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Volume U, Number 6 March 23, 2000 GM Report: Coop Helps Small Farms Coop Starts Added Value Program Resist Agribusiness Increases Security After By Alex Lesman B r e a k - i n By Hayley Gorenberg a r ming in the United ecurity measures adopted after the F States has recent break-in, changes in the Coop’s changed dra- Spolicy re g a r ding its hourly employees, matically in the and an ‘added value program’ enticing local past century as small family o r g a n i c m e rchants to offer discounts to Coop mem- f a r ms have given way to f a r ms as bers, occupied much of the February 29 Gener- huge farms owned and oper- a l t e rn a t i v e s al Meeting. ated by multinational corpo- to what came to be known as rations. Seventy years ago, f a c t o r y farms. Another alter- Break-in Aftermath t h e r e were nearly seven mil- native arrangement arr i v e d The Coop enhanced its security system by lion American farmers. Now f rom Japan in the mid-1980s: installing a central alarm and motion sensor t h e r e are only about two Community Supported Agri- after a February break-in, according to General million, even though the c u l t u re (CSA), in which people Coordinator Linda Wheeler. Intruders defeated general U.S. population has pay in advance for shares of a the old security system, featuring alarms and doubled. For many years small farm ’s crops thro u g h o u t physical barriers, by prying open bars across a was something that was just done and offered this trend went larg e l y the growing season. skylight. Once inside, they stole just thre e to us as a service.” unopposed, as agricultural O r ganized opposition to walkie talkies but did several thousand dollars Discussion of the break-in led to comments corporations claimed that agribusiness grew during the w o r th of damage when they cut telephone about Coop security generally, including a their methods—such as 1990s, which gave rise, in lines and computer and security wires. suggestion that the Coop designate a security planting vast fields with sin- 1999, to the formation of The Wheeler theorized that the thieves likely work slot on each shopping squad. gle crops, spraying pesti- Tu rning Point Project, which sought weekend receipts, which had alre a d y Members should familiarize themselves cides and using heavy describes itself as “a coalition been deposited. She commented, “I wish all with the Coop’s panic buttons, Wheeler said m a c h i n e r y — i n c r e a s e d of more than 80 non-pro f i t the thieves in the world would talk to each later, noting that the buttons that trigger silent output and eff i c i e n c y. o r ganizations that favor other and say, ‘They’re not worth it!’” alarms to the police of a “robbery in progress,” In the 1960s, with the birt h democratic, localized, eco- a r e in strategic locations throughout the of the modern enviro n m e n t a l logically sound altern a t i v e s “I wish all the thieves in the world Coop. movement, Americans began to current practices and poli- to raise serious questions cies.” In addition to factory would talk to each other and say, Tax Matters about corporate farming prac- f a r ming, The Tu rning Point ‘They’re not worth it!’” —Linda The Coop has successfully contested New tices, especially the wide- P r oject—whose members York State auditors’ opinion that the $25 mem- s p r ead use of pesticides. include such disparate Wheeler, discussing recent break-in ber fee should be subject to sales tax. A concil- C o n c e r ned consumers also g r oups as Farm Aid, The iation hearing in August 1999 generated a began to form food coops, like Humane Society and Ti k k u n Repair of the video security system, fro m decision in early Febru a ry rejecting analogies the Park Slope Food Coop, in Magazine—also works to which the burglars filched the tape that might drawn by auditors to gym memberships and p a r t to nurt u r e small and C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 4 have re c o rded their movements, cost about price clubs like Costco, whose joining fees are $2,000, covered by insurance after a $1,000 taxable. “It has a lot to do with the members Next General Meeting on March 2 8 deductible. Installation of the central alarm owning this place,” said General Coord i n a t o r The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the and motion detectors cost appro x i m a t e l y Joe Holtz. “It’s not a prepayment for taxable last Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will be $3,700. goods—that’s the most important thing.” Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elohim The intruders did no damage to the com- In other tax matters, Coop President Eric Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. puters themselves, and Wheeler assured the Schneider explained that he had re t a i n e d The agenda and related information are printed inside this GM that she brings home backup tapes of a t t o r ney Wally Bock, recommended by Coop issue (see index below). The agenda is also posted at the Coop Coop re c o r ds in case they are destroyed on a t t o r ney Marg a ret Sandercock, to challenge Community Corn e r. For more information about the GM and site. This information drew questioning fro m the tax assessment on the Coop’s three prop- about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. G r eg Schmitz, who explained afterw a r d that e r ties. Bock charged a $150 down payment, his experience with FBI seizure of his school deductible from his contingency fee, which is I N T H I S I S S U E re c o r ds when he was an antiwar activist had one-third of any winnings. spawned his interest in privacy of personal The Coop’s annual tax bill tops $9,000 for General Meeting Agenda ...... 2 i n f o rmation. Schmitz has refused to have his 784 Union Street and over $6,000 each for 780 Fighting Genetically Engineered Foods* ...... 2 photograph taken for the new bar-coded Coop and 782 Union Street, according to Holtz. Genetic Engineering* ...... 2 Pulling Up Roots: The Movement for Healthy Food* ...... 3 c a r ds, speculating that the digital picture s Coordinators’ Corner: Member Lenders Speak ...... 5 could be easily copied. “That wasn’t some- C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 6 Photo Essay: Early Morning Deliveries at the Coop ...... 7 thing that was brought to the GM,” he said. “It Coop Hours, Puzzle ...... 8 Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . 9 Sun, Mar 26 Family Concert–Imagination Workshop Band, 3:30. Workslot Needs, Community Calendar ...... 10 Coop Event Fri, May 19 Good Coffeehouse–Xodó & Nancy Kennedy Letters to the Editor ...... 11 Controlling Elections in the Coop* ...... 12 Quintet, 8:00 p.m. H i g h l i g h t s Classified Ads ...... 13 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. *Member Contribution 2 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Fighting Genetically Engineered Foods: General Meeting Why Now and Why We Can Wi n A g e n d a By Paul Bermanzohn has led to a virtual trade war from GE in growing numbers. lthough genetically in which Europe is refusing to This past growing season, m for Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 p . m . e n g i n e e red (GE) foods allow the import of US-made over half the farmland in • Items will be taken up in the order given. Aw e r e introduced in GE foods and has forc e d Nebraska was planted GE. a • Times in parentheses are suggestions. 1996, they received little British Prime Minister To n y But a survey released in late • More information on each item may be available at p u b l i c i t y. Few people re a l i z e Blair to admit that GE foods August by the University of r the entrance tableat the meeting. We ask members that today up to 40% of all US may be dangerous. US N e b r a s k a ’s Center for Rural to please read the materials available between c o rn and 50% of US soy is GE agribusiness and well- Community Revitalization c 7:00 &7:15 p.m. (exact numbers are hard to lobbied government off i c i a l s and Development, re p o r t e d h come by); this extraord i n a r y fear the spread of this move- in the Wall Street Journal of L o c a t i o n : change in the US crop was ment to our shores. November 18, 1999, found C o n g r egation Beth Elohim Social Hall made without the aware n e s s The mood appears to be that among rural Nebraskans, (Garfield Temple) of the American consumer. changing in the US as we a group closely tied to agri- 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. But now, seemingly all of a seem to be turning again c u l t u r e, only 36% favore d sudden, there is a great t o w a r d activism. Such a turn using GE seeds. Center Dire c- deal of publicity on the sub- would make it harder to pre- tor Tom Allen was “shocked” Item #1: Correction to Certificate of Incorporation ject. The degree to which GE vent the anti-GE foods by these results. Such reports (10 minutes) food has penetrated the movement from gro w i n g in the nation’s premiere busi- P r oposal: “ To amend the Certification of Incorporation of n a t i o n ’s food supply seems h e r e. The stunning (and victo- ness journal has led the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., eighth paragraph, by the o v e rwh elming, as if little investors to back away addition of the Coop’s post office address as mandated by can be done. But light is f r om biotech stocks, law; and to authorize the Coop’s secre t a ry to file a Cert i f i- being shed on the sub- weakening the industry. cate of Correction with the Department of State.” —submit- ject because of deeper Member Food corporations ted by Eric Schneider social forces which aid a r e fighting over GE our fight against GE foods. Anticipating a Item #2: Hiring for General Coordinator (40 min.) f o o d s . Contribution “consumer backlash”, Proposal: “To approve the recommendation by the Person- The Coop has long several of the early pro- nel Committee to hire Jessica Robinson as General Coordi- stood for a healthy food sup- rious) protests in Seattle moters of biotech foods have nator.” —submitted by the Personnel Committee ply, produced and distributed against the World Trade Org a- loudly distanced themselves j u s t l y. We have boycotted nization placed the issue of f r om this potentially haz- Item #3: What Can the Coop do to help Undo and p roducts in support of work- GE foods before the A m e r i - a r dous technology. Arc h e r- Stop Genetic Engineering of Food? (40 minutes) ers’ rights and donated food can people. Almost daily Daniels-Midland, one of the Discussion: Brief presentations by Paul Bermanzohn and to soup kitchens. The fight for p rotests against the acquittal w o r l d ’s largest grain han- G r eg Todd, then open to the floor for member comments. labeling of GE foods gives us of the police killers of Amadou dlers (“supermarket to the —submitted by Estelle Epstein the opportunity to join a Diallo are another example. world” is what they call movement for a healthy food Not only has the movement themselves in their NPR ads) Future Agenda Information: supply for Americans and for justice in the Diallo murd e r began giving bonuses for For information on how to place an Item on the Agenda, people of other lands. become national, many non-GE products to its soy please see the center right page of this issue. Dedicated activists, scien- m a r ches have taken place g r owers. Frito-Lay, snack The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pend- tists and scholars have been without parade permits and food arm of PepsiCo, makers ing agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. quietly studying and writing many NY protestors are of potato chips and cham- about the problems of GE enthusiastic to get arre s t e d , pion of Olestra, the “no fat” foods since they were intro- e v i d e n c e of a mass move- oil which creates digestive foods and their determ i n a - labeling. As the movement duced, our Enviro n m e n t a l ment against police miscon- p r oblems, re p o r tedly called tion to move ahead. GE against GE foods grows in the Committee among them. duct. It is not unusual in on its suppliers not to send it foods are apparently haz- US, corporate infighting will They have alerted many to American history for the GE foods for its pro d u c t s a rdo us not only to the health i n c r ease. As corporations try the potential dangers of GE, fight for racial justice to because of their concern for of consumers and to the to move away from public and so laid the foundation for spark battles for other just the public’s health. The Gro- e n v i ronment but also to cor- identification with GE foods opposition. They have made causes. Such energy will c e r y Manufacturers Asso- porate profits. they become weaker. This is it impossible for the media to bring immense power to the ciation has desperately Infighting of the billionaire why every corporate move keep secret the large and s t r uggle against GE foods responded to such defec- corporations prevents them away from GE foods , no mat- e f fective European anti-GE and may prove decisive. tions (there are others) with f r om presenting a united ter how cynical, should be movement. This movement F a r mers are turning away pleas about the safety of GE f r ont against the battle for welcomed. ■

G e n e t i c found in nature. For exam- web sites with additional information on GE foods. Engineering Is Not ple, fish genes have been www.ucsusa.org...... Union of Concerned Scientists: a good list of GE an Extension of placed in tomatoes, human foods and who makes them; attempts to be genes in tobacco, bacteria in neutral and objective Conventional Plant c o r n, and viruses in squash www.mothers.org/greenguide/feature ....Mothers & Others: good for those wanting to get B r e e d i n g and fru i t . informed and take action By Greg Todd for the Envi- Certain scientists and food www.greenpeace.org/~geneng ...... Greenpeace: another good place to get informed ronmental Committee conglomerates would have and take action us believe that GE is just a www.safe-food.org ...... talks about how to avoid GE foods While farmers have used more sophisticated and mod- www.gene-watch.org ...... scientists and consumer biotechnology watch- c r o s s - b reed ing techniques to ern form of traditional breed- dog organization cultivate crop and animal ing. This is in fact far from the www.purefood.org ...... Safe Foods Campaign: looks at a variety of species with desired charac- t r uth. In fact many scientists issues related to food safety and organic foods teristics, genetic engineering and food activists say that a www.thecampaign.org ...... tells how to get involved in legislation to require (GE) re p r esents a radical m o r e apt comparison would labeling of GE foods d e p a r t u re from this practice. be with nuclear energ y. In C r o s s - b r eeding can only both cases a fundamentally occur within closely-re l a t e d flawed technology was ini- Come to the next General Meeting life forms. GE allows scien- tially hailed by many as the tists to ignore the species next great bre a k t h rough. We March 28, 7:00 p.m. b a r r i e r, mixing the genetic all know how the nuclear material of animals, plants energy turned out, and many Remember—only you can prevent and micro o rganisms. The off- are beginning to see a similar genetic pollution! Member spring of GE would never be outcome for GE. Contribution Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 23, 2000 f 3 Pulling Up Roots: The Movement for Healthy Food

By Carl Arnold Until genetically modified dients in their European dis- been virtually daily news in nizations, web sites and list- o rganisms (GMOs) are pro v e n tribution. E u rope. That was no accident. s e r vs. Among them is a new How it Began safe—a highly unlikely In the US, because of the But Frankenfood’s time has o r ganization: Nort h e a s t everal individuals in event—they should remain in u n p recedented response on come. Though the news can no Resistance Against Genetic decontamination suits o r ganic standards and the longer be so easily censore d , Engineering (NERAGE). It and Sstep into a corn f i e l d . events in Europe, Gerber several other groups are Police and press stand by the will no longer use GMOs sponsoring Biodevasta- f i e l d ’s edge. The suited folks in its baby food and tion 2000, the “Fourt h begin pulling up plants. Frito-Lay will no longer Member I n t e rnational Grassro o t s Police arrest them. Before buy GE corn. Several Gathering on Genetic being hauled away the pre s s the laboratory. But a number other US companies Engineering: Resistance is allowed to interview them. of huge multinational corpo- have made similar pub- Contribution and Solutions to the In such a polite atmos- rations have been patenting lic pledges. Recent news Corporate Monopoly on p h e r e began the British life forms and foisting them, re p o r ts said US farmers are only an ever- i n c reasing tide of P o w e r, Food and Life,” in movement against genetic unlabeled and unproven, on planting 25% less GE corn people out in the streets will Boston, March 24–30. engineering. It spread into the world’s human popula- this year. get the message across to the This gathering will be a other countries, notably tion. It is a surreal experiment Legislation to label or population at larg e : week of education, strategy France, Spain and Germ a n y, of staggering pro p o rt i o n s . ban genetically engineere d • GE foods are now on our and organizing to build a who have been almost as Though this technology foods has been intro d u c e d plates every day. cohesive movement against loud as the UK in opposing was developed in the US, we in Minnesota, Californ i a , • They have already been genetic engineering, with genetic engineering. India a re the most recent to make Ve r mont and Maine. A simi- shown to be dangero u s — p a rti cipants from all over the has protested with farm e r our voices heard. In early lar bill will be pushed in they can cross-pollinate, for world. The gathering will riots and more plant-pulling. 1999, when the FDA included New York. Recently, the instance, with the very also protest Bio 2000, the In the last two years, the GMOs under the pro p o s e d Boston City Council voted weeds they are supposed to l a r gest ever convention of British movement progressed national organic standard s , unanimously to ban GE be protected from. And the Biotechnology Industry from those few cornfield peo- the outcry was unmistakable. foods until they are labeled remember last fall’s O r ganization. For more ple to front-page headlines During the public comment and safety tested. M o n a r ch butterfly die-off ? i n f o r mation, contact NER- and top billing on TV news period, instead of the usual • At the very least, the modern AGE at [email protected] or several times a week—for t h r ee to five thousand Getting Up to Speed American tradition of label- 802-454-9957. months on end! The cam- responses, 275,603 citizens Make no mistake. M o n - ing food contents must be And as of last month, New paign has been so successful weighed in with a clear NO. santo, Arc h e r- D a n i e l s - M i d - h o n o r ed. But the FDA has York has its own NERAGE off- that, despite strong backing land, Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola been bought, so it actively shoot: NY Biotech Action f r om Labor Prime Minister S n o w b a l l i n g and the like are powerful and discourages labeling. Network (BAN) 212-560-7539, Tony Blair, Monsanto with- Because of events in global. They will resist. But [email protected]. drew its notorious terminator Europe, 21 of the world’s top they are not immune to peo- From Snowballs to Sound important? Are you seed and several national food and drink companies, ple power. Until last fall the Av a l a n c h e i n t e r ested? Now is the time s u p e r market chains have including many American issue of genetic engineering T h e r e ’s lots going on and to help build a movement s w o r n off what many there firms, have eliminated genet- was barely on the radar in this lots to learn. On the facing t r uly worthy of the name call Frankenfood. ically engineered (GE) ingre- c o u n t r y even though it had page, there is a box with org a- “grass roots.” ■

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Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. 4 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Coop Helps Small Farms maintains a loyal, reciprocal relation-

C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 ship with. This means that he some- times goes out of his way to help these farms when they need it. For Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. educate the public about the extinc- example, several weeks ago Finger 782 Union Street tion crisis, genetic engineering, eco- Lakes needed to move 13 cases of Brooklyn, NY 11215 nomic globalism and “technomania.” organic potatoes—considerably more The Tu rning Point Pro j e c t ’s view is than the Coop’s standard ord e r. So that factory farming as it is practiced Allen bought them all at a price cut Interest Bearing Loan Form today degrades the enviro n m e n t , and passed the savings on to mem- t h r eatens people’s health and bers. His goal in these situations, he I wish to ma ke an intere s t - b e a rin g loan to the Pa rk Slope Coop, Inc. destroys rural communities by driving says, is to balance the needs of the in the amount of small farmers off the land and squeez- farm with the needs of the Coop. $______for ______years. ing the incomes of those who remain. Allen also reveals that the Coop’s ($500 minimum) (1, 2, 3 or 5) In a series of advertisements in the involvement with some small farm s New York Times, the group urges the goes as far as asking them to plant a I understand that the Coop will pay 8.5% simple interest on 7-year loans, 8% on simple interest on 5-year loans, 7% simple interest on 3- year loans, 6% simple interest on 2-year loans, and 5% simple inter- est on 1-year loans. I understand that this loan is subordinated to any debts that the Park Slope Food Coop may owe to the Federal, State and City gov- ernments, banks, vendors and suppliers. I am a resident of New York State. (For legal reasons, the Coop will only accept loans from New York State residents.) Enclosed is my check for $______. Member Name: ______( Please print) Member Number: ______Social Security Number: ______- ______- ______. Member Signature: ______Date: ______Please mail to, or drop in the mailbox at: Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. 782 Union Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 ■ The Coop also welcomes funds of any amount which may be added to the member’s non-intere s t - b e a r ing inve s t m e n t account (formerly known as their “deposit”) at the cash register. M e m b e r s may cash checks against the amount of their inve s t- ment in excess of the required $100 up to a limit of $500. Interest- public to “reverse course” and “sup- c e r tain crop—sweet corn, for exam- bearing loans, however, do not carry check cashing privileges. p o rt family farmers and vibrant ru r a l ple—and promising to buy it when it ■ In order to simplify record-keeping, all loans will fall due on the first communities, where people live on comes in. But he adds that such day of October, January, April, and July. Thus, the first “year” of a the land, growing food to feed local a r rangements are impossible with loan may include 12, 13 or 14 months. Interest accrues each populations, using ecologically sus- c e rtain crops, like tomatoes and zuc- month starting with the month in which the loan is received. tainable techniques.” chini, because they are harvested in Does the Coop help in this cause? such large quantities all at once. But Our emphasis on organic, minimally again, for these crops Allen favors the processed and healthful foods is plain “little and local” farms. to see and taste. But what about sup- Anecdotal evidence suggests that p o rting small, family farms? Accord- Coop members approve of the “little ing to Produce Buyer Allen and local’ policy. Lane Glissen says Z i m m e r man, the short answer is that she particularly likes the fact that “yes.” Consistent with the sentence in the Coop buys from farms that gro w our mission statement that states: heirloom varieties (as opposed to “ We prefer to buy from local, eart h - newer hybrids). “I’m all for it, as a gar- friendly producers,” Allen says that d e n e r,” she remarks. She sees the his bywords are “little and local.” (In heirloom varieties as beneficial to an age when food travels an average biodiversity and soil quality—plus, of 1,300 miles from the farm to the they taste better. market shelf, a farm within 500 miles “My parents live in the country, ” is considered local.) The big org a n i c says Illinois native Jeannie Bail, “and suppliers, he says, respect this policy. one of the best things about visiting Of course “little and local” has its them in the summer is buying fre s h limits, as Allen points out. If small- p r oduce from the farm stands.” She f a r m produce is not available, he says that she prefers to buy local pro- looks for “big and local,” with an eye duce at the Coop when it is available. on freshness. Moreover, in the winter Some members are pleasantly sur- virtually all produce comes from large prised to hear that the Coop main- f a rming operations in distant, tem- tains such close relationships with perate places. One exception is Blue local farms. “I am impressed that we, Heron Farm, in west central New York, as a coop community, have commit- which offers organic potatoes, onions, ted that kind of attention to one spe- beets, rutabaga, celeriac and daikon cific gro w e r,” says Matthew throughout the winter. Rosenzweig. “I’m floored that we go to Allen says that Blue Heron Farm , that kind of eff o r t…and it re a l l y as well as the Finger Lakes Org a n i c makes me feel like I’m part of a very G r owers Cooperative, are some of special community.” ■ several local farms that the Coop Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 23, 2000 f 5 C O O R D I N A T O R S ’ C O R N E R Member Lenders Speak By Joe Holtz, General Coordinator

s we pre p a re to mount a major member loan This is an especially important time to lend the of the membership for their Coop. Most import a n t l y, drive, I wrote a letter to members who alre a d y Coop money. In order to reduce the amount we need we need more loans to help insure that the money A have loaned money to the Coop. I asked them to borrow from our bank for the renovation pro j e c t , available will equal the cost. to tell us why they had done so. we need to raise as much as possible from our mem- Following are the responses received in the first six Our loan program was created in the 1970s, has bers before the development loan is approved in May. days following the letter. I hope these words from our m o r e than 150 members participating and has Our bank, the National Cooperative Bank, has, in the fellow members will inspire others. Loan forms are $469,000 in loans ranging from $500 to $75,000. past, viewed member loans as a sign of direct support available at the Coop and in this issue of the Gazette.

I believe it is important for people have a little more breathing room. I did not hesitate to invest in the maintain it as a positive communal to donate or invest a part of their I had thought about lending the Coop Coop for the following reasons: f o r ce whose vision is not only money with positive org a n i z a t i o n s . money for many years, and when to help the Coop grow; it seemed the bottom line. And we would like Almost a “social tithe” type deal it became possible last year, I a reasonable interest rate; most to see that our daughter also has (about 5% of net) to well re s e a r c h e d d i d n ’t think twice. I wish it could have investments have some risk, but the the opportunity to share in the won- e f ficient, honest and enlightened been more . Coop has been around a long time d e rfu l undert a k i n g . i n s t i t u t i o n s . Jane Kurinsky and the financial management Moe Kornbluth & Fran Justa Kevin Cunneen appears sound. C o o p e r a t o r s , The Coop is so much more than a Sarah Cumming I feel privileged to have access to You asked us why we loaned place to shop and do my work shifts. o rganic food of such variety and qual- money to the Coop. Basically, to sup- It is a very special and unique com- The answer really begins when we ity without having to live in Califor- p o r t it. The interest is nice, but we munity that I very much enjoy being a first moved to Park Slope. At that nia. I consider the Coop a wort h y can do as well with a mutual fund. p a r t of. I loaned money to the Coop time both Fran and I became active cause and, yes, I don’t mind earn i n g I can’t imagine there is any other because it was an opportunity for me in community organizations. This m o re interest than I would at a bank. reason people lend the Coop money. to do something extra to help ensure was primarily due to the fact that Park Violet Jehamy I’ll be interested to read about the Coop’s future. The loan also gave Slope was redlined at the time, the results of this survey in me a chance to demonstrate my con- and only by joining with other like- The Coop is very important to me, the newsletter. fidence in the Coordinators as well as minded people were we able not only for the low cost of the food, L a rry Sapadin my support for our enormous re n o v a- to change what was an insidious but also because, and maybe espe- tion project. It is exciting to think banking practice. cially because, it is a place that fosters This, to me, was a no-brainer: at about the future of the Coop and our We joined the Coop for similar re a- cooperation and community. the time I made my loan, the rate of t r emendous possibilities when we all sons: to work with like-minded indi- I also made the loan because re t u rn was much better than any sav- rally around our purpose by doing a viduals to create a shopping I believe in the viability and necessity ings account or bank CD being little more than the minimum. e n v i r onment that would work like a for us to expand into 784, and o ff e red to me, and it was beneficial to Chet Kaplan c o m m u n i t y, an environment where this loan is a vote of confidence in the Coop—an organization whose p r oviding reasonably priced and that decision. financial strength is important to Why did I loan money to the Coop? healthy food was a philosophy that Carl Navarro me—to obtain this loan at a rate I am no longer a member, but I we could share in, where our main lower than that available to it fro m can clearly see a good re t u r n on goal was to see this community flour- If you are going to be an owner of any financial institution. While the m y d o l l a r ! ish while maintaining the values that a business that you believe in, Coop loan does not have the FDIC Rick Ladd we believed in. you should be putting your wallet insurance of a savings account, I Why do we lend money to the w h e re your heart is! believe it to be more secure than the Because I have it, and I think the C o o p ? Plus, the re t u r n rate is pre t t y mutual funds and stocks which many Coop is terr i f i c . Because it is our Coop, and we good—better than most banks people with money to invest use as Myra Hauben want to make certain that it will con- these days! a l t e rn a t i v e s . tinue to succeed. Because we want to K a ren Gleeson As the financial situations of Coop 1) I like the idea of investing in the members differ wildly, I would hope community; 2) The things with which that we could solicit loans from the the Coop provides me and its socially Coop members who have a little attentive and responsible stance are “cushion” they don’t need to be liquid i m p o r tant to me and deserve sup- Scanning is Coming but idling in their savings accounts p o r t; 3) after consulting with some without embarrassing the Coop s o u r ces and thinking the loan of members who don’t have anything to money over, I felt it was a safe and to a Checkout Lane s p a re at the moment (like me, now!). good place to put my money; and 4) Name Wi t h h e l d I’ve got to admit, it was really quite easy to do—not a whole lot of logisti- Thank you for sending the cal hassles or bure a u c r a t i c - r e d - t a p e Near You… q u e s t i o n . type stuff . When I think of why I loaned the Name Wi t h h e l d Coop money, I am reminded of what a good deal it is, for both members and Why did I lend the Coop money? the Coop itself. I was really excited to Because it was there . Trainers Needed! find such a good interest rate for a David Faden socially responsible investment. F u r t h e r m o r e, it was very pleasing First I loaned the Coop money Our target date for going live with scanning at the that the whole transaction was so because I loved the Coop, and the easy to do. i n t e r est rate was good. Then Israel checkouts is April 9. If you are willing to learn to be Thanks again. Fishman got up at a meeting to say a trainer and work with shopping squads, please Luis Pere z that he and Carl were backing their belief in the Coop with a $1000 call the office. I have been a member of the Coop investment. I increased Dave’s and Workslot credit will be given. Please call whether you for about 24 years. It is an import a n t my investment to match Israel and p a rt of my life and has always re p re- C a r l ’s. To paraphrase the country and are able to be a trainer for your own squad only or for sented ‘community’ to me. It has w e s t e r n song, I wanted to “stand by multiple squads. g row n far too big for its current loca- m y C o o p . ” tion, and it is important that we all Bonnie Kaplan 6 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Added Value Program C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

m e r chants with “interest” in C o o p ’s Outreach Committee response to the nuclear acci- the community. and Street Squad. dent at Three Mile Island. Liza Bruna suggested C o o r dinators secure d With the depart u r e of excluding direct competitors t h r ee estimates for the first members John Elfreich and such as Back to the Land, as job, and Fishman submitted Wandajune Bishop from the well as chains like Starbucks. the lowest bid, said Wheeler, Chair Committee, Carl B o a rd member Israel Fish- who noted that Fishman also A r nold and Stana We i s b u rd man disagreed, opining, “We underbid competition for the need re i n f o r cements. “This d o n ’t control people. We have business cards print job. committee should be ten or p r oducts in the store that I Based upon good experi- 12 people, and at one point, d o n ’t believe in, but live and ence with Fishman on the first it was,” said Arnold. let live.” Fishman opposed two jobs, Wheeler said the distributing the G a z e t t e at par- c o o rdinators did not seek bids Board Meeting ticipating merchants’ store s , for the bro c h u r e. “When you B r o u h a h a stating, “Don’t show your have a good relationship with The board meeting follow- d i rty linen in public.” a supplier, and they prove to ing the GM became con- C o o r dinator Mike Eakin you that they can deliver what tentious when Schneider also supported opening the you want, you don’t just ran- requested that the board Hourly Employment domly keep re s e a rching prices vote to authorize his actions P o l i c y and doing bids again and in retaining the attorney to Some controversy gre e t e d again,” said Wheeler, contact- challenge the Coop’s tax the General Coord i n a t o r s ’ ed after the meeting. assessment. agenda item requesting that She said the Coord i n a t o r s Holtz asked why the mat- they be granted authority to had decided not to reveal the ter should come before the change the policy govern i n g size of the payments to Fish- b o a r d, since the Coop had hourly employees without man, reasoning that the already turned over the down bringing revisions to the GM amounts were “re l a t i v e l y payment for the lawyer’s first. small” and, considere d re t a i n e r. Schneider assert e d The Coordinators sought against the Coop’s finances that the outcome of the attor- specific changes in the curre n t as a whole, would not be con- n e y ’s work could be legally p o l i c y, including re w a r d i n g s i d e r ed “material” for challenged if the hiring were hourly staff with an extra half- accounting purposes. not ratified by the board. week of vacation at the 7- and Fishman objected to a 10-year marks, and also the Committee Action board vote on the matter and power to make such changes Glenn Moller, who esti- proposed that the board vote in the future without submit- mated he had belonged to on whether or not to conduct ting them to the GM first. the Coop for a total of five a vote on the hiring. Questioned on the reason- “ I t ’s an idiotic conversa- p r ogram to any intere s t e d years spread over thre e “ I t ’s a no-brainer!” ing behind making the deci- tion!” exclaimed member m e r chants. “We ’ r e bound to decades, won a one-year exclaimed Schneider. sions without GM input, J e r ry We i n t r ob, addre s s i n g get to the borderline case,” position on the Agenda Com- “Why are you bringing this Wheeler responded that members who wished to con- he said. “If somebody wants mittee. Currently director of a to the floor for this public employment policies are too tinue talking about decision- spectacle?” demanded board complex for GM decision making powers. “It’s so member Melinda Marx. making. “I think one way to obvious that you vote for the The board finally voted 5-1 disempower people is to ask thing and move on!” to address the issue, with them to decide things about A motion to call the ques- Fishman in dissent, and then which they cannot acquire tion and cut off further dis- voted 5-0 to approve the hir- the information quickly cussion passed, and 40 ing, with Fishman abstaining. enough to make a decision,” members of the GM voted for The board voted 6-0 to she said. the Coordinators’ item, with accept all other GM votes, She added that some four votes against, and five except for the matter of the items are too urgent for the abstentions. c o o r dinators’ control over GM to decide them effective- The Coordinators pledged the hourly employment poli- l y. “We know that the GM to re p o rt any policy changes c y, which garn e red a vote of p rocess works, but it can be they chose to make to the GM. five board members in favor, pretty slow.” with Member Doyle Wa r re n Added Value Program abstaining. “Access to organic Marketing Committee “I almost want to suggest member Colin Thorne intro- that the board stay home!” products, low prices, duced a proposed “added member Liza Bruna said and camaraderie will value” program to solicit to give a discount to our d a y c a r e center, Moller has during the GM wrap-up local merchants to grant dis- members, why not?” spent years pro t e s t i n g period, raising the issue of not be enough. We counts to Coop members, The proposal passed by a nuclear power, including a hostility among board mem- must offer our mem- c r eating new benefits for vote of 41 to five, with two stint as a member of the bers.“It makes us all re a l l y Coop members while abstentions. Brooklyn Anti-Nuclear Group uncomfortable.” ■ bers more.”—Colin i n c r easing local shopping. (“BANG”), organized in Thorne, on the Mar- Added value in Coop mem- Payments to Board keting Committee’s bership could help keep the M e m b e r Coop competitive, part i c u l a r- The Coop has paid Fish- ‘added value’ proposal ly as other organic outlets man for several printing jobs, consider local franchises and a c c o r ding to Wheeler, who Holtz expressed some even mainstream superm a r- said she made the disclosure f r ustration as the question- kets increase their org a n i c because it was required if the ing and discussion contin- o f ferings, he said, noting, “I Coop hired a board member. ued, stating that the General have recently purc h a s e d She said the Coop has “a long Coordinators did not have to o rganic milk from Pathmark… tradition of using members if bring their proposals to the Access to organic pro d u c t s , possible,” and had used Fish- GM. “We could have said, low prices and camaraderie m a n ’s services to print the ‘Why bother with the General will not be enough [in the ballot on purchasing 784 Meeting?’” he said. “If this f u t u r e]. We must offer our Union Street, the neon green gets voted down tonight, members more . ” Coop business cards, and a either we’ll make it an agenda Members debated the trifold bro c h u re that should item or I’ll do one of my little Marketing Committee’s pro- be available in March for use ‘moves’ around it.” posed screening to select by members, as well as the Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 23, 2000 f 7 Early Morning Deliveries at the Coop photo essay by Glenn Brill

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nload, lug, lift, stick and stock. Getting 4 it done. Early mornings, Monday 5 U t h r ough Friday, while most Coop members are warm in their beds, a dedicated team of Coop members and works re c e i v e , s t o re and stock the goods we shop each day. Make no mistake about it, this is hard work and team work combined. The Coop sells out its inventory at a much higher rate than most food stores its size. Subsequently, it receives a huge volume of goods to be handled, store d and stocked in half the space norm a l l y re q u i red. A strong back and a steady grip are necessary tools of the trade. However, a well- coordinated effort among members combined 6 with mechanized handling equipment and 7 highly organized storage spaces are primarily responsible for the Coop’s ability to handle such a high volume of goods. P e rhaps most important is the high spirits of all involved, members and vendors alike, their mutual respect, and the pride they take in a job well. We are fortunate to have such goodwill conferred on the food we eat and the household goods we use.

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LEFT TO RIGHT: 1) Receiving Hours; 2 & 3) Metropolitan Agribusiness delivers organic lacinato kale, pears & potatoes at about 7:00 a.m. (The receiving day began with Jedda produce AT 5:30); 4 & 5) Produce Buyer Allen Zimmerman checking the invoice, then communicating with a Receiving Coordinator in the basement; 6) Receivng Coordinator Donald Alexis separating goods for immediate display; Receiving Coordinator Eddie Rosenthal taking produce out to the shopping floor; 8) Allen checks quality and rotation on plaintains; 9) Cases arrive in the basement; 10) Bret Frederick & Waliike El applying organic labels; 11 & 12) Joe Rubino guiding cases up the basement conveyor turn to Alexis who will send them to the produce cooler; 13) inside the basement produce cooler. 8 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY C O O P H O U R S

Coop Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Coop Telephone: 622-0560 Hours for Getting Membership Cards: Evenings — Monday & Thursday 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Daytime — Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 17 Coop Shopping Hours: Monday Tuesday XO D Ó Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. W h at do you get when you combine sultry, lilting Thursday } vocals with the driving rhythms of Brazil? The sensu- ous sounds of Xodó! Friday 8:05 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 8:05 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. Xodó ro c ks the house at the Ethical Culture S o c i e ty to continue their fa rewell run! Xodó is : the Sunday 8:05 a.m. to 5:00* p.m. c rooning virtuosity of Margie Fein (vocals & guita r ) , *Shoppers must be on a checkout line the octo p u s - l i ke percussion of Robin Burd u l i s, the 15 minutes after closing time. f i e r ce stomp-ness of Maria Breyer and the soaring fo u n d ation of Barry Kornhauser (bass, cello, guita r ) . Childcare Hours for Shoppers: Monday Tuesday Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. The Nancy Kennedy Quintet Thursday } Composer/Pianist Nancy Kennedy has won acclaim for her work both in Friday 8:05 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the U.S. and abroad where her compositions have been recorded by Italy’s Saturday 8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. leading saxophonist, Maurizio Giammarco. Her Jazz Quintet was met with Sunday 8:05 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. praise at key jazz venues in Rome, Milan, Torino, Lyon and Grenoble, France. In the U.S. she was awarded the Artist’s Fellowship in Music Composition by World Wide Web address: the New York Foundation for the Arts. She has been sponsored by Meet the http://www.foodcoop.com Composer for her work with the Brooklyn Jazz Composer’s Orchestra. Her music is engaging, vibrant and energetic with a contemporary jazz flavor.

The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Stre e t , COMING PROGRAMS Brooklyn, New York 11215. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views OCT. 22 fall season begins of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish a r ticles which are racist, sexist, or otherw i s e discriminatory. The G a z e t t e welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. A “Member Submissions” This Issue Prepared By: envelope is in the G a z e t t e wall pocket near the Puzzle Corner entrance of the Coop. Contributions from members are welcome. Coordinating Editor: Stephanie Golden All submissions: All submissions MUST i n c l u d e Please sign your entries. Answer is on page 15. a u t h o r ’s name and phone number and conform to Cryptogram Topic: Cooking Greens Editors (development): Erik Lewis the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters Joan Minieri and articles that are illegible or too long. The code used on the list below is a simple let- ter substitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in Reporters: Hayley Gorenberg Letters: Maximum 500 words. one word, it will be the same throughout the list. Alex Lesman Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein Submissions on Paper: Double-spaced, typed or M X B I Lane Glisson very legibly handwritten. Submissions on Disk: We welcome 3.5” disks along E U B B X S Q P Photographers: Glenn Brill w i t h the paper copy of your letter or article. Please Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight save your submission in text format. Disks are A R C T Z X re t u rned in the Member Disk Returns envelope at Classified Ads Prep: Martha Becker the back of the Gazette submissions box. A T P F X S Q Saturday Coordinator: Leah Kopperman Classified & Display Ads: Ads are available to Coop Text Converters: Rose May Agnant members only. Classified ads are prepaid at $10 per P N R P P E W X S Q insertion, business card ads at $20. All ads must be Susan Mullins written on a submission form. Forms are available P G R Z X E W Proofreaders: Marion Cole in this issue and at the front of the Coop. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display Preproduction: Terrance Carney ads must be copy-ready and business card size. L I I F K S I I Z P Georges Louis-Jacques Recipes: We welcome original recipes fro m Art Director (production): M. White members. Recipes must be original and signed by L U M E W U J Desktop Publishing: Lewis Freedman the creator. I P E X S U B I James Fu Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to Michael Walker members in the store. Subscriptions are available by mail at $16 per year to cover the cost of postage Q X Z Q I B R U Z Editor (production): Louise Spain (at 1st class rates because our volume is low). K S I I Z P Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Vanguard Offset Printers, Hillside, NJ. Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 2 3, 2000 f 9

A l l A b o u t t h e C O O P CA L E N D A R G e n e r a l M e e t i n g New Member Orientation Coop Events Our Governing Structure Tell your friends. Orientations are held every Flyers are available in the display case outside the Monday, every Wednesday and many Sundays. Coop. Also look for display ads in the Gazette. F rom our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Monday, Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of We d n e s d a y, Mar. 29, Apr. 5, 12, 19 & 26 THU, MAR 23 the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop Sunday, Mar. 26 & Apr. 9 A WORKSHOP ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS: with incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to Margo Steinfeld. Everyone who wants a deeper Be sure to be here promptly: 7:30 or before! have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tra- understanding and awareness of their self in The orientation takes about two hours. dition of General Meetings by requiring the Board to relationship is welcome. Free, 730 p.m. Although we provide childcare during most have open meetings and to receive the advice of the of our shopping hours, we are unable to pro- SUN, MAR 26 members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is re q u i r ed to act legally and re s p o n s i b l y, has vide childcare for the orientations. We ask you FA M I LY CONCERT: a popular annual event a p p r oved almost every General Meeting decision at not to bring small children. brought to you by the Coop’s Fun’raising Com- the end of every General Meeting. Board members are mittee. The Imagination Workshop Band, Gazette Deadlines: elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the 3 : 3 0 p.m. at Camp Friednship, 339 8th St. C o o p ’s bylaws are available at the Coop Community $ 5 per person. Light re f r eshments available. LETTERS & VOLUNTA RY ART I C L E S : Corner and at every General Meeting. Apr. 6 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon., Mar. 27 Look for a display ad on page 16 of this issue. Apr. 20 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon., Apr. 10 TUE, APR 11 Next Meeting: Tu e s d a y, CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: NATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT: Learn exer- Apr. 6 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed., Mar. 29 cises to enhance the way in which you use March 28, 7:00 p.m. Apr. 20 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed., Apr. 12 your eyes and how to alleviate some of the s t r ess you experience in your everyday life. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of General Meeting L e a r n what you can do for several pro b l e m s each month. and learn ways to support yourself nutritional- TUE, MAR 28 ly for prevention and treatment of various eye GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. For location problems. Free. 7:30 p.m. Location and further information please see the sidebar FRI, APR 21 The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim at right. The agenda and related art i c l e s (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. appear on pages 2-3 of this issue NO GOOD COFFEEHOUSE because of the hol- idays. TUE, APR 4 How to Place an Item AGENDA SUBMISSIONS for the March 28 FRI, MAY 19 GM: 8:00 p.m. Please see the sidebar at right GOOD COFFEEHOUSE–COOP on the Agenda for information on how to submit a General N I G H T: The third Friday of each Meeting agenda item. month is a series sponsore d If you have something you’d like discussed at a Gener- jointly by the Park Slope Food al Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Yogurt Container Recycling: Coop and Brooklyn Interf a i t h Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack Action. XODÓ & the Nancy near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and SAT, APR 8 Kennedy Quintet. Musicians at General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa- …and every 2nd Saturday of the month. a r e Park Slope Food Coop tion on how to submit an item appears on the submis- Noon–2:00 p.m. Clean yogurt, ice cream & sor- members. $8. 8 p.m. 53 sion form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first bet containers & lids. ALL BRANDS. Prospect Pk W. 768-2972 Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you have a Park Slope Food Coop question, please call Linda Wheeler in the office. Attend a GM Mission Meeting Format Sign up to Receive Work Credit Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators In order to increase participation in the Statement • Submit Open Forum items General Meeting, the GM has voted to The Park Slope Food Coop is a member-owned and • Explore meeting literature allow a o n c e - p e r-year workslot credit for operated food store —an alternative to commerc i a l attending a GM. p r ofit-oriented business. As members, we contribute Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Sign Up: our labor: working together builds trust through coop- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items • The sign-up sheet is posted at the eration and teamwork and enables us to keep prices to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it Coop Community Corner beginning in the as low as possible within the context of our values and can be submitted to the Agenda Committee for the first week of each month. principles. Only members may shop, and we share next meeting. • Please read the full instructions p o s t e d responsibilities and benefits equally. We strive to be a above the sign-up sheet and follow them responsible and ethical employer and neighbor. We Reports (7:30 p.m.) carefully. are a buying agent for our members and not a selling • Financial Report How It Wo r k s : agent for any industry. We are a part of and support • Coordinators’ Report the cooperative movement. • Coop members on squads in Shop- • Committee Reports ping, Receiving, Inventory (except data We offer a diversity of products with an emphasis entry), Maintenance, Daytime Office, Con- on organic, minimally processed and healthful Agenda Discussion (8:00 p.m.) s t ruction and FTOP can receive credit for foods. We seek to avoid products that depend on the • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner one workslot by attending one GM. (Other exploitation of others. We support non-toxic, sustain- and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. squads are omitted because their work is able agriculture. m o r e difficult to cover, or attendance at Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) GMs is part of their job.) We respect the environment. We strive to reduce the (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) • After attending the GM, the member impact of our lifestyles on the world we share with • Meeting evaluation will summarize the meeting very briefly for other species and future generations. We prefer to buy • Board of Directors Vote their squad during the squad meeting of from local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try • Announcements, etc. their next regular workslot. to lead by example, educating ourselves and others • You will re p o rt to your squad on the about health and nutrition, cooperation and the envi- next day you work and may then skip the ronment. second regular workslot following the We are committed to diversity and equality. We GM.The work credit may also be applied to oppose discrimination in any form. We strive to make make-ups owed or be banked as FTOP the Coop welcoming and accessible to all and to • Missing the GM without canceling in respect the opinions, needs and concerns of every advance will result in your owing a make-up, as m e m b e r. We seek to maximize participation at every you are making a commitment as well as level, from policy making to running the store. taking a slot that someone else will not be able to take. We welcome all who respect these values. 1 0 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY C O O P W O R K S L O T N E E D S C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N D A R Are you needing or wanting to change your Coop schedule? This listing has both day Listings in the community calendar are free. Please submit your listings in 40 words or and night openings for some behind-the-scenes jobs. If you are interested, please call less by mail or drop them in the mailslot just outside the main door of the Coop. Sub- during office hours. PLEASE NOTE: Except for a few cashier slots, there are no mission deadlines are the same as for classified ad submissions. Please refer to the Mon-Thur evening shopping squad openings. Coop Calendar in the center of this issue.

Squeezology featuring Jody Carlo ensemble. $8. 8 p.m. THU, MAR 23 K r uskal. $8. 8 p.m. Bkln Soc. Bkln Soc. for Ethical Culture , for Ethical Culture, 53 53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2 9 7 2 . A WORKSHOP ABOUT RELA- Prospect Pk W. 768-2972. TIONSHIPS: with Margo Stein- feld. Everyone who wants a MON, APR 17 deeper understanding and SAT, APR 1 awareness of their self in rela- JEWISH BOOK CLUB SERIES: GAZETTE: receive excellent ratings in annu- tionship is welcome. Free, 730 CHRISTIANA DRAPKIN JAZZ “The Relief of Unbearable GROUP at Two Boots, 514 U r ges” by Nathaniel Englan- al Department of Agriculture p.m., at the Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St., 2 n d St @ 7th Av, 10:00–mid- d e r. The public is invited to • Desktop Publishers— inspections. 718-622-0560. night. No cover. Info & re s e r- attend and participate in the Post-production: vations, 499-3253 discussions. Brooklyn Heights Tuesday approximately 9:00 a.m.- • Inventory Committee Synagogue, 131 Remsen St, FRI, MAR 24 12:00 noon. We are looking for Sunday 5:30-8:15 p.m. Count WED, APR 5 7:30 p.m., free. Call to register members who are frequent users everything in the Coop! Work with 522-2070 of Quark with a variety of skills. a team of 30, away from the shop- GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Big THE CREATIVE PROCESS: a Photoshop knowledge is a plus. ping crowds. It’s a great way to Band Swing Night with Art Lil- l a r d ’s Heavenly Band, one of series of discussions with FRI, APR 21 get to know everything the Coop only a handful playing brand guest speakers in the fields of • Desktop Publishers— carries. Your numbers are the first new music that’s just as excit- l i t e r a t u r e, music & art . GOOD COFFEEHOUSE–COOP Production: step to a well-stocked Coop. ing and tuneful as the stan- To n i g h t ’s guest is Sheri Hol- NIGHT: No coffeehouse. Sunday every eight weeks, 9:00 d a r ds of the 30s & 40s.. $8. man, author of “A Stolen a.m.-3:00 p.m. We are looking for DAYTIME: 8:00 p.m. Bkln Soc. for Ethical Tongue” and “The Dre s s FRI, APR 28 members who are experienced, C u l t u r e, 53 Prospect Pk W. L o d g e r.” Free. 8:00 p.m. Bkln 768-2972. Soc. for Ethical Culture, 53 f r equent users of Quark with a • Store Equipment Prospect Pk W. 768-2972. B R O O K LYN RAW FOOD variety of skills. Photoshop Cleaning: POTLUCK: Join us on the last knowledge is a plus. We d n e s d a y, 6:00-8:30 a.m. Clean SAT, MAR 25 Friday of each month. Bring calculators and other equipment FRI, APR 7 f r esh fruits, vegetables or a • Development Art Director in the store before it opens to CHRISTIANA DRAPKIN JAZZ raw vegan dish. Free. Eco Develop art for the issue in con- shoppers. Complete the workshift GROUP at Two Boots, 514 GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: An Books, 192 5th Ave (@ U n i o n evening of cabaret pro d u c e d St.) 7:30 p.m. For more info, sultation with the editors and with some attention to the 2 n d St @ 7th Av, 10:00–mid- night. No cover. Info & re s e r- by Judith Rivera. $8. 8 p.m. call Robert Miller, 499-6 9 8 4 . your team of illustrators and pho- o ffice—wastebaskets and a quick vations, 499-3253 Bkln Soc. for Ethical Culture , GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Local tographers. Work every eight sweep. 53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2 9 7 2 . weeks. P r oduce 2000 sponsored by SUN, MAR 26 Spoke the Hub. $8. 8 p.m. Bkln • Early Morning Cleaning TUE, APR 11 Soc. for Ethical Culture, 53 COMPOST Wednesday morning, 7:00 a.m. Prospect Pk W. 768-2972. I t ’s spring…take your Coop work Deep clean the childcare space— FA M I LY CONCERT: with the Imagination Workshop Band. N ATURAL VISION IMPROVE- outside and compost. All of the floors, shelves, etc. but not the P resented by the Park Slope M E N T: with Jerry Wi n t r o b . THU, MAY 4 produce that the Coop is not able toys (we have a toy cleaner). Also Food Coop Fun’raising Com- L e a r n exercises to enhance to sell or give to the soup kitchen clean the three bathrooms. mittee. Singing, dancing and the way in which you use your FOOD CLASS: a popular delicious snacking. 3:30 p . m . , eyes and how to alleviate gets composted down the stre e t bimonthly series with Susan $5 per person, 339 8th St. some of the stress you experi- at the garden of Union. The com- • Toy Cleaner: Baldassano. This month: Eth- ence in your everyday life. post squad will have one or two Clean the childcare toys. It might nic Ve g e t a r i a n - M e x i c a n , B R O O K LYN CO-HOUSING: Learn what you can do for sev- recipes, tastings. $2 materials t e m p o r a r y openings starting in mean scrubbing down plastic E x p l o re the aff o r dability and eral problems and learn ways May for B-week carriers. Carr i e r s toys (or taking them home to put diversity, privacy & community to support yourself nutrition- c h a r ge. 7:30 p.m. at the Park Slope Food Coop. 782 Union transport produce from the Coop in a dishwasher) and laundering of co-housing. Next meeting ally for prevention and tre a t- St. 622-0560. to the garden for composting. The s t u f fed toys. Clean the toy at Eco Books, 192 5th Ave near ment of various eye problems. use of a car is helpful for this shelves, straighten the books. Union St. 1:00 p.m. Info: F r ee, 730 p.m., at the Park e h e n c k e @ w e b t v.net. or work but not necessary. These will Evaluate the condition of books Slope Food Coop, 782 Union 718-745-6943. General info on St., 718-622-0560. be three or four-month positions and toys, and remove toys that co-housing at www. c o h o u s - with the possibility of extending. are broken, badly worn or missing ing.org Members interested in FTOP pieces. Work C-week, and coordi- FRI, APR 14 B I O D E VA S T ATION 2000: c r edit can also apply. For more nate your eff o r ts with the toy B r ooklyn BAN buses go to info, contact Sherry, 398-4454. cleaner who works A-week. Boston, round trip, same day. GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: An Call Hotline 212-5 2 9 -9 7 2 0 evening of accordion music EVENING/WEEKEND: • Early Morning Office Prep ( b e f o r e 3/26!) for bus schule with Bluewind re c o r d i n g Monday through Friday morn i n g , and location. a r tists Kate & Lou Giampetruzzi and Le Nozze di • GM Chair Committee 6:00-8:30 a.m. Pre p a r e for the The group of members that chair office day. This is a quiet time in WED, MAR 29 the General Meetings has open- the office for an independent ONGOING EXHIBITS/SHOWS ings. We especially want to reflect w o r k e r. The work could be cleri- WOMEN’S BODIES, WOM- the diversity of our community. cal–tying up leftovers from the EN’S CHOICES: An afternoon 3/19-4/22 The committee meets for 1 1/5 day before–or it could be clean- of discussion & viewing video- WORKS ON THE WALL: Dana Matthews will show a collection hours on the first Tuesday of each ing–mopping, paper recycling, etc. tapes by Dr. Christiane of her newest hand-painted photographs. Spoke the Hub, 748 month, and members have rotat- No phone work. N o r t h rup on women’s health Union St., 857-5158. ing work assignments (chair, sec- issues. Free. 7-9:00 p.m. Bkln Soc. for Ethical Culture, 53 4/24-5/27 re t a r y, support) several times a P rospect Pk W. For info, call WORKS ON THE WALL: Hannah Rawe, a high school art stu- year at the GM. The total hours Anne Klaeysen, 965-3611 dent at LaGuardia, will curate a multi-media exhibit entitled a re equivalent to a regular Coop “Siblings” which features the work of 7 teens, their brothers & workslot. This can be your regular FRI, MAR 31 their sisters, and what they “see” & “feel” about each other. workslot, or you can get FTOP WAITING LIST: c r edit. To apply, call the Coop Did you miss the special job you wanted? Or would you like B R O O K LYN RAW FOOD office. POTLUCK: Join us on the last MEETINGS to switch to a specific shop- Friday of each month. Bring ping squad? The office main- • Maintenance Committee f r esh fruits, vegetables or a B R O O K LYN RAW FOOD lecture/ support group. Every 1st & Work with a team of 12, 7:00 p.m. tains a waiting list for all sorts raw vegan dish. Free. Eco 3rd Weds. Discussion & Q&A on raw food diet & lifestyle. Free. Sunday nights. See the immedi- of jobs or squads. We will call Books, 192 5th Ave (@ U n i o n 7:30 p.m. at Eco Books, 5th Ave. & Union St. For more info, ate results of your hard work. you before the jobs go onto St.) 7:30 p.m. For more info, Robert Miller, 499-6984 the general openings lists call Robert Miller, 499-6 9 8 4 . With the help of the Maintenance GREEN PA R TY MONTHLY MEETING: Work for social justice Committee, we consistently used by the office. GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Flying and a sustainable environment! 7:00 p.m. at Park Slope United Fish re c o r ding artist, guitar- Methodist Church, 6th Ave @ 8th St (garden entrance to base- picking Orrin Starr with the ment). Info 768-3202. M O R E L I S T I N G S I N F U T U R E I S S U E S red hot trio Sultans of String / Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 23, 2000 f 1 1

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R Discounted Parking for Park Slope Food Coop Members A N N O U N C I N G think this is a good idea, though I B R O O K LYN BIOT E C H have never met any of them. H o w e v e r, I can observe, with ACTION NETWO R K respect to potential new members, that I work as a squad leader on a TO THE EDITOR busy Saturday mid-afternoon shop- The North East Resistance Against ping squad and I give a lot of tours to Genetic Engineering (NERAGE) has people interested in joining, and not been around for several years now. one has ever commented on the We are citizens in the nort h e a s t absence of an ATM. They do, however, region of the country alarmed by the all ask about the cost of the food, and i n c rea sing penetration of our food by how prices compare to other store s . genetically engineered pro d u c t s , As far as I can tell, this is what people p roducts which have been shown to care about, and why they join! be bad for our health as well as the Considering the fact that Seventh e n v i r onment. Until re c e n t l y, NER- Avenue, offering numerous ATMs, lies AGE meetings were held in New Eng- only a very short walk away, raising land. Last fall, the first New York are a our prices to pay for this supposed meeting was held in We s t c h e s t e r, benefit makes no sense to me. This is and about thirty people showed up. p a r ticularly true when, as the art i c l e The 800 Union St. Garage provides discounted parking rates for Coop A month or so later, Charlie Marg u l i s , on page 3 of the 2/24/00 G a z e t t e c o n - members while they shop or work in the Coop. Until March 31, mem- the anti-GE coordinator for Gre e n - c e r ning the “Critical Loan Drive” ber rates are $3 for up to two hours or $5 for up to four hours (includ- peace, made a presentation. A few reminds us, the Coop is already expe- ing all taxes). The special validation sticker to be attached to your weeks ago, some friends and I decid- riencing a significant financial drain garage ticket is available from the Coop exit worker. ed to form Brooklyn Biotech Action as we attempt to move forward on the Network (BAN). We tabled in front of new construction. Key Food on 7th Avenue. We handed I suggest that we put aside the out a few hundred leaflets about our question of installing an ATM until national campaign targeting super- the new building construction is com- market chains. Many superm a r k e t plete and we can assess the impact to chains produce their own line of the Coop’s bottom line. If we haven’t C O R R E C T I O N p r oducts. We wish to encourage a l r eady had to raise the markup to them to exclude genetically-engi- fund the remodeling work, and if a One of the three charts acompanying the article “Frustration in the n e e red components from their own significant portion of our membership Aisles: Weekend Shopping and Its Discontents” in the previous L i n e w a i t e r s ’ p r o d u c t s . is willing to add to the grocery bill in G a z e t t e was incorrectly printed. Following are all three as they should have In the next couple of weeks, we exchange for the convenience of not been printed. plan to do further tabling in front of having to stop at an ATM on the way grocery stores and the food coop, dis- to the Coop, so be it. I can’t help but tributing flyers, and getting petitions think that increasing prices will drive signed on behalf of the campaign of people away. the Organic Consumers gro u p Very truly yours, ( w w w. p u r e f o o d s . o rg) to put anti-GE Sarah P. Flanagan into the presidential campaign debate. In the New York State area, we a re now pushing for passage of a bill CAN YOU SEE THE for a moratorium on the “planting and g r owing” of “genetically modified TREES FOR THE crops.” (For more information on this F O R E S T : BEAUTY VS. bill, contact 914–478–8639 or tur- [email protected].). FUNCTION IN For more information on how you V E G E T ABLE DISPLAY can get involved to fight the poison- ing of our food and our environment, TO THE EDITOR: call Brooklyn BAN at 212–946–1619. Some creative and energetic indi- Tom Smith viduals working in the produce are a a re displaying leafy greens by stand- ing them up on their stems, the leafy ATM MARKUP side straight up. This creates a beauti- ful display—very abundant looking. QU E S T I O N E D H o w e v e r, it creates difficulties for shoppers. It is hard to tell where one TO THE EDITOR: bunch ends and another begins, and I agree wholeheartedly with the two thus shoppers have difficulty grasping letters in the Gazette issue of 2/24/00 bunches. Also, the bunches tear objecting to the proposal to incre a s e against each other when being pulled our markup in order to pay for the out. Sadly, the old-fashioned, boring presence of an ATM at the Coop. Per- display works better. haps some, or even many, members David Barouh

L E T T E R S P O L I C Y We welcome letters from members. Submission deadlines appear in the Coop C a l e n d a r. The maximum length for letters is 500 words. Letters must include your name and phone number and be double-spaced, typed or very legibly handwritten. Editors will reject letters that are illegible or too long. We welcome 3.5” disks along with the paper copy of your letter. If your disk is not Macintosh, please save your submission in a text format. Disks are re t u rne d through the Member Disk Returns envelope at the back of the Gazette submissions box. 12 F March 23, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Controlling Elections in the Coop By Carl Arnold

he heart of democracy: ing, 130 members were in votes as there were live mem- t h rough articles and letters. Ethics those affected by a deci- attendance. Four of them bers who were at the meeting Then they can vote their To insure a quorum is Tsion participate in that held 36–38 proxies each. A to listen and deliberate. choices via directed pro x - good. I believe that is the decision. fifth, General Coordinator Joe Though this is perf e c t l y i e s — o t h e r wise known as only reason proxies should T h e r e are several re a s o n s Holtz, held 186 undire c t e d legitimate in a narro w, legal- absentee ballots that are cast be used in our Coop. It is that supporters of our pre- p roxies. There was a total of istic sense, we still must ask: for a specific candidate. frankly outrageous when any sent form of governance give 362 proxies (7/17/97 G a z e t t e ) . Is this the spirit of democra- The obvious: since many member has the potential to for retaining the General Of the five people holding cy? Is this the essence of m o r e members read the take advantage of a technical Meeting as it exists. The c o o p e r a - Gazette than attend meet- loophole to outvote the main one is that it aff o r d s tion? ings, annual or otherwise, a entire attending membership face-to-face discussion: any W h a t far greater number than are at a meeting. It is gro t e s q u e speaker has the opport u n i t y Member h a p p e n e d present at meetings would be when it occurs at the cru c i a l to sway those present to a to the idea able to participate in an yearly decision-making gath- point of view. that face- i n f o r med way. A member ering of our Coop. I d e a l l y, voters are suff i - Contribution t o - f a c e being convinced by a pub- It is high time that we cor- ciently informed so they can exchange is lished discussion is a whole rect this antidemocratic state c o n s t r uctively exchange proxies, one held more votes the most pre f e rred in a coop- lot more part i c i p a t o r y than of affairs. I intend to bring a ideas. People will pre s u m - than the entire number of erative, democratic setting? handing over both judgment p r oposal to the General ably be persuaded by the best people at the meeting. All As a second best, what about and decision to someone Meeting soon to enable the a r gument. A sound decision could vote those proxies any the notion of using the else. Participatory democracy entire membership to partici- can then be made. way they chose. Linewaiters’ Gazette as a should never be abandoned. pate in the all-import a n t The general coord i n a t o r s In that ’97 Annual Meeting, f o r um for those unable to As is common thro u g h o u t elections that occur at the have been among those who the potential of such power attend? Nonattending mem- the US, we can adopt the Annual Meeting. If you have for years have supported this was felt. One candidate for bers could participate in the absentee ballot to retain the any ideas or suggestions to idea. In the Febru a r y 1999 the Board of Dire c t o r s — annual elections by re a d i n g spirit of town-meeting modify the way proxies are General Meeting, in a discus- Susan Metz—held a clear candidates’ statements in democracy. handled at our Coop, please sion of possible govern a n c e majority among those pre- our biweekly pages, and give me a ring at changes, General Coord i n a - sent. But Melinda Marx won exchange ideas and views 718–788–5944. Thank you. ■ tor Linda Wheeler said, the spot because of “ T h e r e are at least thre e people who were not aspects that I want to see any there, who did not hear governance system have: one the candidates speak, Thanks from CITY HARVEST, Inc. is stability, one is access and who could not hear the the last is face-to-face discus- discussion. Those not sion.” I totally agree. present naturally could not participate in the Proxies face-to-face give and Tr a d i t i o n a l l y, proxies in take between members Coop Annual Meetings were and candidates. used only to insure a quo- The same situation rum. That is good. But a p r evailed in June 1998. p r ecedent was set at the F o r ty-eight members 1996 Annual Meeting. Sever- attended the Annual al people held undire c t e d Meeting. Joe Holtz held p r oxies, which means that 85 undirected pro x i e s , those who signed them gave Israel Fishman held 51, the holders the right to vote Eric Schneider held 34. any way they wished. One person contro l l e d In the 1997 Annual Meet- almost twice as many Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 23, 2000 f 13 a gracious comfortable Park Slope I T E M S F O R S A L E – N O N C O M M E R C I A L BED & BREAKFAST home. Call 718-788-7171 for infor- mation and reservations. WHAT QUALIFIES FOR REDUCED RATE? To qualify for the reduced rate of $4 per BED AND BREAKFA S T: suite with insertion, ads must be for items sold by individual members, not in any way commercial & private bath and kitchen; also rooms with private or semiprivate CARS priced at under $200. See box below for additional submission & payment info. bath; spacious, clean, smoke-fre e accommodations with color TV, Name Member No. Home Phone HONDA ACCORD LX 89 5 speed air conditioning and telephone. 120,000 miles very well main- Continental breakfast served. Two Number of Insertions (26 max) Start Date tained interior, exterior and night minimum. Longer term mechanics in good condition, e.g. stays accommodated. Reasonable new tires, clutch, battery, ball TEXT INSTRUCTIONS: This form accommodates 315 characters & spaces. Please print rates. Marg a ret Elwert 622-2 8 9 7 . one character or punctuation mark in each space, leaving one space between each word. joints, CV boots, alignment, wind- BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN BED shield wipers and more. Best offer • Remember to include your telephone number as part of the text. and Bre a k f a s t . Vic torian home on 718-643-1255. • PRINT LEGIBLY: Use Upper and lower case letters. t ree-lined Prospect Heights block CHECK ONE: has rooms with semi-private bath, Amount paid: __ @$4 per insertion air conditioning, television and ❏ NEW COPY phone. Full breakfast provided in ❏ REPEAT – Attach a copy of the ❏ Check attached attractive smoke-free enviro n - previous ad, and record ❏ Prepaid: Receipt | | | | | ( bold # at bottom) ment. Long and short stays CHANGES ONLY. accommodated. Reasonable. 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Coop Job Opening: Receiving Coordinator D e s c r i p t i o n : The job entails lots of physical, mental and interper- sonal work. Applicants must be organized, flexible, and be able to do a lot of lifting. They must also have a good spatial sense, a facility with numbers, math and comput- ers. You must enjoy working with a diverse group of peo- ple. The job includes coordinating deliveries and coordinating stocking. It may include working in and out of coolers and a freezer for extended periods of time.. H o u rs : 25-40 hours/week, five days/week, starting possibly as early as 5:15 a.m. Wage s : $14.25/hour with at least an annual cost-of-living adjustment effective every February. B e n e f i t s : —Sick time —Vacation–three weeks/year increasing to four in the 4th year —healthy insurance —pension plan Ap p l i c a tion & Hiring Pro c e s s Please provide a cover letter and résumé as soon as you can. Submit them by mail or through the mail slot just outside the shopping entrance door of the Coop. Please state your availability. All applicants will receive a response. Please do not call the off i c e . If you applied previously and are still intere s t e d , please re a p p l y. Applications will be held for consideration in any possible hiring for Receiving C o o rdinator within one year. P r e requisite: Minimum of six months’ membership in the Park Slope Food Coop. Applicants who have not previously worked a Coop shift in Receiving are strongly encouraged to do so. People of color are especially encouraged to apply.

EXPERIº ENCED THERAPIST WITH and relationships. Adults, chil- FLEXIBLE APPROACH able to d r en and families. Oxford , help you improve re l a t i o n s h i p s , M e d i c a r e, PHS, Workers Comp, reduce stress, enhance cre a t i v i t y. other insurance. Linda Nagel, Specialties in: artistic conflicts Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist. and child therapy. Adria Klinger, 718-788-9243. CSW, 718-965-2184. TIME-LIMITED PSYCHOTHERAPY. COMMUNITY CHIROPRACTIC & 30 years of experience with chil- ACUPUNCTURE compre h e n s i v e d r en, adolescents and adults. holistic care for the entire family. P r oblem-oriented, solution- Car accident, work or sport s focused treatment. Office one injuries Therapy, X-ray, Nutrition- block from Food Coop. Karen B. al supplemental & homeopathic Peterlin, CSW 718-789-2464. c a re available. Sliding scale awa insurance reimbursement. All patients treated by Dr. Kare n WHAT’S FOR FREE Needed… Thomas, 175 6th Ave. Corner Lin- coln Pl. Call: 398-3100. FREE INITIAL ORAL EXAM in MASSAGE THERAPY pro m o t e s holistic dental office for all Coop Member with deep relaxation, relief from pain, members. X-rays are strictly mini- and self-awareness. I have 20 mized so bring your own. Dr. Gold- years of experience working with b e r g ’s non-merc u r y offices in Expertise in clients to achieve improved health Soho or in Midwood section of and well-being. Please call Susan B r ooklyn. For info please call Kaner, LMT, at 768-6994. 7 1 8 -3 3 9 -5066 or 212-5 0 5 -5 0 5 5 . Health Insurance P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y: insightful, sensitive and sensible help with a n x i e t y, depression, work, family Workslot credit is available. Contact Joe Holtz during office hours, 622-0560. Answer to Puzzle on page 8. kale, collards, mizuna, mustard, swiss chard, spinach, beet greens, bok choy, escarole, dandelion greens

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Join the P ark Slope Food Coop for a family concert with the Imagination Sunday March 26 th, 3:30 pm Camp Friendship  339 8 th St. $5 per Person  babes in arms free! Light Refreshments A vailable

Interactive musical theatre for children up to 10 years old and their adults! Get ready to sing, dance and exercise your imaginations... For more information, please call 718.369.3644 Directions to Camp Friendship, 8 th Street between 5th and 6 th Avenues: T ake the R train to 4 th Avenue or the F train to 7 th Avenue.

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A warm welcome to the following new Coop members Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined us in the two weeks before the Gazette deadline. who joined the Coop in the last two weeks. We ’ re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community. Job Opening As the Coop has a normal turnover in membership of 20- 25% every year, we constantly need new members to main- Liz Asch Jamie Marcu tain the size of our working squads. Brian Austin Dawn Marrero for We encourage all members to tell their friends about the Samiya A. Bashir Steven Meier Coop! Galina Bobkova James Moralia Receiving Caroline Byrne Erin Murphy Alyce Barr Dave Morgenroth Thayer Case May Ng Emily Beebe Debbie Officer Beckett Chambliss Deborah Samantha Olin Coordinator. Phebe Brown Debbie Parker Steven Cooper Sabina Ostolsky Kathy Creavale Miriam Pope Masada Desenhouse Matilda Ottelid See page 15 Rita Eberhart Zipporah Portugal Rachel Eisendrath Leslie Pearlman Rene F. Heloise Rathbone Leann Faber Randy Permell Leann Faber Ann Rosen Loretta Gendville Steve Poppick Flatbush Ave Street Laura Rozos Andrea C. Gilchrist David M. Robinson Squad Carina & David Rush Tara Goodrich Regine Zekora Romain Kristen Fountain Charlie Russell Elana Goodridge Catherine Saint Louis Dede Gardner Melanie Schoen Martha Greenawalt Christian Sanchez Barbara Gold Lynn T. Annie Grunewald Lacey Schwartz Scott Haag Tonya Bina Gupta Marlene Stroobants Hazel Hankin Linda Van Horn Ellen Harris Jamie Trachtenberg Amy Himelblau Laura Viddy Sunshine Hernandez Shastine Van Vugt Fred Ho Kristen Walsh Gary Jerome Laura Viddy Elizabeth Hoffman Barbara & Michael Miriam Klevan Susan Walsh Susan Jalbert Walters Kristina Kohler Brion Winston Leslie Jenkins Karima Wilson Ellen Kruger Catherine Wu Ted Lewis Yoshi Mary Lovelace Ian MacDonald Sarah Lowe