Alexis, Who Made the Coop Smile Ah Sugar, Sugar, Salt and Fat

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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume HH, Number 5 March 7, 2013 Alexis, Who Made the Coop Smile Ah Sugar, Sugar, Salt and Fat

By Thomas Matthews attended Seward Park High School, but left By Danielle Uchitelle illy Donald Alexis was an unflagging and early to enroll in the college bound program at n his new book, Salt Sugar Birrepressible presence at the Coop, where New York City Community College at the age IFat, Coop member Michael he worked for 19 years as a Receiving Coordi- of 16. There he earned both his high school Moss peers under the hood nator. He made a broad impact on the Coop’s diploma and associate’s degree. He earned his of the global processed food 16,000 members in his role as the bread bachelor’s degree from Baruch College. machine and shines a light buyer, expanding the range of products to In 1988, he married Shelia Martin. They on the massive, well-tuned include a wide diversity of specialty and arti- moved to Brooklyn and had three children: engine built to suck the gro- san-baked goods. But his most personal lega- Stephen (born in 1990), Darian (1992) and Jor- cery dollars from our pock- cy was as the early morning monitor, where dan (1997). ets and leave us gasping, he greeted, organized and encouraged the “I can’t remember how I was introduced to malnourished and ill. Subti- sleepy staff and member workers who assem- the Coop, but I joined first,” Shelia said. “And tled “How the Food Giants bled each day by 6:00 a.m. to bring the store I worked both his shift and my shift! Then I Hooked Us,” his book to life. saw that there was an opening for a Receiv- describes the many tech- ing Coordinator and told him he should niques they use, generally apply to it.” with the full cooperation of the government, to make Alexis Grew with the Coop sure we keep buying and “Alexis truly grew with the Coop,” said Joe eating more and more of Holtz, one of the General Coordinators. “We their products. had less than 5,000 members when he joined If this sounds like someone else’s dystopia, you’re a more dis- the staff in August, 1993. He was not the bread ciplined shopper than I am. When reading in Michaels’s book buyer immediately. He was not the main early about how the government encourages low commodity prices morning point person immediately. As the for sugar, aiding the food giants and abetting the obesity crisis, I Coop grew and the staff grew, the areas of spe- can work up a good head of righteous indignation on behalf the cialization grew more numerous and more economy’s underclass, to whom sugary prepared foods are often focused. Alexis proved to be excellent at help- targeted, while nursing that “told you so” state of mind toward ing to orchestrate the start of weekdays, which my sugar-gobbling friends. You see, my own personal added- start much earlier than the shopping hours.” sugar consumption is as close to zero as any Westerner is likely “He was brilliant at his job as the morning to get: I eat one piece of pineapple upside-down cake on the monitor,” said Jennie KixMiller, a longtime Fourth of July, and cake on my birthday. Don’t gaze directly at my member of the Coop and former Coordinator halo; it may harm your eyes. On the other hand, my mother was who worked with Alexis directly for eight years. from New Orleans and I cook the way she taught me, with lots “And it’s one of the most important jobs at the and lots of salt and plenty of fat to fry in. In my family you don’t Coop. His warmth and personality made him taste food to see how much salt to add; you keep adding salt perfect for the job. He knew exactly who to until you can smell it, and then you back off a bit. So the chap- match up with which task. He was one of the ters on salt and fat left me more than a little queasy. The truth is, warmest, most loving people I know. He had the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 biggest smile! And a big hug for everyone.” Denney Marcelle, a Receiving Coordinator, Next General Meeting on March 19* was a friend outside of work as well. “Alexis The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the loved weight training,” he said. “He was not into last Tuesday of each month.* The March General Meeting will “It was his home,” said his wife Shelia Mar- bulking up, but he was extremely fit. And hand- be on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:00 p.m. at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., tin. “It really was. The people: that was the some! My goodness, some of the members had between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. thing.” a drooling problem.” Denney also recalled The Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. Billy Donald Alexis was born on Oct. 31, doughnut runs before work, and tales of rau- The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at 1954, the youngest child of Dorothy and cous card games, big parties and delicious www.foodcoop.com and available as a flier in the entryway of Joseph Alexis. The family grew up in the Lillian meals at the Alexis-Martin household. the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop Wald Houses on the Lower East Side. Alexis CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 governance, please see the center of this issue. *March’s meeting is March 19 (not March 26). This is an Thu, Mar 7 • Food Class: Super Fresh Spring Cleaning exception. with Raw Foods 7:30 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE Fri, Mar 8 • Wordsprouts: Group Reading: Coop Stories from the City & Beyond 7:00 p.m. From the Archives ...... 3 Tue, Mar 12 • Safe Food Committee Film Night: Rooftop Farms Grow in Brooklyn...... 4 Event The World According to Monsanto 7:00 p.m. Plow-to-Plate Movie Series ...... 6 Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement. . . 9 Highlights Thu, Apr 4 • Food Class: Cherry Blossom–Inspired Dishes Calendar of Events ...... 10 7:30 p.m. Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Candidates for Board of Directors ...... 14 Classifieds, Exciting Workslot Opportunities...... 15 13-03-07 p1-16_Layout 1 3/6/13 5:03 PM Page 2

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 or five days a week, some- value of determination in coop members who knew times two shifts a day. It was their family. When their and loved Alexis An Ability To Touch grueling. But he found his daughter Darian was about to Other People groove in it and it became enter her first year at college, Marcelle articulated some- who he was. He took his job she suffered severe burns in @fmb_3: “Somber day, Alexis brother, you will be missed.” thing about Alexis that every- to heart and was a perfection- an accident at the end of Barbara Mazor: “I am deeply saddened to learn Alexis has one who knew him touched on: ist. Doing something he ini- August. She chose not to passed away. May his memory be for a blessing.” his growth as a person and his tially didn’t want to do gave delay her college education ability to touch other people. him a chance to show off his and is on track to graduate Roberta Arnold @RonnieCuberMGMT: “very nice person “The Coop gives everyone peacock feathers. He had to next year. When she got a job to work with. always had a smile even at 7 a.m. on a who works here the challenge engage and nurture so many in the People’s Market Food Sunday morning.” to be outgoing, organized, people. And that’s why peo- Coop at the University of and to manage people, some ple remember him the way Massachusetts in Amherst, gilly youner @gillyarcht: I am bereft. The @foodcoop is of whom are much more they do. Alexis was excited to report bereft. We have lost Alexis…one of the SWEETEST humans how much she loved working on the planet. Ever. :-…. there and now how much she Elfrida Martin @Elfiem: Alexis has inspired great love and now appreciated his work at the Park Slope Food Coop.” respect. What a beautiful smile Joshua Bauchner @bauchner: RIP Alexis. What a guy A Generosity of Spirit General Coordinator Allen Ainslie Binder @ainslieann: He made my 5:45 shifts worth- Zimmerman is a cancer sur- while. RIP Alexis vivor who got to know anoth- Annie Petunia @PicklePetunia: so sad to hear about Alexis. er side of Alexis. “Last year, He was the sunshine of my morning shift. Always a smile when I was recovering from surgery and Alexis was recov- and a warm hello. RIP Alexis. ering from the treatment for Matthew Wills @backyardbeyond: Really sorry to hear about his cancer, we found our- Alexis. He was a great guy. selves on medical leave at the same time. We spent time sarah hill @sarahjoyhill: An early morning weekday worker together that was very differ- remembering Alexis with great affection & respect. ent from the time we spent Heartfelt sympathy to all who loved him. together on the job. “My prognosis was far ReganWoodPhotography @ReganWoodPhoto: I just found more hopeful than his. But out today when working. Already his absence really felt. the wonderful thing was that RIP Alexis. Thanks for sharing your spirit and smile he didn’t see us as differ- brooklyngal: rest in peace alexis his smile will be remem- ent—he was as supportive of bered my prayers are with his family me as I was of him. My fond- est memory is when I was Clint Hendler @clinthendler: I’ve never met anyone who unsteady walking, he took my could be as nice at 5:45 in the morning. RIP. arm and helped me. That Alexis enjoying the food at annual staff holiday party. support will stay with me for- Donna Minkowitz @Minkowitz: Alexis was a bright, bright spir- ever. There was a generosity it. He always made me feel good, every time I saw him. RIP ‘wealthy’ than you are,” Mar- “Sometimes it’s the chal- of spirit about Alexis that Abe Velez @abevel75: Thank you, Alexis, and may the road celle said. “Alexis could han- lenges and even the failures everyone could feel. We all rise with you!! Heartbroken. But you lit up the Coop and dle that very easily and we face that open up the felt supported by his warmth showed us all a kind way. smoothly, just human to paths to true success. Alexis and strength.” human. I’ve never met any- embodied that lesson, and Alexis died at home on rachel f. feddersen @rfishfed: RIP Alexis. It was always a one more comfortable in his taught it to so many of us. February 11 in the company of pleasure to see him, no matter how early the hour. skin. He was able to give People say to me, ‘it’s because his family. He was 58. He is because he was clear about of Alexis in the morning that survived by his wife Shelia sklose @sklose: I worked a monthly 6 am shift w Alexis for himself. I watched him grow, I’m still a member.’” and their three children, along more than two years. He was never anything other than as I’ve seen a lot of people Janet Schumacher, a Gen- with his sisters, brothers, warm, funny, and charming. grow here. eral Coordinator, amplified nephews, niece and a whole “Being the morning moni- this insight, noting that host of friends and admirers tor wasn’t something he par- “Alexis and his wife Shelia too numerous to list. ■ Follow the Food Coop The Alexis-Martin family appreciates cards and notes of on support, and will accept contributions to help defray expenses from those people who feel so moved. All communications should be addressed to Shelia Martin c/o Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Cards and donations can be mailed to the Coop or brought in person to the second floor Membership Office. A memorial celebrating Alexis’ life will be on Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m., at Grace United Methodist Church, 33 St. Johns Pl. at Seventh Ave. Members of all of his communities, including Coop members and staff, are welcome. See the Coop’s website, foodcoop.com, for information. @foodcoop

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Ah Sugar, Sugar me, “and how little effort goes where they’re easy to see and FUN COMMITTEE into marketing carrots and easy to reach. Reaching high CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 other healthy foods.” Here or bending down will often no matter how disciplined a again, the Coop is atypical, yield the healthier, less Seventh Annual Coop food consumer you are, every- with Allen Zimmerman’s care- processed version of the same one will see themselves in fully curated cornucopia of food. Try this on your next trip Kids’ Variety Show Michael’s book. seasonal produce outshining to Key Food. anything you’ll find on the Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. Hello Dolly Madison shelves throughout the rest of Where’s the Call to Arms? I caught up with Michael the shopping floor. By con- After almost 400 pages of Old First Reformed Church one afternoon as he was trast, a trip down the produce reading about how the food Carroll St. & Seventh Ave. preparing for his publisher’s aisle of most other grocery giants got over on the Ameri- media blitz in advance of the stores will induce a deep can people at pretty much book’s March 12 publication sense of ennui that can only every turn from around 1960 date, and asked him what he be erased by purchasing to the present, I was waiting intended the message of his chocolate bars, which are for the clarion call to arms in book to be. “It’s really an always stocked conveniently the final chapter of Michael’s exposé of the processed food close to where shoppers wait book. Here, sadly, he disap- industry,” Michael answered. in line to check out, a stocking pointed me. Instead of “Everything they’re throwing at strategy to which even the “Chicago will be ours!”, Americans.” In chapter after Coop must plead guilty. Upton Sinclair’s rousing chapter, Michael meticulously I asked Michael whether finale to his 1905 food indus- documents how the brightest researching his book had try exposé The Jungle, we find minds in the food science changed his own shopping the more measured but not community labor day after day habits. “I’ve taught my two nearly as heart-quickening, to engineer food (one can boys to read food labels,” “After all, we decide what to hardly call it cooking) to be as replied Michael. “Kids have buy. We decide how much to ounds of cello, drums, flute, guitar, hip-hop, magic addictive as possible, turning these huge sugar cravings, so eat.” True enough, Michael, Stricks, tap shoes, skits, trumpet and young voices the results over to master psy- I’m always looking for practical but didn’t you just spend the singing popular songs filled the PSFC meeting room two chologists who construct mar- ways to add healthy things to last 400 pages demonstrating weekend days in January as 38 children ages 6-13 audi- keting campaigns to instill an their diets.” Michael’s real- how the corporate food tioned 24 acts for the Seventh Annual Coop Kids’ Variety insatiable yearning for their world nutrition tips include industry decides for us? Still, Show produced by the PSFC Fun Committee. Five mem- product, its beautiful packag- adding multigrain pancakes to Coop members reading Salt bers of the committee reviewed the auditions with show ing, the unattainable yet allur- his children’s breakfast menu Sugar Fat can at least take coordinator Martha Siegel and determined that this ing lifestyle that their as well as teaching them to comfort in knowing that year’s variety show will be spectacular. salty/sugary/fatty creations read food labels and to think we’ve enacted our own per- This year’s edition of the Variety Show features skits, represent. I guess that’s why I about the sugar and salt con- sonal liberation from the solo instrumental and vocal performances, modern, hip- still have erotic fantasies tent of the packaged foods tyranny of the modern food hop, gymnastic and tap dances, rock groups and even a involving Dolly Madison. they eat. Also, “learning to industry. If only every shop- magic show. As Michael describes it, the understand the eye-level part per in a giant Key Food or tiny The Coop Kids’ Variety Show will be videotaped and deck is stacked against whole- of the store,” for as Michael bodega could know the plea- broadcast on BCAT, the public service station in Brooklyn. some food. “Think of how discovered, most groceries sure of healthy food that we Admission is $10 adults, $5 kids 12-18, free for kids much effort is put into market- stock their highest-sugar as Coop shoppers know, that under 12. ing processed food,” he told processed foods at eye level, would truly be a revolution. ■ FROM THE ARCHIVES Voting for New Products ur last column looked at an instance when the Coop membership voted to stop Ostocking a specific product—in that case, bottled water. The same democratic process has been used to introduce new products as well. Newer members may take for granted the array of fancy beers and grass-fed beef that currently graces our shelves, but these items haven’t always been sold. Whether or not to add them had to be voted on—often after months of debate in the pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. Even with membership approval, other limitations like space and equipment have in the past prevented the Coop from stocking desired items. Although members clamored for poultry in the 1980s, it wasn’t until 1991, after the Coop’s expansion and the introduction of a refrigeration system, that the feathered food items landed in member shopping

carts. On the same BY HAZEL HANKIN PHOTOS note, even though the Bob Graziano, the Turkey Man of the PSFC, Thanksgiving 1994. membership voted to start carrying condoms in 1986, those items didn’t hit the shelves until June of 1989. The reason? Suppliers only wanted to sell in large quantities, and with limited space to store several thousand units of condoms as well as limited shelf space to sell them from, members would have had to buy condoms in bulk to make it work. And we won’t speculate as to why that sales model wasn’t sustainable… Please send your comments, questions, and memories to [email protected]. —Archives Committee

Esther Bernstein with her turkey and Bob Graziano, Thanksgiving 1994.

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By Brian Dentz These rooftop farms don’t awaiting final permits from llen Zimmerman’s got a just sell produce at farmers the city. But it’s already land- lot on his plate. He over- markets and as CSA shares, ed a contract to exclusively sees the 6,000 cases of pro- they also supply large super- provide produce to A&P duce purchased each week by markets such as Whole Foods supermarkets. the Park Slope Food Coop. “I and Fresh Direct. What is City government is encour- would love to be able to carry expected to be the largest aging this new type of industry. something that’s grown in rooftop hydroponic farm in Recently, zoning regulations Brooklyn,” he said recently, the country is slated for the were altered by the City Plan- while taking a break from his top of a former Navy ware- ning Department and ap- demanding schedule. “Many house building only 2.2 miles proved by the City Council to

Coop members are obsessed from the Coop’s organic but- encourage green develop- BY ARI BURLING PHOTO more with local, than organic.” ternut squash section. ment. The new rules, called The Gotham Greens greenhouse utilizes a rooftop weather Zimmerman is intrigued Brightfarms is planning to Zone Green, help make it easi- station linked to computers that help regulate its irrigation by the rapid growth of com- build a 100,000-square-foot er for greenhouses to be built pumps, exhaust fans, vents, shutters and shade curtains. mercial rooftop farms that facility that it projects will on commercial buildings. have sprouted on large grow one million pounds of tion, is Gotham Greens’ modular, lightweight, effi- industrial buildings in the produce per year. The farm Putting the Green 15,000-square-foot hydropon- cient, productive form of city. “If somebody grows it…a will be located on 30th Street In Greenpoint ic commercial rooftop farm. farming that lends itself well big enough supplier of some- and Third Avenue in Sunset Deep in the heart of Green- Gotham Greens has been to an urban environment, thing, I think we would be Park. The construction of the point, only 5.23 miles from harvesting vegetables grown particularly rooftops. Hydro- interested.” hydroponic greenhouse is the Coop’s organic carrot sec- with a view of the midtown ponic yields can be 10 to 20 Manhattan skyline since times more productive per 2011. The farm uses many unit area compared to con- recently developed high-tech ventional farming.” approaches in hydroponics. Gotham Greens grows let- Its greenhouse utilizes a tuce, salad greens and herbs, rooftop weather station as well as tomatoes, cucum- linked to computers that bers, peppers, eggplants and help regulate its irrigation strawberries. It employs 15 to pumps, exhaust fans, vents, 20 people to plant, harvest shutters and shade curtains. and care for the crops as well Asked why Gotham Greens as other aspects of running a grows with hydroponics, commercial farm. The farm Viraj Puri, co-founder and grows year-round. Although

RENDERING BY BRIGHTFARMS CEO, replied, “New York City not certified organic, it says Brightfarms will be located on 30th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park. The construc- has a dearth of arable land. its growing methods avoid tion of the hydroponic greenhouse is awaiting final permits from the city. Hydroponics is an extremely using chemical pesticides, GMO ROUND UP! Transgenics, the Coop, and You Help the Queens Harvest Food Co-op bring sustainable and affordable Sugar? food options to Queens and earn FTOP hours at the same time. The Queens Harvest Buying Club is looking for ,·P*02 volunteers to help during our monthly distributions. EZDKKKDD If you love farmers, fresh foods, conversation, and arithmetic, then spend a couple hours with the crew and get to know us +DDDDKDD (and Queens!) a little better. We especially need an accountant. We are a monthly buying club and need volunteers each month. Our next distribution will be in late January. E-mail [email protected] for the date. We need extra hands for: • Morning Shifts—Setup, Data Entry, Receiving, Inventory Foods listing “sugar” as an • Afternoon Shifts—Receiving, Data Entry, Kitchen Prep, Packing ingredient are likely to contain • Evening Shifts—Packing, Data Entry, Cleaning, Breakdown sugar derived from GE sugar beets. Our distribution site is St. Jacobus Lutheran Church, in Visit www.nongmoproject.com Woodside, which is just three blocks from the Roosevelt Ave. or email [email protected] stop (E/F/R/M/7 trains) in the heart of Jackson Heights. This notice is brought to you by the GMO Shelf Labeling Interested in volunteering? E-mail us: [email protected] Committee of the PSFC: www.gmodanger.wordpress.com

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herbicides or fungicides. graphic economic context. At zations for access to compost According to the company, the moment, urban rooftop and use organic fertilizers such the time between a veg- farming is a concept, not a as fish emulsion and alfalfa etable’s harvest and its sale completely proven solution. meal. They are not certified to a customer is three to 48 But it is promising. “ organic nor do they plan to hours. Gotham Greens also seek certification. But they say recycles its irrigation water Brooklyn Grange they grow their vegetables and claims that hydroponics Just over the Brooklyn– according to what they uses 10 times less water than Queens border in Long Island describe as organic principles, soil growing. Asked about the City sits a rooftop farm on not using any synthetic or flavor of hydroponic grown Northern Boulevard, which chemical fertilizers. The list of vegetables, Viraj said, “Like uses old-fashioned soil in the what grows out of the soil is any other type of farming, it open sun (no greenhouse), long. They report growing 40 depends on the grower and with the plants growing in varieties of tomatoes, pep-

the care taken of the rows. Brooklyn Grange is just pers, kale, chard, bok choy, PLAKIAS BY ANASTASIA PHOTO plants…if grown well, hydro- an 8.16-mile bike ride from carrots, radishes, beans, Brooklyn Grange uses a special kind of soil called Rooflight, ponic crops can be tastier the Coop’s organic green arugula and a variety of salad designed for roof growing. and more nutritious. If effort beans bin. The 45,000-square- greens. Some vegetables such is taken to ensure proper foot farm has been planting as cabbage and collard greens he says. And Zimmerman the same time would risk los- nutrition, climate control and and harvesting since 2010. didn’t grow well in their soil so contends that carrying organ- ing the integrity of the Coop’s pest management and of Brooklyn Grange opened a they no longer plant them. ic and non-organic items at organically grown produce. ■ course freshness.” second farm on a rooftop in Brooklyn Grange distributes The close proximity to the the Brooklyn Navy Yard (2.35 the produce through three people eating the produce, miles from the Coop’s organic channels: CSAs, farmers mar- he says, is very important to beets shelf) in June 2012, with kets and wholesale to local VALET BIKE PARKING the flavor and quality of the an additional 65,000 square supermarkets and restaurants. food. feet of growing space. That The vegetables are picked and For now, the company totals 110,000 square feet or sold to their customers within IS HERE would be unable to sell to the 2.5 acres of crops. 24 hours, Anastasia explained. Coop. Viraj, who has a back- Anastasia Cole Plakias, a They are able to grow ON SUNDAYS! ground managing start-ups in managing partner of Brooklyn about nine months out of the year. Another benefit of rooftop soil farming, as Anastasia tells it, is the farm’s use of rainwater runoff for irrigation. This eases the EveryEvery Sunday,Sunday, April 1–November7–November 18,24, burden on the city’s sewer from 3:30–83:30-8 p.m., systems and reduces the Coop members can leave their bikes with amount of raw sewage that our valet parking service, which is like the city is forced to discharge a coat check for bikes. Working members will directly into our waterways during heavy rainfall. When check in and watch your bike for you. asked if Brooklyn Grange sells to food coops, Anasta- Just drop off your bike, stroller, scooter or sia replied, “Yes, we sell to personal cart, do your shopping or your shift, the Bushwick Coop and and hop back on.

PHOTO BY ARI BURLING PHOTO Green Hill Food Coop.” No locks, no worries, no theft. Gotham Greens has been harvesting vegetables grown with As for the Park Slope Food Service operates rain or shine. a view of the midtown Manhattan skyline since 2011. Coop, Allen Zimmerman says Look for us in front of the yellow wall. that while the idea of hyper- (Note: no bike check-in after 7:30 p.m.) New York as well as working Grange who comes from a local produce sounds appeal- at an environmental engi- background in the restaurant ing the biggest obstacle is neering firm called New York industry, said they broke even that these rooftop farms are Valet bicycle parking at the Coop Sun Works, said, ”At the their first year and have been not organic. Most of the veg- is brought to you by the PSFC moment, demand outstrips expanding ever since. Other etables the Coop sells are Shop & Cycle Committee. supply so we can’t take on means of revenue have also certified organically grown, any new customers unfortu- helped the business. “Con- nately. But (we) hope to as we sulting is one area in which expand operations.” It cur- we’re seeing a lot of growth: To receive workslot credit for attending the rently sells to Whole Foods, there’s a huge demand for this Fresh Direct, D’Agostino’s as type of project atop commer- monthly General Meeting, members must sign up in well as smaller retailers and cial and residential develop- advance in one of the following three ways: restaurants. ments,” Anastasia reported. Viraj reports plans to The farm also serves as an expand to two more rooftop educational destination for ◆ farms in the city, one in school children, offers a vari- On the Coop’s website Brooklyn and the other in ety of internships and rents (www.foodcoop.com) Queens. When asked if he the rooftop for corporate sees rooftop hydroponic events and parties. farming as the future of farm- Brooklyn Grange uses a ◆ ing, Viraj responded, ”We special kind of soil called Add your name to don’t necessarily see this as Rooflight, designed for roof the sign-up sheet the future of farming. It can growing. As the name implies, play a role however for cer- it’s a lightweight soil. The in the ground-floor tain crops, particularly highly plants grow in soil eight to 12 elevator lobby perishable crops often grown inches deep, in rows. “Building far away. There are many ways our soil is priority number one to farm responsibly and sus- at the farm, since we have a ◆ tainably. This is one such limited amount of it to work Call the Membership Office method that is suited, tai- with,” Anastasia explained. lored, to our unique geo- They partner with local organi-

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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: The World According to Monsanto By Adam Rabiner Then, the filmmakers go over Mon- was biodegradable and ou need only to look at a film like santo’s alleged sins, one by one. The good for the environment, Y Michael Moore’s groundbreaking company’s list of misdeeds is long: only to be forced to reverse 1989 exposé of General Motors, Roger dumping dangerous chemicals in a itself when its own studies and Me, to see that corporations sel- creek and burying PCBs in the poor showed that after 28 days dom come off looking good on cam- African-American community of in the soil only two percent era. And this is especially true in Anniston, Alabama, in the 1960s and had broken down. documentaries about the food lying to the government and commu- The title of this film, The industry. But The World According to nity about the hazards; falsifying sci- World According to Monsanto, Monsanto is particularly savaging in entific studies; destroying the careers suggests the great power its unrelenting focus on unearthing and reputations of scientists who this monopoly has wield- the seediness, so to speak, of this dared to question the safety of their ed in manipulating the global corporation. products or methods; suing American FDA and implies that Monsanto presents itself, through farmers for patent infringement and Monsanto, which has slick advertisements, as a company destroying the lives of poor farmers in already bought up dozens interested in making the world a better the developing world who cannot of seed companies, has as place by helping farmers grow more afford their seeds. its ultimate goal nothing food and feed an expanding popula- It’s a strong indictment and it is all short of dominating the tion. But the filmmakers make a con- meant to question the honesty and entire food system. But vincing case that the company’s true integrity of a company that envisions a despite its past political motive is profit and that it will go to any transgenic world and believes that prowess, and its slick tele- length to achieve it. Like skilled lawyers GMOs are safe. Not long into The World vision commercials, Mon- gradually stripping away the credibility According to Monsanto you pretty much santo, at least in certain of an expert witness, they establish hate the company and are extremely circles, is also a quite sin- their case by first examining the com- skeptical of its scientific claims, ister company, and this

pany’s past. Before Monsanto began endorsed by the Food and Drug Admin- film only validates that OF THE FILMMAKERS COURTESY PHOTO passing itself off as a friendly agricul- istration (FDA), that genetically modi- appraisal. Marie-Monique tural company, it was a chemical com- fied organisms are “substantially Robin’s film will leave you doubting pany, founded in 1901, that produced equivalent” to non- GMOs and that they claims of food safety and benevolence. Watch The World According to Mon- many dangerous or controversial prod- are “Generally Recognized as Safe” or After 108 minutes, Monsanto does not santo on Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m., Park ucts such as dioxins, PCBs, aspartame (GRAS). After all, Monsanto at first said seem so powerful. The man behind the Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St., 2nd floor. and bovine growth hormone. that its cash-cow herbicide, Roundup, curtain has been revealed. ■ Refreshments will be served. Windsor Terrace/ Kensington

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LICH alive and open. Daniel The Fight to Save LICH Squadron, Tish James, Brad Ask Me Questions By Carl Biers SUNY Downstate system. Lander, Stephen Levine, Joan ome Coop members Like many other public insti- Millman, Marty Markowitz About Coop Foods S would be dead if not for tutions, it suffers from a lack and other elected leaders the care at Long Island Col- of public funding. SUNY says have all spoken out in sup- Monday, March 11, 12 to 2:45 p.m. lege Hospital. I’m one of that LICH is losing money port of keeping the full-care them. In 1999, at the age of and its sale will bring the hospital open. The New York Monday, March 18, 12 to 2:45 p.m. 30, I spent nine days in the cash it needs to save the State Nurses Association, hospital after being struck Downstate system. But 1199 SEIU and New York You can join in any time during a with a sudden unexpected ill- many of us who have fol- City Communities for question-and-answer session ness. I received excellent care lowed the battle closely Change have formed a coali- on the shopping floor. as I passed through the ER, believe there is strong evi- tion to rally support. More critical care and step-down dence that SUNY has inten- than 350 nurses, hospital Look for tour leaders in produce aisle. units. I still receive regular tionally misled the public as workers, turned out to a care there, as do thousands community meeting of other Brooklynites. at Kane Street on If LICH closes, others who February 14. rely on it will die. That’s the New York City Crossword Puzzle harsh reality. There is simply emergency rooms

no other substitute with the were already way 123 4567 8 9 10111213 capacity to serve Cobble Hill, over capacity as a Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights, result of the closures 14 15 16 Carroll Gardens, Park Slope of Coney Island Hospi- 17 18 19 and other areas. tal, Bellevue and NYU 20 21 22 23 The hospital is open today Medical Center forced by and its 250 beds are full. It Hurricane Sandy. Under the 24 25 26 27 provides care to ALL of most difficult conditions, 28 29 30

Brooklyn, not just its sur- BY MICHAEL JAYCOHEN ILLUSTRATION LICH stepped up and provid- rounding neighborhoods of to LICH’s viability, ed uninterrupted care to crit- 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, setting it up to fail, ical patients displaced by 38 39 40 41 42 Red Hook, Gowanus, Boerum and violating the law in the storm. Hill, Brooklyn Heights and the process. LICH has failed Coop members who want 43 44 45 Downtown Brooklyn. to develop a plan to market to get involved can contact 46 47 48 49 50 51 Powerful real estate inter- its services to the affluent Michelle Green at michelle. ests have targeted the proper- communities closest to it. It [email protected]. 52 53 54 55 56 57 ty, which has the misfortune intentionally closed beds for Plans are in the works to 58 59 60 of sitting atop a bluff over- which there is a demand and bring a resolution to the 61 62 63 64 65 looking land slated for future then used the closed beds to March General Membership waterfront development. If argue that the hospital is meeting asking for the Coop 66 67 68

they have their way, a hospital underutilized. to support the effort to save 69 70 71 room where an elderly neigh- On February 20, a judge LICH and Interfaith in Bed- borhood resident receives issued a temporary restrain- ford Stuyvesant, which is Across Down critical treatment for a brain ing order barring the hospital under a similar attack. If you 1. “Weekend Update” show, for short 1. Audible kiss 4. Apt rhyme with “aahs” 2. Ryan with 5,714 strikeouts tumor will become part of a from moving forward with its would like to help with the 8. ____ Pointe, Mich. 3. France’s longest river $2-million two-bedroom plan to shut down. presentation or have ques- 14. Cattle call? 4. Blind guess condo because of its view of Hospital workers, patients, tions about the campaign, 15. Go bad 5. Dartboard site 16. S’pose 6. Biblical refuge the waterfront. the community and politicians you can also contact me at 17. Spongy cake made by a boxing 7. He says “I’m the Half-Blood Prince” in LICH belongs to the are joining together to keep [email protected]. ■ legend? “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” 19. Suzuki who said “I think there’s 8. Old name for the flu sexiness in infield hits” 9. Automaker’s bane 20. Chocolate substitute 10. “Gee,” in Glasgow 21. Rap’s Salt-N-____ 11. Like leotards Hearing Administration Committee 23. Take home 12. Marathoner’s woe, perhaps 24. Had more than a feeling 13. Cybermemo 25. Potato pancake meant as a cure for 18. Larry who was the N.L.’s Manager of is seeking new members insomnia? the Year in 2001 28. Palo ____, Calif. 22. “Yikes!” 30. ____ scale 25. Double ____ Oreos The HAC performs administrative functions necessary to arrange and 31. CPR expert 26. Actress Anderson 34. Unpaid sitter, perhaps 27. Gardner and others facilitate disciplinary hearings, coordinating with the Coop’s 36. Sits in a wine cellar 29. My ____, Vietnam 38. Like the consumables in 17-, 25-, 52- 31. Heart meas. Disciplinary Committee and the Hearing Officers Committee. and 63-Across 32. People magazine’s first “Sexiest Man 43. Radiance Alive” Applicants should be detail-oriented, 44. Take it easy 33. Clobberers 45. Agcy. with employees at over 450 35. No. on a business card comfortable working by e-mail and telephone; airports 37. Miguel’s Mrs. 46. Costumes 39. Bit of kindling they should be Coop members for at least one year and 50. Synonym for “jeans” in Roget’s 40. Bratz product thesaurus 41. Swiss artist Paul have excellent attendance records. 52. Leafy green that’s reddish-brown? 42. Repeated cry in Buster Poindexter’s 54. Unfirm “Hot Hot Hot” Members of the HAC work on an as-needed basis, only when hearings 58. Jackson 5 hit that bumped “Let It Be” 47. Part of a living room set from the #1 spot 48. Problems in the field are required, and earn FTOP credit. Therefore these members must 59. Speaker of Cooperstown 49. Word with run or jump 60. Where Emirates Airlines is headquar- 51. Target of urban renewal maintain regular Coop shifts or be FTOP members in good standing. tered 52. Get a sense for 61. Comfortable with 53. Red wear for Speedy Gonzales The nature of this work requires that all members maintain 63. Dairy product that’s just been in the 55. Resort island near Majorca fridge? 56. All U.S. presidents, to date strict confidentiality with respect to all matters on which they work. 66. More gruesome 57. Slender game fishes 67. “Dedicated to the ____ Love” 60. 552, on a cornerstone We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects 68. One of two in every puzzle 62. Island off India’s coast 69. Follows 64. Notable 1969 bride the diversity of the Coop membership at large. 70. Singer Amos 65. “____ the ramparts ...” Those interested should telephone Rachel Garber at 718-218-3925. 71. Fool PuzzlePuzzle author: author: David David Levinson Levinson Wilk. For Wilk. answers, For answers, see page see. page 16.

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COOP HOURS Friday, Mar 15, 8:00 p.m.

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. Childcare Hours: Axel’s Axiom is a group of Brooklyn-based jazz musicians Monday through Sunday with varying members. Led by German-born pianist Axel 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Schwintzer, the band plays mostly original instrumental Telephone: music that stylistically ranges from samba-influenced 718-622-0560 grooves to funk- and pop-oriented tunes, to swinging jazzy Web address: themes and ballads. Traditional jazz standards are also part www.foodcoop.com of the repertoire. The styles cross over into one another to create a blend that stays interesting for the casual as well as the experienced listener.

Pyeng Threadgill—Ode to the Songstress—Pyeng’s vibrant, caressing vocals and her band’s rolling rhythms envelope listeners in the clouds and put them under a spell. The The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Pyeng Threadgill/Songlines Project is based on the aborigi- Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. nal notion of locating place according to our ability to sing Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The and dance our way there. This music speaks to conditions of Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- the environment and the heart through improvisation, erwise discriminatory. storytelling and a collective groove. Pyeng has appeared at The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. the Montreal Jazz Festival, Joe’s Pub, Nublu and more. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] in the Coop Calendar opposite. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles This Issue Prepared By: that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden services. Second Saturday Erik Lewis March 9 R Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Editors (development): Dan Jacobson Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which Third Thursday Carey Meyers are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letters March 21 E policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, all 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Reporters: Brian Dentz submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and if Last Sunday Tom Matthews necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guided March 31 Danielle Uchitelle by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as stan- 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. C dard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation of fact Art Director (development): Michelle Ishay from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudimentary On the sidewalk in front of the receiving fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual content of area at the Coop. Illustrator: Michelle Ishay their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Y and communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorial Photographers: Ingsu Liu changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to respond to Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight and be available to editors to confer about their articles. If there PLASTIC S is no response after a reasonable effort to contact the writer, an What plastics do we accept? Thumbnails: Saeri Yoo Park editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. Until further notice: Preproduction: Yan Kong • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and ers, transparent only, labels ok Photoshop: Bill Kontzias placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Art Director (production): Lynn Cole-Walker only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop Desktop Publishing: Matthew Landfield #5 disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for • plastic cups, tubs, and specifically Midori Nakamura submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Diana Quick submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf •NOTE: We are no longer accepting Editor (production): Michal Hershkovitz #2 #4 of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, or type plastics. Puzzle Master: David Levinson Wilk business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Final Proofreader: Nancy Rosenberg (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classi- We close up promptly. fied ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the Index: Len Neufeld be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). collection end time to allow for inspection and sorting of your plastic. Advertising: Eric Bishop Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY.

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WELCOME!

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

Jon Breslin Cormac Driver Kara Holmstrom Mark Liberfarb Deborah Olarte Summer Shapiro Yoon Yi Siobhan Burke Karen Dunlap James Jr. Huffman Caleb Linville Phillip Olarte Catherine Skulan Ming Yuen-Schat Miranda Bushey Lisa Fernandez Danila Ivanov Marika Litz George Phillips Stephen Smith Anna Zanes Elena Callahan Michelle Finn Veronica Jordan-Sardi Sophie Maguire David Price Christopher Spencer Carla Celebioglu Peter Finn Brittany Joslin Derek Matus Helene Quinn Maria Spencer Cuneyt Celebioglu Chrissy Fiorentini Chiwoniso Kaitano John McDermott Yonatan Rabino Ashley Springer Adam Cherrington Hannah Fishman Alexandra Kamenetska Kaitlin McDonald Gity Razaz William Thornberry Andrea Cherrington Margaret Galvan Viviane Kando Roland Mikhail Kelly Roberts Lisa Tierney-Keogh Liat Cohen Micah Gibbens Kevin Karpinski Elaine Moore Olenka Rojowsky Camille Tokerud Holly Crisson David Gonsier Alex Kendall Benjamin Morrison Yaribeth Rosas Charles Veprek Brandy Lane Cypert Melissa Guerrero William Kopp Marcela Naciff Rachel Ryan Craig Webster Andrea Dal Monte Nasrene Haj-Yenia Seoungkug Lee Stephen Narloch Megumi Saruhashi Rachel Whiting Vincent DiAngelo Hannah Heinrich William Lehman Emma Neff Karl Schuberth Tar-Shay Williams Genevieve Dominguez Kimberly Hertz Abigail Lembersky Agnes Neiger Matthew Semler Nicholas Wu Ann-Marie Driver Michelle Hinebrook Rebecca Lescure 60484 not in use see Ben Shababo Sadecia Yates

All About the COOP CALENDAR General Meeting New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for TUE, MARCH 19 monthly General Meetings, to which all members are all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. invited, have been at the center of the Coop’s decision- Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- making process. Since the Coop incorporated in 1977, we 0560 during office hours. TUE, APRIL 2 have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. Have questions about Orientation? Please visit AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” Submissions will be considered for the Apr 30 requiring the Board to have open meetings and to receive page for answers to frequently asked questions. the advice of the members at General Meetings. The General Meeting. Board of Directors, which is required to act legally and The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines responsibly, has approved almost every General Meeting www.foodcoop.com decision at the end of every General Meeting. Board members are elected at the Annual Meeting in June. The Coop on Cable TV LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: Copies of the Coop’s bylaws are available on the Coop Mar 21 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 11 Web site, foodcoop.com, at the Coop Community Corner Inside the Park Slope Food Coop FRIDAYS 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time- Apr 4 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 25 and at every General Meeting. Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: and live streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/ Mar 21 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 13 community-media/bcat-tv-network. Next Meeting: Tuesday, Apr 4 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 27 March 19, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop month. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store—an Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented handicap-accessible. decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- business. As members, we contribute our workslot-credit program was created to increase labor: working together builds trust How to Place an Item participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. through cooperation and teamwork and Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. enables us to keep prices as low as possi- on the Agenda ble within the context of our values and • Advance Sign-up required: If you have something you’d like discussed at a General To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your principles. Only members may shop, and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The sign- we share responsibilities and benefits Agenda Committee. Forms are available on the Coop Web ups sheet is available all month long, except for the day of equally. We strive to be a responsible and site, foodcoop.com, in the rack near the Coop Community the meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the ethical employer and neighbor. We are a Corner bulletin board and at General Meetings. Instructions day of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in the buying agent for our members and not a and helpful information on how to submit an item appear Membership Office. selling agent for any industry. We are a part on the submission form. The Agenda Committee meets on Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see the first Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the below for details. of and support the cooperative movement. We offer a diversity of products with an GM held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you have a • Two GM attendance credits per year: question, please call Ann Herpel at the Coop. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- emphasis on organic, minimally pro- workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. cessed and healthful foods. We seek to • Certain Squads not eligible: avoid products that depend on the Meeting Format Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food exploitation of others. We support non- Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect • Submit Open Forum items • Explore meeting literature and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted the environment. We strive to reduce the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for because covering absent members is too difficult.) impact of our lifestyles on the world we members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. If • Attend the entire GM: share with other species and future genera- an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth- Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. for the entire meeting. friendly producers. We recycle. We try to Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ • Signing in at the Meeting: lead by example, educating ourselves and Report • Committee Reports 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the others about health and nutrition, coopera- Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on the 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is tion and the environment. We are com- Coop Web site, foodcoop.com, the Coop Community passed around during the meeting. mitted to diversity and equality. We Corner and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. • Being Absent from the GM: oppose discrimination in any form. We Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extend It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that strive to make the Coop welcoming and the meeting) • Board of Directors’ vote • Meeting evalua- you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please accessible to all and to respect the opin- tion • Announcements, etc. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. ions, needs and concerns of every member.

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mar 7 Food Class: Super Fresh Spring mar 12 Safe Food Committee Film Night: thu 7:30 pm Cleaning with Raw Foods tue 7 pm World According to Monsanto There will be a demo and discussion showcasing raw food with Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified organ- an emphasis on cleansing. Chef Kristen Johnson is a certified isms (GMOs), as well as one of the most controversial corpora- raw chef and holistic health coach. She received her raw-food tions in industrial history. This century-old empire has created Susan Baldassano, Coordinator certification at Living Light Culinary Institute. Kristen’s health- some of the most toxic products ever sold, including polychlo- coach training came from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. As a health coach, she rinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the herbicide Agent Orange. helps people create a personalized “road map to health” that suits their unique body, Based on a painstaking investigation, The World According to Monsanto puts together lifestyle, preferences and goals. Menu includes: good morning antioxidant smoothie; the pieces of the company’s history, calling on hitherto unpublished documents and fresh almond milk/plain and chocolate; vanilla-chia pudding; caesar salad with a sun- numerous first-hand accounts. Today, Monsanto likes to style itself as a “life sciences” flower-seed, miso and celery dressing; raw black-forest cherry brownies. company. The leader in genetically modified seeds, engineered to resist its herbicide Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Susan Baldassano. Roundup, claims it wants to solve world hunger while protecting the environment. In the light of its troubling past, can we really believe these noble intentions?

mar 8 Wordsprouts: Group Reading: fri 7 pm mar 15 Stories from the City & Beyond fri 8 pm Axel’s Axiom, Pyeng Threadgill Michele Carlo has lived in four of the five boroughs of NYC and Axel’s Axiom is a group of Brooklyn- remembers when a slice of pizza cost fifty cents. She is the based jazz musicians with varying author of the memoir Fish Out of Agua: My Life on Neither Side members. Led by German-born pianist of the (Subway) Tracks (Citadel 2010) and has contributed to Axel Schwintzer, the band plays mostly Mr. Beller’s Lost & Found: Stories From New York, SMITH magazine’s Next Door original instrumental music that stylistically ranges from samba- Neighbor and F***ed In Park Slope, among others. Michele has told stories almost influenced grooves to funk- and pop-oriented tunes, to swinging everywhere a person can tell stories in (and away from) NYC, including the MOTH’s jazzy themes and ballads. Traditional jazz standards are also part GrandSlams and Mainstage. Steve Monroe is a playwright and member of The Actors of the repertoire. The styles cross over into one another to create Studio Playwrights Unit. His plays have been performed in New York, Los Angeles and a blend that stays interesting for the casual as well as the expe- various stops in between. His recently completed novel, The Summer Before the Storm, rienced listener. Pyeng Threadgill—Ode to the Songstress— is with an agent searching for a publisher. His recently completed screenplay, The Pyeng’s vibrant, caressing vocals and her band’s rolling rhythms Hollywood Sign, is simply searching. Suzan Sherman’s short stories have appeared in envelope listeners in the clouds and put them under a spell. The American Short Fiction, BOMB, The Mississippi Review, and the anthology Lost Tribe: Pyeng Threadgill/Songlines Project is based on the aboriginal Jewish Writers on the Edge (HarperCollins) among others, and has received grants for her notion of locating place according to our ability to sing and fiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Jerome Foundation. She’s dance our way there. This music speaks to conditions of the environment and the heart been awarded residencies from Ledig House, the Edward Albee Foundation, and the through improvisation, storytelling and a collective groove. Pyeng has appeared at the Ucross Foundation, among others, and is just completing her first novel, Pearl O’Shea, Montreal Jazz Festival, Joe’s Pub, Nublu and more. which takes place in New York City and Nebraska in 1873. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West To book a Wordsprouts, contact Paula Bernstein, [email protected]. (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. To book a Prospect Concert event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. mar 9 sat 7 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show mar 16 Types of acts include: piano, singing, guitar, drums, cello, hip-hop, tap, Intro to Infant Massage trumpet, a skit, flute, magic tricks, modern dance, and rock ’n roll. sat 2 pm Performers in alphabetical order: Meaghan Accarino, Nadia and Sabine If you’re a parent with a newborn to year-old infant, here’s a perfect way to spend an Benjamin, Lochlan Brooks, Vaughn Burgess, Tazha Chen, Cloe Amelia hour that will benefit you and your child for a lifetime. Infant massages are a proven Dean, Ikhari Hinds, Skye James, Ruby Kahn, Mazal and Raven Karlick, method for parents to bond with and contribute to the health and happiness of their Mikayla and Lukas Kennedy, William Lach, Lola and Roman Lafia, Zev Lane, newborn or infant child. Learn to speak infant, express through touch, soothe and calm Vaishali Lerner, Naomi Levy, Manuela Mares, Haley McAlpin, Luc and Leila Mieville, the baby and give the loving, nurturing attention that accelerates neural and tactile Ella Moriber, Jonah Murphy, Jordan Nass-deMause, Ellie Pike, Julian Raheb, Lara development. Coop member Deirdre Lovell is a licensed massage therapist and mas- Saddique, Zoe Sloan, Eric and Margareta Stern, Lola and Emil Verhulst, Clementine sage therapy instructor, former performing artist and mother. and Graham Vonnegut, and Mia Weiss. Event takes place at Old First Church, Carroll St. & Seventh Ave. Admission: $10 adults; $5 kids 12-18; free kids under 12. Refreshments for sale. mar 17 Creating Health with the sun 7 pm Foods of the Seasons mar 10 Qi Gong to Protect the Following the ancient wisdom that Spring offers us a new beginning—a renewal of our sun 12 pm Joints and Bones creative energy, strength, and vitality, along with flexibility (like wood) we can ensure our smooth transition from the dormant Winter months toward an active and productive Get in touch with your inner dragon at this fun and relaxing Qi Gong workshop. We will year by nourishing with Spring’s signature foods and adapting our food preparations and practice stretches that benefit the whole musculo-skeletal system and learn a simple cooking styles and techniques. This class will inform and demonstrate the importance massage to reduce pain in the limbs. No experience necessary. Ann Reibel-Coyne is a of making these choices and special emphasis will be given to foods available at the NYS-licensed acupuncturist and a Coop member. She is currently teaching Qi Gong at Coop for Spring—the Wood Element. Sample recipes will be provided. Coop member Shambhala Yoga & Dance in Prospect Heights. Dan Becker is a dietary health counselor and holistic chef.

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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diseases. You will be taught how to analyze oftentimes undiagnosed etiologies of mar 19 dental diseases, TM joint problems, headaches and loosening teeth. Dental con- tue 7 pm PSFC MAR General Meeting troversies like mercury fillings, root canals and placing nickel on your children’s teeth will be included in this symposium. Dr. Stephen R. Goldberg DDS, is a Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses Nationally Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), Acupuncturist and Oral are suggestions. More information on each item may be avail- Myofunctional (Swallowing) Therapist. able on the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. mar 30 Effective Tools for Rapid I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up sat 3 pm Personal Transformation II. Open Forum III. Coordinator and Committee Reports Are you able to love yourself and others? Do you feel like any part of you is not alive? IV. Meeting Agenda Are you surrounded by people and feel lonely still? Marija Santo-Sarnyai is a Certified Item #1: Presentation of Candidates for the Board of Directors (30 min) Naturopath specializing in Nutrition and Herbology and a Geotran practitioner and Discussion: Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions teacher for more than 10 years. Geotran is a numerical, digital, geometric language for the candidates. —submitted by the General Coordinators that clears past negative experiences and integrates future goals that clients set themselves. The Gems of Excellence is one of the programs of Geotran that will help you be Item #2: Annual Disciplinary Committee Election (30 min) in choice. Is the life you’re living now, in all aspects, what you choose for yourself? If Election: Three current committee members will stand for re-election. not, attend this workshop and take a look at the solution. —submitted by the Disciplinary Committee Item #3: Resolution to Support/Join Campaign to Keep LICH and Interfaith Open (30 min) Discussion: PSFC shall oppose the closing of LICH and Interfaith by sending letters to mar 31 New Paradigm public officials and hanging posters of Save LICH campaign. —submitted by Carl Biers sun 12 pm V. Board of Directors Meeting Multidimensional Transform VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of Discuss the energy of Shamballa, build vortexes, do clearing meditation, and the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending receive activations calling on the Ascended Masters and Archangels for their healing agenda items are available in the Coop office. love and light. Join Esme Carino for two hours to introduce New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation. Esme is a New Paradigm MDT practitioner, an Angel Therapist and a Coop member. mar 23 Autism: Helpful Hints to Heal sat 12 pm apr 2 An opportunity to ask experienced professionals questions about your child or student who is tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting on the autism spectrum. Jennifer Richman will share ways to help nonverbal children speak, The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the explain sensory integration, and demonstrate how meaningful activity and social skills model- ing can help your child be more successful in life. Rebecca will share her knowledge as a agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with nutritional consultant who has reversed numerous ailments through nutrition. Jennifer committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. Richman, OTR/L, is a senior occupational therapist at New York State Psychiatric Institute Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda and has 12 years experience servicing children with disabilities including autism. Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., mar 24 between Fourth and Fifth Sts. sun 7 pm Healthy Thyroid Learn how to heal your own thyroid and free yourself of weight gains, depression, indi- apr 4 Food Class: Cherry Blossom– gestion, hair loss and possibly medication. Some topics of the talk: food that sabotages thu 7:30 pm and food that heals the thyroid; how water impacts the thyroid; vitamins and minerals Inspired Dishes that matter; emotions, stress and the thyroid; how to pick a good endocrinologist and It is big news when cherry blossoms bloom in southern Japan what to ask him/her; how to interpret thyroid blood test results. Magdalena cured her- in March. From late March to early April, Japan is covered in self from years of Hashimoto’s Disease, which is an auto-immune disease causing pink blossoms. Lots of people throw parties under the cherry hypothyroid. She was told it was incurable. Today she teaches how to self-heal with Susan Baldassano, Coordinator blossoms in the parks into the wee hours of the night. They cel- food, supplements, water and stress management. ebrate with bento boxes and sake. Tonight, chef Hideyo Yamada will teach you how to make cherry blossom–inspired dishes in vegan- and gluten-free style. Hideyo is a chef instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute, private chef and health counselor, specializing in pastry, sushi and Japanese food. She is a certified Holistic Health Counselor mar 30 What the Tooth Fairy and graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and the Natural Gourmet Institute. sat 12 pm Menu includes: pink terrine with red cabbage and grapefruit; cherry-blossom potato Never Knew! salad; asparagus buckwheat risotto; rhubarb sorbet. This workshop on nutritional, homeopathic, preventive dentistry is geared for ASL interpreter may be available upon advance request. Please contact Ginger Jung in those who want to take responsibility for improving or maintaining their dental the Membership Office by March 21 to make a request. health; and, to learn about the connection between dental problems and systemic Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Susan Baldassano.

apr 5 Film Night: My Brooklyn apr 9 Safe Food Committee Film Night apr 6 Having Trouble Getting Pregnant? apr 12 Wordsprouts apr 7 Relieving Chronic Pain apr 19 Prospect Concerts

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JOURNALISTIC us back to early 2007 and put in a to have friendly and reasonable people produce bags were needed for an SLOPPINESS debit card system for poor Aaron. The in the same proportions as anywhere unexpected purchase. But this dilem- only good that can come out of this else in this city, if not more. ma has a pretty simple solution. Nei- article is a reaffirmation from the writ- Elias Kirtz ther plastic produce bags nor TO THE GAZETTE: ers and editors of the Gazette that they reusable shopping bags take up any Reading the article by Taigi Smith, exist for the benefit of the Coop and HARD TO BE PATIENT room in a backpack or jacket pocket. “Leaving the Coop! Why Folks Fly the its members—not as a voice to the Keep one there! Coop” [Linewaiters’ Gazette, February 21, manifold mudslingers. This member Brent Kramer 2013] I was simply astounded. Never insists on it. DEAR COORDINATORS & before have I seen such journalistic Sincerely, FELLOW COOPERS, BOYCOTTS SHOULD sloppiness in the service of maligning Martín Beauchamp I always use Eastern limo service our Coop. And given the usual poor [see “Car 84, Where Are You?” Linewait- REQUIRE A SUPER- treatment of the Coop by the Times ers’ Gazette, January 24, 2013]. I try to be MAJORITY and other media, that’s saying some- IN DEFENSE OF THE COOP polite but quite often someone takes thing. Does the wider world really the limo I ordered. Dispatchers seem DEAR COOP MEMBERS, need help in bashing the business TO THE GAZETTE: never to give drivers full instructions, Recently, Coop membership has that we all own and operate together? As I was reading the article about just the pickup address. I never scream uncovered a flaw that no one could Is this really consistent with the mis- “Leaving the Coop! Why Folks Fly the and yell at anyone. I just order another have predicted would hurt all of us. It’s sion of the editorial staff at the Coop” [Linewaiters’ Gazette, February 21, car. I’ll be 80 on 7/3/13. I can’t move our boycott policy, and it needs fixing. Gazette? 2013] (while in line), I was struck to quickly and it is hard to be patient. Presently, the policy requires a 51% - A quick search of the comments on see yet again the common refrain of Gaye Leslie 49% vote to enact a boycott, but this is Yelp.com revealed that Aaron T. “guilt-laden finger wagging” being only by default because it contains no (referred to in the article as Aaron Tay- used while describing the PSFC. I sup- PLASTIC BAGS hard numbers. Defining it is important lor-Waldman) wrote his comment in pose it certainly must happen, but in because boycotts at the Coop are no late 2007—more than five years ago seven years of shopping at the PSFC I longer about addressing injustice else- and in a time before we took debit have never had it happen to me, nor DEAR MEMBERS: where. Extremists have ruined that cards. He refers to an “elaborate three- have I witnessed it. I go to the Coop, I Raffaele D’Onofrio’s letter in a pre- ideal for everyone. Our boycott policy is checkouts process” in his Yelp review shop for my groceries, I get in line, I vious Gazette [February 7, 2013] now about the injustice it has created that found itself copied-and-pasted pay, someone highlights my receipt, described a situation in which plastic right here at home. 49% could feel into the article. I’m not sure if Ms. and I leave! Sometimes the Coop is Smith or any of the editors have crowded, and people seem to negoti- noticed, but in the last 5+ years we’ve ate it well enough. This is New York been taking debit cards, greatly sim- City, aren’t people used to crowded plifying the checkout process. What places? Maybe I have some sort of are we to do with the news that in 2013 sunny aura (I don’t), but I see a lot Mr. Taylor-Waldman, now a resident of more people sort of laughing it off Northampton, MA, was unhappy with (“it’s the Coop,” accompanied by the state of our Coop in 2007? shoulder shrug) than I see angrily The reporter is trolling the com- trudging about the store. ment section of Yelp and regurgitat- I’m sure I may be opening myself up ing the worst of it into the Gazette. This to a barrage of dissenting opinions, is not journalism and more impor- which is just fine, but I just don’t see tantly it is not constructive criticism what is so terrible about shopping at Are you a novelist, poet, playwright, about how to make our Coop better. the Coop. It’s a place where I buy my There’s no time machine that will take groceries, that in my experience seems songwriter, essayist, journalist, or blogger? LETTERS POLICY Are you looking for a forum where you can promote your work or get feedback? We welcome letters from members. Submission tual coverage: deadlines appear in the Coop Calendar. All let- 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that Do you want to moderate a panel or ters will be printed if they conform to the pub- is, allegations not based on the author's first- teach a writers’ workshop? lished guidelines. We will not knowingly publish hand observation. articles which are racist, sexist or otherwise dis- 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are Do you want to meet fellow Coop writers? criminatory not specific or are not substantiated by factual The maximum length for letters is 500 assertions. Wordsprouts, the Park Slope Food Coop’s reading series, words. Letters must include your name and 3. Copies of submissions that make substan- is looking for writers who are members of the Coop. Even if you’re not ready to commit to an upcoming event, phone number and be typed or very legibly tive accusations against specific individuals will drop us a line and let us know you’re out there! handwritten. Editors will reject letters that are be given to those persons to enable them to illegible or too long. write a response, and both submissions and E-mail [email protected]. You may submit on paper, typed or very legi- response will be published simultaneously. This bly handwritten, or via email to GazetteSubmis- means that the original submission may not [email protected] or on disk. appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. Anonymity The above applies to both articles and letters. If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in Unattributed letters will not be published The only exceptions will be articles by Gazette when and how particular subjects have been Gazette unless the Gazette knows the identity of the reporters which will be required to include the discussed in the ... writer, and therefore must be signed when sub- response within the article itself. Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at mitted (giving phone number). Such letters will [email protected], to request PDF files of be published only where a reason is given to the Respect either or both of the following indexes: editor as to why public identification of the Letters must not be personally derogatory or ◆ An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in the writer would impose an unfair burden of embar- insulting, even when strongly criticizing an indi- Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. rassment or difficulty. Such letters must relate vidual member's actions. Letter writers must ◆ An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) to Coop issues and avoid any non-constructive, refer to other people with respect, refrain from discussed in Gazette articles from 1995–99 and 2001 to the present, non-cooperative language. calling someone by a nickname that the person with article titles, issue dates, and page numbers never uses himself or herself, and refrain from (subjects for the year 2000 are being added). Fairness comparing other people to odious figures like Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes In order to provide fair, comprehensive, fac- Hitler or Idi Amin. are available as PDFs on the Coop’s website.

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alienated from what they own, forced to protest something they don’t want to BDS TOPICS: of Israeli complacency about the withdrew from 24th Jerusalem, film protest or at least not boycott. This occupation.” project; British theater director, Peter potential oppression by the bare major- Some boycott victories: Musi- Brook and Bouffes du Nord, 10 inter- ity continues to frighten me as it has for CULTURAL AND cians: Stevie Wonder boycotted national actors boycotted Cameri years. I’m frightened by the sight of fundraiser, Los Angeles: Friends of Theatre (plays in settlements). some members attempting to hijack the ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF the IDF (Israeli Army); Rogers Dancers: Mediterranean Delight Coop into a geopolitical battle, lashing ISRAEL: SOME 2012 Waters, founder of Pink Floyd, International Bellydance Festival their hopes to this boycott policy as if VICTORIES, PART III spoke at U.N. supporting BDS, (rep- (Morocco, cancelled); Palestinian it’s our mainmast. Quite the contrary, resenting Russell Tribunal on dance troupe Juthor boycotted in significant decisions are steered by our COOP MEMBERS: Palestine); Tuneyards (U.S.-based Switzerland. International Cooperative Alliance In 2012, musicians, singers, band); The Pains of Being Pure at Writers: Alice Walker declined Statement of Cooperative Identity Prin- dancers, writers, actors and acade- Heart (N.Y. Indie band); Cat Power Israeli edition of Color Purple; Huzama ciples. By comparison, the far subordi- mics participated in the boycott of (rock); Cassandra Wilson (jazz Habayeb, Palestinian novelist, plus nate boycott policy reads like Israel. They turned down invitations vocalist); Dervish (Irish band); Zdob twelve others withdrew from a short decorative language on the railing, an and cancelled engagements both in si Zdub (punk rock, Moldavia); eZa- story project once Israeli authors afterthought. Still, it needs simple clari- Israel and other countries (many at kir Hussain (tabla, India); Lenny included, University of Texas, project fication now, not in hindsight after fur- the last moment) when events were Kravitz (American singer-song- cancelled); Vikas Swarup, author of ther damage is done. sponsored or financed by Israel or writer); The Cardigans (Swedish Slumdog Millionaire (India). Please support the call to enact had participants from Israel. These rock band); Nino Katamadze (Geor- Academics: Professor Katherine boycott guidelines that don’t encour- decisions were taken to support the gian jazz singer); Sizzla Kalonji (reg- Fanke (Columbia University); age partition, but support the Coop’s cultural and academic boycott gae); Baba Zula (Turkish band); Jacques Ranciere (French Philoso- ICACSI First Principle of Cooperation: aimed at putting pressure on Israel Portico Quartet (London-based jazz pher); University of Connecticut: 4/5 don’t discriminate against political to change its ongoing human rights group); Andreas Oberg (Swedish speakers withdrew from UNESCO views. We call for a minimum 80% - violations of Palestinians. guitarist); Naoko Yoshino, Park conference honoring Israeli Presi- 20% vote to enact a boycott, decided Worldwide activists tirelessly Stickney, plus ten harp players; dent Shimon Peres; Teachers’ Union on by membership at a GM or in a ref- campaigned to educate and elicit Ross Daly, Giorgos Xylouris, Gior- of Ireland supports BDS; American erendum. 80% is a supermajority, and support for the “Palestinian Cam- gos Manolakis, Kelly Thoma Studies Association annual confer- supermajorities are most definitely a paign for the Academic and Cultural (Jerusalem Oud Festival); Carl Craig ence: academic boycott effort sup- part of democracy. They are plentiful Boycott of Israel” (www.pacbi.org). (Detroit); Mashrou’ Leila (Lebanese ported by 150 scholars; U.S. in government procedure, exist in our PACBI was launched in 2004 calling band); Hip Hop duo Rebel Diaz, scholars’ delegation called for acad- Coop by-laws, and 80% encourages for international support for the boy- artist Narcenio Hall and Cairo- emic and cultural boycott of Israel; space for debate while discouraging cott of Israel’s academic and cultural based art collective Mosireen; Lena University of Witwatersrand (South the only political climate in which institutions receiving government Chamamyan (Syrian singer); MC Africa) Student Representative particular agendas can thrive: one of funding. Its goals: (l) ending Israeli Malikah (Lebanon); Pops Mohamed Council: supports academic and cul- division. Under 80%, free speech occupation; (2) equality for Palestin- (Cape Town World Music Festival); tural boycotts. remains encouraged and protected for ian citizens of Israel; (3) rights of Qatar cancelled Music and Dia- Sources: www.pacbi.org, DPAI everyone because they don’t fear the Palestinian refugees stipulated in logue Festival. (UK., Australia, Ireland, USA). conversation smothered by screaming UN Resolution 194. Actors/Film: Woody Allen declined Mary Buchwald and shopworn accusations of racism. Noteworthy: Israel’s former For- shooting film in Israel; Bruce Willis, Brooklyn For Peace Some counter: but can’t 21% block eign Ministry director: Alon Liel Jean Claude Van Damme; Lebanese PSFC members for BDS the will of the Coop? We say if you supports cultural boycott “because filmmakers; Palestinian film directors www.psfcbds.wordpress.com want to steer this cooperative grocery store in a radical political direction by invoking some minor guideline, you’d Some bind everything they believe PARK RITUAL In their multifarious endeavors, better convince a supermajority. about the Coop to this boycott policy Each morning an hour or two after dawn Eliciting “wows” and “damns” and You’d better understand more than as if it’s the ski-rack over the driving All breeds of dogs will cover the lawn “whatevers” what people outside your single-issue engine of our governance. But quite the Of Prospect Park along with their owners As their companion dogs—unleashed, circle think. Achieving an 80/20 ratio contrary, significant decisions are dri- (Who may be marrieds, singles or loners), Some frenetic, some hashished— takes real compassion, real heart, and ven by our International Cooperative Consultants and freelancers who Enjoy the freedom of the meadow, real understanding of those of us who Alliance Statement of Cooperative Live and toil in the Park Slope stew. The opportunity to let go. work around you. Anything less is irre- Identity Principles. By comparison, the The humans sip from coffee cups For dogs and owners, a safety catch— sponsible to our cooperative spirit far subordinate boycott policy is an Exchanging tales of downs and ups Call it the daily canine klatch. and bylaws, and to the members who afterthought. Our policy needs simple Leon Freilich labor to keep the place running. clarification now, not afterwards when To support us, please write to our furniture is bouncing down the [email protected]. It’s highway, tied to the hubcaps. time to change the conversation. Finally. Jesse Rosenfeld

oint that are Can you make professional-qualityowerP presentations with P engaging, fun, and visually appealing? Will you work closely with a Food Coop staff member and commit to agreed-upon deadlines? ! and let the fun begin

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14 March 7, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Candidates for Board of Directors of the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. Two, three-year terms on the Board are open. To vote you may use a proxy or attend the Food Coop Annual Meeting on June 25, 2013. Every member will receive a proxy package in the mail in late May. You will have the opportunity to meet the candidates at the March 19 GM and also at the June 25 Annual Meeting. Candidate Statements (unedited and presented in alphabetical order):

Deena Hays to interact with those in attendance at the meeting needs it to be. I currently have a petition to the Unit- such the membership is able to draw the appropriate ed States Congress at http://deena-kristihaysworks- I am writing to ask you to elect conclusions for themselves as to if it is wise to offer foryou.webs.com/. Select the more option then me to the Park Slope Food Coop specific advice for acceptance. petition to Congress. It is my hope all members of Board of Directors. I am a long- Should the membership choose to offer the advice the PSFC will support the petition, sign it at the standing member of the Park much to the silent objection of the Board of Director, March 19, 2013 meeting, and make use of the semi- slope Food Coop and have in knowing myself and the Coop, could I comment or nars listed on the need-petition results page. We learned much listening to other ask a question to create an awareness that would need the Park Slope Food Coop to meet our needs. I members, observing work and have not otherwise occurred? Could I create a recog- need to know what my platform should be to meet shopping at the Coop and doing nition of what is unknown, unconsidered, or over- your needs. It is my hope through interacting with a work shift as I expect all mem- looked such a more wise course could be the membership at the meeting March 19, 2013 bers have. I ask for your vote considered? together we will determine how to decide what my because I have spent my life developing myself such It is my hope to talk with the membership and platform should be. to handle my life as a business. In my judgement design with them what is considered to be the plat- Thank you for your consideration and I hope to what is needed for the Board of Director position is form needed to make the Coop what the membership receive your vote! ■

Zoey Laskaris pational Health, I began to work as the director of a purchasing good food. three-year study monitoring the cardiovascular The Coop’s growing faction of young members At the ripe old age of five I made health effects among World Trade Center responders. need a representative who is closely connected with the conscious decision to join In conducting this job, I am foremost responsible for their ideas and who can carry on the torch. If you are the Food Coop. I worked the the ethical treatment of 6,000 individuals. Beyond a new Coop member who is excited to be part of the childcare shift, responsibly eat- this, the maintenance and statistical analysis of a Coop, but feels a lack of respect on account of your ing bagels and awaiting the flux of sensitive data and ensuring that we are in “new member” status—I will stand for you. The arrival of my mother who also compliance with the guidelines of our fiscal plan rest Coop’s large constituency of old-timers who have happened to be working shifts. I in my hands. I have had to practice a keen sense of earned a place of seniority by participating in the am approaching 28 years old foresight, organization, and decision-making when development of the Coop from its roots needs some- and I haven’t strayed far, I carrying out this position. I will apply this knowledge one to sit on the Board with an innate understanding became the co-squad leader of if given the opportunity to serve on the board. of its foundation—I will stand for you. I have grown my receiving shift three years ago and I still enjoy My personal life reflects my dedication to the val- up with the Coop, I am young, I have practice in mak- eating bagels. With the following statement I seek ues of the Coop. As an avid bicyclist, commuting 30 ing responsible decisions, and I have ideas of what your vote in the upcoming election as a candidate to miles a day year round, to and from my office in the Coop does well and how it can improve. Tired of serve on the Board of Directors. Queens, and as someone who loves to cook and advocating for the Coop and aiding people in under- The late Barry Commoner, a pioneer of environ- bake, I too cherish the availability and taste of excel- standing the Coop’s rules at dinner parties, I am mentalism and my close mentor, taught me to lent food. Beyond the Coop, I support local farmers moved to seek a formal position as a Board member respect voices of dissent, and when necessary, to that use organic growing practices as a worker and in order to help guide the resolutions that will form embody them. General Meetings are a platform currently a friendly helping hand at the Grand Army the Coop’s future. My candidacy is endorsed by the where a vast variety of opinions are expressed. As farmer’s market. Engaging in communities beyond General Coordinators and I have received encourage- Board member I will deeply consider the value in all the Coop with socially and environmentally con- ment to run from members of the Coop's community. of them before routinely honoring the voice of the scious behaviors not only spreads the ideals that the I would greatly appreciate your support in granting majority. Coop works hard to maintain, but it can show you me the opportunity to serve with the other members After earning an MPH in Environmental and Occu- that my dedication to those ideals goes far beyond already on the Coop’s Board. Thank you. ■

Sara Matthews ation and conflict resolution in a group setting, and I believe that the members’ opinions as voted at about how much work it really takes to make such an the General Meeting are paramount. However, if it In 1992 I was having dinner with ambitious dream come true. happened that decisions made by the General Meet- friends in Park Slope, and I Once the renovation was complete, I looked for a ing were illegal or irresponsible, I would not be in thought the mixed nuts they new work slot. I was fortunate to join the Sign Com- favor of ratifying them. were serving were delicious, mittee, where I have served as Co-Chair for a number I am originally from Atlanta, Georgia, where I among other things. They of years. Our group of graphic designers is working to earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from explained that the nuts had reduce visual chaos in the Coop, by upgrading the Georgia Tech. For over 20 years I have worked as a come from the Food Coop, and signs and communications all around the Coop. wine photographer, traveling to wine regions all over shortly thereafter, my husband Once again, the projects require a deep understand- the world. I have had seven books of my photography and I became members. ing of how the Coop works, and how to improve its published, and have done a number of solo exhibi- I had no idea what a wonder- functionality given the needs of its members and the tions of my work, most recently in Mendoza, Argenti- ful community I was joining. I originally worked FTOP structure of its organization. na. People I meet on my travels often ask me where in on the Receiving Committee’s early morning shift, During these two decades at the Coop, I have learned the world I would most like to live, since I have been lugging boxes of vegetables around in the basement about the physical spaces we inhabit, the goods we sell, fortunate enough to see so much of it. I can answer with Denney and some of the other great Receiving and the ins and outs of how the Coop operates on a honestly in one word: Brooklyn. I love my neighbor- Coordinators. daily basis. I have also had the opportunity to get to hood, my borough and my city, and the Food Coop is Later, around 2000, I worked as one of the design- know many of the Coordinators. I respect their work and one of the big reasons why. ers on the Renovation Committee, when we doubled our incredible Coop that they have helped to guide into I hope you will consider voting for me to become a the size of the Coop with a $1.5-million renovation almost 40 years of successful existence. Member of the Board of Directors of the Park Slope that transformed the physical space, and allowed us I believe in the mission of the Coop, where we Food Coop. I have been endorsed by the General to more than double our membership. Working on share responsibilities and cooperate with each other Coordinators and would be honored to serve on the this project taught me many valuable lessons— to achieve our goal of providing members with Board as your representative. ■ about the Coop’s needs and goals, about idea gener- wholesome, healthy food for their families. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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Visit our attention provided for entire case. house. Free estimates. Fred Becker Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the website at houseon3st.com. Click Free phone or office consulta- 718-853-0750. elevator in the entrance lobby. our FB link or call Jane at 718-788- tions. Prompt, courteous commu- 7171. Ask about bargins for last nications. 23-year Park Slope Food SERVICES minute bookings. Let us host you! Coop member; Park Slope resi- HEALTH dent; downtown Brooklyn office. MERCHANDISE Tom Guccione, 718-596-4184, also HOLISTIC DENTISTRY in Manhat- NONCOMMERCIAL at www.tguccionelaw.com. tan (SOHO). Dr. Stephen R. Gold- berg provides comprehensive FULL SPECTRUM LIGHT BOX for HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS. family dental care using non-mer- Depression and Seasonal Affective Color, high light, low lights in the cury fillings, crowns, dentures, Disorder. Encased in beautiful convenience of your home or thorough cleanings, non-surgical wood frame. Output 10,000 Lux. mine. Kids cuts $15.00, Adults gum treatments with minimal X- 24.25” X 13” high X 4.5” deep. $35.00-$40.00. Call Leonora 718- rays. For a free initial exam in a Good condition. Park Slope near 857-2215. nutrition-oriented practice and for Coop. 718- 638- 0901. Highly effec- insurance information, please call tive treatment. $40. EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price 212-505-5055. for the entire move! No deceptive SERVICES hourly estimates! Careful, experi- MIDWIFE, former director, B’klyn AVAILABLE enced mover. Everything quilt Birthing Center providing cus- padded. No extra charge for tomized, affordable, individual MADISON AVENUE HAIRCUTTER wardrobes and packing tape. Spe- and/or group childbirth education is right around the corner from the cialist in walkups. Thousands of e-mail: [email protected] Food Coop, so if you would like a satisfied customers. Great Coop or call 347-413-8935. ✮ EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES ✮ Bathroom Cleaning ing, writing, talking on the phone, Wednesday, 12 to 2 p.m. texting, etc., is not allowed. Punctual- Work with a partner to deep clean the ity and good attendance will be Coop’s bathrooms. Tasks include scrub- essential, as you will be the only bing floor tiles, cleaning toilets, mop- entrance worker scheduled at this ping floors and stocking the bathrooms. time of day. Membership Coordina- You will work with only natural cleaning tors will be present to train you on products. This job is perfect for mem- your first (and second) shift, and then bers who like to clean and are conscien- to support you and answer questions tious about doing a thorough job. going forward. Entrance Desk Vitamin Worker Weekday A.M. Monday, 2:30 to 5:15 p.m.; Monday, 5:45 to 8 a.m. 3:30 to 6:15 p.m.; 6 to 8:45 p.m. Supervised by Membership Coordina- On this special shift, you will be work- tors, you will be staffing the entrance ing with the Receiving Coordinator to desk during weekday hours before the check in vitamin orders and organize Coop is open to shoppers. Primarily the vitamin area in the basement and you will be checking in working mem- on the shopping floor. You will label bers, informing them of their member products and shelves, and perform and household status, and handing related tasks. If interested, contact the out entrance-desk slips to members Membership Office. who need them. Entrance workers Receiving Produce provide an essential member service Need to top off your FTOP? and must be welcoming, polite, able Monday-Friday, 5 to 7:30 a.m. Use your talents to help create a just and to read and interpret information on The Coop is looking for members to sustainable food system in Brooklyn! the entrance-desk screen, and be able work in the produce area. Responsibili- “Like” the Brooklyn Food Coalition on to clearly convey information about ties include: lifting boxes, unloading Facebook and stay tuned for updates member status directly to members. deliveries, stacking boxes in the base- on how to earn FTOP hours. Entrance workers also provide a key ment. You should be willing to get or www.facebook.com/BrooklynFoodCoalition security function, and must remain have wet hands while you are working. alert throughout the shift, which may Boxes usually weigh between 2-20 lbs., Scan me! have slow periods. Therefore, read- a few may weigh up to 50 lbs. )

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Imani Q’ryn inform us about issues not only affecting the Coop cantly due to a change in the work slot credit policy, but the environment, our health, local farmers and Since being on the Chair Committee involves I was elected to the Board of even other countries to name but a few of the topics being at the General Meeting, which is also the Board Directors of the Food Coop that have been covered. It has hit home a number of Meeting, there is no conflict in my holding both of almost eight years ago. I am times that what we do, what we eat, has an impact on these positions. When I found out that there was a honored to have served in this the world. Each of us makes a difference. precedent of a Board member also being on the Chair capacity. Now, I respectfully I started going to the General Meetings about 11 Committee I decided to stay with the Chair Commit- seek your vote to allow me to years ago. Initially, I went for work slot credit and was tee. The Chair Committee is in need of new members continue in this position. surprised to discover that the meeting was small and my leaving could put a strain on the other mem- I’ve lived in Fort Greene for compared to the vast size of our membership and bers. If you have interest in being on the Chair Com- over 30 years. I'm a classically that the diversity which I saw while shopping at the mittee please let us know. trained singer and work as an Coop was not powerfully reflected in the meeting. I In closing, I have intimate experience with Coop independent real estate broker. My partner and I have thought to myself, “Here is the decision-making body policies, procedures and the workings of the Board lived together for 25 years and we have two cats. of the Coop and only a few members are making of Directors. I think our cooperative process works I joined the Coop in 1998 when I started eating these decisions and even fewer people of color. “ and as a Board member I respect the members’ organic food. I couldn't afford not to join! I love the I wondered, “What can I do to encourage greater deliberations and will strive to ensure that the Gen- Coop, its energy, the diversity of the membership, the diversity and participation in the meeting?” I live by eral Meeting remains the highest decision-making ideals of cooperation and democracy and above all the words of Gandhi who said, "Be the change you body in the Coop. I will also continue to encourage the beautiful food at unbelievable prices. The Coop is seek to see in the world." I decided to join the Chair diversity in the General Meeting as well as all a reflection of what's possible in the world. It's a priv- Committee soon after my first meeting. I have been aspects of the Coop. ilege to be a part of it. committed to making all people feel welcomed at the I welcome members to contact me by e-mail at I also serve as a member of the Chair Committee, meeting, being fair and open to all sides of an issue [email protected]. My candidacy has been which chairs the General Meeting on the last Tuesday and to being clear on the policies and how the meet- endorsed by the General Coordinators of the Coop of each month. For me one of the best parts of the ing is run. I am encouraged that in the last few years and I welcome that support. Please vote for me. General Meeting is the committee reports which our General Meeting attendance has grown signifi- Thank you for your consideration. ■

The Role of the Board members shall be known as the General Meet- The Election Process Members who have a current member- From our inception in 1973 to the present, the ing.... The members who gather to give advice to Each year the Coop must, by law, hold an ship as of Saturday, June 15, 2013, are eli- monthly General Meeting has been the deci- the directors may choose to vote in order to Annual Meeting. This is the only meeting gible to vote in the election of Directors sion-making body of the Coop. Since the express their support or opposition for any of the where proxies can be used. Those members at the Annual Meeting either in person or Coop incorporated in 1977, we have been issues that have come before the meeting.” who cannot attend the Annual Meeting may by proxy. legally required to have a board of Directors. The Board of Directors conducts a vote at be represented, if they wish, by a proxy. Proxy packets are mailed to members in The Bylaws of the Park Slope Food Coop state: the end of every General Meeting on whether If you submit a proxy but come to the late-May. If you do not receive a packet, pick “The portion of the Board of Directors meeting to accept the advice of the members as Annual Meeting in person, your proxy will be one up at the entrance desk or outside the that is devoted to receiving the advice of the expressed in their vote(s) during the GM. returned to you when you register. Membership Office. ■ THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks.

Christine Abelman Zoe Carey Emily Feldman Tamar Huberman Fiona Mills Felicia Rose Ronna Welsh Rachel Alexander Tyler Caruso Bob Filbin Keri Jason Mills Donna Rossler Hannah West Jessica Alger Michael Clarfeld Fumi Elizabeth Kosack Eileen Moran Angela Rothschild Omar Williams Alex Ambrose Jane Cohen Melissa Gable Sarah Koshar Olivia Newman Nathan Semler Annie Wong Young Bae Thomas DeGloma Jen Gieseking Paige Lamb Kevin O’Sullivan Michele Siegel Steve Wood Harold Batista Vanessa Diamond David Gilmore Lev Anna Painter Hayley Smith Livia Woods Ashley Bayer Christhian Diaz Ruthie Gold Faina Levine Marcie Paper Bohdana Smyrnova Emma Worth Dianne Belfrey Jennifer Diviney Elizabeth Goodman Rael Lewis Lydia Pelot-Hobbs Letitia Spangler Daniel Zanes Daniel Bockrath Stefan Doering Laura Gordon Ellie Lotan Kristina Pentek Annie Springer Katharine Boicourt Rachel Dretzin Laura Grey Tom Lyons Hollis Pfitsch Malka Stern Popahna Brandes Melissa Dubbin Hannah Gruber Ramon M. Katharina Piechocki Curnell Thompson Maria Builes Ryan Enschede Emilie Harjes Joshua Madell Maggie Raife Majo Tinoco Jonah Burke Melissa F. Mark Harrison Theresa Marchetta Naomi Ray-Schoenfeld Damon Turney Yandra Cano Sam Feder Gail Heidel Matthew Marvel Roman Romanyak Mona Weiner

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Crossword Answers Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please S N L SPA S G R OSSE refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. An asterisk (*) denotes a Coop member. MOO T URN REC K O N SAT, MAR 9 www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. SAT, APR 6 A L I BABKA I C HIRO C ARO B P E P A NET 8 p.m. Peoples’ Music Network SUN, MAR 10 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Seed Swap & Cel- KNEW SLEEPLA T KE Benefit, Sally Campbell with the ebration: 8th Annual Educational A LTO KEL VIN Disabled In Action Singers and 4 p.m. BPL Chamber Players The & Community Festival.Gardeners E MT AUNT A G E S Friends; Hudson Valley Sally; Joel Chiara Quartet, Rebecca Fischer and gardeners-to-be share C ERT IFIEDKOSHER Landy; The Lords of Liechten- and Julie Hye-Yung Yoon, vio- seeds, skills and seeding and stein; Rick & Andy; Thelma lins; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory transplanting info. GMO dis- GLOW LOLL TSA Thomas; Wool & Grant at the Peo- Beaver, cello; Simone Dinner- cussion. Preview a new film. G UIS E S L EES ples’ Voice Cafe; Tickets are $18, stein, piano. Admission is free; OPEN SESAME: The Story of G ING ERKAL E L I MP $10 for members. Nobody will be Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Seeds. Free. At The Old Stone ABC T RIS DUBA I turned away. Peoples’ Voice Cafe Contemporary Culture at the House 4th St. & 5th Ave. Infor- U S EDTO COOLM I L K at the Community Church of Central Library 10 Grand Army mation: www.permaculture- GORIER O NE I ZEE NYUU, 40 E. 35th St. NY, NY, Plaza, Bklyn. exchange.org. ENS UES TORI A SS

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