produce, in large part ILLUSTRATION BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION Coop Members

Celebrate Thanksgiving and educational force on because of its unique loca- By Diane Aronson behalf of small organic farms. tion only 30 miles outside of “Our mission is not to own Minneapolis. Moreover, the a farm, but to save a farm,” Diffleys are among the state’s t’s November, and the Park Slope Food Coop is filling up with the says Lindy Bannister, general most vocal proponents of the makings of enticing Thanksgiving-meals-to-be. With this bounty in manager of The Wedge. “Mar- rights of small farms and an mind, I asked several Coop members about their give-thanks holiday CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Ifood traditions. Next General Meeting on November 27 T-Day Traditions … with a Twist Liz and Stephen work with Thanksgiving The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the About food and Thanksgiving, Liz Gessner recipes they have refined over the years, but last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be observed, “it’s the whole thing.” She and will also try new dishes. Last year, they experi- Tuesday, November 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Stephen Silverman host a traditional meal; a mented with Mandel bread, a biscotti-like Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. highlight is serving what Liz describes as a cookie. The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the “serious, serious turkey.” Other Coop members Stephen’s sister is vegetarian, so they’ll entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and are serious about turkey, too. PSFC stats show shop together for vegetarian-friendly meal about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. the Coop sold more than eight tons of turkey ingredients, including kale and potatoes for * Exceptions for November and December will be posted. during the 2006 Thanksgiving season! CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN THIS ISSUE Sat, Nov 10 •Game Night: 7:00 p.m. GM Agenda ...... 3 Fri, Nov 16 •The Good Coffeehouse: Poetry & Music 8:00 p.m. Cold Comfort Farm: Local Brooklyn Farming ...... 3 Sat, Nov 17 •Children’s Clothing Swap 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Traditional Music in New York ...... 5 Coop Sat, Dec 1 •Pocketbook, Purse, Bag and Shoe Exchange Puzzle ...... 5 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Concert Committee Report ...... 7 Event Thur, Dec 6 •Food Class: Tis the Season 7:30 p.m. Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 8 Fri, Dec 7 •Film Night: Ruthie & Gussie’s and Faces of the Farm Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Highlights 7:00 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 9 Coop Discussion: Plastic Bag Dilemma ...... 11 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Classified Ads ...... 15 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 2

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water until very soft and then Ben also serves up soup, smashed, with just a bit of with white bean a particular butter or ghee and perhaps a favorite. To boost his soup little salt added at the end. stock, Ben starts with dried Nathan is okay with cranber- shiitake mushrooms and ries out of the can; Ellen likes kombu seaweed. He also to make the cranberry sauce, uses kombu to create stacked with orange peel added for layers in his nishime dishes. flavor and not much else. Ben updates his grandmoth- er’s cranberry recipe by Benjamin Yost cooks a adding brown rice syrup to macrobiotic Thanksgiving sweeten in place of sugar. meal. A steamed vegetable For dessert, Ben was con- sidering kanten, a Japanese- Japanese dish called style gelatin fruit salad, and nishime, with an one that makes a healthful elastic ingredients list, and light dessert. To make his figures prominently. kanten, Ben dissolves agar- agar flakes, available at the Coop, in heated apple cider; For a potato side, Ellen adds fruit—blueberries or will pan roast potatoes, sea- strawberries are options— soning them with oregano. She’ll prepare cauliflower with a little lemon juice added to the water for flavor. This year, she plans to serve pickled veggies, including beets. An artist, Ellen will add some orange to the table, serving carrots to

ILLUSTRATIONS BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATIONS round out the traditional fla- vors and complete the whole, without anything in it; Frances’s garden. Thanksgiving colors. Thanksgiving they don’t like it when I put Valerie Trucchia grew up In her plans to serve cran- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 too much ginger in it.” She overseas, and her introduc- berries, beets and carrots, also makes a cranberry relish tion to Thanksgiving was Ellen will be joined by many smashed garlic potatoes. His from raw cranberries. hosting a dinner for vegetari- other Coopers, if last year’s sister also brings produce For dessert, Joyce serves an guests. She continues to figures are a forecast for T- and then refrigerates the mix- from a farmer’s market in pumpkin pie with whipped cook vegetarian for the holi- Day 2007: 2006 Thanksgiving ture. If you decide to make Rhode Island, where she cream. When I asked if she day, working in grains or rice sales saw 2,380 bags com- kanten and opt to add apples lives. shopped at the Coop for to give the meal a little heft, bined of non- and organic instead, you may be the one Andrea Mueller is original- Thanksgiving meal ingredi- and invites friends who don’t cranberries; 2.7 tons of car- who boosts the Coop’s sale of ly from Germany, and, ents, she replied, “I absolute- have families close by. She rots; and 1,200 pounds of organic or minimally treated although she is living in the ly do.” also prepares turkey, which loose organic beets. apples past the PSFC 2006 states for a limited number of Frances Johnson saves she buys at the Coop, along stat of more than three tons weeks this visit, she will host much of her holiday meal- with most other Thanksgiving T-Day, the sold during the two-week a Thanksgiving dinner, invit- making for Christmas, but ingredients. As she shops, Macrobiotic Way span ending the Sunday after ing friends and serving tradi- there are dishes she enjoys Valerie often improvises, Benjamin Yost cooks a Thanksgiving! tional Swabian dishes, with for Thanksgiving. She used to based on what she sees, macrobiotic Thanksgiving roots in southwestern Ger- make vegan turkeys, but she commenting, “It’s the eyes meal. A steamed vegetable T-Day Your Way. . . with a many, including spaetzle, a became bored with those, that decide the menu.” Japanese dish called nishime, Little Help. . . dish of homemade noodles. and now a Thanksgiving veg- with an elastic ingredients Chances are you’re read- Since some who gather at the etarian main entrée will fea- If you’re stumped list, figures prominently. Ben ing this while in the Coop— ture sweet potatoes, yams for ideas, ask the member likes to steam round vegeta- perhaps shopping for your and other traditional fall veg- on your left or right: own Thanksgiving dish or gies. Since eggs are not part meal makings. If you’re of her diet, Frances tends to chances are they stumped for ideas, ask the skip the stuffing. have a dish or a tip member on your left or right: She has a favorite eggless, or two to share. chances are they have a dish pumpkin pie recipe, which or a tip or two to share. If not, she observed she was “think- For better flavor, Valerie the Coop has a wonderfully ing about going home and cooks two smaller birds, stocked cookbook section, making—now.” She likes a rather than one large one. right by the dairy cases. spicy filling: cinnamon, nut- She keeps her side dishes tra- Several of the members I meg and allspice figure ditional, although mashed spoke with had favorite prominently as flavors. Con- celery stands in for mashed recipe sources. Ellen Kruger densed milk helps give the potatoes. A favorite side is Allman mentioned Quick Pick- filling body; pumpkin from a cranberries, which Valerie les as a recent cookbook

PHOTOS BY JUDY JANDA BY JUDY PHOTOS can is fine. For a crust, praised as “a flavor base that muse. Liz Gessner and Frances thought, graham can go with so many things: Stephen Silverman cited The table are vegetarian, Andrea cracker, and store-bought salty, sweet”; she often adds bles—turnips, onions—as New York Times as a source for will offer several vegetable works for her. Sometimes she orange peel and ginger. well as root vegetables: several of their perennial courses. Plans include pump- will work cranberries into her Desserts are, as Valerie daikon, parsnips. Ben will Thanksgiving dishes. kin soup and possibly a car- pie-baking by making a cran- describes them, “fun ice also add leaf vegetables that So let your culinary cre- rot dish. If dessert is served, berry-rhubarb pie; the creams, fun flavors: rose- can stand a long steam; he ativity kick in and enjoy a hol- it will be light—pineapple or rhubarb comes courtesy of mary, lavender.” recommends collard greens iday that brings out the inner another fruit. Ellen Kruger Allman likes a or bok choy. foodie in us all. ■ Joyce Szuflita is a veteran “little bit of turkey,” but she Thanksgiving dinner host, loves “all kinds of vegetarian and she often invites friends things.” Ellen’s husband, from other countries original- Nathan, summed up their ly, who are just learning Thanksgiving approach as about the holiday. From year traditional: a turkey with to year, she sticks to the clas- stuffing in or out of the sic dishes: a big turkey, which bird—they’ll make a corn- she usually likes to brine, bread stuffing; doctoring up and, as Joyce describes it, a store-bought is fine, too. “focus on the cranberry sauce They like to serve seasonal and the sweet potato squash. veggies, including a turnip It’s all about the orange and mash of their own invention. the red!” Joyce observes, “My Ellen specifies organic kids like to eat cranberries turnips, peeled and boiled in 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 3

Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY November 8, 2007 3 Cold Comfort Farm PSFC NOVEMBER 2007 Neighbor Manny Howard Gives It a Try GENERAL MEETING By Barbara Ensor Tuesday, November 27, 7:00 p.m. conundrums. Because it was March already, it was too late • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. to plant wheat, which has a • More information on each item may be available at the winter growing season. Okay, entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to no bread. As for dairy: It is please read the materials available between 7:00 &7:15 illegal to have a cow or a goat p.m. in New York City, but I figured • Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) I could at least hide a goat in 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. the garage. Was it worth the risk? Cheese would be nice, AGENDA: but have you ever put goat’s Item #1: Discontinue Selling Bottled Water milk in your coffee? Black (50 minutes) seemed the way to go. Finally, Discussion: “Because selling bottled water violates our cooking oil: I didn’t have mission—polluting the environment and handing over public resources for private gain—we resolve to discontinue selling enough garden space for all bottled water. Selling bottled water undermines support for the plants I’d need to pro- and confidence in the public water system, which distributes duce vegetable oil, so I’d our most precious common resource equitably. Plastic have to make do with animal bottles pollute the environment, requires oil and lots of fat of some kind. A pig, water to produce and fuel to transport. They take up landfill maybe? Duck fat was another space where toxins can leach into the water table. Selling good possibility—I could bottled water allows corporations to exploit public resources confit everything. for private gain. Bottled water is an unnecessary expense to “I live in a verdant part of the consumer. Unloading and schlepping bottled water is Brooklyn where the houses backbreaking work and shelf space could be better used.” are detached and fairly big, —submitted by Susan Metz, David Barouh, Lew Friedman but without much land. My Item #2: Valet Bike Parking (40 minutes) backyard is 20 by 40 feet, Discussion: “We would like to hear a discussion and prone to flooding in the light- agreement on implementing a better, safer system of bike est rain and thus unsuitable parking at the Coop that encourages rather than discourages commuting to the Coop by bicycle for shopping and work. even for grass; the only living Valet parking, a proven success throughout the city, at Fulton PHOTO BY BILL FARRINGTON PHOTO thing back there was a half- Ferry and elsewhere, and an ideal workslot and project for ther than growing “a in March, with my eye on dead cherry tree, which, in my Coop members, is one option. A representative from Ofew tomato plants,” August as the month I’d eat first chore as a farmer, I Transportation Alternatives, as well as Coop members with Brooklyn-based what I had grown. It was, in chopped down. Then I sent the 5 Borough Bicycle Club, will speak.” Manny Howard hadn’t actual- original conception, equal out soil samples for analysis, —submitted by Josh Gosciak, Marina Bekkerman ly tilled much soil. The idea parts naïve stunt and extreme and the results were dire: No of feeding his family for a test of the idea that drives the nutrient content to speak of, Future Agenda Information: whole month with food burgeoning “locavore” move- and high levels of lead. A For information on how to place an Item on the Agenda, grown in his Brooklyn back- ment. According to this toxic wasteland. It wasn’t so please see the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. yard grew out of more literary ethos, we should all eat food much dirt as clay, and before The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending soil. He read that his produced locally, within 100 it was buried by five and a half agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Prospect Park South property miles—some say 30—of tons of fecund topsoil trucked had almost certainly been a where we live, so as to save in from a Long Island farm, I cabbage patch as recently as our planet and redeem our had to excavate a drainage 1890. When family and Twinkie-gorged souls. Now system, a crosshatch of grad- friends pointed out that not that the “organic” label has ed trenches, with a deep hole even grass was currently rapidly become as ubiquitous in the middle that went all the growing in the clay-laden soil and essentially meaningless way down to sand. it was already too late. as the old “all-natural,” the As time went on, things Howard was under the spell locavores have established a got ugly: of Michael Pollan, “philoso- more sacred code, one “The rabbits kept them- pher king” of the “burgeoning meant to soothe our anxi- selves cool in the summer locavore movement” and the eties about what goes into heat by kicking over their Thursday, author of The Omnivore’s Dilem- the food we eat. water dishes. The wet condi- Dec. 6 ma. As he considered how “…I planned to take its tions invited flies to lay eggs, hard this project might be he philosophy to its logical con- which turned into maggots, 7:30 p.m. doubted it could possibly be clusion. The locavore move- which attached themselves to at the Coop harder than the work he had ment thus far has been about the does. I lost a doe and the been doing for the last two moving us closer to where kids’ buck to hideous infesta- years—endlessly re-writing a our food comes from, narrow- tions that I care not to film script for a documentary ing the gap. I was trying to do describe further or ever think 'Tis the Season About Guest Chef about the war in Afghanistan. something different. I wanted of again. I was not a farmer so Tanya Braham. After a Soon New York magazine had to erase the gap… much as an undertaker, stuff- Healthy Eating Tips and Recipes for the career in journalism, Tanya put down her pen signed on for a project that ing their bodies in plastic High-Stress, High-Calorie Time of Year and picked up the whisk might make the motivation garbage bags, covering them to follow her passion in for Barbara Kingsolver’s best “It is illegal to have a cow or with a scoop of lime, and educating people about selling Animal, Vegetable, Mira- a goat in New York City, leaving them in cans at the proper food choices, cle seem modest. If King- curb to be picked up. but I figured I could at least nutrition and fitness. solver’s goal of purchasing And bloody: hide a goat in the garage.” She is a graduate of the “our food from so close to “Inspired by the coop Natural Gourmet home, we’d know the person design in Nick Park’s animat- Institute for Health and who grew it,” Howard was ed film Chicken Run, I was Culinary Arts and now is going to be the person who “In those giddy, delusion- using the table saw to mill MENU a professional "foodie". grew the food. Alas dear read- ally hopeful first days, as The eight-inch plywood into She volunteers for City ers, you will have to hold on Farm took shape in my mind, strips to make footholds for Harvest, is a personal • White Bean, Rosemary and Roasted to your Coop membership I had occasional moments of the entrance ramp when the chef and consultant, Red Pepper Spread on Toasted Whole Wheat cards. Despite persistence clarity. I realized, for example, blade of the saw tagged my teaches a kids’ cooking Pita (vegan) bordering on lunacy, that there are things I need right pinkie, destroying the class and works in a Howard’s “My Empire of Dirt,” that I could never grow. So I second knuckle. Parts of my • Breakfast on the Go Bars (vegan) gourmet grocery store. reads as a cautionary tale. allowed myself what I consid- finger were left on the saw • Tomato -Tofu Dip with Vegetable Crudite (vegan) MEMBERS & Here are some excerpts: ered three reasonable and on the ground. NON-MEMBERS exemptions: salt, pepper, and If you have the stomach for WELCOME. Down on the Farm coffee beans. Beyond that, I it you can read the rest of the $4 materials fee Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early “I started my farm, here- identified dairy, cooking oil, necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. after referred to as The Farm, and bread as the biggest CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 4

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the status quo. That’s who stands up chains, and gets them into the main- To Save A Farm and discredits what I say in policy stream market so buyers not associat- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 meetings, but I can reach out directly ed with co-ops and CSAs can access to consumers and educate them. The higher quality food. Bannister says important political voice. For exam- says Anderson. “They are extremely change comes from consumers they distribute to five states, and ple, a group of farmers, co-op mem- important to our local produce sales.” demanding quality organic products.” though the majority of the business is bers and concerned citizens rallied With one of the region’s largest to other co-ops, they also send food around the couple last September to sellers of local produce buying one of Demand for keep the Minnesota Pipe Line Com- its biggest farms, it is hard to imagine Organic Food Grows pany (MPL) from running a crude-oil that the deal won’t adversely impact The rise of the Wedge is certainly pipeline through Gardens of Eagan. nearby small farms. But other farmers evidence that there is demand for We need people to be in contact Not only did they force MPL to aren’t worried. organic, sustainable food in the Twin with farms and understand what they reroute its plan, in the first legal Cities area and beyond. With the pur- mean and how they work. agreement of its type the corporation A Local Food Community chase of Gardens of Eagan, The agreed to protect organic soils, “We all compete with each other Wedge will now run a farm, the co-op replace bird and insect habitats need- simply because we’re all selling store, an online store that sells fair- ed to keep pests at bay and even ban things. But we also fit together into a trade products including jewelry and tobacco use at construction sites. The local food community,” says Greg clothing gifts worldwide, and a to grocery stores and restaurants. measures were designed to protect Reynolds, the owner of Riverbend 45,000-square-foot warehouse that “Organic has been a big buzzword the three organic farms along its con- Farm in Delano, Minnesota. “When distributes certified organic produce, again, but it’s not going to fade,” says struction route and hopefully set a heavy rains flooded our farms this dairy products and frozen goods. Diffley. “Industrial food has gotten so precedent that would aid organic August, we all pulled together.” He The Wedge’s warehouse partners bad that it needs to be irradiated. farms in future legal battles. adds that different farms specialize in with smaller businesses that can’t do This is what it has come to. Organic “Pipelines are not rerouted every- different crops and have created dis- the kind of volume it takes to get their food is going to grow in an exponen- day,” says Barth Anderson, research and tribution and storage systems around products into major grocery store tial way.” ■ development coordinator at The their areas of expertise. Wedge. “The case was a testament to “Gardens of Eagan isn’t going to Atina and Martin’s integrity and change its mix of crops just because strength. It shows that they are impor- of the sale “They’ll grow what’s prof- tant leaders in our community. Their itable for them to grow,” says farm is an agricultural, political and Reynolds. community leader.” Chris Blanchard, of Rock Spring Farm in Decorah, Iowa, agrees that a A Dream Buyer, Firmly diversity of crops is key to a sustain- Committed able network of organic farms. He is But age, not big oil, threatened to end also hopeful that the sale will raise the farm’s three-decade run. Martin awareness about where our food and Atina, ages 57 and 47, decided comes from and how it is pro- they didn’t want to farm into duced. their senior years, and “We’re freeing up the their children had no energy of two great desire to take over advocates for the business. That organic farming,” is when The says Blanchard. Wedge stepped “Martin was in. “We really organic before want to help our people knew farmers. We need what the word the product on meant; when you the shelves. If we got less money can’t find a way to because you didn’t keep them going, we spray your food with are nobody,” says Ban- chemicals. Now they nister. can pursue other oppor- Development pressures tunities in the broader spec- have driven land values higher around trum of the organic world, and they the country, and the Diffleys believed will still have an essential connection that they would have to shutter the to the farm because they will continue farm if a suitable buyer could not be to live there found. “But if we had to sell to a The Wedge has hired Linda Halley, beginning farmer that person would a 2003 Farmer of the Year and a 20- have to take on debt, and that endan- year veteran of farm management in gers the farm.” A dream buyer would Wisconsin and California, to be gener- not only be able to buy without bor- al manager at Gardens of Eagan. The rowing against the land, it would have Diffleys will live on and run educa-

A dream buyer would not only be able to buy without borrowing against the land, it would have to be firmly committed to running the farm in a sustainable and organic way.

to be firmly committed to running the tional programs from the farm. farm in a sustainable and organic way. “We need people to be in contact “Here in the Twin Cities we were with farms and understand what they lucky enough to have a dream mean and how they work. Go back just buyer—The Wedge,” says Diffley. 25 years and everyone was related to a The deal is important for the co-op as farmer. Now the Census Bureau does- well as for the farm. The Wedge opened n’t count us anymore, even though its doors in 1974, just a year after Gar- knowing how food is made is critical dens of Eagan, and the two have been to a sustainable food system.” business partners ever since. Due to There have always been education- Minnesota’s short growing season, not al initiatives at Gardens of Eagan, but one of the 35 local farms that supply the now a non-profit organization will be store with produce account for the bulk set up to help the farm work with of its sales. But among local producers, schools and universities as well as Gardens of Eagan is a primary supplier reach out to consumers. of organic tomatoes, sweet corn, cucum- “It’s really empowering for the Twin bers, broccoli, and kale. “When the local Cities’ organic community. Monsanto growing season hits you’ll see Martin has seemingly endless amounts of and Atina on signs all over the store,” money to keep chemical agriculture Photographs and images coutesy of The Wedge and Garden of Eagan Farm. 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 5

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said, “Try it, you’ll like it.” It is Society of New York, with Traditional Music in New York being held at a school in Jack- whom the Coop partners for son Heights, Queens, “Pub Night”—coming up on November 16-18 (Friday night March 30!) will give Coop The Eisteddfod Festival through Sunday afternoon). members admission at mem- By Jerry Epstein Full information on prices, bers’ prices if you present this performers, how to get there, article. To verify that, you can lot of Coop members are involved in traditional music and dance. and more, can be found at call me at 718-429-3437. Somehow the ethic of the Coop is consonant with the real people’s www.eisteddfod-ny.org, or Come for a day or an evening, call 718-426-8555. I think the or for the whole festival. Atraditions that one finds in the old music and dance. New York is sponsors (the Folk Music Hope to see you there. ■ as rich a place for traditional music as one can find anywhere, though some find that surprising. In the Coop I know singers, dancers, pickers and bowers, all of whom have some degree of involvement with the old music of the world’s peoples. Many more are active appreciators. The Turkey News Coop has long sponsored folk music events at the Good Coffeehouse. No need to preorder “Traditional” music, as end before Thanksgiving. England musicians; a blues opposed to “folk music,” “Eisteddfod” is a Welsh word player; a remarkable seems to be the term of that means a gathering of Appalachian singer from the Turkeys will be available beginning choice these days, since after poets and musicians. African-American perspec- the 1960s, folk music got con- Founder Howard Glasser, tive; and many more. The Thursday, November 15 nected in some people’s himself an important collec- annual Eisteddfod Award for Plainville Farms Pasture-raised minds with political protest, tor of Scots traditional long service to the cause of drugs, and alternate life singers in the 1960s, took the traditional music is this year (New York) styles. But traditional music word and applied it to a gath- going to Bill and Livia 8 to 26 lbs., $2.35 lb. is not really connected with ering of friends involved in Vanaver, exponents of music any of those things. While this music some 40 years ago. and fabulous dance from Eberly Certified Organic Greece and the Balkans, (Pennsylvania) French Canada and Member Appalachia. They will do two 8 to 24 lbs., $3.67 lb. sessions (Balkan dance and FROZEN Wise Kosher Certified Organic body percussion), in which all can participate. (Pennsylvania) Contribution There is a free family con- 12-24 lbs., $3.45 lb. cert on Saturday around folk music is almost univer- After decades in Massachu- lunchtime, with performers Stonewood Farm Pasture-raised sally associated with the setts, the festival has been in involving families with kids of (Vermont) political left, many of the New York for the last four about any age. source musicians and singers years; two in Brooklyn, and The traditional music and 16 to 20 lbs., $2.35 lb. who are deeply respected in now two in Queens. Just to dance community is a Bell & Evans traditional music are staunch give an idea of the scope: this remarkable extended family Republicans, though I think year they will have a group that has been central to my (New Jersey) those involved with the from Karelia (the Russian- life and all that I hold impor- 8 to 26 lbs., $2.14 lb. music and dance are general- Finnish border); a singer from tant for all of my adult life— ly a lot more tolerant of dif- Bulgaria, a singer and con- an aspect which it shares to a All the above are delivered FRESH, ferences than the American certina player from Britain; an degree with the Coop. I can- except for Wise Kosher. average. Politics is really not Irish singer specializing in not imagine how much poor- connected to traditional songs of the Irish in America; er my life would be had I not All are locally raised, music at all. Jean Ritchie, the world stumbled into this communi- hormone- and antibiotic-free. Traditional music, song famous Kentucky ballad ty with both feet more than and dance come from a gen- singer and songwriter; New 40 years ago. As the old ad erations-old oral tradition that was passed down in a particular culture. Nowadays, the practice of these tradi- tions has exploded. While Puzzle Corner some believe that the tradi- tions are dying out, corrupted by mass media, or otherwise Phone It In no longer relevant, I believe Use the letters on the telephone pad to solve the puzzles. Each correct answer will be a food that the traditional arts have that you can probably order by phone and have delivered. never been stronger than they are now and are in no danger of dying out. One can Puzzle Author: Janet Farrell. For answers, see page 15. go to a fiddlers’ convention and hear an astonishing degree of skill and knowl- edge—in the parking lot. Unac- 1 ______6 ______11 ______16 ______companied ballad singing is 2874377 2469337 2877486 2259663 heard everywhere for those who know where to look for it, and singers who are just 2 ______7 ______12 ______17 ______lovers of the songs, who almost never get up on any 227 7427 2469386 8262537 723 8424 stage, learn songs from recordings of old singers or dig them out of books and 3 ______8 ______13 ______18 ______give them new life. The amount of authentic, old- 3447655 7274464 5272462 732 7687 style source singers and play- ers now readily available on recordings dwarfs anything 4 ______9 ______14 ______19 ______we could have imagined 20 468 3647 7288437 7284654 2283474 years ago. The traditions are healthy! It is quite amazing. A great place in New York 5 ______10 ______15 ______20 ______to hear, see and participate in a very diverse, and very high- 3252335 5647437 8367872 2442536 quality program of music and dance is at the Eisteddfod festival in Queens the week- 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 6

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East New Holiday Help York Needed

Food Owe make-ups? Want to get ahead on your FTOP work? Coop The Coop needs extra workers this holiday season!

You don’t need to schedule make-ups in most cases. Help a new coop in Just show up at the start time of a shift and speak to the squad leader. Brooklyn To schedule FTOP shifts, contact the Membership Office at 718-622-0560. FTOP credit available In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we fre- Do You Have Any quently offer support and consultation to Gently Used Toys? other coops. For the The Coop Childcare ToyCollection is looking rather sparse these days. East New York Food The hobbyhorses have gone out to pasture Coop, we have also ASL interpreters and the trains have been derailed. offered help in the Our wish list: Brio trains and tracks, tool box, form of Park Slope needed hobby horse, large cardboard blocks, food and dishes Food Coop member We are updating our list of members for the play kitchen, dolls and doll clothes, workslots. coloring books, markers and any other cool things who are ASL interpreters. you might have to donate. If you can be available to Please drop off your gently used toys at the Membership Office upstairs at the Coop. The East New York interpret meetings, orientations, etc. Food Coop for FTOP or make-up credit, welcomes PSFC please contact members to assist in its first year’s Ellen or Karen in the Coop office. operations. PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. To receive credit, you should be a member for at least one year and have an excellent Pocketbook, Purse attendance record. and Bag Exchange To make work arrangements, This exchange is a community event that is ecologically responsible and fun. Why support the consumer market please email and buy, when you can share bags that have already been ellen_weinstat well loved? @psfc.coop FREE or call 718-622- Non-members welcome 0560. Saturday, December 1 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Who needs Old Navy when you can outfit in the meeting room East New York your child at the Coop for free?! To bring Pocketbooks, Purses Food Coop Bring your child's outgrown clothes to the and Bags… 419 New Lots Coop to trade with other members. Avenue • Do not leave items in the Coop before the hours of the between New Please bring only items that are exchange. Jersey Avenue and in good condition. • Bring up to 15 items only Vermont Street • Bring gently used, clean pocketbooks, Do not bring clothing to the Coop accessible by the purses and bags that you are proud to before the hours of the exchange. be able to exchange with its new A, J and 3 trains owner. 718-676-2721 Saturday, Nov. 17 (Unchosen bags will be donated to a FREE 10:30–2:00 p.m. local shelter.) Non-members Welcome last drop-off 1:30 p.m. 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 7

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CONCERT COMMITTEE REPORT WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT? The Good Coffeehouse Presents Food Tours Meet the Artists Who Will Be Performing in the Coop By Zenobia Conkerite The winds are flying high we shake out our coats count our socks fly our kites

It spins us into a flurry of activity: The Fall Season the demands of family, the kids! our friends all those leaves to rake!

sometimes our kite runs out too far in the wind we have to reel it back and sit still and let the wingbeat of our breath take us home

Then you’ll be ready to come home to The Park Slope Food Coop n Friday, November A recipient of the 2003 consider themselves artists and talk turkey as we prepare 16, at 8 p.m., the Good New York Foundation of the and activists. For the last for what the wind brings next! OCoffeehouse will pre- Arts Grant in Poetry, as well couple of years most of the sent a full evening of music as two Pen American Center projects they’ve worked on as and poetry from three differ- Grants for Writers and Edi- both actor and musician are by Myra Klockenbrink ent performing acts. Though tors with AIDS, Clara is work- activist, educational and doc- they come from different ing on her first book of umentary-style pieces. backgrounds, they meet on poetry, The Edge of Creation, as Even the piece they will be this night in a common venue well as an audio CD of poetry performing at the Coffee- Mondays November 12 (A Week) with a common purpose and and song. house on Nov. 16, their radio November 26 (C Week) in common spirit. Clara’s performances play “As for Tomorrow,” is December 10 (A Week) Raised in a military family, weave song, spoken word, activist in spirit. What December 17 (B Week) Angela Lockhart started music and raw emotion inspires them? “We are Noon to 1 p.m. singing with her father, at the together. Of her love of inspired by films, stories we and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. age of three, their favorite music, she listens to an hear people tell, traveling song, “Rockin’ Robin.” She eclectic variety, including and world events.” says, “I have written a poem alternative rock, funk, jazz, They’ve been members of Tuesday November 27 (C Week) about me and my daddy hip-hop and opera. the Coop for three years. 2:30 to 3:30 singing, and how I got She teaches poetry and Visit their Web sites for a and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. singing honest from my spoken-word performance sampling of their music: singing church relatives in around the five boroughs, www.lythionmusic.com the backwoods of Mississip- prisons, homeless shelters, www.myspace.com/lythion Or you can join in any time during a tour. pi.” Angela is inspired by libraries, and schools. She is And on the iTunes store love; all kinds of love. also a professional astrologer under LYTHION. ■ Angela’s work as a play- and a healer, and is currently wright and director has been attending the University of noted in The New York Times, Spiritual Healing and Sufism. Glamour magazine and the Clara’s been a member of book Mega Trends for Women. the Coop for about a year. “I As a soprano in the Brooklyn love it! Not only the great Women’s Choir, she contin- fresh food for low prices, but ues her lifelong passion and also the spirit of community, EXPERIENCED exploration of singing, writ- which makes possible the ing and performing to edu- opportunity to share cre- GRAPHIC ARTISTS NEEDED cate and enlighten. Some of atively in an event like this.” her poems were recently pub- The Brooklyn based duo The Linewaiters’ Gazette is looking for members with experi- lished in an anthology of behind LYTHION, Ilyana ence working with QuarkXpress to join our desktop publishing female political poets. Kadushin and James Harrell, teams. Gazette graphic artists cooperate as part of a team of “I am a poet who can sing,” fuse bluesy torch songs and four to put an issue together over the course of a six-hour she says. Angela’s been a postmodern confessional Coop member since 2002. music that is at once impas- Sunday shift. Teams generally meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. one Clara Sala is inspired by sioned, intelligent, satirical Sunday every eight weeks. It is imperative that candidates God; creation as our commu- and sexy. interested in this position are extremely familiar with nity; flowers; language; the Ilyana studied voice at the QuarkXpress and preferably use it on a near-daily basis, on a amazing diversity, complexi- age of eleven and James stud- Macintosh computer. You must also be very reliable and have ty, spirit, endurance and ied the piano at nine, plus, strength of human beings; Ilyana says, “we are both a been a Coop member for at least six months. her neighborhood, Fort couple of hams, and music Greene; the knowledge and was an outlet for all that If interested, please contact Karen Mancuso in the Membership experience of the Divine in all “hamminess.” It was great Office. You can also email her at [email protected] things; quiet; peace; the trees chemistry when they discov- in Fort Greene Park; Africa; ered a songwriting partner in Sufism; elders; her lover; her each other when they met in friends; her ferocious spirit; 1999 at a recording studio. and so much more! Together Ilyana and James 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 8

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Food Coop Monday through Thursday Nov. 16 and the Brooklyn Society 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. for Ethical Culture Friday & Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. Poetry and Music Childcare Hours: Angela Lockhart is a published poet and cultural worker who’s approach Monday through Sunday to the spoken word has been noted in Glamour Magazine, the New York 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Times, and the book Mega-Trends for Women. Telephone: 718-622-0560 Clara Sala is a poet, educator and native New Web address: Yorker who has performed her work in venues www.foodcoop.com from Lincoln Center to the Bowery Poetry Club and at colleges throughout the country.

Lythion. A few hours after first meeting, Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell wrote the song “Champagne,” which appears on their debut album, “...From the Beginning”. Lythion is a jolt to the soul where sultry melodies and lush orchestrations combine with a highly theatrical performance The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by style to take the listener on a musical joyride. A musical that is at the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, once impassioned and intelligent, satirical and sexy. The duo fuse Brooklyn, New York 11215. bluesy torch songs and postmodern confessional music with a dollop Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish of funk and a touch of glam rock thrown in for good measure. They articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise have performed at established clubs in New York and Los Angeles, as well as doing sound discriminatory. design and composing for theater, television and film. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions MUST include author’s name and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. sharp [doors open at 7:45] phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Booking: Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. This Issue Prepared By: Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden Erik Lewis Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled Editors (development): Anne Kostick "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. Petra Lewis Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Reporters: Diane Aronson digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket Katie Benner described above. The email address for Barbara Ensor submissions is [email protected]. Art Director (development): Patrick Mackin Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. Illustrators: Diane Miller Molly Parker-Myers Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Photographers: William Farrington are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at Judy Janda $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight category are free.) All ads must be written on a Looking submission form (available in a wallpocket on the Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be for Andrew Rathbun up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Proofreader: Susan Brodlie be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). Thumbnails: Mia Tran Recipes: We welcome original recipes from something new? Preproduction: Sura Wagman members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. Check out the Coop’s Photoshop: Steve Farnsworth Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to products blog. members in the store. Subscriptions are available by Art Director (production): Lauren Dong mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at First Class rates because our volume is low). The place to go for the latest Desktop Publishing: Dana Rouse information on our current David Mandl Patricia Stapleton product inventory. Editor (production): Lynn Goodman You can connect to the blog Final Proofreader: Janet Mackin via the Coop’s website Post Production: Jessica Tolliver-Shaw www.foodcoop.com Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. 07-11/08 p.1-9 11/7/07 11:14 PM Page 9

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Early Morning Receiving/ with our produce buyers and learn a lot about CHIPS Soup Kitchen the produce the Coop sells. Monday, Tuesday or Saturday, 9:00 to 11:45 Stocking Committees a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, 5:30, 6:00, and 7:00 a.m. General Ledger Confirmation CHIPS serves a daily meal to the homeless, needy and hungry at their storefront soup Early morning Receiving/Stocking squads work Monday, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. kitchen located at 4th Avenue and Sackett with Receiving Coordinators to receive deliver- The General Ledger confirmation workslot con- Street. Workslots preparing food, helping serve ies and stock the store. These squads help to sists of running a calculator tape to verify the meals, and cleaning-up are available to Coop unload delivery trucks, organize products in the work of the GL bookkeeper and troubleshooting members who have been a member for 6 basement, load carts, and stock shelves, bulk any problems in the confirmation tape. Facility months. Coop members will work alongside bins, coolers and produce on the shopping with numbers and working with an adding other volunteers at CHIPS. Reliability, coopera- floor. You may be asked to stock perishables in machine are necessary skills for this workslot. tion, and ability to take directions are vital. the reach-in freezer or walk-in cooler. Boxes Bookkeeping jobs are task oriented, not time Experience with food prep is a plus for working generally weigh between 2 - 20 pounds; a few oriented. There is some flexibility for when this in the kitchen. Please contact Camille Scuria in may weigh up to 50 lbs. Other duties include job needs to be completed. A six-month com- the Membership Office if interested. breaking down cardboard for recycling, prepar- mitment to the workslot is required. Please ing produce for display, and general cleaning. speak to Andie Taras through the Membership WORKSLOT NEEDS You will have the opportunity to work closely Office if you are interested. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

All About the COOP CALENDAR General Meeting Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open New Member Orientations General Meeting meetings and to receive the advice of the members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m. TUE, NOV 27 Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. required to act legally and responsibly, has approved Sunday afternoons:...... 4:00 p.m. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of The agenda appears in this issue and is available every General Meeting. Board members are elected at Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we as a flyer in the entryway. the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws begin on time! The orientation takes about two are available at the Coop Community Corner and at hours. Please don't bring small children. TUE, DEC 4 every General Meeting. Gazette Deadlines AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Submissions will be considered for the Oct 30 Next Meeting: Tuesday, LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: General Meeting. November 27, 7:00 p.m. Nov 22 issue 7:00 p.m., Mon Nov 12 Dec 6 issue 7:00 p.m., Mon Nov 26 The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each The Coop on Cable TV month. CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Nov 22 issue 7:00 p.m., Wed Nov 14 FRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m. Location Dec 6 issue 7:00 p.m., Wed Nov 28 Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 69 (CableVision). The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place.

Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop How to Place an Item and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement on the Agenda If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting, please complete a submission form for the General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- business. As members, we contribute our the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at workslot-credit program was created to increase labor: working together builds trust General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. on how to submit an item appear on the submission Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see through cooperation and teamwork and the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. enables us to keep prices as low as possi- form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Advance Sign-up Required: ble within the context of our values and To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your principles. Only members may shop, and last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. we share responsibilities and benefits call Ellen Weinstat in the office. Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see equally. We strive to be a responsible and below for details. ethical employer and neighbor. We are a Meeting Format • Two GM attendance credits per year: buying agent for our members and not a Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- selling agent for any industry. We are a part Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. of and support the cooperative movement. • Meet the Coordinators • Certain Squads not eligible: We offer a diversity of products with an • Enjoy some Coop snacks Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food • Submit Open Forum items Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, emphasis on organic, minimally pro- and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted cessed and healthful foods. We seek to • Explore meeting literature because covering absent members is too difficult.) avoid products that depend on the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) • Attend the entire GM: exploitation of others. We support non- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items In order to earn workslot credit you must be present toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it for the entire meeting. the environment. We strive to reduce the can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item impact of our lifestyles on the world we • Childcare can be provided at GMs: for a future GM. Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership share with other species and future genera- Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth- Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Signing in at the Meeting: friendly producers. We recycle. We try to • Financial Report 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the lead by example, educating ourselves and • Coordinators’ Report Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. others about health and nutrition, coopera- 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is • Committee Reports passed around during the meeting. tion and the environment. We are com- mitted to diversity and equality. We Agenda (8:00 p.m.) • Being Absent from the GM: • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please strive to make the Coop welcoming and and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. accessible to all and to respect the opin- Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? ions, needs and concerns of every member. (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) It depends on your work status at the time of the We seek to maximize participation at every • Meeting evaluation meeting. level, from policy making to running the • Board of Directors vote • Consider making a report… store. We welcome all who respect these • Announcements, etc. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. values. 07-11/08 p.10-16 11/7/07 11:15 PM Page 10

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. *Denotes a Coop member. SAT, NOV 10 MON, NOV 12 33rd St. (btwn Madison & Park); wheelchair-accessible. For info PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: New TAME YOUR SWEET TOOTH! Con- call 212-787-3903 or see www.peo- Songwriters: Krista Weaver, stantly craving sweets? Want to plesvoicecafe.org. Suggested Emma Graves, Hillel Arnold. Sat- understand how to gain control? donation: $12 general/$9 mem- urday, Nov. 10, 8:00–10:30 p.m. at Join Angela Davis, holistic health bers/more if you choose, less if the Workmen’s Circle, 45 East counselor, for a free workshop you can’t/no one turned away. 33rd St. (btwn Madison & Park); about the nature of sugar, its dif- FREE WALKING AUDIO TOUR of wheelchair-accessible. For info ferent names and its affect on our downtown Brooklyn proves that call 212-787-3903 or see bodies, energy level and mood. downtown Brooklyn, far from www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- Learn how to overcome your crav- being blighted, is a thriving neigh- gested donation: $12 general/$9 ings. Monday, Nov. 12, 6:30–8:00 borhood of historic and cultural members/more if you choose, p.m., at TRS Professional Suite, importance. Every Saturday in Friday, December 7 • 7:00 p.m. less if you can’t/no one turned 11th Fl., 44 E 32nd St (btwn Madi- November, 12:00–2:00 p.m. Corner away. son and Park). To RSVP contact of Willoughby and Adams sts. You at the Coop [email protected] or STOOP SALE BENEFIT: Saturday, must bring a CD player or mp3 call 646-522-9540. Nov. 10, at 9:30–4:30 p.m. One day player with the downloaded files. only! The Red Tent Women’s Pro- THE FARM BILL 2007: Understand- 917-554-7639. www.anyplace- ject is having its last stoop sale of ing the Political, Agricultural, and brooklyn.com. the year. We’ve gotten tons of Nutritional Impact or Understand- great donations, and EVERY- ing What You Pay For an Apple or a SUN, NOV 18 THING MUST GO! Books, clothes, Twinkie Can Affect Public Health. CDs, furniture, etc. 338 4th Street, Panelists include: Marion Nestle, TELLEBRATION! Sunday, Nov. 18, between 5th & 6th Aves. Dan Barber and Christina Grace. at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical 6:45–9:00 p.m. The Robert F. Wag- Culture (53 Prospect Park W, btwn FREE WALKING AUDIO TOUR of ner Graduate School of Public Ser- 1st & 2nd sts.) Main attractions downtown Brooklyn proves that vice, New York University, The will be a Playful Chat and Work- downtown Brooklyn, far from Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dia- shop with Anne Pellowski & a fam- being blighted, is a thriving neigh- logue, The Puck Building, 2nd ily storytelling concept titled borhood of historic and cultural Fl.,295 Lafayette Street. For more “Apple Tales”—featuring Pellows- importance. Every Saturday in information: http://wagner.nyu. ki, Tammy Hall and Bill Gordh. $8 November, 12:00–2:00 p.m. Corner edu/events/farmbill.php for one event, $10 for both. Story- of Willoughby and Adams sts. You telling Center Members and chil- must bring a CD player or mp3 dren: $6 for one event, $10 for player with the downloaded files. SAT, NOV 17 both. www.tellebration.org. 917-554-7639. www.anyplace- brooklyn.com. PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Si Kahn. Saturday, Nov. 17, 8:00–10:30 p.m. at the Workmen’s Circle, 45 East WORKSLOT NEEDS Ruthie & Gussie’s and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 ing equipment used by the maintenance Faces of the Farm squads, washing (by hand) all the mop Office Data Entry heads in the Coop, and replacing any worn- Ruthie & Gussie’s. Just how many matzo balls can a per- Thursday, 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. out mop heads. Speak to Mary Gerety in the son consume in 6 minutes? This comedic short docu- Are you a stickler for details, accurate on Membership Office if you are interested. the computer, and like working indepen- ments a matzo ball eating contest at the Friar’s Club, dently? If this sounds like you, then Office Office Setup sponsored by the family-run food company Ruthie and Data Entry will be your perfect shift. You Weekday mornings, 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. Gussie’s, where competitive eaters from across the country will receive training and Coop staff will We need an early riser with lots of energy to and across the ethnic spectrum face off in a sloppy race always be available to answer questions. do a variety of physical tasks including: set- for the title of World Matzo Ball Eating Champion. These Please speak to a Ginger Hargett in the ting up tables and chairs, buying food and seasoned athletes dispel our myths about who loves Membership Office if you would like more supplies, labeling and putting away food information. Workslot requires a six-month and supplies, recycling, washing dishes and Jewish food and why. commitment. making coffee. Sound like your dream come true? This job might be for you. Please Faces of the Farm. This photography and recorded audio Mop Cleaning speak to Adrianna in the Membership project documents a diverse cross-section of organic farmers Thursday, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Office, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. in four regions across the U.S. We aim to use art as a means This workslot involves organizing the clean- to 2:00 p.m. to build connections between small-scale farmers and indi- vidual consumers, enlightening audiences with the thoughts and perspectives of real farmers and augmenting a political movement that supports local, organic food production.

Producer/Director Faye Lederman holds MA degrees in docu- mentary film and Judaic Studies from UC Berkeley and NYU. Her independent films include Women of the Wall, The New Old Country and A Good Uplift. Faye has traveled extensively to screen and self- distribute Women of the Wall and facilitate workshops for young women and girls using A Good Uplift. Her work has screened on PBS and in festivals, universities, museums, con- ferences and political organizations in FREE the U.S., Europe and Africa. She has Non-members served on the steering committee of New Day Films, a cooperative of inde- welcome pendent social issue media makers and taught at the School of Visual Arts and the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning. She is a member of the Jews, Religion and Media working group at NYU. Her projects have received support from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, the NY State Council on the Arts, the NY Foundation for the Arts and the Funding Exchange.

A discussion with Faye will follow.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORT

Discussion Item:By What David Barouh, for theto Environmental Do Committee About Plastic Bags future General Meeting will feature a discussion item co-sponsored by the General Coordinators and the Environmental Committee about the Coop’s use of plastic bags—specifically, whether the number of produce and shop- Aping (or T-shirt) bags we use can be substantially reduced. We would like to solicit ideas and brainstorm with members about how this could be done without mak- ing shopping more inconvenient or burdensome.

Background Environmental concerns in this country and internationally have spawned a movement to ban plastic bags or at least discourage their use. Manu- facturing plastic bags requires energy and creates pollution. They use up natural resources, (most notably petroleum), and they cause litter, clogging drains and choking wildlife. They do not decom- pose; instead, they break down into ever-smaller plastic pellets that pollute our water and beaches. Researchers have found these pellets in the stom- achs of dead sea mammals and birds. The city of Mumbai, India, was the first to take action on plastic bags, banning them outright after

plastic-bag litter blocked drains in the city and BY LISA COHEN PHOTOS caused catastrophic flooding. Ireland now charges a tax of 15 cents for each T-shirt bag, and has reduced consumption by 90 percent. Countries that have acted or are considering similar actions include Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Scotland, South Africa, Taiwan, and others. R In March 2007, San Francisco became the first American city to act on plastic bags, outlawing their distribution in large supermarkets and pharmacies. E Instead, the city mandated the use of compostable plastic bags derived from corn, or recycled paper bags. Other such initiatives are being considered in C Annapolis and Baltimore, Maryland; Oakland and Santa Monica, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Oregon; and other cities. Retail stores have also acted. Whole Foods Mar- Y kets offer a nickel-per-bag refund for using canvas or reused paper or plastic bags. IKEA stores no longer offer free plastic bags to their customers; they now PLASTICS charge five cents per bag, and have dropped the and the environmental benefits they do provide. price of their reusable “Big Blue Bag” from 99 cents Plastic packaging, wraps, and bags keep food fresh to 50 cents. IKEA projects a 50-percent reduction in and free of contamination, and deserve some of the Monthly on the... L the amount of plastic bags they use in the United credit for the country’s low food spoilage rate. Second Saturday States. The program has already achieved a stunning Should we emulate the San Francisco ban on 95-percent reduction in use in the United Kingdom. plastic shopping bags and use either paper or com- Nov 10 • noon– 2:00 pm And at the Coop’s General Meeting on August postable, corn-based, plastic ones? Plastic bags are Third Thursday I 30, 2007, an agenda item concerning the sturdiness far more convenient than paper bags, require less Nov 15 • 7:00–9:00 pm of our current T-shirt bags led to a discussion energy to produce and transport, and take up much about whether we should eliminate them altogeth- less landfill space. Paper bags are also associated Last Sunday N er—a sentiment for which there was wide and with massive clearing of forests and habitat Nov 25 • 10:00 am–noon enthusiastic support. destruction. The “compostable plastic” bags may at first seem On the sidewalk What Should We Do? like a natural solution, but a closer look belies that. in front of the G Comparatively speaking, Coop members are fairly First, they cost about 10 times more than regular receiving area moderate in their plastic bag usage. We use about plastic bags. In addition, corn used in their manu- at the Park Slope 40,000 T-shirt bags per month, an average of about facture requires industrial-scale, intensive use of three bags per member. We use about 150,000 of the nitrogen fertilizer and pesticides; chemicals that Food Coop. 10-and 12-inch produce bags per month, or about 11 leach into groundwater, streams, rivers and oceans, bags per member. A substantial percentage of our pollute our drinking water, and harm wildlife. The members exit the Coop carrying their food in massive scale of corn farming in the United States is reusable bags made of rugged plastic or canvas, or one reason for the Gulf of Mexico’s infamous “dead What plastics do we accept? cartons that will themselves be recycled. Some zone.” Growing corn for this purpose and for • #1 and #2 non-bottle shaped containers and members clean out T-shirt and produce bags from ethanol, in addition to its already ubiquitous uses in previous trips and bring them to use again. The processed foods, may be a worse problem than #1 and #2 labeled lids. Mouths of containers Coop gives out a free, reusable string bag to every manufacturing plastic bags. must be equal width or wider than the body new member, and sells a variety of reusable bags. The irony is that compostable bags will most like- of the container. Nonetheless, there is room for improvement, ly end up in landfills anyway, which are not simply • All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids. especially with the produce bags.Walking through giant compost piles; landfills work to prevent their the produce section, one often sees discarded bags contents from breaking down. So are the corn-based • #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically marked littering the bins and the floor, and abandoned bags really preferable to plain old plastic? lids and caps (discard any with paper labels). items left in the bags they were put in before the Should we charge for bags, as Ireland does? Per- change of mind. T-shirt bags left on the shelf of the haps placing a value on them would encourage us to • Plastic film, such as shopping and dry express-checkout stations instead of being hung on think twice about their importance in our lives. But cleaning bags, etc. Okay if not labeled. the hooks provided for them often end up on the if we do charge, then how much? And should we ALL PLASTIC MUST BE floor, stepped on and ignored. That we should charge for both the T-shirt and produce bags, or just somehow alleviate this unconsciousness seems to one or the other? And how should we administer COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRY be a no-brainer. their sale in a way that doesn’t add to the time and We close up promptly. But how? Should we bite the bullet and just elim- trouble it takes to shop and check out? These ques- Last drop offs will be accepted 10 minutes inate the T-shirt bags altogether? Let us step back tions are thornier than one might think. Come to the prior to our end time to allow for sorting. and at least acknowledge the utility of plastic bags General Meeting and help us tackle this issue. ■ 07-11/08 p.10-16 11/7/07 11:15 PM Page 12

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MORE THAN pipes, as well. There are two sides to HATE THE PACKAGE, A MAJORITY the coin. NOT THE PRODUCE Incidentally, as an orthodox Jewish the environment, vegetarians, many and kosher consumer, it may be of ethnic groups and religions, bikers, TO THE EDITOR: interest to the concerned parties that I TO THE EDITOR: the pregnant, the bereaved, the dis- An article in the October 11, 2007 do not use tap water directly and unfil- My awareness concerning the recy- abled, the homeless, cows, chickens edition of the Linewaiters’ Gazette incor- tered. I use a filter prior to drinking or cling of produce containers was and many others. It is fair and appro- rectly stated the manner in which the cooking with tap water, the reason raised recently. I had accumulated priate. Why no policy towards our own meeting suspended the rules in order being that worms were discovered in several bags of recyclables to bring in elders ? Denial? Unresolved parental to allow absent candidate Stephen the tap water by a kosher consumer a to the Coop last weekend. I had a issues? Latent ageism? Saloom to be elected to the Discipli- few years back. Eating or drinking large bag filled with the plastic con- These Pete Seeger songs might be nary Committee. The motion was foods or liquids with worms of any tainers that the Driscol strawberries looked at in this debate. approved by a two-thirds majority, sort or size is against the kosher stan- came in having mistakenly assumed “To Everything Thing, Turn, Turn, Turn, not a “majority vote” as the article dards and as soon as the above was they were composed of #1 plastic. There is a season, turn, turn, turn, stated. Suspensions of the rules are discovered by an individual and publi- Actually they are made of #6 plastic And a time for every season under Heaven. not to be entered into lightly, thus cized all over NYC by the kosher and are presently not accepted by (Paraphrased here) necessitating the added burden of supervisory establishments, we were NYC or the Coop recycling programs. I A time to work, a time to play approval by two-thirds of those pre- advised not to utilize the tap water had to put the bag out on the curb for A time to stop working… sent and voting. unfiltered. (At that time water samples trash pick-up. Since then I have “Be Kind To Your Parents, though they don’t David Hamilton Golland from tap and various bottled sources observed that the non-organic con- deserve it PSFC Chair Committee were sent to reputable labs for testing cord grapes, and the sprouts as well Remember that grown ups is a difficult stage The writer served as chairman of the and comparison and interestingly as the Driscol strawberries all are of life. September General Meeting. enough, the various bottled waters packaged in #6 plastic containers. As They’re apt to be nervous and over-excited. tested had none of the various micro- an environmentally conscious con- (Skipping to the last line) scopic biological colonies that the tap sumer, I personally have to decide Someday you might wake up and find you’re A PLACE FOR water sustained.) whether to forego buying produce a parent too!” The above goes to show that we packaged on non-recyclable plastic Grandma Riva Rosenfield BOTTLED WATER need a bit of everything, in modera- containers. However, I also feel that tion and with the right approach, and the Coop should try as much as possi- TO THE EDITOR: that educating the public to use more ble to not buy produce packaged in AN OPTION FOR I am not the type to actively partici- of or exclusively tap water may make a containers that will end up in a land- pate in the fighting of opinions or difference, rather than just banning fill. The Coop probably sold hun- LONGEVITY stands, but I wanted to make my bottled water plainly and inconsider- dreds, perhaps thousands of the point: ately. And neither this, nor anything, Driscol strawberries this season. DEAR COOP MEMBERS, You can say tap water should be is totally all or nothing. That’s a lot of trash! Retirement for members means used when possible, but to ban the Obviously, I use tap water but I am Gail Wilson different things to various people. For sale of water totally? That sounds against “banning” bottled water from younger people, it may mean that rather drastic to me. What if someone the shelves. older people have choices that they needs bottled water out of the home Good luck and good health to SONGS TO do not. They may have feel ambiva- or when access to tap water is not everyone! lent and perceive it as a form of possible? Yachet Lebovits REMEMBER inequity. For Coop management, it Just like you quote studies showing TO THOSE WHO HAVEN’T may mean that they may have to make tap water being healthier than bottled THOUGHT ABOUT THE COOP allowances for some benefits to mem- water, consider those studies showing INSTITUTING A RETIREMENT bers that are afforded to paid person- the age-old pipes that leak unwanted nel and that the Coop may lose some minerals and toxins into the water as POLICY FOR MEMBERS: workers in an older age bracket. As Joe

it is being delivered from the reservoir The Coop, fairly, considers the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE to your household tap in old and rusty needs of, and has a policy towards:

Cold Comfort Farm

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gory details of Manny Howard’s What is left, Howard tells article at: nymag.com/ me, is a small sense of tri- restaurants/features/37273/. umph at the short-lived sep- aration of commerce from Farm Aid putting food on the table. He “I’m almost fully recov- cautions against any of us ered,” Manny Howard tells me being tempted to try the by phone from his new office experiment ourselves. Not in DUMBO. Presumably he is surprisingly, he has not heard no longer dressed in the over- of anyone tempted to follow alls he wore for the New York in his footsteps. Neverthe- magazine cover, which appar- less, Howard relishes the ently had begun to grate on memory of his children chas- his wife’s nerves. Howard, a ing roosters. He still has nine former colleague of mine at chickens that lay three to five New York magazine, comes off eggs a day, which he scoops only slightly crazier than any up every morning. A handful of the rest of us; you can’t help of rabbits still hop about; the rooting for him. Trading war ducks recently joined a flock stories with a fellow journalist in Prospect Park where he is he tells me he stood up to the confident they will live well editor who suggested he off bread crumbs from visi- might try to grow coffee, tors. “That is the last time I ‘telling her, “in the Andes will write about my mar- maybe!” He didn’t immediate- riage,” Howard vows, grateful ly capitulate to his daughter’s that his wife has not flown tearful demand for an end to the coop, although this the killing to put dinner on the experiment put a distinct table—they compromised on strain on the marriage. None a “no ducks” policy. But okay, of it would have been possi- the plans for a pond where he ble, he says fondly, without would breed fish and the idea the indulgence of Brooklyn of developing a still for distill- neighbors—who put up with ing beer might have been a lit- barnyard smells and sounds

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Logan because she is the only right submitted to the National Finance now the official Camera Operator for kind of candidate and she will definite- Committee; you who can determine The Juanita Young Support Commit- Holtz pointed out, some older mem- ly get on the Board this year. I am such the kind of folks the LSB elects to the tee; we have recorded the press con- bers may want to continue their work- a not-right candidate that I became National Board which, among other ference during her civil suit for slots or volunteer, but Joe must know disqualified; however my name is still things, hires Pacifica’s CEO, who, in injuries from an illegal trespassing that some of us have worked long and on the ballot and voting for me will do turn, hires WBAI’s General Manager.” eviction! Later in the day the jury hard at jobs for a very long time, rais- no harm so long as you don’t vote for or even This is your last letter from moi reached a verdict and We Won!! That ing families, having been members of rank anyone not on this list!! before the November 15th voting is, a $2.3 million award. the Coop since the beginning and “The split in the Board which Jus- deadline, unless the date is extended In faith, beauty and cooperation, might choose to retire given that tice And Unity erroneously claims is because of the pending lawsuits, or we remain choice. It is important to note that caused by racial animosity, a smoke because the 10% quorum is not Albert Baron Solomon over the last few years as we have screen designed to intimidate dis- reached (which I doubt). Camera Operator - PACVID1.com expanded, the Coop has changed dra- senters, results only partially from the Pat and I have a bet that if Resis- Homœopathic Visionary and the Oracle matically and that change may make a extent to which members believe that tance wins three seats for a solid 14- of Yaya retirement viable. I always work hard identity politics should or should not 10 majority she will buy me 718-768-9079, [email protected] during my workslot but find there are be the dominant paradigm in deter- dinner—help me out here, okay?! often many members clamoring for mining programming and the makeup CAMERA NEWS: the same job or looking for work. of the audience the LSB and manage- The October 17th Candidates’ RACKS & RUINS I have many friends who choose to ment aspire to reach. Forum movies, still portraits and text I think that I shall never see continue working part time because “At bottom each meeting as well as are posted at PACVID1.com/ A corner that is clutter-free, they need or want to. There came a this election are confrontations page5.html. The Nyack meeting from Especially now that newspaper boxes time for me however when I knew it between those who want to maintain October 28th will probably be up Proliferate on all our blockses. was necessary to retire. When people the status quo, i.e. current manage- when you get this. Also, yours truly is Leon Freilich become older, concerns change. Fami- ment, at almost any cost and those ly members become ill, you are older who recognize the need for fiscal and more tired. Retirement is not sim- responsibility, greater transparency, ple. I chose to work a full time job and meaningful listener input and closer become a member of the Coop in adherence to the Pacifica mission. You Own It! order to best raise a daughter as a sin- “The current Board has accom- gle parent. In order to do that, I gave plished so little because its J&U TWELVE THINGS up many of my personal needs. I am majority prevents the LSB from carry- MEMBERS CAN DO TO HELP THEIR COOP lucky to be able to do that now. I often ing out its mandated oversight and think of moving upstate in order to find fiduciary responsibilities. If they a studio and wonder how I could main- remain the majority will WBAI sur- tain my connection with the Coop. In vive? I fear that it will not. • Help make respect and appreciation part of the Coop’s my mind, retirement is a reward for “Thousands of former listeners now ambiance. putting in the time. I would like to see seek information elsewhere. Disgrun- a retirement option for longevity. tled listeners withhold their dollars. • Offer to help if you see it may be needed. Barbara Velazquez They have given up on the potential of WBAI/Pacifica. You, on the other • Pick up trash if you see it in the store or in front of the Coop hand, can nurture WBAI by changing ON MESSAGE the balance of power on the Local and report and/or help clean up spills. Board and its Committees, ensuring TO THE EDITOR: that management will be thoroughly • Help protect the Coop, its property and its people. If you “You, on the other hand, can nur- evaluated and that balanced budgets, notice shoplifting or other irregularities, please tell the ture WBAI…” based on realistic assessments of sta- I quote here at length from Pat tion income and expenses, will be squad leader or a coordinator. LETTERS POLICY • If you see wrong prices, mislabeled or misplaced merchan- dise, let the Squad Leader or a working member know. We welcome letters from members. 2. Nor will we publish accusations Submission deadlines appear in the that are not specific or are not sub- • Respect the Coop’s member labor system. Is every adult in Coop Calendar. All letters will be stantiated by factual assertions. printed if they conform to the pub- 3. Copies of submissions that make your household a member? Shop for your household or lished guidelines. We will not know- substantive accusations against spe- other Coop members only. Remember, our costs are low ingly publish articles which are racist, cific individuals will be given to those sexist or otherwise discriminatory persons to enable them to write a because of member labor. The maximum length for letters is response, and both submissions and 500 words. Letters must include your response will be published simultane- • Be informed. Read the Linewaiters’ Gazette. Come to name and phone number and be ously. This means that the original General Meetings and other Coop meetings. typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- submission may not appear until the tors will reject letters that are illegible issue after the one for which it was • Help visitors to the Coop feel welcome. Offer to give them a or too long. submitted. You may submit on paper, typed or The above applies to both articles tour. very legibly handwritten, or via email and letters. The only exceptions will to [email protected] or be articles by Gazette reporters which • Offer constructive suggestions. Drop a note in the Coop on disk. will be required to include the mailbox for the Coordinators or a Coop committee. Drop a response within the article itself. Anonymity note to the produce buyer in the wall pocket in the produce Unattributed letters will not be Respect area. Write in the Shopping Committee Feedback Book. published unless the Gazette knows Letters must not be personally the identity of the writer, and there- derogatory or insulting, even when Write a letter to the Gazette. The Coop welcomes ideas! fore must be signed when submitted strongly criticizing an individual (giving phone number). Such letters member's actions. Letter writers must • Leave the street in front of the Coop clear for deliveries, will be published only where a reason refer to other people with respect, members picking up their groceries, and our neighbors. is given to the editor as to why public refrain from calling someone by a identification of the writer would nickname that the person never uses And NEVER block the firehouse. impose an unfair burden of embar- himself or herself, and refrain from rassment or difficulty. Such letters comparing other people to odious fig- • Post or distribute Coop flyers where you live or work. The must relate to Coop issues and avoid ures like Hitler or Idi Amin. Coop office can supply you with as many as you like. any non-constructive, non-coopera- tive language. • Tell a friend about what a great Coop we have! Fairness In order to provide fair, comprehen- sive, factual coverage: Adapted from Gentle Strength Times, Gentle Strength Food 1. 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PROGRAMS

Friday, November 9 through Sunday, November 11

The following programs will happen within four days of publication of this issue. For full ads, please look at the October 11 or 25 issues or pick up copies of the flyers in the Coop. Fri, November 9 7:30 p.m. Turn Your Closet into Cash: How to Sell Your Unwanted Items on Ebay with Jennifer Stevens Sat, November10 10:30 a.m. Your Next Speech with Jezra Kaye 1:00 p.m. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Family, Community and Divorce Mediation with Andrew Gary Feldman 7:00 p.m. Coop Game Night Sun, November 11 12:00 p.m.Homeopathy and First Aid with Claire Dishman

Winning the Race against Time

WITH SUSAN MARTIN

Business Owners, Sales Agents and Professionals:

Do you race against the clock?

• Miss deadlines? • Run late for appointments? • Feel unproductive? • Never have time for yourself?

If so, join us for an interactive evening that will help you:

• Manage your time • Increase productivity • Meet your deadlines • And, have time for yourself!

Susan Martin created Business Sanity to help business owners and sales professionals who struggle with marketing, management and productivity; who want to increase profits, avoid burnout and learn how to run their busi- ness most effectively. Susan is a Coop member.

FREE Tuesday, November 27 Non-members welcome 7:30-9:00 p.m.

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To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per inser- tion, business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x 3.5" horizontal). Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the elevator.

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16 November 8, 2007 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Holiday Help Needed

Owe make-ups? The Coop needs extra workers this holiday season! You don’t need to schedule make- ups in most cases. Just show up at the start time of a shift and speak to the squad leader. Do you want to get ahead on your FTOP work? Contact the Membership Office to schedule FTOP shifts.

Swapping Helps the Coop and You!

Can’t make it to your regularly scheduled shift over the holidays? Don’t leave your squad mates under- staffed! Swap with another member to make sure your job is covered. There are three ways to find a swap: 1. The “Shift Swap” bulletin board next to the cashier area is where members looking to trade shifts put up notices. 2. The Coop website (www.foodcoop.com) has a “Shift Swap” section where members post messages for trades. Look for “Arrange a Shift Swap” on the homepage. 3. The Coop provides Committee schedules that include the names and phone numbers of other members who do the same type of work as you at the same time on alternate weeks. These schedules are available in the entrance lobby and in the Membership Office.

WELCOME!

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Halima Abdul- Andrea Cowsert Sarah Hartman Richard Lombardo Matthew Ott Sherri Staples Wahhab Robert Del Principe Jessica Hayes Danny Lubin-Laden Maria Michela Juliana Steele Michael Adams Layla Delridge Erica Hecht Ebony Madison Palermo Jay Sterrenberg Geoffrey Albores Daniel Dirth Susan Hildebrand Lara Maraziti Ben Pedroja Barbara Storace Kamagate Allassana Virginia Dooley Kari Hoerchler Sean Maung Freya Powell Jessica Taube Raul Aviles Leandro Driggs Crystalroe Holmes- Jane McCaleb Kate Powers Hannah Tennant- Karen Baker Robert Dumas Colon John Mccall Megan Quirk Moore William Baker Sandra Dundon Tiye Hoyte Jordan McFadden Aisha Rab Sarah Thomas Nina Barnett Seth Easter Grace Hwang Ben Mendelsohn Philip Redko Philippa Thompson Alice Beckman Kalin Ellis Leia Ignacio Lisa Mendoza Jose Rodriguez Robert Thompson Peter Bergold Layla Eplett Christine Jackman Meghan Merrill Daniel L. Rose Bhan Tibrewall Dafina Biteye Moshe Farkash Joshua Jacobs Kevin Merritt Holly Rose Polly Trigger Natalie Bittar John Felix Carwil James Leslie Merritt Liolina Rose Louise Twining-Ward Alan Blum David Fenichell Michael Joy Nat Meysenburg Sherry Rose Sophia Urista Luisa Bonifacio Jill Fenichell Jonathan Kalmuss- Dan Molad Chris Saltpaw Ghile Valabrega Lesley Brousseau Liliy Fleishman Katz Leital Molad Ginette Sam Elie Venezky Nardia Brown Yulitza Franklin Elizabeth Kane Jake Mooney Shiri Sandler Gene Victor Michelle Bryner Leiba Frans Julie Kanevsky Bartley Morrisroe Elizabeth Scharpf Rene Wachner- Nina Budubin Shakeela Frans Lauren Karchmer Peder Myhr Shulie Seidler-Feller Solomon McQuown Katherine Gatti Nora Keane Abe Naparstey Zara Serabian-Arthur Jon Walton Kellyann Burns Amy Gilstein Alison Killelea Lorna Nathan Cynthia Simonoff Janelle Welch Arkady Bushkanuets Frank Goldsmith Zarah Kravitz Emily Nepon David Simonoff Carrie Wells Maire Casey Maria Govan Harvey Kreiswirth Leonette Noel Geneva Smith Jay Wells Christine Caturano Jamie Graves Holly Laessig Kevin O’Keefe Pierre Smith Amy Werblowsky Genessa Chamberlain Lori Greenberg Anne Le Guern Clare O’Reilly Jane Sodol Adrienne Westwood Carole A. Cherry Forrester Hambrecht Samantha Levin Kim Oliver Lauren Spencer Jessica Wolfe Sandra Clifton Claire Elisabeth Tonya Lobato Anna Oman Jessica Spiegel Robb Wood Osla Coger Hartman Maya Lomask Lorelei Ormrod Paul Stankus Jennifer Wright Cook

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last two weeks.

Alana Alpert Molly Fair Heal Thyself Wellness Laura Longhine Amber Nelson Erynn Sosinski Karenga Arifu Camille Finefrock Center Christine Love Lothar Osterburg Sophie Statzel Ronit Avni Ia Fourmyle Susie Hoffman Jayna Maleri Alice P. Jessica Stewart Ali Bahrampour Paul Friedman Moria Holland Columbia McCaleb Charles Petersen Aleza Summit Ann Ballentine Paul Frietag Nzengela Holmes Danielle McConnell Emmanuel Pierre, Jr. Teresa Theophano Tanya Bielski-Braham David Gandy Sarah Howe Alaska McFadden Dawn Poirier Yanki Tshering Nancy Blaine Patricia Gittens Olga Itkin Bryan Melillo Emma Pollack-Pelzner Matt & Nancy Vescovo Michelle Bryner Stephen Goldberg Keely Jackson Carey Meyers Radely Lee Warshavsky Shelley Burgon Chelsea H. Eric Jaimes Carolyn Monastra Robin M. & Bryan Michele Weisman Anna Christensen Marquerite Hamden- Sarah Jones Mr. Dowd Hillary Rubenstein Carolyn Weiss Jonathan Cole Gandy Ben Kaser Mrs. Jones Anja Sautmann Rebecca Wenstrom Customers from John Hamilton Frost Keaton Mrs. Phillip Sara Scott Bettina Wilhelm Naidre’s Ehren Hanson Mark Lampert Ronica Mukerjee Martha Seigel Suzanna Winniger Adam Davidson Sara Hatfield Deborah Lawol Mya Kathy Shea Wynne & Midori Evans Jaki Levy Aaron Naparstek Jennifer Song