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Volume JJ, Number 14 July 9, 2015 Hormel’s Acquisition of Applegate The Home Pharmacy Offers Farms Reflects Larger Trend Spices, Vegetables, Oils By Devin Harner to Keep You Healthy and hen Hormel Foods—a former Brooklynite. Garrett Valley, D’Artagnan, Wcompany best known The Coop currently stocks Organic Prairie and Brooklyn for Spam and canned chili— numerous Applegate meats, Hot Dog Company. Combat Common Ailments announced in May that they’d including: smoked turkey There is some overlap By Jaweed Kaleem be acquiring New Jersey’s breast, uncured slow-cooked with Applegate, and the packaged sausage, bacon and ham, roasted turkey breast, other brands mentioned deli meat stalwart, Apple- uncured Black Forest ham, are a bit cheaper—both gate Farms, it may not have Genoa salami, pepperoni, organic and otherwise—but registered for Coop members turkey pepperoni, turkey they don’t seem to offer the other than the most ardent bacon, uncured stadium beef sheer breadth of products foodies and financial-market hot dogs, uncured turkey hot that Applegate does. As the watchers. country’s largest producer With the deal slated to of organic processed meat, happen by July 28, 2015, and ... Applegate’s cold cuts and Applegate occupies a sweet Hormel’s recent announce- hot dogs are our top sellers, spot in the marketplace, ment of a new incoming Chief and the Coop moved $6,231 and at the Coop, attracting Operating Officer and Chief customers who care about

worth of their products ILLUSTRATION BY CATY BARTHOLOMEW Financial Officer, I reached eating naturally and organ- out to Applegate to see how during the last week of ically, and giving them a In the food medicine cabinet: cinnamon, kale, pistachio, the acquisition might affect June alone. high-quality product at a flax seeds, garlic, mint, lemon and ginger Coop shoppers. premium price. It should The Coop’s meat and also be noted, however, that arly last month on the Coop’s York restaurants—includ- poultry buyer, Heather Rubi, dogs, sweet Italian chicken not all Applegate products Esecond floor, a few dozen ing three now-defunct Man- estimates that we’ve been sausage, frozen breakfast are organic. community members gathered hattan establishments, Mie, carrying Applegate products sausage and chicken nuggets. Applegate recognizes in the meeting room for a food Kai, and Kyo-Tofu—over the since the mid-‘90s. She recalls According to Rubi, Apple- that their products’ quality demonstration—with a twist. course of 24 years, before Joe Holtz having met with gate’s cold cuts and hotdogs is the reason for their suc- The instructor was Chef becoming a private chef and Applegate’s founder, Stephen are our top sellers, and the cess, and that it’s also the Hideyo Yamada. At this Coop culinary instructor. McDonnell, before the items Coop moved $6,231 worth of reason that they were able demonstration, she was teach- “Everyone loves Japa- began to be carried on Coop their products during the last to successfully find a suitor ing the class not only how to nese food. But what you shelves, to discuss McDon- week of June alone. It should like Hormel. make some of her favorite Jap- get in restaurants is some- nell’s plans for a product cat- be noted that the Coop also Applegate’s Senior Direc- anese treats, but about how times really sugary or salty or egory that didn’t exist at the carries a wide range of pro- tor of Mission, Gina Asoude- to cook food that could make unhealthy,” noted Yamada, time—antibiotic and chemi- cessed meats from local gan, assured me that there’s people feel good—or even feel who was not referring specif- cal free meats. McDonnell is a and national companies like CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 better from ailments. The class ically to her past employers. was titled “Food Pharmacy.” She added, “But there are very Chef Yamada grew up in simple ways to eat, and foods Tokyo. She worked in New CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Next General Meeting on July 28 The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the WHAT'S BEING COLLECTED: WHEN: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 2pm - 4pm last Tuesday of each month. The July General Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 28, at 7:00 p.m. at MS 51. Toothpaste tubes, any brand and size 4th Saturday of the month, 2pm - 4pm For more information about the GM and about Coop (toothbrushes OK too) WHERE: Outside in front of the Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) or inside during inclement weather Energy bar wrappers (any brand but only energy PSFC / TerraCycle Recycling Collections bars—no other wrappers please) The vote is in and members at the May GM IN THIS ISSUE Brita filters (other filter brands okay) plus other unanimously voted to create work shifts to collect a Puzzle ...... 2 Brita filter–related items variety of hard-to-recycle packaging in partnership Q&A: Rachel Wiesenfeld of Wise Organic Pastures . . . . .4 Plow to Plate Presents ...... 5 Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling with TerraCycle. Pro-Coop: Finding Real Alternatives to Boycotting . . . . .6 wrap, and small bulk bags (NO PLASTIC ROLL BAGS OR Save up your eligible waste for upcoming SHOPPING BAGS) Interim Board of Directors Election ...... 7 collection dates. Welcome, Coop Calendar, Mission Statement, Governance Cereal bag and cracker bag liners or bulk cereal bags QUESTIONS: [email protected] Information ...... 9 (any brand) Calendar of Events ...... 10 LEARN MORE: www.terracycle.com Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Note: Presort and separate items by category. No need to clean or remove labels. Classifieds ...... 15 Do not bring items other than those listed here. Exciting Workshop Opportunities ...... 16 2 July 9, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Hormel’s CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 no reason to worry about your Applegate Uncured Smoked Ham suddenly morphing into Spam. “The acquisition will change nothing for shoppers at the Park Slope [Food] Coop. Our products, recipes, stan- dards and supply chain remain unchanged. Applegate is still Applegate,” said Asoudegan. Asoudegan also high- lighted that their meats are 100% GMO-free as of July 1, 2015. In addition, their roast beef and beef hot dogs are 100% grass-fed. However, she also acknowledged that due to antibiotic free and organic pork’s growing popularity, it’s been difficult for them to source enough of it—hence a sporadic bacon short- age over the last few years. ILLUSTRATION BY VALERIE TRUCCHIA They currently work with approximately 1,800 farms, like Katz. exemplify this acquisition BUYING PREPARED bulk aisles, buying nouns— and they’re trying to bring Brian Uyeda, who has trend: FOODS VERSUS not brands. The more you do in more suppliers. They’re been a member for 11 years, INGREDIENTS so, the less you will have to also trying to meet demand has bought Applegate’s tur- • Clorox—yes, that Clorox, Another point to consider worry about your favorite old- by introducing new products key deli meat and chicken as in bleach—purchased is that many of the aforemen- timey, down-home-sounding like Good Morning Bacon, nuggets, and will keep doing Burt’s Bees in 2007 tioned brands like Applegate brands becoming tainted or which makes use of tradi- so if they maintain their • General Mills bought Cas- Farms are prepared or pro- tampered with as these kinds tionally underutilized parts quality, and if the Coop con- cadian Farm in 1999 cessed foods. As thought of corporate acquisitions con- of the pig like the shoulder. tinues to support Applegate • ConAgra bought Light Life leaders on food like Michael tinue to accelerate.n Given that there just (by stocking their products). in 2000 and sold it to pri- Pollan and Mark Bittman tell aren’t enough antibiotic-free Rubi, the Coop’s meat and vate equity firm, Brynwood us, the secret to healthy eat- pigs to go round, Hormel poultry buyer, noted that she Partners in 2013 ing is to eat simple, to eat will have to find a happy “has concerns about Hor- fresh, and to eat local. Big • Danone gained an approxi- medium between their ambi- mel—a company with little business can’t compete with mately 85% stake in Stony- tions for growth and Apple- to no interest in the clean- farmers’ coops and indepen- field Farms in 2003 gate’s desire to stay true to meat movement—suddenly dent, specialized vendors their mission of producing switching gears and purchas- • Colgate-Palmolive pur- when it comes to simple and high-quality meats. ing this company.” However, chased Tom’s of Maine in fresh. Interestingly, the Coop our meat-eating members 2006 Spend some time and members interviewed for can rest assured knowing • General Mills acquired money in the produce and this article weren’t partic- that Rubi is vigilant: “We Food Should Taste Good ularly concerned about the are keeping an eye on it. As in 2012 acquisition. Carla Iny, who’s long as the brand continues been a member for two to produce using the same Companies buying Sudoku years, has purchased Apple- standards, we have no prob- smaller companies is par gate’s bacon in the past, and lem,” she said. for the course in the global Sudoku is a puzzle. You are presented with a 9x9 grid of would do it again if there economy, and healthy- and squares, and that grid is divided into 3x3 zones. were no difference to the BIG ORGANIC, organic-lifestyle brands You solve the puzzle by filling the empty squares with product. She’s candid that MULTINATIONALS certainly aren’t immune to single-digit numbers so that every zone, column and row she doesn’t mistake bacon AND THE COOP such profit motives. How- Gazette Sudokuuses each of the numbers fromby 1 James to 9. Vasile for wellness mainstays like In some regards, Hormel ever, in the acquisitions quinoa or kale. “I only eat was late to the party. In the cited above, including the 5 3 bacon on special occasions” last 20 years, as the organic Hormel-Applegate transac- said Iny. “It’s bacon, I don’t movement and the natural tion, both the Coop as an 6 9 expect it to be healthy.” foods and health industries institution and its members Michael Katz, a member have taken off, big business as individuals must be cir- for 15 years, and a shop- and multinational corpora- cumspect. We must ensure 7 ping squad leader, doesn’t tions, have taken notice. that the ethical and ecolog- buy Applegate products And they’ve bought up rus- ically sound practices and 2 8 3 because he thinks they’re tic- and pastoral-sounding level of quality that such too expensive. He notes his brands both for the sake of brands were built on are 5 1 3 9 preference for Garrett Val- diversifying their holdings, maintained honored. ley bacon—either turkey or and because they see growth If Clorox turns Burt’s Bees 8 6 7 5 regular. Like Iny, he accepts potential in that sector of the lip balms into the equivalent bacon for what it is, and industry. of Chapstick— complete with notes that typically he only On August 27, 2014, Busi- artificial flavors, colors, and 2 8 buys the organic version of ness Insider’s Drake Baer petroleum—then in the age items—such as fruits and published a rundown of pre- of social media, Wikipedia 7 5 3 vegetables—where he also viously independent, natural and smart phone apps like has to eat the skin. The idea or natural-sounding compa- Boycott, unhappy customers 4 1 8 9 2 of organic bacon appears to nies and their corporate own- have numerous platforms on be absurd at worst, and oxy- ers. Here are several brands which to vociferously take Puzzle author: James Vasile. For answers, see page 15. moronic at best, to someone carried by the Coop that note.

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Home Pharmacy amount of honey or olive oil mixed with brown sugar is CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 also good—and tasty—for the to eat that taste good and are lips. Just make sure to rinse good for you.” it off! Yamada, who is also a Heart burn and acid Coop member, teaches at the reflux: Sodium bicarbonate Natural Gourmet Institute. (baking soda) has a pH that’s The Manhattan-based school above seven, so it can help offers chef training and food neutralize your stomach acid. certificate programs, as well Try mixing ½ to 1 teaspoon as individual classes with of baking soda with 8 ounces titles ranging from “Gluten water. Drink and repeat as Freedom” to “Vegan Umami.” needed over the day, though The Institute also advocates be watchful of having too for organic, gluten-free, much. Aloe vera juice can refined-sugar-free and vegan also help soothe your stom- diets to promote health, ach. It doesn’t taste so bad, and even help with common either. Try 2 or 3 ounces of it health maladies, from diges- before meals. tive issues to fatigue. Simply search on the web “There are simple spices PHOTOS BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON for “home remedies” or a sim- like turmeric and cayenne Hideyo Yamada’s displays brown rice and sea vegetable mix sushi while demonstrating ilar phrase and hundreds of pepper that you can add to cooking techniques in the Food Pharmacy and Tsubo Massage presentation at the Coop. results will pop up for reci- increase the power of your pes, foods and spices of all meals,” said Yamada. tea before eating if you com- kinds. It’s important to do Below are tips for simple monly suffer from bloating your research on what foods foods that might help allevi- after meals. For the home bar- are best and what medical ate everyday health problems, tenders that happen to have advice there is for and against culled from several sources, a bottle of Angostura bitters, various remedies. Not every including Yamada, the Natural try mixing them with water resource, of course, can be Gourmet Institute (Ayurveda, or lemonade instead of your trusted. There’s often com- which originates in in ancient favorite liquor, and have it peting evidence and advice India, is one of the classes before a meal. Or, if you prefer for and against various reme- the Institute offers) and other an alcoholic sipper—perhaps dies (For example, some peo- resources. Most, if not all, you’re at a social event—try ple are dedicated to eating ingredients are regularly avail- a fernet (an Italian type of local honey as a way to battle able at the Coop. amaro, which is a bitter aro- seasonal allergies, but there Trouble sleeping: Tart matic spirit). The amaro, tra- are plenty of experts who cherries have a high amount ditionally served as a digestif say it simply doesn’t work.) of melatonin, the same kind (after a meal), is great to have You should always call 911 that’s sold (in higher dosag- before or during a meal, too. or see a doctor for any seri- es) in drug stores in pill form Fernet Branca is one brand to ous problems. Still, Yamada as a sleep aid. Melatonin is consider trying. said, using simple foods as a hormone that the pineal Skin care: Have dry skin, remedies a can be “incredi- gland produces, and it’s been chapped lips or other skin bly beneficial.” Within reason, used for years to fight jet lag, issues? No need to purchase experiment, and see what insomnia. In its naturally a fancy lotion or oil. Just try works best for you. human-produced form, it has dabbing a small amount of One of her most popular, even been credited with help- extra virgin olive oil or even easiest and favorite recipes is ing battle the aging process. raw coconut oil. Beware that vegan miso soup. The probi- In 2010, a study published it’s not meant for everyone, otics in miso aid the digestive in the Journal of Medicinal Food especially olive oil. Some peo- system, and the staple soup found that people who drank ple do experience minor skin has been sought after for cen- eight ounces of tart cherry breakouts either from sensi- turies for its anti-inflamma- juice each morning and eve- tivity or excessive use. A small tory properties. n ning reported sleeping better and longer. Stomach ache, Coop members Pirco Wolframm and Sue Baldassano A recipe for two servings of miso soup indigestion and other assisting Hideyo Yamada chopping sesame seeds and digestive issues (dyspepsia): cutting ginger. from Hideyo Yamada: Studies—and plenty of family tradition—suggests that Cough: Plenty of foods help mon cold or cough. Try thyme For the stock: turmeric’s anti-inflammatory with coughs. Everyone knows tea, using two teaspoons of 1 ½ cups of water properties can calm down the trick of eating some honey crushed thyme leaves steeped Kombu seaweed strips, your stomach acid in a natural, or honey in hot water, but do in 1 cup water. Or try pepper- about 5 inches total. less intensive way than over- you know why it works? It’s mint tea made with fresh or For the soup: the-counter medicines. Try it because honey is a demulcent, dried leaves. Warm drinks and 1 ½ cups kombu stock by itself in powder form or mix a substance that helps with tea—of any kind, aside from 1/4 block of cubed, firm tofu it with hot water. Nutritionist irritation and inflammation by alcoholic—also help thin 1 ½ tablespoons of miso Meghan Telpner recommends creating a protective coating mucous to make an annoying 1 teaspoon of sliced scallions this recipe for a turmeric tea: in your mouth. On top of that, experience slightly more com- steep 1 tsp. cinnamon, a pinch honey is known for its antiox- fortable. Adding ginger, which Directions: of clove, a pinch of nutmeg, idant and antimicrobial prop- has anti-inflammation and Soak the kombu in the water overnight. The next day, 1 tsp. fresh ginger (optional), erties. Many people swear by immune-boosting properties, boil the water and the kombu before removing the at least 1 tsp. turmeric in certain kinds of honeys, such to any liquid mix, also won’t kombu and turning off the burner. Add the tofu cubes one or two cups water for 10 as darker ones or buckwheat hurt. and boil again before turning off the heat. Put the minutes, then strain and add honey, but most will do just Bloating: Try apple cider miso in the stock and allow it to dissolve. Serve with raw honey and milk or milk fine. There are also many vinegar, a liquid made from the scallions. substitute (Source: http:// other natural aids to give you fermented apples. Drink one www.meghantelpner.com). an easier time with the com- tablespoon of it in water or

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By Lily Rothman

rganic poultry will be nothing new to most Coop shoppers, but it’s surprisingly rare to find an organic chicken that’s also kosher. At the Park Slope OFood Coop, a supplier that fills that need is Wise Organic Pastures (“Wise”), a Brooklyn-based company that provides chickens that are raised at several farms in Pennsylvania. Last year, shoppers may have missed seeing Wise products: the company added a processing plant but was unable to get USDA certification for it­—and thus unable to process chickens—for about two months. In June of 2014, Glatt Organics acquired the Wise Organic Pastures brand. Wise founder Rachel Wiesenfeld and her family still oversee day-to-day operations and maintain relationships with long-time cus- tomers like the PSFC, putting their decades of experience to use.

Wiesenfeld spoke to the Gazette about how her company found and filled a niche.

The Linewaiters Gazette: in the kosher market. Why How did you get into the don’t I find out where can we chicken business? get a kosher, organic chicken Wiesenfeld: It was really — a true organic chicken — by chance. My husband was and we can sell it. a computer analyst for many years, and back in the ‘90s And that was how you he saw the writing on the started? wall that they were going to There was no USDA eliminate his position. We symbol [for organic poultry] had bought a new home, at the time. When the USDA [and] we had a mortgage to finally did come out with pay. I said, Let me see what I their standards, we needed can do to help out financially. to get the plant certified. I’m a mother of 11 children. They’re all married by now Was that hard to get? and all doing well, but I still No, because at that had a house full of kids at point we only worked with the time. I was looking for one farmer and he had a something to do on a part- certification. Every time time basis or something to he sent a load of chicken do at home, and there was he would send along the someone in the area looking certification, and the for somebody to sell ads in USDA would make sure the a newspaper circular. On the paperwork was okay and first day of my job, I called then they would let you put a gentleman who used the organic symbol on there. to run an ad for a natural hand cream, but he asked Why was there no me would I know anybody kosher healthy chicken who would be willing to sell when you started? Why a natural, antibiotic-free was it so rare?

chicken that he was getting I guess nobody really PHOTO BY CAROLINE MARDOK from Canada. When I got thought there was a market Rachel and Isaac Wiesenfeld holding one of their kosher, organic whole chickens. home I said, What difference for it. Like I said, 22 years ago, does it make to me if I’m even the non-kosher market Kosher chickens can only to provide Whole Foods do. Maybe one day we’ll going to sell chickens or had not as many players as be processed in cold water. with organic chickens. When get back to them, now that if I’m going to sell ads in there are today. The kosher When you cut your finger, the recession hit in 2008 or things are better and we have the newspaper? This is natural market has grown by what do you do, put it in 2009, a lot of people were our own processing plant. something I can do at home leaps and bounds. I’ve gone cold water or hot water? losing jobs and could no in my free time. to health-food shows that You would put it in cold longer afford the expensive Finally, what’s your At that point, I had no started out with 60 booths water to stop the bleeding. chicken. Whole Foods asked favorite way to eat idea how chickens were and they’re up to a couple That holds true with the us to start producing an chicken? raised. You have to realize of hundred today. Humanity chicken. And another thing, antibiotic-free chicken not I love chicken soup. that 22 years ago even in the finally started realizing there the hot water, if it’s not hot fed organically. We went to Chicken soup made from non-kosher world organic is was so much junk going enough, it’ll make bacteria our processing plant and organic chickens is just out not what it is today. It was in into the food that it was grow.* The third difference is asked them to start doing of this world. I once had a the baby stages. The public making people sick. People kosher chickens are salted. this for us and they refused. case where I didn’t have an needed a lot of education. became more aware of what The Torah forbids eating We said to them, If we’re not organic chicken in my house Before I can educate they were putting into their blood. The salt draws the going to do it for them they’re so I went out to buy a chicken somebody else I have to bodies. blood out of the chicken. going to find somebody else at the butcher and I made educate myself, so that’s That’s what makes a chicken and we’re going to lose out soup. I made it for Shabbos what I did. Like I said, this So what makes a chicken kosher. And one more on this big customer, but we and I put it on the table and chicken was not organically kosher? thing: A kosher chicken, were talking to deaf ears. Lo my kids started eating it. fed but it was antibiotic- Non-kosher chickens are besides being inspected and behold, a little kosher They all started sniffing and I free, it was kosher, from usually shackled and then by the USDA inspectors, is processor in upstate New said, What’s the matter? They Canada and it was a very stunned; a kosher chicken also being inspected by a York was doing an antibiotic- said, I don’t know, there’s good-tasting chicken. After is slaughtered via a knife knowledgeable rabbi, who free chicken and Empire something wrong with the three months, this place in by a rabbi who’s trained to inspects the insides to make [a major kosher chicken soup. I finally told them it Canada went out of business slaughter a chicken. The knife sure it’s healthy. company] bought them out wasn’t made from organic and they stopped processing has to be so sharp that the and went to Whole Foods chicken. You can really tell. chickens. So I was out of a cut is virtually painless to the How has the increasing with an exclusive line. Today, *Coordinator’s Note: The job. One day I said to my chicken. It’s a humane way of interest in health food Whole Foods no longer poultry that the Coop carries from husband, Look, there’s a killing a chicken. That’s the affected your business? carries our product. When D’Artagnan, Bell and Evans, and market out there for people first difference. Number two For many years we were that happened there were a Snowdance Farm are not dipped who want a healthy chicken, is that non-kosher chickens the only kosher, organic lot of unhappy campers, but in water at all, but air-chilled as but there is no such chicken are processed in hot water. poultry processors. We used there was nothing we could part of the poultry processing.n

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By Adam Rabiner

Children in Crisis does law so that tomato sauce (and Children in Crisis does not end explore other potential solu- therefore pizza) counted as a on a high note of optimism tions, some more successful vegetable – a move reminiscent and great hopes for the future. than others. One recent failed of Ronald Reagan’s infamous Improvements, if they are to attempt was the Interagency classification of ketchup as a arrive at all, will take a great Working Group on Food Mar- vegetable. deal of collective effort. Like keted to Children (IWG). This Children in Crisis also exam- any successful diet, long-term group of three federal agencies ines the gradual disappear- and permanent change, if it is drafted a set of specific indus- ance of physical education to come, will be hard. try standards, which rejected from schools nationwide. See upcoming events, past the recommendations and Susan Combs, the Texas state reviews and a comprehensive effectively lobbied congress in Comptroller, recognizing the list of films shown at www. 2012 to shelve the IWG. economic costs of childhood plowtoplatefilms.com which More cause for hope is Pres- obesity and hoping to avert a can now also be reached via ident Obama’s 2010 Health fiscal disaster, has initiated a a link on the Park Slope Food and Hunger Free Kids Act, novel effort to bring it back. Coop’s home page at www. which sought to improve the The Comptroller’s $20 mil- foodcoop.com. national school lunch program lion Texas Fitness Now grant by increasing fruits, vegetables program supports in-school Weight of the Nation Part III: and whole grains, limiting the physical education, nutrition Children in Crisis: Tuesday, July serving of potatoes, and reduc- and fitness programs for public 14, 2015 ing fat, sugar and salt. But even and charter school students in Park Slope Food Coop – 2nd this sensible legislation met grades 6, 7 and/or 8. Approxi- Floor with resistance. The potato mately 700 schools and 270,000 7:00 p.m. Free and open to lobby fought for the right to students qualify for the grants. the public. Refreshments will serve French Fries with every Unlike some other films fea- be served. n meal and Congress rewrote the tured in the Plow to Plate series, eight of the Nation Part III: real threat to our nation. By WChildren in Crisis (“Chil- 2025, should present trends dren in Crisis”) examines the continue, private employers increasing problem of child- will bear over $30 billion in hood obesity in the United healthcare costs. The weight of States. More than 18% of chil- the nation is out of control but dren are now obese, a tripling it can be fixed. of the number in a generation, But fixing the problem and these children face psy- won’t be easy. Children, espe- chological and physical chal- cially those who watch TV or D SHOES Please protect your feet and lenges that put both them at are subject to commercials OE risk. on YouTube, witness a bar- -T N toes while working your It’s not just that these kids rage of advertising for sugary E are more likely to be made fun breakfast cereals, candy, soda, P O shift at the Coop by not

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MEMBER SUBMISSION Pro-Coop: Finding Real Alternatives to Boycotting by Jesse Rosenfeld

n June 7, 2015, the first anyone. I also mentioned my People suggested writing OAlternatives to Boycotting own pending agenda item pro- letters supporting the General meeting was held in our com- posal to raise the boycott min- Coordinators. It was said that mon room at the Park Slope imum to 75% instead of our de the GCs are making strong Food Coop (PSFC). I led the facto 51/49%. attempts to focus on opera- meeting, and explained the The floor was then open to tions, the jobs for which they reasons for holding it. other alternative approaches. were hired, instead of on peo- I said Pro-Coop is empow- Someone suggested an ple who burden operations We seek members with extensive ering others without boy- end-cap where Israeli and with irrelevant calls to boycott cotting anyone. It means Palestinian products can be Israel. InDesign knowledge for the strengthening the Coop and showcased together, a won- Someone said they would not manipulating its pol- derful productive symbol of a research the legal ramifica- production teams. icies for unrelated agendas. cooperative. tions of boycotting Israel for The boycott policy isn’t about Many hungered to know the PSFC, plus how the BDS Members needed for a Saturday or boycotting anymore. It’s an more about the hundreds (Boycott, Divestment and Sunday five-hour shift at the Coop. excuse for a trench war that if not thousands of Israe- Sanctions) movement at the helps no one and hurts all of li-Palestinian groups world- Coop is financially supported. The teams meet every eight weeks. us, because no matter what wide who actively dialog and A call was made for sati- so-called side you take, you’re work together in the inter- rists. People need to see the We are also looking for members to seriously offending someone. est of building bridges. One ridiculousness of having only work at the Coop for FTOP credit, I said it’s time to change the member said he had already one conversation. In a region conversation. Let’s start with found many such organiza- as complex as the Middle on Saturday or Sunday. how we already have several tions and would forward their East, there are at least mil- products on our shelves that names. Suggestions were lions of perspectives, opinions Please send inquiries to empower politically under- made to continuously pro- and stories to hear. [email protected]. represented groups without file such groups in letters to It was suggested that we needing to demonize the gov- the Gazette, and invite them to find Tibetan products (remem- ernments under which they speak locally. Also suggested ber Tibet everyone?) and Kurd- live. Peruvian coffee growers, were tabling events to pro- ish products to put on our African chocolate producers, mote such groups in general shelves. small upstate organic farms and how their philosophy of To end the meeting, I said: are three examples. Yes, we cooperation can strengthen To those who are invested have boycotted products, our own cooperative. (Some- in keeping this ugly stand- countries and organizations one remarked that it’s easy off alive, whoever thinks that in the past, but this tiny hand- to criticize such cooperating the only legitimate conversa- ful pales in comparison to entities as politically incor- tion about the Middle East is the hundreds of groups we rect, but felt that vastly more that we should boycott Israel, support without calling for PSFC members would warm today I tell you: we are taking boycotts. PSFC has always to building something rather the conversation away from Join a Bike Valet squad! remained true to its mission than destroying something.) you. You have handled this of not buying products that An agenda item calling for important issue with a hor- It’s like coat-check for bikes exploit others, but we act by elections to the Linewaiters’ rific lack of responsibility, and for working and shopping using common sense, which Gazette (LWG) was submitted. could very well walk the Coop needs no hatred to support it. It was voiced that the LWG has straight into a lawsuit for vio- members. I brought up my own efforts exacerbated the ugly stand- lating New York State Human as an example: taking a great off at the PSFC, and is seen to Rights laws. We need to fill Bike Valet deal of personal time and ignore membership who feel Please come to our next shifts ASAP. energy to shepherd Al’Ard personally offended by what meeting on Sunday, July 19, Palestinian Olive Oil onto our looks like pro-boycott bias on 2015 at noon, in our common Contact the Membership shelves while vocally standing the part of the chief editors. room at PSFC. against boycotting Israel. This Yet they are safe from account- The conversation is chang- Office for details and to stance is Pro-Coop, empower- ability because such positions ing, finally! We’re changing it!n ing others without boycotting are unelected. sign-up. THE GAZETTE INDEXES If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’ Gazette... Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@ verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following indexes: • An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. • An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear- lier years are being added). Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.)

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NOTICE TO COOP MEMBER/OWNERS

INTERIM BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

WHEN? REQUIRED GENERAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Members of the Board of Directors have received written notification from Zoey Laskaris that she will resign her seat on the Board of Directors as of the end of the day on July 31, 2015.

Our Bylaws state “In the case of a vacancy on the Board of Directors, there shall be an election held at a regular Board of Directors meeting to fill the vacancy. Such Are you a writer? meeting shall be held no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the vacancy Do you want FTOP credit? occurs. The Board may hold the vacancy open to be filled at the next Annual Meeting provided that the vacancy is created with less than six months remaining Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s before the Annual Meeting and provided there is only one vacancy. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only until the next Annual Meeting, at which reading series, is looking for you, meeting the membership shall elect a Director to serve for the balance of the term.” for its monthly events in the second-floor meeting room. Therefore the required date for the election is Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Furthermore the Bylaws state that “The ballot used for the Directors election shall Please contact the organizers at provide for voting ‘yes” or ‘no’ or ‘abstain’ for each candidate. Any candidate who [email protected]. receives more ‘no’ votes than ‘yes’ votes is deemed ineligible for election.” If you are interested in running for this Board opening, come to the September 29, General Meeting and nominate yourself from the floor. Please be pre- pared to say a few words about yourself and your interest in joining the Board of Directors. ARE YOU A BROOKLYN-BASED FILMMAKER? Would you like to screen your work at the Coop?

Then submit your film for possible inclusion in the Coop’s Friday Film Night Screening Series.

If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive one FTOP credit for screening and offering a Q+A with your film. If you’re not a member, it’s still a chance to spread the word about your work and build your fan base by screening for a local audience.

We accept documentary and fiction, both features 18 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn (bet. Grand Ave. & Downing St.) and shorts (we program shorts as a group). greenehillfood.coop PleasePlease e-mail e-mail Faye LedermanGabrielfor Rhodes details at [email protected] detailsor at mail your DVD to: [email protected]. Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E Fort Lee, NJ 07024 8 July 9, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. SUMMERTIME Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or other- wise discriminatory. DON‛T FORGET YOUR COOP SHIFT! 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. Oh %#@&!! The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The fol- I forgot my lowing is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. Coop shift! 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. You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwritten, or via e-mail to [email protected] or on disk. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they follow the published guidelines and policies. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a sub- If you plan on being away during one of your workslots, please mitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member make arrangements to have your shift covered. businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the One way to do it is to use the Shift Swap at www.foodcoop.com! published guidelines and policies. LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more than 25% non-original writing. If you plan on being away for eight weeks or more, contact the All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone Membership Office to take a leave of absence. other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discrimina- tory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. YOUR CO-WORKERS WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT! Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the same topic by the same writer. Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual This Issue Prepared By: content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- RETURN POLICY Coordinating Editors: Erik Lewis torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their Joan Minieri submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN keep prices low for our Editors (development): Diane Aronson or reject the submission. If agreement between the writer and the editor 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST m embership. Mini- about changes does not occur after a first revision, the editor may reject be presented. Petra Lewis mizing the amount of the submission, and the writer may revise and resubmit for a future issue. 2. Returns must be handled returned merchandise Reporters: Devin Harner FAIRNESS, ANONYMITY AND RESPECT POLICIES within 30 days of purchase. is one way we do this. Jaweed Kaleem In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: If you need to make a Fairness return, please go to the CAN I EXCHANGE MY ITEM? Lily Rothman 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on 2nd Floor Service Desk. No, we do not “exchange” items. the author’s first-hand observation. You must return the merchandise Art Director (development): Deborah Urra 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are unnecessary, not specific or are and re-purchase what you need. Illustrators: Caty Bartholomew not substantiated by factual assertions. The Gazette will not publish gratu- itous personalization. That is, no unnecessary naming of Coop members Valerie Trucchia in polemical letters and articles. Writers must address ideas not persons. CAN I RETURN MY ITEM? Photographer: William Farrington 3. Submissions that make substantive accusations against specific indi- viduals, necessary to make the point of the submission and within the Produce* Bulk* (incl. Coop-bagged bulk) Caroline Mardok Cheese* Seasonal Holiday Items Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies will be given to those persons to Thumbnails: Kristen Lilley enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response will Books Special Orders NEVER be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may Calendars Refrigerated Supplements RETURNABLE Preproduction: Kim Chinh not appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. Juicers & Oils Sushi *A buyer is available during the week- Anonymity days to discuss your concerns. Photoshop: Steve Farnsworth Unattributed letters will not be published unless the Gazette knows the Art Director (production): Lauren Dong identity of the writer, and therefore must be signed when submitted (giving RETURNABLE phone number). Such letters will be published only where a reason is given Refrigerated Goods (not listed above) ONLY IF SPOILED Desktop Publishing: Joe Banish to the editor as to why public identification of the writer would impose an Frozen Goods BEFORE David Mandl unfair burden of embarrassment or difficulty. Such letters must relate to Meat & Fish EXPIRATION DATE Coop issues and avoid any non-constructive, non-cooperative language. Bread Packaging/label Dana Rouse Respect must be present- ed for refund. Submissions to the Gazette must not be hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise Editor (production): Lynn Goodman discriminatory, inflammatory or needlessly provocative. They may not be Items not listed above that are unopened RETURNABLE Puzzle Master: James Vasile personally derogatory or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an indi- and unused in re-sellable condition vidual member’s actions. Final Proofreader: Lisa Schorr The Gazette is a collaboration among Coop members. When submitting, The Coop reserves the right to refuse returns on a Index: Len Neufeld please consider the impact of your words on the writers, editors and produc- case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact tion staff who use our limited workslot time to try to produce an informative a staff member in the Membership Office. Advertising: Mary Robb and cooperative publication that reflects the values of our Coop community. Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY July 9, 2015 9

WELCOME! A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Betsy Aaron Noah Berman Christine Davitt Michael Goldenberg Jonathan Kerr Steven Robles Marianne Tober Hal Ackerman Samuel Biroscak Rosie DeAngelo Tansy Goodman Angelica King Julie Rubin Evren Uzer Von Busch SUMMERTIME Rebecca Ackerman Jennifer Bonczar Michal Drenger Nathan Gordon Alexander Kramer Evan Russek Hans Otto Von Busch Masami Adachi Doug Bova Betty Jo Drost Mathew Hampel Zachary Kruskal Katherine Sacks Betsy Wade DON‛T FORGET YOUR COOP SHIFT! Linda Adamson Amanda Bracco John Druelinger David Hanrahan Melissa Lewis- Miryam Shemwell David Waldes Carolyn Agis Anthony Carri Gina Dyches Hannah Henderson- Ackerman Rebecca Steiner Sara Wallace-Lee Azmina Alimohd Mami Carri Elizabeth Dyer Charnow Tohar Magen Khalil Steward Bob Werb Gilad Amital Lila Chambers Christopher Ernst Lydia Holt Marc Mendelsohn Snorri Sturluson Megan Williams Nancy Faith Anello Wendell Cheung Nina Fan Maya Howard-Watts Joe Messina Tamim Suhail Tyler Williams Yamil Anglada Kathryn Christie Brandyn Friedly Heather Hutson Scott Minter Brian Sullivan Jue Yang Oh %#@&!! Lori Barth Matthew Cohen Patrick Fromm Carla Jones Robert Mulhall Sean Swanson I forgot my John Bazuro Ron Cohen George Fuchs Timothy Jones Leah Nuzum Linda Taimina Sommer Bazuro Pieter Cooper Amanda Fuller Marisa Kaproff Raine O’Kelly- Shilpa Thayyullathil Coop shift! Ariel Beck Kent Corbell Theodore Furman William Keefer Rodriguez Andrew Titus Kashuo Bennett Allison Corcoran Tatianni Gagner Lauren Kelley Samantha Peltz Kaitlin Toal Anthony Beretta Vincent Cusenza Michael Gelman Shelley Kensler Joanna Pitt Daniel Tober

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, JULY 28 From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop If you plan on being away during one of your workslots, please To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, AUGUST 4 to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the make arrangements to have your shift covered. 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the August 25 to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” page for answers to frequently asked questions. General Meeting. members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, One way to do it is to use the Shift Swap at www.foodcoop.com! which is required to act legally and responsibly, has The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines approved almost every General Meeting decision at www.foodcoop.com the end of every General Meeting. Board members are If you plan on being away for eight weeks or more, contact the LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the July 23 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, July 13 Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at The Coop on Cable TV August 6 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, July 27 Membership Office to take a leave of absence. Inside the Park Slope Food Coop every General Meeting. The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. July 23 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, July 15 Next Meeting: Tuesday, bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. August 6 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, July 29 July 28, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each YOUR CO-WORKERS WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT! month. Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop Location and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an alter- handicap-accessible. Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and native to commercial profit-oriented business. set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit As members, we contribute our labor: work- How to Place an Item program was created to increase participation in the ing together builds trust through coopera- Coop’s decision-making process. tion and teamwork and enables us to keep Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see on the Agenda prices as low as possible within the context the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. If you have something you’d like discussed at a General of our values and principles. Only members Meeting, please complete a submission form for the • Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The and ethical employer and neighbor. We are sign-ups sheet is available all month long, except for the at General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa- a buying agent for our members and not a tion on how to submit an item appear on the submis- day of the meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. selling agent for any industry. We are a part of On the day of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in the sion form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first and support the cooperative movement. We Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the GM Membership Office. offer a diversity of products with an emphasis Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you have a on organic, minimally processed and healthful see below for details. question, please call Ann Herpel at the Coop. foods. We seek to avoid products that depend • Two GM attendance credits per year: on the exploitation of others. We support Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. Meeting Format workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive to Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators • Squads eligible for credit: reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the • Enjoy some Coop snacks • Submit Open Forum items Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future • Explore meeting literature Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, Open Forum is a time for committees. (Some Committees are omitted because Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. covering absent members is too difficult.) to lead by example, educating ourselves and If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. • Financial Report • Coordinators’ for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and equal- Reports (7:30 p.m.) Report • Committee Reports • Signing in at the Meeting: ity. We oppose discrimination in any form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted at the Coop After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot Community Corner and may also appear elsewhere in Credit Attendance Sheet. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, needs and concerns of every member. We this issue. • Being Absent from the GM: seek to maximize participation at every level, Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that from policy making to running the store. extend the meeting) • Meeting evaluation • Board of you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please We welcome all who respect these values. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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jul 11 jul 28 sat 12 pm Nutrition Response Testing tue 7 pm It’s Your Funeral If my test results are all normal, then why do I feel so bad? Fatigued? Planning for your own death now (as opposed to later) is a practice that can Trouble losing weight? Always cold? Sinus problems? Join us for a discus- enable you to live in the moment, face your own mortality with courage—and sion of common thyroid symptoms and why conventional testing/treatment create an end-of-life service that reflects your values. Join Coop member isn’t always the answer. Nutrition Response Testing is a unique system of Amy Cunningham, former journalist and graduate of the American Academy analyzing the body for nutritional deficiencies and designing the precise McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, in a conversation about fascinating nutritional correction. We can be successful identifying the root cause of advancements within the funeral business. The talk will cover how to plan a low- your symptoms when others have failed. Come find out how! Diane Paxton, cost, back-to-basics funeral or memorial service, as well as offer information on MS, LAc, is the owner and principal of Inner Fire Integrative Health green cemeteries near New York City, cremation pros and cons, biodegradable Services, with offices in Manhattan and Park Slope. She is also a long-time caskets and urns, blended-faith/alternative ceremonies, and more. You’ll get a Coop member. glimmer of what funerals of the future might look like—and leave with planning PSFC MARCH GENERAL MEETING Tuesday,literature March 31, for 7:00 yourselfp.m. or for someone you love. oop member Amy Cunningham is • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. • aMore licensed information on each item mayfuneral be available at the entrancedirector table at Greenwood Heights Funeral & Cremation Services, at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between Inc.,7:00 & 7:15 p.m. a full-service funeral home on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. • Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

AGENDA: jul 12 Item #1: Annual Disciplinary Committee Election (35 minutes) How Money Works Election: The committee will present four members to be re- sun 12 pm elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations The three root causes of the financial problems most families face are: 45 minutes) Discussion: “Presentationjul by candidates 28 for the Board of Directors failure to plan; being uninformed; and misinformation. This informative followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC JUL General Meeting Future Agenda Information: For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see seminar will discuss the following issues: the Rule of 72; paying off your the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending debt; credit card traps; how your life insurance policy works. These topics, agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on once understood and applied, can have an impact on your personal financ- how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the es. Deborah Mack is a Coop member and an independent representative center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda with Primerica Financial Services, Inc. She empowers you to save money, Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda get out of debt and strive for financial independence by educating you with items are available in the Coop office. Meeting loca- financial concepts. tion: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible.

jul 14 Safe Food Committee Film Night: aug 4 Agenda Committee Meeting tue 7 pm Weight of the Nation Part III tue 8 pm The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Children in Crisis. Childhood obesity is much more than a cosmetic concern. The health consequences ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by of childhood obesity include greater risk of heart and talk with committee members face-to-face disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and between 8:00 and 8:15 p.m. Before submitting an other illnesses. Experts fear this may be the first item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission than their parents. The good news is that there are resources available Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. for parents who want to help their kids. The bad news is that there are The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 7 p.m., many barriers to achieving these goals and many parents don’t recognize at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. the serious health issues and the help their children need to overcome the obstacles. 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 aug 7 Film Night Park Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. fri 7 pm Film to be announced. To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, jul 19 [email protected]. sun 12 pm Alternatives to Boycotting How many narratives are there in the Israel-Palestine conflict? One above all? Two competing ones? How about five narratives? How about one hundred? If you’ve always felt that “pro” or “anti” positions only put us at odds, and that angry resolutions help no one, you should aug 11 come and bring your alternative solutions for peace in the Middle East Safe Food Committee Film Night and for our beautiful Coop. This will NOT be a debate on the pros and tue 7 pm cons of boycotting. It will be a place for New Narratives. The conver- Film to be announced. sation is changing. Finally! Jesse Rosenfeld is a Coop member since See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehen- 2004, secretary for the General Meeting, and is helping to bring a new sive list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com brand of Palestinian olive oil to our shelves. He believes in empower- which can now also be reached via a link on the Park ment, not boycotts. Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com.

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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PSFC MARCH GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. • More information on each item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between 7:00 & 7:15 p.m. • Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

AGENDA: Item #1: Annual Disciplinary Committee Election (35 minutes) Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations 45 minutes) Discussion: “Presentationaug by candidates 25 for the Board of Directors sep 11 followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC AUG General Meeting Wordsprouts Future Agenda Information: For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see fri 7 pm the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on Authors to be announced. how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]. center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda WORDSPROUTS items are available in the Coop office. Meeting loca- Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, tion: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth the editor of the just-published anthology on St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. fatherhood When I First Held You

When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the sepTriumphs, Challenges, and Transformative13 Experience of Fatherhood. Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly exhilarating, terrifying, Alternatives to Boycotting sep 1 sunlife-changing occasions 12 in a man’s life. In pmthis incomparable collection of Agenda Committee Meeting thought-provoking essays, 22 of today’s masterful writers get straight to the heart of tue 8 pm How manymodern fatherhood. From making thatnarratives ultimate decision to having a kid to making it are there in the Israel-Palestine conflict? One through the birth, to tangling with a toddler mid-tantrum, and eventually letting a teen aboveloose in all?the world, these fathers exploreTwo every facet of competing ones? How about five narratives? How about The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- one hundred?fatherhood and show how being a father changed IfFriday, you’ve June 13 always felt that “pro” or “anti” positions only ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by the way they saw the world—and themselves. 7:00 p.m. at the Coop put us at odds, FREEand that angry resolutions help no one, you should Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I and talk with committee members face-to-face Non members Welcome comeFirst Heldand You: 22 Critically Acclaimed bring Writers Talk your alternative solutions for peace in the Middle East between 8:00 and 8:15 p.m. Before submitting an and forAbout the Triumphs, our Challenges, and Transformative beautiful Experience of Fatherhood. His work Coop. This will NOT be a debate on the pros and item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and The Brooklyn Rail, cons andof online at The Huffingtonboycotting. Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of It will be a place for New Narratives. The conver- Books, and many other sites. General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission sation is changing. Finally! Jesse Rosenfeld is a Coop member since Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. Refreshments will be served. 2004,All Wordsprout secretary participants are Coop members. for the General Meeting, and is helping to bring a new The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 7 p.m., brand of Palestinian olive oil to our shelves. He believes in empower- at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected] ment,Views expressed by the presentersnot do not necessarilyboycotts. represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

sep 3 Food Class thu 7:30 pm Class subject, chef and menu to be announced. sep 29 College Admissions 101 Materials fee: $4. tue 6:45 pm Get your children into their first-choice college. Are you or your child Susan Baldassano, Coordinator stressed about applying to college? Want to know what goes into writing a winning college essay? If you’ve been wondering what you can do now to make things easier when application time comes, come to this free work- sep 4 shop. Time for Q&A afterward, and additional resources will be provided. Film Night PSFC MARCH GENERAL MEETING fri 7 pm Tuesday,Steve March Schwartz 31, 7:00 p.m. is a professional college admission counselor in Park Slope • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. • withMore information more on each item maythan be available ata the entrancedecade table of experience. He also writes the popular Get Into Film to be announced. at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between College7:00 & 7:15 p.m. blog and is a Coop member. To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, • Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) [email protected]. 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. AGENDA: Item #1: Annual Disciplinary Committee Election (35 minutes) Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations 45 minutes) Discussion: “Presentationsep by candidates 29 for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC SEPT General Meeting Future Agenda Information: For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. sep 8 The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending Safe Food Committee Film Night agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on tue 7 pm how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the Film to be announced. center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehen- Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda sive list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com items are available in the Coop office. Meeting loca- which can now also be reached via a link on the Park tion: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. still to come

oct 1 Food Class oct 9 Wordsprouts

oct 2 Film Night oct 13 Safe Food Committee Film Night

oct 6 Agenda Committee Meeting oct 16 Prospect Concert

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COOP’S tee democracy at each GM: Coop. And the coincidence the names of those who sub- and mostly unencumbered! PROGRESSIVE namely, conflict-resolution of action by the disrupters mitted complaints or who are If members were going at it in TRADITION sessions for the disruptive to suppress speech and the involved in the investigations the produce aisle would we tol- anti-boycott members, and a General Coordinators’ refer- is not public knowledge. Nor erate it? No way. We’d kick them HAS BEEN Sergeant At Arms at each GM endum to suppress speech should they be, to preserve the out! I don’t appreciate being COMPROMISED to serve as a reminder that is alarming to many of us. In integrity of the DC process. forced to watch this battle. members have a responsi- calling for this referendum, In my 35 years as a member MEMBERS: bility to be cooperative. The the General Coordinators refer I have seen many of my favorite The Coop’s progressive tradi- Supreme Court has long held to the silence of “most of the DIVERSITY OF products disappear from the tion has been compromised by: that boycotts to bring about members” on these issues as CHOICE shelves with nary a word. Beach The failure by the Board political, social and eco- a problem. Yet they are pro- Cliff Fish Steaks, the entire line of Directors to file a disci- nomic changes are protected posing to silence all of us. TO THE MEMBERS: of Jyoti Indian foods and Pro- plinary complaint against the under the First Amendment. Mr. Holtz asks us to let the As a Coop member for over Bar Koka Moka flavor are just anti-boycott disrupters at the (NAACP v. Clairborne Hard- General Coordinators know 25 years, I have been through a few of them. Why were they April GM. Those members dis- ware Co., 458 U.S. 866 (1982). what we think about their a few controversial policy removed? The Coordinators played unwillingness to accept These rights should also be making this proposal again. decisions and votes: Should always give me the same tired the responsibilities of mem- protected at the Coop. I believe this proposal we carry alcohol? Meat? There line…“It wasn’t selling.” bership (to be cooperative), The Park Slope Food Coop threatens the survival of the were members opposed to Enough has been said the first principle in the inter- Mission Statement should Coop as a viable democratic these changes on various about this issue for Coop national cooperative move- never say: “We seek to avoid entity. We have a Constitu- grounds, but dietary diversity members to know what they ment. (Gazette article: May 14, products that depend on tional right to free speech. I flourishes at the Coop. want to do. Let “the mar- 2015, ‘Uncooperative Behavior’ the exploitation of others” urge other members to let the Members opposed to eating ketplace” make the decision At the April General Meeting, [except Palestinians]. General Coordinators know meat or alcohol don’t have to about SodaStream, etc. by Lily Rothman). Gazette arti- Mary Buchwald what you think about suppres- buy it. Members opposed to If I want to witness or learn cle cited in (2) below. PSFCmembersforBDS sion of speech. Israel’s actions do not have to about world conflict, I will The General Coordinators’ https://psfcbds.wordpress.com Perhaps the best way to purchase SodaStream. We all open the NY Times, et al. advocacy for the membership find out what the member- shop together nevertheless. Andy Feldman to consider prohibiting certain ship thinks about Boycot- At the Coop and in our speech at the Coop, namely: COOP-WIDE MAIL ting SodaStream is to have a nation, a greater good than Israel, Palestine, the Middle REFERENDUM Coop-wide mail referendum. demanding adherence to IT JUST GETS East, SodaStream, “BDS-Boy- FOR BOYCOTTING We who support Palestinian moral or religious absolutes WEIRDER AND cotts, Divestment and Sanc- SODASTREAM Liberation asked for such a is respecting diversity. That WEIRDER AROUND tions.” The restricted speech referendum about Boycot- means not trying to force HERE would extend to General TO THE MEMBERS, ting Israeli products three your beliefs or political views Meeting time (including Open In the June 11, 2015 Gazette years ago. Mr. Holtz urged the on others because you are DEAR MEMBERSHIP, Forum, Coordinator Reports, Mr. Holtz, justifies the Gener- members to vote against it. convinced you are absolutely At the May General Meet- Committee Reports or Agenda al Coordinators’ May 26, 2015 (His reference to the March 27, right. Pushing BDS within the ing, a legal discussion item Items). (Gazette article: June 11, attempt to bypass the Agen- 2012 GM misstates the actual Coop, demonstrably with no was put on the floor, and 2015, Coordinator’s Corner, Our da Committee’s announced attendance at that meeting. consensus and with a heavy it was two people wearing Coop’s Sustainability, by Joe agenda and to persuade the About 1,650 members voted, dose of membership emotion, “Reclaim Democracy” T-shirts Holtz, General Coordinator). General Meeting attendees not 2,000. The vote was 1,005 is not good for the health of who screamed the loudest The Board of Directors, to vote to direct the Board of against a Coop-wide refer- the diverse Coop community. and were the most disruptive according to the PSFC’s Bylaws, Directors to authorize that the endum on Boycotting Israeli Joe Holtz rightly outlines of the democratic process. (amended as of 03/31/2015), General Coordinators send products and 653 for it.) many other reasons why the I guess actions speak louder Article IX Coop Operation: out (on May 27, 2015, the next Palestinian civil society BDS issue no longer belongs than T-shirts. I’ll know to think ‘The directors may, by resolu- day) a Coop-wide referendum has called for non-violent at the Coop. I call on the BDS twice before believing anything tion, adopt rules and regula- in which members could vote action, Boycott Divestment contingent to move on to other they say now. tions covering operation of the to suppress speech about and Sanctions against Israel. arenas to make their case. Devorah Hershkop Coop, including … disciplinary “Israel, Palestine, the Middle So we should continue to act Stephanie Doba actions against members …’ East, Sodastream, ‘BDS-Boy- on their behalf. Let’s vote to (www.foodcoop.com). At the cott Divestment and Sanc- Boycott Israeli products. IT’S THE RIGHT April GM, during the presen- tions’” in the General Meeting Naomi Brussel ISRAEL VS. THE THING TO DO tation of the agenda item pro- for two years. PALESTINIANS… posal to boycott SodaStream, He claims that “the ques- GENERAL IS IT A TO THE GAZETTE: four Board members, cited in tion of Israel and Palestine is CONVERSATION? As we discuss a potential the GM minutes, repeated- intractable.” He also implies COORDINATORS boycott against SodaStream, ly, used the microphone to that discussing these issues RESPOND TO DEAR COOP MEMBERS, let’s inform ourselves about restore order: ‘The Coop needs “tear(s) apart the Coop.” He NAOMI BRUSSEL: No…it’s a war! the national context surround- to be able to deal with issues raises the specter of “ran- Then what is it that’s going ing the company. Israel’s most of difference between its mem- cor...disorderly conduct...feel- As reported by a member on at the Coop? prestigious newspaper, Haaretz, bers.’ After asking the anti-boy- ing unwelcome...unspoken of the Disciplinary Commit- No one is being killed, but recently reported that 99.74% of cott disrupters to allow the implied violence...discord ver- tee (DC) at the May 26, 2015 I still wouldn’t consider it a all legal cases brought against presenters to continue, the sus harmony” as a reason to General Meeting, a formal discussion. Palestinians result in convic- response was immediate, “Not suppress speech. He implies complaint, concerning the dis- It is a fight between two tions. The original source: an gonna happen,” yelled one of that the survival of the Coop ruptive members at the April small groups of members… Israeli government survey of the anti-boycott members. is at stake if we don’t suppress 28 GM, had been received by the same names over and over its own justice system. The failure of those members talk about these issues. In the DC. Since that May GM again writing to the Gazette… Again, virtually 100% of to cooperate was not a minor fact, the disruptive, menacing report, more complaints have and now arguing about whether Palestinian defendants are infraction; it lasted 25+ min- behavior of those who dis- been submitted to the DC. or not to boycott a product. deemed criminals in a pro- utes. Subsequently, at the May rupted the April 28 General The accusation that the Gen- Why is the Coop the play- cess that calls itself “demo- GM, during the Disciplinary Meeting presentation about eral Coordinators, or other ing field for an international cratic.” The same government Committee Report, we learned Boycotting SodaStream and members of the Coop, have dispute? responsible for this atrocious that the Board of Directors had the impunity that group has treated the group of mem- Because of our generalized figure has granted Soda not submitted a complaint. so far received from the Gen- bers who disrupted the April openness to radical ideas and Stream “legal” rights to The General Coordinators eral Coordinators (among oth- GM with impunity is misguid- expression (cooperation, no annexed land. This annex- should be advocating for ers) is a threat to the survival ed. As DC investigations and profit motive, etc.)…plus at ation process repeatedly new procedures to guaran- of a democratic process at the deliberations are confidential, the Coop the platform is free comes under review by the

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United Nations, which invari- they opposed. connection to devastating is in the best interests of the WE MUST HONOR ably judges it illegal. Then at the May GM, the the Palestinian economy. Coop in line with its purpose http://unispal.un.org/UNI- Chair Committee persuaded We urge you to stop buying and values. This power and FREE SPEECH AT SPAL.NSF/0/A87AB64E58B- the General Coordinators to SodaStream products. responsibility includes not ALL COSTS 5F54785257AF60067435D add to the agenda a request Please visit our website for only avoiding financial and Of course, we’re talking to the Board of Directors for more information: psfcbds. legal jeopardy but also assur- DEAR MEMBERS, about the same victimized a coop-wide referendum, that wordpress.com ing efficient operation of the I’m really hoping that population in both cases—the members vote on ending GM Thomas Cox Coop and our mission of a everyone comes forward and Palestinian people. Thanks discussion of all matters relat- welcoming environment. asks for a Coop-wide refer- to mounting pressure from ing to Palestine, Israel, the Unfortunately at the May endum to decide, democrat- the global movement BDS, Mideast, and any related boy- DELUSIONS OF GM, the Directors deferred ically, whether or not to join SodaStream has announced cotts for a period of two years. DEMOCRACY to a slim majority, a mere 119 so much of the international that it’s pulling up stakes. On Monday June 1, 2015 a unelected members (less than community in asking for a Does this recent tactical shift letter was sent to Coop prin- TO THE BOARD OF 1% of total membership) to boycott of goods produced in absolve the Coop for support- cipals Bill Penner (Chairman DIRECTORS, defeat a management-spon- the Occupied Territories. ing the company even as it of the Board of Directors) and Governance at the Coop sored, time-sensitive proposal Yes, Joe is right. This issue violated international law? Joe Holtz (General Coordina- worked best back in the days clearly important to fiscal and is a divisive one and our Coop And can we justify an ongo- tor) from Shurat HaDin-Israel when there were far fewer other concerns.* The urgent is in jeopardy — but it is the ing relationship with such Law Center. The Israeli law members and greater polit- nature of the business was to behavior of opponents of BDS a company? firm threatened to file a law- ical consensus. The current avoid a five-figure-expendi- that has consistently created Well, I’d say “no” to both suit against the Coop if any arrangement is not viable with ture for a larger venue, secu- ill will and mayhem, NOT questions. But setting aside proposal to boycott Israeli upwards of 16,000 members of rity personnel, staff overtime the issue. We’re talking here former profits from its home products was enacted—an diverse political views, where and miscellaneous costs to about human rights and inter- in an illegal Jewish settle- intimidation tactic with an a fraction of members vote vote on a two-year moratori- national law, plain and simple. ment, SodaStream produc- extremely flimsy legal basis. their advice and the only dem- um on BDS proposals. As an Suppressing speech or es a non-essential product. These efforts serve to ocratically elected body, the alternative, the Coordinators trying to make this issue I was present at the Coop’s draw our attention away from Board of Directors, refuses to proposed attaching an opin- “go away” cannot work and April General Meeting, sadly the injustices that the Boy- exercise their deciding power, ion-poll to election ballots attempts to do so, on top of marred by disruption. Those cott SodaStream proposal such action widely considered imminently due to be mailed uncooperative behavior by who could hear over the din attempts to alert Coop mem- heresy. to members. opponents of free speech, are heard evidence that SodaS- bership to. Both in Israel and Some members believe that The Board, using its best what truly threaten our Coop tream abuses workers and in Israeli-occupied lands, General Meetings and/or ref- judgment as required by law, and its tenets. the environment. SodaStream exploits Pales- erendums are the last word in could have and should have We must honor our Mis- Oxfam booted Scarlett tinian labor and denies the participatory democracy. The overruled the member-advice sion Statement or amend it. Johanssen as their ambassa- workers’ human rights. Buy- problem with General Meet- and allowed the proposal to We must honor free speech at dor when she refused to sever ing these products violates ings is their fractional atten- proceed. And if members had all costs. ties with SodaStream. the PSFC Mission Statement, dance (e.g., 250 attendees voted against management’s Please make your voices We should boycott based “We seek to avoid products equals ~1.5% of membership), cost-free opinion-poll, then heard. As we’ve seen just on our mission statement, that depend on the exploita- sometimes dominated by par- the Board could have and this week, justice and human which precludes exploitation. tion of others.” Our shared tisans with agendas adverse to should have overruled such rights can, and will, prevail in It’s the right thing to do. values demand that we the financial, legal and com- advice. There is no reasoned the end. But your voices are Peace, oppose discrimination and munity interests of the Coop. justification for a second exor- needed. Daniel Riccuito be an ethical neighbor. This inequity is coupled with bitant expense regarding an Carol Wald Briefly put, Israel refused the Board’s orthodox aversion issue utterly tangential to the to abide with international to overruling member advice, Coop’s purpose as stated in ALTERNATIVES TO law, failing to repatriate Pales- even advice against the Coop’s its Certificate of Incorporation: THE EXPLOITATION tinian civilian refugees fleeing best interests. “to provide services connect- OF OTHERS conflicts (principally in 1948 Nor do referendums guar- ed with the acquisition for its and 1967). This paved the way antee best outcomes. The members of articles of com- DEAR MEMBERS: for large populations to be California referendum ban- mon use”. At our April General Meet- consigned to refugee camps ning same-sex marriage In effect, at the May Gen- ing (GM) we witnessed the and destitute lives. didn’t reflect the ethic of eral Meeting, the Board unprecedented, near-total The Park Slope Food Coop our Constitution. It took the of Directors sabotaged breakdown of our Coop’s dem- has always been concerned Supreme Court to guarantee management’s good-faith ocratic structure. Opponents about discrimination and fair marriage equality. The closest attempt to preserve Coop of the proposal for the boy- labor practices. We are not the Coop has to a supreme resources and to restore cott of SodaStream products just a place to buy groceries. court is the Board of Direc- civility to our environment. disrupted the meeting with Until the Coop votes to enact tors, by law the highest decid- Silvia Lowenthal 45 minutes of what the Gen- our proposal, we urge all ing body at the Coop. A check *See article by Joe Holtz, June eral Coordinators described Coop members to learn more on partisan interests, the 11, p. 6 (available online). as a “rancorous disturbance,” about the unethical practices Board is supposed to decide “Notice to the Member/ intended to shut down views of SodaStream and their whether the members’ advice Owners”

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 14 July 9, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 9, 2015 Coop Job Opening / Early Mornings: Receiving/Stocking Coordinator JOIN THE Description: The Coop is hiring a Receiving/Stocking Coordinator to work at 5 a.m. or 6 a.m., five days per week including Saturdays and Sundays. The early morning and weekend Receiving/Stocking Coordinators oversee the deliveries of fresh pro- duce, inspect for high quality and ensure its longevity through proper rotation and placement in and out of coolers. These Receiving Coordinators also supervise produce processing, ensure that PLUs are active and UPCs scan, coordinate with compost and soup kitchen squads, restock and maintain the produce aisle. All Receiving/Stocking Coordinators ensure the smooth functioning of the Coop. They generate work for members, answer members’ questions and support squads to ensure that the Coop is well-stocked. We are looking for an early-riser who wants a high-energy job. You must be able to repeatedly lift up to 50 lbs. and work for hours in walk-in coolers. The ideal candidate will be a reliable, responsible self-starter who enjoys working with our diverse member-workers. Applicants must be excellent team players, as they will be sharing the work with several other Receiving Coordinators. Applicants must have an excellent spatial sense, great people and communication skills, as well as Did you know that the Coop has an Animal Welfare Committee? patience. Applicants should be able to remain calm in hectic surroundings, have the ability to prioritize We do… and we’re looking for new members. tasks, teach and explain procedures, delegate work, give feedback, and pay attention to several things at once. Comfort with math, computers and experience working in a grocery store is a plus. We are looking for applicants with design, publicity, branding, or As a retail business, the Coop’s busiest times are during traditional holiday seasons. Applicants must investigative journalism skills. We meet monthly at the Coop be prepared to work during many of the holiday periods, particularly in the winter. (Mondays, C week, 7-8:30 p.m.). Hours: Approx. 38 hours in 5 days/week including Saturdays and Sundays: Primarily early morning, some shifts start at 5 a.m. Check out our blog for more information on the committee Wages: $26.24/hour. and the online application. Benefits: • Paid Holidays: July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day • Paid Health and Personal Time: 11 days per year • Paid Vacation: three weeks per year increasing in the 4th, 8th & 11th years www.psfcanimals.blogspot.com • Health Insurance • Dental and Vision Plan • Pension Plan We strive to reflect the diversity of the PSFC, • Life Insurance including dietary diversity (omnivores, vegetarians, and • 401(k) Plan vegans are equally welcome!). • TransitChek Program • Flexible Spending Account Prerequisite: Must be a current member of the Park Slope Food Coop for at least six months immediately prior to application. No Receiving/Stocking experience necessary to submit application materials. However, in order to be considered for an interview applicants must have worked at least two early-morning Receiving shifts in the Produce basement and two early-morning Receiving shifts in the Produce Aisle. After submitting your materials, if you wish to schedule shifts please contact the Coop at [email protected]. Please put “Schedule Shifts” in the subject field. How to Apply: Please provide your resumé along with a cover letter explaining your relevant qualifications, skills and experience. Materials will only be accepted electronically. E-mail resumé and cover letter to [email protected]. Please put “Produce Receiving Coordinator” in the subject field. Applicants will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of their materials. Please do not call the Membership Office to check on the status of your application. Applications will be reviewed and inter- views scheduled on a rolling basis until the position has been filled. If you applied to a previous Coop job offering, please re-submit your materials. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership.

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Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 16 July 9, 2015 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES

RECEIVING PRODUCE OFFICE SET-UP need them. Entrance workers provide needed to help set up and break down Monday-Friday Monday-Thursday, an essential member service and must the space where the General Meet- 5 to 7:30 a.m. 6 to 8:30 a.m be welcoming, polite, able to read and ing is held. Contact Adriana Becerra, The Coop is looking for members to Need an early riser with lots of ener- interpret information on the entrance Membership Coordinator, adriana_ work in the produce area. Responsibil- gy to do a variety of physical tasks desk screen, able to clearly convey infor- [email protected]. ities include: lifting boxes, unloading including: setting up tables and mation about member status directly deliveries, stacking boxes in the base- chairs, buying food and supplies, to members. Entrance workers also ment. You should be willing to get or labeling and putting away food and provide a key security function, and BATHROOM CLEANING have wet hands while you are working. supplies, recycling, washing dishes must remain alert throughout the shift, Wednesday & Friday Boxes usually weigh between 2–20 lbs., and making coffee. Sound like your which may have slow periods. Therefore 12 to 2:00 p.m. a few may weigh up to 50 lbs. dream come true? This job might be reading, writing, talking on the phone, Work with a partner to deep clean for you. Please speak to Adriana or texting, etc. is not allowed. Punctuality the Coop’s bathrooms. Tasks include STORE EQUIPMENT Cynthia in the Membership Office for and good attendance will be essential, scrubbing floor tiles, cleaning toi- CLEANING more information. as you will be the only Entrance work- lets, mopping floors and stocking Monday, Wednesday and er scheduled at this time of day. Paid the bathrooms. You will work with Friday ENTRANCE DESK Membership Coordinators will be pres- only natural cleaning products. This 6 to 8 a.m. Wednesday, 5:45 to 8:00 a.m. ent to train you on your first (and sec- job is perfect for members who like The Coop is looking for members to Supervised by Membership Coordina- ond) shift, and then to support you and to clean and are conscientious about clean the checkout area of the store. tors, you will be staffing the Entrance answer questions going forward. doing a thorough job. It entails cleaning the scales at each desk in hours of the weekday before the checkout and vacuuming around the Coop is open to shoppers. Primarily GENERAL MEETING base of the checkout station as well you will be checking in working mem- SET-UP as sweeping and occasionally mop- bers, informing them of their member Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. or 6:30pm. ping. You will work under the super- and household status, and handing out Adaptable, physically energetic, team vision of a staff person. entrance desk slips to members who workers with excellent attendance

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