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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP
Established 1973
Volume DD, Number 12 June 4, 2009 The Brooklyn Food Conference A Few By Alison Levy ay 2’s well-attended Brooklyn Food Conference was co-sponsored Less-Celebrated by the Park Slope Food Coop and held at the John Jay High School. MFrom gourmands to policy wonks, from community Veggies organizers to chefs and gardeners, the conference had something for By Ed Levy everyone. For green-thumbed city dwellers, there were offerings on growing your own food, including “Permaculture, Community Gardens” and “A ll the regular spring Tatsoi Modern Victory Garden: Making and Growing Food in Your Backyard.” vegetables are arriving Tatsoi is an Asian green, A in force, partly because with dark green spoon- one of the Coop’s main suppli- shaped leaves that form a “A Roundtable of New York ers got an earlier start than thick rosette. Tatsoi also goes Chefs” featured innovators usual this year in hothouses. by the names spoon cabbage, who offer local, sustainably The old regulars like spinach, spinach mustard and rosette grown food in their chard, kale, lettuce and beet bok choy. A member of the restaurants, while a session greens have brought along brassica family (which called“Gastropolis” focused some of their less familiar includes broccoli, brussel on the variegated food cul- cousins —like cardone, tatsoi, sprouts and cabbage), it has ture of New York, highlighted mizuna and nettles. One by the appearance of a cur- caveat: some, but probably not CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 rent-generation family mem- all, of these vegetables may ber of Russ and Daughters, still be on the shelves by the the Lower East Side’s smoked time this is published. fish emporium and landmark. Tatsoi and nettles current- As the children enjoyed ly come from the Lancaster demonstrations of butter Family Farm Cooperative. At churning and cider pressing, the moment, mizuna and car- make-your-own spring rolls done originate with our sup- and other fun activities, pliers in Maryland and adults could sample foods California, respectively. ranging from organic ghee to homemade pickles to Brook- Allen Zimmerman, who has lyn-made Kombucha tea. spent over 20 years in the Local growers shared their produce department at the wares, including beans, Coop, says “I have the best
breads and jams, while job in the world.” MORRISON BY ROD PHOTOGRAPH activists invited others to sign up and support a wide range of initiatives, including Next General Meeting & Annual Meeting on June 30 a program that collects left- The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the over food at sporting events last Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting and and delivers it to the hungry. Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Con- Coop member Anna gregation Beth Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Lappé, author of Hope’s Edge: Garfield Place. The Next Diet for a Small Planet, The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the was the speaker at the entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and conference’s closing plenary. about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue.
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Thu, Jun 4 • Food Class: Mexican 7:00 p.m. An Oasis Where Once There Was Conflict ...... 4 Fri, Jun 5 • Film Night: Flow 7:00 p.m. Puzzle ...... 7 Coop Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 8 Sat, Jun 13 • Garden and Houseplant Swap 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Event Fri, Jun 19 • The Good Coffeehouse: 8:00 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 9 Sat, Jun 20 • Adult Clothing & Costume Jewelry Exchange Calendar of Events ...... 10 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The Tipping Point: Member Contribution ...... 12 Highlights Letters to the Editor ...... 13 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Community Calendar ...... 14 Classified Ads ...... 14 09.06.04_pages 1-16 6/3/09 3:53 PM Page 2
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individual’s responsibility to The Brooklyn Food Conference seek out healthy food sources, Lappé wondered, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Shouldn’t we be asking: Why is there mercury in our fish? Lappé, a second-generation about the current state of Why do we have to worry food activist (she’s the daughter food was notably missing as about our meat harboring of Frances Moore Lappé), is “all the conversation about scary, even life-threatening, pregnant with her first child. food was framed around what food-borne illnesses? Why do Through reading the required a pregnant woman should do we have to seek out food that pregnancy books, Lappé told as an individual.” Lappé told hasn’t been grown with the conference attendees she the conference attendees chemicals? And what about learned all the pregnancy that such individual health those of us who have no food no-no’s (like eating recommendations are missing choice? The mothers who mercury-contaminated fish). the big picture. read in a book, ‘You should But to her surprise, outrage Instead of making it an be eating organic food,’ and nto then go to the neighborhood ec- store and can’t find a single end The Brooklyn Food Conference activists piece of produce that hasn’t been raised with chemicals?” are helping to develop neighborhood Looking at the big picture edit meetings to organize locally to change the about where and how and ree food system. with what impact people the access food was what the and conference was all about. Neighborhood Meetings will consider As Lappé pointed out, not • working on a neighborhood food issue everyone has access. Opening • linking up with other neighborhoods through a plenary speaker LaDonna network Redmond, the founder and president of the Institute • staying aware of volunteer and lobbying opportuni- for Community Resource s ties Development, a grassroots,
• supporting new food coops in more neighborhoods community-based organization SKY ([email protected]) BY DOROTHY PHOTOGRAPHS in Chicago, told the assembly, Scenes from the Brooklyn “I can buy every variety of We hope to organize meetings in every neighbor- Food Conference, this fried chicken imaginable on page: Exhibitors at John Jay hood in Brooklyn, but for right now please check out the West Side of Chicago. High School (above); one of the list below and come to a meeting in your neigh- I can buy cigarettes. I can get many friendly volunteers borhood. liquor. I can get designer (right); New York State tap clothes. I can get heroin, I can water was provided in lieu get crack. I can get a gun, but Bed-Stuy, Thursday, June 4, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Magno- of bottled water, and I can’t get an organic tomato. visitors were asked to write lia Tree Earth Center, 679 Lafayette Avenue between I can’t get a cup of yogurt. their names on their cups to Tompkins & Marcy, Organizers: Reverend Robert Jack- I can’t get romaine lettuce. (I avoid extra waste (below). son, Jammu Brown, Erica Lonesome, ericalonesome@ can’t get iceberg lettuce. Let’s gmail.com just keep it simple.) I can’t Next page: Real food get a banana or an apple. But stamps at PS 321 (top); I can get every variety of potato Kensington/Dimes Park, Saturday, June 6, 5 p.m., Vex Cooking demonstrations at chip there is.” John Jay High School Pop, 1022 Cortelyou Rd, Organizer: David Buckel, The conference featured (bottom). dbuckel @gmail.com workshops on access, including “Good Food Now: Getting Prospect Heights/Crown Heights, Wednesday, June Healthy Food into Under- 10, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, 1000 served Communities,” “Feed- ing the Hungry in Our Washington Avenue, room 236, Organizer: Erica Communities” and “Race and fa Lonesome, [email protected] the Food System.” Other ses- co sions focused on New York h Gowanus/Carroll Gardens, Thursday, June 11, 7:30- City food policy, as the confer- an 9:00 p.m., Brooklyn Creative League, 505 Carroll St ence also featured a public th hearing with state and city off 3rd Avenue., Organizer: Leslie A. Stone, leslieast- elected officials. L one @yahoo.com Redmond and a host of th other speakers and presenters p Park Slope, Thursday, June 11, 7-8:30 p.m., Congre- at the conference claim we m gation Beth Aloha, Garfield Pl, corner 8th Ave, 2nd fl, need to ask: Where is our an food coming from? Who grew w Organizer: Nancy Romer, [email protected] this? How did it get here? m “You can’t just rely on the fact w East New York, Tuesday, July 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m., East that you can go someplace w NY Farms, United Community Center, 613 East New and purchase food,” Redmond in York Avenue, Organizer: Sparta Daftary, sart6@hot- pointed out. “An unjust food n mail.com system hides the faces sy of those that you’re too b uncomfortable to see, like ce More to come… those farm workers down in I Please let us know if you want to help organize a Florida. An unjust food th meeting in your neighborhood. Keep checking the system doesn’t allow a website: www.BrooklynFoodConference.org farmer that’s actually growing aw food for his or her family to fr eat it. It enslaves them. That co
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administration, according to Arnold, state residents lack protective legislation for assessing and addressing VALET BIKE PARKING health and environmentally damaging chemicals used in HAS COME gas drilling, which is currently being planned for the Marcellus TO THE COOP! Shale, gas-rich geological ter- rain in New York State and Saturdays this summer, from 12:30 p.m.–5:30 Pennsylvania. Under current p.m., Coop members can leave their bikes law, the gas drillers are not with our valet parking service, which is like a required to disclose the chemicals used, and adverse coat check for bikes. FTOP workers will check health reactions to drilling in and watch your bike for you. chemicals have been reported in neighboring Pennsylvania. Just drop off your bike, do your shopping or Concurrent with the conference were the first your shift, and hop back on. No locks, no reports on the outbreak of worries, no theft. Service operates rain or swine flu, which some food shine. Look for us in front of the yellow wall. activists link to industrial (Note: no bike check-in after 4:30 p.m.) meat-producing practices. One workshop addressed this, “Our Industrial Meat Complex: Hazardous to Our June valet parking dates: Health and Our Environ- June 6, 13, 20 and 27 ment.” According to confer- ence presenter Sara Franklin, CaFo’s (confined animal feed- Valet bicycle parking at the Coop is brought ing operations) are to you by the PSFC Shop & Cycle Committee. a breeding ground for
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DOROTHY SKY ([email protected]) BY DOROTHY PHOTOGRAPHS infection, and the "host" outbreak site for the swine flu in Mexico is a U.S.-based company, Smithfield, the pork-producing giant. Says Franklin, “We're talking million-hog feedlots. Sickening stench, incredible negative environmental impact (manure reservoirs, for example, and concentrated CO2 emissions) and, most PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP relevant, disease passed from pig to pig and now pig to Product Return Policy person. We've messed with The Coop does not “exchange” items. You must return item and repurchase ecosystems and their natural what you need. Returns of eligible items will be handled at the Second protective mechanisms Floor Service Desk within 30 days of purchase only when accompanied by (such as biodiversity), and the PAID IN FULL receipt. now we're paying the price.” Raj Patel, another plenary Please use the following guide to determine if an item is eligible for return: speaker and the author Produce May not be returned with the exception of of Stuffed and Starved: The (fresh fruits & vegetables) coconuts, pineapples and watermelon. Even if Hidden Battle for the World Food the claim is that the item is spoiled or that it farmer becomes a slave to the sessions focused on strategic System, critiqued the sense of was purchased by mistake, produce cannot be corporation, which exploits efforts to challenge and passivity and entitlement in food returned except for the three items listed above. his legwork, his knowledge transform food policy, consumption and encouraged The produce buyer may be contacted on and his or her commitment to including “Changing the US people toward activism. “In a weekdays by members to discuss any other the farm.” Farm Bill: Challenging sense, we’re now sort of claims for credit. In the health books she read, Agribusiness” and “Fighting encouraged to let President Lappé was astonished at Hunger Through Advocacy Obama be the pizza delivery Books May not be returned. the lack of outrage over the and Public Policy.” dude of change. People sit at Juicers May not be returned. prevalence of unsafe foods— Other sessions delineated home and expect hot fresh Bulk items & bulk items May not be returned. Members may contact mostly due to mass agricultural the connection between steaming change. That’s not packaged by the Coop the bulk buyer to discuss any other claims for and food practices. But even food and the environment, change I can eat.” ■ credit. worse, she feels, is “the total including “Environmental miss of connection. There Sustainability” and “Water Refrigerated items May not be returned unless spoiled before were all these No’s about and Food: Connected Crises.” Frozen items the expiration date or within 30 days of pur what I should do as an In the latter session, PSFC chase, whichever is sooner. individual, but they were member Carl Arnold of the All Other Products A. Other products may be returned if they never connected to a food Chenango-Delaware-Otsego (not covered above) are spoiled or defective and the category system, never linked to the Gas Drilling Opposition is not specified above broader system out there and Group (CDOG), reported on B. Other products may be returned if they certainly never linked to what current threats to the water- are unopened, undamaged and therefore I could do to try to improve shed upon which both New can be sold again. this food system.” York City’s water supply and But that connection, upstate New York’s sustainable C. Other products may not be returned if awareness and activism were agriculture depend. Due to they are opened or unsellable, and were front and center at the the rollback of environmental purchased by mistake or not needed. conference, with numerous protections under the Bush
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6,000 New York City school surrounds the Old Stone students each year, with pro- House—a full city block. “In An Oasis Where Once gramming focused on both the coming months we’ll be the Revolutionary War era in installing a split-rail fence Brooklyn and the Dutch and planting a variety of colonial era. fruit-bearing and edible There Was Conflict plants. There’s an understo- Greening the Park and ry garden on the north side Community of the Old Stone House, a The Old Stone House Gets Greener In addition to its histori- wildlife corridor along Third cal value, today the Old Street that attracts birds By Frank Haberle Stone House is on the front and butterflies that was line of a different sort of established by the original struggle as it seeks to Friends group at the park, a f you take a walk through Prospect Park and head down Third Street to “green” Washington Park kitchen garden in the yard at and revert it to a more sus- the Old Stone House, as the Gowanus Canal, it’s hard to imagine that on a hot August after- tainable landscape. The gar- well as the Fourth Street noon 233 years ago, a life-or-death struggle raged across these dens surrounding the stone gardens (across the street I structure are blooming, from the park) at Middle grounds that quite possibly decided the fate of a young nation. thanks to community volun- School 51.” teers who are making the A Thriving Farmers’ park and the Market adjacent JJ For the past four years the Byrne Play- Old Stone House has ground a worked with Community more envi- Markets, hosting the Park ronmentally Slope Farmers’ Market at sound and Fifth Avenue between Third aesthetically and Fourth Streets on Sun- pleasing days. The market opened for place. The the year on Sunday, May 31 O advance of and will run through Sun- greenery and day, November 22. Its grow- ye plantings in ing popularity has attracted th the park— a number of new vendors including this year, joining mainstays p efforts to like Alex Farm (fruit, herbs, w remediate vegetables); Bombay Emer- Fo what was ald Chutney Co.; Breezy Hill once a dog Orchard (baked goods, fruit, S run on the specialty foods, pastry); o south side of Daisy May Natural Soap B the Old Stone (hand-made soaps); Made se House—has by Molly (baked goods); 8 been accom- Merriweathers Inc. (cosmet- n panied by the ics); and Tierra Farm (local- launch of ly roasted nuts). th enriching New vendors include P environmen- Orwasher’s Bakery; Beltane e
ILLUSTRATIONS BY LYNN BERNSTEIN BY LYNN ILLUSTRATIONS tal education Farm (fresh goat milk cheese S programs with organic herbs, and goat re Old Stone House in Park Slope’s Washington Park. that will help milk yogurt); Upper Mead- “H students and ow Farms (fresh vegetables, an Your path would follow worked. The next morning, volunteers who fought the community at large herbs, perennials, honey, w that of a beaten and blood- protected by a provident there. understand and experience maple syrup, beef, eggs, in ied team of Revolutionary blanket of morning fog, The Old Stone House is native and useful plants. chicken, turkeys); Murphy th War soldiers. They spent the Washington’s army slipped now a nonprofit educational Coop member Claudia Orchards (a small family “P afternoon of August 27, 1776 across the East River to institution, led by Executive Joseph, the director of the farm from Niagara County, withdrawing down the slope Manhattan and escaped to Director and Coop member nearby Garden of Union, NY, with orchard fruit, A after a battle in present-day fight another day. Kim Maier and supported by leads a permaculture train- berries and cherries, dried H Prospect Park. They were a host of neighborhood vol- ing program on Saturdays fruit, jams and jellies, mus- th retreating from a larger, bet- The Old Stone House: A unteers. Visitors can step from 10 a.m. to noon. The tards and vinegars); Bianchi p ter-trained and better- Historical Treasure inside and learn about program includes an hour of Davis Greenhouse (Pha- C armed British army that was Today, the place where Brooklyn’s great battle and verbal introduction to the laenopsis and Cymbidium determined to cut them off the Maryland volunteers its early history downstairs— gardens and an hour of orchids); Dan’s Jardin Farm a from their fortifications in made their last stand—the and attend readings, lec- hands-on activity. The Gar- (heirloom vegetables and H today’s Brooklyn Heights. A Old Stone House—sits at tures, concerts and other den Club is free for Old herbs); Silver Stream Vine- n last stand by a determined the center of Washington community events upstairs. Stone House members and yard; Nature’s Way (maple W group of Maryland volun- Park on Fifth Avenue Children and adults have a $25 for individuals/$50 for products); Likitsakos ta teers held the Redcoats off between Third and Fourth difficult time pulling them- families who are nonmem- Yogurt (Greek yogurt, dips, Y just long enough so that Streets. Originally the selves away from a miniature bers. There is a $10 suggest- spreads and pastries). B General Washington’s Vechte-Cortelyou family diorama depicting the action ed donation for the general troops could regroup in the home, built in 1699, it was surrounding the half-ruined public for specific training Upcoming Community L Heights. Many of the Mary- part of a farm that stretched house in the heat of battle, events. Events: Music, Movies G land volunteers died or were from First Street to 27th with tiny Redcoats attacking “We welcome volunteers and More captured, but their delay Street. The Maryland state in formation and ragged con- to come join our new Gar- “While our main focus is im tactic, centered on a small, flag hangs in front of the tinental soldiers fighting den Club and work on the on the heritage of the Old a cannon-shot-riddled stone building alongside the con- them off from all sides. The site,” Maier says. She points Stone House site, we plan a p building that exchanged tinental United States flag, Old Stone House’s education to the expansive physical number of cultural and com- p hands several times, in commemoration of the program hosts more than space around the park that munity events during the ti
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e n What Is That? How Do I Use It? be ce of Food Tours in the Coop e o- de Waiting, we wait a in a line that traces d ds everything we've ever done s good and bad al a and levels it to the nothingness at it is s et et All that is over e and the place we're going as smooth as the face of a lake mirroring back our reflection he s We are in the wait y the non-motion rk at the world races around us d the moon floats up n- the sun drops down or 1 Outdoor movies at the Old Stone House. and we are this one still point n- a pinprick of light w- year,” Maier adds, offering the site,” Maier says. “As the Old Stone House relies heav- d the following as a sample: Old Stone House and Wash- ily on support from the com- in the constellation of life rs On Sunday, June 21, at 5 ington Park increasingly munity to continue to thrive ys p.m., Make Music New York become a kind of town and grow. If you would like to Hold the light s, will present the Accordion square for the neighborhood, learn more about the site, r- Forest. we look forward to introduc- become a member of the Old Be steady ll Through July, the Old ing more people to our Stone House, get involved in This is your opportunity t, Stone House will begin its incredible aspect of Brooklyn the greening of Washington ); outdoor programming with history and the Old Stone Park or find out more about to be great p Brooklyn Film Works, pre- House’s role in Brooklyn’s summer events, please visit e senting outdoor movies at future.” the Old Stone House website The Park Slope Food Coop ); 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday As a small nonprofit, the at www.oldstonehouse.org.■ t- nights. Lining up the possibilities l- Also through July, by Myra Klockenbrink through a partnership with e Piper Theatre Company’s The Environmental e equity showcase, the Old Friday June 12 se Stone House will be hosting Committee has a blog! at repertory productions of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. d- “Hamlet” and “Rosencrantz s, and Guildenstern are Dead,” Please visit often Thursday June 18 y, with local artists airing orig- for timely news and 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. s, inal films and performing hy the “Three Musketeers,” information Monday June 29 y “Peter Pan” and “Our Town.” from the PSFC noon to 1:00 p.m. and y, Later in the Summer, on Environmental t, August 29-30, the Old Stone 1:30 to0 2:30 p.m. d House will commemorate Committee. s- the Battle of Brooklyn in You can join in any time during a tour. hi partnership with Greenwood a- Cemetery. m On Sunday, September 13 m at 11 a.m., the Old Stone We’re d House will inaugurate the blogging e- new all-weather turf field at e Washington Park with a vin- about our The Ecokvetch s tage baseball game—New activities at the Coop, is now on Facebook, s, York Gothams versus the as well as representing the Brooklyn Atlantics. environmental events Park Slope Learning More and of interest at the Coop Getting Involved and beyond. Food Coop’s “We’ve seen remarkable Environmental is improvements at the house Find us at: d and in the park during the Committee. a past five years because peo- http://ecokvetch.blogspot.com/ m- ple have given both their e time and dollars to support
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ingredient in one of the in 4 oz. plastic bags, so shop- because he lived entirely A Few Less-Celebrated Veggies national dishes of Spain, pers won’t inadvertently on nettles during his long the cocido madrileno, a slow- encounter the unfriendly side meditation retreat in a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cooking, one-pot meat and of this beneficial plant. Himalayan cave. He was vegetable dinner simmered Strangely, the juice of the doing penance there on the a sharp, spicy flavor, a bit like in broth. nettle, rubbed on the affected instructions of his guru mustard greens but milder. Cardone has a high folate area, is an antidote for its Marpa, because he had used Its texture is similar to that of (vitamin B9) content. own sting. The dock plant, black magic to kill bok choy. Tatsoi is usually which usually grows in close the relatives who stole his eaten raw in salads, but is Fiddleheads proximity to the nettle, will family’s wealth. also added to soups and can Fiddleheads, a North also provide relief from the Nettles are also used in be sautéed, boiled or American spring vegetable, sting—a case in which “the the manufacture of paper and steamed and served as a are young ferns that are just friend of my enemy is my cloth, and have been used in green with a main course of emerging from the ground friend.” The sting of a nettle wartime as a substitute for fish, beef or chicken. and whose tops are still may also be cured by rubbing cotton. Now grown throughout the curled like the top of a violin the stung part with rosemary, Here is one old recipe, world, tatsoi has become or fiddle. They are a tradition- mint or sage leaves. found on botanical.com, for popular in North American al dish of New England and Roman soldiers brought preparing nettles: Wash them cuisine. Like other brassicas, Recipezaar.com has a good Canada. The Canadian village nettles to England when they in running water and then put it is very resistant to cold and recipe for tatsoi, mizuna and of Tide Head, in the province invaded that isle around A.D. into a saucepan, dripping, can be harvested even from edamame salad with sesame of New Brunswick, bills itself 43. The Romans had heard without any added water, and under the snow. dressing that is worth as the Fiddlehead Capital of that England was very cold, cook them with the lid on for The Coop’s current suppli- checking out. the World. The Coop obtains and used the leaves to rub about 20 minutes. Then chop, er of tatsoi, the Lancaster Cornell University and the its fiddleheads a little closer and chafe their limbs when rub through a hair-sieve and Farm Fresh Cooperative con- United States Department to home, from Lancaster they were numb. either serve plain or warmed sists of 22 farmers in Lancast- of Agriculture list 16 varieties County, Pennsylvania. Some readers may be up in the pan again, with a er County, Pennsylvania— of mizuna, which contains Fiddleheads must be more familiar with Milarepa, little salt, pepper and butter, primarily Amish and significant amounts of cooked thoroughly before the Buddhist saint, also or a little gravy, and serve with Mennonite farmers—who, vitamin C, folic acid and eating. First remove all the known as the “green god,” or without poached eggs. ■ according to their website, antioxidants. yellow/brown skin, then boil who turned that color “take great pride in building Also a brassica, it contains them twice, with a change of their soil to produce healthy glucosinolates, the com- water between boilings. plants, animals and people.” pounds that give brassicas Changing the water reduces All their produce is certified their bitter flavor and that are the bitterness along with the organic, except for tree fruit. associated with cancer inhi- content of tannins and tox- They also raise free-range bition. ins. Cook them for ten min- chickens and eggs. The Coop’s mizuna comes utes if boiled and 20 if from Chesapeake Organic steamed. Growers in Maryland. Nettles Cardone This plant has downy, Cardone, also spelled heart-shaped, finely toothed cardoon, and sometimes leaves tapering to a point and called artichoke thistle, is is covered with stinging hairs related to the globe arti- (its name probably comes
choke. Native to the Mediter- from the word “needle”). Its ILLUSTRATIONS BY ETHAN PETTITE ranean, where it has been young shoots can be boiled grown for thousands of years, and used as a potherb, or cardone was common in the cooked as a refreshing dish of vegetable gardens of colonial spring greens, which is slight- The Web Committee is looking for... America but fell out of fash- ly laxative. They also make a ion in the late 19th century. good vegetable soup, and in The stalk of the cardone Scotland are used with leeks, 1. An experienced developer who is a Drupal expert with may be covered with tiny, broccoli and rice to make some PHP and MySQL skills. You should be familiar You know the world hard-to-see spines that can nettle pudding, a very palat- with installation, configuration and theming, as well as is getting smaller when be painful if they get lodged able dish. Nettles are also the most common modules. Super strong HTML, CSS, your local growers of a in the skin. There are several JS and Jquery skills are a plus. We want you to help us: traditional Asian green are varieties that are “spineless,” Amish and Mennonite farm- but be careful when handling • Duplicate the feature set of our existing (custom ers in Pennsylvania. all types of cardone. PHP/mySQL) site using Drupal The stems are usually • Write custom modules (or have experience with Mizuna eaten after steaming or brais- configuration and overrides of third party modules) Mizuna leaves are usually ing them in cooking liquid. for features that don't exist in the Drupal Core dark green, deeply cut and They taste like artichokes. In • Port data from the existing site fringed. They have a crisp, some places they are bat- fresh taste that has been tered and fried. The main root • Optimize the application for performance needs and described as piquant, and can be boiled and served future scalability are a little less peppery and cold. Chef Mario Batali says spicy than arugula. Mizuna cardone has a “very sexy fla- 2. An experienced front-end coder and Drupal themer to: is typically used in salads—it vor.” Ocean Mist, based in • Help us create and implement a custom theme. is often found in mesclun— Castroville, California, the • Move easily from digital design (e.g. but it can also be added to Coop’s supplier of cardone stir-fry recipes and soups and and the country’s main grow- used as a medicinal tea and Photoshop/Illustrator) into production-quality to Japanese nabemono, which er of artichokes, recommends studies show they may be (X)HTML and CSS are those “one-pot” dishes soaking cardone in salt water helpful with allergies. There made in clay pots or iron skil- before cooking to remove the is an old saying that the If you are interested, please send a link to your résumé lets. In Japan, mizuna is also bitterness. “sting of the nettle is but (or include it in the body of your email) as well as links frequently pickled. Although In Portugal, cardone is nothing compared to the to some of your past Drupal work by June 4 to associated with Japanese used widely as a vegetarian pains that it heals.” To be cooking, this plant probably rennet in the production of safe, the Coop insists that the [email protected]. originated in China. cheese. Cardone is also an nettles it purchases be sent
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n d n or e, or m ut g, d The Orientation Committee has no openings at or the moment, but we need members who are p, trained and ready to step in when a vacancy occurs. d d We are looking for energetic people with a teaching or a training background who can work Sunday afternoons, er, Monday or Wednesday evenings, or Wednesday morn- h ings. Orienters lead sessions every six weeks, and on ■ the week midway between sessions you must be available as backup for emergency coverage. Only Coop members with at least two years of member- 3-letter 5-letter nickel fermium astatine 10-letter ship will be considered. elements elements osmium iridium polonium elements tin argon radium krypton tantalum lawrencium Workslot credit will be given for training sessions. boron sodium lithium titanium promethium An annual meeting of the Orientation Committee is 4-letter radon niobium elements xenon 7-letter terbium 9-letter 11-letter part of the work requirement. gold elements uranium elements elements iron 6-letter arsenic yttrium aluminium roentgenium We are especially interested in members who speak lead elements bismuth americium fluent Spanish or Russian. For more information, con- neon cobalt bohrium 8-letter magnesium tact the Membership Office or write to karen_mancuso zinc indium cadmium elements tellurium @psfc.coop. iodine dubnium antimony ytterbium
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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: June 19 the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday Saxophonist and Clarinetist Janelle Reichman has performed 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. with Doc Severinsen, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Chico O’Farrill Jazz *Shoppers must be on a checkout line Orchestra, Anne Hampton Callaway and Nnenna Freelon, among others. Janelle 15 minutes after closing time. attended the esteemed Henry Mancini Institute in 2003 and 2004, where she Childcare Hours: performed Vince Mendoza’s Miracle Child for solo tenor saxophone and Monday through Sunday orchestra. Janelle has studied with Dick Oatts, Steve Wilson and Bob Mintzer, 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. who calls Janelle “a joy to listen to.” Janelle will be performing jazz standards Telephone: and originals with a trio of musicians to be announced. 718-622-0560 Web address: www.foodcoop.com Eric Alabaster and Anjana Roy— Tabla & Sitar duet Sitarist Anjana Roy from Delhi, India studied with Shri Rebati R. Debnath, a disciple of Allauddin Khan. She received her Masters in music in Jaipur, The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Rajasthan. Drummer, composer, educator and tabla player Eric Alabaster has Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, performed thoughout New England, the Caribbean, Europe and Pakistan. New York 11215. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of He’s worked with artists such as trombonist Roswell Rudd, guitarist Mark the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles Ribot, South Asian artists Muni Begum and Fidah Hussain. that are racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] All submissions MUST include author’s name and Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. phone number and conform to the following Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be Monthly on the... This Issue Prepared By: printed if they conform to the guidelines above. Second Saturday R Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on June 13 Erik Lewis 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. the letters page in most issues. Editors (development): Erik Lewis Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Please Third Thursday Joan Minieri June 18 E note that member-submitted articles, unlike letters, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Reporters: Frank Haberle can be edited for content and style by editors. Last Sunday Alison Levy Editors will reject articles that are essentially just June 28 Ed Levy 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. C advertisements for member businesses and services. Art Director (development): Eva Schicker Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Like On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein member-submitted articles, committee reports can area at the Coop. Y Ethan Pettit be edited for content and style by editors. Deborah Tint Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Photographers: Rod Morrison handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled PLASTIC S Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. What plastics do we accept? Text Converters: Peter Benton Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Until further notice: Diana Quick digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Proofreader: Margaret Benton described above. The email address for ers, transparent only, labels ok Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley submissions is [email protected]. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged Preproduction: Helena Boskovic only, no colored or opaque, no labels I on the deadline day. Photoshop: Terrance Carney • #5 plastic cups, tubs, and specifically Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Art Director (production): Joe Banish by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N Desktop Publishing: Kevin Cashman are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at Namik Minter •NOTE: We are no longer accepting W $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” #2 or #4 type plastics. Tricia Stapleton category are free.) All ads must be written on a Brigid Nelson PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G submission form (available in a wallpocket on the Editor (production): Tioma Allison first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be We close up promptly. up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the Post Production: Becky Cassidy collection end time to allow for inspection and Final Proofreader: Nancy Rosenberg be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). sorting of your plastic. Printed by: New Media Printing, Bethpage, NY.
Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 09.06.04_pages 1-166/3/093:53PMPage9 • BeingAbsentfromtheGM: • SigninginattheMeeting: • ChildcarecanbeprovidedatGMs: • AttendtheentireGM: Squadsnot eligible: • Certain • Two attendancecreditsperyear: GM • AdvanceSign-uprequired: do notcalltheMembershipOffice withGMcancellations. you removeyournameifknow cannotattend.Please passed aroundduringthemeeting. Workslot CreditAttendanceSheet. Office atleastoneweekpriortothemeetingdate. for theentire because coveringabsentmembersistoodifficult.) and FTOPcommittees.(SomeCommitteesareomitted Processing, Office,Maintenance,Inventory, Construction, workslot-credit programtwotimespercalendaryear. below fordetails. name tothesign-upsheetin Meeting hasbeenourdecision-making the instructionsheetsbysign-upboard. participation intheCoop’s decision-makingprocess. workslot-credit programwascreatedtoincrease decisions andsetCooppolicy. TheGeneral-Meeting-for- General Meeting(GM)membersgathertomake Channels: 56(TimeWarner), 69(CableVision). FRIDAYS 2:30p.m.withareplayat10:30 Inside theParkSlopeFoodCoop The CooponCableTV www.foodcoop.com The CoopontheInternet page foranswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions. www.foodcoop.com andlookatthe“JoinCoop” Have questionsaboutOrientation?Pleasevisit 622-0560 duringofficehours. the MembershipOffice.Visit inpersonorcall718- To pre-register, visitwww.foodcoop.com orcontact all ofthefourweeklyNewMemberOrientations. Coop membership.Pre-registrationisrequiredfor Attending anOrientationisthefirststeptoward New MemberOrientations It ispossibletocancelwithout penalty. We doaskthat 2.Please alsosignintheattendancebookthatis 1. AfterthemeetingChairwillprovide Please notifyanOfficeCoordinatorintheMembership In ordertoearnworkslotcredityoumustbepresent Eligible: Shopping,Receiving/Stocking,Food Each membermaytakeadvantageoftheGM-for- Some restrictionstothisprogramdoapply. Pleasesee To beeligibleforworkslotcredit,youmustaddyour Since theCoop’s inception Following isanoutlineoftheprogram.
COOP CALENDAR WORKSLOT NEEDS and ReceiveWork Credit bandanas, gloves,dishcloths,freezercoats, You willcollectandsortCooplaundry(aprons, 6:30 to8:30p.m. There areopeningsontwoseparateshifts. Tuesday, Friday, SaturdayorSunday Laundry about doingathoroughjob. bers wholiketocleanandareconscientious cleaning products.Thisjobisperfectformem- the bathrooms.You willworkwithonlynatural cleaning toilets,moppingfloorsandstocking bathrooms. Tasks includescrubbingfloortiles, Work withapartnertodeepcleantheCoop’s Weekdays, 12p.m. Bathroom Cleaning meeting. Attend aGM the elevatorlobby. in 1973,theGeneral For fulldetails,see body. Atthe Read the CLASSIFIED ADSDEADLINE: LETTERS &VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: Gazette Deadlines andGENERALMEETING:7:00p.m. ANNUAL TUE, JUNE30 General MeetingInfo u su:7:00p.m.,Wed, Jun24 7:00p.m.,Wed, Jun10 Jul 2issue: 7:00p.m.,Mon,Jun22 June 18issue: 7:00p.m.,Mon,Jun8 Jul 2issue: Jun 18issue: ions, needs and concerns of every member.ions, needsandconcernsof every accessible toallandrespect theopin- strive tomaketheCoop welcoming and oppose discriminationin anyform.We mitted todiversityand equality. We tion andtheenvironment. others abouthealthandnutrition,coopera- lead byexample,educatingourselvesand friendly producers.We We recycle. to try tions. We prefertobuyfromlocal,earth- share withotherspeciesandfuturegenera- impact ofourlifestylesontheworldwe the environment.We strivetoreducethe toxic, sustainableagriculture.We respect exploitation ofothers.We supportnon- avoid productsthatdependonthe cessed andhealthfulfoods.We seekto emphasis onorganic,minimallypro- We offeradiversityofproductswithan of andsupportthecooperativemovement. selling agentforanyindustry. We areapart buying agentforourmembersandnota ethical employerandneighbor. We area equally. We strivetobearesponsibleand we shareresponsibilitiesandbenefits principles. Onlymembersmayshop,and ble withinthecontextofourvaluesand enables ustokeeppricesaslowpossi- through cooperationandteamwork labor: workingtogetherbuildstrust business. Asmembers,wecontributeour alternative tocommercialprofit-oriented ber-owned andoperatedfoodstore— The Park SlopeFood Coopisamem- Gazette Park SlopeFood Coop Mission Statement Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY work independentlytocleancountertops,cabi- childcare, meetingroom,staffroom.You will Deep cleanallthreekitchensintheCoop: Wednesday, 8:00to10:00a.m. Kitchen Cleaning up. Please contacttheMembershipOfficetosign childcare room. dry iswashing/drying,youwillcleantoysinthe redistribute aroundtheCoop.Whilelaun- You willloadlaundryintodryer, folditand 8:30 to10:30p.m. are washing. nance tasksfromachecklistwhiletheclothes washing machineandcompleteothermainte- childcare sheets).You willloadlaundryinto while you’restanding onlineORonlineatwww.foodcoop.com We arecom- an vote •Announcements,etc. the meeting)•Meetingevaluation •BoardofDirectors Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) and mayalsoappearelsewhere inthisissue. • TheagendaispostedattheCoopCommunityCorner Agenda (8:00p.m.) (7:30p.m.) Reports Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Warm Up(7:00p.m.) Meeting Format call EllenWeinstat intheoffice. last Tuesday ofthemonth.Ifyouhaveaquestion,please of eachmonthtoplantheagendaforGMheldon form. TheAgendaCommitteemeetsonthefirstTuesday on howtosubmitanitemappearthesubmission General Meetings.Instructionsandhelpfulinformation the CoopCommunityCornerbulletinboardandat Agenda Committee.Formsareavailableintheracknear Meeting, pleasecompleteasubmissionformforthe If youhavesomethingyou’dlikediscussedataGeneral on theAgenda How toPlaceanItem (Garfield Temple), 274GarfieldPlace. The Temple HouseofCongregationBethElohim Location month. The GeneralMeetingisheldonthelastTuesday ofeach June 30,7:00p.m. Next Meeting:Tuesday, every GeneralMeeting. are availableattheCoopCommunityCornerand the AnnualMeetinginJune.CopiesofCoop’s bylaws every GeneralMeeting.Boardmembersareelectedat almost everyGeneralMeetingdecisionattheendof required toactlegallyandresponsibly, hasapproved General Meetings.TheBoardofDirectors,whichis meetings andtoreceivetheadviceofmembersat General MeetingsbyrequiringtheBoardtohaveopen Board ofDirectors.TheCoopcontinuedthetradition porated in1977,wehavebeenlegallyrequiredtoa Coop’s decision-makingprocess.SincetheCoopincor- monthly GeneralMeetingshavebeenatthecenterof From ourinceptionin1973tothepresent,open Our GoverningStructure • Exploremeetingliterature • EnjoysomeCoopsnacksSubmitOpenForumitems Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If Report •CommitteeReports General Meeting All Aboutthe old orout-of-dateproducts. cleaning them)labelfooditems,anddiscard refrigerator (removingallmovablepartsand refrigerators. You willthoroughlycleanthe work, specifically, cleaningandorganizing This positionrequiresadesiretodophysical Wednesday, 9:00to11:00a.m. Refrigerator Cleaning p.m. ifyouareinterested. Office, MondaytoThursday, 8:00a.m.to2:00 Please speaktoAdrianaintheMembership only personcomingtodothisjobonyourday. refrigerators. Mustbereliableasyouarethe nets, drawers,kitchenequipment,sinksand • FinancialReportCoordinators’ (unless thereisavotetoextend • MeettheCoordinators Open Forumisatimefor CONTINUED ONPAGE12 June 4, 2009 June 4,2009 9 09.06.04_pages 1-16 6/3/09 3:53 PM Page 10
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Janelle Reichman and jun 6 Getting to Yes jun 19 sat 10:30 am fri 8 pm Eric Alabaster and Anjana Roy Via an interactive workshop based on role-plays, come and learn practical skills to increase Saxophonist and clarinetist Janelle Reichman has performed your ability to connect with others and be heard and understood. This workshop offers a with Doc Severinsen, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Chico basic introduction to the practices of compassionate, nonviolent communication, presented O’Farrill Jazz Orchestra, Anne Hampton Callaway and Nnenna by Dian Killian, PhD, founder and director of Brooklyn Nonviolent Communication. Freelon, among others. She will be performing jazz standards and originals with a trio of musicians to be announced. Performing a duet are sitarist Anjana Roy and tabla player Eric Alabaster. Roy is a Delhi jun 6 native who has studied with Shri Rebati R. Debnath, a disciple of Allauddin Khan. sat 2–4 pm Forgiveness Alabaster is a drummer, composer and educator who has performed throughout New England, the Caribbean, Europe and Pakistan. Learn to forgive yourself and others, focus and use the power of unconditional love, Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, align your head and your heart, use the power and energy of love to relieve stress, and 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd Street) • $10 • doors open at 7:45. participate in a group unconditional love meditation. Coop member Moraima Suarez The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop has studied and practiced the healing arts for more than 20 years. and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. jun 6 Superfood, Raw Chocolate & sat 7 pm Elixir Tasting Party jun 20 Adult Clothing & Learn how to use rare elements and superfood elixirs to permanently eliminate the pri- sat 10 am–2 pm mary causes of weight gain, accelerated aging, poor mood and common health chal- Costume Jewelry Exchange lenges. Coop member Sheri Silver, HHC, is a Holistic Health Counselor and chef The season is changing, and this is your opportunity to trade gently used and beautiful specializing in whole foods, raw foods and superfood preparations. clothes and costume jewelry that you no longer wear with other Coop members. Do not leave clothing or jewelry in the Coop before the hours of the exchange. Bring up to 15 items only. Unchosen items will be donated to a local shelter. jun 12 fri 7:30 pm Inside the Bailout Why do we socialize risk and privatize profits? Come and see who’s to blame for the jun 20 current “economic disaster.” Includes excerpts from the PBS special about the bailout sat 3 pm Sugar Blues and Noam Chomsky’s talk on this topic. As time permits, we’ll show The Corporation. Presenter Ralph Yozzo ([email protected]) is a happy Coop member. Are you constantly craving sweets and want to understand why? Join Aja Davis, holistic health counselor, to learn how to change your relationship with sugar forever. You will discuss how to understand where those sugar cravings come from and how to reduce jun 13 and eliminate them naturally. sat 9:45 am–12 pm Garden and House Plant Swap Plant swappers may choose one plant for each plant they bring. Please bring healthy plants with adequate roots, packed in a lightweight container with adequate soil. Do jun 20 Screening of Blue Gold— not bring cuttings. If you are bringing plants that send out runners (ivy, pachysandra, sat 7 pm Global Water Wars etc.), please pack at least three runners, with roots, in each container. Plants will not be accepted after 11:30 a.m. The award-winning, 90-minute documentary Blue Gold—Global Water Wars address- es how corporate giants, private investors and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply. Presenter and Coop member Henry Rock has been jun 14 The Greatest Event in a passionate advocate of innovative technological solutions to water, energy and sun 12 pm History Is Now Unfolding habitat issues. A group of enlightened teachers, led by Maitreya the World Teacher, is here to inspire a great planetary transformation based on sharing and justice. Learn more at this video presentation, featuring author Benjamin Creme in Tokyo. Q&A follows. Presented by jun 27-28 Food Drive to Benefit Phil DiRossi, a long-time Coop member concerned with peace and justice issues. sat-sun 9 am–7 pm CHIPS Soup Kitchen CHIPS Soup Kitchen, located at 4th Ave. and Sackett St., is the recipient of much of jun 19 our edible but unsaleable perishable food. They also need donations of nonperishable fri 7 pm Turn Your Closet Into Cash! foods. This food will go to CHIPS to help them feed people in the neighborhood who are in need of a nutritious meal. Consider contributing nonperishable foods and com- Learn how to sell your unwanted items on eBay. Learn about eBay auctions, fixed price mercially packaged foods; canned fish; canned fruits and vegetables; pasta sauce; listings and stores; what sells; finding products to sell; packing and shipping; seller com- pasta; pre-packaged rice; pre-packaged beans; canned beans; canned soups; Parmalat munity; third-party services; fundraising on eBay; and recent changes at eBay. Coop milk; dry milk; peanut butter; or boxed raisins. Give donations to the collection table member Jennifer C. Stevens has been selling on eBay for more than nine years. outside the Coop. For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com jun 27 Relationship Health Check: sat 1 pm Get Off Life Support All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend. The quality of your relationships affects your life in many ways. It is easy to interact with Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent hundreds of people each week, yet have no deep, satisfying relationships. Come explore how to combat urban isolation and relationship frustration! Coop member Karen D. the Park Slope Food Coop. Bowser is a graduate of Yale University and a certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach.
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jun 27 jul 7 sat 4 pm Boogie Down with Nia! tue 7 pm Agenda Committee Meeting Nia Technique is a fusion of nine movement forms drawn from dance, martial arts and The committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the
healing arts. In this workshop, you will learn simple movements that lead to powerful agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with physical fitness, healing and personal transformation. No experience necessary. Please committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. wear comfortable clothes. Coop members Jim Williams and Kristin DeGroat are certified Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Nia instructors with classes throughout Brooklyn. Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social jun 28 Greening and Cleaning Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. sun 12 pm Your Home! In this workshop, we will identify common household items that can reduce your indoor air quality, and discuss ways to improve the air in your home. In addition, you will learn jul 11 simple recipes for making homemade green cleaning products! Coop member Sarah Julig sat 11 am Digest This! has been working as a freelance ecological housekeeper and home organizer since 2005. Did you know that a restaurant cheeseburger eaten the right way will provide more nutrients than a raw organic salad eaten the wrong way? This workshop will teach you jun 30 Building Your Personal the best tips of the major Eastern and Western nutritional philosophies to get the tue 7 pm most from the foods you eat with an understanding of your busy lifestyle. Coop mem- Financial Recovery Plan ber Kimberly Russell holds a Masters in Health and Healing as a Certified Nutritional Will I have enough money for my retirement and personal dreams? Where’s the best Counselor. place for me to invest now? Learn how to design your plan, implement it and monitor your progress. Imre Kovacs, a Coop member since 1993, shares his experience in help- ing individuals and families meet their financial goals. jul 11 Moving Your Business Forward jun 30 PSFC JUNE Annual and sat 3 pm In a Stuck Economy tue 7 pm When times get tough it’s easy to get stuck. If you own your own business, getting General Meeting stuck and procrastinating on important decisions and projects can be devastating. The The Annual Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the GM. Meeting location: good news is that there are ways of moving your business forward by refocusing on Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. at Eighth Ave. your core business principles. Join procrastination coach Renate Reimann and small business management consultant Alan Siege to develop your plan out of frustration Annual Meeting Agenda: and into action. Item #1: The audited financial report for the year ended Feb. 1, 2009 Report & Vote: Following a presentation by our outside auditor, Jennifer Rambarran of Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP, members will have the opportunity to pose questions to him. Members will then vote whether to accept the audited statement. jul 17 fri 7:30 pm Gas Is So 20th Century! Item #2: Board of Directors election Help form the Park Slope Ethanol Coop. Michael Winks and Kevin Burget are forming a Election: One candidate met the March deadline for this election. community-based renewable energy coop with the goal of using locally made ethanol General Meeting Agenda: to power our vehicles and even heat our homes. Find out more. Come to a screening of David Blume’s Alcohol Can Be a Gas! Item #1: Renewing the Services of the Auditor Proposal: “To retain the services of Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP, to perform an audit of the Coop for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010.” — submitted by the General Coordinators jul 19 Item #2: Election of Officers sun 12 pm Sustainable Stress Reduction Election: Following the election of members to the Board of Directors at the Annual Learn strategies and solutions to reduce stress, guilt, fear and anxiety. Find authentic Meeting, we must elect officers of the corporation at the General Meeting—president, methods to navigate life transitions and challenges by integrating all aspects of life vice president, secretary and treasurer. (work, family, finances, emotions, body and thoughts). Coop member Jennifer Edwards, [PSFC Bylaws: “Article IV, Officers: §2. Officers shall be elected by the Board of MFA, RYT, has 10 years experience in stress reduction and related fields. She has Directors of the corporation at the meeting held in the month of June. §3. The President worked with institutions including Columbia University Medical Center, New York and Vice-President shall be, at the time of election, directors of the corporation.”] University, Cancer Care and the American Heart Association.
jul 25 Nutrition Response Testing jul 30-aug 1 Save a Life: Give Blood
jul 25 Self-Healing & Empowerment Workshop aug 2 Family Music Workshop
jul 26 Building a Cohousing Community in Brooklyn aug 4 Agenda Committee Meeting
jul 28 PSFC JULY General Meeting aug 25 PSFC AUGUST General Meeting
jul 28 What Is Dyslexia? aug 25 Grants for Jazz
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With no such thing as a food The Tipping Point: Past, Present and Future coop, there was no one to look out for their best inter- By Sonja Sweeney ests. Given those same cir- cumstances today, what ing to Allen lined up and down the street. would we do? Or, rather, what M Zimmerman, In February 1917, whole- will we do? Coop members general coor- sale prices for basic food have the option of buying H dinator, this items skyrocketed, much as healthy food at reasonable was because they did in the summer of prices, but what about those D many of the 2008. Suddenly the people in neighborhoods such as fruits and living in these immigrant Brownsville and Williams- C vegetables communities were faced with burg today? Or Bushwick or ti sold at the onions being sold at 18 cents Bed-Stuy? Many neighbor- e Coop—as a pound instead of 12, pota- hoods in Brooklyn still lack D many as pos- toes for 10 cents a pound access to organic, local, sus- sible—come instead of 5, chicken for 32 tainably grown food, and 19 from local cents a pound instead of 18. what is available is hardly th farmers and Pennies to us today, perhaps, affordable. Zimmerman says ve therefore the but when the weekly wage food coops are slowly spring- in cost of fuel averaged $10 to $14 per week, ing up around Brooklyn, but a used to such price jumps became an it is still a long, long road th transport the enormous hardship. Shop- ahead to making reasonably b produce is pers could not afford the ris- priced, healthy food available To greatly ing costs for these basic food for all Brooklyn residents, let p reduced. items and found themselves alone the other boroughs of ag However, at a tipping point, left with New York. What will be their C 100 years ago only two options: face starva- tipping point? p food coops tion or fight back. And so From June 5 to 21, The ar did not exist, began the food riots of 1917. Anthropologists, a New th and New Thousands of people, mostly York–based ensemble the- th ptions. So many was a long time ago, right? Yorkers, particularly those immigrant women, banded ater company, will tackle st options. Walking down Except that even today, in living in poorer neighbor- together, pushing over push- these issues with the world q OSeventh Avenue in 2009, the options that the hoods such as Brownsville carts, rioting in the streets, premiere of its new show, Give co Park Slope, in a span of about Food Coop provides are still and Williamsburg, Brooklyn storming City Hall and ulti- Us Bread, based on the 1917 b six blocks one can find rough- the exception to the rule, and the Lower East Side of food riots, offering a an ly 12 restaurants, nine grocery compared to most other Manhattan, had no real lens for examining p stores and a handful of coffee neighborhoods in Brooklyn. options when it came to buy- the global, national n shops. Of course, many of One of the biggest draws ing food. The people in these Member and local food crisis re those options don’t come to shopping at the Food neighborhoods were mostly of today. Each cheap, particularly today, Coop is that the markup on hardworking immigrants who evening will include H when prices for basic food all food items is fixed at 21% had come to America seeking Contribution additional program- w items continue to rise and above the wholesale price. a new life in the land of ming with guest it rise, putting a greater strain Most agree that the prices are opportunity and prosperity. mately boycotting foods speakers from The Food Riot p on consumers. In times like reasonable, even cheap, Their whole world probably ranging from potatoes and Project, investigating con- a these, Food Coop members compared to other markets in comprised a six-block radius onions to chicken and fish. temporary food issues along b are very privileged to have New York that sell compara- where they lived, worked, ate They fought back until the with other topics related to th access to healthy, organic, ble products. Even last year, and slept. So when it came to city and the mayor listened the show. For more informa- sl locally grown food at reason- when oil prices rose dramati- buying fresh produce and and the prices eventually fell. tion about Give Us Bread or the n able prices. Imagine 100 years cally and food costs subse- other food to feed their fami- Clearly what drove these Food Riot Project, please le ago, when such options did quently spiked, the Coop was lies, their sole option con- women to the point of rioting visit www.theanthropolo- to not exist in New York. But that not greatly affected. Accord- sisted of pushcart peddlers was their lack of options. gists.org. ■ w in h an CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 7:00 a.m. but you can come as early as w 6:00 a.m. You will need to work indepen- to Office Close dently, be self-motivated and reliable. Puzzle Answers h Thursday, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m. Please contact Renee St. Furcy at m Responsible for adding attendance [email protected] or 718-622- X TITANIUM A GOLD an ER T S B NLSU pages in up to nine attendance books 0560 if you are interested. vo and confirming the location of atten- N ARSENI C T PROMETHI UM B o dance cards for members on these shifts. OD R OA OH I T I N Shopping Floor Set-up NEON B B TELLURIUM H U I Must also confirm each worker’s work p and Cleaning NTINAI OI OI MU status and annotate the attendance RNU L N NURANIUMM se Monday or Wednesday, pages accordingly. If you like to work SODIUMYTTERBIUMYMA d independently and have good attention 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. EC TAAU FNAR a to detail, this workslot might be for you. Are you an early riser with a love of N KRYPTON D MAGNESI UM G m You will be trained for this job on your cleaning and organizing? Work under the TE RTI ROEO n first shift. Make sure to arrive by 8:30 supervision of a staff person to set up G L L I ALUMINIUM BORON st p.m. on your first scheduled day. and clean the shopping floor checkout E EULMNOIII b stations. Must like to clean, be meticu- N CADMIUMDDUUC Voucher Data Entry lous, detail oriented and able to work ZINC D M IRIDIUM M IRON independently. Great opportunity for UUNU Tuesday, 7:00 to 9:45 a.m. M LAWRENCI UM E BI SMUTH The Coop needs detail-oriented mem- someone who wants to work when the Coop is not crowded. Please contact WORKSLOT NEEDS bers to enter data from voucher sheets L into an Excel spreadsheet. Accuracy Cynthia Pennycooke at cynthia_penny- working with numbers and facility with [email protected] or through the D Excel required. The shift must begin by Membership Office at 718-622-0560. w b
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d o r- r- crowded shopping conditions. At this at the core of the Coop’s success: the LETTERS POLICY at same GM some members argued that work of the membership. Committing at MEMBERSHIP we should reduce our work require- ourselves to doing a better job, not rs ment because there is not enough reducing the work requirement, is We welcome letters from members. g HOLIDAY work for all these new members (and what will improve the Coop. Submission deadlines appear in the e wouldn’t it be nice to work less). Lynn Armentrout Coop Calendar. All letters will be se DEAR EDITOR: In fact, the solution to these identi- printed if they conform to the pub- as I propose that the Park Slope Food fied “problems”—overcrowding, and lished guidelines. We will not know- s- Coop have a moratorium on orienta- the perception of too many members RESTOCKING I ingly publish articles which are racist, or tion and new member acceptance and not enough work—is to strength- sexist or otherwise discriminatory r- each year during November and en, not weaken, our work require- DEAR COOP MEMBERS, The maximum length for letters is ck December. ment, and to invigorate our work I was doing a makeup the other day 500 words. Letters must include your s- I have been a cooperator since ethic. and was straightening shelves when I d 1995, and have experienced firsthand Long shopping lines are the result had a thought! I know there’s a long- name and phone number and be ly the problems of overcrowding. I read of inefficient store management, not standing tradition of leaving products typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- ys very closely the May 21 article “Break- too many shoppers. I know this at the back of the shelf to help in tors will reject letters that are illegible g- ing Point?” with its discussion of the because I manage the line on my restocking. I understand this is an or too long. ut almost painful congestion both on Monday evening shopping squad; I orderly way to fill a shelf but I’m won- You may submit on paper, typed or d the shopping floor and in the stocking keep the line flowing with several dering if it’s not time to revisit this very legibly handwritten, or via email ly basement. I cannot accept cooperator techniques (described below). Even process at least in part. Items like to [email protected] or le Tobier’s point that “(A) possible pro- on the Monday before Thanksgiving crackers on the top shelves can go on disk. et posal to cap membership goes the checkout line on my shift never unseen. And if unseen, unpurchased. of against (the first principle of ICA’s got past the first aisle. Maybe someone straightening Anonymity ir Cooperative Identity).” When this Here’s how it works. Valuable time shelves could now and again pull one Unattributed letters will not be principle states that “Cooperatives is lost in the 10-60 seconds it takes or two things forward on a top shelf so published unless the Gazette knows e are…open to all persons able to use the first shopper in line to become people at least have a hint that they’re the identity of the writer, and there- w their services,” then it seems to me aware that the next checkout worker is there? I don’t think this would disturb fore must be signed when submitted e- that a nonstop increase in people and available and to then travel to the sta- the restocking process. Could actually (giving phone number). Such letters e stock bursting out of a space inade- tion. Checkout workers often wait too mean more to restock! will be published only where a reason d quate to meet the demand creates a long to summon the next person— Thanks, is given to the editor as to why public ve condition where current members there is no need to wait until the Peter Jacobson identification of the writer would 7 become unable to use our services; shopper bags every last item before a and that, certainly, violates the princi- calling “next.” While one shopper is impose an unfair burden of embar- g ple. Growth should not be unfettered; finishing, the next shopper can be RESTOCKING II rassment or difficulty. Such letters al neither should it be capricious, nor getting organized, finding his or her must relate to Coop issues and avoid is requiring…a waiting list. card and beginning to unload. A line Joe Holtz replies: any non-constructive, non-coopera- h A regularly scheduled Membership manager eliminates waiting time by Our sales are more than ten times the tive language. de Holiday will have many benefits: It calling the next shopper while the national average per square foot of selling m- will give the Coop a chance to catch previous shopper is finishing up. I space. In addition, we often give each item less Fairness st its new-member breath, allowing new also put shoppers’ carts away (so they space than the average store does, which In order to provide fair, comprehen- ot people to more easily assimilate into don’t lose valuable packing time), makes the multiple even higher in terms of sive, factual coverage: n- a shift’s work patterns during our assist with unloading and packing actual sales velocity of the products. If mem- 1. The Gazette will not publish ng busiest season. It will de facto reduce groceries, and keep traffic lanes clear. bers start pulling things to the front (known hearsay—that is, allegations not o the constant member influx, and may If we added 2-3 workers on each as “facing up”) this will make it even harder based on the author's first-hand a- slightly lower existing membership busy shopping squad (a line manager to see that another case needs to come out of observation. he numbers as current cooperators for regular and express each, and the basement. The result will be much longer 2. Nor will we publish accusations e leave. It will provide the lovely benefit someone to help unload and pack), I time needed to write a send-up list and more that are not specific or are not sub- o- to cooperators who have worked for a believe lines could be virtually elimi- mistakes and omissions on those send-up stantiated by factual assertions. while (hey, at least ONE shift) of hav- nated, while opening up a substantial lists. Please do not follow Peter’s well-mean- 3. Copies of submissions that make ing access to a variety of nicely priced number of new workslots. Of course, ing suggestion. The cons outweigh the pros. substantive accusations against spe- holiday gifts! It will be predictable, this plan only works with truly and not capricious. There would be no engaged workers. I shopped at a busy cific individuals will be given to those waiting list: You want to join? Come time recently and saw that there was a persons to enable them to write a to an orientation in January. In the line manager, but she was standing response, and both submissions and holiday season, we would take two there staring off into space and doing response will be published simultane- months to get to know who we are, nothing more than echo the checkout ously. This means that the original and experience ourselves as a stable, workers’ calls of “next.” Not surpris- submission may not appear until the voluntary organization, working for ingly, the line was as long as ever. issue after the one for which it was our common good. This leads to a second proposal for submitted. I would like others’ views on this mobilizing our work force to improve The above applies to both articles proposal. PSFC overcrowding is a the shopping experience. I propose and letters. The only exceptions will serious situation, constantly under training sessions and refresher cours- be articles by Gazette reporters which discussion but as of yet inadequately es for member workers, for workslot will be required to include the addressed. A Membership Holiday credit. I would happily train in effec- response within the article itself. may be one of many corrections we tive line management, and I believe need to support our mission and our there is a need for many members, Respect strength without overgrowing our including squad leaders, to brush up Letters must not be personally bounds. on the requirements of their work derogatory or insulting, even when In cooperation, positions. (This letter keeps wanting Mary Rose Dallal to go off into a rant about all the strongly criticizing an individual slacking on the job I see at the Coop, member's actions. Letter writers must but I’ll leave that for another day.) refer to other people with respect, LINE MANAGEMENT The good news is that by commit- refrain from calling someone by a ting ourselves to efficient store man- nickname that the person never uses DEAR COOP, agement we can greatly improve the himself or herself, and refrain from At the April General Meeting there shopping experience while absorbing comparing other people to odious fig- was a discussion about capping mem- new members, at the same time ures like Hitler or Idi Amin. bership as way of dealing with over- strengthening what has always been Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 09.06.04_pages 1-16 6/3/09 3:53 PM Page 14
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CLASSIFIEDS Interested in Engaging Coop Work? Disciplinary Committee Seeks NEW Members BED & BREAKFAST beginners to advanced. Park ble late 20’s female. Looking to sa Slope Art School 718-499-0154. live alone, something long term. re BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN BED [email protected]. Seeking someone who owns/ a AT #If you are good at: landlord looking to rent out $1,500 AND BREAKFAST. Victorian home INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING al Communicating • Problem solving • Dealing with on tree-lined Prospect Heights or less. Pet/ cat-friendly. I have in in Brooklyn Heights. Mondays, excellent credit and excellent difficult situations • Investigating We need you! block has space with semiprivate June 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6:45 to de bath, AC, Cable TV & free WiFi. Full rental history. Contact Victoria at en 9:00 p.m. at 75 Hicks Street, 914-443-9209. The DC is seeking new members to work with us on making the Coop the breakfast provided in attractive between Orange & Cranberry. $10 M best place it can be for everyone. smoke-free environment. Reason- per session. Refreshments includ- re Being a DC member offers the opportunity to be involved in impor- able rates. Call David Whitbeck, ed. No partners necessary. PETS M tant, interesting and challenging work. We contribute more time than 718-857-6066 or e-mail brown- 718-522-5349. de regular monthly shift (much of it is done from home via phone & e-mail. [email protected]. ADOPT ZUKO! Sweet 1 1/2-yr.-old A We are seeking members prepared to make a substantial and consistent male, B&W, up-to-date on vet HOUSE ON 3rd St. B&B, beautiful AT commitment to the Coop (you will get credit for overtime hours) COMMERCIAL care, neutered cat. He was found parlor floor thru apt., double living Em SPACE on the street. He’s got a great per- Some of our work includes: room, bath, deck overlooking gar- al sonality! Loves to play, drink out • Investigating allegations of misbehavior by members, such as failing to den, wi-fi. Sleeps 4-5 in privacy at report for or to complete shifts, bringing in non-members to shop, shop- PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AVAIL- of the faucet, treats & oat grass. and comfort. Perfect for families. Fr ping while suspended, stealing, using racist, sexist, homophobic or nasty ABLE. Ideal for a colon therapist, Easy to handle & easy to brush. Call Jane White at 718-788-7171 Pr language against other Coop members and staff, etc. psychotherapist, medical doctor, Ideal as an only cat. Pics can be or visit us on the web at house- ti • Participating in disciplinary hearings shiatsu, reiki, speech therapist, emailed to you. Contact Victoria • Mediating disputes between Coop members on3st.com. C etc. Be part of a Holistic Center in at 914-443-9209. • Engaging in problem-solving and policy issues related to the DC’s work the beautiful SOHO section of de CLASSES/GROUPS Manhattan. The doctor will intro- To We recognize the importance of various points of view when consider- SERVICES at ing cases brought to us. WE ARE SEEKING A CANDIDATE POOL THAT duce all patients to you. For fur- LEARN TO DRAW AND PAINT! ther information, please call REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COOP’S MEMBERSHIP. EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price N Improve your skills. Affordable art 212-505-5055. for the entire move! No deceptive ti Requirements for Candidates: class that gives you confidence by hourly estimates! Careful, experi- in • Coop members for at least a year & have good attendance records teaching you the basics. Follow in HOUSING WANTED enced mover. Everything quilt re • attend an evening meeting approximately every six weeks. the footsteps of the great masters padded. No extra charge for re in a nurturing, friendly class. Candidates with experience in writing, investigation, conflict-resolution, LOOKING to move to Park Slope wardrobes and packing tape. Spe- in All levels welcome from or mental health professionals encouraged to apply. Use of a computer from Bay Ridge. Single, responsi- cialist in walkups. Thousands of Fr and email is essential. 71
Interested? Please call Jeff: 718-636-3880 B COMMUNITY CALENDAR ni in Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by yo mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission ho m deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center B of this issue. An asterick (*) denotes a Coop member. 71 FRI, JUN 5 SUN, JUN 7 SAT, JUN 13 C G A MASKED BALL by Verdi: A plot A MASKED BALL by Verdi: A SINGSPIRATION FOR BOYS ha to assassinate a ruler, a sorcer- plot to assassinate a ruler, a sor- ages 12-16: Concert @ 3-5 p.m. es ess’s prediction, an affair ceress’s prediction, an affair An interactive singing and act- er between a ruler & his best between a ruler & his best ing experience for boys spon- H friend’s wife, and a Masked Ball! friend’s wife, and a Masked Ball! sored by New York Youth at Risk O Performances in English & with Performances in English and and Brooklyn Repertory Opera. en orchestra by Brooklyn Repertory with orchestra by Brooklyn 3 sessions $25, 1 session $10 ti Opera. Office Coordinator Kath- Repertory Opera. Brooklyn @ Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 or leen Keske* sings the role of Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. (Presi- 4th Ave, Union/President. D Amelia. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 dent St.) @ 3:30 p.m. Admission www.bropera.org. A Fourth Ave. (President St.) @ 7:30 $20, seniors/students $10, B p.m. Admission $20, seniors/stu- w/unemployment stub $5. SUN, JUN 14 Is dents $10, w/unemployment www.bropera.org. he stub $5. www. bropera.org. A MASKED BALL by Verdi: A plot th FREE FILM SCREENING of “The FRI, JUN 12 to assassinate a ruler, a sorcer- o Future of Food” offers an in- ess’s prediction, an affair 7 depth investigation into the dis- A MASKED BALL by Verdi: A plot between a ruler & his best en turbing truth behind the to assassinate a ruler, a sorcer- friend’s wife, and a Masked Ball! an unlabeled, patented, genetically ess’s prediction, an affair Performances in English & with M The Fun Committee Needs You! engineered foods that have qui- between a ruler & his best orchestra by Brooklyn Repertory ri etly filled U.S. grocery store friend’s wife, and a Masked Ball! Opera. Office Coordinator Kath- The Fun Committee is looking for an enthusiastic member Fo shelves for the past decade. 7:30 Performances in English & with leen Keske* sings the role of re who has experience and expertise in “alternate outreach”— p.m.at Park Slope UMC (6th Ave. orchestra by Brooklyn Repertory Amelia. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 pr 21st-century style—to inform our membership and & 8th St.). More info: www.thefu- Opera. Office Coordinator Kath- Fourth Ave. (President St.) @ 3:30 78 tureoffood.com. leen Keske* sings the role of p.m. Admission $20, seniors/stu- community of our committee's upcoming events. Amelia. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 dents $10, w/unemployment S We want to increase attendance and participation at our SAT, JUN 6 Fourth Ave. (President St.) @ 7:30 stub $5. www.bropera.org. events by creating an online presence on sites like p.m. Admission $20, seniors/stu- dents $10, w/unemployment FLAG DAY: the Brooklyn Human- H SINGSPIRATION FOR BOYS Facebook. stub $5. www.bropera.org. ist Community is proud to pre- (M ages 12-16: Staging the Scene @ sent Curtis Gans, America’s D 3-5 p.m. An interactive singing GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Brook- leading expert on American co Recent Fun Committee events include Poker Night, and acting experience for boys lyn Women’s Chorus: 45 women voter turnout and participation. u Game Night, Pub Night, Valentine Card-Making workshop, sponsored by New York Youth at singing together to create one Mr. Gans will speak on “Ameri- cr Adult Variety Show and the Food Conference. Risk and Brooklyn Repertory powerful voice for peace and can Democracy: Problems in Opera. 3 sessions $25, 1 session justice, directed by Bev Grant*. Beneath the Surface” at the First gi $10 @ Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Brooklyn Ethical Culture Soci- Unitarian Universalist Church of in All interested members, please e-mail Len Heisler at 4th Ave, Union/President. ety. $10/adults, $6/kids. 8:00 Brooklyn at 50 Monroe Place in m [email protected]. www.bropera.org. p.m. 53 Prospect Pk W. Info: Brooklyn Heights. 2:30 p.m. www.gchmusic.org. Admission is FREE. H do m
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CLASSIFIEDS (CONTINUED) to satisfied customers. Great Coop Pool, tennis, biking, hiking; near m. references. 718-670-7071. Hudson River and Metro North (5- minute cab ride from train). a ATTORNEY—Experienced person- $79,000-$99,000; annual mainte- 00 al injury trial lawyer representing nance approx. $3,200. Cash sales ve injured bicyclists and other acci- only. No dogs. 212-242-0806 or nt dent victims. Limited caseload to [email protected]. at ensure maximum compensation. Member of NYSTLA and ATLA. No BERKSHIRES LAKE ACCESS recovery, no fee. Free consult. WOODED LOT. Build your own Manhattan office. Park Slope resi- vacation home! 1/2-acre building dent. Long time PSFC member. lot w/deeded access to one of ld Adam D. White. 212-577-9710. Berkshire County’s best lakes! et Shore of lake is 200 feet away, ATTORNEY—Personal Injury increasing prescriptions. We try to nd where you can keep your canoe, Emphasis—30 years experience in find the source of your vision r- kayak, rowboat or sailboat. Great all aspects of injury law. Individual problem. Some of the symptoms ut for swimming, too! $35K. Call Bob attention provided for entire case. that can be treated include s. at 917-664-1871. Free phone or office consultation. headaches, eye fatigue, computer h. Prompt, courteous communica- discomfort, learning disabilities. GREAT FAMILY VACATION in be tions. 20-year Park Slope Food Convenient Park Slope location. southern Vermont. Lovely 3-bed- ia Coop member; Park Slope resi- Dr. Jerry Wintrob, 718-789-2020. room, 2-bath house in beautiful dent; downtown Brooklyn office. holisticeyecare.com. area. Swimming, hiking, tennis & Tom Guccione, 718-596-4184, also HOLISTIC DOCTOR in Naturopa- lots for kids to do. Less than 2 at www.tguccionelaw.com. thy stimulates body’s natural miles from town with shops, restaurants & galleries. $700/week. 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Contact Mar- (Midwood) & Manhattan (Soho). lene Star, [email protected], Dr. Stephen Goldberg provides 914-777-3088. comprehensive, family dental care using non-mercury fillings, 3-SEASON VACATION COTTAGES crowns, dentures, thorough clean- for sale in our friendly, wooded ings, minimal X-rays and non-sur- northern Westchester community. gical gum treatments. For a free initial exam and insurance infor- ADVERTISE ON THE WEB mation, call 212-505-5055. HOLISTIC OPTOMETRY: Most eye If your ad would benefit from broader exposure, try the doctors treat patients sympto- Coop's web page, www.foodcoop.com. The ads are FREE. matically by prescribing ever-
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WELCOME! THANK YOU!
A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re Thank you to the following members for referring friends who glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community. joined the Coop in the last two weeks.
Elizabeth Adams Josh Duffy Alison Kotch Tana Quincy India Adams Doug Latino Eleanor Spottswood Heather Alexander Peter Durning Joke Kusters Maxine Resnick Sandy Alexander Rose Latino Jamie Sterns India Alexis Bellah Emem Mathew Laska David Reynolds Lia Amakawa Libby Bill Wasik Yocheved Amrami Tere Fox Cammie Lin Janice River-Hall Tamara B. Marsha May Linde- Joel Weber Revital Aranbaev Craig Frymark Edgar Lin Marci Rosenfeld Sarah Bendit say Mera White Rachel Balik Virginia Galvan Jourdan Loffredo Orin Schultz Rebecca Brown Maia Macdonald Erin Ballentine Gerard Pierre Gelus Jeanne Lutfy Mrigaa Sethi Vanessa Cabrera Deborah Magocsi Erik Blanc Zachary German Katie Madarasz Phillip Shapiro Douglas Calhoun Margo Jahna Bobolia Emmanuel Germond Tina Magazzini Renata Perri Silberblatt Tom Cannell Robert Martin Remma Botvinnik Christopher Glazek Theresa Marchetta Paul Stiell Shaun Chapman Maxine Svetlana Botvinnik Bram Goetschalckx Anthony Matteo Sara Suman Elmar Darensbourg Sarah-Rose Meredith Kimberly Brandt Tim Gore Cheryl McDonald Jacob Throckmorton Peter Derby Luke Meyer Henry Brenner Anthony Greer Ebony McIntosh Joshua Tuerman Edible Magazine Sarah Milford Kristine Brenner Adam Grupper Nell Mellon Sylvestre Vaughan Ukeme Emem Emily Miller Carrie Brightman Nigel Hall Elizabeth Moisan Willie Vaughan Ester Francesca Mirabella Katie Brounstein Jacob Halper Gabrielle Moisan Debra Vilen Erin Fae Bethany Nelson Burgess Bub Walsh Hansen Meredith Morris Trac Vu NikiAnne Feinberg Dylan O’Hearn Erin Carney Julia Hazel Nora Nasri Tiffany Watson Maria Fugere Jason Popkin Marc Carroll Hattie Hill Margie Navarro Michael Williams Stephanie Gilman Kunji Rey Julian Cavin-Zeidenstein Krista Hoff Nico Navarro Neville Williams Emily Grotheer Nancy Romer Beir Cleghorne Cathy Icardo Jenn Nelkin Linda Wong Gaylen Hamilton Sarah Sajdak Salina Cole Gloria Johnson Liteke O’Malley Anna Yermakova Michele Henjum Rachel Scharfman Abe Cooper Lindsay Johnson Martin O’Malley Sufei Zhang Sarah Heslip Ethan Schulton Sarah Darby Sarah Jones Ann Park-Schultz Linda Johnsen Jaclyn Schulton Denise Darensbourg Carole Joseph-Gelus Linda Payton Michael Kenney Buki Shabi Kevin Degeeter Djahariah Katz André Pearson Misako Koga Andrew Sloat Jennifer Drake Stephanie Kauffman Suzanne Price Emily Kragness Ari Spool coop job opening: General Coordinator The Coop is looking for applicants interested in joining its management collective as a General Coordinator. The General Coordinating team is the Coop’s top level of management and, collectively, share responsibility for long-term planning, oversight of the finances and the member-labor sys- tem, and supervising the rest of the paid staff. The ideal applicants will have experience in one or more of the following: • Grocery store management/food industry experience • Facilities/plant management • Supervision and/or training • Finance • Project management • New media/social networking tools • Human resources
The ideal candidates must also be able to significantly contribute to the Coop’s existing management team by possessing all of the following: • Interpersonal skills and ability to cooperate with a diverse group of management decision-making process co-workers and members • Comfortable engaging in debate and discussion as part of the • Self-starter able to provide leadership in strategic planning and collaborative decision-making process project implementation • Facility with computers, Macintosh a plus • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written • Math competency • Excellent judgment that is consistently brought to the • Environmental consciousness Work Schedule Average workweek of 45-50 hours, including regular evening and weekend work. Salary The General Coordinator salary is $79,100. Benefits • Five weeks vacation • Defined benefit pension plan, fully paid by the Coop • Four paid holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas • Non-Matching 401(k), FSA, and TransitCheks Day, New Year’s Day • Dental plan and Life Insurance after one year of employment, fully • Eleven Health/Personal days paid by the Coop • Health and long-term disability insurance, fully paid by the Coop How to Apply Applicants must currently be Coop members with at least one year of Park Slope Food Coop membership (immediately prior to application). Please provide your résumé along with a cover letter stating your interest in the position and explaining how your qualifications, skills and experience will benefit the Coop. Materials should be e-mailed to [email protected]. Please put “General Coordinator” in the subject field. Please do not call the Coop about this posting or to follow up on your application. Applicants will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of their materi- als. We will begin reviewing applications on June 1, 2009 and will continue until the position has been filled. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership.
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