OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume NN, Number 1 January 17, 2019

of those things that didn’t work out, without anyone Diversity: Efforts to Coop Copes being particularly to blame. Lee declined to com- Keep Coop Membership ment. She has returned With Treasurer’s to her previous job, at an Diverse as Park Slope economic consulting firm called the Analysis Group. Changes Departure “We were all excited to have her,” said Tricia Leith, By Leila Darabi hearing informal complaints By Isaac Arnsdorf ic consulting, Lee brought one of the recently retired ark Slope has changed of racial bias at the Coop— he Coop’s leaders are expertise that the search employees who had focused Penormously since the both subtle and blatant—a Trethinking their finance committee hoped would on the Coop’s finances and Coop was founded in 1973. group of members with vary- staff after a new treasurer make up for two longtime helped train Lee. It’s no secret that in Brook- ing backgrounds in human quit only a few months into staffers who recently retired. The Coop is still stinging lyn, the words “Park Slope” rights and human resources the job. But come September, Lee from Lee’s departure, Gen- evoke a particular set of ste- started the 15-member Diver- Stephanie Lee was hired abruptly resigned. eral Manager Joe Holtz said reotypes about the people sity and Equality Committee. as a General Coordinator The Coop staff, as a poli- — both because of the loss who live there: wealthy, white, Four years later, at the 2008 for finance in April 2018 cy, doesn’t publicly discuss of her skill set and because Brownstone-dwelling, stroll- February General Meeting, after an extensive yearlong reasons why staff members it’s unusual for a staffer to er-wielding, yoga-practicing they reported on a survey search and was elected depart. But according to leave so quickly. intellectuals. they conducted on Coop treasurer in June. As a Char- people familiar with the “Most people who So, what does this mean members to assess uncon- tered Financial Analyst with matter, Lee’s employment become a General Coordi- for Coop membership? scious bias, the March 13, a background in econom- at the Coop was just one nator serve for really long “I think [the Coop’s] roots 2008 Gazette reported. time,” Holtz said. “This is are in a place where there One of the survey’s findings kind of extremely unusu- actually was a lot of diversity,” was that “perception of al what happened. We hire said Jennifer Friedman, a bias stems from arbitrary people not into stepping member of the Diversity and enforcement of Coop rules,” stones, but people who say, Equality Committee. “The Jennifer Friedman of the ‘This is a great thing, this Coop doesn’t collect any research subcommittee Park Slope Food Coop.’ We demographic data, but there reported said at the time. For want someone who really is, I think, a shared perception example, before the current thinks the Coop is great and that over time the Coop has automated system that wants to keep it great. It’s grown and the neighborhood requires scanning a card, the kind of a big deal that some- around the Coop has changed previous system required the one left so fast. It’ll take us through different forces of person ringing up groceries a while to absorb that.” gentrification in Brooklyn.” to ask each member to show There are now six Gener- their card at checkout. Some al Coordinators, down from Diversity and Equality survey respondents felt that the typical eight. Financial Committee this rule was inconsistently responsibilities are spread These demographic shifts applied and that only certain among Holtz, General Coor- are not new. In 2004, after CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 dinator Lisa Moore, and three bookkeepers: Kathy Next General Meeting on January 29 Hieatt, Renee St. Furcy and The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held Terry Meyers. on the last Tuesday of each month. The January General “We reviewed all the work Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 29, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Stephanie had done and Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth split up between the book- and Seventh Aves. keepers, Joe and myself The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and the various tasks to ensure available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more everything that needs to information about the GM and about Coop governance,

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Fri, Feb 1 • Film Night: IN THIS ISSUE Chappaquiddick 7:00 p.m. Puzzle ...... 2 Mercury Contamination: Just How Safe Is Our Fish? . . . . 3 Thu, Feb 7 • Food Class: Coop Coordinator’s Corner: Going Bananas ...... 5 Vegetarian Winter Soups 7:30 p.m. International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 6 Event Labor Committee Report ...... 7 Fri, Feb 8 • Wordsprouts: Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Highlights Superlative Science 7:00 p.m. Safe Food Committee Report ...... 13 Community Calendar ...... 14 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classifieds, Horoscope ...... 15 Obituary ...... 16

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Treasurer cost about half as much as a When Weisburd moved also contribute holistically the finances. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 full-time general coordina- away in 1998, Leith, then a to the General Coordinator Overall, more than 70 tor ($91,988, plus benefits), part-time bookkeeper, was team. people applied, and 14 be done gets done,” Moore so it’s less expensive overall elected treasurer. Leith “It was hard because we were interviewed, Person- said. “So we’ve not fallen but much more expensive became a full-time Gener- were asking for someone nel Committee member behind in any tax filings or by the hour, Holtz said. al Coordinator in 2001 and very well rounded but very Jean Callahan said at the financial statements. We’re Holtz was elected inter- served as treasurer until specifically skilled,” Holtz April meeting. “In the end, all working together to get im treasurer at the General June. She retired in August. said. “We were asking for we decided Stephanie Lee that done.” Meeting in September. The Leith shared financial both.” was the best candidate and Moore added: "In the treasurer is an elected offi- duties with Mike Eakin, a As a result, in January decided we could present short time Stephanie was on cer of the Coop and can be Coop employee since 1979 2018, the Personnel Com- her here today,” Callahan staff, she initiated a strate- anyone. However, the posi- who also retired in 2018. The mittee revised the listing to said at the time. gy to increase revenue by tion has long been held by new job that Lee was even- emphasize the Coop’s histo- Lee, who also attended the moving cash balances into a staff member because tually hired for was mostly ry and mission. The new job April meeting, was enthusias- interest-bearing accounts, it’s a significant time com- designed as a replacement description stressed work- tic about the job. “The Coop introduced written analysis mitment. The treasurer’s for Eakin and Leith. ing with the General Coor- is a warm place and I’d like of our financial statements signature is required when “What Tricia and I have dinator team on leading to work there every day and for staff, and began working dealing with taxes and taken with us is just many, all aspects of the Coop, in make a contribution,” she on increased internal con- licenses, so it’s expedient many years of experience addition to specializing in told the members. n trols on expenditures. We for it to be someone who’s and understanding of how are grateful for the effort usually on site, Leith said. the Coop works,” Eakin said she put into these areas and “Anybody can stand up in an email. “We do many Crossword Puzzle have continued to imple- and declare themselves things differently than other ment what she started." running for treasurer,” Leith grocers and other food 1234 56789 10 11 12 13 Starting on January 24, said. “Rarely has anybody co-ops. The obvious big one 14 15 16 the Coop will also have a wanted to run once they is our member labor system, financial consultant work- hear it takes hours every but there are many others.” 17 18 19 ing one day a week from a week.” In anticipation of Leith’s 20 21 22 firm called Your Part-Time The treasurer’s main task and Eakin’s retirements, the Controller. The firm came is to review all outgoing Coop’s Personnel Commit- 23 24 recommended by another payments. For instance, tee started a search for a food coop that had used the when Leith held the posi- new General Coordinator to 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 company in a similar situa- tion, she once noticed a focus on finances. 34 35 36 37 tion, according to General check for more than $20,000 “We were looking for Coordinator Ann Herpel. going to a produce vend- a business and financial 38 39 40 41 42 The staff also considered er who usually got $2,000. person with good creden- 43 44 45 46 47 another company called The On the invoice, Leith saw tials and strong abilities CFO Center. $18,000 for a single produce who wanted to work in the 48 49 50 51 The part-time consul- item. When she checked in unusual environment that 52 53 tant will provide additional the accounting system, she we offer, perhaps for less expertise while the Gener- found that the real charge money than they could earn 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 al Coordinators reevaluate should have been $180. elsewhere,” Eakin said. 62 63 64 what they’re looking for “There was a typo,” she The original job post- before they try again to hire said. ing stressed business and 65 66 67 a full-time financial leader, Holtz, a founding mem- financial experience, such 68 69 70 Herpel said. ber of the Coop, has been as knowledge of account- “This is a less expensive treasurer before: for a few ing and auditing. But that Across Down route for us while we’re still months in 1973 or 1974, he didn’t attract the kind of 1. Hoped-for result of swiping right on 1. “The Voyage of the Beagle” writer Tinder 2. Amino ____ trying to define the full-time said. From 1974 to 1998, a applicant that the General 5. Atlanta train system 3. They may be fake job, and we’re getting what member named Bob Weis- Coordinators and Personnel 10. Sudden pain 4. Pizza slice, often we need,” she said. “We’re burd served as treasurer as Committee members want- 14. Purple smoothie flavorer 5. Man first mentioned in Exodus 2 15. Length of many a TV drama: Abbr. 6. Shade darker than azure interested in seeing how an unpaid elected officer, ed: They were looking for 16. On 7. Comedian Foxx this works.” signing checks for hours someone who would be not 17. What the best man holds for the groom 8. What Wi-Fi can connect you to Paying the consultant will every Tuesday night. only adept at finances but 18. Lesser-played part of a 45 9. Capricious 19. Alternative to Levi’s 10. Yarn 20. Auto visibility aids with intermittent 11. It starts a bit before Christmas settings 12. “There _____ the neighborhood” 23. Plays a sophomoric prank on, informally 13. Short albums, for short 24. “Star Trek” extras, for short 21. 2001 Apple debut 25. BBC sci-fi series, informally 22. Standardized H.S. exam 28. Oscar-nominated actress for the 25. NFL Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1993 movie “Shadowlands” 1988 34. Suffix with cash 26. Keep lubed, say 35. Cannon of “Heaven Can Wait” 27. Composed, as an email 37. ____ diet 28. Stay-at-home ____ 38. SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo 29. Put the kibosh on 40. More peculiar 30. Flirtatious gestures 42. Alphabet quartet 31. Beginning, informally 43. Toiletries holder 32. Accustom 45. Big name in ice cream 33. Answers a party invitation 47. Org. 36. It may have you in an awkward position 48. Two-time Emmy winner for “30 Rock” 39. “The Voice” airer 50. Some woodwinds 41. Dickens’s “The Mystery of ____ Drood” 52. Green: Prefix 44. Brother of Cain 53. Sch. with a Phoenix campus 46. Mediocre 54. Day-to-day triumphs one should 49. Hanks’ “Apollo 13” role remember to celebrate ... or what you 51. Turkey ____ can find in five boxes in this puzzle’s grid 53. “This is only ____” 62. Like racehorses’ feet 54. ____ butter (moisturizer) 63. Eagle’s home 55. Using blades on blades 64. Elapse 56. Says further 65. VCR button 57. “Dies ____” (Latin hymn) 66. Crib parts 58. Mention in a footnote 67. “Trainspotting” actor McGregor 59. “____ you one!” 68. Droops 60. Israel’s Abba 69. Forecast around 32 degrees 61. End of a song at a New Year’s Eve party 70. Painter Magritte 62. Many promgoers: Abbr. PHOTO BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON

Coop General Manager Joe Holtz in his office. He is doing accounting temporarily until a Puzzle author: DavidDavid Levinson-Wilk.Levinson-Wilk. For For answers, answers, see see page page 13. 13. new General Coordinator for Finance is hired.

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By Jess Powers It’s not immediate and irre- cies of fish per month. King According to the Agen- spots of pollution that impact ver since the 1950s when versible, it’s lower level expo- mackerel or kingfish, for cy for Toxic Substances local communities.” The Emercury poisoning of sea- sure. It’s not like carcinogens example—which can some- and Disease Registry web- report recommends that fed- food caused a health disaster that take 10 or 20 years [to times be found for sale by site, exposure depends on eral and state governments in Minamata, Japan, we’ve process in the body]. informal street vendors in “dose, duration, how you are work to reduce power plant been aware of the dangers of Women of childbearing Caribbean neighborhoods— exposed, personal traits and pollution, thereby reducing the presence of mercury in age, however, should exer- enjoys a good eco-rating habits, and other chemicals the mercury deposits that our fish and shellfish. cise extra caution because but an elevated level of [that] are present.” High lev- accumulate in fish. Eaters But how much does the they may have an unplanned mercury. It is recommend- els of exposure can damage should check local advisories average consumer really pregnancy and transfer the ed that men consume less the brain and kidneys. (At before consuming fish caught know about mercury and mercury burden to the fetus. than one serving per month the time of writing, gov- from local waterways. which fish is safe to eat? and women and children ernment websites were not A recent, comprehen- What does the latest research Which fish should I avoid? consume none for the health actively managed and federal sive Seafood Hg database tell us? Fitzgerald quips: “If it’s the reasons stated earlier. employees were not available developed by Fitzgerald in As it turns out there’s a lot same size as you or bigger, The Natural Resources for comment due to a lapse collaboration with Stony of conflicting information out it’s not something you can Defense Council says, simply, in federal funding.) Brook University found that there. But the good news is eat a lot of.” Shark, swordfish, “when in doubt, smaller is At low doses, mercury is mercury concentrations are that the Coop follows high king mackerel (kingfish), mar- better.” They recommend released from the blood- higher in wild populations standards when purchasing lin, orange roughy, tilefish, “easing up” on tuna con- stream over time. It can take than farmed versions of sea- the seafood we consume. and albacore, ahi, and bigeye sumption, making safer up to one year to work its way food categories. The research Trace levels of mercury, a tuna are all higher in mercu- sushi choices, avoiding the out. Some people process it found high variability and toxic metal, are present in ry than other seafood. Those key species, and sticking with more quickly than others. large discrepancies in FDA nearly all fish and shellfish, in the risk category should smaller fish. Corrina MacKoul, a Coop estimates and recommends but some species have high- avoid these entirely. Fitzgerald points out that member for four years, had that they be “revisited.” It er concentrations than oth- Lower mercury fish and some medical studies show mercury and other toxic heavy also calls for further moni- ers. According to the Food seafood include shrimp, that higher end consumers, metal poisoning through toring of fish from Asia and and Drug Administration canned light tuna, salmon, who can afford and dispro- dental fillings—not fish con- South America for mercury (FDA), it’s generally not a pollock, and catfish. portionately eat sushi and sumption. She describes levels. The findings of this health concern to consume The Monterey Bay Aquar- swordfish and other species symptoms including red- study were used by the Envi- conservative amounts of fish ium, which educates the at restaurants, are at greater ness on her hands and feet, ronmental Defense Fund in and shellfish containing mer- public and advocates for sus- risk due to their consumption radiating waves of heat, loss its Seafood Selector. cury, except for those with tainable seafood through its levels. Similarly, it’s advis- of concentration, difficulty Mercury is present in our developing nervous systems: Seafood Watch program, has able not to eat canned tuna breathing, and restless ener- fish, but by minimizing or unborn fetuses, babies, and easy to use guides and an app for lunch every day. gy. Conventional doctors avoiding consumption of fish young children. for making better fish choic- missed the diagnosis and with higher doses, you can The Natural Resources es. They rank and categorize How does mercury get assumed she was using drugs. safely enjoy fish and shell- Defense Council estimates fish and seafood into best into fish, anyway? She refers to the recovery as fish. Good resources exist to that as many as 265,000 choice (green), good alterna- Mercury occurs naturally “horrible...it was ten years ago evaluate the fish and shell- infants are born at greater tive (yellow), and avoid (red). but it is also released into and I’m still recovering.” fish that you buy. risk of learning disabilities The guides are also available the air through industrial Scientists continue to Perhaps the biggest due to their mother’s mercu- in Spanish. The Food Coop pollution, mainly through debate the long-term health danger as far as mercu- ry exposure. But the FDA sets only buys seafood that’s coal-burning power plants effects of methylmercury expo- ry exposure are the pro- that number significantly ranked “good” and “best” and factories but also gold, sure. Andy Cutler, a chemical posed rollbacks to federal lower, at about 75,000. under the Monterey system. cement, and steel produc- engineer who wrote a protocol regulations on coal produc- For that reason, the FDA Joe Holtz, General Manager tion and waste disposal. It for treating amalgam illness, tion and cuts to federal agen- recommends that women who of the Coop, said: “Our goal can build up in air, soil, and said that government regu- cies that monitor the levels are pregnant, breastfeeding, is for our smoked, frozen, water. It is then consumed by lators should focus on “real of mercury in our fish and or who may become pregnant, fresh and canned seafood to fish, binds to proteins, and hazards like dental amalgam” shellfish. These agencies also as well as young children, conform to the Monterey Bay accumulates in their bodies. rather than seafood. clean up spills when they avoid fish and shellfish with Aquarium guidelines. Our Larger fish that have lon- occur. These regulations pro- higher levels of mercury. main supplier understands ger lifespans have more time What about local fish? tect public health by ensur- For everyone else, that we are not interested to accumulate more methyl- Mercury advisories have ing that exposure to a known the guidance is murkier. in seafood that fails to meet mercury. They also consume increased over the past toxin is reduced. Timothy Fitzgerald, direc- those guidelines.” Fitzgerald smaller fish, and the amount decade, according to the In Minamata, Japan, the tor of the Environmental helped craft the Coop sea- of mercury biomagnifies. Environmental Protec- release of methylmercury from Defense Fund’s Fishery Solu- food purchasing guidance Biomagnification—also tion Agency, largely due to a chemical plant in industrial tions Center and member of when he was a member. called bioamplification or increased monitoring rather wastewater over nearly four the Park Slope Food Coop The Environmental biological magnification—is than increased pollution. But decades led to widespread from 2004-2009, says to take Defense Fund’s Seafood the increasing concentra- the Environmental Defense human and animal deaths the guidance with a grain of Selector is an online guide tion of a substance at suc- Fund’s 2003 report, “Out of after the government failed to salt. The average American to selecting fish available at cessively higher levels along Control and Close to Home,” take action. consumes only about five http://seafood.edf.org/guide. the food chain. That is why shows that “local sources “Be mindful,” says Fitzger- ounces of seafood per week, The guide also has a list for shark, swordfish, king mack- of mercury—including ald, but don’t be too worried. he says, “and it’s worth not- selecting different types of erel (kingfish), marlin, orange coal-fired power plants, Most people aren’t consum- ing, if you do eat fish with sushi. They list the safe con- roughy, tilefish, and tuna waste incinerators, and ing fish at the levels where high mercury content, we’re sumption recommendations have higher concentrations certain factories and mining they need to be concerned not talking about poisoning. of servings of different spe- of mercury. operations—can create hot about mercury exposure. n

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Diversity Forms are available in the ciated that the committee CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 office for anyone wishing to training was framed around file a complaint. Members of the Coop’s core values of members were asked to show the committee then follow up being welcoming, accessible their cards. on that complaint. In minor and addressing the needs of Another experience mem- cases, the complaints serve as all members. Reviewing her bers described in the survey examples for future trainings. notes from the training she was “feeling like they don’t In some cases, the commit- read: belong at the Coop,” Fried- tee offers mediation between “These values spread man said. Members cite small Coop members, and in some across all elements to the incidents over time, such as cases members are called Coop. The culture of the feeling “watched” or “in the in to advise on decisions by squad often comes back to way.” Also, some members the Dispute and Resolution the squad leader. As a squad felt “frustration at a general Committee—formerly the leader you create a safe, sense of silence in the face of Disciplinary Committee—to inclusive and welcoming

these kinds of experiences,” determine the role of bias. community environment.” PHOTOS BY CAROLINE MARDOK Friedman conveyed. This was In her years as a member, true even among members Tools for Squad Leaders Cohen noted some improve- who tried to bring their con- For Hilda Cohen, a Main- ments in Coop policies and the cerns forward, she said. tenance Squad Leader who elimination of arcane rules. took the squad leader train- “There used to be this Members cite small incidents ing this past summer, the rule where you checked session included informa- people’s bags [as they left over time, such as feeling tion useful both within and the store], which at times “watched” or “in the way.” beyond the Coop. could be incredibly racist “Any profession should and incredibly contentious, The survey was based on have a diversity and equality because who did you ask to questionnaires sent to all training. It should be part of check the bags?” she recalled. members. About 1,300 filled high school requirements and Today, the Coop is a more them out for a more than 10 middle school requirements. equitable, self-regulating percent response rate. At the And I would love to have environment, Cohen said. recent October 2018 General more,” she said. Meeting, Diversity and Equal- The Diversity and Equal- “Once a year, we train all the ity Committee member Azi ity Committee training she Top: The whole group from the tour organised with the Khalili explained how the attended began with an Coop squad leaders and we Center of Family Life in Sunset Park. Left: Edouard enjoying survey results helped to overview of the role of squad also take complaints of bias the Coop. Center right: Biviana and Jen Friedman,who have shape the next decade of the leaders within the Coop and discrimination and we organised the tour. Bottom right: Maria, member of the committee’s activities: community, an orientation investigate them.” Sunset Park committee, entering the Coop. “We took all that information that Cohen appreciated— and crafted and designed a even a decade into her role. computer at a certain time. program focuses exclusively training so now once a year we “As a squad leader, it’s not “Getting rid of those So, again, if you’re someone on child care and cleaning [offer training to] all the Coop like you’re ever told ‘you’re a kinds of rules, I think, is who doesn’t have a computer companies. squad leaders and we also take squad leader and here’s what really positive. And it makes or work near a computer, there Juan Cuautle Juarez, a cor- complaints of bias and dis- you do’,” she said. “There’s no everybody accountable and are ways in which it’s sort of porate business developer crimination and we investigate formal job description.” everyone is looking around.” setting things up,” she said. with the Center, belongs to a them,” she said. Cohen said she appre- In the training, she recalled, According to the Coop unit that works with around breakout groups walked staff, if people don’t have a 300 business owners running through potential situations computer available, they can their own house or corporate where empathy and aware- register for an orientation by cleaning companies or ness of bias could come into calling the Coop office. babysitting cooperatives. play. This included a scenar- Language is another bar- The Center recently host- io in which a member wants rier. While Coop members ed an informational meeting, to pay with food stamps and speak many languages, the inviting members of these We have no openings at the moment, but also no members the person checking them out current work system doesn’t coops to learn more about the trained and ready to step in when a vacancy occurs. has never done that before. assess whether, for exam- Park Slope Food Coop. Diver- Cohen’s group discussed the ple, there is always a Span- sity Committee members We need energetic Coop members with a teaching or training difference in experience for ish speaker on the shopping attended the meeting and background to lead orientations to new members. Orienters lead that member of the checkout squad, or a Spanish-speaking shared the Coop’s mission sessions every six weeks, and on the week midway between sessions person calling out loudly “I squad leader. and benefits. orienters must be available as backup for emergency coverage. have a question about [food Still, Juarez explained, join- stamps]” versus addressing A New Partnership ing is a challenge for some the question more discretely. To more fully understand of the people he works with. Orientations are held three times per week: these challenges and to First, he said, many members Mondays at 7 p.m. The Work of Welcoming attract new and diverse mem- live far away, in Sunset Park, Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Training existing Coop bers, the Diversity Committee Queens and Staten Island. Sundays at 4 p.m. members is just part of recently partnered with the Also, some people don’t the work of the Diversity Center for Family Life, a com- recognize the benefits of There is an initial group interview for and Equality Committee, munity-based organization shopping at the Coop “and according to Friedman. serving clients in Sunset Park, buying organic food instead the committee, after which there are She and several committee Brooklyn. The Center runs a of all the processed food that three trainings for workslot credit. colleagues have begun to wide-range of programs from they can get in normal super- assess the barriers new immigration and legal coun- markets,” he said. “They prefer To be considered you must have at least two years of members—especially selling to foster care and food cheaper food instead of pay- Coop membership and an excellent attendance record. people earning low incomes bank access. ing for local farmers’ food.” and new immigrants—might The group’s Coopera- As a next step, 10 people We are seeking orienters who re ect the face in joining. tive Business Development who attended this informa- diversity of the Coop’s membership. Several barriers exist, Program incubates small tional session and expressed Friedman points out, start- worker cooperatives. In the interest in joining the Coop To apply, please email ing with registering online for past those have included food attended a special orientation [email protected] orientation. businesses and a dog walk- and guided tour on Thursday, “You need to be at a ing company, but today the January 10. n

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COORDINATOR’S CORNER

Going Bananas: How the Coop Built a School in Ecuador 30 containers of bananas a week to Europe and the U.S. By Cecelia Rembert, Receiving tions between its growers natural odds against such the bottom, which protects In the U.S., the AsoGuabo Coordinator & Produce Buyer and the marketplace that an alliance. Bananas grow in the growing racimo. Once bananas are imported by n June 2018, I joined the sustains them partly through tropical conditions, across an the racimo is ready to be har- Equal Exchange, at the cur- IEqual Exchange Delega- so-called “delegations,” in ocean from us, do not store vested, a theatrical moment rent rate of three containers tion to Ecuador to visit the which Equal Exchange brings for very long, and require transpires: one worker waits a week. The Park Slope Food AsoGaubo banana grower’s buyers and other members of delicate handling. Our love with a large pillow on his Coop purchases about 230 cooperative in the southern the supply chain to meet the affair with bananas is so shoulder, positioned watch- cases a week, approximately province of El Oro. The trip producers themselves and unlikely, and unnatural, born fully near the banana tree, one quarter of a container. was an opportunity to learn see the harvesting and ship- of decades of overt and sub- and another worker cuts AsoGuabo’s bananas are about banana cultivation ping en vivo, a Spanish term liminal political and mar- the entire tree down with a organic and Fair Trade cer- firsthand from Ecuadorian that means “live.” As the cur- ketplace manipulations. It’s machete. The waiting pillow tified. Being Fair Trade cer- banana producers, and to rent buyer of bananas for the a miracle that containers of is skillfully maneuvered to tified means that the buyers understand the role of the Coop, I was included in the bananas arrive every day into catch and cushion the racimo pay an additional dollar per Fair Trade movement in the Ecuador Delegation this year. the U.S. and that every gro- at the final moment of fall. case that is returned to the marketplace. Equal Exchange entered cery store in America boasts Each banana tree will cooperative not as profit but the banana market more for an overflowing display of this only bear one racimo. But in designated as a “Fair Trade Definition of Fair Trade the social change than for the perfectly ripened fruit. addition to the racimo it also premium.” The Coop buys most of profit. Bananas are, as grocers puts out a “propagate” or Being a cooperative, its bananas through Equal kept telling me, a “volume It’s striking that most offspring; at the time of har- AsoGuabo votes annually on Exchange, a cooperatively game.” That makes sense, vesting the racimo, the entire what to spend that premium run distributor of fairly trad- since in the U.S. we’re accus- Americans consider “mother” is cut to allow the on. In the past three years, ed produce and grocery items tomed to paying less than a bananas a staple. nutrients and light to now AsoGaubo has used the that works in close partner- dollar a pound for them. transfer to the child. The Fair Trade premium to pay ship with grower coopera- It’s striking that most Much of my travels in El propagate will take 9 months additional social security to tives across the world. Equal Americans consider banan- Oro were on the AsoGaubo to fully mature and produce growers; to provide a health- Exchange develops connec- as a staple considering the bus, graciously driven by the its own flower, and then the care clinic for growers, their farmers themselves: wind- whole cycle starts anew. families and the communi- ing on endless roads lined Ecuador is the world’s ty at large; and to provide a PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING with dirt side streets, road- largest exporter of bananas, scholarship to the children of side food stands, tire repair but the province of El Oro growers for school supplies. 2nd Wednesday of every month, 3:45-6 p.m. stands known as “vulcaniza- remains fairly impoverished. doras,” (perhaps a nod to the The average banana worker Our members’ banana Saturday, January 26, 1:45-4 p.m. Roman god) and many, many is paid less than $100 a week, purchases have generated acres of bananas. The heavy and in some cases as little as approximately $10,000 For Coop members only hanging bunches of bananas $50 a week. (approximately 40 pounds, or The presence of the annually in Fair Trade Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. one case of harvested banan- intermediary makes selling premium. as) are called “racimos,” bananas difficult for many Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products and they are allocated great small growers, and price fluc- Beyond taking care of their sold at the Coop—food and non-food. attention in Ecuador. All tuations can be drastic. The growers, AsoGuabo elects to Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, across Ecuador, bananas are price an intermediary will commit a portion of their pre- pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. harvested only once a week, pay for a case of bananas can mium to their community. In Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll although each plantation range between $2 and $11. recent years the cooperative bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and harvests on a different day, so In this environment, 30 has built schools, including re-use any bags you do take before recycling. workers contract themselves years ago, the AsoGuabo one for children with special Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling to different growers on dif- cooperative was founded by a needs, and has supported a wrap, and small bulk bags. ferent days, filling out their handful of small growers who variety of agroforestry pro- working weeks day by day. sought to unite their outputs grams aimed at increasing Each racimo begins from and garner some market nutrient and microbe diversi- NO food residue, rinse as needed. a flower, and it takes 12 weeks leverage. There are 135 small ty in the soil organically. Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. for the baby bananas to grow farmers in the cooperative Since the Coop started into maturity. When the flow- now, and a waitlist. AsoGua- purchasing Equal Exchange er appears, it is enveloped in bo runs an efficient business, bananas three years ago, our For all community a long plastic bag, open at with 25 personnel, exporting members’ bananas purchases members: have generated approximately WELCOME! $10,000 annually in Fair Trade Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. premium, which returned A warm welcome to these new Coop members who directly to the communities of Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve El Oro. Our collective banana Energy bar wrappers and granola bar wrappers decided to be a part of our community. buying over the past few years Brita water filters and related items (other brands helped build a school, among Leah Alper Vladimir Morozo other things. also accepted) Lloyd Baskin Chris Roberts It was thrilling for me to Cereal and cracker bags/box liners Cori Cohen Emily Rubin see the link between my role Miriam Driot Joshua Russo as a banana buyer here in Donations in any amount are welcomed to help Danielle Friedman Lilian Smith Brooklyn and the growers in offset the cost to the Coop of this collection. M. Monalisa Gharavi Dane Spudic Ecuador, carefully packing Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection? Lee Gough Monita Sun their weekly harvests. I left Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. Michelle Greenwald Jason Weinstein Ecuador with an even great- For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com Ash Hadaoui Zachary Williams er commitment to one of the Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] Alden Harris-McCoy Josh Winefsky aims of the Coop’s produce Becky Horvath Rachel Winefsky department: make the world Sadie Jones Cynn Wynter a better place by conscien- Joanne Keo Svetlana Yankovskaya tiously choosing what we buy, Caroline Matthews Erin Zielke and which farms, growers and programs we support. n

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT

NAFTA 2.0: Will It Make It Through Congress? November—and that was before the midterms. By Willy Naess, International one of Trump’s campaign al passage is far from guar- Pelosi has blasted provisions Trade Education Squad promises and he has hailed anteed. Congress will vote for lacking enforcement and Ohio Senator Sherrod ith Democrats now in the new agreement as major on the deal in the upcom- being unfair to middle-class Brown Wcontrol of the House, achievement. ing months and with Dem- Americans, and it’s unlikely With its large agricultural expect big political chang- The new agreement pre- ocrats now in control of the that freshmen progressives and industrial sectors, Ohio es in 2019. But what does it serves the basic structure of House, ratification seems will disagree with her. is one of the states with the mean for international trade? NAFTA with some changes; less likely than it did before most to gain or lose from North American leaders but the significance of these the midterms. Here are some New Jersey free trade agreements. Not met this past October and changes is debatable. Many key members of Congress Representative Bill surprisingly, Ohio Democrat signed the U.S.-Mexico-Can- analysts call it “NAFTA 2.0.” to watch in the upcoming Pascrell Sherrod Brown, who is con- ada Agreement, a free trade For more background on it, debate. As chair of the House Ways sidering a presidential run deal among those three check out the Internation- and Means Subcommittee in 2020, has been outspoken countries that will replace al Trade Education Squad’s New York’s Freshmen on Trade, New Jersey Rep. about NAFTA 2.0. Bucking the North American Free blog at https://coopites. Representatives Bill Pascrell will have a lot of the trend of his party, Brown Trade Agreement. Scrapping wordpress.com. New Yorkers elected a influence on whether or not has opposed most free trade the 24-year-old Nafta was The new agreement’s actu- number of new progres- NAFTA 2.0 makes it through deals and voted no on the sives in the November mid- Congress. Pascrell has been original NAFTA in 1993. He’s terms, including Max Rose a vocal critic of the deal, said he’ll do the same with (Brooklyn/Staten Island), saying that it lacks enforce- NAFTA 2.0 unless stronger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ment mechanisms for labor labor enforcements are writ- (Bronx/Queens), and Anto- standards and has no chance ten into the law to prevent nio Delgado (Hudson Val- of passing Congress unless more jobs from being out- ley/Catskills). While none of changes are made. sourced to Mexico. Watch for them have yet declared their Brown to make alliances with stance on NAFTA 2.0, their “Trump has made it seems free trade critics across the statements on other issues aisle in the Republican-con- suggest that they’ll oppose at like this was a done trolled Senate. least some of its provisions. deal, but there is a long, long way to go.” NAFTA 2.0 and Food Nancy Pelosi has blasted Do you want to know more Changing the deal, though, about NAFTA 2.0 and how it ecokvetch provisions for lacking won’t be easy—it would affects the food you consume? enforcement and being require a new round of Please join the Internation- i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va unfair to middle-class negotiations by the three al Trade Education Squad as X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ Americans. countries or the passage of we host a public forum with supplementary legislation by Alyshia Galvez, author of the Congress, neither of which new book Eating NAFTA. The Delgado, for example, who seems likely. North American forum will be held on January  campaigned on a promise to trade representatives don’t 31 from 7-9 p.m. at Brooklyn I^ed[i]Z protect New York’s natural want to restart talks on a Society for Ethical Culture, areas, will presumably join deal that took them months 53 Prospect Park West. We’ll a chorus of Democrats criti- to reach, and congressional discuss NAFTA 2.0 and how BDCI= cizing NAFTA 2.0 for its weak Democrats and Republicans it affects the North American environmental standards. aren’t interested in a pro- food supply. Hope to see you Rose and Ocasio-Cortez’s tracted fight over addition- there! n support from unions, mean- al legislation. “Trump made Babies and children while, will make the labor it seem like this was a done Links to activities of all Coop com- Tip Title provisions in NAFTA 2.0 deal, but there is a long, long mittees can be found on the Coop spend lots of time difficult to swallow. Nancy way to go,” Pascrell said in website. 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LABOR COMMITTEE REPORT We All Scream for Worker Justice By Michelle Kuchinsky, out of the tragic death of decades, major brands like Labor Committee a 20-year-old dairy worker Nike, Sweet ‘N, Low, and Adi- ow you have one more who was killed by a farm das, have moved themselves Nreason to reach for that machine in 2009. out of the actual business of pint of Ben & Jerry’s. Last The Milk With Dig- manufacturing or process- year, the ice cream manu- nity organizers consid- ing, and blame their subcon- facturer committed to only er themselves part of the tractors or suppliers when purchasing dairy from farms “Worker-driven Social light is shed on assault, that comply with the Milk Responsibility” movement. abuse, and wage theft in with Dignity Code of Con- Rather than relying on the workplace. Businesses duct. Established by a group what the farmers, corpo- engaged in these practices

of farmworkers organizing rate buyers, or politicians hope to distance themselves PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIGRANT JUSTICE with Migrant Justice, the believe to be appropri- from the bad press of abus- Code requires dairy sup- ate working conditions, ing workers, but don’t want pliers to respect the basic the worker organizers with to pay the premiums that human rights of its workers Migrant Justice determined come with using suppliers in order to secure access to for themselves what this that treat employees fairly. key buyers like Ben & Jerry’s. Milk With Dignity Code of Now workers are begin- After three years of rallying Conduct should look like. ning to leverage that power outside of the company’s After decades of watching and are directly targeting stores and headquarters and so-called “Corporate Social the brands that control their negotiating with company Responsibility” programs fail supply chains. The Milk With leaders, the campaign orga- to make any actual improve- Dignity campaign, which nizers finally pressured Ben ments to workers’ lives, the began in 2014, emerges as & Jerry’s to sign the Code in more than 300 farmworkers one of several worker-cen- October 2017. at farms participating in the tered movements that are Though farmworkers in the Milk With Dignity program focusing not on changing U.S. have a history of secur- have in the last year actual- government regulations, but ing key wins against their ly seen their conditions of rather on consumer pressure Coop’s role as both a food protects us, that gets our employers, they still face employment transformed. as a source for change. buyer and as an employer backs.” notoriously inhumane and They are now guaran- means that we have the abil- Coop members can do abusive working conditions. teed one day off every week, Workers seem to be less ity to shape the way workers our part by eating more Farmworkers have a long wages of $10.50/hour (the in our immediate and broad- Ben & Jerry’s and buying and often racially motivated Vermont minimum), and willing than ever to trust er communities deserve tomatoes at the Coop that history of being systemati- access to a worker support in their elected officials to to be treated. While Ben & may soon bear a “Fair Food cally excluded from many of hotline for reporting infrac- ensure their basic rights on Jerry’s has signed on to the Program” label. Beyond the wins secured by workers tions by their employers, the job. Milk With Dignity Code of that, you can also help the in other industries, such as five annual paid sick days, Conduct, other key buyers of worker organizers at Migrant overtime, the ability to join a five paid vacation days, and dairy from Vermont have yet Justice achieve more wins for labor union, and even mini- safer living accommodations Another example is the to do so. farmworkers by donating at mum wage guarantees. and working environment. Coalition of Immokalee David, a worker on a farm Migrantjustice.net/donate. On top of that, many of Workers are openly sharing Workers, which has founded that sells to Ben & Jerry’s For more information on the the farmworkers are undoc- their concerns or incidents the Campaign for Fair Food shared, “We’re benefiting Park Slope Food Coop Labor umented and live in perpet- of abuse over the confiden- to compel major tomato from the program here, but Committee and other worker ual fear of being detained tial hotline without fear of buyers like McDonalds, Sub- there are plenty of work- struggles, visit our website or deported, a fear often retaliation. way, and Walmart, to only ers still left out. It needs to to sign-up for our mailing list exploited by the employ- The program is also prior- purchase from tomato farms expand to more companies https://psfclaborcommittee. ers. One of the workers itizing education to ensure that treat their workers fairly. because it’s something that wordpress.com/contact/. n on the participating farms that workers actually know Failing to commit to the coa- described the conditions their rights and call the lition’s program could land STATEMENT ON THE before the program: “For four hotline when they are being bad actors in the hot seat, years it was the same rou- violated. A single instance of potentially facing months COOPERATIVE IDENTITY tine. Every day, seven days a violence, sexual harassment, or years of bad press, tar- DEFINITION week. We would ask for rais- retaliation, or discrimination geted actions, and boycotts. A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united es and wouldn’t get them.” on a farm could mean expul- Partially inspired by Coa- voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural sion from the program and lition’s campaign, workers needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. Farmworkers at farms losing its access to Ben & with Migrant Justice target- Jerry’s as a buyer of its dairy. ing dairy buyers are joining participating in the Milk When major players in the movement that hopes to VALUES With Dignity program have Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, the food industry choose change the way Americans democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their in the last year actually to squeeze their suppliers consume, purchase, and founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of seen their conditions of to barely noticeable prof- understand power in a cap- honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. employment transformed. it margins, the farmers in italist world. turn lower wages for their Workers seem to be less PRINCIPLES own workers to stay afloat. willing than ever to trust The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put Farmworkers are also As consumers we may think in their elected officials to their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance frequently housed by their of individual farm owners ensure their basic rights adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. employers in substandard as holders of power. But in on the job. Rather than tar- They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership living conditions. They are reality, multi-national cor- geting regulators, they’re 2. Democratic Member Control afraid to speak out about porations spending billions leveraging direct threats to 3. Member Economic Participation injustices at work out of fear each year on basic supplies corporate bottom lines and 4. Autonomy and Independence of retaliation or deportation. from a key group of suppliers turning to their colleagues 5. Education, Training and Information Working under these con- ultimately dictate how the to act collectively to direct- 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives ditions can be life-threat- industry is managed through ly hold corporate power 7. Concern for Community ening. Migrant Justice as their outsized buying power. accountable. Reference: ica.coop an organization was born Over the last several Now more than ever, the

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless- ly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. EVA SALINA & PETER STAN are a small and mighty For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Mem- duo of accordion & voice, traveling through Vintage ber Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Pop sounds of Balkan Roma communities. Eva & Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use Peter present soulful, expressive and intimate their editorial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether let- performances full to the brim with stories, history, ters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines insight, humor, melancholy and friendship. of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. 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As members, we contribute our program was created to increase participation in the labor: working together builds trust through How to Place an Item Coop’s decision-making process. cooperation and teamwork and enables us to Following is an outline of the program. keep prices as low as possible within the con- on the Agenda text of our values and principles. Only mem- • Advance Sign-up required: If you have something you’d like discussed at a General To be eligible for workslot credit, you must sign-up bers may shop, and we share responsibilities Meeting, please complete a submission form for the and benefits equally. We strive to be a respon- at foodcoop.com. A computer dedicated to sign-ups is Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack sible and ethical employer and neighbor. We located in the elevator lobby. You may sign up for the are a buying agent for our members and not a near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at meeting all month long, until 5 p.m. of the day of the selling agent for any industry. We are a part of General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information meeting. and support the cooperative movement. on how to submit an item appear on the submission Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see below for details. We offer a diversity of products with an form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday emphasis on organic, minimally processed of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Two GM attendance credits per year: and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. • Squads eligible for credit: We respect the environment. We strive to Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Meeting Format Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items generations. We prefer to buy from local, committees. (Some Committees are omitted because • Explore meeting literature covering absent members is too difficult.) earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try to lead by example, educating ourselves and Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. for the entire meeting. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the We are committed to diversity and equal- Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: ity. We oppose discrimination in any form. • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Reports (7:30 p.m.) Credit Attendance Sheet. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, Report • Committee Reports The agenda is posted on • Being Absent from the GM: needs and concerns of every member. We Agenda (8:00 p.m.) It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that seek to maximize participation at every level, foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please from policy making to running the store. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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jan 18 Jay Rodriguez jan 27 Auditions For Our friFriday, 8 Oct pm19, 8:00 pm sun 11 am–2 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show In an eagerly awaited return Coop members ages 4-18 may audition on Sunday, January engagement, Jay Rodriguez will bring the ultimate culmination of 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or Sunday, January 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. his musical experiences for a Contact Martha Siegel at 718-965-3916 or msiegel105@ Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat not-to-be-missed performance of earthlink.net to reserve an audition time and confirm audition Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- location. You must audition to be in the show. Polished act not cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, soulful Descarga dance-floorrocking clear- music infused with jazz, Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window required for audition; we can help you polish it. Singers and other out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their Latin,around town funk for her Piedmont- and soultravels—on to theProspect Concerts. The all-star style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s musicians, poets, jugglers, stand-up comics, rappers, dancers, magicians, played music all over the world ensembleand Brooklyn, with all kinds ofwill feature Jose Joaquin Garcia, Alexis excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, gymnasts, etc. (no lip-syncing please). Performance date is Saturday, Cuadrado,Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. Sean Moran, Brian Drye, Aruan Ortiz, Ludovica Burtone, Urbano www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com March 16. Show time and place to be determined. We look forward to hear- 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] PerformersSanchez, are Park Slope Food CoopAndrew members and receive CoopDrury workslot credit. and many others, including a string section and spe- Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 cialPARK SLOPE FOODguests COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, TBA. NY 11215 (btwn 6th & Let’s7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 kick off the new year on a positive light! Bring your ing from you! dancing shoes! It’s a dance party! There will also be free dance lessons with The Kids’ Variety Show takes place Saturday, March 16. professional dance instructors Arturo Perez and Carolynn Murphy. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn jan 29 Society for Ethical Culture. tue 7 pm Personal Cybersecurity

Password Best Practices. 2018 was a record-breaking year in the number of data breaches and people impacted. Even with these stories constantly jan 19 in the news people may not be quite sure what steps to take to stay safe. sat 12 pm Financial Health Intro We all have dozens if not hundreds of online accounts we use and it’s hard to remember all these passwords, so we often resort to easy-to-remember Want to FEEL rich? Want to let go of fears and doubts? Suzanne Meadows or reused passwords. In this workshop we’ll review the risks of “weak” encompasses an alternative and wholistic approach to include emotional and PCpasswords C and tools you can use to protect and organize your passwords at uesdhome r and on-the-go. Lynn Stabile is a software productivity strategist for spiritual well-being. She provides a down-to-earth and comfortable space to Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses are suggestions. smallMore information onbusinesses each item may be available at the entrancewith table 20 years experience in the software industry. She’s discuss finances based on mutual trust, respect, and honesty. Meadows has at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between also7:00 7:15 p.m. a maker, cyclist and sometimes musician. been a Coop member since 2003, has a MS in Finance from Baruch College Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) and is a ThetaHealing® Practitioner who worked internationally before return- 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. e ul slr Coee leo ing to Brooklyn. ues Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates”

uure ed orojan 29 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC JAN General Meeting the center pages of the eate Gazette jan 22 The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending Cheese Class agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. tue 7 pm Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- theses are suggestions. More information on each item Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional Elena We ask members to please read the materials available Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses from between 7 and 7:15 p.m. around the world! Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth Professional Elena Santogade will lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pair- and Seventh Aves. ings and for designing cheese tastings of your own. I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up II. Open Forum III. Coordinator and Committee Reports IV. Meeting Agenda jan 26 Anger Management 101 Item 1: Hearing Officer Committee Election (15 minutes) sat 12 pm Election: The Committee will present Jacob Heyman-Kantor for election to the Hearing Officers Committee. Are you or someone you know prone to anger? Express your anger with an Item 2: Labor Committee Report on Fair Food Program (60 minutes) intensity that you later regret? Have anger issues because of a low frustra- Discussion: The PSFC Labor Committee proposes that the Coop formalize its tion tolerance? Have a wish to be understood that gets derailed because collaboration with the Fair Food Program (FFP) and the Coalition of Immokalee of your inability to manage your anger? Anger when expressed in an asser- tive rather than aggressive manner can clear the air of misunderstanding, Workers (CIW). This should include: improve your sense of self and can aid in the restoration and repair of 1. A multi-pronged member education program about the FFP. ruptures in relationships at home and at work. This hour will be devoted 2. Use of an FFP label to show Coop members about the availability of these to: understanding the nature and neuroscience of anger; identify and antic- products in the produce aisle. ipate the triggers that set off anger; learn strategies to manage those trig- 3. An annual payment of $10,000 to the FFP to support the FFP’s institution- gers; transform destructive anger into meaningful dialogue in relationships. al role. We will be doing role playing if people are willing to enhance experience V. Board of Directors Meeting of workshop please call with any questions 917-627-6047. Coop mem- VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. ber Raymond Reichenberg is a Certified Anger Management Association For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center Specialist and New York State–Licensed Psychoanalyst. He has been in pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the practice in Park Slope for the past 25 years. status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office.

For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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feb 1 Film Night: feb 8 Wordsprouts: An Evening of fri 7 pm Chappaquiddick fri 7 pm Superlative Science Writing The scandal and mysterious events surrounding the How can we improve our country’s scientific engagement tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy and literacy? Our distinguished speakers will read brief drove his car off the infamous bridge, are revealed in passages from their favorite science writing and analyze the new movie starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy WORDSPROUTS what makes these so successful. Audience participation and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne. Not only did Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, this event take the life of an aspiring political strate- encouraged. Roxanne Khamsi is a writer and editor living the editor of the just-published anthology on gist and Kennedy insider, but it ultimately changed the course of presiden- in Brooklyn. She oversees science coverage as the chief news editor at Nature tial history forever. Through true accounts, documented in the inquest from Medicinefatherhood, Whena monthlyI First Held You biomedical journal published by Nature Publishing Group. In the investigation in 1969, director John Curran and writers Andrew Logan additionWhen I First Heldto You: 22 Criticallyher Acclaimed work Writers Talk About the as a writer and editor, she teaches at Stony Brook University Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. and Taylor Allen, intimately expose the broad reach of political power, the in LongBecoming a Island,father can be one of the most profoundly New exhilarating, terrifying, York, through the Alan Alda Center for Communicating life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of influence of America’s most celebrated family; and the vulnerability of Ted Science,thought-provoking and essays, 22 of today’s masterfulat writers the get straight to the heartCUNY of Graduate School of Journalism. Bill Burnside works as Kennedy, the youngest son, in the shadow of his family legacy. Keith modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it an associatethrough the birth, to tangling with a toddlereditor mid-tantrum, and eventually at letting a teen Nature Sustainability, an online-only monthly journal pub- Fraase is both a filmmaker and editor whose work has premiered at festivals lishingloose inresearch the world, these fathers explore every facet of and opinion about sustainability, broadly considered, from the around the world. He’s enjoyed a longtime collaboration with filmmaker fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 naturalthe way theysciences, saw the world—and themselves. 7:00 social p.m. at the Coop sciences, engineering, and policy. He handles manuscripts Terrence Malick, first on Malick’s 2011 Palm d’Or winner and Academy FREE Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I from across the naturalNon members Welcome sciences, most of which relate to agriculture and food, Award–nominated The Tree of Life, and then as lead editor on To The First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk land use, conservation, marine issues, or public health. The event will be moderat- Wonder, Knight of Cups, Song to Song, and the feature IMAX documentary About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work ed by hasWordSprouts’ appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and The Brooklyn Sarah Rail, Schenck, a writer and director, who recently published Voyage of Time. His other credits include Chappaquiddick, Palace of Gold, and online at The Huffington Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other sites. the Netflix Series Dirty Money, and Long Strange Trip, which was shortlist- a science-focused op-ed in The New York Times. Free for Refreshmentsall Coop will be served. members & non-members. Refreshments will be served. Bookings: ed at the Oscars for Best Documentary. All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. Sarah Schenck, [email protected]. To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]

Views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. feb 12 Safe Food Committee Film Night: feb 2 tue 7 pm FOOD COOP sat 11 am Medicare Made Clear FOOD COOP explores how ordinary people working Confused by Medicare? What does Medicare cover? How much does together can upend the received wisdom of corporate Medicare cost? When can I change my coverage? These are a few of the America. Instead of treating shoppers as cash cows to be questions we will answer in this educational workshop. Join us to learn all milked dry the Park Slope Food Coop believes in making about your Medicare choices. We’ll also share tools and resources to help its shoppers real stakeholders expected to shoulder the you understand the coverage that may be right for you, including a free banal responsibilities that keep the massive machine going: receiving deliveries, educational guide. Whether you’re just getting started with Medicare or cleaning floors and grease traps, putting stickers on produce, shelving cans, cut- simply looking to learn more, we’re here to help. Long-time Coop member ting cheese, putting spices in bags, scanning and weighing groceries—and Mary Blanchett is a Financial Services Professional who helps Medicare recipients understand their coverage and options. standing at the exit to check the receipts of shoppers. It’s brutal, simple cooper- ative commerce—and no grocery store in New York City can touch its success. See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the Park feb 6 Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. wed 7 pm Cheese Class Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by feb 15 Deva Salina & Peter Stan; Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional Elena fri 8 pm Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses from Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm The Jalopy Chorus around the world! Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Deva Salina & Peter Stan are a Professional Elena Santogade will lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pair- small and mighty duo of accordi- ings and for designing cheese tastings of your own. on & voice, traveling through Vintage Pop sounds of Balkan Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat Roma communities. Eva & Peter Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, present soulful, expressiverocking clear- and intimate performances Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their full aroundto town the for her Piedmont- brim with travels—onstories, the history, insight, humor, Food Class: style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. feb 7 antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world melancholyand Brooklyn, with all kinds of and friendship. In their collaboration, Eva excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, thu 7:30 pm Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. Vegetarian Winter Soups Salina & Peter Stan continue and fortify an interrupted www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] To cope with the frigid temperatures of winter we’ll be Performerslegacy are Park Slope of Food Coopempowered members and receive Coop workslot femalecredit. voices in Balkan Romani Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 cooking up some hearty vegetarian winter soups. These (gypsy)PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Unionmusic. St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn Amplifying 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 voices of past generations of filling soups can be prepared as an accompaniment to a Romani women musicians while evolving living tradi- winter meal or serve as a meal themselves. And they’ll tions, Eva & Peter employ tenderness, grace, passion keep you warm and satiated and are the perfect remedy for the winter blues. and a commitment to keeping these songs vital and rel- Chef Maya studied at the Institute of Culinary Education and has cooked at evant, while inspiring and teaching young people in the Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe and Daily Provisions. One of her favorite Balkans & Balkan diaspora to participate in their heri- weekend comforts during the winter is to cook up a large batch of soup. Menu tage. The Jalopy Chorus is resident vocal ensemble of The Jalopy Theatre & includes: Apple and Sweet Potato Borscht; Roasted Cauliflower Soup with School of Music, led by Musical Director Eva Salina. The chorus explores a Salsa Verde and Walnuts; Ribolitta; This class is gluten-free and vegetarian, variety of international harmony singing, including American, Corsican, East but includes dairy. European, and Caucasus Georgian musical traditions. ASL interpreter available upon request, please contact the Membership Office. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Materials fee: $5. RSVPs by January 31 are appreciated, contact Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a [email protected]. To inquire about leading a Food Class, monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn go to bit.ly/CCCChef1. Society for Ethical Culture.

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ABOUT PLASTIC Still O.K there? Then, maybe ing its reliability. Search on COOP LEGAL FEES employed by clients who wish city council elections? Keep IEEE digital library and you’ll to undermine many of the DEAR MEMBERS AND going with the list of mea- find over thousand articles of DEAR MEMBERS, values we cherish including COORDINATORS: sures or elections in the order research paper from academia I was surprised that the gen- democracy, equality, equity, I needed mayonnaise. of increasing importance to and industry, mostly done by eral coordinators of the Coop and solidarity? It was a good Decisions about anything are you, and consequently more whom with prestigious cre- chose to use the law firm Sey- step for the general coordi- challenging to me and I stood contention. dentials. I personally happen farth Shaw when they wanted nators to try to explain their in the aisle for an embarrass- I am certain that at some to make a living myself in legal advice. Looking Seyfarth decision in the November 22 ingly long time, overwhelmed point you’d find yourself feel- such profession at large. up, it seemed that to the ques- issue of the Gazette, but there by the choices of mayonnaise. ing uncomfortable in accept- Yes, for every technical tion of “which side are you are still some things I just Safflower mayo, canola mayo, ing the electronic voting. By problem technical solution on,” Seyfarth is always on the cannot understand. olive oil, eggless, egg yolks, accepting the idea of elec- can be found. But that is not wrong side: Casino owners vs. In the interest of full disclo- soy, organic, vegan, added tronic voting in some narrow the point. At stake is wheth- labor, Washington Post vs. the sure, as a union member and sugar, no added sugar, some ground, we are stepping on to er we can substitute common Pressmans’ union, and even a Coop member, I will always with just mustard seed. As I a long and slippery slope. We sense with highly mathemat- agribusiness vs. the United know which side I am on, and carefully examined the differ- must evaluate electronic vot- ical and scientific specialties Farm Workers union, to name I have never seen Seyfarth ent options, even in indecision ing in a wider context outside in the democratic process. just a few incongruities that Shaw by my side. paralysis, I easily eliminated the Coop. Some argue that open surface without putting too John Korber the mayo in plastic jars and Democracy is built on layers source software can be an much effort into looking up plastic squeeze bottles. of democratically run institu- answer to the problem of Seyfarth Shaw’s history. Why are we, as an environ- tions that include elections transparency. Open source Why, as an alternative to mentally cognizant community, and voting. With electronic software refers to the soft- commercial profit-oriented with the plethora of choices, voting, it is not possible for a ware programs that are creat- business, is the Coop getting still ordering/buying single use layperson to participate in the ed and maintained by public legal advice from a law firm plastic items when there are process to attest the fairness of contributions. It is better than that has consistently been viable choices to avoid them? the process. Either you must private software, but it hardly Yes, glass mayo jars are heavier, have highly specialized skills makes a difference for the vast but you can reuse them and and expertise to understand majority of people with no they won’t end up choking the technological underpin- such special technical capa- the fish in the ocean because nings of electronic voting sys- bility. It only creates a class of THEY ARE NOT PLASTIC! tems used, or you simply trust people who can weigh in, and Countries and municipal- somebody else with such skills. in turn ask general public to The Coop is seeking five members to serve on the Pension Advisory Committee ities everywhere are moving If only certain class of peo- trust their collective works. (“PAC”). The PAC will represent the interests of the Membership and Staff by to ban single use plastics as ple can ascertain the fair- Electronic voting is hap- monitoring the overall performance of the fund and maintaining regular communica- only a fraction of plastic is ness of voting process, that’s pening today in various places actually recycled. Yet we are against the very definition in our society and will expand tion with the Pension Plan Trustees. using plastic rampantly and of democracy. Reliable and further. Where there is very This Committee, which will also include two members of the paid Staff, will gratuitously. One example is trustworthy electronic voting low risk of crisis in trust, such provide ongoing education and performance reports to the Membership at General we still have rolls and rolls of system is a very hard problem as in our Coop, it would not Meetings and through articles in the Linewaiters' Gazette. Portfolio decisions, free single use plastic bags to solve technologically. be a source of problem for the selection of Trustees, and the hiring of the Plan Investment Manager or Plan Actuaries which are way overused. It is There are numerous cases institution it itself. But I want are not under the PAC’s purview. not uncommon to see at the reported worldwide where var- our Coop live by democratic checkout line, a green pepper ious electronic voting systems principles. Let’s not sacrifice Term lengths: Members will be elected at a monthly General Meeting. The three in its very own bag, next to its in real life are exposed to tam- our core value for cost. members receiving the highest vote counts when will receive three-year terms. The neighbor, a red pepper, also in pering or attacks undermin- Sun Yu members receiving the next two highest vote counts will receive two two-year terms. its own plastic bag. Subsequent terms will be three years. Seriously, it’s time for us to We urge you to apply if you have these qualifications: make some changes. Coop Experience In cooperation, Lisa Badner • Minimum five years of Coop membership immediately prior to joining the committee; Special Ordering • An excellent attendance record in your Coop work slot with minimal absences per year THE TROUBLE Professional Experience WITH ELECTRONIC Temporarily Suspended • Minimum three years relevant professional experience in at least one of the following: VOTING -Pension fund management, institutional investment advising, or portfolio

�� management MEMBERS, - Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA) In September GM, a pro- - Certified Financial Planner (CFP) posal to adopt electronic vot- We will not be taking - Volunteer at a non-profit/educational/religious institution or labor organization ing was discussed. I voiced where you interface(d) with endowments and/or engage(d) in long-term financial my strong opposition to it at special orders planning on a large scale the meeting, but I thought - Journalists, educators or graphics specialists who focus on the financial sector this is an important issue that 11/12/18 through 2/3/19 requires clearly articulated (special orders resume 2/4/19) Core Qualities reasoning to the best of my • Effective verbal and written communicator means and ability. • Ability to distill and disseminate complicated concepts to audiences of all levels Assume that you have no Vitamins/Supplements special orders are suspended indefinitely and will not • Skilled in collaborative processes problem with the click on • Excellent time management and organization skills your ever-so-reliable computer resume on 2/4/19 or phone to elect members of To apply, please complete this form http://bit.ly/CoopPAC and forward your the board. Would you be also No special orders on fresh baked goods professional resume, cover letter and one reference letter to: comfortable with the electron- [email protected] ic voting on general matters Orders for bulk or produce by the case beside the election of the must be placed directly with We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects board? How about outside the a bulk or produce buyer the diversity of the Coop’s membership. Coop? Maybe local school- board member elections?

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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT

Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: Bugs termite hill, accidentally decap- itating the queen; roasted a By Adam Rabiner, diversity and deliciousness. Paul, known as The Godfa- Ben and Josh are cynical of huge, segmented, worm-like Safe Food Committee Their first stop is the Aus- ther of Disgust, an “airplane the motives of big food com- bug over an open fire declaring ugs, screened on January 8 tralian Outback where an older meal” of the 21st century panies such as Kraft, Nestle, the results, “God’s handmade Bmarking the start of the aborigine woman teaches them that had never before been and Cargill that are venturing sausage;” and in Uganda went tenth year of the Coop’s Plow- to search for and cook up served to any human being into the field of entomophagy, absolutely crazy-wild happy to-Plate Movie Series, asks an large caterpillar-like insects on the planet: chicken with or the human use of insects while raiding a mound of important question: Can eat- nestled inside tree roots. garlic saffron sauce, crusted as food. They are skeptical honey ants and “squeezing ing insects save the world? Roasting them over a wood in buffalo worms; tabbouleh too of the Food and Agricul- honey out of mud.” They mar- Malthusian predictions of fueled fire, Ben and Josh with locusts; dung-grub stew ture Organization’s endorsed veled over how a living thing mass starvation and global describe the flavors like the (made with dung beetles— notion, believed by so many that made something so deli- overpopulation have never aspiring sommeliers in the double disgust); noodles fried in some emerging markets, cious did not sting. quite gone away. The Food movie Somme attempting to in black soldier fly larvae fat; that insects will save the and Agriculture Organization verbalize the sublime charac- a chia seed drink made with world. Josh tells a confer- Good-tasting insects might of the United Nations has ter of a fine wine. Some of the cucumbers, basil, and salt ence audience that hunger is estimated that by 2050 the words they choose might even derived from locusts. not the result of insufficient overcome their stigma too. world will be home to over 9 be the same: earthy, dry grass, Bugs tends to looks at agricultural production, but billion people and food pro- round, nutty, creamy like a insects from Ben and Roberto’s rather distribution and power In Mexico they kvelled over duction will have to increase macadamia. In summary, it’s gastronomic, cooks’ perspec- structures around access to simple rustic tacos and fine by 70%. If true, there’s a good delicious and amazing. tive, following the Lab’s work food and markets. restaurant meals made with chance that bugs will be a cru- At times viewers may share on such subjects as edible The team’s travels take escamoles, “royal caviar of the cial part of future diets. their enthusiasm, as Ben and wild plants and fermentation. them to Kenya’s markets where desert”—the edible larvae and That’s not to say that bugs Roberto do a fine job of creating With over 1,900 known edible they bought live termites ready pupae of ants, which sell for up are not a part of many cul- sophisticated recipes that mask insects, they’re investigating for toasting. They discovered to 1,500 pesos per kilo. Mexi- tures’ present day diets. Bugs what otherwise might seem dis- different sensory properties. that traditional diets featuring cans don’t view them as insects, takes viewers on a global tour agreeable. But other times the Josh, while happily joining insects are experiencing a reviv- just food, as people don’t view to places where eating creepy, camera’s extreme close-ups of along in all the taste tests, is al in Africa because they have honey for what it really is: bee crawly things is common various worms and other insects also interested in potential fewer chemicals than processed vomit. Ben and Josh predict place—a delicacy even. crawling and squiggling is less medicinal values. Everyone food and possess medicinal that just as sushi was once The tour guides are Chef than appetizing. wants to learn from other cul- properties and rich nutrients. reviled but became mainstream, Ben Reade hailing from Eden- tures and explore the question For example, crickets are good-tasting insects might over- borough, Scotland, Ameri- People don’t view honey for why Westerners don’t share a major source of zinc, an come their stigma too. can researcher Josh Evans, the rest of the world’s proclivity anti-diarrheal. On this conti- Not every food adventure and an Italian chef, Roberto what it really is: bee vomit. for bugs. nental trip they excavated a thrilled them. In Italy they visit Flore. The three work on The a Sardinian cheesemaker who Insect Project, sponsored by The combination of allure teaches them the technique the non-profit organization, and revulsion is well cap- PLEASE RETURN FOOD COOP of casu marza (rotten/putrid part of The Nordic Food Lab, tured in the film’s first scene. cheese) which was discovered which is associated with the Prancing about the Nordic BOX CUTTERS AND PENS TO THE when maggots infected a pecori- world famous Copenhagen Food Lab test kitchen wear- no with interesting results. Rep- restaurant, Noma. The Lab’s ing silly stewards hats, they FOOD COOP, IF you HAVE THEM licating the method back home mission is to investigate food prepare for a board member in their lab one morning they IN YOUR POCKETS OR AT HOME. snack on this stinky, ammonia smelling, liquefying ball and pronounce they would have pre- ferred to have breakfasted on a regular camembert. 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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Board of Directors

Community calendar Election listings are free. Please submit your event listing The General Meeting & The Board of Directors con- in 50 words or less to The Board of Directors ducts votes at the end of GazetteSubmissions@ From our inception in 1973 every GM whether to accept psfc.coop. Submission to the present, the monthly the advice of the members deadlines are the same as General Meeting has been that night. Members of the for classified ads. the decision-making body Board are required to act Please refer to the Coop of the Coop. Since the legally and responsibly. Calendar in the center of Coop incorporated in 1977, this issue. we have been legally Openings required to have a Board of There are two openings on SAT, JAN 19 Directors. the Board. Each position is for a term of three years. 8 p.m. 6G Night: 3 Guys & The Bylaws of the Park 3 Guitars: Tom Smith, Gary Slope Food Coop state: Candidate Deadline Allard, Joshua Garcia at the “The portion of the Board People’s Voice Cafe. 40 E. of Directors meeting that If you wish to place your 35th St., New York. 212-787- is devoted to receiving the name into nomination, you 3903 or peoplesvoicecafe. advice of the members must declare your candidacy org. Suggested contribution: shall be known as the by submitting a statement $20 general/$12 subscribers, General Meeting. The of up to 750 words to: youth, students. members who gather to gazettesubmissionspsfc.coop. give advice to the direc- Candidates may also opt to tors may choose to vote in include a small photo for FRI, JAN 25 order to epress their sup- publication in the eate The People’s Music Net- port or opposition for any Gazette and the member work Winter Gathering takes of the issues that have proy mailing. Deadline for Beginning December 10, the Coop will be place in NYC this year, Jan- come before the meeting.” candidac sbmission is uary 25-27. It is great fun, Friday, March 1, 2019. purchasing Boneless Breasts, Boneless inspiring, and a wonderful Duties of the Thighs and Whole Chickens from community to be a part of. Directors Deciding https://peoplesmusic.org/ The Board of Direc- And Voting Smart Chicken, a new supplier. Winter-Gathering The Brook- tors is com- Candidates will have lyn Women’s Chorus will be prised of five the opportunity to These parts will replace the performing a few songs as part elected Coop present their platform same from Murray's Chicken. of the (usually very long) Friday members and the at the March 26, 2019, night opening concert-tickets senior General General Meeting. For the time being, we will continue to carry Murray's are available separately for Coordinator pres- Every member will Thighs, Split Breasts, Wings, Drumsticks, Ground Chicken, this: https://peoplesmusic. ent. Members receive a proy pack- org/Winter-Concert. Italian Burgers, Sweet Italian Sausage, Bones and Livers. serve three- age in the mail in late year terms. Mem- May. Members may THU, JAN 31 bers of the Board are vote by returning their bal- Please look for a full discussion of this change in a epected to attend GMs lot by mail or by bringing it forthcoming edition of the Linewaiters' Gazette. 7 p.m. Please join the Inter- monthly. They receive to the Coop. Members may national Trade Education Coop work credit for their also vote at the Annual Squad of the Park Slope attendance. Meeting on June 25, 2019. SMART CHICKEN FACTS Food Coop in a discussion • Founded in 1998, and based in Nebraska. with Lehman College Profes- sor Alyshia Galvez, author of • Air-chilled. the new book, Eating NAFTA, • Maintains a Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 3 certification. as we discuss the old NAFTA, the new NAFTA and how it stands to impact the diet, food safety and food security • Processed using Controlled of North America. Brooklyn Atmosphere Stunning chambers. Society for Ethical Culture, • All feed is sourced in the Prospect Park W. at Second Midwest. St., Brooklyn. • Antibiotic- and 8 p.m. Local Coop mem- hormone-free; no animal ber and Park Slope resident byproducts. Ben Kogan is playing with Are you a writer? his band the Ben Kogan Band in Bed-Stuy. Think Do you want FTOP credit? indie Americana jam band with virtuoustic jazz musi- Pricing cians. Cmon Everybody Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s Boneless Breasts: $5.48/lb. 325 Franklin Ave., Brook- reading series, is looking for you, Boneless Thighs: $4.91/lb. lyn. https://www.eventbrite. for its monthly events in the Whole Birds: $2.44/lb. com/e/mama-juke-ben- kogan-band-country-city- second-floor meeting room. tickets-53922546789. Please contact the organizers at [email protected].

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EXPERIENCED REPORTERS Please Apply Workslot Description We have four distinct Linewaiters’ January 17, 2019 –February 13, 2019 Gazette teams—each producing an Energetic Mars will be transiting its home sign of Aries. issue every eight weeks. You will Walk, don’t drive. Keep your body moving whenever possible. develop and produce an article about the Coop in cooperation with your team’s editor every eight weeks. Aries: Put your aggression into a sport or a passionate Libra: It’s an exciting time for love and relationships with Mars adventure. Get out of your head and into your body. sparking up some flames. Out with the sweatpants and up with For More Information your swagger factor. If you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to Taurus: Saturn the planner is transiting your house of learn more about the job, please contact Annette Laskaris in adventure so why not plan a little getaway? Learn the recipes of Scorpio: With Saturn in your third house, brilliant ideas come the Membership Office or e-mail her at annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. a new land. at super speed, but your nervous energy heightens as well. To Apply Chamomile over coffee! Please send a letter of application and two writing samples at Gemini: Mars stirs up energy in your house of friends and least 800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview, community. Put some passion into revitalizing those old school ties. Sagittarius: Mars is giving you extra creative energy. not a Q&A) to annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. Your letter should Channel the big kid in you and revitalize your sense of play. state your qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience Cancer: Saturn is transiting your house of love. Come out of and why you would like to report for the Coop. Your application your shell and schmooze a little. Your cute factor is high! Capricorn: Jupiter’s stint in your spiritual 12th house suggests will be acknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editors, you build time into your busy sched’ to tune in and drop out. Alison Rose Levy and Carl Arnold. Leo: Your optimistic ruler, the Sun moves into your house of love and relationships January 20th. Let those you admire come Aquarius: The Sun moves into Aquarius on January 20th. Seeking Diversity on the Gazette Staff to you. Have your cake and eat it too during this time of indulgence. The Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested in using this opportunity to diversify our staff. We believe that we can enrich the quality of the Gazette and serve the membership better Virgo: Saturn the schedule-maker is passing through your Pisces: Mars in your money house encourages you to wheel with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resembles the frolicsome fifth house. If you want to see people put ‘em on your and deal. Practice your poker face. mix of Coop members. calendar. All work…

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MEMBER SUBMISSION The Solidarity Economy: An Introduction and Proposal By Paul Wasserman porate-dominated logic that ers of the World) saying. The Democracy at Work, The Work- id you know that the shapes our lives, individual- strategy also is referred to as ing World, the New Econo- DPark Slope Food Coop is ly, nationally, globally. Core building “prefigurative” eco- my Project, SolidarityNYC, an anchor institution of the Solidarity Economy values nomic and political models. and the Cooperative Econ- growing Solidarity Economy include collaborative, non- omy Alliance of New York movement in New York City? hierarchal practice, trans- The Solidarity Economy City (CEANYC). The Coop is Members of Bronx-based This movement includes con- parency, and commitment to a member organization of Cooperative Home Care, sumer cooperatives like the inclusion and diversity, val- movement seeks to build CEANYC, though I reckon the largest worker-owned Coop, worker cooperatives, ues also at the heart of the a world where such most Coop members are not coop in the United States. housing cooperatives, com- Coop’s mission and practice. cooperative sensibilities and aware of our participation. munity gardens and urban Many Solidarity Economy realities are the norm, not ity and buying power, the farms, community-support- participants see their work rare, precious exceptions. Proposal for a Solidarity Coop can play a significant ed agricultural projects, land as part of a broader effort to Economy Committee role in nurturing and sup- trusts, and community-orient- demonstrate, through living In addition to spreading porting alternative economy ed credit unions and banks. example, that “another world We experience a kind of pre- awareness of New York’s projects sprouting up across Alison Rose Levy’s recent is possible.” figurative atmosphere every Solidarity Economy move- the Big Apple. While specif- article in the Linewaiters’ Gazette Another way of looking at it time we walk into the Coop ment, I’m hoping this article ics of the committee’s work explored some of the history is to “plant the seeds of a new to shop or do our work shifts. can help launch the forma- will be shaped by its mem- and theory of cooperative society within the shell of the The mood, the vibes and our tion of a Solidarity Economy bers, I envision it as combin- movements, highlighting old,” in the words of an old interactions with each other committee within our Coop. ing educational work within some leading thinkers and Wobbly (International Work- have a qualitatively different Because of our size, visibil- the Coop and concrete work organizations in New York’s feel from the sterile, alienat- to support other solidarity Solidarity Economy. ing ambience of conventional economy undertakings. It stores and supermarkets, and would also serve to connect from most traditional work- the Coop more robustly to places. The Solidarity Econo- the growing networks of Soli- my movement seeks to build a darity Economy projects and world where such cooperative organizations in New York. sensibilities and realities are If you’re interested in help- Logo of NYC NOWC, the the norm, not rare, precious ing start a Solidarity Economy New York City Network of exceptions. Committee at the Coop, want Worker Cooperatives. In New York City, organi- to share thoughts, questions zations working to support or suggestions, or help frame All these efforts share a and connect the diverse array Logo of CEANYC, the a proposal for a Solidarity commitment to building Logo for Damayan Workers of local Solidarity Econo- Cooperative Economic Economy Committee for pre- alternative economic models Cooperative, based in New my projects include the New Alliance of New York City. sentation at a Coop General and ways of living, contrasting York’s Filipino community York City Network of Worker The Park Slope Food Coop Meeting, please contact me these to the profit-driven, cor- membership. Cooperatives (NYC NoWC), is a CEANYC member. at [email protected]. n

OBITUARY

Longtime Coop Member Dies at 59 and was my ‘plus one’ at countless concerts, from The By Thomas Rayfiel inmates. She also fought for always wished for, and one of Smithereens to The Alarm, ammy Burgess, a long- living-wage and employment my first friends in New York.” with Bruce Springsteen, Ttime Coop member, died opportunities for over seven Though diagnosed with Southside Johnny, and Patti December 10, 2018. She was hundred telecommunications late stage ovarian and lung Smith among her all-time fifty-nine years old. After employees. cancer in January 2013, favorites. She loved her having worked in the music As her friend Charlotte Tammy defied the odds of adopted home of Brooklyn industry for many years, Abbott recalls, Tammy “… her initial prognosis and and spent much time at her Tammy changed careers and knew how to enjoy life, and lived for nearly six more beloved Coney Island with its joined the non-profit orga- was a wizard at the art of years, taking advantage of fireworks in the summer.” nization Brooklyn Workforce friendship, with a knack for the city that she, through her Tammy joined the Coop Innovations where, as assis- making even simple outings work, helped keep vibrant in 1992. Her most recent job tant director, she created memorable. I will remember and egalitarian. Her friend was as a second floor service and ran four job training her as the wise-cracking, Cindy Sivak describes how, desk monitor. Stella Tan- Tammy Burgess programs for former prison street-smart older sister I’d “she loved movies and music Torres, who worked with her for six years, writes, “I will always remember Tammy’s THE GAZETTE INDEXES irreverent sense of humor, If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and her adventurous spirit, her how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’ commitment to animals, Gazette... Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@ her unerring taste in music verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following and TV shows, and above all, indexes: her kindness. Tammy made • An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in every Coop shift fun. I always the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. looked forward to seeing her.” • An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) Tammy is survived by her discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear- mother, two brothers, one sis- lier years are being added). ter, a host of friends, and, as Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are almost every person contact- available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and ed added, her cats, Cyclone additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, and Sparky, who were “at the located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.) center of her universe.” n

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