Staff and Members Work Through the Night During Brownout

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

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Volume JJ, Number 16 August 6, 2015 POWER OUTAGE HITS THE COOP: AUTUMN PREVIEW: Staff and Members Work Stepping Into Fall, One Fruit and Vegetable Through the Night During At a Time By Taigi Smith we’ll be bundling up and wish- Brownout s the sun begins to set on ing for the sky-high temps By Tom Moore Asummer, the coordinators once again. Pack your organic t was a pretty routine, hot and in the produce department picnic and take that trip to the Isteamy Tuesday night, but are swiftly stepping into fall, beach. Make the kids those the power was about to go out. eagerly awaiting the fresh, organic fruit popsicles or spike There was a General Meeting plentiful bounty from local the watermelon-mint spritzers that night and New York was growers they come to know with whatever’s on your top dealing with one of the first heat throughout the year. As the shelf. Take a personal day. waves of the summer. At about heat index rises and Brook- Call in sick. Go somewhere 10:30 p.m. things changed. lyn’s humidity leaves our faces and pack a lunch from the “I was shopping after the GM sticky with dew, it’s hard not Coop because in the blink and the lights were flickering. to be awestruck by the many of an eye, it will all be over. Then they went out,” said Gener- succulent fruits and vege- Watermelon will be replaced al Coordinator Elinoar Astrinsky. tables our beloved Mother by savory squash, gazpacho The power was gone, well, Earth produces during what is with hot stew. most of it. Add to that a burn- arguably the sweetest season While the produce may be ing smell from down the street of the year. different, the new produce where an electrical utility fire Whether you are a lover team at the PSFC is working

broke out. A manhole burst into PHOTO BY TOM MOORE of yellow watermelon, a dark harder than ever to bring us the flames nearby on Sixth Avenue. Freezers were still taped off on Wednesday while technicians plum connoisseur, a sweet very best of next season’s har- Coordinators including Joe worked to restore the system. peach fanatic, a sugar-sweet vest. It’s the first time in several Holtz, Elinoar Astrinsky, Alex corn addict or a hoarder of decades that the PSFC’s pro- Marquez, Camille Scuria, Omar on, and some of the computers freezers and refrigerated cases garlic scapes, there’s arguably duce department is marching Williams, Ev Ruch and David St. were on back-up power. So, we on the shopping floor, into no better place in Brooklyn to into fall without its longtime Germain and Coop members went into ‘emergency mode.’ As empty milk crates, onto U-boats purchase the best of nature’s leader, Allen Zimmerman, at worked until 2:30 a.m. to load staff, we needed to learn what and into the basement’s bigger bounty than at the PSFC. So, the helm. But there’s no need perishable food into the walk-in happened. We called Con Ed. freezers, which were colder but while the temperatures hover to worry. The current group of freezers and refrigerators. There Our first big concern: the freez- were also out of electricity.’’ in the triple digits and the days produce coordinators is ready, was zero loss of food. This is the ers went off…’’ and that’s where Crews loaded things like meat, feel lazy and long, rest assured willing and more than capable story of the how those members the dry ice would enter the pic- yogurt, cheese and ice cream that seasons, like all things in of getting us the freshest fruits and staffers saved the day. ture. More on that later. into milk crates and got them life, must change. Savor these and vegetables we’ve come to Scuria also says, “We smelled downstairs as fast as possible. sultry summer days, because appreciate. Milk Crates and Dry Ice: smoke. We called 911. The fire- The produce needed special in just a few short months, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Tuesday night, July 28, Into men came over in full gear to treatment. Astrinksy says it’s too Early Morning Wednesday, look downstairs. They found no big a job to pack it into crates so Next General Meeting on August 25 July 29 fire. They said the smell (which they used big plastic bags. She The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the This is how Membership was now overwhelming) was says the bags kept the produce last Tuesday of each month. The August General Meeting will Coordinator Camille Scuria put from the true source of the fire: cool and none was lost, “Miracle be on Tuesday, August 25, at 7:00 p.m. at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., it via email: a manhole, transformer fire on of miracles, it was fine.” between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. The “The lights flickered, and we Sixth Avenue.” Astrinsky also said there were Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. then joked about summertime Saving the perishables was no coffee breaks or snacking The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at brownouts. But around 10:30 the big job. Scuria said, “Every- going on. She says at one point www.foodcoop.com and available as a flier in the entryway of p.m. the lights did go out. Some one chipped in. Job No. 1 was in the early morning she bought the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop back-up emergency lights were getting all the food out of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 governance, please see the center of this issue.

Fri, Aug 7 • Film Night: IN THIS ISSUE A Series of Short Films 7:00 p.m. Starting at the End and Ending on the Shelves ...... 3 Puzzle ...... 3 Thur, Sep 3 • Food Class: Coop If You Were Named King or Queen of the Coop ...... 4 Intro to Nut-Based Cheese Making 7:00 p.m. International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 5 Event Welcome ...... 7 Tue, Sep 8 • Safe Food Committee Film Night: Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . 7 Highlights Seeds of Time 7:00 p.m. Calendar of Events ...... 8 Letters to the Editor ...... 10 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classifieds ...... 11 Exciting Workslot Opportunities ...... 12 2 August 6, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Power Outage Autumn AG: NO. TS: What’s your favorite fall CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 item? a few ginger ales to refresh the At the time of this writing, AG: I have to say apples. crew on hand. Ana Gallo, one of the produce We are so lucky to have the department’s newest coordi- amazing apples Hepworth “We lost absolutely no product.” nators, was working on over- grows. But then there are also drive. Between shipments squashes, sweet potatoes, Astrinsky added, the technicians and orders, Ana took a few beets, persimmons, pome- from the refrigeration company moments to ponder what is granates, peppers, Brussels who arrived to get the units guaranteed to be another busy, sprouts...it feels like asking running again said they’ve veggie-packed, fall season. a mom to pick her favorite never seen that before. child...so much variety, so Q & A hard to choose. Taigi Smith: You’ve been Crews of members and staff especially busy lately. How This year broccoli has been formed a human chain—pass- has the fall vegetable season especially hard, and we had

ing the food downstairs. The PHOTO BY TOM MOORE added to your workload? crews did all of this physical The refrigerated cases on the shopping floor took a while Ana Gallo: It’s always to supplement with non- work, carrying heavy milk crates. to come back after the power loss. It took Coop members busy, but local season, which local broccoli. Heavy rain Coordinators said when they ran and staff until 2:30 a.m. to move the frozen foods and other started about two months destroyed two weeks’ worth out of milk crates, they headed perishables to the walk-in coolers in the basement. ago, is probably the busiest. of arugula and other salads. to the roof where dozens more Although we deal with local It’s a time when you see more are stored. dry ice is being used to keep who wanted to stay, stayed to farms throughout the year, “All of this was in the dark, things cool in the downstairs make sure the Coop was okay.” during local season, start- on a personal level and each remember. Some flashlights, walk-ins. She said the conclusion here ing in the summer and going farmer becomes a part of your but not many,’’ said Scuria. General Coordinator Ann was that in addition to the amaz- until late fall, their crops family. Herpel gave a general timeline ing work of members and staff, quickly multiply, and new Dry Ice Saves the Day—Um, describing how things happened “We lost absolutely no product.” fruits and vegetable become TS: How has the produce I Mean Saves the Night as the Coop crews worked past She added, the technicians from available that we don’t carry department changed since How do you keep the food midnight. She said by around 2 the refrigeration company who any other time. Crops fail, Allen Zimmerman’s retire- cold when the power is out? Buy a.m. all of the perishables were arrived to get the units running and we have to scramble to ment? Was there a learning a lot of dry ice and get it deliv- in the basement coolers and by again said they’ve never seen find the same item some- curve for the new staff? ered, fast. More specifically, Scu- 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. the refrigeration that before. n place else. This year broccoli AG: We miss Allen’s com- ria said the question was, “How guys started working on getting has been especially hard, and pany and presence but we to procure dry ice so late at night. the systems running again. And we had to supplement with are lucky to have him a call/ And how to handle this highly then by 8 a.m. power was on. non-local broccoli. Heavy text/email away. Julie Gabriel toxic stuff.” The staff got on their Herpel also said the store was rain destroyed two weeks’ and Kris Marx have been pro- smart phones and found a com- up and running including com- worth of arugula and other duce buyers for quite a while pany on Long Island ready to sell puters by around 9 a.m.—but salads. It’s a time when you too, and we all bring some- it and deliver it right away. refrigeration takes a lot longer. see more on a personal level thing to the table. Joe Holtz Astrinsky says not only was On that front, Membership and each farmer becomes a is a fantastic live encyclope- there a business on Long Island Coordinator Deb Parker said it part of your family. dia. I trained with Allen for ready to sell the ice that night takes some time to get things TS: What new produce over a year, and every day I but they could deliver it too. “It back to normal. “The next day we trends are on the fall horizon? keep learning new things. was a thousand dollars for the were not able to take refrigerated AG: Fall always brings a ice and another thousand for deliveries because the basement ton of beautiful squashes and We are so lucky to have the delivery.” It arrived without any coolers were full of products from apples. packaging so she said they load- the shopping floor.” TS: How will the Cali- amazing apples Hepworth ed it into milk crates and they In total, Scuria said, “The fornia drought impact our grows. But then there didn’t know if the extreme cold members were focused, members? Will the prices are also squashes, sweet would cause the crates to crack. unafraid and did everything we or quality of vegetables be potatoes, beets, persimmons, Not to worry—that did not hap- needed to do. No one got hurt. impacted? pomegranates, peppers, pen. So now it’s 1 a.m. and the It was clear: it was their Coop. AG: It’s too soon to tell. Brussels sprouts... .

I was honored to scramble PHOTO BY ELINOAR ASTRINSKY At the moment, we’ve had so around here with them.’’ Receiving Coordinator much local produce that we It feels like asking a mom Thanks to these members Astrinsky agreed, “People Omar Williams with dry ice haven’t felt any impact yet. to pick her favorite child...so and all the others who worked together in an incredi- in milk crates, in the dark TS: Give us a sense of much variety, stayed to help out on the ble, fantastic way. The members basement. where the PSFC’s fruits and night of the power outage: so hard to choose. vegetables come from. Are Emma Firth the bulk of our products Adam Tomiak sourced domestically, locally TS: What’s the most excit- Ethan Pomerance Rebecca Bigman or from other countries? ing part of this job for you? Carlo Palisca AG: We try to stay as local AG: The job itself is excit- Irene Callegari as possible when possible. ing—dealing with farmers Doug Gonzalez Leah Potter During the winter when we and members, checking Adam Hartke can’t get any local greens our every box that comes in, Stewart Pravda first choice is Florida before learning about new items, Gilles Franchini David Wallenstein going to California. When we seeing what worked and Dakkan Abbe can’t find an item in the USA, what didn’t. Stephen Barr we see where else it can come TS: What changes will Matt Clune Matt Jefferson from and what their growing members see now that a new Julia Borchakovskaia practices are. We get stuff from team is in place? Michele Siegel Canada, Mexico and Peru. AG: Not sure yet. Allen Alexa Rose Steinberg Jennifer Brown Chile, Argentina and New Zea- did such a fantastic job and Beth Garner land provide a lot of organic it’s hard to top it. My biggest Daniel Oshima apples when they are not avail- quest is to make sure the Kayo Atagi Cristina Trinidad PHOTO BY TOM MOORE able in the USA, and a lot of members get the best qual- Noelle Leonard The scene of the crime: Sixth Avenue and Berkeley Place peppers come from Holland. ity produce available and that Lisa Sirkin where there was a manhole fire that caused the Coop’s TS: Does the PSFC sell we can provide them with all power loss. Part of Sixth Avenue near Union was closed off. genetically modified produce? the information necessary. n

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Starting at the End and Ending on the Crossword Puzzle

Shelves: Endcaps and Coop Products 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 By Hayley Gorenberg t’s at the leading edge, front of the product peloton: the endcap. How does the Coop cast the char- 14 15 16 acters that take that spotlight? And what happens to them after their star turn? Joe Szladek, who I 17 18 19 this spring assumed the position of a General Coordinator, after more than five years as a Receiving Coordinator (including one year as a produce buyer for the Coop), discussed the competing forces 20 21 that jockey to grace that special space at the end of our shelves. 22 23 24 25 26 27

The historic “display” end- 28 29 cap is situated across from the 30 31 32 egg case. It showcases items the Coop has on trial. If they 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 sell enough, “then we give them 40 41 some shelf real estate in the aisles, ” Szladek said. The prod- 42 43 44 45 46 47 ucts vying for the space include 48 49 50 items promoted by Coop bro- kers for Barbara’s or Cascadian, 51 52 who “give us really good deals 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

on things to try and carry.” Staff PHOTOS BY LISA COHEN buyers sometimes go to a big Receiving Coordinator Karen Martin is responsible for the 61 62 63 grocery distributor show and health and beauty endcap across from the meat case. 64 65 66 meet with vendors. “We ask them, and they’ll recommend. in June. Purely Elizabeth cereal members can pop into the freez- Acr oss 6. Man with a van, perhaps They will offer us deals, like in blueberry-hemp and pump- er. The charcoal endcap is sea- 1. Guy from Tucson in a Beatles song 7. “Give it ____!” 20 percent off for the next two kin-fig flavors took off, and sonal. The endcap back by the 5. Short winter holidays? 8. Orch. section 11. Texans’ org. 9. One having a little lamb months. They will do it for items Victoria vegan Alfredo sauce meat case features sunscreen 14. From the top 10. Turf we’re already carrying and also succeeded similarly and became and other health and beauty 15. Like a romantic dinner 11. Cell centers items to try.” a staple in Aisle 5. items, some of them seasonal, 16. Suffix with script 12. Monastery residents 17. Dropped off again, perhaps 13. Housing developer William who has a Or the products leap from the Of course something must “because we don’t have enough 19. Ovid’s 104 Long Island town named after him pages of the members’ product be sacrificed to make way for space, ” Szladek said. 20. Acclaim for picadors 18. It might be pierced suggestion book, which is kept the newly successful product. 21. Jai ____ 21. Co. led by Baryshnikov in the 1980s 22. “Lolita” narrator 22. Butt (in) at the entrance desk. Szladek “We look for slow-moving things Other stores are proud of how 28. Two cohosts who joined Whoopi on 23. Applications promises that staff read and in the same category to cut,” “The View” in 2014 24. Barack’s re-election rival respond assiduously. “Some- said Szladek. “Sometimes that’s cheap something is. We’re proud 29. Supporter of the 1%, say 25. Food brand that claims its ketchup 30. Poison lead singer Michaels comes out of its bottles at .028 miles per hard, because some members of how cheap everything is. 31. Sign before Taurus hour will really want both products. It 33. Without delay 26. Peter Fonda title role depends on the nature of prod- And indeed, the Coop’s shelf 40. Chopin work 27. ____ soup 41. Bird feeder fill 28. Abbr. on a Topps card uct. If there’s only one of that kind space is exceedingly small rela- 42. “Lost in Translation” director 31. Way to see the world? that we sell, or we know we’re tive to sales. The Coop, Szladek 46. Lost it 32. Tattle (on) providing something people explained, turns over its stock 48. Like some poseurs, in slang 34. Bad way to go 51. No Child Left Behind dept. 35. “The Lion King” queen can’t get elsewhere, we’ll keep it “about 14 times more per square 52. Inaugural feature 36. Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day org. anyway. If there are five different foot of shelf space than a regu- 53. Part of a sch. year 37. Totals types, we might shift out the slow lar grocery store.” We sell about 54. They’re often made at print shops 38. TV actress Remini (they’re made in 17-, 22-, 33- and 39. Jan. 1 till now General Coordinator Joe seller.” Coop staff tell a notorious 465 packets of Gimme Seaweed 48-Across) 42. “Veni, vidi, vici” speaker Szladek is responsible for story of carrying kiwi fruit, both with sea salt weekly, and 912 61. Nile reptile 43. Like Jackie Jackson, in the Jackson 5 the Coop’s endcaps, among organic and non-organic, not- pounds of Murray’s boneless 62. Upholsterer’s sample 44. Freshens the pillow 63. Bounce back 45. Cpl.’s inferior other things. Receiving ing that the difference was per- chicken breasts (amounting to 64. Gridiron positions: Abbr. 46. “You’re mine!” Coordinator Yuri Weber is haps seven cents per fruit, and almost 50,000 pounds of bone- 65. Actress Milano 47. Dos cubed in charge of the specialty deciding to cut the non-organic less breasts, annually for around 66. Piquancy 49. Sounds from a 55-Down 50. Ones awaiting a shipment, maybe items endcap (and cheese to reclaim produce shelf space. $300,000). Szladek crowed, “We Down 54. Civil War side: Abbr. and olives). But a member objected that should be so much bigger to 1. Rattle 55. See 49-Down he bought so many kiwi for his accommodate our volume!” 2. ____ Direction (boy band) 56. Set (down) 3. “The Beverly Hillbillies” dad 57. Candy that turns heads? one suggested recently that we family that the price difference (The comment apparently trig- 4. Have debts 58. Swelling reducer get a jarred pasta sauce that impacted his budget, “so we still gered General Coordinator Joe 5. Fox show that had a character named 59. Comments accompanying shrugs was organic and didn’t have carry nonorganic. It makes a dif- Holtz to remark that the Coop Fox, with “The” 60. Souse any sugar. We didn’t realize we ference for people. Every penny also uses its light bulbs more PuzzlePuzzle author: D Davidavid L eLevinsonvinson Wi Wilk.lk. For For answ answers,ers, see pseeage page12. 12. didn’t have a jarred pasta sauce adds up. We want to make sure efficiently than is usual, because that didn’t have sugar and was we’re always listening to what more people pass under them and sea salt flies off the shelves one kind of chip on an endcap, also organic.” The sauce soon members ask for. We’re not per- than in a “normal” store.) at a rate of 236 bars per week, where they have a big deal on popped up on an endcap. fect, but we do try.” Coop consumption appar- and over the course of a year, the it, and they want you to buy the Some of the endcaps are ently justifies one endcap that’s Coop sells more than $80,000 of deal.” Rather than advertising We want to make sure we’re simply seasonal. In summer, the entirely chocolate. The best-sell- Mast brothers—via a scant four sales, the Coop negotiates Coop carries Smooze fruit ices ing Chocolove bar with almonds feet of shelf space. (“It’s crazy!”) prices and sometimes gets a always listening to what That particular endcap displays special deal. But the result is members ask for. We’re not a mix of “chocolate things we are more low-key: “We don’t adver- perfect, but we do try. trying, or that we like and don’t tise them; we just mark the have room for. It’s a weird thing: price down. If we usually buy And sometimes staff mem- some things are permanent, and something wholesale for two bers are simply captivated by a some things we try out, and we dollars, we would sell it for 21 particular product encountered just leave them there, because percent markup for $2.42. If we at a trade show and situate it on we don’t have space. The tryout get it for two weeks for $1.50, the endcap to see what happens. eventually turns into partially now we sell for $1.81. We just Many do catch on. “Every tryout and partially permanent.” don’t put a ‘sale’ sign on it.” He month we’re moving about What the Coop doesn’t concluded, “Other stores are 10 items into the aisles, ” said do, Szladek explained, is “big proud of how cheap something Szladek. A bumper crop of 15 This endcap closest to the express lines is devoted entirely weekly or monthly sales like is. We’re proud of how cheap made it onto the regular shelves to chocolate. other stores that will clear out everything is.” n

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 4 August 6, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY THE GAZETTE ASKED COOP MEMBERS: If you were named king or queen of the Coop, what would be your first executive order? By Mark Fass And I’d make shifts twice as used to think, “It would be long, but only every eight so great if we could do debit weeks—getting here can cards,” and now we’re doing be half the battle. Also as debit cards. One thing that queen, I’d make a walker seems important to address come right now! is that, as we’ve grown larg- er, people have become more impatient with each

other, which affects the tone ILLUSTRATION BY ROD MORRISON of the Coop. So I’d do some different things to build up be so assertive. through an app. There’s morale. Amy: The vegetable aisle also no email list-serve for is the worst! the Coop. This seems like Atsuko: If you try to be an easy and obvious thing courteous, you never move to change. forward.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN RYAN Amy: Also, and this would never happen, but how about Sarah Bupp a fresh-fish station? Member Since 2003 Atsuko: I totally agree! I As queen of the Coop, I totally agree with her. I’d be would create a late-night super happy if there were a shift after the Coop closed fresh-fish station! to stock bulk and produce. Lona Jack-Vilmar I once stocked bulk in the Member Since 2003 middle of a busy shift, and I’m not saying it’s a per- it was the least efficient and fect place, but I’ve seen so most frustrating thing I’d many improvements over done in a very long time. the years. For example, I Atsuko Nakajima-Healy Member Since 2011

Michele Sola Member Since 1994 My husband, Adrian Ben- nett, recently turned 78, and when he applied for retired status from the Coop, we learned that he had to first make up the shifts he missed when he took leave Jonah Brucker-Cohen to travel for work to Japan. It Member Since 2005 would be nice if we at least 18 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn (bet. Grand Ave. & Downing St.) I’d update the technol- let people know that ahead greenehillfood.coop ogy, beginning with the of time. But we joined 20 website. I’m on the child- years ago—if I had any seri- care squad, and we always ous complaints, we wouldn’t get phone calls to remind have been members for so Amy Egashira us of our shifts—I’d make long! Member Since 2013 those text messages. And Atsuko: First thing I’d do? there’s no PSFC app, which Expand the aisles! They’re so is weird to me. You should narrow—you always have to be able to sign up for shifts

Join a Bike Valet squad! It’s like coat-check for bikes for working and shopping members. We need to ﬁll Bike Valet shifts ASAP. Lucia, 7 With Brother, Rafael, 2 Contact the Membership Members Since Birth Me and my daddy could Oﬃce for details and to just skip the line and buy sign-up. everything he has on his list.

ILLUSTRATION BY NINA FRENKEL Also, maybe less people? n

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT The “Fast-Track” Trade Promotion Authority Bill: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Be the Most Harmful Trade Pack Ever By Bart DeCoursy tration and Congress agreed The environmental impacts set prices.) Through the TPP, provisions are removed, y passing the “Fast-Track” to commit all parties to new would be devastating. pharmaceutical companies the TPP has the potential BTrade Promotion Author- free trade agreements (FTAs) The TPP would impose aim to require SOEs to oper- to become the most harm- ity bill last month, Congress to “adopt, maintain and imple- strict limits on labels pro- ate as commercial entities ful trade pact ever for access allowed the President to ment” the laws and regula- viding information on where subject to market pricing. to medicines.” The soaring negotiate the largest inter- tions of all U.S. agreements a food product comes from, Several TPP countries would costs would put medicines national trade agreement that are designed to protect and identifying genetically have to drastically change out of reach for millions of in history with a group of the environment. All FTA par- modified foods and how a such healthcare systems, people and potentially create 600 non-elected advisors. ties must subject these envi- food product was produced; although they are proven to a global health crisis. In 2007, Those advisors represented ronmental obligations to the it could also ban “Buy Amer- be extremely effective. President Bush recognized multi-national corporations. same dispute settlement pro- ican” and “Buy Local” pro- These provisions, should these dangers, and reigned They conducted these negoti- cedures as commercial obli- curement preferences. they go through, would have in some of these practices ations in secret. According to gations—which is critical to And Big Pharma also a significant impact on aver- before they got out of hand, “Fast-Track,” U.S. lawmakers enforcement. stands to reap huge, undue age Americans but a dev- when he signed the U.S.- will say either yea or nay to In addition to securing benefits from a massive lob- astating effect on people in Korea Free Trade Agreement. the 29-chapter Trans-Pacific commitments, the TPP would bying effort that has outspent developing countries. Doc- There is still hope that the Partnership (TPP) behemoth also allow corporations to all other industries by a 2.5 to tors Without Borders states, current administration will at after only 90 days of review, sue governments directly. 1 ratio. The TPP provides an “Unless certain damaging least follow that lead. n and 30 hours of debate on But the leaked draft chapter opportunity for pharmaceu- the floor, with no possibility on the environment takes a tical giants to write new rules of amendments or a Senate significant step back from and dominate the global filibuster. the 2007 agreement, in that pharmaceuticals market Of the twenty-nine TPP it would merely commit TTP by establishing provisions chapters, five will be about countries to “affirm” that they that will extend patents and trade. The remaining chap- will implement environmen- restrict generic competition. ters will address regulatory tal obligations. If, however, Pharmaceutical companies changes that multinational obligations were imple- are fighting to facilitate the corporations have not been mented inadequately, there approval of patents on surgi- able to pass in Congress, would be no recourse, which cal techniques, medical tests such as restrictions on inter- would render these obliga- and treatments, driving the net privacy, increased patent tions virtually meaningless. cost of hospital care further protections, greater access to Furthermore, the Depart- into the stratosphere. Still litigation and further finan- ment of Energy (DOE) regu- other provisions in the TPP ecokvetch cial deregulation. None of the lates U.S. exports of natural would allow pharmaceutical chapters of the agreement gas based on environmen- companies to keep clinical i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va have been made public, but tal and economic impacts. data confidential, forcing X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ several chapter drafts have According to leaked chapters, generic companies to spend been leaked. From what we the DOE will lose the author- additional time and money know, the TPP will touch on ity to regulate gas exports to get products approved. a broad range of issues that to TPP countries. This would Pharmaceutical compa- I^ed[i]Z affect the Coop directly—the increase demand and domes- nies are specifically target- environment, fracking and tic production of natural gas, ing State Owned Enterprises GMO and country-of-origin and trigger an increase in (SOEs) that in several TPP labeling—and many more fracking. 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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.

Youval Aberman Anthony Cervone Molly Dove Connor Hickey Jared Lieberman Cyrano Patton Sarah Scalet Karen Takane Taiesha Abrams Barbara Cervone Suzanne Drouet Peter J. Hoffman Tara Lindis Sunita Paul Ian Schonman Giocaira Tavarez Lauren Abuouf Mariya Chekmarova Anne Marie Druck Oded Holzinger Adam Litt Sandy Peardon Anna Schwengle william Taylor Diego Agostinelli Virginia Chiang Judah Druck Donald Hover Darian Lusk Chanelle Pearson Dalit Shalom Noelly Tiburcio William Akers Michael Choina Alena Dubavaya Katherine Hover Rebecca Lynch Jenny Pedraza Greg Shikhman Aynur Uzer Margaret Paul Christian Sarah Dwider Karen Jang Anna Maschek Susan Peters Joseph Simon Elaine Vale Ambrosino Madeleine Aya Dzen Willa Jones Daniel Meyer Susan Pinckney Poppy Slocum Aleksandra Kathryn Appling Compagnon Aliza Elkayam Dara Kagan Devin Mills Jean Price Mars Malang Spengler Vartelskaya Luke Appling Eileen Conlisk Eli Elkayam Saadia Khalid Dawn Moses Iuliia Proshyna Ashley Spierer Wendy Viola Orion Ashmore Suzanne Conwell Rachel Ensign Kristen Kiernan Terence Nance Matthew Ransom Jonah Spivak Stephanie Wills Patrick Austin Thomas Costerg Tiffany Frarey Michael Kohlberg Patrick Nichols Joyce Ravitz Moshe Sprei Francois Wiss Cindy Avery Jim Cricchi Marcus Galloway Anna Kotelchuck Tom O’Neill Yvonne Reddick Sarah Sprei Dawn Younge Carolina Baizan Jennifer D’Aponte Anthony Giambrone Gabriel Kruis Suzanne Obuck Natalie Reinhart Shivani Srivastav Aitor Zabalegui Ethan Bourdeau John D’Aponte Genevieve D. Jeremy Larson Maryam Olivieri Ari Richter Hallie Steinman Carolina Zeledon Alex Branch Carly Dahl Hanlon Amanda Laws Paul Olivieri Daphne Rickards Sharon Streete Kathy Zhong Niko Bushell Christina De Arielle Hartman Michael Lee Sharon Panelo Curt Rogers Damion Suazo Maya Carney Gersdorff Sarah Heim Ziggy Levin Antoine Parker Jonathan Sands Katharine Sullivan- Edward Carver Virginia Demske Antonio Hernandez Chloe Levine Marji Parker Andrew Saunders Dawes Gilbert Center Rashi Destefano Noah Hertz-Bunzl Ruth Lichtman Rahul Patel Valerie Saunders Seth Sullivan-Dawes

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, AUGUST 25 Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, SEPTEMBER 1 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the September 29 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board page for answers to frequently asked questions. General Meeting. to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines which is required to act legally and responsibly, has www.foodcoop.com approved almost every General Meeting decision at LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: the end of every General Meeting. Board members are August 20 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, August 10 The Coop on Cable TV September 3 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, August 24 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. every General Meeting. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. August 20 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, August 12 bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. September 3 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, August 26 Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 25, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop each month. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi- handicap-accessible. set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit ness. As members, we contribute our labor: program was created to increase participation in the working together builds trust through coop- Coop’s decision-making process. How to Place an Item eration and teamwork and enables us to keep Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see prices as low as possible within the context the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. on the Agenda of our values and principles. Only members If you have something you’d like discussed at a General • Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack and ethical employer and neighbor. We are near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and sign-ups sheet is available all month long, except for the a buying agent for our members and not a day of the meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. at General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa- selling agent for any industry. We are a part of tion on how to submit an item appear on the submis- On the day of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in the and support the cooperative movement. Membership Office. sion form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please We offer a diversity of products with an Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the GM see below for details. emphasis on organic, minimally processed held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you have a and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- question, please call Ann Herpel at the Coop. • Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive Meeting Format • Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future • Submit Open Forum items Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature committees. (Some Committees are omitted because earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ • Signing in at the Meeting: equality. We oppose discrimination in any Report • Committee Reports After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming The agenda is published on Credit Attendance Sheet. and accessible to all and to respect the opin- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. • Being Absent from the GM: ions, needs and concerns of every member. We seek to maximize participation at every Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extend It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that the meeting) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Directors you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please level, from policy making to running the store. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values. vote • Announcements, etc.

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aug 7 Film Night: sep 3 Food Class: Intro to Nut-Based fri 7 pm A Series of Short Films thu 7:30 pm “Cheese” Making The Marion Lake Story is a compelling tale of an ecologi- Witness the process of transforming health-support- cal crisis: the complete degradation—and eventual resto- ive ingredients like almonds, agar, cashews, miso, ration—of an 18-acre lake on the east end of Long Island, brown rice vinegar, probiotic powder, garbanzo NY, that provides crucial habitat for migrating birds, rare Olivia Roszkowski, Coordinator bean flour, arrowroot and macadamia into artisanal turtles and other flora and fauna, but is being choked to “cheese” flavor profiles. Chef Olivia Roskowski will discuss the fermenta- death by the invasive reed, the australis phragmite. tion process, how to achieve the perfect texture, as well as choosing flavor Directed by Great Schiller. Chronicle of a Death Postponed explores the observa- profiles. This class will use vegan and gluten free ingredients, available tions and routines of a physically challenged man during a long and difficult ill- at the Food Coop. Chef Oliva graduated from Columbia University with a ness as he fights to reclaim his life. Directed by Richard Millen. Touch of Grey is a degree in Neuroscience and Behavior. After completing the Chef Training coming-of-age story about a young couple living together in New York City. Set in Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute, she worked as a line cook at the mid ’80s, this film explores the hardships of human emotions. Experience Jean Georges’ (The) Mercer Kitchen, David Chang’s Momofuku Ssam Bar, Frank Montero as Eddie, a hard-working janitor who grew up on the mean streets as well as Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events. She currently works as of New York City. Watch Eddie as he tangles at the strings of his heart over his a Chef Instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute and as a private chef. girlfriend Cynthia portrayed by Emma Marks. Cynthia, a privileged farm girl from Menu includes: heirloom tomato salad with macadamia “feta” and shaved Wisconsin is a struggling dancer trying to climb up the ladder of New York City’s red onions; crispy cauliflower “wings” with pine nut “smoked gouda” dip; performing-arts scene. Directed by Jesse Barrera. Three Short Films About the black bean, avocado, lime nachos with almond “pepper jack”; blueberry PSFC MARCH GENERAL MEETING Tuesday,Critical March Mass 31, 7:00 Bikep.m. Ride is an eyewitness account of the Critical Mass bicycle rides marbled cashew “cheesecake.” • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. • inMore informationNYC on eachand item may San be available Francisco,at the entrance table originally screened internationally as part of the ASL interpreter may be available upon advance request. If you would like to at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials available between Bicycle7:00 & 7:15 p.m. Film Festival, then the Philly Bike Expo, North American Handmade Bike request an ASL interpreter, please contact Ginger Jung in the Membership • Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) Show,274 Garfield Pl. at 8thand Ave. Cable TV, among many others. Directed by Stephen Arthur. Office by August 20.

AGENDA: ItemTo #1: Annualbook Disciplinary a Film Committee Night,Election contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Olivia Roszkowski. (35 minutes) Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations 45 minutes) Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates”

Future Agenda Information:aug 25 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC AUG General Meeting Safe Food Committee Film Night: the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. sep 8 The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. tue 7 pm Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- Seeds of Time theses are suggestions. More information on each item A perfect storm is brewing as agriculture pioneer Cary may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. Fowler races against time to protect the future of our We ask members to please read the materials available food. Seed banks around the world are crumbling, crop between 7 and 7:15 p.m. failures are producing starvation and rioting, and the Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. accelerating effects of climate change are affecting Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. farmers globally. Communities of indigenous Peruvian farmers are already suf- I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up fering those effects, as they try desperately to save over 1,500 varieties of II. Open Forum native potato in their fields. But with little time to waste, both Fowler and the III. Coordinator and Committee Reports farmers embark on passionate and personal journeys that may save the one IV. Meeting Agenda resource we cannot live without: our seeds. Item 1: Annual Hearing Officers Committee Election (20 minutes) See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at Election: The Hearing Officers Committee will present one candidate for the www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the committee. Hearing Officers work on an FTOP basis when needed and serve Park Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. three-year terms. —submitted by the Hearing Officer Committee Item 2: No New GMO Products (45 minutes) Discussion: Proposal to ban new GMO products from the Park Slope Food Coop. —submitted by Kathy Price and Greg Todd V. Board of Directors Meeting sep 11 Wordsprouts VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. fri 7 pm For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center Authors to be announced. pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]. status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. WORDSPROUTS Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, sep 1 the editor of the just-published anthology on tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting fatherhood When I First Held You

When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- sepTriumphs, Challenges, and Transformative12 Experience of Fatherhood. New Paradigm Multi- Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly exhilarating, terrifying, ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by life-changingsat occasions in9 a man’s life.am In this incomparable collection of thought-provoking essays, 22 of today’s masterful writers get straight to the heart of dimensional Transformation and talk with committee members face-to-face modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it between 8:00 and 8:15 p.m. Before submitting an We willthrough the birth,discuss to tangling with a toddler mid-tantrum, and eventuallythe letting a teen energy of Shamballa, build vortexes, do clearing loose in the world, these fathers explore every facet of item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the meditation,fatherhood and show how being a father changedand Friday, receive June 13 activations calling on the Ascended Masters 7:00 p.m. at the Coop General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission and Archangelsthe way they saw the world—and themselves. for their healing love and light. Join Esme Carubi for FREE Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. two hours to introduceNon members Welcome New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation. First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 7 p.m., EsmeAbout is the Triumphs, Challenges,a andNew Transformative Experience ofParadigm Fatherhood. His work MDT practitioner, an Angel Therapist and a has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and The Brooklyn Rail, at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Coop andmember. online at The Huﬃngton Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other sites.

Refreshments will be served. All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. For more information on these and other events,Bookings: visit John Donohue, [email protected] the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com Views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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sep 12 sep 19 sat 12 pm Test Prep Sanity sat 3 pm Be-Friending Your Inner Critic How to help your child excel on standardized tests without driving each other Nonviolent/compassionate communication for greater self-empathy, under- crazy. Test-prep tutor and best-selling author Elie Venezky walks you through standing, and connection. Are you your own best friend—or your worst enemy? every step of the testing process, including which tests to take, how to talk Come learn some simple and powerful tools to transform negative self-talk about the test with your child, and how to handle complaining. Learn how and demands into greater awareness, self-compassion, action and choice. to create a calm, sane environment at home and avoid the biggest mistakes Transform those nasty inner critics into advocates! Dian Killian, PhD, has been that dissuade children from studying. Coop member Elie Venezky has been a Coop member for 15 years and is a Certified Trainer with the international preparing students for standardized tests for more than 15 years. He is the Center for Nonviolent Communication, director of Work Collaboratively, LLC, Educational Director of Prestige Prep and the author of three books on educa- and co-author of the popular book, Connecting across Differences as well as tion: Test Prep Sanity, Test Prep Sanity for Students, and Hack Your Brain. Urban Empathy, that features a story set in the Coop! sep 25 ITES Public Forum: sep 12 fri 6:30 pm sat 3 pm Building Co-operative Power Analyzing the Text of the TPP Stories and strategies from worker co-operatives in the Connecticut River Guest experts will concentrate on the sections about campaigns in which Valley. Building Co-operative Power is a guide and inspiration for co-operative the Coop participates: country of origin and GMO labeling; buy local and buy development in any region. It introduces the history and concept of worker America; and no to fracking. As well as aspects which affect us all: extention co-operation and relays past and present stories. It addresses obstacles and of pharmacuetical patents and Internet access and U.S. jobs; and especially opportunities for building a regional co-operative economy of worker co-ops, the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) which invites investors to sue a food co-ops and credit unions. Michael Johnson co-founded the Ganas government that regulates corporate behavior to protect human rights or labor Intentional Community in Staten Island, NY, in 1980 and the SolidarityNYC rights, the environment. Our blog, CoopITES.wordpress.com has articles to organization in 2011. He is an editorial member of the Grassroots Economic prepare for the discussion. Non-members are most welcome. And please join Organizing (GEO) journal, where he also blogs. us at a community forum with CD 9 Representative Yvette Clarke and others scheduled for Wednesday evening, August 19, at the Park Slope United Methodist Church. Check the blog to confirm the day and time. sep 13 Alternatives to Boycotting sun 12 pm sep 26 Anger Management 101 How many narratives are there in the Israel-Palestine conflict? One above all? sat 12 pm Two competing ones? How about five narratives? How about one hundred? If Are you or someone you know suddenly angry with loved ones or someone at you’ve always felt that “pro” or “anti” positions only put us at odds, and that work? Never knowing when the anger will explode? Have other people told you angry resolutions help no one, you should come and bring your alternative or someone you know they are ready to leave because of your anger? Anger is a solutions for peace in the Middle East and for our beautiful Coop. This will common emotion that when used correctly can clear the air of misunderstand- NOT be a debate on the pros and cons of boycotting. It will be a place for New ing, change wrongs to rights and improve relationships both home and work. Narratives. The conversation is changing. Finally! Jesse Rosenfeld is a Coop This hour will be devoted to: 1. Understanding the nature of anger. 2. Learning member since 2004, secretary for the General Meeting, and is helping to bring about the latest neuroscience about anger. 3. Knowing the triggers that set off a new brand of Palestinian olive oil to our shelves. He believes in empower- anger. 4. How manage those triggers. Coop member Raymond Reichenberg ment, not boycotts. is a Certified Anger Management Association Specialist and New York State– Licensed Psychoanalyst. He has been doing therapy for 30 years and the last 10 years doing anger management presentation in the NYC area. sep 19 Help Your Kids Grow sat 12 pm sep 26 From Challenges sat 7:30 pm Money Madness In this short workshop, we’ll delve into the psychology of attention and resil- Are you blocked when it comes to dealing with money? Either clueless or ience, as well as learning a few simple tools for helping kids—and adults— unable to take the actions you know you need to take? If so you are not at overcome and grow from challenges. Supported by scientific research, these all alone. In this session we will talk about the different ways people think methods have been shown to improve focus, emotional regulation, and pattern about money, how that affects their behavior and better ways of coping. You recognition skills. You’ll also leave with some practical tips for implementing will leave with clarity about your next steps and how to get help taking them. these simple and effective techniques in daily life. Presented by Coop mem- Arthur Goodman is a financial planner and longtime member of the Food Coop. ber David Wolovsky. David is a teacher, educational innovator, and certified He is very interested in behavioral finance and how our culture and experience Positive Psychology Practitioner. affect how we think and act about our money. still to come sep 29 College Admissions 101 oct 6 Agenda Committee Meeting

sep 29 PSFC SEPTEMBER General Meeting oct 9 Wordsprouts

oct 1 Food Class oct 13 Safe Food Committee Film Night

oct 2 Film Night oct 16 Prospect Concert

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THE BIKE RACKS BYLAWS & MISSION impacting workers and the Bylaws of Park Slope Food GOOD SAMARITANS ARE AT THE MERCY STATEMENT: environment. Coop, Inc., AMONG US OF TRUCKS! PROGRESSIVE In a recent letter to the Article VI, Meetings, (4). editor (Gazette 7/23/15), Jesse Robert’s Rule of Order: DEAR EDITOR, TO THE EDITOR: TRADITION OF Rosenfeld, who submitted Chapter 5, Voting. I found a new reason to A fellow member/cyclist BOYCOTTS AT THE the proposal states he is a Mary Buchwald love the Park Slope Food pointed out to me the latest COOP committed anti-boycotter. PSFC members for BDS Coop. Today while at check- damaged bike rack in front of His proposal reflects his www.psfcbds.wordpress.com out I was getting ready to pay the PSFC at about 8:50 p.m. MEMBERS: anti-boycott position. It is for my items when I realized I on 7/20/2015 as I was parking Two important guideposts contrary to both the Coop’s forgot my wallet at home and my bike to shop that night. for the progressive tradition of Bylaws for a democratic THOUGHTS FROM did not even have a dollar to The subject of this letter boycotts reside in the Bylaws majority vote and minimiz- THE ENTRANCE spare. The woman checking is a quote from a long time and Mission Statement of es the social concerns of the DESK out next to me said, “I can PSFC paid staff member made the Coop. The Bylaws say: all Mission Statement. A boycott cover you with my debit card on 4/20/2015 during my work matters shall be decided by a motion at the Coop is not DEAR MEMBERS: and you can just mail me a shift. majority vote of those present frivolous but recommends Things I noticed when I check.” I don’t know any mar- I’ve only started to pay and voting at the GM (Gener- for the Coop membership worked at the entrance desk: ket where a complete stranger attention to these damaged al Meeting). This is in keeping to democratically consider 1. The Membership program would do such a deed. racks in 2015, three so far, all with Robert’s Rules used at taking responsibility for the is version 45.1 (!) 2. Member Sincerely, at different locations. the GM. It states that a fun- world we live in as reflected #1 is Minnie O. La Tangelo Dina Rabiner Personally, I find the best damental principle in dem- in our Mission Statement. As 3. There is Member 9, 99 and and safest bicycle parking ocratic societies is that the this proposal evades both, it 9999, but there is no mem- space in front of the PSFC majority rules. A majority vote should be shuttered. ber 999. 4. The keyboard is a is not even a bicycle rack at simply means that more than Note: The backdrop for flexible keyboard. 5. My pic- all, but the short metal black half of those voting approve this proposal is an upcoming ture from 1995 is very out of fence around the tree pit away a motion, a boycott motion, motion for the membership to date. 6. There is a new look from the curb! 51%-49%. vote on a boycott of SodaS- for the screen. It now tells you Please contact Brad Land- Robert’s Rules says a two- team products (the home what week we’re on, and also er’s office at lander@coun- thirds vote is necessary for seltzer maker) manufactured the next shift for the member cil.nyc.gov and the DOT at amending bylaws. Some by an Israeli company. who’s entering. [email protected] to help actions, that are so import- Sources: The Amended Yigal Rechtman petition for a better, safer ant, require both previous bicycle parking situation than notice and a two-thirds vote. the one that currently exists Requiring a vote higher than as of this writing, Part 6, on a majority or two-thirds 7/22/2015 at the PSFC, and can allow a minority to rule even consider writing your instead of the majority. The own letter to the editor. proposal, “A Smarter, More As part of Principle 6, Cooperation Among Cooperatives, Stephen Arthur Cooperative Policy” calling for the Food Coop is supporting the burgeoning Cooperative at least a 75% majority is out- Economics Alliance of NYC (CEANYC) to build and expand the of-step with the democratic voting tradition at the PSFC. solidarity and cooperative economy in the ﬁve boroughs. The other guidepost for Coop members with the following skills can receive FTOP credit for the Coop’s progressive tra- ﬁlling the following recurring roles: dition is the Mission State- ment. There has been a long • web and graphic design • website development history for applying econom- • outreach and community organizing ic pressure by boycotting • project management and meeting facilitation

PHOTO BY STEPHEN ARTHUR products only when they vio- • secretary and treasurer duties GREEN CUPS, late our Mission Statement. We are seeking members who reflect the diversity of the Coop. That is, when conditions for E-mail [email protected] with a resume or portfolio PLEASE producing that product are and why you would like to support cooperation in NYC. DEAR MEMBERS: made by the exploitation of I am puzzled as to why workers and exploitation of we still have non-recyclable the environment. Within the (and not recycled) plastic context of these values and cups in our bathrooms. Are principles, the members act- we still ordering them? Can ing as responsible neighbors we get something green- (domestically and globally) WHAT'S BEING COLLECTED: WHEN: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 4pm - 6pm er like bamboo or recycled have voted to boycott prod- 4th Saturday of the month, 2pm - 4pm paper which people can pur- ucts. The proposal for at Toothpaste tubes, any brand and size chase for a nominal fee? Or, least a 75% majority to pass (toothbrushes OK too) WHERE: Outside in front of the Coop better yet, we can have no a boycott motion will serve to Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) or inside during inclement weather cups and we can fill up our put at risk the Mission State- Energy bar wrappers (any brand but only energy PSFC / TerraCycle Recycling Collections own water bottles. ment’s support for ending bars—no other wrappers please) Lisa Badner the exploitative conditions The vote is in and members at the May GM Brita filters (other filter brands okay) plus other unanimously voted to create work shifts to collect a ANNOUNCEMENT Brita filter–related items variety of hard-to-recycle packaging in partnership Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling with TerraCycle. he printing of Letters and Articles relating to BDS and wrap, and small bulk bags (NO PLASTIC ROLL BAGS OR Save up your eligible waste for upcoming Tanti-BDS subjects will be suspended to allow the Gazette SHOPPING BAGS) staff to devise and propose a fair and comprehensive editorial collection dates. policy regarding the management of controversial issues. The Cereal bag and cracker bag liners or bulk cereal bags QUESTIONS: [email protected] suspension will be lifted if a topic appearing on the GM Agenda (any brand) LEARN MORE: www.terracycle.com warrants it to allow discussion before and after the GM presentation. This suspension is regarded as temporary until such Note: Presort and separate items by category. No need to clean or remove labels. Do not bring items other than those listed here. time as a new editorial policy is in place. n

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To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. (Classified 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” D SHOES Please protect your feet and x 3.5” horizontal). OE Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the -T elevator in the entrance lobby. N toes while working your E P

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EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES Crossword Answers RECEIVING PRODUCE LAUNDRY AND TOY Monday–Friday, 5 to 7:30 a.m. CLEANING J O J O X M A S E S N F L The Coop is looking for members to work in Saturday and Sunday, A N E W F O R T W O U R E the produce area. Responsibilities include: 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. lifting boxes, unloading deliveries, stacking This workslot has two responsibilities. You R E D E L I V E R E D C I V boxes in the basement. You should be willing will load laundry into dryer, fold it and redis- O L E S A L A I to get or have wet hands while you are work- tribute it around the Coop. While the laun- ing. Boxes usually weigh between 2–20 lbs., dry is washing/drying, you will clean toys H U M B E R T H U M B E R T a few may weigh up to 50 lbs. in the childcare room. You will be working R O S I E S E L I T I S T with a partner on these tasks. Please contact STORE EQUIPMENT Annette or Jana in the Membership Office for B R E T A R I E S CLEANING further information. I N S T A N T A N E O U S L Y Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 6 to 8 a.m. OFFICE DATA ENTRY W A L T Z S U E T This job entails meticulous deep cleaning of Wednesday, 4 to 6:45 p.m. C O P P O L A G O T M A D the store’s checkout equipment and furni- Must have been a member for at least one year A L L F L A S H N O C A S H ture. Workers are required to read and follow with excellent attendance. Are you a stickler detailed instructions for cleaning the scales, for details and accurate on the computer? Do E D U C O A T H printers, and monitors as well as cleaning you like working independently? If this sounds S E M C O L O R C O P I E S the furniture and organizing checkout work- like you, then Office Data Entry will be your er’s tools and supplies. Vacuuming, sweeping perfect shift. Please speak to Ginger Jung in A S P S W A T C H E C H O and dusting involved. the membership office (or put a note in her R T S A L Y S S A Z E S T mailbox) prior to the first shift for more infor- OFFICE SET-UP mation and schedule training. Must make a 6 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, month commitment to the workslot. 6 to 8:30 a.m. THE GAZETTE INDEXES Need an early riser with lots of energy to do a CHECK STORE SUPPLIES If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and variety of physical tasks including: setting up Monday and Saturday, 9 to 11:45 a.m. how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’ tables and chairs, buying food and supplies, This workslot is responsible for restocking Gazette... labeling and putting away food and supplies, supplies on the Shopping floor, at checkout Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@ recycling, washing dishes and making coffee. lanes, entrance desks and the cashier sta- verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following Sound like your dream come true? This job tions, and in the basement. This is a task and indexes: might be for you. Please speak to Adriana or detailed-oriented job, ideal for someone who • An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in Cynthia in the Membership Office for more likes working independently and is pro-ac- the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. information. tive. Please speak to Alex in the Membership • An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) Office or contact him at alex_marquez@psfc. discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article BATHROOM CLEANING coop if you are interested. titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear- Tuesday and Thursday, lier years are being added). 12 to 2:00 p.m. GENERAL MEETING SET-UP Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are Work with a partner to deep clean the Coop’s Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and bathrooms. Tasks include scrubbing floor Adaptable, physically energetic, team work- additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, tiles, cleaning toilets, mopping floors and ers with excellent attendance needed to located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.) stocking the bathrooms. You will work with help set up and break down the space where only natural cleaning products. This job is the General Meeting is held. Contact Adri- perfect for members who like to clean and are ana Becerra, Membership Coordinator, conscientious about doing a thorough job. [email protected]. ARE YOU A BROOKLYN-BASED FILMMAKER? Would you like to screen your work at the Coop?

NOTICE TO COOP MEMBER/OWNERS Then submit your film for possible inclusion INTERIM BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION in the Coop’s WHEN? REQUIRED GENERAL MEETING, OCTOBER 27, 2015 Friday Film Night he Members of the Board of Directors have received written notification from Zoey Laskaris Screening Series. Tthat she will resign her seat on the Board of Directors as of the end of the day on August 31, 2015. Our Bylaws state “In the case of a vacancy on the Board of Directors, there shall be an If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive one FTOP election held at a regular Board of Directors meeting to fill the vacancy. Such meeting shall be credit for screening and offering a Q+A with your held no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. The Board may hold film. If you’re not a member, it’s still a chance to the vacancy open to be filled at the next Annual Meeting provided that the vacancy is created spread the word about your work and build your fan with less than six months remaining before the Annual Meeting and provided there is only one vacancy. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only until the next Annual Meeting, base by screening for a local audience. at which meeting the membership shall elect a Director to serve for the balance of the term.” Therefore the required date for the election is Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Furthermore the We accept documentary and fiction, both features Bylaws state that “The ballot used for the Directors election shall provide for voting ‘yes’ or and shorts (we program shorts as a group). ‘no’ or ‘abstain’ for each candidate. Any candidate who receives more ‘no’ votes than ‘yes’ votes is deemed ineligible for election.” PleasePlease e-mail e-mail Faye LedermanGabrielfor Rhodes details at If you’re interested in running for this Board opening, come to the October 27, 2015 Gen- [email protected] detailsor at mail your DVD to: eral Meeting and nominate yourself from the floor. Please be prepared to say a few words [email protected]. Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E about yourself and your interest in joining the Board of Directors. n Fort Lee, NJ 07024

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