December 2007 Vol

December 2007 Vol. 36, No. 12

559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 phone: 215-843-2350 · fax: 215-843-6945 www.weaversway.coop Manager’s Expansion and More at Membership Mtg. WW Board HT BY PHOTO Corner by Jay Winston Elections

What is the future of Weavers M

Expansion Involves Values More ICHAEL Way? Will it expand beyond Car- in the Spring than Numbers penter and Greene? Where will a T. R by Glenn Bergman, General Manager new store or stores be located? EGAN Leadership Committee Seeks One of the things the board and I And who, ultimately, will make Input and Nominations wanted to stress at the General Member- the final decisions on these mat- ship Meeting was just how seriously we ters? What say do the rank-and- by Brian Maher are all taking the process of expansion, the file membership of the Co-op Everywhere you turn these days, elec- financial homework that must be done, have in major decisions like this? tions are the topic of choice, even though and the due diligence on a number of These and other questions filled it is only December. Before the big nation- fronts. One of the things I took away from the air as an unexpectedly large al contests are upon us, though, there is an the meeting was that the members are number of Co-op members at- election much closer to home and much comfortable with that aspect of things, but tended the Fall General Member- BOARD MEMBER DAVID WOO (R) HOLDS THE nearer to our hearts. some may be more concerned that the Co- ship Meeting at Summit Presby- The Weavers Way Leadership Com- op’s values, stated and otherwise, are being MIC WHILE DAVIA RIVKA ASKS A QUESTION. terian Church on Nov. 10. Topics mittee is currently making preparations just as seriously safeguarded. Part of this covered ranged from Bob Noble’s Interna- tasted at six o’clock was scrumptious, par- for the Board of Directors election at the might be due to the fact that there was a tional Co-operative Alliance trip to Singa- ticularly those turkey and cheese things) spring general membership meeting. lot on the agenda, and since I went over pore and Indonesia to possible changes in and live music that included Dylan and There will be several At-Large and Staff my allotted time I had to leave out the last Beatles covers ably performed by Acoustic Director seats open. Think about it. By part of my presentation, which was about by-laws, the Co-op’s annual financial statement and the state of the Weavers Jam. Once more chairs were found to ac- this time next year, you could be a mem- just that. commodate the crowd, the meeting was Yes, we are taking the financial and Way Farm. Most controversial, however, ber of the board. was the issue of expansion, which took up called to order by Board Vice President The Leadership Committee is seeking business aspects of expansion very seri- Nancy Weinman, who addressed proposed ously, but any expansion we undertake, most of the very lively discussion and individuals who are interested in shaping changes in bylaws. Co-op bylaws as they and even the day-to-day operation of our raised questions about the board’s ac- the future of Weavers Way. Your co-op stand now, said Nancy,“don’t reflect how current store, is in the service of the values countability to the general membership. needs leaders who can dedicate themselves the Co-op is currently operating.”The that make us what we are as a co-op. I had The meeting was preceded by a lively to full participation in board functions “meet, greet and eat” with food that went board, therefore, is proposing changes and who can work collaboratively to meet (continued on page 4) fast (this reporter can say only that what I (continued on page 16) (continued on page 2) HT BY PHOTO Marketplace Program Starting Co-op Film Series L Sixth Year with Five Schools Full House for ARRY S CHOFER HT BY PHOTO Knee Deep by Larry Schofer, Education Committee Chair J ONATHAN It was a full house for the showing

M of Knee Deep, the October film in the C G Education Committee series. ORAN The film focuses on the Center in the Park Environment Corps, a group of retired citizens who wish to do something meaningful for their society. A number of them came to the film screening. For the past 10 years, they have consistently taken quality FILMMAKERS ANN TEGNALL (L) AND readings of various creeks feeding the SHARON MULLALY, ON HAND TO DISCUSS Wissahickon. Some streams are good; THEIR FILM, KNEE DEEP. some are bad; some are very bad. Amidst all the footage of streets and reline 3100 feet of storm sewer, and things creeks and woods known to many in the au- did improve. However, as one of the dience, the corps worked on Outfall Num- Friends of the Monoshone in the audience ber 5, the place where the Monoshone Creek said, we have a long way to go to get the TERRI RIVERA (BOTTOM LEFT) AND STUDENTS AT HOUSTON SCHOOL, AT comes out into the open near Lincoln Drive. city and the state to clean up our water- HOUSTON’S FIRST MARKETPLACE SALE OF THE YEAR. THE MARKETPLACE The creek starts near Allens Lane and more ways. PROGRAM NOW HAS FIVE SCHOOLS -- HENRY, HOUSTON (ABOVE), JENKS, or less runs under Wayne Ave., but when it The producers of the film, Sharon Mul- A.B. DAY, AND WISSAHICKON CHARTER. LAST YEAR, OVER 100 STUDENTS gets into the open, it is very polluted. It is lally and Ann Tegnal, introduced the film PARTICIPATED, SELLING APPROXIMATELY $14,000 IN WHOLESOME, LOCALLY- less polluted now than when The Corps and told of their love for the local environ- MADE SNACKS TO A COMBINED STUDENT BODY OF MORE THAN 2,400 STU- started its work, but it is still polluted. ment, which led them to make this film. The next film in the series is China DENTS. THE FIVE SCHOOLS COMBINED TO EARN ALMOST $5,000 IN PROFITS The film shows that after The Corps located the problem, some members of Blue, a story of sweatshops in China mak- THAT THE STUDENTS THEN DONATED TO WORTHY CAUSES, LOCALLY AND GLOB- The Corps created an advocacy group, ing blue jeans for America, showing Wed., ALLY OR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ARKETPLACE ROGRAM VISIT . F M P , Friends of the Monoshone, which lobbied Nov.14, 7 p.m., at the Little Theatre of the WWW.WEAVERSWAY.COOP AND CLICK MARKETPLACE PROGRAM, UNDER THE the Philadelphia Water Department for Video Library (7137 Germantown Ave., COMMUNITY HEADING. some improvements. The city did agree to near Durham St.). Rebate? Donate! Weavers Way Cooperative Association Presorted Standard Still haven’t redeemed the cash 559 Carpenter Lane · Philadelphia, PA 19119 U.S. portio of your rebate? Consider Inside: POSTAGE donating it to Weavers Way Down on the Farm 2 PAID Philadelphia, PA Community Programs, the 501(c) 3 Product News 3 Permit No. 2658 nonprofit that oversees our envi- ronemtnal programs, the educational Superfood Feast 7 programs at the farm, and the Marketplace Program for local Suggestions 24 school children. See cashier for details. And of course... scads more PAGE 2 THE SHUTTLE DECEMBER 2007

Editor’s Note Down on the Farm BY PHOTO S

by Jonathan McGoran Hardy Crops Still Growing OLO

As so often is the case, by Dave Zelov, Co-op Farmer L EVY on the menu in this issue As winter is now just around the cor- usually with straw, to of the Shuttle is ...food. ner, we have left the radishes and turnips moderate soil tempera- Not just mild mannered at Weavers Way Farm at Awbury for the tures and keep the weeds regular food, though, we’re talking about down. The cloves will superfood. No, this doesn’t mean there’s Macadamia nuts and Pineapples of the such a thing as food that can save you new Weavers Way Farm in Maui. Sure it’s spout and form roots this from a burning building (although my a big step for the Co-op to expand into the fall, possibly emerging mom used to make meatloaf that was tropics, but when you’ve got a full-time above the soil surface, but more powerful than a locomotive, and farmer on the payroll, you’ve got to keep will really take off when it I’ve personally experienced chili that was him busy all year round. begins to warm up in ear- HT BY PHOTO faster than a speeding bullet) but these Back at Awbury, November was a busy ly April. In June, the hard- superfoods can indeed save your life. Ac- month full of cover cropping, bulb plant- neck varieties of garlic D cording to Sara Lomax Reese, there’s a ing and harvesting the last remaining that we planted will form AVID

whole list of superfoods – a veritable jus- Z fruits of the season. The first frost of the a flower stalk, called a ELOV tice league of food, if you will. scape. The scape is usually One food whose absence from this list year, a very light one, came early on the can only be explained by jealousy on the morning of Oct. 29. It really only hit the removed for two reasons. part of the other foods is chocolate. Peter lowest lying area of the farm, which was One, it is delicious in stir- and his daughters suffered through a rig- planted mostly in cold-hardy brassicas fries, and two, removing orous taste test of all the different brands (plants in the broccoli family). Unfortu- the scape puts the energy of chocolate available at Weavers Way, nately, we happened to plant the basil in of the plant back into the and Peter takes a fascinating and in-depth this area as well, and if anything is not go- roots and produces larger look at the stuff. Why should chocolate be ing to make it through a light frost, it’s heads. After scape re- considered a superfood, you ask? Well, as basil. So with only one casualty, we en- moval, it’s just a few weeks Peter informs us, it’s loaded with tered November with eggplants, tomatoes, before the leaves of the flavonoids and antioxidants, but more to peppers and the like still hanging on and plant start to brown. Har- the point, have you ever tried it? The stuff vest is best done when just tastes great! Besides, it might not cure hoping for warm nights. With the shorter HARDY CROPS AT THE CO-OP FARM (ABOVE), AND HARDY cancer or prevent heart disease, but some- days and colder weather, the plants slow over half of the leaves on VOUNTEERS, AT HEADHOUSE FARMERS MARKET, (LTOR) JEN times you need more that flowers; let me down quite a bit, not setting very much any given plant have DINGLES, JOY PETERSON AND FARM BLOGGER JENNIE LOVE tell you, this stuff saves lives. fruit, and when they do set fruit, growing browned. Before this, the Naming food after comic book char- very slowly. bulbs will not be properly out at the farm but there will still be plen- acters might be one way to get kids to eat The cover crops have all been planted formed. After this, the cloves will start to ty to do on nice warm days. Clearing of healthy, but Weavers Way’s prepared now and we anxiously await the sprouting pop out of their skins. After the garlic is invasive vines and perhaps even some foods chef, Bonnie Shuman, weighs in on of the garlic. We have more than quadru- pulled out of the ground, it is usually trees to improve our sunlight situation in some other ideas. It’s important that you pled our garlic production for the 2008 cured by hanging in a well ventilated the upper field tops the list. And depend- don’t just read the first paragraph and season. This year, we only had a small room or barn for three to four weeks. We dismiss what Bonnie has to say just being on the weather, there still might be a used the small shed at the farm with the cause she doesn’t have kids. Read on a few amount planted and sold it for a premium bit to harvest. Look for sweet, crisp root more paragraphs, and then dismiss what price at the Headhouse farmers market, window propped open. crops like carrots, radishes, turnips, and she has to say because she doesn’t have and saved the biggest cloves for replanting. In addition to the garlic, we also plant- beets, as well as tasty greens like swiss kids. Seriously, though, I kid the “genetic- We then ordered about 70 pounds of ad- ed some spring flowering bulbs in No- chard, kale, collards and mesclun mix, all dead-end-child-rearing-experts,”but ditional seed garlic to plant. Garlic is a vember. We are growing two varieties each of which tend to get sweeter with the cold- what Bonnie has to say makes a great deal very long growing crop, planted in mid of tulips and daffodils for cut-flower pro- er weather. And its really just the begin- of sense. I know from my own son that if fall for an early to mid summer harvest. duction. This will be a nice way for the ning of the Jerusalem artichoke season! we had not exposed him to foods from After separating the heads into cloves and farm to generate some income early in the For now we are using row covers to insu- many different cultures, there’s no way discarding any small ones (small cloves season when not much else is coming in. late many of these crops and extend the that today he would be able to say “yuck” produce small heads), place the cloves We are also expanding our cut flower season, but perhaps next year we’ll have a in so many different languages. repertoire with a planting of peonies, do- While we’re on the subject of child- blunt end down about two inches in the hoophouse to grow in all winter long. Of rearing advice, Betsy Teutsch has some in- soil of a well-prepared, raised bed. The nated by Co-op staffer Steve Hebden. course, then we’ll have to find someone teresting suggestions on holiday gifts for beds are mulched shortly after planting, December will certainly be less busy else to supervise the guava harvest. kids that won’t contribute to the waste and avarice that can be so prevalent this Spring Board Elections HELP WANTED time of year. Some great ideas there, but a (continuned from page 1) word of caution: you want to be careful It seems as if this is to be my new monthly column.The more we hire, the more you don’t get too righteous with the gifts. the needs of the members and the greater employee turnover we seem to have, but luckily we still have an extremely low Kids keep lists, too, you know. Mt. Airy community. This winter, as you turnover, about four times less than most other co-ops. are surrounded by the debate over the Right now we are interviewing for a person to work upstairs in our wellness The Shuttle is published by Weavers Way Co- leadership qualities necessary to run our department (houswares/health and beauty aids/vitamins) during the evenings, and op and is mailed to all members. country, take a few minutes to think about Saturday mornings.We are also seeking a cashier to help during the evenings and Deadlines for each issue are the kind of leaders our co-op needs. Who weekends - experience preferred. Please pick up an application at the register the first of the preceding month. do you know who has engaging opinions today! In the future look to the website, weaversway.coop, for more current open- e.g. December 1 for January issue about the growth and development of ings, job descriptions, on-line application, and other job related resources. If you Statement of Policy Weavers Way? Who comes to mind as a vi- have any questions see Rick about job openings. Articles should be under 500 words and can be submitted neatly typed, on disk, or e-mailed to sionary who can guide the Co-op to its [email protected]. Be sure to include best possible future? Maybe you already your name, phone number, and membership num- have an idea. ber. Drop them off by the deadline to the Shuttle Or maybe that person is you. If you are Weavers Way’s Buildings are Carbon Neutral. mailbox on the second floor of the Co-op. The pur- ready for more information about partici- pose of the Shuttle is to provide members with pation on the Weavers Way Board of Di- information as well as education about co-ops, health food practices, and other matters of interest rectors, contact the Leadership Committee to the members as consumers and citizens of the chair, Bob Noble, at 215-843-5647 or bob- How? community. [email protected]. Want to suggest another Articles express only the views of the writers member for a board position? The Leader- and not those of the Co-op or the board of direc- ship Committee wants your input to en- tors, unless identified as such. Articles, letters, com- sure that the best candidates are on the ments, criticisms, and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to the editor. Space limitations ballot in the spring. require that the editor has the right to edit all arti- The deadline for submitting names to cles. the Leadership Committee will be late Ad rates are available upon request, in the February, with the exact date to be deter- advertising mailbox on the second floor, or at mined by the spring general membership Through Native Energy,Weavers Way is helping to build new www.weaversway.coop. All ads must be camera- renewable energy projects to fight global warming, and is also ready and submitted with payment. Products or meeting date. Watch the Shuttle, the store, services advertised in this paper should not in any and www.weaversway.coop for more de- keeping 163 tons of CO2 gas emissions from all of its facilities. way be construed to be endorsed by Weavers Way tailed information. We might be a long Learn more about how Weavers Way members can offset their Co-op. way from Iowa, but the elections will be household’s CO2 through NativeEnergy at www.nativeenergy.com/wwc The Shuttle here before you know it. or click on the link at www.weaversway.coop is printed on 100% recycled paper DECEMBER 2007 THE SHUTTLE PAGE 3

December in the Deli Produce News by Margie Felton, Deli Manager by Jean MacKenzie, Produce Manager This Month’s Hidden Treasure Editorializing Piedras de Chocolate Gigantic, cocoa- My fans will have noticed the dusted, chocolate-covered almonds. These disappearance of my com- delicious treats are imported from Spain ments on the produce price and are made of Largueta almonds, toast- signs. I was in the habit of ed, dipped in chocolate and finished with writing “lower price!” a dusting of cocoa. They are located on when I could lower a price the shelf to the right of the deli meat case. significantly,“ouch” when In the same location you will also find For sports fans, don’t forget snacks for the price went up signifi- Marcona almonds and caramelized wal- the games. Try Curly’s wing sauce (made cantly, and a variety of com- nuts, also imported from Spain. Both are in Penndel, Pa. and available in mild, ments in between. You seemed to like knowing when the price went down great accompaniments to cheese. medium and hot), hoagie spread, and sub- marine dressing, along with your favorite – I didn’t hear much about that. Many of ers, deli meats. you told me how much you liked “ ouch,” mashed Holiday Treats assuming – correctly – that I was commis- the sauce afterward by hand. Thus we ex- The Weavers Way deli is a great place to erating with you and your grocery budget. perienced applesauce as a fashion state- find gifts, treats, stocking-stuffers or a little Bakery But some thought “ ouch ” was too ment as well as a topping for latkes. something to bring to a holiday party. Many of our bakery products are negative, and that shoppers were being Throughout the season we will carry a vari- available through preorder. Information discouraged from buying our (very com- Christmas about available products and ordering in- petitively priced) produce. So “ ouch ” had ety of imported cakes, cookies and candies, ...begins the day after Halloween, ap- to go, and since I refuse to crow about as well as baked goods from local suppliers. structions are located at the beginning of parently. I stopped at CVS to see about lower prices if I can’t warn you of higher The specialty cheese area will continue to the checkout line. Preorder rolls, pies, some post-Halloween discounted decora- ones, I just eliminated all comments from be stocked with an interesting variety of cakes, and breads to guarantee availability, tions, and every bit of Halloween stuff had the price signs. imported and domestic cheeses. Some of by calling 215-843-2350. been replaced with Christmas merchan- Don’t you miss this? I sure do. our favorite products and pairings include: dise, including candy. You gotta feel sorry Maybe the problem was the word Peace Olive Oil for any kid getting Christmas candy pur- “ouch” – maybe different wording would Cream of Balsamic paired with sharp chased Nov. 1. help. How about “Yikes!” or,“Wowza!” cheddars or aged Italian cheeses As for produce, we’ll continue to have “Second mortgage!”“Crikey!”“Holy can- Sour Cherry and Lemon Balm pre- cranberries as long as we can get them nolis!”“I’m so sure!”“Is it gold-plated?!?” serve with soft goat cheese (no, you can’t have the crate). Chestnuts “They’re kidding, right?!?” Equal Exchange local fair trade cran- and mixed nuts in the shell are popular I’d love to know what you think. berries and pecans Christmas items also. Clementines will be Maple candy back, and let’s hope they’re better – and Assorted Busseto salamis Chanukah cheaper – than last year. I always get jum- ...begins at sundown Dec. 5. My fam- bo oranges and apples for stocking Stories from the Second Story ily and I are not Jewish, but we do light stuffers. menorahs and say the prayers. There’s a by Martha Fuller, Second Floor Manager has sold for industrial cutting boards lot that I like about the story of the Mac- Safety, or Something Like It “How did it get to be December al- since 1962. They perform similarly to cabees, not least of which is the theme of A year ago, Dec. 12, 2006, a student at ready?” someone recently asked me. The wood and won’t dull your knives. I have claiming one’s identity against impossible my kids’ high school brought an assault ri- year has flown by, I agree, and it amazes one at home and really like it - give me a odds. fle to school. After firing a few shots into me, too. As to the holidays, let me say product that I can use and put in the How latkes came to be associated with the ceiling of a crowded hallway, he that my shopping has barely begun. And dishwasher and I’m a happy camper. Hannukah I do not know, but I do know I walked down the now-empty hall and love them and love to make them. I use yours? Let the ideas for shopping begin! And just a few more ideas before we shot and killed himself. russet potatoes for latkes, because they are For Kitchens And Cooks Housewares move on: a wood citrus reamer, a 18/10 My son, who heard the gunfire from the driest and thus the best at absorbing are in great abundance these days. We stainless steel avocado slicer, a stainless an adjacent hallway, cannot abide fire- steel scoop and release egg, juice from onions, and seasonings. works now. He jumps if I make popcorn have products from Norpro, I’ve been known to add sweet potatoes, RSVP, Zyliss, Down To cookie dropper, stainless without warning him. carrots, or zucchini to add color and/or My daughter, who was knocked down Earth, Bambu, Chef’s Plan- steel herb scissors, white flavor. And here’s foolproof applesauce: in the panicked rush of students, told me et and Gourmac just to porcelain cheese flags, Cut up a variety of apples, toss them in a she could only really feel safe again at name a few. Need smallish Melita Bamboo coffee fil- crockpot with a splash of lemon and some ters, and poultry shears. We Journey’s End Farm, where she has gone gifts for Chanukah or for cinnamon, add a tiny bit of water, and to summer camp or visited since she was a have more items for your stocking stuffers? The wait. I use a Foley food mill to mash the baby. In August, while attending Journey’s perusal, so do come to the Gourmac Onion Savers, apples and remove skins and seeds, but End Family Camp, she had nightmares Tomato Savers and the second floor to see them! before I owned one I peeled and cored the Attention Mrs. Meyer’s Fans The Lemon/Lime Savers have been a huge apples first and my kids, then pre-school- (continued on page 12) hit. Since this a space limited column, I’ll holiday gingerbread collections are back. only describe the Onion Saver. The folks The holiday clean-up kit was such a hit Grocery News at Gourmac, a company known for its in 2006 that the Gingerbread line has by Chris Switky, Grocery Manager Organic chocolate cake mix, top shelf of storage solutions, dreamed up an eye been expanded. The Cleaning Kit, a four Howdy, shoppers. The big news in the the baking goods section. catching storage container for onions piece kit that contains smaller sizes of their top-selling household cleaners, is Co-op’s grocery department is the new Finally, a note about bulk figs. Due to that is specifically designed to store a cut drought conditions in Turkey, the only made with an uplifting Gingerbread dairy display case, which we installed in onion while keeping it fresh, moist and dried figs currently available are the or- scent. The Mrs. Meyers folks hope that early October. It’s a beauty, nice and crisp. It will also keep odors contained, is ganic ones. Both the organic and the these products and the Gingerbread cold, and a bit deeper than the old one, easy to spot in a crowded frig and can be sprayed figs come from Turkey, so I’m scent will warm your home during a hec- which should help with our stocking ef- a handy outdoor serving piece for your not really sure why organic figs are still tic holiday season. The newest Ginger- ficiency. Unfortunately, we lost a little summer outdoor gatherings and picnics available and the other ones aren’t. bread items are a scented soy candle (it’s bit of “horizontal space” in the new (you can safely keep the insects away This will, perhaps, always be a mys- similar to the other ones we carry as it is case, which means that there is no from the onions!). Each onion saver is tery, but it seems to be the “in reality” in a jelly jar that can be reused, is made longer enough space to stock Stony- airtight and dishwasher safe. situation, not likely to change before from vegetable wax and has a 35-hour field Banilla yogurt. We did, however, We have gadgets and gizmos to de- the next fig harvest in fall 2008. burn time) and the Holiday Hand Care find space to add part skim ricotta light the cooks who like labor-saving de- As always, thanks for reading. I Set, which contains liquid hand soap cheese, an item that many shoppers vices and the ones who relish long blocks took last month off from writing a (good for cleaning up those sticky fin- have requested. Mucho thanks to of cooking/kitchen time. We have cutting Steve Hebden, who coordinated the Shuttle column, so I’m glad to be gers from sampling holiday treats!) and a boards, including ones from Bambu, Ar- installation, as well as Luis Cruz, who back on these hallowed pages. In the soothing hand lotion. lite, Down To Earth and Norpro. If you helped alot on installation day, and extra time that my break from writ- Baggallini This popular company has are not familiar with Arlite products, made countless trips in and out of ing afforded me, I managed to make new items, new fabrics, new colors and here’s the scoop: We have sold them in the walk-in refrigerator, bringing out up the perfect Mt. Airy joke.“What new fabric patterns that have been, as years past and now we have brought the dairy items that shoppers need- did the rabbi say at the dog park?” I’ll with the other Baggallini bags, quite them back. These cutting boards can be ed, one request at a time. be glad to tell you the punch line, but popular. We are glad to order the item of immersed and scrubbed in hot, soapy Here are two new shelf items to look only in person. Ask me next time you see your choice in the color or pattern you water or run through a dishwasher. They out for: Gourmet Artisan organic red me, when we run into each other...in the want. We do advise you to give us a sec- are made from a solid resin-impregnated wine vinegar, which replaces Cento red grocery aisles. wood fiber laminate that Read Products (continued on page 23) wine vinegar. Also, we now have Simply PAGE 4 THE SHUTTLE DECEMBER 2007

Manager’s Corner Without taking anything off the table, this we are ripe for expansion, and that for classes on everything from pickling to (continued from page 1) seems to many of us to be the solution Weavers Way and cooperation would be how to use many of the ingredients we time at the membership meeting to briefly with the fewest drawbacks. The question, welcome in many places, but opening the sell. I can see partnering with MALT to explain what areas we were exploring for a then, is where? second location involves a steep learning provide a site for their classes. Perhaps a possible second site, but I didn’t get a In order to help relieve some of the curve and a lot of work. The studies we site that has room for other types of per- chance to fully explain why. pressure of our current location and offer conducted showed that the area with the formance-based classes that children can First, I’d like to quickly recap how we added amenities to our current members, greatest certainty of success – due to loca- take while parents shop downstairs after came to be looking to open a second loca- a second location would have to be relation, demographics, accessibility, and oth- school or at night. I see an opportunity to tion. The current location has been over- tively close, but not too close. While we er factors – was Chestnut Hill. expand the programs that meet our values crowded for some time, but in recent years have considered nearby sites in Mt. Airy, This does not in any way mean that we and add that important dimension to the it has become much more so. Expansion and further away in East Falls, the ideal are not looking in other communities as Co-op. In other words, I see a chance to would help alleviate that. Earlier efforts distances would suggest a site in either well, but it does mean that Chestnut Hill operate in a way that is closer to our val- had sought to expand our current loca- Chestnut Hill or Germantown. is one likely candidate. Many of our cur- ues. I think you can, too. tion, adding more space, more products, After proximity, there are many crite- rent members already live in Chestnut So back to the question of reassuring and more sales to the corner of Greene ria that would make for a good fit (park- Hill; there is already a vibrant community the members that the values that have de- and Carpenter. But there are limitations to ing, size, affordability, access, etc.), but one association and a tradition of community fined us since Weavers Way was formed what this location can handle. Apart from of the most important is that such a loca- involvement; and there are specific sites will continue to do so as we expand. Apart the parking problems that we know all too tion must actually exist. In other words, that are worthy of consideration. from the fact that everybody who is in- well, congestion and negative impacts on there are a very limited number of possi- I understand and share the concerns volved in expansion – staff, board, man- our neighbors are very real considera- ble sites available, and they all have pros that some members have about Weavers agement, members – belong to the Co-op tions. The opening of the Highpoint Café and cons. Many promising sites have been Way continuing to honor the values that because of those values, and are involved and Big Blue Marble Books, as well as explored that, upon closer inspection, have sustained us over the last three-plus to the extent they are because of the im- MaMa and the Maternal Wellness Center were lacking one or more vital criteria and decades. But wherever we expand, a new portance they place in those values, there have all been valuable and positive addi- were not right for us. location will allow us to more fully em- are structural assurances in place, as well. tions to the neighborhood, and they have When we once again started seriously body those values. The product philosophy will remain contributed to making this a vibrant and exploring expansion a couple of years ago, In the three years I have worked at the the same, meaning that the items on the exciting little retail village. But their added I met with many people in the co-op Co-op, I have seen the importance of shelves will continue to reflect the values traffic, combined with our own, makes it world: GMs from other co-ops, co-op as- community through the environmental of our co-op. The Co-op’s governing prin- clear that this location is less than ideal for sociations, co-op banks, etc. I picked their work and support for those causes that ciples will remain the same, like the inter- a major expansion of Weavers Way. brains, trying to glean the wisdom they will help future generations. I have national cooperative principles that define The possibility also exists to open a had acquired through numerous co-op learned about the strength of the recycling all co-ops and Weavers Way’s mission single, supermarket-sized store some- expansions. I also told them about our sit- program in not only cleaning up the envi- statement. Our bylaws will continue to where else, a store that would provide all uation and showed them our current store ronment, but in the community spirit and evolve, just as they have done since the the amenities our members want, and and our surrounding communities, as well bonding it has fostered. I have also seen Co-op’s inception, but they will continue would also allow for a huge increase in as some specific locations. At their strong the work that the Environment Commit- to help codify the same cooperative val- members. But this might involve closing recommendation, I hired a couple of co- tee has fostered in the small but important ues, and they will continue to help us op- the current location (a deal-breaker for op expansion specialists that many of grants given out throughout the North- erate according to those values. many of our members) and would replace them had used – Pete Davis and Bill Gess- west region. All of this I want to see grow But the greatest assurance of all is be- our small-store feel with something more ner – to help us decide how best to pro- in our second community. I see the Envi- cause we, as members, will ensure that we like a supermarket. Now, there are many ceed. We learned a lot about the areas ronment Committee taking an active role maintain those values and intangibles – supermarket-sized co-ops around the around us, about the process of expan- in our new store design, product selection through participating in the process, country, and they probably feel special to sion, and about all the things we needed to methods, and service program to help us through involvement in governing the Co- their members, but our members have ex- do to prepare. reduce the use of petroleum-based prod- op, through respecting each other and pressed a desire to stay smaller. The studies we conducted showed that ucts that cannot be recycled. I can see, if each other’s opinions, and by expressing So that brings us to a second, more in- the areas around us would easily support space allows, a daily drop space in our new what is important to us. We will be start- timately-sized location, substantially big- not just one, but two or even three addi- location for a wide array of items. I can ing a series of regular meetings on expan- ger than our current store, but still small tional mid-sized co-op stores (5,000-7,500 see more paper-wrapped deli, meats, sion to give members a chance to ask enough to retain the community feeling. sq. ft.), something that engaged our imag- seafood, and prepared food items. I can questions about what is going on, and to By opening a second location, we can take inations as we thought about down the see people bringing in containers for their share what is important to them about some of the pressure off our current loca- road, how great it would be to expose the prepared food to be dished out and a dis- where we are and where we are going. tion, provide many of the amenities our co-op model and all the values it brings count provided for bringing recycled plas- This is an exciting time at Weavers members have said again and again that with it to more and more communities. tic. Way, and we hope you’ll participate in they want, and also serve to further one of But we also learned that the second loca- Another thing I can see in a new loca- making expansion, whatever its form, a our stated goals of exposing cooperation tion is the trickiest by far. 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Into the Mouths of Babes... by Bonnie Shuman, Prepared Foods Manager want to traumatize them as she felt she your child’s palate, but your kid’s not go- community it provides. We find nourish- Okay, lets get one thing out of the way had been. And I think that’s fine... to a de- ing to fall into a chicken finger coma if ment in others, just as we do in food. right now. I don’t have kids. And I confess gree. that’s all he eats. A recent study found that I remember as a child that once a week that kids are a difficult audience to please Here’s my stance. I don’t think you when 500 picky five-year-olds were com- my dad would pick up a meal from the lo- when we’re talking about the palate. How- should force your kid to eat anything. pared to kids who ate more nutritiously, cal fish house (to give my mom “a night ever, I have a bone to pick. My urge to pick Conversely, I don’t think you should there were no significant dietary deficien- off”). And I can remember the briny smell a bone started just after hearing an shield your kid from good food because cies. Lots of kids will graze and by taking of fried scallops and oysters, not your typ- episode of Oprah on my car radio ( yes, they don’t like it. Especially by hiding it in the focus off a child during a specified ical kid’s food. I just don’t remember hav- yes... I listen to Oprah). The episode fea- a brownie. It helps to be persistent. Re- time slot (like dinner), it takes pressure off ing something different made for me or tured Jerry Seinfeld’s wife hawking her search shows it may take 8-15 times for a you and your kid and he or she just might being forced to eat anything I didn’t want new book (no, I don’t know the title, and child to try a food before deciding be inclined to munch on a healthy snack if to eat, and lo and behold, I grew up to like wouldn’t tell ya if I did ). Her new book is whether or not she or he likes it. Simple you make it available. most everything. about hiding vegetables – and we’re not meals are best, but don’t be afraid to ex- Another great way to expose your kids So... while I am glad that I don’t have talking about like Easter, where it’s fun for pose your kid to new things. And this does to great and interesting food is to make to battle with a kid over what to eat, I am kids to hunt for eggs. We’re talking about not have to be done with a lot of fanfare. If them part of the process – planning the interested in developing in younger gener- pureeing stuff like carrots and “hiding” your kid sees you enjoying escargot, and meal, shopping for the meal and preparations a reverence for the fine art and the carrots in a brownie. You know, you’re oohing and aahing, you’re not forc- ing the meal. While this is not practical on great pleasure of eating. We are a diverse “sneaking” some nutrition into the tum- ing it down their throats, but you are cre- a day-to-day basis, perhaps once a month community, with rich and delicious sto- mies of her spawn. ating a culture of curiosity, adventure and your child could be an active participant ries and memories of the foodways of “Just great,”thought I. How the hell enjoyment. My friend (and excellent chef) in all the stages of meal preparation. In those before us. Let us remember that are those kids ever going to know if they Marcia Dunsmore has two kids who were this way you are fostering in your child cooking is an act of love, and that we have like carrots (or spinach, or, horrors... eating oysters and duck by the age of six more than skills; think about it, I know as some of our best of times around the Brussels sprouts!!! ) if it’s disguised in a and each has grown into a full fledged, so- an adult, in my house, we all always end table. It would be a shame to not instill brownie. 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Cat Dancer:A Toy for All Felines Make the Most of Winter Tomatoes by Dave Tukey by Pat Piro, Prepared Foods Department

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T still enjoy delicious tomatoes. tion wore off, Banjo (our two-year-old UKEY ments. male, brown/black cat) would move onto Cat Dancer. So how to make the most of something new to occupy his innate need I hold it up what seems to be an inedible toma- to chase, pounce, ensnare, and chew. Such and its silent, to during our winter months? is the fate of every cat toy we’ve tried, ex- siren call mes- When I need a tomato fix, I opt to cept for one: Cat Dancer. merizes Banjo. buy the roma and slow roast them. It’s not hard to see that Cat Dancer is I move it slow- Slow roasting tomatoes do take in a league of its own in the world of feline ly across the some time from start to finish, but amusement. In the floor and he will only take you about ten min- absence of Cat BANJO, PLAYING WITH crouches, wait- utes to prepare. The time factor is, Dancer, he makes CAT DANCER ing. I swing it di- of course, the slow roasting. But toys from ordinary rectly back over truly when they are finished, you objects: shoe laces, his head and he leaps for it, twisting and will agree that it was worth waiting a pen, leaves of our turning in the air. I move it quickly across for. Roasting tomatoes caramelizes spider plants, my the floor and he darts after it, only to be them and enriches their flavor and eyeglasses, his aunt foiled again when I snatch it up high and can be used to create pasta sauces, Roasted Tomatoes Rosie (our 12- he misses it in mid-air, landing with a to top bruschetta, or used in a salad or in soups or, as we do in our year-old female thud on the hard wood floor. Twirl Cat Preheat oven to 225 for a longer roasting cat). But display Dancer around him and Banjo pirouettes home, eat them as soon as they come out of the oven. time (8-9 hours). This works with my oven. Cat Dancer, and in a tight circle. Dangle it along a wall and 20 Roma Tomatoes his vision is laser Banjo climbs upward like a ninja immune And for your health enthusiasts, did you realize that cooking toma- 5 cloves of garlic pointed in its di- to gravity. Wash and dry tomatoes and then cut each rection. He’ll follow it wherever it’s car- My wife’s preferred technique while toes actually enhances lycopene (which is responsible for the red one in half lengthwise. ried. Hang it out of reach, and he’ll try to multitasking is to hold Cat Dancer arched Toss the tomatoes with olive oil and garlic, knock it back down. He cries for it so lightly upward above Banjo’s head, giving color), which is a powerful antioxidant that apparently decreases can- salt and pepper to taste.You can either crush when he can’t reach it; you’d think he was the wire a springy buoyancy. Banjo will the garlic or slice it (and remember that the possessed or addicted. play with it till he flops on the floor ex- cer and heart disease risk. Here is the way I have been garlic will also caramelize in this roasting That’s quite something for such a sim- hausted. She swears by it and has never process). ple device – a long, slightly arched, stiff heard of Cat Dancer failing to live up to its roasting my tomatoes for years now. It is plain and simple, but if Place tomatoes on a roasting pan or cook- wire not quite three feet in length with lofty hype. Even Rosie, who doesn’t leap, ie sheet cut side down. After about 7-8 hours, small, rolled pieces of cardboard at each tracks and chases its every move. you would like to add herbs, feel free (perhaps fennel, basil, oregano start checking them.When they are done the end. By appearance alone, it is exceedingly And guess what! We got Cat Dancer at or thyme). And if you like spicy, skins puff up and they will be reduced in size dull by cat toy standards – they often have the Co-op’s pet store for less than $2.00! by at last one half. Bon Appetit! scented catnip, jingly bells, fluffy feathers add some hot pepper flakes.

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A Holiday Super-Food Feast Cooking with these high-powered ingredients can literally save your life by Sara Lomax-Reese vent–even reverse–these illnesses by cut- important – and most neglected – super- Thousands of years ago, Hippocrates ting unhealthy ingredients out and adding foods in the average American diet. coined an adage that remains true: “Let superfoods in. Greens are very high in calcium, magne- food be thy medicine and med- As Thanksgiving, Hanukah, sium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, zinc, icine be thy food.”As the holi- The Top 20 Christmas, Kwanzaa and New and Vitamins A, C, E and K. They are crammed with fiber, folic acid, chlorophyll days approach, this is a perfect Superfoods: Year’s approach, give your loved time to put ancient wisdom ones the gift of good health by and many other micronutrients and phy- into action. Instead of the tra- incorporating some of the fol- to-chemicals. Recipe suggestion: Lightly root as one of top 10 cancer-fighting ditional high-fat, sugar-laden Beans lowing superfoods into your sauté collard greens in garlic and olive oil foods. Ginger also aids digestion, relieves holiday fare, consider creating Blueberries feast. for a delicious, healthy side dish. Sprinkle nausea, helps heal ulcers, supports cardio- a superfoods feast that nour- Broccoli Blueberries: US Department with a hint of lime juice and sea salt. vascular health, reduces pain and inflam- ishes mind, body and spirit. Brown Rice of Agriculture Nutrition Center Garlic: One of the oldest medicinal mation and speeds recovery from colds researchers rank blueberries plants, garlic has been proven to prevent and flu. Recipe suggestion: Include ginger So what exactly are super- Garlic foods? These ingredients (see number one in antioxidant ac- and fight colds and flu, lower blood pres- in your marinades. list) are incredibly dense in vi- Ginger tivity. Other studies show that sure and cholesterol, and protect against Green Tea: While green and black tea tamins, minerals and nutrients; Miso blueberries slow age-related strokes and heart disease. Recipe sugges- both come from the same plant leaves, so they have intense healing Oats mental decline; help reduce tion: Include garlic in your marinade for green tea contains a higher concentration properties. Some scavenge dis- Oranges “bad” cholesterol that con- your meats. of polyphenols, the chemical substances tributes to cardiovascular dis- Ginger: The National Cancer Institute ease-producing free Pumpkin (continued on page 8) ease and stroke; and reduce the recently identified this delicious, spicy radicals–chemicals that dam- Soy age cells and cell membranes risk of urinary tract infections. Spinach Recipe suggestion: Add blueber- and can cause chronic and age- Germantown Logo Te a ries into your apple pie for an GreatGreat GermantownGermantown LogoLogo related diseases. Others have Products been proven to help fight cer- Tomatoes antioxidant boost. Gifts for the Holidays tain cancers. Most strengthen Turmeric Brown Rice: This chewy, Gifts for the Holidays T-shirts, $15-17 your immune system and Turkey (Skinless nutty rice embodies over 70 antioxidants, contains many vita- Aprons $15 lengthen your life. breast) mins and minerals–Vitamin B But it’s not just about Walnuts "License" plates $10 adding superfoods to your diet; and magnesium, for Wild Salmon you also have to subtract instance–and lots of fiber. These Tote bags $10 things. Certain mainstays of Yams healing properties are stripped the Standard American Diet Yogurt away to create white rice. Recipe (SAD) are toxic to our bodies. suggestion: Replace macaroni Free delivery in NW Decades of eating white flour, white rice, and cheese with a healthy brown rice dish. Philly, priority mailed white sugar and highly processed, artificial Collard Greens: Dark leafy greens like anywhere, or just look foods eventually leads to the obesity, dia- collards, kale, cabbage, watercress, mus- Call 215-848-1375 to order upstairs at the Co-op betes, heart disease and cancers, which are tard greens, broccoli rabe, red or green let- (Products are available upstairs at the Co-op at slightly higher prices) epidemic in American society. We can pre- tuce (to name a few), are one of the most PAGE 8 THE SHUTTLE DECEMBER 2007

Superfoods Ginger and Garlic Marinated Barbecue Sauce into one-inch chunks. Mix orange juice, (continued from page 7) Turkey Breast with BBQ glaze ¼ cup catsup pineapple, apple juice concentrate and spices together. Pour orange juice/pineap- found in plants responsible for their col- 2 pounds of turkey London broil 1 small can of tomato paste ple mixture over yams. Bake uncovered oring. Researchers believe polyphenols in- (boneless turkey breast) 2 tbsp. Worchesterhire sauce for about one hour or until yams are soft. hibit cancer development. Other studies ¼ c Braggs Liquid Aminos 1 tbsp. maple syrup Optional: Garnish with toasted unsweet- suggest that drinking green tea can help (or Low Sodium Soy Sauce) 1 tbsp. molasses ened coconut. prevent cardiovascular disease and dental 1 tbsp. brown rice vinegar 2 tbsp. white vinegar cavities. It also lowers cholesterol and (or white vinegar) Juice from 1 tbsp. grated ginger Garlic and Lime Collard Greens ½ cup water blood pressure, fights against bacteria and 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, grated 6 cups of collard greens, chopped coarsely ½ cup apple juice viruses, and reduces blood sugar. Recipe 3 cloves garlic ½ cup water 1 small onion chopped suggestion: Add a few green tea bags when (1 sliced, 2 minced for marinade) 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. salt cooking your brown rice. 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil juice of 1 lime ¼ tsp. hot pepper flakes Turmeric: This golden, yellow Indian 3 tbsp. orange juice 1 tbsp. Extra Virgin olive oil Add drippings from turkey spice is used in both Ayurvedic (the an- 2 tbsp. honey ¼ tsp. salt cient healing tradition of India) and Chi- Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and Take a sharp knife and cut small slits Place water in large sauté pan on high nese medicine. It fights inflammation, cook over low heat for about eight min- in the turkey London broil. Slice one clove heat. Place minced garlic in pan. Cook on treats digestive disorders, liver problems utes. Brush about one cup of sauce onto of garlic. Insert the garlic into the turkey. high for about two minutes. Add chopped and skin diseases, and assists wound heal- the turkey before broiling. There may be Prepare marinade as follows. collard greens. Cook stirring constantly some sauce left over which will keep for ing. Additionally, it protects the liver from until they wilt (about three minutes). Marinade seven days in the refrigerator. toxins. Recipe suggestion: Add turmeric to Turn heat off. Add lime juice and olive oil. spice up your candied yams or sweet pota- Mix all remaining ingredients. Place Jasmine Green Tea-Infused Wild Rice Toss and add salt to taste. toes. the turkey in a large plastic re-sealable bag 3-1/2 cups water Yams: Also known as sweet potatoes, and pour the marinade over it. Let mari- Blueberry Apple Cobbler 2 cups wild brown rice these naturally sweet root vegetables are nate 6 – 24 hours (the longer, the better). 4 cups sliced apples, peeled 4 jasmine green tea bags an excellent source of vitamin A (in the Preheat oven to 375. Bake turkey, with 10 oz. bag frozen org. blueberries 1 tsp. butter or olive oil form of beta-carotene) and a very good marinade, for about 35 minutes. Pour off 2 tbsp. apple juice concentrate ½ tsp. salt source of vitamin C. Both beta-carotene the drippings and reserve for the barbecue ½ tsp. cinnamon Rinse rice under cold water. Place wa- and vitamin C are powerful antioxidants sauce. Brush about one cup of the sauce ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour ter and tea bags in sauce pan. 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Wedge Co-op Buys the Farm by Jonathan McGoran, adapted from an article secure an indefinite supply of organic One possible wrinkle in the plan cen- want to find a way to make the project by Sustainable Food News, with information produce for the Wedge, its fellow area co- ters around a possible violation of a 1973 work. I think that at this time we are from Pioneer Press ops, and other Twin Cities outlets. The Minnesota state anti-corporate farming almost there, if not there, but are waiting Wedge said it will continue to purchase law. Intended to keep state farmland The Minneapolis-based Wedge Co-op, for formal documentation from their produce from other farms, and “continue owned by families, the law prohibits cor- one of the nation’s largest consumer- department before I can say it is working in cooperation” with Gardens of porations from owning farmland in owned food cooperatives, recently approved... We are all looking forward to Eagan’s existing accounts. Gardens of Minnesota. announced plans to buy Gardens of the sale being completed in January as Eagan owners Martin and Atina Diffley Bill Oemichen, a former deputy com- Eagan, a 100-acre, certified-organic farm planned.” have been selling their farm’s produce - missioner of agriculture, explains that the in Farmington, Minn., that has been one Assuming the legal issues can be sweet corn, tomatoes, melons and a vari- first laws arose “because of concern back of Wedge’s main suppliers of organic pro- resolved, the ownership change will begin ety of other crops – at the Wedge and in the 1970s that you didn’t have insur- duce. Since opening its doors 33 years Jan. 1 with a two-year lease during which other Twin Cities’ natural food co-ops ance companies owning farmland after a ago, Wedge has grown to become the the Wedge will exercise its option to buy. and other stores for the past 35 years. foreclosure. They were really trying to largest single store, consumer-owned, The Diffleys will continue their ongoing The Diffleys had been exploring sell- prevent abuses of corporations taking natural food cooperative in the United organic farming research and educational ing the farm for several years, but were over farmland for profit.” States, with 13,000 member-owners and and community outreach at the farm as concerned about maintining the integrity “When Minnesota passed its anti-cor- annual sales of $37 million. Located part of the deal. Meanwhile, Linda Halley, of the organic farm and protecting it poration farming law, they didn’t do so about 40 minutes from the Co-op, a 20-year veteran of farm management in from development or conversion to con- because they were scared of the Wedge,” Gardens of Eagan has estimated annual Wisconsin and Southern California, will ventional farming. A year and a half ago, said Lee Egerstrom, a rural policy special- revenues of $500,000. be Gardens of Eagan’s manager once the they approached their largest customer, ist at the Minnesota 2020 think tank. “Owning an organic farm, particularly lease kicks in. 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loween is the biggest time for candy sales, AMUEL I don’t know why or when my family vard School of Public Health followed by Easter, Christmas and Valen- first started thinking about undergoing a found that those who eat tine’s Day. Even though I succumb to buy- tantalizing – yet rigorous – chocolate-tast- chocolate three times a month ing a bag of candy bars to be eaten after ing survey. It might have been the bright live almost a year longer than (or even before) the trick-or-treaters don’t idea of one of the children, or perhaps I those who don’t. One study show up at my door, I have known for a was inspired after waiting in line at the found that a substance in co- while that it is dark chocolate that has all Co-op and staring at the many mouth- coa helps the body process ni- the health benefits. In the U.S., milk watering selections adjacent to the check tric oxide, a compound critical chocolate is the preferred treat by a two- out. (Thanks for that, Glenn) Who could for healthy blood flow and to-one margin, but you adults may have have known that halfway into the test I blood pressure. Another study already discovered that the taste prefer- would hear comments like,“I’m never eat- showed that the flavonols in ence for dark chocolate increases as people ing chocolate again,”and “if I eat one cocoa prevent fat-like sub- age. By the way, the average American more piece I will blow-up!” Before taking stances in the bloodstream consumes almost 12 pounds of chocolate on this assignment, we sensed it was an from clogging the arteries. a year! This is still much less than most exercise fraught with danger. It is the flavonoids, that Europeans and especially the Swiss who In October during the weeks before contain the “antioxidant” pow- top the charts by eating 22 pounds annu- Halloween, when it is difficult to enter a er. Antioxidants help the ally. supermarket or drugstore without bump- body’s cells resist damage Our family always keeps a little bit of ing against the displays of candy bars and caused by free radicals, formed dark chocolate in the house for medicinal chocolate covered goodies, we assembled by normal bodily processes purposes. For those who don’t know, dark our taste group. I had mentioned the test- such as breathing environ- chocolate is also known as “bittersweet” or ing idea to Glenn, and he suggested we do mental contaminants like ciga- MIA (L) AND ZOE SAMUEL, WITH WHAT “semisweet.”It contains a higher percent- a member-wide chocolate festival, but in- rette smoke. SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME. age of cocoa solids, and less added sugar. stead I purchased the white lab coats for When you see the percent Dark chocolate is made by combining larger non-African producers include In- the kids and got down to business. Nor- of cacao on a dark chocolate bar it refers chocolate liquor (see below) with sugar, donesia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Malaysia. man Weiss, grocery manager, helped me to the total content of ingredients derived cocoa butter, and vanilla. To make milk Chocolate originates from the cacao pick out a medley of wrapped delicacies at from the cacao bean. This can include the chocolate, chocolate liquor is combined tree, which grows in climates within 10 to the Co-op. We kept it to the dark variety – chocolate liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa with cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids 20 degrees of the Equator. The cocoa Chocolove, Green and Black, Endangered powder. Usually the higher the percentage or powder. White chocolate is made with- beans are harvested twice a year. During Species, Terra Nostra, and Equal Ex- of cacao the less sugar that is added. out chocolate liquor. It is the cocoa butter the harvesting process, the fruit is cut change. A few of these are organic – En- Unsweetened baking chocolate is 100 per- that gives it the chocolate flavor. All from the tree and split open with a large dangered Species contributes 10 percent cent cacao with no added sugar. Also the chocolate is mixed with 3 to 5 percent ax. The beans and pulp are then removed of profits to help support “species, habitat higher percentage of cacao, the more in- lecithin. This helps it mix more easily and from the pod and placed in holes in the and humanity.”I added a few varieties tense the flavor. Bittersweet chocolate makes the chocolate smoother. Dark ground or shallow boxes, where they be- from the supermarket, too: Lindt, Her- must contain at least 35 percent chocolate chocolate retains the highest level of gin a process of fermenting. Once fer- shey’s Special Cacao Reserve, Cadbury liquor, and milk chocolate 10 percent. flavonoids. That’s the good healthy stuff. menting has finished, beans are sun or (owned by Hershey’s), and Ghirardelli. Cocoa was first imported to Spain from South America by Hernando Cortez kiln dried and bagged. Clean beans are in 1528. Today, West Africa supplies ap- roasted to enhance flavor, reduce acidity proximately 70 percent of global output. and lower their moisture content. Roast- The biggest producers are the Ivory Coast, ing also detaches the shell from the bean Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon, and the (continued on page 11) For Rent: Beautifully Decorated Caribbean Hideaway

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Chocolate palettes. The girls were warned to keep qui- • More Americans crave chocolate than (continued from page 10) et so as not to influence each other, but the any other food. words “yummm, this is a good one,”and • Some contend that eating chocolate (or and deepens the color. “yuck, this is really bitter,”were blurted out sugar) causes hyperactivity, aggression The “nibs” of the bean, which are unconsciously. The person who complained or other behavior problems, notably in Samuel what’s left after the shell is cleaned off and that the chocolate was making her sick did children. But several scientific studies Family contain the true chocolaty essence full of not mumble that until we had moved onto have found no evidence of that. In cocoa solids and butter, are then crushed the sixth or seventh bar. fact, some research finds sweets calm Rankings of using large grinding stones or steel discs. Somehow we made it through the nine many children. Friction and heat liquefies the cocoa but- different bars without anyone puking. I Why choose dark chocolate? Dark Chocolate ter and forms chocolate “liquor.” feel blessed that since that difficult day in • Contains flavonoids called procyanidins In the United States, chocolate is usu- October, none of my children were so Chocolate % cacao & epicatechins; flavonoids are part of a ally shipped in liquid form and then traumatized by the event that they have Highest score - Intense flavors, smooth, group of antioxidants known as processed locally. Once the ingredients are given up on chocolate. They know how not bitter, no aftertaste and very polyphenols and are found in a variety combined, the chocolate mixture gets fur- important it is for their health. yummy of foods including tea, red wine, and ther refined by “conching,”which is the fi- The Co-op carries close to 45 different Endangered various fruits and vegetables nal step in determining the ultimate flavor types of chocolate bars. Eighteen of these Species 72% • Decreases LDL (bad) cholesterol oxida- and texture of the chocolate. This involves are from Endangered Species, which as tion Ghirardelli 60% kneading the mix between large steel mentioned contributes a part of their • Reduces the risk of blood clots rollers that are heated to help remove the profits to good causes. I recommend that • Increases blood flow in arteries Medium score – Good texture, acidic tones and make a smoother prod- all of you get to the store right away to • May lower high blood pressure decent flavor, slight aftertaste uct. High-quality chocolate is conched for purchase some chocolate for a healthy • Cocoa may have a beneficial effect on Chocolove 55% several days and lower-quality chocolate is start to your winter. conched for only a few hours. cholesterol levels because it consists Green & Black 70% Meanwhile, back in the lab the girls as- Chocolate fun facts! mainly of stearic acid and oleic acid. Cadbury NA sembled around the dining room table. I • Recommended servings per week? Up Stearic acid is a saturated fat but un- Hershey’s Cacao put out nine plates and each held a choco- to seven ounces or an average of one like most saturated fatty acids, it does Reserve 65% late bar with a number on it, All “testers” ounce per day not raise blood cholesterol levels. Oleic • 66 percent of chocolate is consumed be- acid, a monounsaturated fat, does not had a list with nine columns and the Low Score – Waxy texture, bitter, tween meals raise cholesterol and may even reduce agreed-upon categories running down the definite aftertaste • 22 percent of all chocolate consumption it left side. We scientifically measured for: tex- Equal Exchange 71% ture, bitterness, intensity of flavor, aftertaste, takes place between 8 p.m. and mid- • May improve mood and pleasure by and the overall “yum factor.”We went one night boosting serotonin and endorphin lev- Terra Nostra 73% selection at a time. Everyone took a sip of • More chocolate is consumed in the win- els in the brain Lindt 85% water between chocolates to clean their ter than any other season • Contains a number of minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium

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Produce News Morris Arboretum Receives Green Building Grant (continued from page 3) by Christine Pape about people with guns. They and their friends have been dis- The Morris Arboretum was recently Holiday Train Display is Back awarded two major grants, one of which cussing almost since the first day of school MORRIS ARBORETUM’S what they will do on Dec. 12 this year. will assist in the building of a new state- POPULAR GARDEN Several students plan to stay home. of-the-art Horticulture Center, and an- My children didn’t know this boy, did- other that will fund general operating RAILWAY DISPLAY IS BACK n’t see the gun, yet they have been deeply support at the Arboretum. WITH ITS SEVENTH affected. They understand now that safety The Arboretum was honored to re- ANNUAL HOLIDAY – any guarantee of safety – is an illusion. ceive a $75,000 Green Building Initiative GARDEN RAILWAY Parents struggle with this from day one. Planning Grant from The Kresge Founda- DISPLAY. VISITORS OF ALL We strap them in carseats, make them tion for the building of a new Horticul- wear helmets riding their tricycles, insist ture Center. The facility, which has been AGES WILL BE WOWED BY they eat their vegetables. As they get older, part of the Morris Arboretum’s strategic A QUARTER MILE OF we talk endlessly about safety – crossing plan since 1977, will serve several key TRACK FEATURING SEVEN streets, playing ball, talking to strangers, functions, including providing much LOOPS AND TUNNELS cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, sex, driving. We needed office and meeting space for horti- WITH FIFTEEN DIFFERENT want them to be kind, or smart, or gener- culture and program staff, and most im- RAIL LINES AND TWO ous, or responsible, but mostly we want portantly, it will provide new classroom CABLE CARS, NINE BRIDGES (INCLUDING A TRESTLE BRIDGE YOU CAN WALK them to be safe, and we try to make it so. space and a large public gathering space It’s a tough lesson for kids and parents. for lectures, seminars, and facilities UNDER), AND BUSTLING G-SCALE MODEL TRAINS, ALL SET IN THE LOVELY WINTER We do our best to protect them, and rentals. The building will also include GARDEN OF THE MORRIS ARBORETUM. THE DISPLAY AND BUILDINGS ARE ALL sometimes our best isn’t enough. What space to house the Arboretum’s equip- MADE OF NATURAL MATERIALS – BARK, LEAVES, TWIGS, HOLLOW LOGS, MOSSES, wouldn’t I give to take this frightening ex- ment, tools and supplies, as well as a me- perience away from my kids, to reach into ACORNS, DRIED FLOWERS, SEEDS AND STONES – TO FORM A PERFECTLY PROPOR- their hearts and take away the fear and chanic’s shop and facilities workshop. TIONED MINIATURE LANDSCAPE COMPLETE WITH MINIATURE RIVERS. EACH BUILD- This project will serve as the Universi- distrust that have taken root there? Since I ING, WHILE AN EXACT REPLICA OF A PHILADELPHIA-AREA LANDMARK, IS UNIQUE ty of Pennsylvania’s first newly-construct- can’t do that, I try to help them see that IN ITS DESIGN. THE HOLIDAY GARDEN RAILWAY DISPLAY OPENING DATE IS NOV. most days, in most schools, are predictable ed “green” building, as well as Penn’s first 23. THE TRAINS WILL RUN DAILY FROM 10 A.M.- 4 P.M. 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According the sense of place of the Wissahickon Val- grant the Arboretum has received from to the USGBC, if achieved, the Horticul- ley, reflecting the style of the Arboretum’s The Pew Charitable Trusts. Funds from ture Center will also be the first newly existing 19th century barn,”said Arbore- this grant will help support the Arbore- ...and you know constructed, not-for-profit Platinum Level tum Director Paul Meyer. The cost of the tum on a day-to-day basis, directly under- I’ve been good LEED® Certified building in the greater new Horticulture Center is estimated at writing salaries, programming efforts and Philadelphia region, and only the second $26,000,000. Construction of the complex operations. In announcing these awards, Platinum Level LEED® Certified building is planned to begin in late 2008. Pew noted that this unrestricted operating in the entire Commonwealth. 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Ned Wolf Park Renovations Still Going On, Still Going Strong by Ronda Throne Murray Pennsylvania Horti- BY PHOTOS The community project known as cultural Society, R Ned Wolf Park has grown a little more Philadelphia Dept. of ONDA Recreation and, of since I last reported to you. We have had T HRONE new volunteers join us, and we have been course, Weavers Way able to complete a few more pieces of the Co-op. Without all of M URRAY renovation. We remain in need of a sev- this help and generos- eral thousand dollars, but the generosity ity, this project would of the Mt. Airy neighborhood in dona- not have happened. tions and participation makes Friends of The work, howev- Ned Wolf one of the friendliest park er, continues. There projects in Philadelphia. were five people Our newest volunteer has an architec- working in the park ture background and practice in laying today who combined patios and pathways. He likes to garden to put in approxi- ERIC STERNFELS (L) & BRUCE P. M URRAY (R) TRANSFORMING A JUMBLED MESS (TOP RIGHT) and with his help we have been able to mately 12 hours. We TO AN ARTFUL MOSAIC (LOWER RIGHT). correct a serious danger and eyesore at the are preparing the site The Ned Wolf Park Project is about to decades, maybe ever before. What a great park. He and I collaborated on the new for the last two workdays of the 2007 sea- celebrate its first year anniversary of the place we are all making Mt. Airy to live in! design and coordinated a small team of son. It generally takes three or four weeks start of the park renovation project on See you in the park. people who spent a hard day working to to prepare for these community event Nov. 18. Who could believe that so much To make a tax-deductible donation as tear out and replace the inlaid brick sec- workdays: figuring out what needs to be has happened in our neighborhood in a dozens of neighbors have, please send tion in the center of the patio. As with done, prepping the areas to be worked on, year’s time… the start of Corners & your check to WMAN (with “Ned Wolf most of the park’s renovations thus far, it determining what tools and materials will Porches, the renovation of the Henry Park” in the memo section), 6703 Ger- was a bit of an arduous task and we could- be needed, finding them at the best price, Schoolyard, the beautification of the mantown Ave., Ste.# 200, Phila, PA 19119. n’t have done it without his expertise. We making sure there is food and drink for Emlen Circle on Lincoln Drive, the meet- If you would like to purchase a shirt, or now have a lovely new addition that looks workers, and getting all of it to the park ings and block parties to get to know our join our group of fabulous volunteers to like it’s always been there. We are quite before everyone shows up. You probably neighbors. I have heard from longtime help in the park renovations, contact Ron- satisfied with the result and if you walk wouldn’t believe that there has been over residents that there is more community da Throne-Murray at (215) 848-4222 or at through you will see why. 3,000 hours put in this year. interaction happening now than in many [email protected]. I just finished writing and delivering The Ned Wolf Park Project continues thank-you notes to all those who have to make progress on its “to do” list: participated in the Ned Wolf Park project fundraising, welcoming new volunteers, in some way. Nearly 100 notes went out to and working on the repair and replace- working volunteers, money-and plant- ment of the dilapidated and unsafe areas donors, businesses that granted food, still left in the park. We are working to- money, and services; and our essential ward 2008 when you will find furnishings partners – West Mt. Airy Neighbors, for you to use for your quiet enjoyment of the space. PAGE 14 THE SHUTTLE DECEMBER 2007

GFS Breaks Ground for Green Science Bdg. Henry School Update by Jean Tickell by Dr. Merri Ruben ing off the year teaching Internet Safety. The Henry School musical will be di- Is it easy being Henry School is rocking and rollin’ rected by Ms. Palvino this year. The show, green? Germantown this year. We have two new teachers, great The Adventures of Horton has a cast of Friends School is saying experienced teachers, and students that 70. Ticket information for the March 5 “yes” by constructing a are anxious to learn and participate in and 6 production will be given at a later new, environmentally many activities. I had a fabulous sabbati- date. Ms. Palvino is also directing two friendly science class- cal, visiting many exotic locations and am choirs, a female one of 70, and a male of room and lab building revived for another few years! No one for its upper school. should be surprised that once again we 30. The winter concert is Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Ground was broken on made AYP (average yearly progress). Hen- Twenty of our students will be marching Oct. 27 for a structure ry students are excelling and are among in the Thanksgiving Day parade on 6ABC. that Head of School the top in the city. Mrs. Boch and her artists are working Richard L. Wade hailed Our new campus park is beautiful. on ceramic pieces for people with AIDS. This work will be on display at the Wood- as “both a model for en- RENDERING OF GREEN SCIENCE BUILDING AT GFS Thank you to all of those that helped to vironmental sustain- make this happen. Mrs. Palkon has initiat- mere Museum. Older children are also working on a logo for a newly formed ability as well as a pow- dramatically in the last ten years, outpac- ed socialized recess in this great space. charity that provides day care for children erful teaching tool for our students and ing the capabilities of the current class- Students are playing safely, cooperating in three months to three years. faculty.” room and laboratory space. The new sci- groups, and are being responsible and re- Students are going to ballets, operas, The design includes such green ele- ence center will accommodate this growth spectful of each other. They come into the museums, theater, and the Challenger ments as: geo-thermal heating and cool- in enrollment, and will allow for more col- yard knowing where to go. Injuries have Space Center this year. We are hoping to ing, a green roof with rain-absorbing laborative teaching and learning opportu- been cut by more than 75 percent and all have a three week program from the Uni- plants, a rain garden and cisterns to pro- nities. Gen Nelson, chair of the science de- children are included in some type of play. versity Museum on Africa that will benefit vide “gray water” for re-use within the partment and Pennsylvania Biology Sixty-four safeties are keeping the Henry all of our children. In gifted support class- building, sustainable materials, and solar Teacher of the Year in 2006, stated,“Only School hallways, lunchroom, and corners es there has been a focus on economics for panels. A system of sensors to measure the at a school like GFS could such a synergy safe for staff and students. They arrive at older grades. Other students are building building’s use of energy will be linked to a of the Quaker principle of stewardship, school at 8 a.m. to open doors, and help “dashboard” in the lobby where students environmental science and pedagogy be teachers. They meet every Friday to talk models of homes alongside architects and visitors can see for themselves how ef- possible.” over rules and gives suggestions on how to from area graduate schools. Our school- ficient the building is. SMP Architects School head Wade noted,“This build- keep our school safe. Mrs. Cairone is also wide enrichment program includes many (formerly Susan Maxman and Partners) ing will also make a statement in German- running a digi walker club to help stu- students in these and other unique proj- are leaders in sustainable design. town. Sustainable buildings like this will dents burn off those extra calories and ects. The number of upper school students become increasingly important to cities.” stay healthy. As we approach the holidays, with taking science courses at GFS has grown Our school website is being revised more parents coming into the building, and is under construction. Meanwhile, please remember to register in the office students are working on First in Math. before going to any classroom. The safety Mrs. Adeshigban, formerly of grade three, of all of our children is our top priority – is the new computer teacher. She is start- that and making them all brilliant!

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The Simplicity Dividend Ten Ideas for Kid Gifts Least Likely to Become Landfill by Betsy Teutsch cause Louise used them when she enter- tools. His favorite was needle-nose pliers. worthwhile sponsoring organization, and It’s that time of year again, when we tained, many years later, and took much You gotta’ love a tool named Needle Nose! it’s exciting to receive a magazine in the shop for appropriate, meaningful gifts for pleasure in telling us the story of her 4. Buy a story book, and create your mail each month. My children were the the kids on our holiday lists. Having raised beautiful dessert set. The point here is that own read-aloud by recording yourself recipients of World Wildlife Fund’s pre- two children and sent annual gifts to six while a child will initially think this is an reading it. You can embellish and person- school magazine “Your Big Backyard” and nieces and nephews (that’s over 240 birth- unexciting present, watching a set grow alize the text by adding your own funny later graduated to their school-age publi- day and Hanukkah gifts, from birth to col- from year to year becomes very meaning- touches and renaming the central charac- cation “Ranger Rick.”We saved every issue lege!) I have been on both ends of these ful, and the result is ultimately cherished. ter the name of the gift recipient. (When and often used them for references later. gift-giving transactions. Unfortunately Instead of a lot of junky toys which are the child learns to read he or she will be in 7. Adopt an animal in the child’s there is very little correlation between eventually discarded, these gifts become for a surprise when learning the charac- name. Children study endangered species what catalogues assure you a child will an heirloom. ter’s true name.) This could be done as a and identify strongly with animals. Your adore and what a kid actually likes. Most 2. Buy gifts from the UNICEF cata- digital file and played on whatever kids lis- contribution funds the upkeep of a desig- of the money and effort spent on buying, logue. This way part of your outlay goes to ten to these days. Be sure to give a signal nated animal. The Adopt-A-Bison pro- wrapping, and shipping an item will be support children around the world. Many when to turn the page. You could even gram sends you a picture of “your” bison, wasted. What follows are some ideas of their gifts reflect multicultural under- have someone video you, and hold each along with a certificate which you can give culled over the years, noticing popular standing, so they are educational as well. page up when you read, too. This would framed. This gives the child something gifts in our house, along with a few point- Be sure to explain what UNICEF does, be a great gift for far-away kids with material, but the main part of the gift is a ers on gifts to avoid – unless, of course, along with the gift. whom you would like to maintain a rela- donation in the child’s honor. Some chil- you hate your friends or relatives! 3. Buy real tools or utensils, not play tionship. dren will appreciate this more than others, ones. Children love real things. When I 5. Purchase tickets for an event to at- and some parents will appreciate this Here are my ten favorite gift ideas: baked with my children, our favorite uten- tend together with the child. Take lots of more than others. In any event, you know 1. Give a matching item every year, so sil was a huge 13” spill-proof stainless steel pictures when you go, and make a little al- your gift is doing something useful. it adds up to a beautiful set the child will bowl which cost $4. 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which will address definitions of member- ICHAEL ship and work requirements, the nature trip, spon- and structure of committees, member re- sored by the T. R EGAN bates, extension of board terms to three National Co- years, conflicts of interest, and voting by operative ballot, all of which will be presented to Business As- members to vote on at the Spring General sociation, to Membership Meeting. attend a con- Following Nancy was Board President ference of the Stu Katz who, foreshadowing the discus- International sion of decision-making processes to Co-operative come later, emphasized that proposed Alliance in changes do not mean that members will Singapore, AMONG THOSE SPEAKING AT THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (LTOR) WERE BOARD PRESIDENT STUART have less involvement in the operation of and visit a KATZ, TREASURER NED CASE, AND GENERAL MANAGER GLENN BERGMAN. variety of co- Weavers Way.“It would not be Weavers in. With a surplus of produce, food from Glenn reported on current efforts to ex- ops in Indonesia, addressing questions of Way if we didn’t want and encourage the farm has been sold not only at pand. Glenn pointed out that the option why co-ops play a larger role in some member involvement,”said Stu.“That will Weavers Way but also at Reading Terminal of simply expanding the current store countries than others (such as Canada vs. remain the same.”There will still be com- market, Mariposa Food Co-op, a stand at would not be sufficient or possible, given the U.S.) and what kinds of legislation mittees, and member participation in all Weavers Way’s own farmer’s market at neighbor complaints about noise from could support co-ops. Worldwide, he aspects of the Co-op. However, he empha- Carpenter and Greene, and also at Head- late night deliveries and trash pick-up, pointed out, co-ops are bigger than Wal- sized that the financial crisis Weavers Way house Farmer’s Market and local restau- continuing difficulties with parking and Mart. The international cooperative experienced a few years ago showed that rants including Geechee Girl and Cafette. deliveries, Americans with Disabilities Act movement is real and flourishing. the roles played by the Board, General General Manager Glenn Bergman report- compliance and the prohibitive cost of In other good news, farmer Dave Manager, and committees must be more ed that the Co-op as a whole is also doing converting the store. As it is, he pointed Zelov reported on the flourishing state of clearly defined and that things need to be quite well in terms of sales, though labor out, sales are nearly double what they the Weavers Way farm, which has done done in a structured fashion. costs are rising, partly because of a raise in should be per square foot. While this $45,000 in sales so far this year, doubling Stu’s remarks were followed by an in- the starting pay rate to ten dollars an hour. might sound like a good thing, in fact it predictions, with the harvest still coming formative report from former Weavers The management and staff will continue equals crowded, unpleasant conditions for to monitor labor costs. customers and staff. Thus, the goal of a From here the meeting moved on to new store would be to take 15 to 20 per- Lower your Carbon Footprint the far more contentious matter of expan- cent of business away from the current Save the Earth ~ Save Energy ~ Save $ sion of Weavers Way. Stu, co-op attorney Call Afshin ~ 215 438 1517 David Kraut, treasurer Ned Case, and (continued on page 18) Crystal gallery and holistic resource center Review your electric, gas, oil & water bills Highlight your inefficient appliances featuring over 8 local artists works. Join us this December 21st on the winter Modest fixes for major gains solstice for a discussion on the geometries We’ll even change your light bulbs! of light and brief meditation following the talk. Visit us online to check out more of our 20e Mt Airy Ave. upcoming workshops, stop by or give us a call! Right behind North by Northwest

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General Membership Meeting the corner of Greene and Carpenter is off what supportive” of the idea of opening a This answer, however, did not sit well (continued from page 16) the table. Since the opening of any new new store, and a significant minority (43 with all members, some of whom ex- store to relieve some of this pressure. Oth- store is probably at least two years away, percent) are “supportive” or “very sup- pressed a sense that they were being left er likely advantages of a new and larger one proposal to relieve crowding at the cur- portive,”while only 15 percent said that out of the decision-making process.“We store include a loading dock and more op- rent store would be to move administrative they were “not at all supportive.”However, want to be involved in figuring it out,”ar- tions for recycling and sustainability, like a offices to 555 Carpenter Lane. members at this meeting expressed un- gued one member,“not notified after- prepared foods/deli section where cus- Some debate ensued during the ques- easiness concerning the prospect. Rather wards.”Another member asked for an tomers would be able to bring and fill tion and answer period as to whether than overt opposition, concerns raised by “unequivocal statement” that the board their own containers and a butcher, so Chestnut Hill is truly the best site. One members had to do largely with the nature will not go forward with expansion plans that meat, as well as cheese, can be served member suggesting that Chestnut Hill is, of the decision-making process.“Is this a without “formal membership approval.” in paper rather than plastic, none of in fact, more of a “Whole Foods commu- discussion,”asked member Davia,“or a While not dismissing the possibility of which is possible at the current location. nity,”while member Alan Dawley said that foregone conclusion?” such a vote, Stu pointed out that it is not Currently, Chestnut Hill is being looked while he would probably use a store in “Right now,”answered Stu,“it is a dis- required by the by-laws: “At this point, at most closely for a possible new store, as Chestnut Hill, he would do so “with a cussion,”in which the board intends to get there is no plan for a formal vote by the its high income and education levels corre- weight on my conscience,”as a co-op can input from members. At the same time, he membership on expansion. Members have late with natural food demand, though nu- be “an engine of grassroots economic de- emphasized that “you can’t negotiate a entrusted the board with this, but their merous other possible locations are still on velopment, and could do a lot of good property with three thousand members.” decisions can be reviewed by members.” the table. This may be followed by a second work where it is needed.”Being an affluent While the board’s intent is to be as open Up to this point, he emphasized, every store in a contiguous area, possibly Ger- community, he said, Chestnut Hill does and transparent as possible, in order to do move has been approved by the general mantown or East Falls, in the years to not need such a co-op as much as other all of this “in a businesslike way,”specifics membership. Nancy then pointed out come. Despite great enthusiasm from the communities do. of pending transactions cannot be openly that, in fact, board members are able to East Falls Community Development Cor- Larger and stickier bones of con- discussed. As soon as an agreement is see the larger picture more clearly than poration, East Falls is not likely to be con- tention were whether the expansion signed, members will be informed of spe- most members and need the authority to sidered as a location for the first new store, should happen at all, and what should be cific details.“It is my understanding from act on that. since it is seen as to too far away to help al- the roles of the board and the member- the bylaws,”said Stu,“that the board has In response to a question from anoth- leviate pressure on the current store. Open- ship as a whole in making such a decision. the authority to enter into contracts such er member, it was emphasized that, should ing a second store in Mt. 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Watching the Gift of Diversity by Mark Goodman barrier and prejudice in school, which cided to be a writer. interest is the 2003 documentary The Boys make her teenage years even more tumul- of 2nd Street Park, about a group of Jew- Usually for the December issue, I offer Three seminal experiences from tuous and challenging. ish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the suggestions for books about the diverse African American history are captured Another youth oriented film, from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Using the common groups that make up the human family of well by PBS documentaries. First is Scotts- 1970’s, is I Know Why the Caged Bird thread of basketball, the film follows the the United States. This year, I will concen- boro: An American Tragedy, which pres- Sings, based on Maya Angelou’s first -- lives of the men into the early 21st centu- trate on films -- available in DVD and VHS - ents and analyzes the infamous trial in the and best -- autobiographical volume. Al- ry, showing their personal successes and - that tell the remarkable stories of the dif- early 1930’s where nine black teenagers though the film version, with Diahann failures, and their family lives with all the ferent ethnic groups that form the United were falsely accused and convicted of rap- Carroll and Esther Rolle, omits some of attendant happiness and sorrow. States mosaic. I will focus on documentaries ing two white women. the material in the book, it still captures A DVD with more focus on athletics is and films that are based on biographies. Second is The Tuskegee Airmen, nar- the sense of wonder, confusion, fear, and Kon Ichikawa’s Tokyo Olympiad, narrated Let’s start with A Day in Our Lives, rated by Ossie Davis, which depicts the ef- hope experienced by a black girl growing in Japanese with English subtitles. It is one which shows Palestinian American forts of African Americans in 1941 to be- up in the South and Midwest. of the few films of Native American Billy teenagers responding to the way Arab come the first black fighter pilots. This If you like film biographies of African Mills’ 1964 victory in the 10,000 meters, Americans are treated after 9/11/01. Co- 2003 film presents the actual airmen as American literary and cultural figures, you the first American to win an Olympic gold op members Thea Abu El-Haj, who teach- they tell of their struggle to overcome the will appreciate documentaries on W.E.B. medal in that event. Mills’ life growing up es at Rutgers University, and videographer deep-seated racism in the South and the DuBois, Richard Wright, and Ralph Elli- on a Lakota reservation, dealing with prej- Laureen Griffin, along with educator So- armed services. son. W.E.B. DuBois, A Biography in Four udice on the campus of the University of nia Rosen and Hazami Sayed, president of The third film, Emmett Till, shows Voices, documents the life of the famous Kansas, his stint in the Marines, and his the Arab American arts organization Al- how a black teenager from Chicago was sociologist, activist, editor, essayist, poet, eventual Olympic triumph are captured in Bustan (Seeds of Culture), collaborated on brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1953 novelist, political scientist, and pan- the film Running Brave. this film, which has been shown locally on for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Africanist. Two of his books written in the Finally, two documentaries about the Channel 35. Two white defendants, who later admitted early 20th century are still read today: The WWII era round out the offerings. While Other films dealing with youth include guilt, were acquitted by an all white jury. Philadelphia Negro, a Sociological Study, most people know about the internment the inspiring Mad Hot Ballroom, which Emerging from this tragedy and miscar- and The Souls of Black Folks,a collection of Japanese Americans during WWII, few shows the hard work by a group of Do- riage of justice was Emmett’s mother, of insightful and incisive essays on the people are aware of the treatment of Ital- minican American students and their Mamie Till, who tirelessly and coura- black experience in a racist society. ian Americans. The 2003 documentary teachers in New York City as they compete geously sought justice for her son’s mur- The film Richard Wright portrays the Prisoners Among Us: Italian American for a middle school dance championship. der. Significantly, Eyes on the Prize, the author best known for his autobiography Identity & WWII shows how severe re- The juxtaposition of street kids from a excellent film series which documents the Black Boy, where Wright moves from Mis- strictions were imposed on Italian Ameri- tough neighborhood dancing ballroom U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s sissippi to Tennessee to Chicago, and his cans in the early 1940’s. steps is part of the charm of this film. and ‘60’s, begins not with the “Brown vs. novel Native Son, which uses a murder The PBS film Zoot Suit Riots shows Anyone who has read Esmeralda San- Board of Education” Supreme Court deci- and the ensuing trial to espouse his ideas how Mexican Americans in Southern Cal- tiago’s two-part autobiography, When I sion or Rosa Parks and the Montgomery on racism and socialism. ifornia were victims of war-time hysteria Was Puerto Rican and/or the less well- bus boycott but with the trial of Emmett Ralph Ellison, An American Journey and xenophobia, in both the Zoot Suit Ri- known Almost a Woman, will enjoy the Till’s murderers. captures the enigmatic author of the novel ots and the Sleepy Lagoon Trial. PBS film Almost a Woman. Here we see Closer to home is Echoes from a Ghost Invisible Man, an American classic set in These films make good holiday pres- Esmeralda migrating from rural Puerto Minyan: The Jews of South Philadelphia. Harlem in the 1940’s. Ellison, born and ents for family, friends, co-workers, and Rico to New York City with her mother This 1998 documentary, written and pro- raised in poverty in Oklahoma, aspired to yourself. They, and films like them, are and sisters and brother. She must deal duced by two non-Jews, shows how small be a musician, but was captivated by the available through shopPBS.com, www.na- with family tensions as well as a language synagogues thrived in the Jewish neigh- writers of the Harlem Renaissance and de- borhoods of South Philly in the early 20th tionalfilmnetwork.com, and other Inter- net sites. Winter beers have arrived! century. Another documentary of Jewish

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Who Says “Dead Things Don’t Change”? by Susan Bloch year, it’s more beautiful than ever before”. coming conscious of the breath (more on two years – and pass them on at a yard sale, thrift shop, or to a friend. Actually, I did, in the August Shuttle – This statement captures an essential as- that in the “tips” section of the article) • Who or what inspires you? Make time to re- the first in a series whose purpose is to in- pect of Metal, that sense of the mystery helps us to take in life more fully – breath visit them – and breathe them in again. troduce you to the nature-based theories and majesty of life, which is so very fleet- by breath. • Don’t forget your scarf as soon as there’s a and daily practice of Chinese Medicine. ing. And with it the awareness that winter The large intestine’s job is to eliminate chill or wind! Scarves cover acupoints on My statement is incorrect because, of is not far off. waste and this is just as vital as taking in your neck and back of your head which course, dead things decompose (think The organs associated with fall and the fresh air. Unless we regularly let go of that are portals through which pathogens compost and the dissolution of the body). Metal element are the lungs and the large which is no longer of value, our system that cause colds enter your body. My intent was to help to define Qi, which intestine. Remember that this system rec- becomes stagnant and clogged, and there • Prevent or clear out colds with a Neti pot. is the basis of all things in the cosmos, in- ognizes “organs” in terms of their isn’t space for what’s next. This applies at It’s a small ceramic pot which one fills cluding rocks, plants, and stars. Qi is also body/mind/spirit functions. Lungs and all levels, body, mind, and spirit. with salt water to cleanse the nasal pas- the material and spiritual basis of human large ntestine, breath and elimination, In fall, nature around us is moving sages of pathogens, allergens and mucus. life. As an acupuncturist, I work with nee- may be strongly affected by the energetic down (nuts and leaves fall) and inward • Finish a project or settle unfinished dles to guide your Qi to rebalance your quality of this season compared with oth- (the sap goes deep into the trees core and business from the past year. system. I hope this is more clear. er times of year. The skin (known as the roots). This season calls us to turn inward • Eat white and yellow foods – yams and One way to enter the subject is to look “third lung”) also breathes and releases after the months outside playing and other roots, winter squashes, pears, at each season in turn. If you read my first sweat, toxins, heat. Breathing and skin gathering with friends in the warmth of radishes, onions and garlic are espe- article, you may remember that each sea- problems may be worse in this time. Be- summer. It’s a time to take stock, reflect on cially nourishing now. son is associated with one of the five ele- cause grief is the emotion of this season, what matters most to us, and to let go of • Check in with your posture: are your ments (Wood/Spring, Fire/Summer, we may become melancholic as the light old grievances, hurts and belongings. shoulders hunched? Massage them Earth/Late Summer, Metal/Fall, and Wa- diminishes. On the level of the mind, Met- Tips to Inspire the Fall gently, allow them to sit easily, and ter/Winter), each of which describes an al brings us inspiration; thus we may be • Take a walk and notice: drier air, squir- take a few breaths in and out. essential quality of our vital energy. As we especially inspired in the fall or feel empty rels hoarding the abundant acorn • Check in with your breath at least three look at nature and ourselves through each and cut off. crop, the smell of decaying leaves times a day. Are you holding your season, we can learn quite a bit about how If you experience a particular symp- • Notice the sharp angle and clear rays of breath? (most of us do at times) Then our personal and unique nature can thrive tom in the same season each year, chances the setting sun. take three or four deep breaths in, and and evolve. are that season holds particular lessons for • Clear out old clothes you haven’t used in (continued on page 21) Fall is nature’s reflection of a quality of you. Acupuncture can help you feel better energy which is known as Metal. It is that and discover what you need to move more which is precious and essential (think easily through that season and those that Providing Supportive Guidance as gold, iron, salt). Metal to the ancient Chi- follow it, because each season “creates” and You Regain Your Authentic Self nese is also like Air in other cosmologies – “mothers” the one that follows it. Air, as in the breath and inspiration. In Our breath is as important as food, JAMES DiPUPPO, M.Ed. Fall, nature takes our breath away and we rest and water in the replenishment of our experience awe: clear crisp air, rainbow vital energy, and the breath gives rhythm Psychotherapist colored leaves which then – gasp – fall and to our bodily cycles and functions. As with Serving adults in the 610-505-6123 decay, the dew that descends as the weath- other body organs and functions, we tend Philadelphia and [email protected] to ignore our lungs unless there’s a chal- er cools. In the last few years of his long Main Line areas sliding fee scale & Co-op discount life, my father would say each fall “Oh, this lenge like a cold, bronchitis or asthma. Be- DECEMBER 2007 THE SHUTTLE PAGE 21

Who Says “Things Don’t Change” Simplicity Dividend had a blast. Especially with younger chil- kits; they required way too much focused (continued from page 20) (continued from page 15) dren, the bubble paper will make a much attention and too many steps to actually exhale deeply as you release something thing for “flashlights” – that was just a bigger impression than the gift. be fun. Skip it and just give scissors, paper, you’re holding. random suggestion.) Beware gifts with unintended conse- glue sticks and glitter. • Eat plenty of veggies, grains, fruit and 9. Promote imaginative play and give quences: as promised, here are some gifts Single shares of stock were the all time beans to keep your bowels moving – a treasure chest of hats, accessories, to avoid. Gift certificates seem perfect but best-intended and most irritating gifts my we must regularly release waste to keep scarves, funky clothes, and jewelry. The turn out to be pain in the neck. They re- kids received. Each were given three single our system ready for what’s next. Each trick here is that nothing needs to be new. quire a parent to schlep the kid to the shares, all of which generated quarterly time your bowels move, take a mo- Present it in an attractive, sturdy contain- store, are easily lost, and expire. The cho- statements, annual reports, tax statements, ment to thank your large intestine for er. Boys like dressing up just as much as sen gift never costs just the amount of the and miniscule dividend checks. And when releasing the waste. girls, by the way. You could clean out your gift certificate, so you must either add to they wanted to sell them, we discovered • Drink warming teas, such as ginger or own closet, or create a large collection for it, or hold on to a gift certificate with the transaction costs exceeded the worth cinnamon, feel the warmth penetrate a very small amount at a thrift shop. A $2.13 balance which hangs around for of each stock. We finally donated them to your chest, and watch the steam rise. self-standing laundry bag would be a per- years. Another bad idea is any young chil- charities, which in itself generated paper- Clear your mind for a moment. fect container for this purpose. dren’s toy with lots of pieces and no con- work. Great intention, terrible conse- • Try the Chinese herbal formula Yin tainer. These quickly drive parents nuts. quences! Likewise, bonds are not child- Chiao Chieh Tu Pien. Three or four 10. Give a very small item (it could be Likewise, arts and crafts kits seem like they friendly. It is hard to explain to a kid that a doses at the first signs of a cold can some money, or just a card, even) would be fun and promote creativity. $50 savings bond is worth $25, and will stop it short! wrapped in a humungous sheet of bubble Children are naturally creative though, so only be worth $50 in another 20 years! • In the shower, scrub your skin with a paper. Bubble paper is endlessly entertain- they do better with interesting raw materi- Talk about coal in your stocking…. loofah or sea salt to cleanse, invigorate ing. Kids think of amazing things do to als. In each of my children’s big cleanouts Happy holidays! And do remember – and purify the “third lung.”Then rinse with it. We recently entertained two very we handed off lots of unopened creative the kids grow up! with cold water to close your pores to active little boys for over an hour simply invasion by pathogens. by bringing out a 4’ x 4’ bubble paper • Breathe. remnant. They stomped on it, making NEED HELP FOR YOURSELF OR FAMILY? Susan Bloch is an acupuncturist who very loud noises (both the boys and the practices in W. Mt. Airy. For more infor- popping bubbles), rolled in it, made a tent mation, contact her at 215-844-7675 or out of it, made it into capes, and generally [email protected]

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Suggestions don’t think there is a homeopathic remedy r: (Bonnie) We fill our smaller con- s: “Martin’s sausage – there is nothing (continued from page 3) for heart failure yet. Hard to imagine a little tainers full. on the label to tell if the casing is collagen available in the cheese case. We may have pill being sold that gave you a little bit of or pork. We’d like to know or we won’t to try it as a special item in the prepared heart failure with the intent of making your s: “Wanted to let other shoppers know buy it.” food case special cheese section. heart respond by getting stronger. What about a great product buried in the freez- r: (Dale) Some casings are collagen would the label say,“warning, causes heart er, Yucatan Guacamole. Mixed with salsa it and some not. Usually there is a Martin’s s: “to: Norman, we should carry ciga- failure when used properly”? makes great “instant” guacamole, and be- label that gives ingredients on the pack- rettes and cigars. And maybe even a smok- cause it is so rich you only need a table- age. Last week they shorted us on labels, ing lounge in the new store.” s: “Thank you for the Lisanatti Al- spoon or so per serving, which makes it sorry. The labels are back this week. r: (Norman) Good idea. It would con- mond Cheese – it is by far the best non- pretty cheap.” tribute to a relaxed atmosphere and in- dairy “cheese” I’ve found.” r: Thanks for the tip. s: “My kids keep asking me for fried ice crease sales of homeopathic remedies, espe- r: (Margie) Thank you for the feed- cream. Can we stock it?” cially the one for emphysema, which works back. s: “Can we carry Pet Promise? It’s great r: (Norman) No, but for Christmas in by giving you a minute case, therefore stim- cat food that supports small farmers...” the toy department upstairs we’ll have the ulating your body to learn how to fight em- s: “Please consider packing some basil r: (Kirsten) For now I am not planning Hasbro “Easy-Bake Deep Fryer,”so just physema off, after which you can continue pesto in $2-$3 amounts. They are all al- on adding this product line to the inven- pick one up. Don’t forget the 150 watt to smoke to your heart’s content, or in the ways $5. Can’t use this much, it spoils. tory, but it can be special ordered. light bulb and some cooking oil, and some case of some smokers, your heart’s failure. I Thanks.” cream for treating third-degree burns.

Stories from the Second Story ues to inspire and enchant shoppers - it the new year that Angela is making a list array of types and sizes and we’re sure (continued from page 3) does that for the knitter in me - the col- of potential new toy supply companies you will like what we have. ond color choice in case your first choice ors, the wools, the quality, the fashion, (yes, she is checking it twice) as we begin Holiday Cooking and Baking Sup- is unavailable. All pre-orders need to be the warmth. Their scarves, hats, leg to reconfigure the toy area. plies Sure, we’ve got gifts for the cooks placed very early in December, however, warmers, ponchos and hand puppets are Personal Care and Bath/Beauty on your list, but we also have the basics so we can give you the best chance to get terrific. And how cool to buy gifts from a Products More perennial favorites are for your kitchen, too -- parchment pa- exactly what you want! Please see the Fair Trade company! here plus new products from the lines per, pie plates, serving bowls, potholders, second floor staff or me, Martha, for Grace Gardner Many of you know you adore. We have Aubrey Facial Care aprons, clean-up supplies -- they’re all more information. Grace or know of her wonderful prod- Travel size kits, Burt’s Bees kits and new here waiting for you! Candles We have had much success ucts – her work with the co-ops in Badger products among our offerings. As Market Shopping Baskets Whew, with a new-to-us line, Wixwax. This Mt. Guatemala and the items she imports to new things continue to arrive, we will get where to begin in describing these bas- Airy business has found quite a follow- sell are inspiring, beautiful, reasonably them out on the shelves as quickly as we kets? They are beautiful, handmade, rea- ing with their 100 percent palm wax can- priced and ever-growing in the products can. sonably priced, Fair Trade and are avail- dles. Palm wax is a 100 percent naturally she carries. Look for more of her fabu- Jewelry It’s reassuring to get such able in two styles and a variety of sizes. derived, renewable resource that is de- lous line. positive comments about the earrings, While we have ordered quite a quantity, rived from the oil and the berries of the Acorn To many people, the socks, necklaces and bracelets we have on they are selling fast. The colors in each palm tree. As it dries, it leaves a crystal- hats, scarves, mittens and slippers from hand. The various lines range from style vary- scope out the ones you might lized finish that illuminates in a most this company signal warmth, cool fash- Gin’s Designs to our own Staff member, like as we are unable to guarantee certain beautiful way. These candles are environ- ion, practicality, and comfort. Their Susan Mac, to Diane Funderburg, to patterns or colors. mentally friendly and have a smokeless products have been beloved by Weavers Julie Lovelace, to Grace Gardner’s Your second floor staff wishes you burn, leaving little to no soot residue. Of Way shoppers for many years. Guatemalan items, to Women of the and your loved ones a most joyous, course, you will also see the Sunbeam Toys Angela has been doing her usual Cloud Forest. They are all winners. healthy, fun and love-filled holiday sea- Candles, Jande and Danica Design can- bang-up job with her purchases for our Calendars and Date Books What a son. Thanks to you for your second floor dles as well. toy department. Look for items to de- calendar fan I am and how I love giving patronage and feedback. Clothing The Andes’ Gift line contin- light folks of all ages. Also please note for them as gifts. You too? We have a good CO-OP INFORMATION STORE HOURS Board of Directors Managers/Department Heads Monday-Friday 9-8 President Saturday-Sunday 9-6 General Manager Stu Katz (06–08) [email protected] Glenn Bergman, ext. 123 [email protected] Vice President Purchasing Manager Shuttle Staff Nancy Weinman (06–08) [email protected] Norman Weiss, ext. 103 [email protected] Editor & Advertising Manager Treasurer Operations Manager Rick Spalek, ext. 101 [email protected] Jonathan McGoran Ned Case (07–09) [email protected] At-large Director Finance Manager David Woo (07–09) [email protected] Susan Beetle, ext. 110 [email protected] Advertising Billing At-large Director Fresh Foods Manager Dale Kinley, ext. 104 [email protected] Susan Beetle Sylvia Carter (07–09) [email protected] Prepared Foods Manager At-large Director Bonnie Shuman, ext. 102 [email protected] Advertising Assistant Garvey Lundy (07–09) [email protected] Second Floor Manager At-large Director Angela Allen Martha Fuller, ext. 114 [email protected] Jim Peightel (06–08) [email protected] Human Resources Manager At-large Director Dave Tukey, 215-843-6552, [email protected] Proofreaders/Editors Chris Hill (06–08) [email protected] Deli Manager Al Erlick, August Tarrier, Lori Zatz At-large Director Margie Felton, ext. 112 [email protected] Rick Sauer (06–08) [email protected] Cashier Dept. Manager Staff Director Susan McLaughlin, ext. 311 just call her Contributors Josh Giblin (07–09) [email protected] Communications Director Glenn Bergman, Kirsten Bernal, Staff Director Jonathan McGoran, ext. 111 [email protected] Susan Bloch, Margie Felton, Dave Tukey (07–09) [email protected] Flowers Nina DaSilva, ext. 317 [email protected] Sandra Folzer, Martha Fuller, Membership Manager Mark Goodman, Steve Hebden, Committee Chairs Robin Cannicle, ext. 303 [email protected] Diversity & Outreach Laura Holbert Stu Katz, Dale Kinley, Board Coordinator Education Larry Schofer Karly Whitaker [email protected] Sara Lomax Reese, Jean Mackenzie, Environment Brian Rudnick Grocery Manager Brian Maher, Christine Pape, Finance Ned Case Chris Switky, ext. 113 [email protected] Pat Piro, Merri Ruben, Farm VACANT Produce Manager Peter Samuel, Larry Schofer, Leadership Bob Noble Jean Mackenzie, ext. 107 [email protected] Membership Sylvia Carter I.T. RBonnie Shuman, Rick Spalek, Merchandising Support open Tanya Rotenberg, ext. 105 [email protected] Chris Switky, Betsy Teutsch, Operations Support David Baskin Farm Manager Jean Tickell, Ronda Throne-Murray, David Zelov [email protected] Dave Tukey, Norman Weiss, Board members and committee chairs have mailboxeson Repair & Maintenance/Environment the second floor of 559 Carpenter Lane. Steve Hebden, ext. 304 [email protected] Jay Winston, David Zelov Co-op Meetings Weavers Way Photographers Board: 1st Tues., 7:00 p.m. (NOTE: due to Hanukkah, date for December is 12/11) Recycling Cliff Hence, Sol Levy, Education: 3rd Wed., 7:30 p.m. • Environment: 1st Wed., 7:30 p.m. New Courtland Elder Service Jonathan McGoran, Peter Samuel, Finance: 3rd Thurs., 7:30 p.m • Diversity: 3rd Tues., 7:15 p.m. Operations, Membership, Merchandising,and Leadership Committees meet as needed. All meeting schedules 6959 Germantown Ave. Larry Schofer, Ronda Throne- are subject to change. Committee meetings are held at 610 and 559 Carpenter Lane and at members’ (Enter from Carpenter Lane) homes. Board meetings are held at Parlor Room of Summit Presbyterian Church. For more information about Murray, Dave Tukey, David Zelov 9 a.m.-1p.m., committee meetings, e-mail [email protected] or call the store. 3rd Sat./month PAGE 24 THE SHUTTLE DECEMBER 2007

it was once used as a race car fuel until the National Hot Rod Association decid- Come upstairs ed it was too dangerous a carcinogen. So Keep your holidays warm & bright, for gifts like: now we have almonds, a food reported to help fight cancer, being treated with a with great gifts from the second floor Andes Gifts substance so carcinogenic that hot rod- Norpro ders banned it, even though it helped them go faster! Think about how many RSVP things hot rodders would find too dan- Zyliss gerous, hmmm, maybe games like dodge Down To Earth bullet? Makes you wonder... Bambu Why don’t The other issue this raises is it’s a classic example of grower marketing organi- Chef’s Planet we carry... zations influencing government regula- Gourmac tions. Another fun case of the foxes Arlite guarding the hen house, but isn’t that Melita Suggestions how regulation works in our country? I Mrs. Meyers by Norman Weiss think we better plant some almond trees Greetings and thanks for writing. As at the farm. We have to think of the fu- Baggallini usual, suggestions and/or responses may ture, and with global warming we’ll soon Wixwax have been edited for clarity, brevity, be able to grow all kinds of crops that Sunbeam and/or comedy. have no business growing at this location. Candles A few shoppers have asked me what’s When life hands you lemons, make Jande going on with raw almonds. One heard lemonade, and hey, soon we’ll be able to Aubrey they were being irradiated. From what I grow lemons too! Organics can tell, what’s going on is that the Al- suggestions and responses: mond Board of California, paranoid Burt’s Bees s: “Can we get Lemon Grille Tempeh about what e. coli did to fresh spinach Badger burgers from Lightlife? We had in Deli sales (or, alternatively, if you believe the case in past.” Gin’s Designs Almond Board’s marketing materials, r: (Margie) This product is no longer Peace concern for the health of almond con- available from our distributor. Lightlife calendars sumers), successfully convinced the Toys Gadgets Housewares Calendars Clothes Candles More may have stopped making them. Sorry. USDA to mandate that almonds be pasteurized to reduce the chance of salmo- s: “Can we start carrying Yurgo’s or- Equal Exchange nella poisoning from people eating raw ganic hummus?” almonds. Acceptable pasteurization December Coffees of the Month r: (Margie) We currently stock many methods are blanching, roasting, and fu- different kinds of hummus and had to Organic Cafe Mexico migation with propylene oxide. I haven’t .99 delete a few varieties; we just don’t have lb. seen anything about radiation yet. The A balanced cup with creamy body, mild $7 / space for more. Sorry. Reg. $8.99/lb. Almond Board states pasteurized al- acidity and subtle notes of ripe plum monds are still “raw,”because pasteuriza- s: “I think the time has come to seri- tion is not cooking. Makes you wonder Organic Breakfast Blend ously re-evaluate our bagel suppliers. how they define “cook,”which I thought medium & dark There are much better bagels out there – .49 had to do with applying heat to food. I more authentically crusty on the outside Our 'original' version, with fla- $6 /lb. guess “blanched” is not cooked, but and chewy on the inside. The Goldberg’s vors of sweet vanilla custard, Reg. $8.05/lb. “blanched” is not “raw” either. I believe are so boring and the Roling’s shape are caramel and delicate cocoa, also “blanched” is actually “blanched.”Any- so inconsistent – it seems like they’re not vailable in something darker. way, the upshot of all this is that unless really trying. With so many former New you buy almonds directly from an al- Yorkers here, you gotta get better bagels! mond farmer, or you are in another coun- Welcome to Weavers Way Cooperative Association Thanks. try (export almonds are exempted; let ‘em Dear Neighbor, r: (Nancy) This is the first complaint eat bacteria!) when you buy “raw al- If you are not already a member of Weavers Way Co-op, you are invited to about bagels I have ever received. Many monds” you are getting pasteurized al- join. Weavers Way is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative. Our bylaws people love the Roling’s – they’re hand- monds. (Organic almonds will be pas- require that in becoming a member, someone from your household attend an made. I’m afraid you are in the minority. teurized by steaming, yet, by some mira- orientation meeting, where details of membership will be explained. Meetings cle of word definition, will remain “raw”.) are held at the Germantown Jewish Center (GJC), Lincoln Drive and Ellet s: “Hooray! Kiwi Berries!” I don’t know how much almond pas- Street, and at Church of the Annunciation (CA), Carpenter Lane and Lincoln r: (Jean) I’ve been waiting, too. Those teurization actually matters to most peo- Drive. Upcoming Orientation Meetings are on the following dates: little guys are so good, so easy to eat.... so ple, although apparently there is a group expensive..... As they are increasingly cul- DAY DATE TIME LOCATION for whom it is important, because they tivated (right here in Pennsylvania), I’m circulated petitions to stop it. What I find Wednesday Dec. 5, 2007 6:45 p.m. GJC hoping the price will go down, and the interesting is that in the name of making Saturday Jan 5, 2008 10:30 a.m. CA season (now only about three weeks) will Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008 6:45 p.m. GJC raw almonds safer (salmonella was found lengthen. Wednesday Mar. 5, 2008 6:45 p.m. GJC twice in almonds, and both times the contamination was traced to the process- Meetings start promptly and last about 1¼ hours. Latecomers cannot be s: “Can we get organic mozzarella ing plant, not the almonds themselves), admitted. Written reservations are required, so please fill out the tear-off cheese? Organic Valley makes one.” the industry thought exposing almonds sheet below and return it to the store. At the close of the orientation meeting, r: (Margie) I will review the space to propylene oxide gas is a safer bet. The you will be expected to pay your initial $30 annual investment (check or cash). We look forward to seeing you and welcoming you into the Co-op. interesting thing about propylene oxide: (continued inside on page 23) Bulletin Bored Alert Robin Cannicle, Membership Manager+ by Bob Fluhr ciated by your friends and neighbors. Now that I have your attention, please PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION TO WEAVERS WAY read on. I hope you enjoy the Weavers About the gallery, I intend to change Way mini-art gallery on the staircase bul- the exhibit about once a month. I will not letin board. I realize that it takes away a pre-judge the work. I intend to put up Someone from my household will attend the orientation meeting on small portion of the heavily used board, work by professional artists, amateurs, but this can be mitigated by everyone children and seniors over 90 with a valid Name (please print) reading and following the board regula- birth certificate. The work should not be tions located at three places on the stair- too large or heavy, be matted or pasted on case. More than ever it is important that construction paper. Framed work should Phone Number you follow the rules especially the ones have a wire or other means of hanging, as that ask you to put your notices as close to well as a short statement or bio. each other as possible and take down the If you are interested in exhibiting your Address (including zip code) outdated notices. This will more than work, please contact Bob Fluhr (keeper of make up for the space that the art gallery the boards) at 215-849-4319. Happy look- has taken. Your cooperation will be appre- ing!