February 28, 2008 Orientation at the Corn, Hay Put Park Slope Food Coop the Squeeze on by Diane Aronson Orientation Then

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Volume CC, Number 5 February 28, 2008 Orientation at the Corn, Hay Put Park Slope Food Coop the Squeeze on By Diane Aronson Orientation Then . . . Dairy Farmers n the pre-Internet days of the late 1980s, I visited By Willow Lawson Ithe Coop thinking I could just sign up to join, only to ow much do you Statistics. (By comparison, have an entrance worker pay per half gallon? that same half-gallon of kindly explain that prospec- HIf you’re talking organic milk costs $3.69 at tive members were required organic, grass-fed milk from Fairway or $4.59 at Key Food to attend an orientation. I jot- the Coop, it’s $3.13 per Market on Flatbush Avenue ted down the day and time half-gallon carton. and Sterling Place.) and the instruction “to go to Along with the cost of the second floor.” many other everyday sta- Passing On the Pain I remember the orienta- ples—a ride on the subway, a For dairy farmers and other tion took place in our then- sesame bagel at Le Bagel— food producers, the cost of smaller function room. We those numbers are on their doing business—of feeding were a vibrant, energetic way up. The price of basic animals and hauling goods— crowd—happy that the Coop commodities like gasoline, is simply much more expen- was again accepting mem- corn, wheat and milk are at sive than it used to be. As bers (back then, Coop mem- historic highs. As a result, costs pile up, companies are bership was frozen at times) BY WILLIAM FARINGTON PHOTOGRAPH nationwide grocery prices passing the pain on to their Dena Wetzel takes it all in at the February 13 orientation. and, if we chose, we could be were up 5.6 percent last year, customers. “That’s not a good part of it. At precisely 7:30 according to the U.S. Depart- situation for food prices,” says p.m., the door closed, and the gone through an orientation coordinators I interviewed, ment of Labor’s Bureau of CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 presentation began. before passing through the attendance by that many What struck me were the Coop’s entrance as official prospective members was guidelines and rules for members. Twenty years after not unique. Office coordina- seemingly everything—I my session, I stopped by the tor Ginger Hargett registers looked at the bulging packet PSFC to check out orienta- new Coop members on of photocopied sheets, tion, 2008-style. Wednesday and Sunday including workweek sched- The sessions I dropped by nights. She’s noticed that ules, and heard information took place on dreary January since debit cards came to the and terms that made me feel and February evenings, but Coop there’s been “a steady, like I was a freshman. If we winter blahs did nothing to high number of people com- work once a month, why do put a damper on attendance. ing to all of the orientations.” members work 13 times a Each orientation had a dozen The average attendance fig- year? (Because, of course, we or so prospective members: ure for middle-of-the-week work every four weeks.) What some were students; there Wednesday is, according to was a swap board? What was were moms with their chil- Ginger, “between twenty and the difference between check- dren; others who were just thirty” prospective members, out and cashier? starting out, perhaps in their and the majority sign up for The presentation was low- first apartments; while others membership the same tech—mostly one person were joining as middle-age evening. Office Coordinator talking. No visuals come to couples. mind, although I do recall the According to the office CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 tour of the shopping floor and being amazed at the

crackling P.A. system, the BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION absence of shopping carts, Shoplifters Arrested at the Coop and all the produce—very lit- Next General Meeting on March 25 tle of it cocooned in plastic. On Thursday, February 14, 2008, two Coop members, Renny The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the Nocera and Katherine Daley, were arrested in front of the last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be Orientation Now… Coop and taken away in handcuffs for allegedly stealing Tuesday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elohim To join the Coop, the por- more than $1,100 worth of products. These members have Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. tal is still the orientation ses- The agenda will be available as a flyer in the entryway of the sion. All shoppers will have been expelled from the Coop and are being prosecuted. Coop on Wednesday, March 5. For more information about the GM and about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. * Exceptions for November and December will be posted. Thur, Mar 6 •Food Class: Energizing Spring Cleanse 7:30 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE Coop Sat, Mar 8 •Kids’ Variety Shop at Old First Church, 7:00 p.m. Cooking for Vegetarians and Omnivores ...... 4 Fri, Mar 21 •The Good Coffeehouse: An Evening of Jazz, Tap and Puzzle ...... 5 Song at the Society for Ethical Culture, 8:00 p.m. Concert Committee Report ...... 7 Event Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 8 Sun, Mar 30 •Pub Night: Sing in the Spring at Freddy’s Back Room, Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Highlights 7:00 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 9 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Community Calendar ...... 10 Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Classified Ads ...... 15 08-02-28 p01-09 2/27/08 7:37 PM Page 2

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the February orientation I and were excited by a food food—to get it affordably. I Orientation at the attended. A Coop member for option that wouldn’t involve think that kind of philosophy Park Slope Food Coop 14 years, Matthew has pre- a cab ride, which they have of working together is good sented orientation sessions done to make the trek to the for the community—for

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 for several years, and, like Fairway in Red Hook. building the community.” In Linda Ellman, he stressed the Priya Patel thought the terms of the work commit- Camille Scuria commented ing to shop, Linda mentioned importance of the member Coop was “cool.” As she ment, Jason liked what he that a recent orientation ses- that not all shifts are avail- work commitment. walked around, she comment- saw, observing that the mem- sion had seen 42 attendees. able at all times and that the Matthew also included ed, “The prices are really ber workers he saw during his She observed she has heard it childcare slot required spe- some eye-opening details to good.” Priya recently moved orientation tour looked “chip- said that a softening econo- cial training. She recom- support the freshness of food from Manhattan, and would per.” An engineering student my often contributes to a mended the shopping squad at the Coop. surge of interest in the Coop. as a great introduction to Our stock turns The session I attended in being a Coop member, 55 times a year, January was presented by describing the shift as one which means Linda Ellman, a member where members “get to expe- our stock moves since the Coop’s founding rience the whole place.” She at a more-than- year, 1973. She started by drew on her own past experi- once-a-week highlighting that it had been ence on the receiving squad, rate. Matthew an “honor and a privilege to observing: “I loved stocking also mentioned watch the Coop grow.” the fruits and vegetables; Park Slope Food As it was in my orientation they’re beautiful.” Coop’s produce session twenty years ago, During the course of Lin- buyer Allen Linda stressed the require- da’s presentation, I marveled Zimmerman’s ment that all adult members at how far the documentation mission to buy in a household work, or as materials had come. There produce grown she described it, “if you share was an inviting slide show of within 500 miles of the Coop when possible. What struck me were the guidelines and rules for

From the BY WILLIAM FARINGTON PHOTOGRAPHS seemingly everything—I looked at the bulging packet of Prospect’s photocopied sheets, including workweek schedules, Viewpoint and heard information and terms that made me feel like During each I was a freshman. orientation session, attendees had an opportunity to tour the stuff, you are a household” Coop workers stocking shopping floor and “we expect everyone in a shelves, working checkout, and the base- household to sign up.” She cashiering—interspersed with ment. As we went over the Coop’s work shots of tempting produce. In walked through shift schedule and require- place of photocopies of vari- the Coop, I got ments, and I noticed the ous sized and shaped sheets, to know several prospective members were there was the neatly bound prospective listening intently. membership manual—with a members and To underscore just how nifty line drawing of the Coop some of their critical member labor is, on the cover and a wonderful- reasons for Linda shared an astonishing ly replete table of contents— wanting to join. statistic: our $27 million introducing new members to Gabi Carmo annual sales are supported PSFC’s mission statement and Allison by 75 percent member labor, through to “What Do We Do to Fleming discov- with a mere 60 paid staff Reduce/ Reuse/Recycle.” ered the Coop Jamie Principe (top photo) and Sara Antunovich (left) and Orion Montoya members. This fact certainly (Note to all members: the through eating get the facts, the history and the produce prices at the February 13 got the attention of the audi- manual can be found through with their down- orientation. All three joined the Coop that same day. ence. a link on the PSFC’s home stairs neighbor, As orientation attendees page, www.foodcoop.com.) who is a chef and serves plan to shop by walking from at City Tech, Jason was hop- pondered the notion of work- Matthew Lore presented “such great food and drinks,” her Seventh Avenue apart- ing for an evening work shift, and who, as described by Alli- ment. She was looking for- one that would work around son, raves “about the fresh- ward to meeting people and his school schedule. The Diversity & Equality Committee (DEC) is dedicated ness, the organic” to be found “becoming a part of the com- Tammy Mahone came to to improving human relations and communications at the Coop. Gabi and Allison munity,” in addition to saving the orientation session with through impeccable interpersonal interactions, poli- were looking forward to being money. Priya was fine with a her young daughter, Zailey. cies and procedures in the Coop. able to choose produce that workslot, so long as it was Tammy explained that she was not “disgusting,” and was something she would enjoy. and her daughter were inter- The goal is to work toward preventing and eliminating discrimination in reasonably priced. Allison Jason Sital was planning to ested in eating organic, but the Coop and to promote the ideal of equal and respectful treatment remarked they had tried join because he really likes “it’s very high priced every- between all Coop members and paid staff regardless of each individual’s Whole Foods but it was too “the idea of commune, of where else, so we’re thinking different identity. The DEC also aims to provide advocacy for individuals far away and too expensive. everybody working together, this will be a better bet—a who feel they have experienced discriminatory practices in the Coop. They live in Windsor Terrace, for the cause of organic one-stop shop.” Tammy remarked that she had Voicemail (888) 204-0098 seen some organic frozen foods during E-mail [email protected] her Coop tour that were two or three dol- Contact Form DEC Contact forms are available in the literature rack lars less than they had or Letter: in the ground floor elevator lobby. Place a completed paid at a store the form or other letter/note (anonymously if desired) in a night before. Nine- sealed envelope labeled “Attn: Diversity and Equality year-old Zailey noticed Committee” and use one of the three methods listed “all the different kinds below to get it to the committee. of food,” and that shoppers needed to Mail Park Slope Food Coop pay for produce bags. Attention: Diversity & Equality Committee William Mee is new 782 Union Street to the neighborhood. A Brooklyn, New York 11215 vegetarian, William heard about the Coop Mail Which is located in the entryway vestibule through a friend. He Drop Box on the ground floor under the flier caddy. remarked “it was difficult to find good vege- Membership The DEC has a mailbox in the Membership tarian stuff at normal Office Mailbox Office on the second floor of the Coop. To join or not to join: That is the question. supermarkets here.”

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He felt the prices were “very traveling on assignment, Her expenses are going to be good.” A student at Columbia, Dena is also looking forward “mortgage, plus food, plus William was hoping for receiv- to the community. She will everything else.” And the East New York Food Coop ing during the week, but want- probably opt for FTOP, so she Coop is a place where she is ed to see what the semester’s can work around assign- looking forward to finding academic schedule would ments. “great value and organic food Help a new coop in Brooklyn bring before he settled on a Matthew Weber moved to and countless benefits.” FTOP credit available specific Coop workslot. Brooklyn less than a year ago She’s fine with the workslot, In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we frequently John and Nelsy Webber and discovered the Coop as and observed that it “would offer support and consultation to other coops. For the East New attended an orientation ses- he was “walking by it” and add value to her week.” As we York Food Coop, we have also offered help in the form of Park sion after John dropped by through friends. Working on were chatting, her brother Slope Food Coop member workslots. the day before with a friend an organic farm—this one on was working in produce. who is a member. John the Jordanian border—made Healthful food, savings, observed they had always Matthew more concerned, community, social responsi- heard about the PSFC and among other things, about bility: These are shared rea- The East New York Food Coop welcomes PSFC members they shop regularly at the his food. He was attracted to sons that people come to the to assist in its first year’s operations. Flatbush Food Coop, which the Coop through feeling that Coop’s orientation sessions PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. is closer to their south Mid- “there’s no super in super- and, if they choose, stay on. To receive credit, you should be a member for at least one year wood neighborhood. John market.” Through the efforts of each, and have an excellent attendance record. went on to conclude, though, Becky Duignan just moved members make the Park Slope To make work arrangements, please email as much as they love the to Brooklyn and was buying Food Coop a unique institu- ellen_weinstat @psfc.coop or call 718-622-0560. other cooperative, it was, in an apartment with her broth- tion, combining dollars-and- John’s description, “a great er, who is a Coop member. cents and social values. ■ deal more expensive.” When I asked the couple if they East New York Food Coop 419 New Lots Avenue thought they would join, Thursday, between New Jersey Avenue and Vermont Street Nelsy answered, “I think so. Mar. 6 accessible by the A, J and 3 trains The prices are great, and I 718-676-2721 like it.” John felt that 7:30 p.m. although their lives are busy at the Coop they could make the labor commitment work, particu- larly with saving money on organic food in mind. An Energizing Coop member and chef Board of Directors According to John, their baby Annie Kunjappy is a boy “hardly eats anything Spring Cleanse graduate of and currently Election that’s not organic, and nei- Spring stirs our bodies,calling us from a ther do we. We’ve become period of introspection and conservation into one an instructor at the more and more aware of of lightness and expansive release. Natural Gourmet The General Meeting & The Board of Directors con- local and organic.” Come and gain a better understanding of the Institute for Health and the Board of Directors ducts a vote at the end of energetic properties of specific foods that can From our inception in 1973 every GM whether to cleanse and tone the blood, and ease congestion Culinary Arts. She is also accept the advice of the and stagnation in the body. to the present, the monthly teaching recreational He really likes General Meeting has been members that night. Mem- Learn to sprout grains and ferment vegetables bers of the Board are “the idea of commune, to maximize nutritional value, quicken digestion classes at the Institute the decision-making body required to act legally and of everybody working and support the seasonal transition from for Food and Health as of the Coop. Since the winter to spring responsibly. together, for the cause of well as maintaining a Coop incorporated in 1977, organic food. I think we have been legally MENU private cooking practice. required to have a Board of Openings that kind of She is a long-time We have one full three-year • Apple-dandelion smoothie Directors. philsophy is good term open this year. • Beet pave with arugula-pinenut truffle cream student of Yoga and for the community.” • Sprouted Quinoa and cauliflower cous-cous Chinese medicine. The Bylaws of the Park with raw fermented carrots Slope Food Coop state: Candidate Deadline • Bitter greens with a fennel-wasabi dressing MEMBERS & “The portion of the Board If you wish to place your NON-MEMBERS of Directors meeting that is Jamie Principe is attracted • Sweet Mung Bean soup name into nomination, you WELCOME. devoted to receiving the to the Coop through, as she $4 materials fee must declare your candidacy Come early advice of the members described it, “its legendary Views expressed by the presenter do not by Saturday, March 1. Please necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. shall be known as the Gen- reputation.” For Jamie, join- submit a statement of up to eral Meeting…The mem- ing the Coop is part of her 750 words to GazetteSub- bers who gather to give desire to be “part of this col- [email protected]. Please advice to the directors may lective movement; it’s a include a small photo for choose to vote in order to unique opportunity to have publication in the Linewaiters’ express their support or in one’s community.” Value Show Gazette and the member opposition for any of the and being able to walk to gro- proxy mailing. issues that have come cery shop are also important Deciding and before the meeting.” to Jamie. Her husband works Your Voting and travels a lot, so Jamie is Candidates planning to fill both house- Duties of the will have the hold slots when her husband Movie! Directors opportunity to pre- is not available to work. The Board of sent their platforms After hearing about the and earn workslot credit. Directors is com- at the March 25 Gen- place for years from friends prised of five elect- eral Meeting. and recently returning to New Exposure, Conversation, Reactions… ed Coop members York, Olga Camacho was The film series at the Coop is only as good as and the senior Gen- Every member will attracted to the food and the the willingness of Coop members to participate eral Coordinator receive a proxy pack- values. She has “spent lots of present. Mem- age in the mail in late money at more expensive in it. Submit movies you’ve made, you’ve gaffed bers serve three- May. Members may organic stores” and she on, acted in, PA’d, written, produced…and get year terms. Members vote by returning their couldn’t believe the prices at workslot credit if we show it in our Coop of the Board are expected ballots by mail or by bring- the Coop. She didn’t think screening series. to attend GMs monthly. ing them to the Coop. Mem- the workslot every four weeks They receive Coop work bers may also vote at the seemed like a lot. We want to see how creative our Coop members credit for their attendance. Annual Meeting on June 24. Dena Wetzel moved from are, and we want to share the work with other Boston to New York about a Coop members and their friends. year ago. She and her partner had been intending to join, Please send us your stuff or email us to talk because they “cook a lot and about it. We need to be in touch with all of you to like healthy food, and prefer keep this series hot...which it is! to buy stuff locally as well. All the benefits are appealing.” A For more information, contact video producer working out Alexandra Berger at [email protected] of her home when she’s not

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eating less meat and more but adds her own unique vegetables, he also makes it twist, with wine pairing rec- Cooking for Vegetarians clear in How to Cook Everything ommendations for vegetari- Vegetarian that he’s not a vege- an food. In the chapter tarian himself, nor necessari- “Vegetables: the Heart of the ly espousing a vegetarian Matter,” Madison also gets and Omnivores lifestyle. in-depth with detailed By Cristin Flanagan How to Cook Everything Vege- instructions on how to tarian isn’t the best choice for select, store and prepare f they look behind the Gellatly dish out ample doses thousand basic recipes and a vegan looking to broaden many popular—and a few frozen meats on one side of sage advice to interested variations, would be popular her horizons; the preferred more obscure—vegetables. Iand the salt-and-pepper readers. For their Pot Roast with Coop shoppers. How to reader of this book is likely Madison’s writing serves shakers on the other, across Half Pig’s Head they recom- Cook Everything Vegetarian was the inexperienced home chef the would-be cook a reminder from the hummus, Park Slope mend “ …only half a head, as a desirable follow-up to hoping to expand her reper- of the aesthetics of food Food Coop shoppers will find it is a perfect romantic supper Bittman’s Julia Child Award toire to include some of the preparation. “Plant life is visu- an eclectic compilation of for two. Imagine gazing into winner, How to Cook Everything: basics of American homestyle al, tactile, aromatic, fetching healthy living manuals, the eyes of your loved one Simple Recipes for Great Food. cooking with a vegetarian and mysterious—beans that dietary guides and cook- over a golden pig’s cheek, ear Bittman, the author of a bent. Bittman’s reader, he look like jewels; subtle grains; books. The cookbook selec- and snout.” series of How to Cook Every- says, is “willing to cook like a the strange beauty of sea- tion, with titles ranging from Recipe instructions are thing books, is perhaps best vegetarian, at least some of weeds; the ingenuity of man- Aromas of Aleppo to Wild Fermen- equally colorful: of the half known for his New York Times the time,” and Bittman’s goal made foods like coils of pasta, tation, is the work of Coop pig’s head, they advise “to column “The Minimalist.” For is to increase his or her ability myriad cheeses and the differ- member Elinoar Astrinsky. welcome it to its new envi- those familiar with his books, and options for doing so. ent hues and fragrances of While Astrinsky’s duties as a ronment, pour the glass of How to Cook Everything Vegetarian Coop member and nutri- oils,” she writes in a passage receiving coordinator include brandy over it, nustle in your is an extension of his earlier tion counselor Dages Juvelier on how she came to be inter- ordering calendars, wrapping bundle of joy, add the wine works: simple recipes with Keates thinks How to Cook ested in cooking. Madison’s paper and other dry goods, and then the chicken stock.” minimal ingredients and Everything Vegetarian works recipes are real whole-foods stocking the Coop’s collec- There are recipes for every- uncomplicated instructions for best for those who still eat recipes, asserts Keates. “This tion of cookbooks is a job she thing under the sun in this the novice. animal products but are try- is what I’m going to be buying savors. book, Astrinsky assures us, ing to move away from them. for myself … it’s a book I up to and including good Madison’s writing serves “It’s less of a whole food could learn a lot from,” says A Selection for Education old-fashioned meatloaf. For the would-be cook a reminder approach and more for a the holistic health counselor. and More readers interested in food of the aesthetics of food heavy-flavored palate,” she Keates also finds the recipes With selections like Beyond writing in a similar vein, says, but it’s also a good in Vegetarian Cooking for Every- Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Astrinsky also recommends preparation. ‘Plant life is source for beginning cooks one more vegan-friendly. Recipes for the Adventurous Cook, Roast Chicken and Other Stories visual, tactile, aromatic, seeking to refine how to cook Astrinsky tries to ensure that from another English author, fetching and mysterious...’ a single dish and build from Around the World Coop shoppers have on hand Simon Hopkinson. that. Between Covers not only the latest and most How to Cook Everything Vege- While the Coop carries the Another Coop favorite is popular cookbooks but also Local Bestsellers and Old tarian is broken down into cat- latest cookbooks, Astrinsky Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetar- something to please the Favorites egories of food, such as also makes sure the Coop ian: More then 650 Meatless more idiosyncratic palate. For the less adventurous soups, salads and grains. It carries classics, such as Deb- Recipes from Around the Globe. One of the quirkier books the and omnivorous among us also contains useful sections orah Madison’s Vegetarian Jaffrey is known as an actress Coop carries, Beyond Nose to the Coop keeps on hand a on ingredients, equipment Cooking for Everyone, now in its in Merchant-Ivory films as Tail is filled with illustrations number of local bestsellers and techniques. The recipes tenth edition. “It’s the bible of well as a cookbook author. and a number of recipes for and old favorites. Copies of and variations are well vegetarian cooking,” says For those who want to taste- baked goods as well as a Mark Bittman’s latest book, indexed, so it’s easy to find Astrinsky: simple recipes with test her food before commit- recipe for braised squirrel How to Cook Everything Vegetari- recipes by their main ingredi- tasty results. ting to a book, she also has a and instructions on what to an, were quickly snapped up ent. Bittman also includes In Vegetarian Cooking for restaurant, Dawat, in Man- do with half a pig’s head. before the holidays. It’s easy suggested menu plans for a Everyone, Madison, like hattan. British authors Fergus to see how this comprehen- number of occasions. Bittman, hands out advice on World Vegetarian is orga- Henderson and Justin Piers sive guide, with over two While Bittman espouses kitchen tools and technique nized by ingredients and cov-

Bean identification, from World Vegetarian Preparing leeks, from How to Cook Everything Roast whole suckling pig, from Beyond Nose to Tail Vegetarian PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUDY JANDA BY JUDY PHOTOGRAPHS Bookcase for cookbooks Madhur Jaffrey, author, from World Vegetarian Some of the many veggie cookbooks on the cover Coop’s shelves

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ers a lot of familiar ground for Jaffrey. Much of her writing focuses on the vegetarian How to Contact the Disciplinary Committee dietary staples of beans and grains. Keates thinks World e Vegetarian is an excellent option for those home cooks The Disciplinary Committee is responsible for the review, investigation, and disposition of all submitted complaints of who want to branch out of member misconduct. their standby dishes, and the spices are pleasing for the If you would like to submit a complaint, please contact us. more diversified palates of many New Yorkers. The Coop has other cook- o book offerings focused on particular countries and regions. Email: [email protected] Marcus Samuelsson’s The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the C Foods and Flavors of Africa brings readers to the cuisine of a sin- Letter Drop Off: Written reports may be left in the DC mailbox gle continent and includes a located to the left as you enter the Membership Office. foreward from Desmond Tutu. With more pictures than N recipes, The Soul of a New Cuisine By US Post: Park Slope Food Coop borders more on art book than Attn: The Disciplinary Committee cookbook, but the stunning 782 Union St Brooklyn NY 11215 photos are likely to inspire readers to try their hand at a R few recipes. It’s almost a travel book, agrees Astrinsky. Voicemail: 888.922.2667, ext 86

One of the quirkier books is Thank you filled with illustrations and ( recipes for baked goods, as well as a recipe for braised squirrel and insructions on what to do with half a pig’s head. EXPERIENCED REPORTERS: PLEASE APPLY

Workslot Description The Coop’s collection also We have four distinct Linewaiters’ Gazette teams—each producing an issue every eight weeks. You will develop carries cookbooks covering and produce an article about the Coop in cooperation with your team’s editor every eight weeks. other regional cuisines with titles like the Italian classic For More Information The Silver Spoon, or Poopa If you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to learn more about the job, please contact Karen Dweck’s Aromas of Aleppo: The Mancuso in the Membership Office or email her at [email protected]. Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews. Astrinsky wants to bring in To Apply more seasonal and gardening Please send a letter of application and two writing samples at least 800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview) to karen_man- books and is pleased that the [email protected]. Your letter should state your qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience and why you would like to report for the Coop now carries Leslie Day’s Coop. Your application will be acknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editors, Stephanie Golden and Erik Lewis. Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. For those inter- Seeking to Diversify the Gazette Staff ested in catching and brais- The Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested in diversifying our staff. We believe that we can enrich the quality of the ing their own squirrel, it Gazette and serve the membership better with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resembles the mix of Coop members. might come in handy. ■ Puzzle Corner March Jumble Write the answers to each of the clues provided. When finished, rearrange the circled letters to reveal what these people have in common.

1. “Yo Soy Boricua……” Director (1964) ______

2. “Tapestry” Singer (1942) ______

3. First Sista in the House (1924) ______

4. Abstract Expressionist (1908) ______

5. Diva (1929) ______

6. “. . . Brownstones” Author (1929) ______

7. “Gilda” Portrayer (1918) ______

8. “Stormy Weather” Chanteuse (1917) ______

9. Majority Whip (1940) ______

10. Bogie Lover (1924) ______

______– ______

Puzzle Author: Janet Farrell. For answers, see page 14.

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6 February 28, 2008 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Corn, Hay Put the Squeeze on Dairy Farmers Organic Milk Prices Steady, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Joe Holtz, General Manag- to feed their cows, they are Nonorganic Milk Prices Soar. er of the Park Slope Food facing their own cattle feed Coop. price crunch. During the win- About 90 percent of the ter, when pastures are cov- Month Natural by Nature half gallon Farmland half gallon milk sold at the Coop—about ered with snow and ice and 1,400 gallons per week, give grass has withered, it’s neces- 2/2008 $3.13 $2.43 or take—comes from a com- sary to supplement the cows’ pany called Natural by diet with hay, minerals and 7/2007 $3.13 $2.36 Nature, which produces silage, a kind of fermented 12/2006 $3.10 $1.82 organic milk from cows fed grain often made from alfalfa grass on Amish and Mennon- or other plants. ite family farms in southeast- “Grass is a great thing, but ern Pennsylvania. The cows it’s inhumane not to feed selling their hay for $150 per nonorganic milk on the mar- price of other food products are raised on an old-fash- grain over the winter,” says ton a few months ago in the ket: the cows don’t receive made with milk, such as ioned diet of grass—most Ned MacArthur, the chief New York region can get $300 bovine growth hormone.) infant formula, cheese and American cows eat corn— executive officer for Natural per ton for it if they ship it to Holtz says the Coop gets a chocolate. which is healthier for the by Nature in West Grove, the southeast. That’s caused pretty good price on the Ethanol’s effects on corn cow, the environment and Pennsylvania. “These cows the price to climb all over the organic Natural by Nature prices affect the organic corn the people who drink the need calories.” eastern U.S. The cost of hay milk compared to the non- market, too. Some farmers milk. Organically farmed Hay prices in the eastern now hovers around $220 per organic Farmland brand it that used to grow organic cows are also free from part of the U.S. are unusually ton. “It’s outrageous,” says also sells, which accounts corn have abandoned the growth hormones and unnec- high this year because of a MacArthur. “The hay price is for less than 10 percent of practice because they can get essary antibiotics. drought in North Carolina probably the worst thing for the Coop’s milk sales. Coop so much more these days for Although Natural By and Georgia, according to us right now.” members often ask why the nonorganic grain than they Nature’s farms don’t use corn MacArthur. Farmers who were Coop’s price for Farmland could a year ago, without the The price of basic milk isn’t better than the extra hassle of growing commodities like gasoline, price at the grocery store organic, says MacArthur. And WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT? corn, wheat and milk are near their apartment or at as the supply of organic corn the bodega on the corner. has dwindled, that’s put pres- at historic highs. Holtz says that’s because sure on farmers who sell Food Tours in the Coop many members—for whatev- organic meat because those It can be tough for con- er reason—don’t buy their animals are fed a diet of I have a proposition: sumers to understand the milk at the Coop and so it organic grain. “The cost of many layers of the dairy busi- can’t ask for a better price organic corn is astronomical- Forget about eating healthy ness and how those factors from distributors. “Small ly high,” says MacArthur. “I stop measuring grams of fat affect what they pay at the customers get beat up badly wouldn’t want to be the guy carb calories percent of protein cash register. MacArthur on prices,” says Holtz. making organic poultry.” antioxidant this meets regularly with the farm- Recently, a half-gallon of x factor that ers in the Natural by Nature Tuscan milk cost $2.59 at the The price of corn has forget about meat, no meat coop to discuss their busi- Key Food Market on Flat- vegan, raw, vegetarian doubled in the past year ness costs and price increas- bush. The half-gallon of as more of the grain es. “You have customers who Farmland milk cost $2.43 Forget about conventional and really care about what you’re recently at the Coop. goes toward ethanol organic, local, sustainable doing and you don’t want to production. poke them in the eye,” says The Wisdom of Corn Forget about you MacArthur. “It’s a heck of a Just over a year ago, the Like many people, give and take.” Perhaps that’s Coop’s Farmland milk cost MacArthur believes the Unit- And think of the plant why the price Coop members almost 40 percent less than ed States needs to reconsider see the seed locked in the frozen ground pay for a half-gallon of Natur- it does today. That’s because the wisdom of turning to corn by itself and uncommitted al By Nature milk has only the price of corn has doubled to reduce our dependence on imagine its indifference increased 3 cents over the in the past year as more of fossil fuels. He thinks con- last year. The difference the grain goes toward sumers just end up paying soon the ground will warm and set it between the cost of nonor- ethanol production. Global- the price in other ways. “We (with some unknowable spark) to grow ganic and organic milk is now ly, there’s also a dairy short- need to quit building ethanol the seed will yield a plant only about 60 cents per half age. The economic boom plants,” he argues. Compared that will take what it needs gallon, a far cry from the days times in many countries have to the amount of energy used from the ether of the soil when organic milk cost created a thirst for milk prod- to produce ethanol versus the and in the fullness of its being almost double the price of ucts, which are a source of cost of burning oil, ethanol yield more seeds standard milk. (Farmland high-quality protein. The “only comes out a few per- milk is different from most demand has pushed up the centage points ahead.” ■ Countless creatures besides ourselves depend on this process life itself is sustained by it

That’s all you need to know: if we take care of the plants they will take care of us

The Park Slope Food Coop raising consciousness city-wide

by Myra Klockenbrink

Mondays March 10 (B Week) March 17 (C Week) Noon to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday March 16 (B Week) Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday March 11 (B Week) 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

You can join in any time during a tour. ILLUSTRATIONS BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATIONS

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Support a New Coop! Do you live or work in the Bronx? Would you prefer to do your workslot on Saturdays? Then inquire about supporting the South Bronx Food Cooperative!

ILLUSTRATION BY PATRICK MACKIN BY PATRICK ILLUSTRATION In accordance with the 6th Principle of Cooperation, the Park Slope Food Coop is CONCERT COMMITTEE REPORT offering the SBFC support and consultation by allowing PSFC members to The Good Coffeehouse Presents: complete their workslot at the Bronx location. PSFC members will receive FTOP credit in A Night of Jazz and Dance exchange for their help. To receive credit, you should be a By Zenobia Conkerite PSFC member for at least one year and have an ultry-voiced singer Jezra was actually right: music since performed and taught Kaye and tap soloist lessons never go to waste!” across the U.S. and in Brazil. excellent attendance record. SMargaret Morrison will I would guess that she rises She helps produce Tap City, To make work arrangements, please email share the stage on Friday with the dawn, but how can the annual New York City Tap evening, March 21 at 8 p.m., you separate the two loves? I Festival, which brings togeth- [email protected] or call at the Good Coffeehouse. hope Jezra will continue to fill er hundreds of tap perform- 718-622-0560 our ears and hearts with her ers and Jezra Kaye beautiful voice for years to students—professionals and South Bronx Food Coop “My mother started playing come. To learn more about her amateurs, adults and kids— 646-226-0758 • [email protected] classical music to me when coaching, you can check out for a week of amazing perfor- she was pregnant. Little did her site: www.jezrakaye.com. mances and workshops. As a she know … ” says Jezra Kaye. Jezra’s has been a member professor in the Dance It wasn’t until the age of 13 of the Coop for 27 years, and a Department at Barnard Col- that she realized she wanted squad leader on Sunday lege, Margaret gets to teach The South Bronx Food Coop is seeking an to sing. Singing along with mornings for 20 of those beginners who are discover- big-band records is how Jezra years. She adds, “I currently ing dance for the first time. “I experienced got hooked on becoming a have the best squad in the also teach some really graphic/web designer professional. universe, and two great squad advanced students, kids who to update their website ASAP for And though not many par- co-leaders, Anna and Jackie.” have studied with the best workslot credit! ents are thrilled “to hear that Jezra knows how to express tap teachers around the their kid wants to be a jazz herself through her voice and country and then end up in Must know how to: singer,” her parents were cool Margaret Morrison knows how my college classes,” she says • set up online purchasing system about it once they realized to express herself through her with pride. • create edit-able calendar that she was going ahead feet … tap, that is. “I see students get into tap • incorporate audio & video links with her dream anyway, and because it’s fun and they want that she wasn’t going to lis- Margaret Morrison some exercise, and then it’s • link websites ten to reason. When she was 10 years old like they get bitten by this Preference for designers who can link Jezra always packs the Margaret started dancing bal- rhythm bug. A lot of people house and it’s no wonder: her let, tap and jazz. “As a kid, I see tap as a man’s form, but database/inventory systems to web sales. Most abundant love of music danced as much as I could and women have always tap important—must have cool sense of design! inspires her to offer up more found every opportunity to danced, from the teens than her audience would perform. I loved tap, but I never through the ‘40s; women per- South Bronx Food Coop expect but gratefully receives. considered it a career option,” formed in trousers and flat 646-226-0758 • [email protected] And even I am inspired Margaret explains. But when shoes, and could lay down when I ask Jezra what inspires she was in college she realized some iron.” her: “Killin’ vocalists in any that the only time she was truly I enjoyed watching—no, genre and great songs!” she happy was when she was danc- hearing—Margaret tap to the replies. “I love blues that you ing. She made the decision to African/Cuban strains of the can turn up real loud while devote her life to training seri- Djembe and Conga drums and you’re driving—Bonnie Raitt, ously and going after profes- once watched in awe as she Plastic Recycling Solomon Burke, Hornheads sional work. “I figured, I’ll try tapped alongside fellow tap … but rock, country, bhangra, being a dancer until I get tired dancers Vatá from Brazil, Drivers Needed Broadway—it’s all good.” of it, and that hasn’t happened whose only manner of commu- The Plastics Recycling Squads are looking for drivers to Right on! yet,” she says. nicating (because neither Musicians always have During the time Margaret spoke the language of the transport plastic recycling collected at the Coop to the great stories to share, and so was studying and trying to other) was through tapping, recycling plant in Brooklyn. Drivers are needed for shifts does Jezra. Once she asked break into the modern dance nodding in agreement and on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Drivers must have a Billie Holiday’s pianist, Mal world, she was studying tap laughing out loud. What a large capacity vehicle (van or truck) for the volume of Waldron, how he decided to with her mentor, Brenda night! I don’t think anyone even recycling collected. You need to be able to lift and work be a musician. He said, “I Bufalino. In 1986, with Bren- attempted to speak a word, just independently. Reliability a must as you are the only per- knew I’d need a job where I da, she cofounded the Ameri- tapped. Like music, tap has its could sleep late.” Jezra can Tap Dance Orchestra. The own universal appeal. son coming to do this job on your day. Member should thought he was joking, but he ‘80s were the beginning of the Margaret’s performance will be prepared to store recycling wasn’t. “If you can’t hang with Tap Renaissance when there include works from her tap collected on Saturday or Sunday the lifestyle, you’re not going was an explosion of tap com- show, “Body of Rhythm.” She in their vehicle or home until to stay in the business.” panies, Broadway shows, tap will be performing with some recycling center opens on Mon- Jezra knows all about dedi- festivals, and documentaries. of her favorite musicians: Theo day. Wednesday drivers must be cation in everything she does. She has performed interna- Hill on piano; Lisa Parrot, a Although she is not actually a tionally with Brenda and the kick-butt sax player; and Robin available to drop off the recycling at the center between working musician anymore, ATDO for 15 years, appeared Burdulis, her life partner of 16 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. when the recycling facility is she pours that same kind of at major theaters around the years, on percussion. So come open. Member will be reimbursed for mileage according dedication and passion into country, toured Europe and and watch Margaret lay down to IRS reimbursement rates. If interested please contact her career as a public speak- danced on the PBS special some iron of her own! Office Coordinator Cynthia Pennycooke at cynthia_pen- ing coach, speechwriter and Tap Dance in America with Gre- See you Friday, March 21, nycooke@ psfc.coop or drop by the Membership Office media trainer. “Those skills gory Hines. 2008, at the Good Coffee- come straight from my music In 1997, Margaret started house. Doors open at 7:45 to speak to her. background, so my mother working as a soloist and has p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. ■ Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 08-02-28 p01-09 2/27/08 7:37 PM Page 8

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Mar. 21 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday 8:00 p.m. for Ethical Culture 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. An Evening of Jazz, Tap & Song

Childcare Hours: Join Jezra Kaye and her trio for a night of sultry standards Monday through Sunday and swinging blues. 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Telephone: When she’s not busy teaching people how to write and deliver strong, 718-622-0560 persuasive speeches, singer Jezra Kaye weaves her sultry, swinging magic on a mix of jazz standards, Web address: blues and sophisticated pop. www.foodcoop.com Come find out why she and her great backup musicians always pack the Good Coffeehouse

Rhythm Tap soloist Margaret Morrison is joined by Robin Burdulis on percussion, Theo Hill on Piano, Lisa Parrot on sax, and The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by other friends for an evening of tap dance and swinging jazz music. the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, For over 20 years Margaret has presented her tap dance artistry Brooklyn, New York 11215. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views across the United States, in Brazil and Europe, performing as a soloist of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish and with the acclaimed American Tap Dance Orchestra. Reviewers articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise have called her “feather-footed and musically astute,” a “consummate discriminatory. artist who breaks the mold.” The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] All submissions MUST include author’s name and Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Childcare is available from Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture for a nominal fee. appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. This Issue Prepared By: The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on Monthly on the... the letters page in most issues. Third Thursday Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden R Erik Lewis Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. MARCH 20 7:00–9:00 p.m. Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Editors (development): Anne Kostick handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled Last Sunday Petra Lewis MARCH 30 E "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Reporters: Diane Aronson Cristin Flanagan Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Second Saturday digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket MARCH 8 Willow Lawson described above. The email address for C 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Art Director (development): Patrick Mackin submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged On the sidewalk in front of Illustrators: Diane Miller on the deadline day. the receiving area at the Coop. Y Patrick Mackin Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed Photographers: William Farrington by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Judy Janda are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at PLASTIC S Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) All ads must be written on a What plastics do we accept? Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick submission form (available in a wallpocket on the • #1 and #2 non-bottle shaped Andrew Rathbun first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be containers and #1 and #2 labeled L up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must lids. Mouths of containers must be Proofreader: Susan Brodlie be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). equal width or wider than the body Thumbnails: Mia Tran Recipes: We welcome original recipes from of the container. I Preproduction: Sura Wagman members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. • All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids. Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to • #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically Photoshop: Steve Farnsworth members in the store. Subscriptions are available by marked lids and caps (discard any Art Director (production): Lauren Dong mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at with paper labels). N First Class rates because our volume is low). • Plastic film, such as shopping and Desktop Publishing: David Mandl dry cleaning bags, etc. Okay if not Dana Rouse labeled. G Lenny Henderson ALL PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY Editor (production): Lynn Goodman CLEAN AND DRY Final Proofreader: Teresa Theophano We close up promptly. Last drop offs will be accepted 10 Post Production: Jessica Tolliver-Shaw minutes prior to our end time to Index: Len Neufeld allow for sorting. Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ.

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Schedule Copying Entry will be a perfect shift for you. You will ping floor. You may be asked to stock perish- Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. receive training, and Coop staff will always be ables in the reach-in freezer or walk-in cooler. The main task of this workslot is to copy com- available to answer questions. Please speak to Boxes generally weigh between 2 – 20 lbs., a mittee schedules from originals provided using Ginger Hargett in the Membership Office if you few may weigh up to 50 lbs. Other duties the Risograph machine. You will need to be would like more information. Workslot requires include breaking down cardboard for recycling, able to troubleshoot possible problems with a six-month commitment. preparing produce for display, and general the printer. This is a job that requires you to be cleaning. You will have the opportunity to work on your feet for most of the shift. You will be Early Morning Receiving/ closely with our produce buyers and learn a lot about the produce the Coop sells. working independently so good work atten- Stocking Committees dance is required. A six-month commitment is required. If interested please speak to Debbie Monday–Friday, 5:30 a.m., 6:00 a.m., Mop Cleaning Parker in the Membership Office. and 7:00 a.m. Thursday, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Early morning Receiving/Stocking squads work This workslot involves organizing the cleaning Office Data Entry with Receiving Coordinators to receive deliver- equipment used by the maintenance squads, Wednesday, 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. ies and stock the store. These squads help to washing (by hand) all the mop heads in the Are you a stickler for details and accurate on unload delivery trucks, organize products in Coop, and replacing any worn-out mop heads.

WORKSLOT NEEDS the computer? Do you like working indepen- the basement, load carts, and stock shelves, Speak to Mary Gerety in the Membership Office dently? If this sounds like you, then Office Data bulk bins, coolers and produce on the shop- 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 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of New Member Orientations General Meeting General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the members at Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . . 7:30 p.m. TUE, MAR 4 General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. required to act legally and responsibly, has approved Sunday afternoons: ...... 4:00 p.m. Submissions will be considered for the Feb 26 almost every General Meeting decision at the end of General Meeting. Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we every General Meeting. Board members are elected at begin on time! The orientation takes about two TUE, MAR 25 the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws hours. Please don't bring small children. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. are available at the Coop Community Corner and at The agenda appears in this issue and is available every General Meeting. Gazette Deadlines as a flyer in the entryway. The Coop on the Internet Next Meeting: Tuesday, LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: March 25, 7:00 p.m. Mar 13 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 3 www.foodcoop.com Mar 27 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 17 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 Mar 13 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 5 FRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m. Location Mar 27 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 19 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 Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a member- If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the 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 participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see through cooperation and teamwork and on how to submit an item appear on the submission 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 • Advance Sign-up Required: ble within the context of our values and of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the 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 • Two GM attendance credits per year: buying agent for our members and not a Meeting Format 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 Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, emphasis on organic, minimally pro- • Submit Open Forum items 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- In order to earn workslot credit you must be present toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items for the entire meeting. the environment. We strive to reduce the to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it • Childcare can be provided at GMs: impact of our lifestyles on the world we can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership share with other species and future genera- for a future GM. 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 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the • Financial Report 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: It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner 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 opinions, needs and concerns of every member. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? (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. level, from policy making to running the • Meeting evaluation • Consider making a report… store. We welcome all who respect these • Board of Directors vote ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. values. • Announcements, etc.

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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, MAR 1 CHELM: WHERE JEWS ARE sion $20, seniors/students $10. For FOOLS & FOOLS ARE JEWS, with info: www.bropera.org Rabbi Stanley Schachter. Havdal- PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Carolyn PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Bright lah, dessert & discussion. No Hester at the Workmen’s Circle, 45 Morning Star at the Workmen’s Cir- charge. Uncover the secret of the E 33rd St (btwn Madison & Park), cle, 45 E 33rd St (btwn Madison & Jews of Chelm, that fictional town 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair accessi- Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair celebrated for bizarre solutions to ble. For info, call 212-787-3903 or accessible. For info, call 212-787- life’s myriad problems. Rabbi visit www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. 3903 or visit www.peoplesvoice- Schachter’s newest book will be Suggested donation: $12 general/$9 cafe.org. Suggested donation: $12 available for sale & signing. Host- members/more if you choose, less if general/$9 members/more if you ed by Park Slope Jewish Center you can’t. No one turned away. choose, less if you can’t. No one members. 8th Ave. & 14th St. Info: turned away. 718-768-1453; www.psjc.org THU, MAR 6 CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Jolie Rick- CLING: Donate used clothing, man Celebration at the Workmen’s PARK SLOPE CIVIC COUNCIL shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btwn Madison SUSTAINABILITY FORUM: From bedding & linens for reuse or recy- & Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair simple eco-friendly tips to solar cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- accessible. For info, call 212-787- panels and green roofs, our expert market, every Saturday through 3903 or visit www.peoplesvoice- panelists will provide you with the March. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more cafe.org. Suggested donation: $12 know-how to start making Park info, visit www.cenyc.org Slope a greener community today. general/$9 members/more if you Old Reformed Church, 7th Ave. & choose, less if you can’t. No one TUE, MAR 18 Carroll St. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Free turned away. onsite childcare. CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- TAKING HEALTH INTO OUR OWN CLING: Donate used clothing, HANDS: A Forum on Community- FRI, MAR 7 shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, Grown Solutions. Grassroots lead- bedding & linens for reuse or recy- ers from around NYC will share JEWISH JOKES & ETHICS: Improb- cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- stories of urban farming and able Bedfellows. With Rabbi Stan- market, every Saturday through immigrant food traditions as ways ley Schachter, scholar in March. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more of mobilizing communities around residence. Enjoy laughter at won- info, visit www.cenyc.org healthy food. Free. 6:30–9:00 p.m. derful Jewish Jokes while learning Cuny Graduate Center, 365 5th the serious side of Jewish humor. SUN, MAR 9 Ave, NYC. To register, visit Services: 6:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:30 www.whyhunger.org p.m. Talk: 8:45 p.m. You can join us ZEEMEEUWSIC III!: an eclectic just for talk. Fee for dinner: Sunday concert series at the Old SAT, MAR 22 $25/$18 for 6–18 y.o. Reserve by Stone House, featuring Bruce 3/3/08. Synaplex Shabbot. Park Markow* (nouveau-folk infused CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: See Slope Jewish Center, 8th Ave. & with 60s pop, jazz & Afro-Brazilian Mascagni’s most popular opera 14th St. Info/RSVP: 718-768-1453; melodiousness) and the Chelsea updated to present day California, www.psjc.org String Band (lively old-time music performed in English (Rustic from the southern Appalachians). Chivalry) by Brooklyn Repertory JJ Byrne Park, 5th Ave. (btwn. 3rd & Opera with orchestra. Food Coop SAT, MAR 8 4th sts.), 2 p.m. $10. For info/reser- Office Coordinator Kathleen vations: 718-768-3195. Keske* sings the role of Santuzza. THE MYSTERY OF THE SLEEP- Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. LESS NIGHT, with Dr. Lifsa SAT, MAR 15 (President St.) at 3:30 p.m. Admis- Schachter, scholar in residence. As sion $20, seniors/students $10. For we look ahead to Purim, explore CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: See info: www.bropera.org the night the king couldn’t sleep. Mascagni’s most popular opera What kept him awake? How did updated to present day California, CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- Esther cause this? What light does performed in English (Rustic CLING: Donate used clothing, this shed on the role of Esther? Chivalry) by Brooklyn Repertory shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, Services begin 10 a.m. D’var Torah Opera with orchestra. Food Coop bedding & linens for reuse or recy- during services. Kiddush afterward. Office Coordinator Kathleen cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- Synaplex Shabbot. Park Slope Jew- Keske* sings the role of Santuzza. market, every Saturday through ish Center, 8th Ave. & 14th St. 718- Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. March. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more 768-1453. www.psjc.org (President St.) at 3:30 p.m. Admis- info, visit www.cenyc.org WORKSLOT NEEDS Park Slope Food Coop

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 kitchen. Please contact Camille Scuria in the Membership Office if interested. Video Squad CHIPS Soup Kitchen Monday, Tuesday or Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Office Setup Workslots Available to 11:45 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, 6:00 CHIPS serves a daily meal to the homeless, a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Did you know that the Coop has a regular show needy and hungry at their storefront soup We need an early riser with lots of energy on Brooklyn Cable Access Television and will soon kitchen located at 4th Avenue and Sackett to do a variety of physical tasks, including Street. Workslots preparing food, helping setting up tables and chairs, buying food be expanding to podcasting via the Internet? serve meals and cleaning-up are available and supplies, labeling and putting away to Coop members who have been a mem- food and supplies, recycling, washing dish- The shows feature members and issues related ber for at least six months. Coop members es and making coffee. Sound like your to the Coop and the larger Brooklyn community. will work alongside other volunteers at dream come true? Please speak to CHIPS. Reliability, cooperation and ability Adrianna in the Membership Office, Past shows include health, improv performance, to take directions are vital. Experience with Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to live music, cooking classes and ideas for living 2:00 pm. food prep is a plus for working in the ecologically.

There are current workslot openings for: Have a story idea for the Gazette? 1. Show Host 2. Researcher/Storyboarder Or know of an interesting Coop member 3. Post Production: Editing and Compression you think others would like to read about? For more information, contact David at Email your suggestions to [email protected] [email protected] and include “PSFC Video (please write Gazette Story Ideas in the subject line). Squad” in the subject line.

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Helping Feral/Outside Cats: Trap-Neuter-Return WITH JESSE OLDHAM

Do you want to help your neighborhood cats?

Please join us for a comprehensive workshop on why trap-neuter-return is the healthiest and most humane choice for feral cats.

We will speak about the trap- neuter-return process, feral nutrition, advocacy, socialization, spay/neuter options, winter shelter and cold-weather caretaking tips!

All attendees will get a proof-of-attendance card enabling them to borrow traps from a number of area trap banks.

Jesse Oldham, a PSFC member, has been an animal welfare advocate for 13 years. She is the founder and President of Slope Street Cats and is on the NYC Feral Cat Council. FREE Saturday, March 1 Non-members welcome 3:00–6:00 p.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

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ous policy, which allows those who IT TAKES A VILLAGE themselves by giving free workshops are truly unable to work to continue to in exchange for ads promoting them. I benefit from the low-cost healthy TO THE EDITOR: think a terrible precedent is being set As I said earlier, we, and the compa- food options at the Coop. I am writing in response to Cara M. by publishing letters that baldly nies with which we deal, should be There are Coop members who, Tuzzolino Werben’s essay “A New Twist advertise a non-Coop member’s busi- striving to improve our environment. retired from their full-time jobs, truly on the Twinkie Defense” from Jan. 31, ness (or even a Coop member’s busi- Eliminating the idling of engines value their ability to continue to con- 2008. Ms. Werben writes on behalf of ness) with name, location and a would be a small step in that direction. tribute to the Coop. Some voluntarily the Disciplinary Committee and pro- detailed, glowing description of the Gene Glickman commit extra time. The experience files a composite violator of Coop rules. services being sold. I hope other Coop and insights of long-term members is And does this guy violate: Alex M. True members will also express their opin- P.S. After taking the time to write this integral to the success of a large coop illegally sublets an apartment, drives a ion about this issue to the editors. *last month the engine idled for a full such as ours. Instituting a retirement Hummer, chats up women (with bad Don’t let the Gazette turn into an two hours. I anticipate a similar situa- policy because some individuals do fruit puns no less) and is (boo hiss) a advertising rag! tion today. not want to continue working 2.75 lawyer. Oh, and as a non-member of the Thank you, hours a month seems contrary to the Coop, he shops illegally. Sam Berlind idea of a cooperative. I was a DC member for over a year Sincerely, THE IRISH WAY CAN and I must say that, while amusing to Cynthia Blayer BE OURS, TOO some, this case study sets the work of MAKING A the DC back. It is not the over-the-top, CONTRIBUTION OF less-than-human individual who usu- PARK SLOPE FOODIES DEAR COOP GAZETTE, ally comes to the attention of the DC. WORK I still remember the day I walked It’s the more ordinary shopper who The strollered tot would not stop into a convenience store in Dublin had a bad day, faces a slow-moving TO THE EDITOR: squirming, and was told it would be an additional line, and pokes someone in the ribs; Recent letters have discussed the Annoying his mom a bunch, 15 cents for a plastic bag. I was out- assaults someone verbally; cuts out possibility of a retirement option for Till finally, she threw down the raged. I had been scraping together before his or her shift is finished; Coop members. The retirement of gauntlet: my change and found I had none left pockets an item or eats it in the aisle Linda Wheeler and the potential “Stop, or no sushi for lunch.” for a bag to carry my groceries home and throws away the wrapper; allows retirement of Joe Holtz were brought Leon Freilich with me. I put them in my arms and a guest to shop. Occasionally, there is up. The writers suggested it was unfair elbows, and managed to walk home. I the bigger-loot thief. Very occasional- that staff members could retire and soon learned that there was a ly, people leave their wallets unat- other Coop members could not. Yet NO IDLING THREATS national tax on all plastic bags. As a tended and they disappear. Linda Wheeler retired from her full- recent NY Times article highlighted, But for the most part, I think we do time job when she left her coordinator TO THE EDITOR: the tax has gone up to 33 cents per very well as a 13,000-member village. position, and not a 2.75-hour-per- It is now 10:45 on February 5, 2008. bag. Like the rest of Ireland, I came to The DC is not the secret police nor month workslot. My shift began 15 minutes ago. I am a embrace that tax and carried tote witch hunters. The committee is there Perhaps the letter writers were walker. bags or plastic bags from previous to help out, be a reality check, and upset that retired staff members I am writing this letter to you, purchases with me wherever I went remind us all that (while we don’t could continue shopping at the Coop instead of accompanying heavily that summer. It became a fast habit, leave the real world behind when we without a workslot. I know that vari- laden shoppers to their cars, to write and one I grew to appreciate. It’s an enter the Coop), we can create a bit of ous employers, Macy’s for instance, this complaint. During the time that easy way to feel good about your con- the type of world we value. allow retired full-time staff to contin- we walkers are awaiting the people tribution to the environment. Susan Behrens ue to have an employee discount. that we accompany, we sit on the With that in mind, I am appalled by Personally, I am grateful for the thirty- bench outside. the number of people at the Coop plus years people like Joe and Linda Last month, and again this morn- who use plastic bags. As a checkout ADVERTISING IN have put into the Coop, often working ing, my time on the bench has been person on the express line I am con- 80-hour weeks with relatively low pay. made miserable because the truck dri- tinually amazed at the number of peo- LETTERS Without their efforts there would be ver, whose truck is unloading, leaves ple who take bag after bag without no Coop. Allowing them to continue his motor on*. When I asked the driver thinking about it. To be sure, there are TO THE EDITOR: to have shopping privileges after retir- to please shut off his engine, he many who bring their backpacks, tote The Feb 14th issue of the Gazette ing is the least we can do. claimed it needed to be on so that the bags and free Coop bag. But for every contained a letter entitled THAI MAS- As far as the rest of the 13,000+ lift at the back of the truck could oper- person who does this, there are two to SAGE that was a barely disguised members go, the issue of retirement ate. three who do not. Now with the new advertisement for the business that a is a different matter. It is a question of This idling motor produces air and debit card system there is not even a Coop member patronizes. “In the instituting a retirement policy for a noise pollution, both of which are prominent place to give a donation interest of holistic health,” she writes monthly commitment of less than directly antithetical to the goals of the toward the purchase of bags. I ask my to share her devotion to a particular three hours. As Joe has pointed out, Coop. fellow Coop members to think twice massage parlor. The rest of the letter there is a policy in place to allow any- I believe that the Coop, with due before taking a plastic bag. is 700 words of selling, exactly what one who is not physically able to work notice to the companies with which it It is a habit that is easy to break, we might expect to find in, for exam- to claim disability status and contin- does business, should require that and simply requires a little foresight. ple, the Spa issue of Time Out New ue to shop. The PSFC membership their delivery trucks’ engines do not It is the way of the future, and Coop York, where advertisers pay to be writ- manual states, “You can be exempt idle while they are in front of the Coop. members have an opportunity to be ten about in articles. from working at the Coop if you are The notice would allow the companies at the forefront of this movement. Letters and articles published in permanently or temporarily unable to time to adjust to the new policy, either Suzanne Grossman the Gazette are usually about Coop work because of a serious physical, by revamping the trucks, reeducating issues, products or members. Coop psychological, or emotional condi- their drivers, or buying new trucks that members can purchase ads for them- tion, or if you are caring for someone could unload without their motors selves or their businesses or promote who is ill or disabled.” This is a gener- idling.

Band The Food Coop’s Fun’raising Chefs and Waitstaff Needed Committee is seeking a Wanted Coop-member band to play The Fun’raising Committee is seeking Coop members with for workslot credit at the professional cooking and/or waiting experience to work the Coop’s 35th birthday party on May 3 for FTOP credit. We’re specifically Coop’s 35th birthday party looking for members who are chefs, caterers, waiters and on the evening of Saturday, those who have front-of-house experience in cater- ing. Kitchen prep is needed the week prior to the May 3. We’re specifically event and most of the day on May 3rd, as well as the looking for a band to play evening of the event. Front-of-house staff needed for Latin, R&B, and Motown set-up, event time and breakdown. In your email please give a brief description of your experience music. and availability. If interested, please call Lenny at 718-614-2289. Call Esther at 917-513-0860 or email [email protected]

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bookshelves an extensively annotated David points out that, “Contamina- (which the Coop stocks) do not filter book, The Fluoride Deception, written by tion from pipes is also controlled by out added fluoride, which some peo- BOTTLED WATER: an award-winning investigative law and monitored.” But what is of ple, at least, prefer not to ingest. If reporter, Christopher Bryson, and concern, and what no organization one is single and doesn’t drink all that OBJECTION based in part on recently declassified regulates, is the pipes from the street much water, it is hard to justify the RESPONSES files. It links the introduction of fluo- to the top. Here in Park Slope, many, if upfront expense, plus the ongoing fil- ride to the Manhattan Project and the not most, of the houses still have ter expense. aluminum industry. There are other their original lead water mains. Why? David ends recommending a dis- TO THE EDITOR: books. Because lead pipes don’t wear out. I tiller for water to use in an iron. This In response to the rejoinder of 6. OBJECTION: I oversimplified and replaced my perfectly good lead water would not be cost-effective for some- David Barouh re: the initiative that he moralized with an ill-defined and main, mainly because my tenant has one who rarely irons. And many peo- introduced to discontinue selling bot- unrealistic suggestion about “chang- access to the cellar and I did not want ple don’t have the space. Plus he puts tled water at the Coop: ing our way of life.” him to notice that he had been drink- “lugging heavy plastic gallons home” David makes the following objec- RESPONSE: I recommended “seri- ing water from a lead pipe. Plus, lead in a negative light. Whether I use a tions to what I wrote: ous and immediate attention” to from pipe solder can leech into the cart to push my water home, or actu- 1. OBJECTION: Water is heavy, mak- obtaining biodegradable plastics. water, especially into the hot water. ally lug a gallon or two, I look upon ing its transport more polluting per These exist. Then I wrote, “However, in Now, it would not be unreasonable this as an opportunity to get some unit of volume than other products. the long run, the crises we face can for someone to want to filter out lead, exercise of my arms that I don’t get RESPONSE: Most animals and only be resolved by changing our way fluoride, and chlorine. You now have walking around and sitting at a key- plants contain more than 60% water of life.” Do any disagree that we have multiple filters or an expensive board. I sometimes lug a bottle home by volume; many Coop products are to change the way that we relate with reverse osmosis system (which just for this reason. quite heavy in water and fat. More the earth, that we can’t imagine how wastes water). The Brita pitcher filters Don Wiss important, water is usually packaged people will live a century from now? in relatively large quantities and, Despite the current exhibit at the therefore, does not require as much Museum of Natural History, which plastic packaging, per unit, as many recommends discontinuing use of other products that the Coop sells. bottled water, I think that quarreling LETTERS POLICY Take cheese, candy, and snacks, for over whose plastic has to go first is a instance, which are packaged in small distraction from the bigger issues. We welcome letters from members. based on the author's first-hand quantities. Milk is almost as heavy as At the Coop, we tolerate each oth- Submission deadlines appear in the observation. water. Meat is very heavy. This is not a er’s unreasonable idiosyncrasies. Coop Calendar. All letters will be 2. Nor will we publish accusations valid objection. I think that I would like to meet and printed if they conform to the pub- that are not specific or are not sub- 2. OBJECTION: Other products sold talk with David Barouh. lished guidelines. We will not know- stantiated by factual assertions. at the Coop don’t have realistic or In cooperation, ingly publish articles which are racist, 3. Copies of submissions that make convenient alternatives. Daniel Marshall sexist or otherwise discriminatory substantive accusations against spe- RESPONSE: For the last 40 years I 212-749-2215 The maximum length for letters is cific individuals will be given to those have lived with healthy and conve- 500 words. Letters must include your persons to enable them to write a nient alternatives to all the products name and phone number and be response, and both submissions and listed at the end of the last paragraph. BOTTLED WATER: typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- response will be published simultane- This is not a valid objection. tors will reject letters that are illegible ously. This means that the original 3. OBJECTION: Tap water is a real- MORE RESPONSES or too long. submission may not appear until the istic and convenient alternative to You may submit on paper, typed or issue after the one for which it was bottled water. If not, there are simple TO THE EDITOR: very legibly handwritten, or via email submitted. procedures for eliminating objection- In David Barouh’s letter in the to [email protected] or The above applies to both articles able contaminants, such as using a 1/31/08 Gazette there are several over- on disk. and letters. The only exceptions will Doulton water filter, dissipating chlo- sights. be articles by Gazette reporters which rine, or using a distiller. Anonymity will be required to include the RESPONSE: I am not going to He writes: “While many products Unattributed letters will not be response within the article itself. quibble about the disadvantages of are packaged in plastic, few are as published unless the Gazette knows each of these means—considerable heavy as water, making its transport the identity of the writer, and there- Respect investment of time and money, alka- much more polluting per unit of vol- fore must be signed when submitted Letters must not be personally linization of the water, consumption ume.” Almost any product that is a (giving phone number). Such letters derogatory or insulting, even when of electricity, imperfect filtering. I liquid will be as heavy as water (with will be published only where a reason strongly criticizing an individual have used them all; however, life the exception of oils). is given to the editor as to why public member's actions. Letter writers must sometimes gets complicated. This is a If one wants to minimize packag- identification of the writer would refer to other people with respect, partially valid objection. ing, then water and other liquids, like impose an unfair burden of embar- refrain from calling someone by a 4. OBJECTION: Bottled water has cleaning products, should be sold in rassment or difficulty. Such letters nickname that the person never uses had contamination episodes, proba- as large a container as available. The must relate to Coop issues and avoid himself or herself, and refrain from bly more. cleaning products sold at the Coop any non-constructive, non-coopera- comparing other people to odious fig- RESPONSE: Maybe it is time to are not the largest available. Glass tive language. ures like Hitler or Idi Amin. bring bottled water under regulation. cleaner refills without the sprayer are 5. OBJECTION: Mainstream official not sold in the Coop. Ultra Dawn dish Fairness opinion is that fluoride is a public detergent is sold only in the small 11- In order to provide fair, comprehen- benefit; there is substantial dissent. oz. bottles. As for water, it should be sive, factual coverage: RESPONSE: The night that I decid- sold in gallon sizes (or larger) only. 1. The Gazette will not publish ed to write to the Gazette, I serendipi- Members can transfer the water to hearsay—that is, allegations not tously found on the Coop smaller reusable containers. Join the Street Squad Do you love the Coop? Do you enjoy talking to friends, neighbors and strangers about the joys of Coop membership? The Street Squad may be the workslot for you. Work outdoors on Saturdays and Sundays from April to October, and help keep the Coop strong.

The Street Squad serves an important We invite you to join us if you are: New Street Squad members must public relations role for the Coop. From ◆ a Coop member in good standing for attend a training session. tables set up outside the store, at local at least six months street fairs and special events, the Street ◆ friendly and upbeat with enthusiasm about the Coop If you are interested in joining the Squad talks to current and prospective ◆ knowledgeable of Coop procedures Street Squad, please contact: members, hands out literature, answers ◆ willing to work outdoors Robin questions, gives tours of the Coop, and ◆ reliable, responsible and able to work 718-230-7199 just generally offers people the chance to independently call before 9:00 p.m. become familiar with our organization.

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Meet Your Mind

WITH ALLAN NOVICK

The fundamental nature of mind is stable, strong and clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives.

Meditation opens and calms the mind.

This is a basic meditation class for beginners, and for anyone who would like a renewed understanding of the technique.

Allan Novick, has practiced meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition since 1975 and is a certified meditation instructor in that tradition. He lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for 14 yars, and works as a psychologist for the NYC Dep. of Education

FREE Friday, March 28 Non-members welcome 7:30 p.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

ENHANCING FERTILITY Puzzle Answer NATURALLY: A CHINESE MEDICINE APPROACH WITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC. March Jumble – Answers UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY: • The energetics of reproduction • What our grandmothers never told us: 1. Rosie Perez reading our body’s signals 2. Carole King OBSTACLES TO FERTILITY: • Chinese medicine patterns of 3. Shirley Chisholm imbalance • “Unexplained infertility” explained 4. Lee Krasner 5. Beverly Sills IMPROVING THE ODDS: • Nutrition and lifestyle choices for your 6. Paule Marshall body type • Tilling the soil: preparing the body for the rigors 7. Rita Hayworth of pregnancy 8. Lena Horne WORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: • Eastern and Western approaches side by side 9. Barbara Boxer 10. Lauren Bacall Lara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Chinese Herbologist. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan specializing in Women’s Health and Fertility and works at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases’ Initiative for Women with Disabilities. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciences Brooklyn-Born Women from Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwan for three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Coop member.

FREE Sunday, March 30 Non-members welcome 12:00 p.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

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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 insertion, 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 February 28, 2008 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

WELCOME!

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

Madea Allen Christine Cruz Alexis Hawkins Bodi Luse Daniel Pepper Lee Schwartz Lauren Tyers Kate Amendala Ian Asher Crystal Owana Hawkins Dina Lyall Chip Perkins Max Serota Elaine Unkeless John Anderson Nathaniel Cunningham Angela Helland Tammy Mahone Linda Perlstein Pallavi Shankaraiah Jay Unkeless Sara Antunovich Matthew Curulli Catrina Henry Jordan Mallah Florian Peter Lida Shao Lara Vancans Sarah Appleton Catherine Cusumano Claire Henry Robert Malleck Sabine Peter Justine Sharrock Angela Velasquez Carmelle Arad Anne-Karine Dabo Jonathan Herbert Tanya Manderson Wyatt Phillips Michael Sheets David Vigil Namon Armstrong Dana Dasch-Goldberg Katerina Herodotov Suzanne Mauer Eric Phillips-Horst Debbie Sheintoch Ned Vizzini Cecile Arnaud Leah Dashe Reuben Heyman-Kantor Debbie Mayer Jessica Pichardo Saskia Sidenfaden Dan Voice Khalidiah Asante Larry Davidow Loie Hollowell Rima McCoy Kittiya Pichejkulbordee Lee Silverman Corrie Wachob David Ashe Rachel Davison Yula Hosten-Williams Veronica McGlashin Ratree Pichejkulbordee Sophie Simon Stewart Wagner Erica Ashe Klaus deRijk Jason P. Howell Danae McLeod Miriam Pierre-Louis Matt Singer Siraj Wahhaj Nathaniel Atkins Elizabeth Dettori Daniel Hurewitz Kelly McMahon Julie Ann Pietrangelo Nicole Sisco Sarah Walker H. Catherine Bailey Brenda Dock Robin Hutchins David McWeeney Cori Pleune Jason Sital Brian Ward Kristin Baja Sam Dodge Candace Jackson William Mee Shaine Pouelson Amanda Smart Lisa Ward Henry Baker Linda Doyle Carl Jackson Ryan Meisheid Lisa Pozarowski Andrew Smiley Jennifer Waxman Nathaniel Barratt Emily Drucker Greg Jewett Brian Mencher Jamie Principe Noah Smith John Webber Michael Beharie Jan Duffy Jennifer Johnson Keith Menneke Michael Principe Emiko Snowden Nelsy Webber Renee Bergan Rebecca Duignan Silke Kaestner Rebecca Mervis Dennis Putnam Ben Snyder Sadie Wechsler Juleah Berliner Robin Edwards Michael Kaffer Jenna Messier Edwin Quashie Emily Snyder Sarah Weisensel Inge Bernhardt Carol Einhorn Susan Kaffer Ethan Miller Summer Quashie Erik Snyder Sabrina Weiss Scott Blozie Brett Erickson Erika Karl Robert Milner Mihoby Rabeharison Larisa Soldatova Johanna Weller-Fahy Bruno Blumenfeld Noel Estrada Andrew Katz Kellyn Misset Benjamin Ramos Virginia Solomon Teri West Debra Bondy Heidi Exline Amy Kaye Julia Moburg Michael Ravitch Naomi Sorkin Dena Wetzel Leah Borkin Gesner Fauston Brad Kaye Orion Montoya Simon Raykher Joseph Spirito Dominic Wetzel Popahna Brandes Christopher Fedosky Michael Keating Carley Moore Matthew Reber Susanne Stahl Nicholas Whitaker Robin Bricker Heidi Ferrell Robert Kirby Christen Morris Angela Redekop Pete Stanton Paul Whitney Julian Brookes Justin Filmer Jordan Kirk Ilse Mosselman William Redekop Ian Stearns Gerald Wilkins Kristen Brookes Cora Fisher Rachel Koster Nadine Mundo Suzanna Rees Steven Steinberg Adam Williams Eulalia Brooks Peter Fitton Rajesh Kottamasu Riri Muramatsu Noderea Reid Junko Sugimoto Kristina Williams Collins Bryan Allison Fleming Derek Kroessler Clive Murphy Rob Richert Nicola Sultanovich Nadia Wilson Amy Bryant Rachel Flynn Abbey Kuhe Gilad Muth Hasan Rizvi Matthew Talmage Louise Witt Beck Burger Rosemary Fordjour Lucie Lagarrigue Fumi Muto Bahiyah Robinson Andrea Taormina Anne Woelfel Olga Camacho Janet Forward Giulia Lake Benjamin Nachumi Edna Robles Larissa Tempel Katharine Wolfe Heather Cardinale Noah Friedman John Langan Uli Neujahr Carlos Rodriguez Cheryl Terry Bonita Wright Larry Carlson Nell Geiser Daniel Lassiter Alantha Newman Michael Rogovin Marc Tessitore Gregory Wright Gabriela Carmo Joanna Geller Emma Lassiter Azer Nisanov Beverly Rohlehr Suzanne Tessitore Nancy Wu Josh Carr Victoria Giardina Bridget Laureira Ludmila Nisanov Sara Rose Barbara Teszler Milana Yakubova Tyler Cartner Jules Gimbrone Joseph Laureira Aya Nishina Jennifer Rosenberg Eric Thomas Larisa Yaneva Dawn Cavalli Julie Goldman Brian Lavery Kiyomi Noda Angela Rothschild Emily Thompson Ida Rae Zapanta Jeff Cavalli Ariel Golstein Jenifer Lee Erin O’Brien Kevin Royer Betty Tolliver David Zomer Tanya Chance Isobel Grad Sarah Lenigan Dani Ohayon Laura Ruttner Geoff Traugh Berel Zucker Sarah Chappell Susi Graf Jon Lennon Natalia Olivera Shuvi Santo Karen Trindle Toby Zucker Ida Cheng Ricki Grater James Leslie Sarah Olson Kendra Scanlon Lyubov Tsinis Jesfaiah Zure Philip Cherry Caroline Green Lauren Letman Austin Orsulich Nathan Schilling Elijah Tucker Ruth Cherry Tracey Greenspan Denise Levine Monika Osborne Jessica Schultz Michael Tumbarello Edmond Chow Catalina Gutierrz Douglas Levine Mark Osbourne Ruth Chow Andrea Halloran Robert Libetti Matthew Osypowski Darnell Collins Joerg Handke Joshua Lifton Alicia Ovitt Allison Comet Yukiko Hanzawa Brian Lindgren Julia Page Caitlin Cox MacKenzie Hardwick Susannah Lipsyte Paul Paradiso Katie Crawmer James Hare Brian Loftus Priya Patel Tim Crawmer Angela Hargrove Pohchoo Lok Erin Patinkin Shawn Creeden Sarah Harris Matt Longabucco Claire Pauley Jessica Cross Sura Hart Joshua Lunior Heather Paulson

THANK YOU!

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

Molly Anderson Darcy Cobb Jared Engel Ginger Hargett Matthew Kline Kira Neel Lucy Stein Maya Bajak Lisa Cohen Faby L. Harris Alison Kling Helen Newman Angela Steward Lou Baldaccini Shelly Cohen Andrea Ferrero Geralyn Harry Myra Klockenbrin Amanda Nguyen Elaine Stogel Susan Baldassano Katie Crawmer Melanie Fischer Sara Hatfield Michelle Kloehn Elizabeth Ontaneda Aviva Sufian Aaron Balkan Beth D. Emily Flynn Sharon Hayes Nicole Knight Sarah Pappas Popi Susan Pustilnik Paul Basile Sarita Daftary Zaria Forman Adrienne Heald Melissa Koehler James Parrot Lucia Tanaka David Beame Jason Das Christina Frank Heidi Lindsay Korotkin Jim Perlstein Simona Tanasescu Ariella Ben-Dov Amelie Davidson Lijah Friedman Gabriel Heller Katy Krantz Becky Plattus Ketty Thomas Cheryl Berkowitz Rachel Davison Rachel Friedman Christina Henry Scott Kravet Jonathan Podborsek Paul Thomas Sari Bernstein Nancy Dodd Pat G. Andrew Hoffman Jamie Kruse Anne Pope Kallen Tsikalas Betty Doris Denise Ganjou Gaby Hoffmann Erin Kurnik Suzanne Price Brian Tubbs Aloyse Blair Nancy Doyle Adrienne Garbini Joe Holtz Malina Lake Boris Primakov Marcos & Frances Vargas Bianca Block Ashia Drag Eric Gewirtz Myra Howard Hilary Leiter Typhaine Python Shaune Velazquez Eric Braun Ingrid Dudek Pedro Gomez Arabella Hutter Josh Lerman Elaine Retholtz Carol Vickers Ethan Breen Joe Duignan Alfonso Graham Ife Lori Levine Jan Richard Halper Helen Vrontikis Brenda Magda Durante Leslie Grant Carlo Inserra Siddhartha Lokanandi Christine Richardson Joshua Waletzky Robin Bricker Sarah Durham Justin Gressley Dulcy Israel Jennifer MacFarlane Gregory Rosewell Leona Walker Robert Burger Erika Dyson Jackie Gross Janna Colleen Macklin Gina Rossi Erica Waples Susan Carroll Eldima Anya Guyer Karen Jefferson Jody Madell John Rubino Colin Weatherby Chase Hannah Edmunds Anne Hake Jessica Adam Marcus Catherine Saillard Inna White Lauren Cherry Sean Elias Andrea Halloran Lars Johnson Kyle McCarthy Alexandra Salmon Mera White Cynthia Clark Emily Hazel Hankin Julia Keha McIlwaine Jade Sanchez-Ventura Jo Whitsell Sarah Julig Latifah McKinney Jim Santangeli Lena Williams Stacey Kalish Holly Mendenhall Lisa Schneider Craig Winer Elie Katz Isak Mendes Chris Schuster Nora Wolf Michael Katz Michael Messenie David Scott Pirco Wolfframm Harlene Katzman Ander Mikalson Anthony Sepulveda Stephen Woloshin Debbie Kaufman Barbara Miles Halper Anna Serota James Wu Julie Kay Beth Miller Emily Sharrock David Yakubon Sarah Kaylor Christine Moreyra Nancy Siesel Delia Yarrow Anne Keating Yoshiko Mori Barry Simpson Yoshiko Jordan Kirk Aloisia Moser Alexis Soloski Aaron Kirtz Mary Mulliken Allen Spector Jennifer Kline Naomi Jeffrey Stein

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