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Weavers Way from 9 a.m. stores will be OPEN LABOR DAY to 3 p.m. In the Endless Summer Department, that’s Monday, September 7, folks. The Shuttle August 2015 Vol. 43 No. 8 Community-Owned Food Markets Open to Everyone

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by April Pedrick, Weavers Way FRIDAYS Across the Way Wellness Buyer August 7, 14 & 21 ot? Busy? Have a fridge full Noon-3 p.m. Hof veggies and fruits to use before heading out for the weekend? Crav- Weavers Way Mt. Airy ing something sweet but don’t want pro- 559 Carpenter Lane cessed ingredients? Your blender hears you. Popular smoothie culture involves mostly yogurt and fruit. The world of nu- tritive smoothie is much broader. With a few basics, you’ll be blending your way to glowing health with time to spare. Plenty of information is available about choosing a blender — and for our purposes, we’re talking blending, not searching over coffee someday. Superfoods boost a smoothie to a juicing, which removes fiber. Most of us Now it’s time to blend. Even your supplement. Many folks like to add pro- need more fiber, not less! Livestock are liquid base can be nourishing. Common- tein powder and/or concentrated greens great at digesting raw greens, but peo- ly water or some kind of creamy “milk” powders; these will keep you full and en- ple tend to do better when plant food is used. Or substitute herbal tea for a nu- ergized for hours. (Folks with kidney- is fermented, soaked, steamed or very trient boost! Ginger infusion warms; pep- stone concerns should avoid protein pow- well blended. So whatever blender you permint infusion cools. You can add tonic ders, and may want to consider adding choose, make sure it has a powerful mo- infusions such as nettle, alfalfa, red clo- some nettle leaf for its kidney/mineral tor to break down raw cellulose. ver, rose hips or elderberries — whatever benefits.) Consider other additives to suit ◗ People with very sensitive digestions your herb(s) of choice, they can go into your needs and tastes: Yogurt. (Do consider grass- can steam greens before blending. Ex- your smoothie. Tinctures and the contents ◗ Concentrated juice high in fed for its favorable fatty-acid perimenting with food combinations can of powdered capsules can even be blend- antioxidants, such as cranberry. profile.) also make digestion more comfortable. ed right in. Plant remedies were never so (Limit to a few ounces if sugar is ◗ Nut butters or tahini. (Almond Some people can cram every type of cal- versatile. a concern.) butter is most alkalizing, but also orie into one big beverage, while others hard on the environment.) thrive on simple concoctions using only Next come greens and fruits, fresh ◗ Cacao. or frozen. Keeping the ration at 60/40 ◗ Plant or whey protein powders. protein or only fats at once. Some com- ◗ Turmeric. binations support one another: Fats help or 80/20 greens to fruits will help re- (Organic options are preferred.) the body digest minerals, and vitamin C duce blood-sugar spikes. Low-sugar ber- ◗ Greens powders or Chlorofresh. ries packed with antioxidants really shine Smoothies begin to lose nutrients helps us absorb iron. But iron makes cal- ◗ Molasses. (Loaded with minerals!) cium and magnesium difficult to utilize, here. Play with combinations. Who knew once blended, so try to prepare just be- so keep spinach and yogurt separate. pear and celery make such good fellows? ◗ Coconut oil. fore you consume. If you can only make a big batch every two days, don’t fret! Stop As with all foods, quality counts. Veggies should be at least loose- ◗ Chia seeds. (They thicken, add by Weavers Way Mt. Airy to sample some The proteins and fats you blend will serve ly chopped before blending. Bananas or fiber and are high in Omega-3 smoothies on the dates above, or send us you best if they haven’t been blasted or avocados are the most popular thicken- fatty acids.) your favorite ingredients and recipes to oxidized within an inch of their molecu- ers. There are even smoothie recipes that ◗ Flax meal. (Must be cracked.) share with other members. lar lives. For biochem nerds, glycation, mimic our favorite treats — mint/cacao is calcification and oxidation are worth re- popular during Shamrock Shake season. ◗ Kudzu. [email protected]

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Editor’s Note What’s in Store at Weavers Way by Mary Sweeten, Editor, Weavers Way Shuttle New on the Shelves ith very little fanfare, the Up on the Hill, we’re Picks in Produce U.S. Department of Health and going wild over W Heirloom tomatoes rule. And Human Services last month issued by Karen Plourde, Weavers Way Barnana banana rules that essentially rendered the most Chestnut Hill Grocery Staff bites, chewy, sweet ginger gold apples are back. controversial Supreme Court decision ovals packed with This is the time of year when heirloom in recent history moot. Bulk & Beyond potassium, fiber and tomatoes show all their stripes and No, not THAT decision. What’s protein. We’ve got colors. Our Weavers controversial about gay marriage? I A Spanish olive oil that’s easy on them in chocolate Way Farm versions mean Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and the wallet. And a couple new spicy and peanut butter, and they’re organic, will spark up your if you’re drawing a blank, hey, it was snacks. gluten-free and non-GMO. caprese. Grab ’em a whole year ago that the court ruled Bulk olive oil can really add up once while we have ’em. Finds for the Furry & Feathered that “closely held” for-profit compa- you’ve filled that reusable container. To Meanwhile, this nies should not be required to pay for counter the sticker shock, we now offer Introducing Wellness Wet and season’s apples are birth control under the Affordable Care Nunez de Prado organic olive oil for Dry Pet Food. And sign up for the easing into the bins, Act if doing so affronted the “sincerely $9.95 a pound. Oil with abandon! frequent buyer program from and ginger golds, held” beliefs of their owners. On July Your beer looks lonely. Primal Foods. juicy with a bit of bite, are one of the 10, HHS explained that businesses can early returnees. use the same procedure available to re- Why not pair it with Wellness Air Dried pet food uses a new, our new sriracha ligious nonprofits: If they notify the innovative cooking method which locks Meat & Fish Market federal government about their reli- cashews? Or Tex- in flavorful, high-protein nutrition that gious objections and request to opt out Mex snack mix cats and dogs love. Use as a food, treat A trio of specials livens up your of providing coverage for contracep- from Frankferd or topper. We carry two-pound bags of plate and palate. Farms of tives, HHS will then will notify health air-dried dog and cat food. New Wellness Curious about salmon burgers? Well, Saxonburg, Butler insurance companies, and enrollees in foods also include 6-oz. tubs of savory Ippolito’s take on them will be on sale all County? It’s got hot their health plans will receive separate pate with a chunky center for dogs and month for $11.99 Cajun corn and sesame sticks, tamari- payments for contraceptive services. 6-oz. cans of Core 95 percent meat- a pound. By roasted pumpkin seeds, dry-roasted ingredient food for dogs in five flavors. the by, salmon Still drawing a blank? Two words: peanuts and smoked almonds. And a lot If you’re a fan of Primal pet foods, you burgers are “Eden Foods.” of spices. Mmmm . . . savory. can now be rewarded for your devotion lower in calories Eden had also sued over paying through our frequent buyer program. and fat than their for birth control under the ACA. Eden’s Goings on in Grocery Just sign up at the Across the Way register beef counterparts. lawyers, the Thomas More Law Cen- Mt. Airy gets saucy with Robert to get one free product for every 12 you ter (website: “The Sword and Shield for Stock up for your next barbecue event Rothschild. Barnana Banana Bites buy. This deal only covers Primal’s frozen, People of Faith”), argued that founder with Bell & Evans chicken parts. We have are tasty and good for you. Pronto, and freeze-dried formulas. and owner Michael Potter’s sincerely 5-pound bags of whole legs for $12.49. held religious beliefs were being violat- Spicing up meals just got Bags of wings and thighs are on sale for ed, contrary to the Religious Freedom a little easier, thanks to the $17.99 and $11.99, respectively. And the Restoration Act. While not a party to folks at Robert Rothschild Bell & Evans savings don’t end there, with the case the Supreme Court eventually Farm in Urbana, OH. Weavers cutlets on special for $6.79 a pound. decided, Eden, in effect, also won. Way Mt. Airy now carries For beef lovers, Troutman eye round four of their cooking/grilling (There is a kind of a hitch: Some steaks will hit your plate for $5.99 a pound sauces. Pour over your source in August. I’m picturing a grilled eye round religious nonprofits are currently fight- of protein in the morning ing even the accommodation, saying steak with heirloom tomatoes tossed with and enjoy later. Bet they’d be Nunez de Prado olive oil. Yes, indeed. the very act of opting out involves them great in a veggie stir-fry, too. in the delivery of birth control. Low- [email protected] er courts have ruled against them, including Philadelphia’s 3rd Circuit, for whom our own Hon. Marjorie O. Ren- Cheese of the Month dell wrote: “Far from ‘triggering’ the provision of contraceptive coverage,” the opt-out lets employers declare they These Are a Few of Margie’s Favorite Things “will not be complicit.” Stay tuned.) by Margie Felton, Weavers Way Mt. Airy Deli Manager Elsa Mae. To find out where Eden stands now, This is one of the newest cheeses from Calkins I talked to Demian Potter, vice presi- Creamery in Honesdale, PA. It is a washed-rind Taleggio-style dent of sales, who was at pains to assure n August, I am leaving Weavers Way to open an In- cheese created by Calkins’ associate cheesemaker, James Regel- me that no one working for Eden had Idian cafe in South Philly. What I will miss most is the people. sky, in 2013. On vacation last summer, a friend and I ate the gone without birth-control coverage in MyCheese coworkers, of themembers, Month shoppers, vendors and friends. What whole square in one sitting. Delicious. I will miss second is the cheese. I love buying cheese, talking (Continued on Page 6) Delice de Bourgogne. I discovered this rich, creamy French about cheese and, of course, eating cheese, but Indian cuisine is triple creme at a friend’s house. She warned me that it was a mostly limited to paneer. The Shuttle is published by smelly, creamy, messy cheese. I was hooked at my first taste. Weavers Way Cooperative Association. For my last cheese article for the Shuttle, I decided to feature Cypress Grove Purple Haze. As a big Jimi Hendrix fan, what Statement of Policy my four favorite cheeses. The purpose of the Shuttle is to provide first caught my attention was the name of this cheese. This goat information about co-ops, healthy food and Sartori Balsamic Bellavitano. This is an Italian-style cheese cheese from California is flavored with lavender and fennel. other matters of interest to Weavers Way from Wisconsin. The Sartori cheesemakers take their Bellavitano members as consumers and citizens. Gold and bathe it in Modena balsamic vinegar, adding a slight During the month of August, the Balsamic Bellavitano, De- Weavers Way members are welcome to submit lice de Bourgogne, and Elsa Mae are $1 off per pound. Purple articles or Letters to the Editor. Editorial copy is sweetness to this tangy cheese. I actually encouraged a shopper due the 10th of the month before publication, e.g. to buy a 2-pound chunk for a party and he returned the next time Haze is 50 cents off each disc. Dec. 10 for January. Articles should be 500 words or less; letters should be 200 words or less. Articles he had a party to buy another 2-pound piece! [email protected] express the views of the writers and not those of the Co-op or its Board, unless identified as such. No anonymous material will be published, and all submissions must include an email or phone number for verification. The Shuttle retains the right to edit or refuse any article or Letter to the Editor. Submit to [email protected]. Advertising Advertising for each issue is due the 1st of the preceding month, e.g. Dec. 1 for January. Ad rates are available at our stores, online at August www.weaversway.coop/shuttle, via email at Sartori Balsamic Bellavitano [email protected] or by calling 215-843-2350, ext. 314. Advertised products or Delice de Bourgogne services may not be construed as endorsed by Calkins Creamery Elsa Mae Weavers Way Co-op. $1 off /lb The Shuttle is printed Cypress Grove Purple Haze 50¢off each disk on 100% recycled paper. August 2015 THE SHUTTLE 3

What’s in Store at Weavers Way What to Do with… Turmeric by Karen Plourde, Weavers Way Grocery Staff

urmeric, which grows wild in the forests of Tsouth and southeast Asia, has landed a spot in produce at Weavers Way Mt. Airy. When it’s not a powder, it turns out it’s Fresh Turmeric Marinade actually a tuber that looks a lot like ginger. So if you see some in the bins (and we Try this with chicken. don’t always have it), here’s what to do: • 1 cup. plain yogurt Turmeric can be peeled and grated just • 1/4 cup olive oil like ginger for use in smoothies or omelets, or as a coloring for rice, sauces or pureed • 1 tsp. grated turmeric soups. • 1 tsp. grated ginger Talk about coloring: Be careful, the root • Juice of 1 lemon can stain whatever surface it touches an • 1 tsp. ground cumin orangy yellow. • 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper If you want to substitute fresh turmeric • 1 clove minced garlic for the dried powder in recipes, use one • 1 tsp. salt Ginger half-inch piece for every teaspoon of Massage the chicken with the ground. marinade and refrigerate at least The active compound in turmeric is two hours. curcumin, and it is said to have healing properties (not proven, though). Next Door and Across the Way stock a number of boosts and blends that contain turmeric. Try adding it Tumeric to a smoothie or brewing it into a tea.

Because there’s nothing that can’t be improved by something you l nbought at the Co-op! 5 THINGS Five Things is a service of Weavers Way. Five Things…For That Late Summer Road Trip The highway beckons. Pack a few provisions from the Co-op and get outta town.

Tierra Farms Snacks (the non-chocolate ones) — So many options for munching 1 neatly: flavored nuts, dried fruit, trail mixes. Both stores; selection varies.

Kleen Kanteen Food Canisters — Keep your Grab-n-Go delicacies warm or chilled until you 2 reach your picnic destination in these food-grade stainless steel containers. Available Across the Way.

Lixit Thirsty Dog Water Bottle & Bowl — Because Poochie needs a change of scenery, 3 too. Fill up the bottle at home, unplug it at your stop and the attached bowl fills with water. At the Pet Store.

Buzz Away Towelettes — Get out and stretch your legs with up 4 to four hours of natural protection from black flies, mosquitos and ticks. Find them Next Door and Across the Way.

Finger-friendly produce — You know, grapes, cherry 5 tomatoes, local green beans, baby carrots. Keep ’em cold so they stay crispy. Then you can justify stopping for ice cream on the way home. What’s in Store at Weavers Way

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An Apprentice-Level View by Liam Miller, for the Shuttle

he summer I turned 20 years old, I worked on a farm. It was my Give $2 to WWCP! Every 2nd Tfirst job involving daily hard labor. I had worked at summer camps and in my college’s dining cooperative as a cook, but I had never been asked to work Tuesday Every Month a 10-hour day in 95-degree heat shoveling compost. I loved it. I found joy in physical labor and a connection to the land I had never experienced before. Af- When you shop at the Co-op on the ter that first summer, I worked two more seasons on the same farm. Fully con- second Tuesday of the month, please vinced that my life path was to run a small community farm, I moved to New consider adding $2 to your total bill York City. I went to culinary school at the Natural Gourmet Institute; most recently, I lived in Brooklyn and worked my way up to sous-chef at a high-end to support WWCP programs and meal-delivery company. I am really excited to be back in the garden and using services. Your support enables WWCP to my knowledge of food and cooking to work with Weavers Way Community Programs as a seasonal farm apprentice. provide a wide range of farm education When I interviewed at WWCP, I asked each staff member what they and nutrition programs to local children. hoped students would get out of the programs. The first answer given to me WEAVERS WAY by Andrew Turner, our farm manager, was “a positive experience on the COMMUNITY PROGRAMS farm, to have a good time being outside.” More ideas were thrown out there Above, apprentice Liam Miller hawks beets at the WWCP but I especially hold that in mind as students come to Awbury Arboretum or farmstand outside the Chestnut Hill store; below, the CONTACT US run outside for class at Martin Luther King High School. Students love the 2015 WWCP farm crew: clockwise from top left, Farm 610 Carpenter Lane experience of trying a vegetable that they picked themselves 10 minutes ear- Manager Andrew Turner, Farm Educators Tara Campbell 215-843-8289 and Melissa Powell, and apprentices Liam, Anna Danusiar www.weaversway.coop/wwcp lier, from the dirt, on our farm, in the city where they live. They learn that (in hat) and Alison Love. pickles are made from cucumbers and cucumbers grow out of flowers. Our Executive Director students at Saul and MLK high schools watch vegetables grow from tiny Jill Fink seeds into heads of lettuce, 6-foot-tall tomato plants and rapidly expanding [email protected] watermelon vines. Program Director Jackie Schrauger When lessons get going, it is my goal that every student has a hand in the [email protected] dirt or an eye right up to a leaf of aphid-infested kale.* If you stop by a farm- Office Manager to-plate lesson, you might be as surprised as I first was to see a group of well- Angela Faranda behaved 4-year-olds sampling raw turnip, slices of kohlrabi or edible flowers. [email protected] I have enjoyed a great start to the growing season with WWCP, as have Farm Educator the students who come out to work and learn with us. Hopefully, we will Tara Campbell [email protected] reach our goal of teaching young people about our food system, expose them to new foods and instill a sense of pride in their labor. Farm Manager Andrew Turner *Though, ideally, the kale isn’t actually infested with aphids. [email protected] WEAVERS WAY’S TENTH ANNUAL URBAN FARM BIKE RIDE presented by Lindy Communities Saturday, Sept. 19 • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pedal your way through Philadelphia’s vibrant neighborhoods and visit many of the city’s unique urban farms along the way. After the ride, enjoy refreshments from Philadelphia Brewing Company, your favorite Philadelphia pizzas, and fresh salad sourced from the farms you’ve visited! LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE! REGISTER TODAY! Early bird tickets are only $39.50 and available until 8/16. Regularly priced tickets are $45 until 9/17 or $50 the day of the ride. For details and tickets: www.weaversway.coop/bikeride ek Farm • Ba Mill Cre rtram pen Kitchen S ’s as he O culp Ga cel T el House Farm ture rde Par rous • E Ga n • G as ! Ca mer rden rowing er • L re… ald Togeth mo St nd T reet 1• A HA Far rm 5 NK m • Fa S T S: O O OR UR S PONS What’s in Store at Weavers Way

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The Lowdown on the Hoedown Thanks so much to everyone who came out and supported the WWCP Hoedown June 13! We could not have asked for nicer weather or a better turnout for our annual farm- to-table summer picnic. Because of your support, we raised nearly $4,000 to sustain and expand WWCP’s programs. We are already looking forward to next year — see you then! Photos by Kim Massare

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6 THE SHUTTLE August 2015 Meeting Expansion Expectations Editor’s Note (Continued from Page 2) by Larry Schofer, Weavers Way serve a much larger store operation with- Education Committee out significant staff expansion. the last year. He sent me an email to clarify Jon also gave some ideas on the cri- the company’s position and I hope in edit- ost of the people gathered on teria that are necessary for a physical lo- Education ing it I have not misrepresented him: MJuly 22 at the meeting room on cation. Desirables include a central kitch- Mary, Maplewood Mall to discuss prospects for en preparation area, a loading dock, and Committee I am glad we were able to speak expansion of Weavers Way really wanted sufficient operating space. Sometimes a today. only one thing — a Weavers Way store in physical facility might be available — While sensational supposition and Germantown. They seemed to be desper- such as the closed Bottom Dollar grocery accusation abound, our affirmed ate for what acting general manager Jon store at Washington Lane and Chew Av- Expansion Forum objection has always been about Roesser called a “third place,” meaning enue — but probably would not generate The next member forum on government overreach. some natural gathering place after (first) the kind of support needed for a natural expansion is set for 7 p.m. home and (second) school/work. Every Eden Foods employee has, foods operation. Wednesday, Aug. 26. To RSVP and does, and . . . will continue to have Right now, for-profit companies are The Co-op has done some prelimi- get the location, contact Outreach all available coverages of the ACA. Coordinator Bettina de Caumette at beginning to flood into the natural foods nary market studies, though nothing in . . . Your inquiry about recent area, Jon noted, and Weavers Way must detail, that point to the most likely areas [email protected] or 215- changes to the law do not apply to continue to establish its personality to for expansion being (in order) Ambler, 843-2350, ext. 118. Eden Foods. It does not affect our survive in this changing environment South Philadelphia and Germantown. forthcoming renewal because the relevant coverages remain part of He explained that Weavers Way is It was my impression that there was mantown residents. I feel that for Weav- our overall healthcare package. not ready to move on anything immedi- some contradiction in the outlook of the ers Way to exist in the long run, it must ately, especially given the unknowns re- Germantown residents. It is clear that create strong community ties in the way I hope this update and the facts lated to the new supermarket to open in there is a sizable community in German- it has done in the Mt. Airy store. Jon not- provided are well received. Chestnut Hill. However, he did give some town, often an articulate one, that would ed that the Chestnut Hill store is only five Thank you for reaching out to us explanation as to why many people feel very much like to have a social and com- years old, and has not yet had time to cre- and for providing your members the that expansion is necessary and what is mercial center. On the other hand, there ate those ties in the way that the Carpen- facts. I am at your service. Best, involved in planning such expansion. was a good deal of discussion about cut- ter Lane store has. However, I feel that Demian Potter, Vice President Sales the drive to make the store an economic Many of the factors involved in possi- rate produce stores, and how often the success has led to some neglect of com- He also sent an attachment, which ble expansion relate to community activi- same Germantown residents swore by the munity activities. In addition, the Chest- you can read at www.weaversway.coop/ ties, but in my opinion the most compel- prices and quality of these stores. Jon em- nut Hill store has acquired the reputation Eden-Foods-4-17-2015, comprising ling business reason lies in the economies phasized once again that Weavers Way’s of being quite expensive (despite the star- Eden’s April 17, 2015, letter about the of scale that can be obtained with anoth- policy regarding wages, benefits and tling revelation that more food stamps are ruling, a statement from the company’s er store. We currently have two grocery working conditions make it impossible spent in Chestnut Hill than in Mt. Airy). insurance folks and a list of all the con- stores, plus two smaller side stores, that for us to match the prices of such stores. It seems to me that most of the exciting traceptives available to Eden employees. do $20 million a year in business. An op- It was not clear to me that the people at work that we do outside of selling food But why, I asked Demian in a return eration of this size requires a number of the meeting understood the contradic- occurs either near the Mount Airy store or email, did Eden work with Thomas More administrative staff, such as human re- tions involved in this situation. in our urban farming operation. if it was just about government over- sources director, information technology I personally made some comments reach? He responded: “The ACA violated services, and others, all of which can also that diverged from the focus of the Ger- With regard to community outreach, our Education Committee for a number the laws of the land, including the Con- of years has looked to the community stitution of the United States, specifically with special programs and in particular the 1st Amendment. We objected through with our workshop program, where mem- the only means available. Our objection bers of Weavers Way share their exper- has been wholly affirmed and validated. tise with fellow members. This program Eden Foods’ actions remain principled has gone into decline since the discontin- and transparent.” AUGUST’S FEAT URED LISTINGS uation of the work requirement, but our Since Demian was so gracious about committee would like to revive these ac- responding, I feel a little bad saying that tivities, including in Chestnut Hill. this kind of reminds me of when people I feel that such activities, which might say the Civil War was about states’ rights. lie outside the daily business of selling Health care isn’t religion. Corpora- food and other products, are the source of tions aren’t people. And I’m still not buy- our strength as a community institution. ing Eden’s beans. [email protected] [email protected] SHUTTLE LETTERS POLICY The Greenview Kentwell Hall The Shuttle welcomes letters of interest to the Weavers Way community. Please include Manayunk E. Mt. 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GM’S Why We’re Third Place, and Why That’s Good CORNERby Jon Roesser, Weavers Way op plays in this cannot be understated. It exemplifies our midst. With apologies to the hard-working people Interim General Manager how Weavers Way is more than just a grocery store. who toil at the Chestnut Hill Pathmark or the Mt. Airy Chestnut Hill is trickier. Our Chestnut Hill store CVS, has anyone shopped in those stores and experi- round here,we’ve been talking quite a bit is only five years old, so it hasn’t had the time to grow enced a sense of place? How could they? Aabout the social concept of “Third Place,” and to into the community anchor the Mt. Airy store has be- And will anyone feel that sense of place at the what degree the two Weavers Way stores serve as the come. And the Chestnut Hill store exists within a much soon-to-open Fresh Market on Germantown Avenue? Third Place for their respective communities. larger commercial strip, where there are lots of places Having visited all the Fresh Market stores around here, If you’re unfamiliar: As the concept goes, our First that can serve as someone’s Third Place. I don’t see how. Place is home; our Second Place is work or school; and Still, I think that a lot of our members have found I’m not saying a corporate chain can’t serve as our Third Place is the place that tethers us to our com- the Chestnut Hill store serves as their neighborhood a community’s Third Place. There are communities munity, the place we go to feel neighborhood connec- connection. I see it in the aisles, where young moms where the local Starbucks is the neighborhood gather- tion. (Google it — there’s an ocean of ink written on and dads catch up with their neighbors, rammy kids in ing place . . . actually, some might feel that way about this subject). tow. I see it on Tuesdays when the store is full of mem- the Starbucks in Chestnut Hill. A Third Place could be lots of things. It could be a bers making full use of their Senior Discount. More Chains like this are by far the exception rather than café or a diner, a barber shop or hair salon. It could be than anywhere I see it in the Backyard, our unique the rule. It’s a good bet that a business operated by a re- the local YMCA, community center or library. space where dogs wait patiently, coworkers from mote corporation will have a hard time being the Third neighboring businesses escape, and parents bolt down Or it could be a community grocery store. In West Place for many people. They are too contrived, too Mt. Airy, for many the Third Place is Mt. Airy Village, some of our amazing prepared food while their kids run around the tables. sterile, too inauthentic. For almost all chains, to bor- with the Co-op serving as an anchor to the other, com- row Gertrude Stein’s overly-borrowed words, “There’s plementary businesses that have grown around it. My hunch is that as the years go by, more and no there there.” Certainly the corner of Carpenter and Greene is the more Hillers will find the Chestnut Hill store is, in fact, their Third Place. There’s a there here, and it is genuine, it is beloved place where many Mt. Airy residents feel like they are and it is ours. most connected, where they’re most likely to run into My second hunch is that a millennium could pass people they know, where they’re most likely to be able and people still wouldn’t find their Third Place in the See you around the Co-op. to catch the pulse of their community. The role the Co- various chain stores that have been plunked down into [email protected]

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here is a marsupial among us — Tan opossum, that is. This oft-ma- ligned backyard visitor is one of the world's oldest species, with a unique set Eco Tip of characteristics. The opossum is North America's by Marsha Low only marsupial; most marsupial species live in Australia. Like kangaroos and koalas, female opossums have pouches Environmental Impacts where their young continue to develop af- Opossums really do this . . . ter a rapid 12-day gestation period inside of Toilet Paper Use the female’s uterus. Most people incorrectly believe Worldwide, the production of toilet opossums are rodents because they have scaly tails and pointed faces. Some find paper wipes out 27,000 trees a day. opossums scary-looking and believe they Some of the pulp used to make virgin- are vicious. In reality, opossums are quite timid for a wild animal, and only appear fiber toilet paper comes from old ferocious because they have so many teeth — 50 to be exact, more than any second-growth forests that serve as other mammal. Opossums are 24 to 40 . . . and this. (Note: Not really dead.) inches long, including that 10-12-inch important absorbers of carbon dioxide, tail, and weigh between 4 and 12 pounds, ple shrinks, encouraging the young opos- about the same as an adult cat. (Cats, by sums leave the pouch for short periods. and some even comes from the last the way, have only 30 teeth.) The youngsters begin riding on their Opossums really do faint when mom’s back for foraging expeditions virgin North American forests, which frightened, hence the term “playing opos- at this age and it is also the time when sum.” When an opossum gets scared, it . . . and this . . . young opossums fall off and perish. Sad- are an irreplaceable habitat for a opens its mouth, drools, foams (or poops) spend two nights in the same place. ly, mom is focused on food, not keeping and falls to its side, feigning death. Its variety of endangered species. They have an unusually high need track of her offspring, so she keeps walk- eyes and mouth remain open, its tongue for calcium. This prompts them to eat ing and leaves some of the kids behind. lolls out, its forefeet clench and its breath- Every day, we Americans use about 57 skeletons of rodents and roadkill, making By 3 to 4 months of age, any surviving ing becomes very shallow. It can stay like them the sanitation workers of the wild. opossums start fending for themselves. this for minutes or hours. sheets of toilet paper, which adds up They are great to have around a gar- Opossums are very slow creatures, This strange behavior has led many den because they love to eat slugs. They (with a running speed of only 4 mph) and to 20,805 sheets, or 42 rolls, per year. to supposed that an opossum in this state can also eat venomous snakes because many end up as roadkill. The average is rabid. However, this is actually ex- they are immune to the effects of the lifespan of a opossum is only a year and a That’s a lot of TP! tremely unlikely because the body tem- half. They do not hibernate, and because perature of opossums is much lower than venom. Opossums are also fastidiously Pennsylvania is at the northern limit of You could try to use less, and buy other mammals, and not conductive for clean, constantly grooming and so con- suming ticks and fleas. their territory, many opossums do not do the fragile rabies virus to grow. Opos- only recycled toilet paper whenever sums are eight times less likely to carry When a female opossum gives birth well in winter. They often lose the tips of rabies than feral dogs. 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Devil’s Pool and do offer gentle reminders about picking up after themselves. They also talk by Erin Mooney, for the Shuttle with people about the dangers of swim- ming and jumping in Devil’s Pool. n a recent Saturday afternoon, But much of their work there is clean- Devil’s Pool was a happening place. O ing up trash—it’s not uncommon for the Families gathered on the rocks, taking dips crew to remove several dozen bags full in the creek water, watching the more ad- from the area each weekend — and it’s venturous jump from overhanging rocks not enough. We struggle to keep up with into the deep water. A man tended to his the daily amount of trash at the site and charcoal grill and smoke filled the humid rely on our amazing volunteers to help us air. Two girls in bikinis floated along in an maintain the site during the summer. inner tube. A wet toddler giggled with de- light as someone helped her wade through If you have the time, we would wel- the water. Next to the creek, two young come the help. Join us for a good old-fash- men walked up the trail carrying a case of ioned Devil’s Pool cleanup. Our next one Bud Lite. Another man slid down a sub- is Saturday, Aug. 22. Meet at the trailhead merged tree, dangling himself over the at Valley Green Bridge at 9 a.m. We’ll be water. Next to them, a mother and son took collecting garbage, removing graffiti, and selfies on the rocks. enjoying the pleasant atmosphere of Dev- il’s Pool until 1 p.m. We provide gloves Two nights earlier, a huge rainstorm FOW photos and trash bags! And, of course, Weavers had descended, and the waters of Wissa- FOW workers take a break from their labors of hauling out Devil’s Pool trash — which might Way working members earn work credits hickon Creek were still coffee-colored include, on any given weekend, a beer keg (right). and much higher than usual. It was im- by volunteering with FOW. possible to see the bottom, which made And after a busy summer weekend, is a high priority for Friends of the Wis- Our summer crew has been working wading dangerous. The likely source Devil’s Pool looks like the aftermath of sahickon during the summer. This year, hard to keep Devil's Pool beautiful, but of all that creek water was storm runoff street festival. Food wrappers, soft-drink we have three extraordinary season- they can’t do it alone. from streets, parking lots and yards, some bottles, beer cans, soggy shoes, blunt al employees who do trail maintenance Erin Mooney (erinrosemooney@ of it polluted, starting miles above where wrappers, dirty diapers, even broken throughout the park and work to educate gmail.com) is a publicist for Friends the Wissahickon enters the city. strollers and abandoned bike parts, are all and do outreach with people having fun of the Wissahickon. Visit the website None of that deterred the people who strewn about. in Devil’s Pool. Although these FOW em- at www.fow.org for information about came to cool off that day. Keeping Devil’s Pool clean and safe ployees cannot enforce the rules, they can volunteering and other FOW programs.

Maybe the local daredevils are the pool’s namesake. Devil’s Pool Has Drawn Them for Centuries evil’s Pool sits at the confluence of Wissahickon and Cresheim creeks Dand has been a popular gathering place since Revolutionary times. The pool, 20 feet wide and at least 12 feet deep, was formed by Cresheim Creek as it passed over a series of waterfalls. Many tales are told of the origin of the name Devil’s Pool or Devil’s Hole. Native American stories told of drownings in the pool’s deep water. In the late 1800s, rustic wooden walkways, a bridge and a gazebo were installed around the Cresheim Creek falls. A splendid view of Devil’s Pool was Valley Green Inn possible from these structures. Flood waters from hurricane Agnes swept Valley Green Rd. at Wissahickon them away in 1972. Friends of the Wissahickon oversaw the construction of Philadelphia, PA 19128 a 50-foot fiberglass bridge over Cresheim Creek in 1991. The high-strength components of this bridge were designed to withstand floods; however, Any questions call (215) 247-1730 and ask for Maggie it also was swept away by a flood in 1999. Only one bridge remains over Cresheim Creek: a single stone arch that encloses the pipe carrying waste- or [email protected] water from all of Chestnut Hill. — Dena Sher, former FOW board member 14 THE SHUTTLE August 2015 Schuylkill Center at 50 LandLab Residency: Restoring the Land Through Environmental Art by Christina Catanese, for the Shuttle program — the only such program in Philadelphia and At the Schuylkill Center, managing our forests in- the most ambitious at a nature center nationwide — we volves daunting obstacles: invasive species, deer that utting the words “art” and “environment” widen our lens to work with the most cutting-edge indoor overgraze the forest, erosion from increasingly large Ptogether may conjure images of flower photogra- and outdoor contemporary visual artists who are engag- storms and the myriad impacts of climate change. But phy, landscape painting or Audubon’s famous illustra- ing with the complex environmental issues and ecologi- these challenges present opportunities to develop cre- tions. But in the Schuylkill Center’s environmental art cal topics of our time. ative approaches that generate novel outcomes. LandLab, a new artist residency at the Schuylkill Center, represents a new frontier in environmental art and land stewardship, asking artists to explore creative ways to respond to these pressing problems and involve other people in the solutions. For LandLab artists, the Center’s fields and forests serve as both studio and labo- ratory to grapple with how art can address ecological issues. The residencies unfolded over a full year, starting in April 2014, allowing artists to see the site over all seasons, try out Living vines take over ideas, collaborate with scientists and our We the Weeds’ woven staff and see how natural processes respond frame of dead vines. to their work. Though the residencies technically ended in the spring, it will be months, even (Continued on Next Page)

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(Continued from Preceding Page) years, before we fully know the impact of these installations. Already they have begun to transform their environments, and in turn be transformed by them. We the Weeds, a project of artist Kaitlin Pomerantz and botanist Zya Levy, harvested and wove with invasive vines, and installed them in a vine-infested meadow at the Schuylkill Center. Already the living vines have begun to consume their tapestried counterparts, just as the artists imagined. Sculptor Jake Beckman constructed a wooden sculpture containing the seeds of its own undoing – inoculated A dome of compartments, above with mushroom spores, it will give rise to fungal blooms and left, inoculated and slowly be reabsorbed back into the environment, en- with mushroom spores; riching soil health. below, the native pollinator garden in its So far, white turkey tails, iridescent mycorrhizal fila- infancy. ments, and fuzzy green mold have begun to grow. B. H. Mills, Maggie Mills and Marguerita Hagan constructed a native pollinator garden to provide food and the long term, allowing us to monitor and observe how habitat for native pollinators. In its second growing season, time and nature act on them. I invite you to explore these the garden is incredibly lush — this summer, the hyssop and art works that are also systems, and keep coming back – bee balm stretch taller than me — and has proved popular I guarantee things will be different every time you visit. with insects of many kinds, as well as hummingbirds. And please share your photos and observations with us to And Leslie Birch’s #StormSnakes, a playful take on help document the constant change. water bars, have been doing their job stopping and slow- ing runoff in areas of our property that experience erosion, Christina Catanese directs the Schuylkill Center’s while the stream monitor she helped install collects data environmental art program. Reach her at about the impact of stormwater on our first order streams. [email protected]. These truly living installations will remain on site for Visit the center’s website at www.schuylkillcenter.org.

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We hold the keys Our Own Local Honey? Sweet! FOR BUYERS & SELLERS by Stephanie Kane, Weavers Way ly adjusts to the small doses of pollen in Local Purchasing Coordinator the grasses and flowers that give you so much trouble. For this to work, the honey ext to the fabulous produce should be as local as possible, and raw, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Nwe get from our own Weavers Way since many large manufacturers heat the Farms, there are few products to be more honey and filter out the pollen. So if this excited about than our very own honey. is your goal, Henry Got Crops honey is It’s straight from the hives at Henry Got a tonic. Crops, which Weavers Way runs in part- Now accepting all major credit cards. Honey has a long and fascinating nership with Saul High School in Rox- history: Gerard A. Plourde borough. If you shopped the HGC farm- ●●Honeybee fossils have been dated back Attorney at Law stand last year, you may have caught the first batch. This year, the hives have 150 million years n n Wills Estate Administration Real Estate Transactions been expanded enough for us to offer it Veterans Matters ●●A strong beehive can produce two to at the stores as well. But its still a limit- three times more honey than the 20-30 Misdemeanor Criminal Matters n Small Claims Court ed edition, with only about 200 total jars pounds it needs to survive the winter. Phone (215) 843-8203 available. Consultations at your location Mobile (215) 901-7222 ●●Honey naturally contains hydrogen 1 Voluntary and Open MembershipPart of what makes it exciting to of- peroxide, known for its antibacterial fer such a pure and simple product is that properties, which accounts for why it 1 Voluntary and Open Membershipit’s actually unique, since a lot of com- has long been used to treat wounds. 2 Democratic Member Ownermercial honey Control has been shown to have International Co-op1 DemocraticVoluntary Principles and Member Open MembershipOwnerdubious origins.Control Honey can easily be ●●Low in moisture and extremely acidic, 32 Member Owner Economicadulterated Participation with corn syrup. In a situation it keeps almost indefinitely. Pots of Voluntary and Open Membershipvery similar to current issues with olive honey have been excavated from Voluntary and 21 Democratic Member Owner Control 1 Voluntary and Open3 MembershipAutonomyMember Owner and and Independence Economicoil, honey Participation can be labeled “Product of . . .” ancient Egyptian tombs. Open 4 wherever it was packaged, even if comes 2 DemocraticIndependenceMember Owner Member Economic Owner Participation Control ●●Honey makes a great skin cleanser — MembershipDemocratic Member34 OwnerAutonomy Control and Independencefrom elsewhere. Plus, there is no standard it attracts dirt from the pores, and has 2 5 Education, Training andprocess Information for analyzing the botanical origin antimicrobial properties. Voluntary and Open MembershipMember Owner Economic(e.g., “sunflower,”Participation “blueberry”) or - geo 1 34 Education,Autonomy Training and Independence ●●According to the National Honey 3 Member Owner Economic5 CooperationEducation, Participation Training Among andCooperativesgraphical Information provenance of honey after it’s Democratic 6 and Information been processed. Board, honey contains “small amounts Democratic Member4 OwnerAutonomy Control and Independence of a wide array of vitamins and 2 5 Education, Training and InformationWhile we do take careful steps to Member-OwnerAutonomyVoluntary andand OpenIndependence6 MembershipConcernCooperation for Community Among Cooperatives minerals, including niacin, riboflavin, 41 7 control where the honey we sell at the Cooperation Among pantothenic acid, calcium, copper, iron, ControlMember Owner Economic5 Education,Cooperation Participation Training Among and CooperativesCo-op Information comes from, our Henry Got Crops 3 6 Concern for Community magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, 5 Education,Democratic Training Member7 and OwnerCooperatives Information Control product is the only one we’ve actually 2 potassium and zinc.” Autonomy and Independence6 CooperationConcern for CommunityAmong Cooperativesseen harvested! 4 Member-Owner 7 Henry Got Crops honey is available 36 CooperationMember Owner Among Economic CooperativesConcern Participation for You may have heard of honey’s al- Economic Concern for Communityleged anti-allergy effects. No studies in our Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy stores, 5 Education, Training7 andCommunity Information and at the Saul farmstand on Tuesdays ParticipationConcernAutonomy for and Community Independence have been able to back this up, but the 74 idea behind it is that it’s a form of im- and Fridays. Get it while it lasts! 6 Cooperation Among Cooperatives munotherapy, in which the body gradual- [email protected] 5 Education, Training and Information 7 Concern for Community 6BeBeCooperation aa savvysavvy Among Cooperativesshoppershopper andand makemake suresure youyou reallyreally 7 Concernareare forbuyingbuying Community freshfresh andand locallocal whenwhen youyou shopshop aa farmersfarmers market.market.

It’s summertime, and farmers markets are everywhere. So remember to ask these We encourage our shoppers to buy directly from questions at the farmers market: farmers whenever possible.  Did you grow this? But farmstands may sell products from several farmers, and some carry the same commodity  What growing methods items you can find at the supermarket. did you use? August 2015 THE SHUTTLE 17

grown in Crew 2015 THETHE HOMESTEADINGHOMESTEADING PHILADELPHIA WORKSHOP SERIES 2015

With a little help from the Weavers Way homesteading pros, you’ll be sprouting into a master of the domestic arts this season.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 6-8 PM HOMETOWN HERBS HOW-TO: Tinctures and Glycerites Herbal experts April Pedrick and Amy Hsu will bring out your inner 5th-grade science student. They’ll show how to preserve plants with alcohol and glycerin for medicinal uses both internal and external. Henry Got Crops Farm. $5 materials charge SATURDAY, AUG. 29 9 AM-4 PM Intro to Aquaponics This is a repeat of the July 11 workshop. Aquaponics is about growing vegetables and fi sh in an integrated system you can maintain in your backyard. This all-day, $120 workshop from sustainable engineering company Integrated Symbiotics is at the Chestnut Hill store. For info and to register: www.integratedsymbiotics.com/ events or 267-446-5776. Weavers Way Farm field assistant Andrew Woodruff mostly works at the Awbury farm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 7-9 PM but we took his picture at Henry Got Crops at Saul High School. FOOD IN JARS: Low-Sugar Spiced Plum Jam Love jam but not all the sugar? Cookbook author and Food in Jars blogger Marisa He Planted Himself Outdoors McClellan will show you how to make delicious low-sugar jam using Pomona’s s a youngster growing up in Bucks County, my favorite activi- Pectin. All students go home with the recipe and canning details, and a jar of the Aties included climbing trees and examining plants wherever I went. I’m hap- jam they made. Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse. $30 py to say that some things never change! Now I am proud to make a living caring TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 6-8 PM for the plants at Weaver’s Way Farm. HOMETOWN HERBS HOW-TO: Oils and Salves Working as a field assistant, primarily at the Mort Brooks Memorial Farm at Awbury Arboretum, I feel privileged to be involved in the cooperative food As cooler weather arrives, you’ll be happy to know how to create skin-nourishing system. And it’s exciting on Fridays when I have the opportunity to witness our oils and salves — also great for cuts and scrapes! Herbal experts April Pedrick and Amy Hsu show how to extract plant properties into oils that can be used for a Community Supported Agriculture participants pick up their shares at Saul High variety of salves. Henry Got Crops Farm. $5 materials charge School. It is incredible to see how a relatively small number of families can support our thriving farm operation. To see the plants we grow from seeds go directly to the tables of appreciative families has been inspirational. FARM VOLUNTEER DAYS In 2009, I moved to the great culinary city of New Orleans to attend Loyola University. There I studied Music Business and did production work for concerts Get your hands dirty! and festivals. Returning home in the summers, I worked for Blue Moon Acres, an organic farm in Pennington, NJ. What started as a summer job led me to adopt One Saturday a month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m, SATURDAY, AUG. 1: Mort Brooks at the Henry Got Crops CSA farm at agriculture as my vocation. Although I found the culture of music, food and drink SATURDAY, SEPT. 5:Henry Got Crops Saul High School in Roxborough or in New Orleans to be pleasing, at times it could be stifling. I longed for the feel- our Mort Brooks Memorial Farm at SATURDAY, OCT. 3: Mort Brooks ing I got working outside in the field as the world wakes up. Awbury Arboretum in Germantown. Over time, my interest in the science and practice of sustainable agriculture grew. I began to understand how America’s food system has put an increasing To register for paid workshops: www.weaversway.coop/homesteading value on convenience and economy, allowing nutritional quality and environ- or s.coop/1wk2m mental impact to take a back seat. As a result, I have come to consider the lo- For more info: [email protected] cal and organic food movement as a world view, rather than simply a consumer trend. Developing sustainable farming systems and connecting growers with Henry Got Crops Farm, 7095 Henry Ave. mindful customers supports a larger economy that can be a powerful force for Mort Brooks Memorial Farm , 1011 E. change in the world. Washington Lane grown in I believe access to wholesome, affordable food should be a universal human PHILADELPHIA Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse, 20 right. Too many people, many Americans among them, do not have access to sub- E. Mermaid Lane stantive food. I hope that co-ops like Weavers Way can be trendsetters in com- batting this problem. At Weavers Way Farm, we have a responsibility to treat the soil like a partner in sustaining life, rather than as an expendable line item. And I appreciate co-op stores because they operate both ethically and sustainably — Saturday, October 17 and have been doing so quietly for decades. Last summer, I was able to farm on the mid-coast of Maine, growing vegeta- THE DATEDATE bles and flowers and caring for perennials. It was then that I decided I wanted to SAVESAVE farm full-time. I returned to the Philadelphia area last year and was very fortunate to join Nina and the Weavers Way team this spring. I know I still have much to ON learn, and I am picking up new things every day on the farm. I am most excited to taste all our different tomato varieties, and to farm into the fall, which will be a new experience for me. 5th Annual Farm Festival —Andrew Woodruff Henry Got Crops and Weavers Way Farms at Saul High School Field Assistant, Mort Brooks Farm

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Weavers Way Mt. Airy Weavers Way Chestnut Hill Henry Got Crops Farmstand Weavers Way Farmstand at Weavers Way Community 559 Carpenter Lane 8424 Germantown Ave. 7095 Henry Ave. (across from Saul High School) Headhouse Farmers’ Market Programs Farmstand Farm produce is delivered to the stores Tuesdays 2-7 p.m. and 2nd and Lombard streets in front of Weavers Way Chestnut Hill Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Fridays 2-6 p.m., through October. Sundays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays 3-6 p.m. 18 THE SHUTTLE August 2015 Suggestions

by Norman Weiss, Weavers Way Purchasing Manager

reetings and thanks for writ- Ging. As usual, suggestions and responses may have been edited for brev- ity, clarity and/or comedy. In addition, no idea, concept, issue, remark, phrase, de- scription of event, word or word string should be taken seriously. This also ap- plies to the previous sentence. Two things going on in the food world thing you created turns out to have value these days that could have interesting ef- in the marketplace, no one can profit from fects on our lives that you may not have it without your consent, which you pre- heard about: 1) The U.S. House voted to sumably would grant if you get a cut of repeal part of the federal Country of Origin the money. I wonder about this concept; I Labeling (COOL) law, which went into wonder if anything is really original. The full effect in 2009. COOL requires retail- words I’m typing are original in the order ers to ensure that specified commodities I’m putting them in, but I did not invent have labels informing consumers of where the language, the words, the letters, the the food originated. The commodities af- keyboard, the paper, the ink or the con- fected include muscle cuts of beef, veal, cept of patents. (Wait, can I apply for a lamb, goat and chicken; wild and farm- patent on the idea of patents?) What if Pu- raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen rina breeds a few breeds of dogs suitable fruits and vegetables; peanuts, pecans and for different situations — small dog that macadamia nuts; and ginseng. The House loves walking on sidewalks (for apart- action, if ratified by the Senate, would ment living), medium-size dog that won’t mean most beef, pork and chicken would pee on nice lawns (for suburban homes), be exempted from COOL. The House a dog that can drive a car for the sight-im- passed the bill due to threats of retaliatory paired. The dogs are bred to eat and thrive tariffs from Mexico and Canada on some only on a certain Purina dog food, unique foods like meats, cherries and chocolate, to that breed, so sales would be almost and non-foods like wooden furniture, mat- guaranteed. Would they make these dogs tresses and jewelry. Seems pretty compli- sterile to avoid patent infringement? Re- cated and this is just the tip of the iceberg. production only by licensed cloning labs? Depending on how the Trans-Pacific Part- Brave new world . . . nership gets implemented, there could be other changes in how food is labeled. For Speaking of patents, a sales rep re- example, labeling a food’s GMO status cently offered our grocery buyers a deal could be prohibited. This is all in the name on Penta Water, which has these market- of encouraging global trade. Apparently ing and health claims: “Patented 13-step, it’s also a bit of a defensive measure in at- 11-hour filtration process. Spins water tempting to prevent China from taking too under high speed and pressure (cavita- big a share of global trade. tion). Produces smaller, more readily ab- sorbed water clusters, providing ad- Computer Service and Repair Another interesting part of TPP is vanced hydration.” Penta Water is one of COMPUTER HELP!! that it contains language making patents about 40,000 items being sold by the larg- Call Ed “The Tech Guy” available for plants and animals. Patent- est natural-food wholesaler in the United Having trouble getting your computer, ing animals and plants is a fun topic to For All WindoWs States. Makes me wonder what “natural” printer, scanner, CD/DVD/Blu-Ray, discuss. Patents are based on intellectu- digital camera, or system software PC ComPuter serviCes means. Is cavitated water in plastic bot- working properly? al property rights, similar to copyright. tles natural? It’s not like you can find it in-Home or remote AssistAnCe It also alludes to ownership, something I Would you like to set up a home wired growing in the woods. LOW RATES wrote about in the June Shuttle. I think or wireless network to share your files, It also makes me wonder what “ad- multiplayer games, and Internet access the concept is, if you create something cell 719-964-9538 between all of your computers? original, you have an exclusive right to vanced hydration” is and why it’s de- www.edttg.com sirable. Most people seem to be getting Need help removing VIRUSES, that thing, which can be used by others (Continued on Next Page) SPYWARE, or other malware only if they have your permission. If the which may have invaded your system?

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(Continued from Preceding Page) bell’s guy who came out to sample his smoked turkey the other day. It’s good along fine with what must be, what, “un- ” stuff — why is it shoved in a pile at the developed” water? bottom of the cheese case? Shouldn’t it Judging by what Weavers Way shop- be with charcuterie?” pers are buying, we must be pretty hy- r: drated. In fact, last week I happened to (Margie MA) We had Ashbell prod- look at a couple of grocery pallets be- ucts with the charcuterie for many weeks and it didn’t sell. We moved it to the ing delivered. Almost all the cases on the cheese case for more visibility, but that pallets were, by weight, mostly water — didn’t work either. Unfortunately, it is be- bottled fruit juices, coconut water, soy-al- ing discontinued for now. I agree it is a mond-rice-hemp milk, kombucha, soda great product. I buy it myself. I think it and, of course, plain water. was too expensive for many people. It’s interesting to think that in the s: “I love watermelon and would buy it past our society invested heavily in creat- here if it were cut in halves or quarters. I ing systems to bring clean, drinkable wa- think others would do the same. You could ter to almost every building we built, and just cut up a few and leave the rest whole.” public health was greatly improved as a result and somehow, instead of choos- r: (Jean MA) You read my mind! We are ing to maintain and improve that system, now in the process of figuring out where, we’ve let it deteriorate while spending when and how to cut watermelon and can- our money on packaged water products, taloupe. We have very limited preparation expending our finite resources on adver- space, so it’s not easy to establish a new tising, packaging, transportation and re- process. Ask the next time you are in. cycling and/or landfilling the resulting s: “So, I wrote a request for the Laven- trash, when what we need for hydration der Kombucha from the Organic Raw is already typically no farther than a few Enlightened brand and never heard back. yards away. I was told we had it once. I tasted it at Maybe it’s tap water that is actually Whole Foods and really liked it. Was advanced hydration. hoping we could try it again.” r: Kathryn (MA) Lavender was one of suggestions and responses: my favorites too! We carried it for about s: “I see from Troutman’s website that six months, but it was the slowest-selling they sell organic, natural and ‘regular’ of the kombucha flavors. We had to throw www.MacIntoshConstruction.com beef. It would be nice to have bones for half-cases away several times because broth that are organic or at least natural.” they expired before we could sell them. 215-843-2090 So we won’t be bringing it back again. So r: (Dale MA) We have been carrying [email protected] sorry to disappoint, but you can pre-order Troutman bones through the winter. We Fully Insured a case of 12 for $34.02. A Complete Restoration PA License # PA018646 get the natural ones and they are dis- Company played in the meat section of the freezer. s: “Could we carry organic cherries that We also carry their beef liver. are sold by the pound? If not, how about The season of long sunny days, warm breezes and blooming s: “Kind of doing a disservice to the Ash- (Continued on Next Page) flowers is upon us. Summer can encourage a cleaner, brighter, fresher perspective on your home, and it's a great time of year to evaluate how you live and consider ways to update your home. Nothing says fresh like brighter BASEMENT PLUS CO. windows or flooring… And what about that new deck or porch for enjoying the summer months? …Plus We Waterproof …Plus We Renovate Call us NOW for your FREE estimate ❏ Get your basement dry and ❏ Redesign your basement odor-free ❏ Drywall, drop ceilings, Kitchens - - Bathrooms - - Decks - - Windows - - Porches ❏ Repair old crumbling walls closets Doors - - Additions - - and more ❏ ❏ Sump pumps & French Pergo flooring, carpeting, drains ceramic tile Proudly serving Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Germantown

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Also, single people can’t eat a large container in a From Community timely manner. This is the first year with these large containers that cost $8-$9 by the Worker-Owners of W/N W/N each. I don’t think I’m the only one who can’t afford this.” /N W/N (“Win Win”) is a coopera- Wtively owned and operated cafe, bar and r: (Jean MA) Good suggestion, organic kitchen that opened last December at 931 Spring cherries are now available by the pound. Garden St. s: “The Vermont Bread Multigrain used We are a group of young restaurant industry to be cut thinner, and is now too thick. veterans who decided to strike out on our own, co- Please contact someone on changing it, or alescing around the notion that responsible use of re- why it was changed.” sources, a commitment to community engagement r: (Matt MA) Sorry the thickness unex- and just economic relationships are necessary to a W/N W/N pectedly changed. I will see what I can well-functioning, sustainable business. Cafe/Bar find out. It would be helpful for you and We hope to show our industry peers and the 931 Spring other consumers to call the Vermont Bread city at large that cooperative economies are a vi- Garden St. consumer hot line at 800-721-4047. able alternative to exploitative, hierarchical and Monday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. s: “Bragg’s Cider Vinegar and some kind unsustainable models of restaurant ownership and Tuesday-Thursday, of wine vinegar — you’ve been out for a management. 7 a.m.-midnight while? Can we get some soon, please?” Friday, 7 a.m.-2 a.m. We are the collective project of a group of r: (Kathryn MA) Bragg’s has been un- young Philadelphians, native and not. We come Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-midnight. available from Bragg’s themselves! Ap- from different families, towns, educational back- parently it’s due to a shortage of apples that grounds and walks of life, through which we’ve meet their spec. We order it three times ev- developed unique skill sets and areas of expertise. Drawing on our group’s wealth of experience and strong ery week and will continue this practice. We are longtime friends and former co-workers who have unit- connections to community and business partners, we have been Sorry for the annoyance. Regarding wine ed under shared experiences — and shared critiques — gained able to open and survive so far on a remarkably affordable bud- vinegar — we stock Bellino white wine while working long hours in the restaurant industry. Our found- get. But to secure our project’s lasting impact and success, we vinegar, Colavita red wine vinegar and ing group galvanized around Tony Montagnaro, a native of New need further support. Spectrum red and white. I welcome sug- Jersey, who, having grown up in his family’s chain of pizza It’s time for us to fundraise. gestions for other brands or flavors. shops, has about as much restaurant experience as the rest of us combined. A natural organizer, Tony amassed a group of talent- So we are reaching out to the memberships of Philadel- s: “A while ago, I asked whether you could ed partners, each of us filling a specific capacity in the business. phia's longest running cooperatives. We hope this round of fund- carry peanut-free almond butter. You re- ing will help ensure that we remain solvent through next winter, sponded that you carry Artisana, which I We are building a diverse staff of energetic, progressive- our expected slow season. It will also give us the opportunity finally saw on the shelf. It’s $20 a jar. So minded industry professionals ready to show our city new possi- over the next few months to make improvements around the bilities in the world of food and beverage. thank you, but can you keep trying? Blue shop that include a strong staff, more accessible dishes and some Diamond? Barney Butter? This is out of my Three separate but interrelated programs make up the base air-conditioning! league and a necessity in our house.” of our operations: Help us sow the seeds of solidarity economy! If you are in- r: (Kathryn) Thanks for bringing this to ●●A “small-batch” kitchen cooking up seasonal, healthful plates terested in supporting our project, please contact Win Win Fi- my attention again. The Artisana is going with produce sourced from local farms. nance Working Group member Will Darwall, will.darwall@ to be discontinued soon anyway, so I’ll ●●All-day specialty coffee service, featuring exciting coffees gmail.com, to start the conversation. replace it with something peanut-free and from Philadelphia’s finest upstart roasteries. And stop by and see us! We’re open every day: You can also hopefully less expensive. Thanks, also, ●●A thoughtful and approachable bar, serving local beers and visit our website, www.winwincoffeebar.com. We don’t have a for the brand suggestion. seasonal cocktails at affordable prices. landline, but feel free to email us at [email protected]. [email protected]

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What’s in Store AUGUST

CALENDAR of EVENTS CHEF’S We’re Putting the ‘New’ ALL MONTH LONG CORNER OUR FARMSTANDS In Our Catering Menus HENRY GOT CROPS, 7095 Henry Ave., at Saul High School , 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays/ 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays by Bonnie Shuman, Weavers tom packages, in which we can design WEAVERS WAY FARMS AT HEADHOUSE, 2nd & Way Executive Chef an entire menu for you at a per-person Lombard streets, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays price. grown in WEAVERS WAY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, outside the PHILADELPHIA Chestnut Hill store, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays ttention, dedicated Weav- We hope to roll out the new menus ers Way shoppers and members: A by September or October. WEAVERS WAY CHESS CLUB, Read & Eat, 7141 Germantown Ave., 7 p.m. Mondays Since we opened the Chestnut If you haven't used our catering Hill store five years ago, we've - pret services, we hope you will consider Saturday, Aug. 1 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ty much had the same catering menu, us for your next special occasion — or Volunteer Saturday at the Farm and we think it's time to shake it up when you just want to sit back and let Join our farmers for a day of weeding, planting and getting your hands dirty. Mort Brooks Memorial Farm at Awbury Arboretum, 1011 E. Washington Lane. Info: [email protected]. a little bit. So we wanted to give you us do the work so you can enjoy your Saturday, Aug. 8 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ample notice that we are in the process own dinner! of refreshing our menus. Of course, Behind the Fence Festival at Wyck we will keep some of the most popular We don't provide staffing, but do Vist the historic Germantown treasure that is Wyck House during the annual Behind the Fence: Homegrown festival. Tour the gardens, watch demos, enjoy live music and items, but we plan to introduce some have an outside contractor we work with if you need us to set you up with childrens activities, learn about the Philadelphia Orchard new items. We will also be tweaking Project and Roughwood Seed Collection and our prices, lowering them on some servers. visit the vendors, including Weavers Way. items and making some minor in- I always say that our catering ser- Tuesday, Aug. 11 creases where we've seen the price of vices are the best-kept secret at Weav- 8-9:30 p.m. raw materials going up. ers Way. I am hoping to change that, Movie Night at the Farm: ‘Stuart We are also working on reformat- one party at a time — and as evidenced Little’ ting the menus to make them easier by the amount of catering we are cur- The show starts at sunset. Bring a picnic and rently doing, we are getting there! a blanket; come early to shop the Henry Got for you. We hope to provide suggest- Crops farmstand at Saul High School until 7 ed quantities and make our minimum Please feel free to email any sug- p.m., and spend some time exploring the fi elds. orders easier to understand. (Is it by gestions of items you would like to see 7095 Henry Ave. Info: [email protected]. weight? By each?) on our menu, or to share any of your Wednesday, Aug. 12 We also want to encourage you concerns. 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. to consult with our chefs on our cus- [email protected] Weavers Way Blood Drive Bloodmobiles from the nonprofi t Miller-Keystone Blood Center will be at both stores. For more info or to sign up, contact the Weavers Way HR Department at [email protected] or visit Miller- Keystone at GIVEaPINT.org (online registration sponsor code: 6987). Wednesday, Aug. 12 6:30-8:30 p.m. Welcome Meeting for New Members Learn about your Co-op membership, and earn 2 hours work credit! This month in the Community Room at 555 Carpenter Lane (adjacent to the Mt. Airy store). RSVP: [email protected] or 215-843-2350, ext. 119. BULK BEANS Thursday, Aug. 13 5-7 p.m. Organic French Roast Chillin’ & Truckin’ in Mt. Airy Take a break and enjoy live music and food from Mucho Bueno and Zsa’s Ice Cream. Thursday nights through the summer, alternating between Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. Mt. Airy only: Sorbello Girls SALE $ $ 8.99/lb. reg. 11.99/lb. farmstand from Mullican Hill, NJ! Organic Breakfast Blend Decaf Tuesday, Aug. 18 6-8 p.m. Homesteading Workshop: Hometown Herbs How-to — Tinctures & Glycerites Herbal experts April Pedrick and Amy Hsu will bring out your inner fi fth-grade science student SALE $ $ 11.99/lb. reg. 14.49/lb. with this workshop! They’ll show you how to preserve the qualities in plants for uses internally and externally. Henry Got Crops farm, 7095 Henry Ave. $5 materials fee. For info and to register: August 5 - Sept. 1 www.weaversway.coop/homesteading. Wednesday, Aug. 19 7-9 p.m. Weavers Way Member Forum on Pricing & Food Access If you are concerned about what kinds of products the co-op makes available, how much they cost, how well they serve our community of members, what the bigger picture is and how co-ops can respond to the problems of mainstream food systems, bring your voice to this discussion with Board and management staff . In the community Room, 555 Carpenter Lane (adjacent to the Mt. Airy store). RSVP: [email protected] or 215-843-2350, ext. 118. Thursday, Aug. 20 5-7 p.m. Chillin’ & Truckin’ in Chestnut Hill Take a break and enjoy live music and food from Mucho Bueno and Zsa’s Ice Cream. Thursday nights through the summer, alternating between Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. Wednesday, Aug. 26 7-9 p.m. Weavers Way Member Forum on Expansion Join Co-op Board and staff to talk about the idea of a bigger Weavers Way. Should we open a third store? In what other ways would you like to see us expand — or not? Contact outreach@ weaversway.coop or call 215-843-2350, ext. 118, to RSVP and for the location of this house meeting. Thursday, Aug. 27 5-7 p.m. Chillin’-n-Truckin’ in Mt. Airy Take a break and enjoy live music and food from Mucho Bueno and Zsa’s Ice Cream. Thursday nights through the summer, alternating between Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. Mt. Airy only: Sorbello GIrls farmstand from Mullica Hill, NJ! Saturday, Aug. 29 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Homesteading Workshop: Intro to Aquaponics Learn about aquaponics, growing vegetables and fi sh in an integrated system you can maintain in your own backyard. Integrated Symbiotics, a sustainable engineering company, will be at Weavers Near East Way Chestnut Hill to teach you how. $120; class limited to 14 participants. For info and to register: Parmesan Couscous www.integratedsymbiotics.com/events or 267-446-5776. “It’s amazing. I use it in my Check the ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR for the LATEST UPDATES Lazy Man’s Dinner (with mixed WWW.WEAVERSWAY.COOP vegetables and ground meat).” Kyra Woodson Customer Service Coordinator To suggest an event, or for more information, contact Outreach Coordinator Bettina de Caumette: [email protected] or 215-843-2350, ext. 118. 22 THE SHUTTLE August 2015 Cooperator of the Month We’re History: Co-op Archives Go to Temple by Jane Oswald Easley, for the Shuttle

t’s official. Forty-plus years of Weavers IWay memorabilia, papers, and records have become part of Philadelphia’s heritage rather than ending up in the recycling bin of history. In May, the Co-op agreed to donate our archives to Temple University’s Special Collections Research Center. The Weavers Way Collection will reside in the SCRC’s Urban Archives, where it will be physically pre- served, periodically updated, and shared with any researchers who request access to it. Having been charged with preparing the materials David Rudovsky for donation, I have been examining, identifying and sorting the stuff of our past, and have attempted to build Joined Weavers Way: 1983, with his then-wife a sensible, logical and potentially useful archive struc- and two sons ture. This process has opened my eyes to some of the fas- Lives In: Mt. Airy cinating back-stories of our Co-op. Current job: Civil rights attorney; founding Things you may not know about your Co-op: partner of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing and ●● In 1973, the first store, opened in what had been Sid’s Feinberg. Senior fellow at Penn; teaches at the Deli, at 555 Carpenter Lane. This store was so small law school there. (Note: he’s argued before the that only a few people could fit in it at once. It even U.S. Supreme Court twice.) had a waiting room next door in 557. Above, the 2nd floor Co-op flashback: “In one aisle, it had 85 percent ●●The Shuttle has been published, somewhat regularly, at 610 Carpenter of what you needed. I mean, no choice, but it Lane before (and the since the early days. There was also the occasional fact that everything was all there — vegetables, fruits, some meat. single-page news sheet called “The Flexible Flyer,” is in labeled boxes is As my kids complained, nothing was sugar.” published mostly in the summers or at other times already the upgrade); Co-op job history: In the past, he did the “tofu when there was a long Shuttle hiatus. at left, after the transfer. run,” which was convenient from his office in ●●According the April/May 1976 Shuttle, during the first Center City. For the last seven years, he’s worked three months of 1976, 21 new co-ops (of all types, not the floor in Mt. Airy. just food) were established in the Philadelphia area, with Research Center at Temple, has said that our collection Favorite Co-op product: Farmer cheese. “I 20 more planned for the second quarter. Unlike most will complement others held by Temple’s SCRC, among grew up in New York . . . it connects me to my of these early cooperative endeavors, Weavers Way them, the Albert Schatz papers, the Ben Feldman papers, childhood.” survived, thrived and become a center of our community. records of both East and West Mt. Airy Neighbors, materials from other northwest Philadelphia organizations and Why they’re members: “I really see the Co-op ●●Ben Feldman (1907-1998), a community activist and the archives of Philadelphia news organizations, includ- as kind of an anchor for this community . . . one of our early members, was a huge proponent of ing the complete Bulletin library. This will be valuable for and more particularly, in the last 10-15 years, cooperative organizations. In 1976, he founded the researchers interested in how cities change, the growth of it’s promoting the food, the local, growing the Delaware Valley Coalition for Consumer Education cooperatives and Philadelphia history in general. farm, working with the kids at Henry School and Cooperation, which initially held its meetings at . . . all that makes it just more part of the Weavers Way. With this donation, we preserve the legacy of Weav- community, and part of a larger community.” ●●Another of our illustrious members, microbiologist ers Way, the work of our founding members and the sto- ry of how we emerged as a cornerstone of the Northwest Why they’re working members: “I actually Albert Schatz (1920-2005) was a co-discoverer of Philadelphia community. enjoy the work. It just gives me a little bit the antibiotic streptomycin. (His wife, Vivian Schatz, of an insight into how the operation works, has been a dedicated Board member and Shuttle To find out more about Temple’s SCRC, visit which is nice . . . I always thought for a co-op, a contributor and can still be seen shopping the Mt. Airy library.temple.edu/scrc. At the website, you can explore collective, everybody ought to do something.” store regularly. ) individual collections through the online finding aids. Margery Sly, Director of the Special Collections [email protected]

Expansion Summer Blood Drive Join the Conversation Wednesday, Aug. 12, 11:30 a.m to 6:30 p.m. We’re scheduling meetings on Weavers Way expansion. The next one is: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., in Mt. Airy Bloodmobiles will be parked outside both Weavers Way stores. Contact Weavers Way Outreach Coordinator Mt. Airy 559 Carpenter Lane Chestnut Hill 8424 Germantown Ave. Bettina de Caumette to RSVP and find out the location: [email protected] or 215-843-2350, ext. 118. Contact the Weavers Way HR Department, [email protected] or And check out our online comments page at 215-843-2350, ext. 132, for an appointment, or visit GIVEaPint.org www.weaversway.coop/expansion. (Online Registration Code: 6987). All members are welcome to weigh in. Hey! We built a Help Desk!

How the office on the second floor of Mt. Airy used to look — Facilities Manager Steve Hebden at work. Ask him anything: a place for storage , but not much else. (Because who doesn’t love a reciprocating saw?) Bulk Manager Luis Cruz at your service! August 2015 THE SHUTTLE 23

English Major Secures a Career with Staff Celebrity Spotlight: Nic Hutnick Cooking Skills Learned in Childhood by Karen Plourde, Weavers Way Chestnut Hill manager. She put her childhood cooking skills to use Grocery Staff there, making sandwiches and helping fill catering orders. To supplement her income, she did stints at other he call of the kitchen has sounded loud Germantown Avenue operations, including Color Me Tand strong for Nic Hutnick all her life. The sand- Mine and Kitchen Kapers, and left Top of the Hill in wich maker at Weavers Way Chestnut Hill has had a 2000 to become an assistant manager at Borders. slew of jobs, some of which had nothing to do with A few years later, she was hired as the personal as- cooking. But in times of transition, she’d often return sistant to the director of nursing at Phoebe Wyncote. to the hum of food prep. But in 2008, she got pulled back into cooking again, Nic, 44, learned as a child to cook staples like this time for Joshua’s Cafe and Catering in Jenkintown. spaghetti and meatballs and potato pancakes from her “Kitchens allow for a lot of movement,” she ob- paternal grandmother, Audrey. “She cooked for a big served. “They allow for a lot of creative freedom. They family, and she continued, even when she didn’t have allow for a quirky personality. You can’t always have a them around, to cook and freeze everything,” she said. quirky personality in an office job.” “So I was standing at her side, helping her make meatball after meatball after meatball.” In 2010, the owner of Joshua’s decided to close the cafe, which meant Nic and her co-workers had fewer After graduating from Jenkintown High School, hours with just the catering business. She knew Bonnie Karen Plourde photo Nic enrolled at Mary Washington College (now the Shuman, Weavers Way executive chef, from their time University of Mary Washington), in Fredericksburg, of 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons and marathons under her together at Top of the Hill, interviewed and was hired Va. She majored in English and minored in historic sneakers. In addition, she’s become an avid photogra- in November of that year. preservation, with the intention of becoming a teacher. pher, and is thinking about putting together a portfolio. But she realized she didn’t have the passion to teach A big chunk of Nic’s day involves working one- Nic’s favorite Weavers Way sandwich to make is — she wanted to make a career out of historic preser- on-one with shoppers at the sandwich station. And the Magic Carpet — hummus, kalamata olives, feta vation, but her family discouraged that, thinking she’d while some of her co-workers would rather spend an cheese, roasted red peppers, cucumbers and baby spin- have a tough time getting a museum job. entire shift chopping onions, she enjoys it. ach on warm naan bread. But her favorite Co-op prod- Nic returned to the area after college and got a job “I’m probably one of the oddest people on that uct is Weavers Way whitefish salad. at Christi Insurance in Glenside. She did “every God- count,” she said. “I am fairly shy [but] my work per- She still isn’t sure what she wants to be when she awful computer possibility under the sun” for them and sonality is very different . . . some people just really grows up. But, as in the past, she’s open to whatev- later, for another brokerage. The money was good, but make me laugh, and it makes my day.” er happens. “I think we’re always growing,” she said. she hated working in an office. Years ago, the Center City resident was a smoker, “There’s always room for growth here, so . . . it’s a At that point, Nic made a big turn and got hired at and was dared by a friend to run in the Philadelphia place to grow with.” Top of the Hill Market in Chestnut Hill as an assistant Marathon. She’s since quit smoking, and has a number [email protected]

What’s What & Who’s Who at Weavers Way

Weavers Way Board OPEN EVERY DAY The Weavers Way Board of Directors www.weaversway.coop [email protected] represents member-owners’ interests in Mt. Airy main number: 215-843-2350 Chestnut Hill main number: 215-866-9150 the operation of the stores and the broader vision of the Co-op. Mt. Airy Chestnut Hill Across the Way Next Door The Board doesn’t meet in August. The 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. September meeting will be at 7 p.m. 559 Carpenter Lane 7 a.m.-8 p.m. 610 Carpenter Lane 8426 Germantown Ave. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Check www.weaversway. Sunday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. 215-843-2350, ext. 276 215-866-9150, ext. 221/222 coop for location. 8424 Germantown Ave. For more information about board governance and policies, visit HOW TO REACH US www.weaversway.coop/board. Board members’ email addresses are at General Manager (interim) Membership Manager Next Door Manager Deli www. weaversway.coop/board-directors, Jon Roesser, ext. 131 Kirsten Bernal, ext. 119 Amira Shell, ext. 220 (MA) Margie Felton, ext. 109 or contact the Board administrator at [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] or Controller Outreach Coordinator Mt. Airy Wellness Manager (CH) Shawn O’Connell, ext. 209 215-843-2350, ext. 118. Nancy Pontone, ext. 116 Bettina de Caumette, ext. 118 April Pedrick, ext. 114 [email protected] 2014-2015 Weavers Way Board [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Meat, Poultry & Seafood President: Chris Hill Purchasing Manager Mt. Airy Store Manager Pet Department Manager (MA) Dale Kinley, ext. 104 Vice President: Joshua Bloom, Norman Weiss, ext. 133 Rick Spalek, ext. 101 Anton Goldschneider, ext. 276 [email protected] Treasurer: Emmalee MacDonald [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (CH) Ron Moore, ext. 205 Secretary: Laura Morris Siena, [email protected] At large: Megan Seitz Clinton, Larry Daniels, Marketing Director Chestnut Hill Store Manager Grocery Produce Lisa Hogan, Stu Katz, Joyce Miller, Linda Crystal Pang, ext. 121 Dean Stefano, ext. 212 (MA) Kathryn Worley, ext. 140 (MA) Jean MacKenzie, ext. 107 Shein, David Woo. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HR Director (interim) (CH) Riley Luce, ext. 217 Executive Chef (CH) Mike Herbst, ext. 211 Sherice Sargent, ext. 132 [email protected] The Shuttle Bonnie Shuman, ext. 218 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prepared Food Editor (MA) Dave Ballentine, ext. 102 Floral Buyer Mary Sweeten, 215-843-2350, ext. 135 Farm Manager [email protected] Ginger Arthur, ext. 317 [email protected] Nina Berryman, ext. 325 [email protected] Art Director [email protected] Annette Aloe, 215-843-2350, ext. 130 [email protected] Weavers Way Welcome Meetings Advertising [email protected] We encourage new members to attend one Karen Plourde, Advertising Coordinator Attend a Weavers Way Welcome Meeting, 215-843-2350, ext. 314 orientation meeting. Learn all about our Get 2 Hours Work Credit! Virginia Herbaugh, Advertising Billing cooperative market, the benefits of buying in, 215-843-2350, ext. 315 the resources that become available to you and Meetings start at 6:30 p.m., in Mt. Airy in the Wi Hotspot how co-ops contribute to local communities Community Room, 555 Carpenter Lane, or Connect to the network WW_PUBLIC Proofreaders for this issue: Karen Heller, in Chestnut Hill upstairs at the Chestnut Hill around the world. Meet staff and other member- Use the password weaversway Andrea Moselle, Kara Tennis Community Center, 8419 Germantown Ave. owners and share in some refreshments and Contributors for this issue: Marvin RSVP: [email protected] or Follow Berman, Jane Oswald Easley, Margie Felton, conversation. Bring your questions, your 215-843-2350, ext. 118. us ! Stephanie Kane, Ron Kushner, Marsha Low, curiosity or your experience with other co-ops. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, Aug. 12 Brenda Malinics, Liam Miller, April Pedrick, Working members will receive two hours credit Mt. Airy Advertise Karen Plourde, Jon Roesser, Bonnie Shuman, for attending. We look forward to meeting you! Betsy Teutsch, Norman Weiss, Andrew in the Shuttle Woodruff. [email protected] 24 THE SHUTTLE August 2015

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