October 25, 2007 a Food Coop Grows in the South Bronx Nelson Did What People Around the Country Do When Considering Starting a Food Coop

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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume BB, Number 22 October 25, 2007 A Food Coop Grows in the South Bronx Nelson did what people around the country do when considering starting a food coop. She got in touch with the Park Slope Food Coop’s General Manager, Joe Holtz. Holtz mailed her a packet of informational materials about the different types of coop models, which he keeps on hand just for such requests.

Advice From the PSFC When Nelson called him for advice, Holtz was frank. “I told her, ‘This isn’t 1973, when we started working. There are fewer opportunities for free space, for starting small. I think the key is to not start too small. So the first thing you need to do is community organizing. You need to get other people involved.’” Nelson set about informally focus-grouping her neighbors. “One thing I began to learn was that there was this frustration. Public health groups would tell people, ‘You should eat bet-

ter, have more fresh fruits and vegetables,’ but ANN BY ROSEN PHOTOGRAPH people had no idea where to buy this,” Nelson says. “The food in the local stores is of poor PHOTOGRAPH BY HAZEL HANKIN PHOTOGRAPH Zena Nelson of the South Bronx Food Coop quality: rancid meats, expired goods. You get BRUCE ZEINES second helpings from shops downtown. It’s hard to find a store in the Bronx that has a Keeping It Surreal By Gayle Forman watering system for its produce.” n a warm early fall Saturday Nelson also began canvassing the Park Slope By Kira Sexton Food Coop and noticed that some of its mem- in the basement of a South bers were affluent, people who could shop at, hen he isn’t creat- as well as the German artist Bronx community center, a say, Whole Foods if they wanted to, but instead ing advertisements Albrecht Dürer. These men O shopped in—and worked at—the Coop. for the Coop’s work- were realists, after all, with handful of shoppers browse W “People with a higher income were paying shops and events, or working easily identifiable subject among the shelves, picking out less for groceries, whereas people in the South at his day job as art director matters. They employed clas- everything from whole-grain pasta Bronx with a lower income were paying more. I for Oxygen Advertising, Brook- sical perspective. Zeines is not to organic olive oil to farm-fresh realized that the Park Slope model could serve lyn artist Bruce Zeines is a man of usually identifiable both demographics,” she says. drawing. But don’t think just subject matter or classical per- string beans. This downstairs room Once she decided to use the Park Slope black and white. His work is spective. After a while, howev- in the headquarters of the advoca- model, Nelson got to work, developing part- often drenched in color: er, you see his point. Like cy group Nos Quedamos is the nerships with local organizations like Nos vibrant Prussian blue, shim- Bosch and Bruegel, Zeines Quedamos, City Harvest and the Green Party, mering orange, pale aqua. pays careful attention to detail temporary home of the fledgling while “pestering Joe Holtz daily.” She wrote up Looking at the abstract and gives his drawings plenty South Bronx Food Coop. a business plan. And then, just to “double- shapes that pulse across his of weight. Simple shapes in check that this whole idea wasn’t just in the pages, it’s a little surprising moderate sizes take on gar- A Sustainable Model imagination of Zena,” she says she entered her that Zeines lists as influences gantuan proportions. The South Bronx Food Coop (SBFC) official- idea into an entrepreneurial challenge contest the Flemish painters Hierony- ly opened its doors in late August, but its gen- at Baruch sponsored by Merrill Lynch. Not mus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 esis goes back two years. At the end of 2005, only did she win the contest, but the judges Zena Nelson, an MBA student in marketing at also upped the prize amount from the usual Next General Meeting on October 30 Baruch College, was attending a Green Party $5,000 to $20,000, giving her the necessary The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the meeting in her South Bronx neighborhood. seed money. last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be “We were talking about ways to do community Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elo- outreach and someone mentioned a food Breaking Even, Breaking Ground him Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. coop,” Nelson recalls. “I wasn’t any kind of pro- The coop opened its doors this past August The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the gressive do-gooder, but the idea sparked 24 and broke even its first day. So far, the SBFC entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and something in me. As a business idea, it about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. seemed like a sustainable model.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 * Exceptions for November and December will be posted.

Thu, Oct 25 •Blood Drive: 3:00–8:00 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE Fri, Oct 26 •Blood Drive: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Margaret Palca ...... 3 Sat, Oct 27 •Blood Drive: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. GM Agenda ...... 3 Coop Sat, Oct 27 •Pumpkin Day: 8:00 a.m.–onwards Coordinators’ Corner, Puzzle ...... 5 Event Thu, Nov 1 •Food Class–Vegan Thanksgiving: 7:30 p.m. Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 6 Sat, Nov 10 •Game Night: 7:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Fri, Nov 16 •The Good Coffeehouse: Poetry & Music 8:00 p.m. Mission Statement ...... 7 Highlights Workslot Needs ...... 7 Sat, Nov 17 •Children’s Clothing Swap 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Community Calendar ...... 8 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Letters to the Editor ...... 9 Classified Ads ...... 11 07-10-25 p 01-05 10/24/07 11:03 PM Page 2

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A Food Coop Grows in the South Bronx offers cooking classes on distribution days.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 As the SBFC attempts to grow its membership, its Park Slope older sibling continues to has about 30 members, who pay a member- offer support. Holtz provided Nelson with the ship investment and work three hours a month names and addresses of some 50 PSFC mem- (though some of the true believers put in bers who live in the Bronx and wrote a cover much longer hours). Nonmembers are cur- letter to accompany Nelson’s targeted mailing. rently allowed to shop, although they pay When Nelson recently realized that the higher prices. SBFC needed an accountant, Holtz found a For now, the greatest challenge is getting PSFC member who could do the job and enough capital to afford a storefront that will arranged for the accountant to get Park Slope be open daily and have a refrigeration system FC work credit for assisting the SBFC. so the coop can carry dairy, meat and other Ultimately, the fate of the SBFC will be fresh products. Until that happens, the SBFC determined by the community it serves. operates as a bi-monthly distribution center out of Nos Quedamos. Customers can either Raising Awareness We are Looking for order goods online or go to the center every Linda Grady, who joined the SBFC a year other Saturday. The offerings tend to be dry ago when it was still in its planning stages, Children’s Entertainers: goods, bulk items, fresh eggs and produce, believes that raising awareness is as impor- which members can buy either as a CSA share tant as lowering grocery bills. “It’s hard when Clowns, Face Painters, or piece by piece. what’s marketed to you at the local stores is Nelson works a day job running a nonprofit the fluorescent green juices, all the high-sodi- Jugglers and others for um noodle soups that really aren’t good for you but are cheap,” Grady says. “There’s such “The food in the local stores is of poor quality: a food inequity in New York. But you need Pumpkin Day, rancid meats, expired goods. good nutrition to feel good. Only when the day-to-day qualit¡y-of-life issues are taken Saturday, October 27th care of can you begin to question what’s hap- organization and goes to school full time. But pening politically, environmentally or in the FTOP or make-up credit is available for she finds time to drive up to the Hunts Point larger world. Unless you’re well nourished, it’s your participation. If you are interested, produce markets at 5 a.m. on distribution days hard for any of those issues to take root in please call Julie Gabriel Monday through Friday early to hand-pick fruits and vegetables. If communi- your mind.” at 718-622-0560 or email [email protected] ty members are perplexed by how exactly one For more information on the South Bronx prepares some of these items, City Harvest Food Coop, go to www.sbxfc.com ■ Do You Have East New York Food Coop Any Gently Used Toys? Help a new coop in Brooklyn The Coop Childcare Toy Collection is looking rather sparse these days. FTOP credit available The hobbyhorses have gone out to pasture and the trains have been derailed. In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we frequently Our wish list: Brio trains and tracks, tool box, offer support and consultation to other coops. For the East New hobby horse, large cardboard blocks, food and dishes for the play kitchen, York Food Coop, we have also offered help in the form of Park dolls and doll clothes, coloring books, markers and any other cool things Slope Food Coop member workslots. you might have to donate. Please drop off your gently used toys at the Membership Office upstairs at the Coop. The East New York Food Coop welcomes PSFC members to assist in its first year’s operations. PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. To receive credit, you should be a member for at least one year and have an excellent attendance record. To make work arrangements, please email ellen_weinstat @psfc.coop or call 718-622-0560. East New York Food Coop 419 New Lots Avenue between New Jersey Avenue and Vermont Street accessible by the A, J and 3 trains 718-676-2721

Connecting Movements: Fair Trade and Buy Local A banana farmer from Costa Rica, a pecan farmer from Georgia, and a local fruit and vegetable farmer may seem worlds apart, but they are part of the same movement to build a fair and sustainable food system. The Fair Trade Committee is partnering with Oke USA, Red Tomato, and Equal Exchange to bring together farmers from diverse parts of the world to share their experiences and discuss their vision of Fair Trade. Speakers will include banana farmers from Costa Rica, a coordinator from the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative and a local producer. Join us for a rare opportunity to hear these speakers from different regions of the globe talk about their struggles to stay on the land, their experiences in the market, and the impact of consumer support for fair trade and family farms. Saturday, October 27th • 7:00 p.m. at the Park Slope Food Coop 07-10-25 p 01-05 10/24/07 11:03 PM Page 3

Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY October 25, 2007 3 Margaret Palca’s Recipe for Success By Johannah Rodgers PSFC OCTOBER 2007 aker Margaret Palca has restaurant, and several bou- with each recipe that is GENERAL MEETING been supplying the tiques. “Now,” said Palca, uniquely me,” she explained. BCoop with cookies, “everybody wants to be there.” “My grandmother used to put Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 p.m. brownies and muffins for sour cream in everything, and • Items will be taken up in the order given. more than 15 years. Her New Location I can’t point to one thing like • Times in parentheses are suggestions. baked goods, delivered three But Palca isn’t resting on that which I add to every • More information on each item may be available at the times a week, are hot-selling her success. She opened a recipe, but I’ve been baking entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to items for members in search second retail location on long enough that I know what please read the materials available between 7:00 &7:15 p.m. of sweet indulgences that Court Street at Warren Street it is that will make something • Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) taste as good as if not better in Cobble Hill this October, interesting.” 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. than homemade. and hopes even more Brook- With a thriving wholesale Palca has been baking in lynites become familiar with business and two retail busi- AGENDA: Brooklyn for almost two the bakery. nesses, Palca has had little Item #1: Annual Agenda Committee Election (20 decades. Her busi- minutes) ness has grown over Election: “ Two two-year terms are open. Nominations are the years—in addi- being accepted now and will be accepted on the floor of the tion to the Coop, she GM. ” —submitted by the Agenda Committee now supplies baked Item #2: Age for Cessation of Work (35 minutes) goods to several spe- Proposal: “The cessation of work age shall be 67 years of age” cialty grocery stores, submitted by Barbara Drake including Dean & Item #3: More Time for Discussion of Board of DeLuca and The Gar- Director Candidates? (35 minutes) den of Eden. But she Discussion: “Would the Coop benefit from more time and continues to focus on opportunity for members to learn about the candidates for the Board of Directors.” the quality of each Detailed wording of draft proposal to be discussed: item. Concerning the candidacy announcement deadline, the “I’ve tried really scheduled candidate presentations at meetings for the hard not to cut cor- annual election for the Coop’s Board of Directors and the ners at all,” she proxy mailing date, the following replaces all previous explained in a recent settings of such dates and establishes a second meeting interview. “We use the where candidates can present and answer questions from members: 1) Each year, each candidate shall declare her/his highest quality ingre- candidacy by submitting a statement of up to 750 words to dients we can, Bel- [email protected] by the Linewaiters Gazette gian chocolate, the submission deadline that falls on January 22nd or, if there is best butter we can no deadline on January 22nd, then the first Gazette deadline afford. We also make that comes after January 22nd. This ensures that the candidacy statements will first appear each year in the first smallish batches so BY SUSAN GREENSTEIN ILLUSTRATION they don’t have to sit Gazette of February. 2) The Gazette shall print the candidate statements at least every other issue until the election is in the freezer. I care a over. 3) Each year, as part of the agenda of the General lot about the products that we Offering a plentiful supply time to branch out into new Meeting in the month of March, the candidates will be given make and I really hope that of the cookies, cakes and product areas. Nevertheless, an opportunity to make a presentation and members will be everything that goes out is brownies that Margaret Palca Palca’s first foray into vegan given an opportunity to address questions to the candidates. good,” Palca said. Bakes is best known for, the baking—a Brown Rice This is in addition to the presentations of the candidates new location also features Crispy—has been a hit. and questions for the candidates at the Annual Meeting. 4) Columbia Street breads and some prepared “We’ve had a nice Proxies shall be mailed to members on the Tuesday following the day that Memorial Day is observed. Originally located on Pres- foods, including soups and response to it,” said Palca, —submitted by the General Coordinators ident Street, Palca’s retail sandwiches. “even though they are expen- bakery, Margaret Palca Bakes, When asked what it is, in sive.” Though the Coop does moved to a much larger space addition to high-quality not currently carry the Brown Future Agenda Information: on Columbia Street, near ingredients, that makes her Rice Crispies, other Margaret For information on how to place an Item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. Union Street, nine years ago. baked goods so delicious, Palca Bakes items can be The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending At that time, rents in the Palca points to her recipes. found—assuming they have agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. neighborhood were still rela- “I do a lot of reading and not already sold out for the tively low. testing and I do something day—in Aisle 7. ■ “When I opened, my corner was a big hole full of garbage. Nobody wanted to walk on Thursday, Columbia,” said Palca. But The Park Slope Food Coop Nov. 1 now the area’s become a des- tination, and realtors have Agenda Committee (“AG”) 7:30 p.m. given it a new name, Colum- at the Coop bia Heights. Margaret Palca is seeking qualified nominees Bakes, something of an anchor for the tree-lined to stand for election and Columbia Street, is flanked by Dina Cutrone and Carina serve on the committee. Vegan Thanksgiving Kuhl are owners of TALL Alma, a popular Tex-Mex A Vegan Thanksgiving menu so delicious, order in Brooklyn. TALL The AG was established by the General Meeting (“GM”) to order offers a unique, you won’t even miss the turkey! help facilitate the timely presentation of Coop business to the healthy approach to cooking, entertaining and living. members attending the monthly meeting. Dina is a graduate of Natural Gourmet and In addition to assembling the monthly agenda and maintaining Institute for Integrative That makes records of items submitted, the AG works with members who me happy! Nutrition and Carina is a graduate of the Institute submit items for consideration by the GM and may need for Culinary Education. assistance formulating proposals and discussion points. They offer personal chef services, dinner parties, The AG meets the first Tuesday of every month at 8PM at the MENU cooking classes, catering Coop. Committee members are also required to attend five (5) and healthy living programs. Dina has worked as GMs per year. • Cranberry Orange Soup a personal chef, cooking • Tofu-Leek Tart with Nutty Crust class instructor and caterer, In addition, committee members caucus by telephone and via • Lentil Loaf and Grilled Portobello and Carina has worked at e-mail as needed to facilitate committee business. Mushrooms with Shoyu-Sesame Glaze Butter Restaurant, Per Se on a bed of Sauteed Greens and catering companies in Qualifications include a cooperative spirit, experience working New York City. • Spiced Pumpkin Ice Cream with in a committee environment, and an ongoing interest in the Almond Tuile MEMBERS & business of the Coop. Interested members contact Glenn Brill NON-MEMBERS WELCOME. ILLUSTRATION BY OWEN LONG BY OWEN ILLUSTRATION at [email protected]. $4 materials fee Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. 07-10-25 p 01-05 10/24/07 11:03 PM Page 4

4 October 25, 2007 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Coop Member-Musicians, Performing for a Good Cause By CiCi Stevens

Over 1,200,000 children in South Africa have Cosmo, an FTOP worker in the morning been orphaned by AIDS. Receiving department, is a classically trained Are you familiar with An estimated 6,100,000 children live with cellist whose musical passions have led him the disease from birth. to work in improvisation using XIRR in Excel? A shocking 40.7% of and jazz in addition to pregnant women in the electronic music. He has We have a special project for you rural South African Member toured throughout the U.S. in exchange for FTOP work credit. province of KwaZulu- and Europe with jazz leg- Natal are currently living end Lee Konitz, performed with HIV/AIDS, so the Contribution at Carnegie Hall and been Please contact Joe Holtz number of orphans will featured in the onstage at 718-622-0560 only continue to rise. orchestra of the Broadway So what do these UNICEF statistics mean? musical Spring Awakening. They mean that the children of one of Bryan Noll, another Brooklyn-based musi- Africa’s most vibrant and thriving nations can- cian who is also a member of the Coop, uses not receive an education because these chil- software to sample and remix his guitar live, dren and teenagers need to stay home to take allowing him to float in and out of electronic care of their siblings. beats, basslines and textures. They mean that opportunities to rise out of Shannon Sodano has been a cashier at the poverty are daunting to find and even more Food Coop for about a year. She operates a challenging to take hold of than they would be home-based skin care business and is deeply for someone not afflicted by the disease or its involved in Tanda, a non-profit organization consequences. that sells jewelry to raise funds that provide They also mean that you—yes, you, living material and educational support for orphans across the world in Park Slope, Brooklyn—can of AIDS and impoverished children in rural easily help. South Africa. ■ On Monday, October 29, from 7 to 10 p.m., four of your fellow Coop members will be host- ing a live-music event at Ozzie’s on Fifth Avenue CiCi Stevens has been a member of the Coop for a few and Garfield. The evening will feature electronic months and works the early-morning FTOP shifts as cello creations from Greg “Cosmo D” Heffernan, well. She has been involved with Tanda for a little over a guitar and laptop tunes by Bryan Noll. There year and is excited to be helping the organization for- will also be sales of South African jewelry from mulate the Tanda After-School Program, which will Shannon Sodano and CiCi Stevens. empower South African students by providing a safe A little pertinent information about the alternative to risky behavior and by teaching mar- hosts: ketable skills.

BRUCE ZEINES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Brooklyn Roots Now, for some personal history on our local artist: A Coop member for the past 14 years, Brooklyn-born, Queens- raised, Zeines returned to the borough of his birth and quickly became part of the diverse artistic community. His involvement is partly responsible for Zeines’ most recent—and most visible— exhibition to date: the inau- Have you experienced bias gural issue of Brooklyn Fine Art at the Coop? Magazine (available online

and at the MOCADA gift shop ANN ROSEN BY PHOTOGRAPHS Do you have ideas on how to better near BAM in Fort Greene). It features a six-page spread lages: surreal dreamscapes wanted to draw again,” he address bias incidents at the Coop? headlined: “Bruce Zeines: A populated by half-Doberman, says. Zeines’ subject matter— Surrealist Rooted in Reality.” half-human forms, or monu- heaps of amorphous shapes We would like to hear your story… But Bruce Zeines didn’t ments reflecting rays of light. crowded onto a page of 23” by always draw. After studying Still, it wasn’t satisfying 29” bristol board—might The Diversity and Equality Committee will be holding painting at the School of Visu- enough. seem heavily influenced by al Arts, the need to pay the 9/11. After all, those shapes focus groups with Coop members to better understand rent encroached upon Zeines’ Changing Priorities could be bodies. Couldn’t the types of bias incidents occurring at the Coop and need to create. He used com- September 11 changed all they? “No, 9/11 didn’t influ- members' experiences of these incidents. puters to make digital col- that. “Something shifted and I ence my subject matter,” Please join us on: Zeines clarifies. “It influenced my priorities.” He says he Sunday, October 28th wanted to do something more essential, and so Zeines start- 1:00 - 3:00 pm ed to draw again, explaining, “The computer was too head.” Please call (888) 204-0098 to confirm your attendance or What is in the future for for more information. This is a voicemail box, so please Zeines? More drawing, of be sure course. But when? “When I find the time—at night, week- to leave your name, coop member number and contact ends, cutting out more time information so that we can be in touch with you. for it.” Aside from Brooklyn Fine Art Diversity and Equality Committee Magazine, Zeines’ work can cur- PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP rently be viewed online at Work credit is available to those who attend. www.saatchigallery.co.uk/your gallery/artist/details.php?id=5 920 and at www.absolute arts. com/portfolios/b/bzeine. ■ 07-10-25 p 01-05 10/24/07 11:03 PM Page 5

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COORDINATORS’ CORNER From Brooklyn To Missoula

he Gazette’s last issue printed the first part of you venture that they might be? What is your have fresh food and your money will more likely be an interview I gave for the Missoula Community advice? freed up to pay your suppliers on time. Which is TCo-op’s newsletter in July. I’ve been working A: My advice is to be inclusive and transparent. something you should try very hard to do. I could go with its founding members over the last two years to You need to immediately welcome and include new on, but these are some of the highlights of advice. help get their coop off the ground. Here’s Part II of people who want to get more involved. When we One more thing, come up with a governance sys- that interview. —Joe Holtz, General Coordinator were small and had just opened and many of the tem that’s in the open. If members work in the Coop founders slipped away, it was the new people who they will have opinions and those opinions must be Q: Please address some of the different com- made sure the Coop survived along with a fraction of heard when the holders of those opinions are ready munity feedback on both “members-only” and the founders. You need to be extremely in touch to speak. Our Board is required to invite members to “work requirements.” with the financial situation so that if anything is not all meetings of the Board and they are required to A: On the other hand there are wonderful people working it will be known and steps can be taken until allow the members to give advice. No executive ses- in our neighborhood who have chosen not to be the situation turns positive again. If you don’t know sions. Boards that think they have a corner on wis- members. Many are very comfortable with that. there is a financial problem until it’s been there for a dom are destined to lead their Coop to fail, sooner But a few are resentful that we do not allow non- while, your chances of fixing it in time to survive are or later. We have a town meeting each month, which members to shop and think that the policy is an greatly diminished. is part of the Board meeting. We call it the General affront to them. I also advise not to be totally dogmatic about Meeting. ■ Usually we do not get the opportunity to explain which foods to carry. The most important thing that it is not out of some desire to be an exclusive about a person as far as the Coop should be con- To read more about the Missoula Community Co-op, visit club that we choose this system. Of course, with cerned is their willingness to cooperate in the work. www.missoulacommunitymarket.org 12,800 members and with four open new member Then the Coop should try to meet that person’s food orientations a week, it’s hard to make the argument needs. If the items a person wants sit for long peri- we are an exclusive club. If we were the only store for ods on a shelf without moving, then clearly those miles around our working-members-only policy items should be discontinued. But as little as possi- would be considered questionable in terms of fair- ble should be eliminated because it’s not politically ness. But in a city situation, there are plenty of correct. On the other, we only carry grass-fed beef, stores to buy food from. which is expensive. If people complain, I say eat less We try to explain that the reason for policies on meat and buy the right stuff with your meat dollars. membership work has to do with making the Coop The membership had a vote on this policy. strong by not creating divisions between members I also advise to keep prices low and focus on buy- that might be based on how much money you have. ing what people really want. Many coops have way A more positive way to say it is that there is a certain too much invested in inventory. As soon as you can, unity that is often felt by knowing that your fellow try to mostly carry items that take no more than a

members all are giving a certain minimum toward week to sell a case of. If you can do this, you will LONG BY OWEN ILLUSTRATION the effort of making this place work. On average our members believe in the system but an average, by its very definition, includes members who think the work requirement should be optional. Those members are often the ones who Puzzle Corner are most likely closest to resigning. Mostly we lose members who move away. We also lose members Things That Go Bump who believe in the system but no longer have the time in their lives to do their share. Many of these 12345 6789 10111213 DOWN members intend to return. But we also have mem- 1 Wand wielder 14 15 16 bers who leave because they don’t believe in the 2 Swear 3 Level-headed work requirement and resent the rules we have had 17 18 19 4 Juvenile to adopt in order to protect the huge base of mem- 20 21 22 23 5 Sign of a happy dog? bers who reliably do their work. We also lose some 6 Name for an alter ego people because they can only shop when we have 24 25 7 Competes our most crowded shopping conditions. 8 Botch 26 27 28 29 30 31 9 Rapscallions 10 Infusions Q: What are people looking for in the Coop? 32 33 34 35 11 Cramp, e.g. Why do they join? Who are they? 12 Pig ____ A: It’s all over the map. Save money, make friends, 36 37 38 13 Maid’s lament meet people, have one aspect of your life be less in 18 Where beasties lurk tune with big corporations, support local farmers 39 40 41 42 23 Failed amendment 24 With no deviation (we do this a lot), help build the community, feel 43 44 45 25 Devil-of-the-seas Jones more connected to others, fresher food, honesty 26 Spanish suns about what is for sale. Our members are diverse but 46 47 27 Actor with roles as a 48A, a 1D, a we don’t keep track of who they are. 41D, and even a 26A 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 28 Best case 29 Assaults with a 48D Q: Where would you like to see it improved? 55 56 57 58 30 Parsonage A: I would like us to be clearer and more success- 31 Pores over ful in our effort to educate members about what the 59 60 61 35 Off the map work is that we need them to do. When I shop I see a 37 Vampires in flight 62 63 64 million things that could be better about the way 40 Cozy place for a bite 41 Grave-robber the place is running. On the other hand I know that 42 The kinds of films 27D is known it runs pretty well and the reasons people leave ACROSS for rarely include the words “poorly run.” 1 Cloaks 38 News 44 Familiar evidence of witchcraft Also better education about why the Coop does 6 Make a claim 39 Some jazz vocalizations 47 Like a spooky night everything we do. Communications everywhere 10 Not volunteer 40 “A little ___’ll do yah” 48 Spear’s longer cousin 14 To no _____ 41 Restless wanderers 49 Notion should be better, including how we make decisions 15 Bygone Italian green 43 Gets a reaction 50 Some small deer about the food. Do we do what makes more money 16 Beige in fancy catalogs 45 Lincolnesque 51 ____ Kong or do we do what makes members happiest and 17 Pushers? 46 Audiophile’s headphones 52 Noted doctor’s doppelganger what’s straightforward and honest? We do the latter 19 Pi followers 47 Votes in favor 53 Talked about couple but we are not the best at letting people know. 20 Ram’s mate 48 Parrot’s perch? 54 Bosses of bosses 21 Barnyard onomatopoeias 51 Witching ____ 57 Complain about 22 Firm up 52 Drunk’s interjection 58 John in the morgue Q: What have been your most persistent chal- 24 Sacred Egyptian bird 55 Teen ____ lenges? 25 Truth alternative 56 Cave dweller For answers, see page 12. A: Educating members about their Coop. Con- 26 Creepy critter 59 Fall (over) This issue’s puzzle author: trolling theft. Keeping up with all the details while 29 Arabic alohas 60 Drink of astronauts Stuart Marquis 32 Alphabetical and numeric 61 Drive in Beverly Hills keeping the big picture right there in front at the 33 Places to see stars 62 A breeze same time. 34 Shadow 63 Like a frittata 36 Encumbrance 64 Resembles Q: As a smaller community, Missoula will have 37 Hound sound different challenges and advantages; what would 07-10-25 p 06-12 10/24/07 10:57 PM Page 6

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

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

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions MUST include author’s name and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. sharp [doors open at 7:45] phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Booking: Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. This Issue Prepared By: The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Erik Lewis Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Editors (development): Dan Jacobson handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled Michael O’Keeffe "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. Reporters: Gayle Forman Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Johannah Rodgers digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket Kira Sexton described above. The email address for Art Director (development): Michelle Ishay submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged Illustrators: Susan Greenstein on the deadline day. Owen Long Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed Photographers: Hazel Hankin by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Ann Rosen are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Looking Traffic Manager: Monona Yin category are free.) All ads must be written on a Classified Ads Prep: Heather Cottrell submission form (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be for Text Converters: Peter Benton up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Diana Quick be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). something new? Proofreader: Margaret Benton Recipes: We welcome original recipes from Thumbnails: Barbara Jungwirth members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. Check out the Coop’s Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to products blog. Preproduction: Yan Kong members in the store. Subscriptions are available by Photoshop: Bill Kontzias mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at First Class rates because our volume is low). The place to go for the latest Art Director (production): Lauren Dong information on our current Desktop Publishing: Leonard Henderson product inventory. Editor (production): Dièry Prudent You can connect to the blog Final Proofreader: Janet Mackin via the Coop’s website Post Production: Becky Cassidy www.foodcoop.com Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. 07-10-25 p 06-12 10/24/07 10:57 PM Page 7

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Plastic Recycling Drivers cling facility is open. Member will be reim- side other volunteers at CHIPS. Reliability, bursed for mileage according to IRS reimburse- cooperation, and ability to take directions are The Plastics Recycling Squads are looking for ment rates. If interested, please contact Office vital. Experience with food prep is a plus for drivers to transport plastic recycling collected at Coordinator Cynthia Pennycooke at working in the kitchen. Please contact Camille the Coop to the recycling plant in Brooklyn. [email protected] or drop by the Scuria in the Membership Office if interested. Drivers are needed for shifts on Wednesday and Membership Office to speak to her. Sunday. Drivers must have a large capacity vehi- Voucher Processing cle (van or truck) for the volume of recycling col- CHIPS Soup Kitchen Monday, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. lected. You need to be able to lift and work Do you like working with numbers? In this work- Monday, Tuesday or Saturday, 9:00 to 11:45 independently. Reliability a must as you are the slot, you will be entering information about a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. only person coming to do this job on your day. Coop expenses from individual papers (vouch- Recycling collected from the Coop on Sunday CHIPS serves a daily meal to the homeless, ers) into a book and adding it up. Neat, legible needs to be stored by the Coop member in their needy, and hungry at their storefront soup handwriting, facility with a calculator and atten- car or home until Monday. The recycling center kitchen located at 4th Avenue and Sackett tion to details (especially with numbers) are is not open to accept plastics on the weekend. Street. Workslots preparing food, helping to prerequisites for this position. Workslot is open All drivers must be available to drop off the serve meals, and cleaning-up are available to to members who have been members for at recycling at the center between 8:00 a.m. and Coop members who have been a member for at WORKSLOT NEEDS 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the recy- least 6 months. Coop members will work along- CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

All About the COOP CALENDAR General Meeting Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open New Member Orientations General Meeting meetings and to receive the advice of the members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m. TUE, OCT 30 required to act legally and responsibly, has approved Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of Sunday afternoons:...... 4:00 p.m. every General Meeting. Board members are elected at The agenda will appear in the next Gazette and as Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws a flyer in the entryway. begin on time! The orientation takes about two are available at the Coop Community Corner and at hours. Please don't bring small children. TUE, NOV 6 every General Meeting. Gazette Deadlines AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Next Meeting: Tuesday, Submissions will be considered for the Nov. 27 LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: General Meeting. October 30, 7:00 p.m. Nov 8 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Oct 29 The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Nov 22 issue 7:00 p.m., Mon. Nov 12 The Coop on Cable TV month. CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Nov 8 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Oct 31 FRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m. Location Nov 22 issue 7:00 p.m., Wed. Nov 14 Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 69 (CableVision). The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. How to Place an Item Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop on the Agenda Mission Statement and Receive Work Credit If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store—an Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- business. As members, we contribute our workslot-credit program was created to increase General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust on how to submit an item appear on the submission Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see through cooperation and teamwork and form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. enables us to keep prices as low as possi- of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Advance Sign-up Required: ble within the context of our values and last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your principles. Only members may shop, and call Ellen Weinstat in the office. name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. we share responsibilities and benefits Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see equally. We strive to be a responsible and below for details. ethical employer and neighbor. We are a Meeting Format • Two GM attendance credits per year: buying agent for our members and not a Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- selling agent for any industry. We are a part workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. • Meet the Coordinators of and support the cooperative movement. • Enjoy some Coop snacks • Certain Squads not eligible: We offer a diversity of products with an Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food • Submit Open Forum items Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, emphasis on organic, minimally pro- • Explore meeting literature and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted cessed and healthful foods. We seek to because covering absent members is too difficult.) avoid products that depend on the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) • Attend the entire GM: exploitation of others. We support non- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items In order to earn workslot credit you must be present toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it for the entire meeting. the environment. We strive to reduce the can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item • Childcare can be provided at GMs: impact of our lifestyles on the world we for a future GM. Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership share with other species and future genera- Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth- Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Signing in at the Meeting: friendly producers. We recycle. We try to • Financial Report 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the lead by example, educating ourselves and • Coordinators’ Report Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. others about health and nutrition, coopera- • Committee Reports 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is passed around during the meeting. tion and the environment. We are com- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) mitted to diversity and equality. We • Being Absent from the GM: • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please strive to make the Coop welcoming and do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. accessible to all and to respect the opin- Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? ions, needs and concerns of every member. (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) It depends on your work status at the time of the We seek to maximize participation at every • Meeting evaluation meeting. level, from policy making to running the • Board of Directors vote • Consider making a report… store. We welcome all who respect these • Announcements, etc. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. values. 07-10-25 p 06-12 10/24/07 10:57 PM Page 8

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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]. Sub- mission 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, OCT 27 Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sunday, Octo- at the Red Tent. We’re discussing SAT, NOV 3 & the Good Coffee House. At the ber 28, 11:00 a.m. at Brooklyn Soci- “Sisterhood Interrupted: From Ethical Culture Society, 53 BOOK FAIR: P.S. 295 Magnet Stu- ety for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Radical Women to Grrls Gone PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Oscar Prospect Park West. 6:30-10:00 dio School of Arts & Culture, Satur- Park West. The presentation will be Wild” by Deborah Siegel. New Brand; Raging Grannies. Sunday, p.m. Info: 718-636-6341. day, Oct. 27, 1:00-4:30 p.m. at 330 followed by an afternoon workshop members welcome! 338 4th Street, Nov. 3, 8:00-10:30 p.m. at the 18th St. btwn 6th & 7th aves. Rain on “Teaching the Holocaust: Pass- between 5th & 6th aves. www.red- Workmen’s Circle, 45 East 33rd St. SAT, NOV 10 or shine. For $5 Brooklynites can ing on History’s Lesson in Moral tentwomensproject.org (btwn Madison & Park); wheel- satisfy their appetite for books and Conversations.” $5. chair-accessible. For info call 212- PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: New fill a whole bag of reading material BODY POLITIC: Reproductive FRI, NOV 2 787-3903 or see www.peoplesvoice Songwriters: Krista Weaver, Emma to bring home. Children’s/picture Health & Justice Potluck Discussion cafe.org. Suggested donation: $12 Graves, Hillel Arnold. Saturday, books, early readers, chapter on Sunday, October 28, at 6:00 p.m. SHOP FOR THE RED TENT’S general/$9 members/more if you Nov. 10, 8:00–10:30 p.m. at the books, fiction/non-fiction for at 338 4th Street, between 5th & 6th CAUSE: Friday, Nov. 2, from 6:00- choose, less if you can’t/no one Workmen’s Circle, 45 East 33rd St. tweeners and teens, adults young aves. Join us for a discussion on one 9:30 p.m. Serene Rose—one of Park turned away. (btwn Madison & Park); wheel- and old. Refreshments and pump- of the most fraught and complicat- Slope’s best boutiques—will sell chair-accessible. For info call 212- kin carving. ed issues in our country today. some of their beautiful clothes at a WED, NOV 7 787-3903 or see www.peoplesvoice www.redtentwomensproject.org. huge discount to raise funds for the cafe.org. Suggested donation: $12 SUN, OCT 28 Red Tent Women’s Project. 338 4th FOLK OPEN SING: Come sing with general/$9 members/more if you TUE, OCT 30 Street, between 5th & 6th aves. us. Bring voice, instruments, choose, less if you can’t/no one SUSAN CERNYAK-SPATZ, a Holo- www.redtentwomensproject.org friends. Children welcome. Co- turned away. caust survivor, will give a presenta- NONFICTION BOOK GROUP: hosted by the Folk Music Society STOOP SALE BENEFIT: Saturday, tion on her experiences in Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. of N.Y., the Ethical Culture Society, Nov. 10, at 9:30–4:30 p.m. One day only! The Red Tent Women’s Pro- ject is having its last stoop sale of the year. We’ve gotten tons of The PSFC Fun*Raising great donations, and EVERY- Monthly on the... THING MUST GO! Books, clothes, Committee invites you to the R CDs, furniture, etc. 338 4th Street, Last Sunday • Oct 28 • 10:00 a.m.–noon next Coop… between 5th & 6th aves. Second Saturday • Nov 10 • noon– 2:00 p.m. Third Thursday • Nov 15 • 7:00–9:00 p.m. E SAT, NOV 17 On the sidewalk PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Si Kahn. in front of the receiving area C Saturday, Nov. 17, 8:00–10:30 p.m. at the Park Slope Food Coop. at the Workmen’s Circle, 45 East 33rd St. (btwn Madison & Park); • Saturday, November 10 • wheelchair-accessible. For info Y call 212-787-3903 or see www.peo- 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. plesvoicecafe.org. Suggested in the meeting room at the Coop. donation: $12 general/$9 mem- PLASTICS bers/more if you choose, less if • FREE admission • All ages welcome • you can’t/no one turned away. • Bring your friends • What plastics do we accept? • Refreshments for sale • • #1 and #2 non-bottle shaped containers and L #1 and #2 labeled lids. Mouths of containers Bring your favorite game(s): must be equal width or wider than the body • Scrabble • Taboo • chess • checkers • bridge of the container. I • Nim • Boggle • Candyland • Trouble • Stratego • Pictionary • Monopoly • Trivial Pursuit… • All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids. • #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically marked N lids and caps (discard any with paper labels). • Plastic film, such as shopping and dry cleaning bags, etc. Okay if not labeled. G ALL PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRY We close up promptly. Last drop offs will be accepted 10 minutes prior to our end time to allow for sorting.

PROGRAMS Thursday, October 25 through Saturday, October 27

The following programs will happen within four days of publication of this issue. For full ads, please look at the September 27 or October 11 issues or pick up copies of the flyers in the Coop.

Thu, Oct 25 3:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. Blood Drive Fri & Sat, Oct 26 & 27 11:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Blood Drive Sat, Oct 27 8:00 a.m. Pumpkin Day & Fair Trade event! 07-10-25 p 06-12 10/24/07 10:57 PM Page 9

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Furthermore, she has no actual ANOTHER WBAI well as a lotta love for Park Slope in data to support her opinion. How general. Just go to YouTube.com and THE COOP many baby boomers have been long- BOARD SLATE type “nycreative” into the search win- RETIREMENT DEBATE term members of the Park Slope Food dow. Hope you all enjoy it! Coop? Those Coop members who DEAR MEMBERS… Tracy Wuischpard have favored a retirement program for Again, those of you who are sub- creative director TO THE EDITOR: scribers to WBAI, 99.5 on your FM dial, Joe Holtz’s September 13, 2007 the Coop have always considered nycreative.biz length of service in any reasonable as of August 31st, please, please vote Coordinators Corner “A Coop Retire- and please, please rank me No. 1 so ment Age? I Hope Not” is wrong on proposal. How many years has Ms. Grandelli been a member? What gives that I can make an even better show- BROWNSTONE CORN many counts. He uses faulty and mis- ing than last year! Please, please vote leading arguments to say that the her the right to decide how others ought to feel? for (or rather, in single replacement While luxury condos go on sprouting younger members of the Coop, more choice voting, rank) Albert Baron burdened by family and work obliga- Ms. Grandelli and others of her On crammed Fourth Avenue, belief might take their thinking a logi- Solomon, Patricia Logan, James Ross, A cornfield grows in Brooklyn’s tions, would resent 65-year-old mem- Robert Gold, Bernardo Palumbo, Carla bers, still able-bodied, retiring from cal step further. They might serve their heartland, communities by continuing to work at Cubit, Don Mathison, Seth Goldberg, Providing a rustic view. their work requirement. Jennifer Jager, Stefan Neustader, Ken Requiring long-term older members their own current professions as long Two avenues to the west, on Sixth, as they live and refusing such finan- Laufer and Lee McClure. And please, On a block that’s safe from hawks, of the Coop to continue working will please, please don’t rank anyone else if not prevent the younger members from cially troublesome benefits as pen- It fills a very modest plot, sions and Social Security payouts. you really want to help us. (DUH, you’ll This sidewalk stack of stalks. having to juggle Coop workslots and notice, Chase Valdez, that I used all other obligations. In fact, retirement After all, work at the Coop might well St. Francis Xavier Church is near, keep them physically fit. three names just to emphasize my At the corner of Carroll Street, might allow the younger members to importance.) As you see, the Resistance be able to work those jobs that have Michael Rieman A soaring tower of somber gray, (Independent) Campaign has a strong A supplicants’ retreat. been closed to them because older brigade this year and we do stand to members are now filling those slots. The corn grows high, four yards or so, WBAI BOARD gain three seats for a solid 14-10 major- And turns out safe from hassles— Joe’s argument that older members ity, but don’t take anything for granted! are freer to work is not relevant, since No passerby rips off an ear, CANDIDATES Again, ballots should go out on For what it bears are tassels. these members still work one shift October 15th (today!) and if you don’t each. How does Joe know that an DEAR COOP-ERATORS, Where once an urban oak lent shade get one by October 22nd you must Unto the brownstone row, older member “needs it [retirement] Like the Park Slope Food Coop, call the station (212-209-2800) and A touch of farmland now bestows less”? Is Joe trying to cause a division WBAI radio (99.5 FM) is a noncommer- ask for the Membership Director to An unlikely golden glow. between younger Coop members and cial member-driven effort that emerged make sure you get a ballot. Also ask Leon Freilich older Coop members? from the antiwar movement. In WBAI’s her to mail you a membership card to Joe’s examples of people who wait- case, the station was donated by Louis confirm your membership. ed to join the Coop when they had Schweitzer to the Pacifica network Note that the names in italics have THANK YOU FOR “more time,” such as fewer family founded by pacifists in the late 1940s. been added to our list, and that Rolan- obligations, is interesting but not rel- In recent years, Pacifica has set up do Bini’s name has been removed YOUR PATIENCE evant. The older long-term members a novel experiment in listener-democ- from the above, on reliable advice. persevered and made the Coop the racy, in which listeners—around the We had a rollicking Resistance DEAR MEMBERS, success that it is because we contin- same size as the Food Coop, with Candidates’ meeting last night in After two weeks of trouble-shoot- ued to be members despite our per- 15,400 members—vote for represen- which my guitar was returned to me from ing/technical support with our new sonal obligations. Where would the tatives to the Local Station Board, where I had left it in Freeport! So I will front-end system, it occurred to me Coop be today if everyone followed which is charged with governance of have it for making my 50-second cart that while things have indeed been the examples Joe gave? the station, evaluating management (cartridge) to be played on the air. rough, tiresome and, yes, stressful, His argument for not allowing a and preparing the annual budget of Wish me luck! my days have been made oh so much retirement age has serious omissions. some 4 million dollars. You’ll notice that I haven’t said any- more pleasant through my daily inter- He leaves out length of service, which In the next few days, if you are a thing about why you should vote for actions with our membership. I have will be included in any request for WBAI Listener-Member, you should the Resistance (Independent) Cam- been reminded day after day of our cessation from the work requirement. receive a ballot in the mail. I’m a paign rather than for Justice and Unity wonderful community and blown Joe also mentions that the current member of the Park Slope Food Coop (J&U). Basically it’s a power grab by away by some of my interactions. policies are “fairer” because of all the for many years and a current member those currently in charge of the station It has been a hard transition, one other leaves, including disability. I do of the WBAI Local Station Board, hav- to drive out both listeners and sub- with surprises every day. While we are not feel it is “fairer” that a Coordinator ing been elected last year for a 3-year scribers that are not loyal to their working to correct some of the most can retire from the Coop before the 75 term. Here are my recommendations program of replacing capable broad- critical problems, it does feel at times age limit and never have to work for whom to vote for—basically, I’ve casters with those loyal to them. They that it’s a neverending cycle. The gen- again. Joe fails to mention the fact listed only candidates who are inde- also want to keep everything about the eral feeling that I’m hearing on the that paid staff members have all the pendent of the current majority fac- Station the way it is rather than bring floor is that “it’s to be expected.” I do benefits of retirement. It is clear he tion, in the order of preference for in anyone not loyal to them, which not intend to name all the wonderful wants to keep this two-tiered retire- those I feel will do a diligent and fair would include the ocean of talent and things that I’ve heard or seen. I will ment system created by the Coordi- job on the Local Station Board. If you brilliance that is New York City. They say that it has been a delight to not nators. Are some Coop members share my concerns for improving also want to continue losing money only feel appreciated but also sup- more equal than others? So far, the WBAI radio, please consider voting until the audience and subscribers are ported. On the Friday night that the GM seems to accept this inequitable for the independent candidates, in replaced with their own loyalists. Oh system went down for an hour and a situation. Do you? the following order: yes, there is an element of Afrocen- half, for example, members—both Lila Rieman 1) Jennifer Jager (Treasurer of the trism to all this, but the Just-Us ele- working and shopping—pulled No Spray Coalition, which has been ment is paramount. Their methods together and got the job done using fighting against the mass spraying of are, of course, appalling. That’s anoth- cell phones as calculators. It remind- MORE ON THE COOP toxic pesticides in NYC) er thing. I call them Just Us and ed of me of “the good old days” when RETIREMENT DEBATE 2) James Ross Impunity (JUI) rather than Justice and we used calculators to check out. And 3) Patricia Logan Unity. It’s just the latest chapter in the this past Saturday when another DEAR COOP MEMBER 4) Ken Laufer sad and tired history of Listener-Spon- problem arose one of the members WORKERS: 5) Robert Gold sored radio in the U.S. told me that he knew everything I was offended by Susan Grandelli’s 6) Carla Cubit Is this unfair campaigning? They would be ok when he saw me pop misinformed and arrogant comments 7) Bernardo Palumbo could write letters to the Gazette too. up—thank you for your faith in my in the October 11 Gazette. 8) Albert Solomon (All right, so In faith, beauty and cooperation, we remain, ability. Ms. Grandelli, like several other Albert can be a pain in the ass to the A. Solomon I think my coworkers will join me in members, continues to believe that Park Slope Food Coop directors. But Camera Operator - PACVID1.com saying thank you for your patience, the only reason to wish to “retire” that’s exactly what we need on the Homœopathic Visionary and for your willingness to exemplify from work at the Coop is illness or WBAI Local Station Board.) and the Oracle of Yaya the values of community on which generally poor health. She is dis- 9) Seth Goldberg 718-768-9079, [email protected] this Coop was built! mayed at the possibly “disastrous” 10) Don Mathieson Thank you, to our not so little com- impact of allowing baby boomers to 11) Lee McClure-Come munity, for your understanding and leave their workslots. Yet she never If you’d like more information, PARK SLOPE ON continued support! once objects to paid staff being please contact me at mitchelco- Debbie Parker allowed to retire whether or not they [email protected]. Thanks! YOUTUBE Office Coordinator–Technical Support have health issues, and despite the Mitchel Cohen fact that the Coop must actually make Brooklyn Greens / Green Party,coordina- TO ALL THE COOP MEMBERS: pension payments to these people. tor of the No Spray Coalition, and current I have made a video about Park Why isn’t that situation disastrous for listener representative to the WBAI Local Slope and posted it on YouTube. There the Coop, Ms. Grandelli? Station Board is a profile of the Coop in the piece as 07-10-25 p 06-12 10/24/07 10:57 PM Page 10

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Helping Feral/Outside ENHANCING FERTILITY Cats: Trap-Neuter-Return NATURALLY: WITH JESSE OLDHAM A CHINESE MEDICINE APPROACH WITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC. Do you want to help your neighborhood cats? UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY: • The energetics of reproduction Please join us for a comprehensive workshop on • What our grandmothers never told us: why trap-neuter-return is the healthiest and most reading our body’s signals humane choice for feral cats. OBSTACLES TO FERTILITY: We will speak about the trap- • Chinese medicine patterns of imbal- ance neuter-return process, feral • “Unexplained infertility” explained nutrition, advocacy, socialization, IMPROVING THE ODDS: spay/neuter options, • Nutrition and lifestyle choices for your body type winter shelter and • Tilling the soil: preparing the body for the rigors cold-weather caretak- of pregnancy ing tips! WORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: All attendees will get a proof-of-attendance card • Eastern and Western approaches side by side enabling them to borrow traps from a Lara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Chinese number of area trap banks. 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 Jesse Oldham, a PSFC member, has been an animal welfare advocate for 13 from Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwan years. She is the founder and President of Slope Street Cats and is on the for three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine NYC Feral Cat Council. and a Coop member. FREE Saturday, November 3 FREE Sunday, November 4 Non-members welcome 11:00 a.m. in the Coop Non-members welcome 12:00 p.m. at the Coop

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

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FAMILY - COMMUNITY - DIVORCE MEDIATION

WITH A NDREW G ARY F ELDMAN A spirited, interactive workshop on the benefits of mediation where you will:

• Learn how to change the quality of conflict interactions from negative and destructive, to positive and constructive. • Learn how to go from being fearful and defensive, to confident and considerate. • Learn how to act from strength, while staying compassionate.

Andrew Gary Feldman joined the Coop in 1979 and has been mediating since 1998.

FREE Saturday, November 10 Non-members welcome 1:00 p.m. at the 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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Puzzle Answers WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT? Things That Go Bump Food Tours in the Coop Take a day write a poem MASKS AVER PA I D hold it in your hand sing a song AVA I L L I RA ECRU and observe its shimmering possibility then thank it GONDOL I ERS RHOS carry it outside kindly EWE BAAS CEMENT and watch it shift with the weather IBIS DARE take it up a tree and let it see stop by the Coop SP I DER SALAAMS its world from new heights and buy some fresh food take it on the water eat it slowly and minimally treated ORDERS TVS TA I L careful not to bump your paddle on its boat your day is done L I EN BAY I NFO climb it up a mountain by Myra Klockenbrink SCAT DAB GHOSTS and get its heart to race EL ICI TS HONEST take it and dig in the dirt CANS FORS disturb the earthworms Mondays November 12 (A Week) PIRATE HOUR HIC loll with it in the grass November 26 (C Week) IDOL TROGLODYTE watch the clouds puff Noon to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. KEEL TANG RODEO take a nap EASY EGGY SEEMS Tuesday October 30 (C Week) Ask your day 2:30 to 3:30 and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.. how it was: Or you can join in any time during a tour.

WELCOME!

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community. Damali Adu Paul Chaikin Jay Gromek Margaret Lee Shaneece Norris Tamara Shapiro Habib Ahary Tapas Chakraborty Stephanie Gromek Scott Lennox Jeremy Olshan Alex Sherwin Rose Aka Lorraine Chamberlain Maria Guaman Joel Tomar Levin Corey Parson Chanoch Silber Emily Albert Matthew Clarke Namita Gupta Carlos Lopez Leonardo Pejsachowicz Rachel Simmons Alexis Almeida Maria Del Carmen Bruce Gutelius Becky Lorenz Dan Pepitone Stefanie Simons John Andersen Clegg Anne Hake Sean Luis Le Pham Roberta Sinkia Jonathan Aronoff Anne Marie Coats-Gatz Elizabeth Haley Dan Lupkin Brian Phillips Jamie Spencer Michele Arrieta Chriss Coats-Gatz Mark Hall Rosemary Macaya Fiona Phillips Peter Spencer Emil Arvidsson Lloyd Cobham Jay Hammond Santos Macaya Claudemerv Pierre Elizabeth Steeby Tom Backner Dennis Collinson Al Hanson Ken Madden Maxine Pinnock Christoph Steger Ali Baker Clare Cragan Andrew Harmon Alex Majumder Stephen Pischl Remy Steiner Dianne Baker Lauren Dallaquila Angeltte Hart Paula Mann Jeremy Pope Rebecca Stern Mendel Barber Rakhee Dodia Doug Hecklinger Sabrina Manville Ariel Poster Zack Strassburger Mark Bardner Robert Dominguez Liz Hernandez Michael Marmora Antoine Prat Kimberly Studer Sam Baris Mariko Drew Eliza Honey Michael Martinez Stewart Pravda Abby Subak Kim Barke Cristina Duran Seth Hutchins Garrison Sam McAfee Madeline Pummill Tom Subak Paul Basile Yana Durmysheva Kevin Jenkins Malcolm McFarland Tanya Rakpriya Chris Sullivan Shira Becher Erin Elzi Ame Johnson Kathryn McIntee Ellie Rasulova Sabrina Sullivan Peter Berkowitz Ben Engber Terrence Johnson Malachy McPartland Beareather Reddy Bruno Tarazona Leina Bocar Lise Engber Lauren Kaplan Avner Meir Nikkia Reveillac Anna Thomas Juliette Borda Jason Epstein Natalya Kayner Jessica Melero Ryan Richardson Benjamin Thomas Karen Bowser Shira Epstein Bree Kessler Catherine Micoli Paddy Riley Angel Vargas Edward Boyda Cat Erickson Jay Kiecolt-Wahl Jessica Miller Michael Risbery tonya Vernooy Eva Brock Katherine Farmer Kyle Kimball Mamie Minch Lawrence Robinson Danielle Volpe Emily Brown Jeff Fedderson Brad Kimbrough Anthony Mohen Henry Rock Ellen Warner Renee Brown Michael Felix Lindsay Korotkin Cathy Monblatt Scott Rudd Tomi Warren Greg Bugel Anna Friedlaender Larisa Krasner Elyse Montague Daniel Saks Omari Washington Shannon Burroughs Kim Fusaro Emily Krell Kieran Mullins Caroline Samponaro Ethan Weinheimer Roosevelt Byas Laura Garcia Carrie Mae Kreyche Deborah Munize Eric Sasson Elizabeth Wells Claudia Calich Timothy Gasbarro Emma Kreyche Paul Murphy Erika Schultz Phoebe Westwood Cara Cannella Ron Ghatan Clara Kwon Yesha Naik Jonatan Schumacher Nikole Yinger Briana Carlson- Josh Giunta Mickey Lambert Julie Neimat Erica Seidel Robyn B. Yost Goodman Sigrid Glaubitz Marsha Larned Michael Neimat Mandu Noa Sen Susan Caskie Merida Gorman Amy Lawrence Alice Nicolotti Perotti Jiji Serkhane Chris Cavanagh Brian Gresko Caroll Lee Victoria Norkin Shira Shaham THANK YOU!

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

Dakkan Abbe Michael Dowd Ehren Hanson David Kennedy Arturo Perez Saad Anja Sautmann Idit Aluma David Ehrenberg Sara Hatfield Daniel Kim Kiersten Piccininni Ellen Schorr Caty Bartholomew LaShaun Ellis Abraham Hawkins Alexandra Kuperman Staci Pierson Seth Schreiner Nancy Beiles Barbara Ensor Heal Thyself Wellness Clara Latham Janelle Pietrzak Linda Scott Patricia Berlin Sara Epstein Center Melody Litwin Bradley Poster Davina Semo Kara Blossom Molly Fair Sarah Huck Gabrielle Maisels Lauren Poster Tamara Shapiro Liz Budnitz Camille Finefrock Olga Itkin Jayna Maleri Maulyn Powell Scott Stamper Shannon Burroughs Laramie Flick John Jannone Josephine Martorana Brigitte Prat Hans Steiner Oleg Byashirov Zaria Forman Bedoris Jobe Melissa Marx Elizabeth Press Laura Stoland Patricia Caceda-Welsk Asia Friedman Denise Johnson Brianna McGeehan Anu Prestonia Svetlana Sylvia Carus R. Fureigh Lea Johnson Caz McIntee Lorraine Ramirez Elizabeth Tenenbaum Hannah Chase Galina Galinsky Liselotte Kaiser Ed McKeaney Jeff Ratner Karen Thomas Elizabeth Christ Linda Gasbarro Tara Kamath Carey Meyers Eleonore Real Nicole Tocco Christine Angela Gius Nina Kang Pietrina Micoli Yigal Rechtman Lucy Trainor Jennifer Herman Clair Wills Glasspiegel Elisa Kaplan Adele Mitchell Dan Ross Jennie Uleman Chris Cynn Corinne Goodman Lance Kaplan Jaime Ortiz Aimee Ruiz Carolyn Weiss Jennifer Datka Allison Greene Lauren Katz Park Slope Parents Camille Rustige Suzanna M. Wenniger Adrienne Davis Amy Greenstein Risa Kaufman Daphne Paron Michael Sadowski Curtis Williams Charlene Davis Petra Grueger Lisa Kemper Thomas Paul Regina Sadowski