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Volume LL, Number 14 July 20, 2017 The June Double Feature: Urban Forester Guides Annual and General Meetings Cover Your Shopping Home Audit, Board, and Officer Elections By Heidi Brown cat had safely fallen from the ate one night this summer, tree. Galiley’s services were LJosh Galiley got a call from no longer required. a Fort Greene woman who If you’ve ever had a walker sounded desperate. Her cat help you get your purchases was stuck in a tree after being back home on a Thursday chased by a dog. An enter- evening, there’s a chance you prising rock climber had tried were accompanied by a pro- to rescue the cat and had no fessional tree climber. For the luck. A tree pruner had also last 10 years, Josh Galiley, a made the attempt without Park Slope resident and the success. A while later, Gali- son of a Brooklyn native, has ley grabbed his gear and was been the Tree Care Supervi- headed out the door when he sor for the Central Park Con- got another call: The woman’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ILLUSTRATION BY DEBORAH TINT

By Frank Haberle candidate for the Board, corporation.” Encouraging n June 27, Coop mem- incumbent Bill Penner, was members to ask questions, Obers filled the Saint overwhelming elected to a Joe introduced Robert Reit- Francis Xavier Auditorium new term, and the officers man of Cornick, Gabler and on President Street to par- of the corporation were all Sandler LLP, the Coop’s out- ticipate in a dual meeting— re-elected. General Coor- side auditors, to provide an

the Coop’s Annual Meeting, dinator reports covered overview of the audit. Robert ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN PETTIT in which the annual audit extended Sunday hours, reported that, in summary, Rescuing cats is just one of the things urban forester Josh was presented for approv- produce, and results of the the Coop has a “clean opin- Galiley gets called on to do. al by the membership, and recent food drive. ion”—in auditing terms, an election of Board mem- meaning that the financial Next General Meeting on July 25 bers was conducted; and Approving the Audit statements presented in the The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held the June General Meeting, in General Coordinator document represent fairly on the last Tuesday of each month. The July General Meet- which a proposal to renew Joe Holtz opened this dis- all of the material respects ing will be on Tuesday, July 25, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis our relationship with our cussion by explaining that and financial position of the Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and auditor was presented and “we, as a cooperative, must Coop as of January 29, 2017 Seventh Aves. the membership elected abide by New York State and January 31, 2016. In The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and officers of the corporation. laws requiring that the terms of assets, the Coop’s available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more The audit was approved; the audit must be submitted to cash positions increased information about the GM and about Coop governance, auditors retained; the lone an annual meeting of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 please see the center of this issue. IN THIS ISSUE Puzzle ...... 2 Food Politics: Interview with Marion Nestle ...... 4 Welcome ...... 7 Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . 7 Calendar of Events ...... 8 Letters to the Editor ...... 10 Classifieds ...... 11 Community Calendar ...... 11 Exciting Workslot Opportunities ...... 12 Thank You ...... 12

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Double Feature concentrating on the main were asked. Voting ballets duce, and they were looking Open Forum points. And another asked for new squad members for In the open forum, a mem- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 were distributed and col- about changes in how funds lected. By the end of the these shifts. General Coor- ber asked why we no longer by $1.5 million, while prop- were allocated in the pen- meeting, it was announced dinator Joe Szladek provid- have a product suggestion erty and equipment went sion fund. Joe responded that Bill had won re-election ed an update on food and book (we do), Joe Szladek down—with the Coop dis- that, because it was very by an overwhelming margin. produce, mentioning that responded—it is kept by the posing of more equipment clear that many members the recent food drive for check-in desks and staff review than it purchased. Total were not happy with the way Renewing the Services CHiPS collected 50 banana it regularly; another notified the assets were $7.7 million, funds were only distributed of the Auditor boxes of nonperishable group that a member is running while total liabilities were in a small number of indi- The General Meeting foods for their soup kitch- for the Office of Public Advo- $3.4 million—down from vidual stocks, most of the then commenced with the en. The Diversity Committee cate and asked us to sign her $5.3 million the prior year, funding is now invested in proposal, submitted by the presented on its work ensur- petition; and another member due in large part to the pen- mutual funds. General Coordinators, ask- ing that the Coop remain an spoke of the efforts to gut the sion fund’s increased per- When someone asked ing the members to consid- inclusive and welcoming Affordable Care Act and how formance and in small part why maintenance costs had er retaining the services of place by conducting surveys the ACA had helped him, not due to a contribution from doubled. Joe explained that outside auditors Cornick, and providing trainings for only with his own health needs the Coop. Among other key “while we have a number of Garber and Sandler LLP staff and reviewing bias but to gain training as an addic- points from the audit, Rob- service contracts with peo- for the coming fiscal year, complaints. tion counselor. n ert noted that “the Coop’s ple who keep our refriger- ending January 28, 2018. gross profit margin was ators and freezers going, Joe Holtz provided back- 17.2% this year and 17.4% this does not cover costs for ground on the auditing pro- Crossword Puzzle the prior year—consistent installation and purchase of cess. “Until we incorporated with the Coop’s mission to new equipment—for exam- in 1977 we didn’t have an 123 45678 9 10 11 12 13 maintain a gross profit mar- ple, a new misting system audit,” he recalled. “And gin of 17%” and that rebates installed in our vegetable then we had an auditor for 14 15 16 from UNFI due to our new bins. Secondly, we added 30 years, who retired. We 17 18 19 membership in Nation- checkout stations, the then started a committee al Cooperative Grocers (a equipment for which cost of four members and three 20 21 22 national buying coopera- $38,000—but which have General Coordinators. We 23 24 tive) were close to $10,000, contributed to shorter and interviewed about seven not the $158,000 from Unit- faster lines.” outside firms and settled 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ed the prior year—but the The members then voted on this one. As they get to 35 36 37 38 lower rebate was more than and the audit was over- know us better each year, replaced directly in the whelmingly approved. we get better advice from 39 40 41 lower cost of our food. Rob- them on how to manage our 42 43 44 ert also noted that payroll Board of Directors finances.” Again, no ques- increased in the last year Election tions were asked. A vote by 45 46 47 48 because we hired more full- One position was open hands passed the proposal 49 50 51 time receiving coordinators. for the Board of Directors, unanimously. Health care costs and real and Bill Penner was the sole 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 estate taxes also increased candidate, running for re- Election of Officers 60 61 62 in the past year. election. In his statement, Each year, following the Bill identified the respon- election of Board members 63 64 65 sibility of the Board as an at the annual meeting, a [Because] many members 66 67 68 oversight role, ensuring second vote is held where were not happy with that the best policies are members choose the offi- Across 3. Top secrets? the way funds were formulated at the General cers of the corporation: 1. Outburst from Scrooge 4. Shaw of 1930s-’40s swing 4. Spanish girlfriend 5. “Vivir Mi Vida” singer Anthony only distributed Meetings. “The board takes President, Vice President, 9. Beginning of a Flintstones cry 6. Notion in a small number of responsibility for your deci- Treasurer, and Secretary. 14. Big name in electronics 7. World Cup highlight individual stocks, sions,” Bill said. “We make While President and Vice 15. Home inspector’s concern 8. On edge sure decisions are made President must be held by 16. Like a smooth-running machine 9. Sports legend with a museum dedicat- most of the funding is now 17. His 2016 obituary in the New York ed to him in Little Falls, New Jersey that that are legal, that won’t Board members, Secretary Times featured the headline “Titan of boasts “We’re open ‘til we close” invested in mutual funds. hurt us financially, and and Treasurer can be elect- Boxing and the 20th Century” 10. “If it ____ broke ...” 18. Reward for Fido 11. Group of like-minded voters that follow our bylaws. We ed from the membership 19. Thou 12. “Little Women” woman One member asked, have had very few instanc- at large. In this meeting, 20. “Su-ure!” 13. Citrus drink regarding the pension plan, es where we have not had Imani Q’ryn was re-elect- 23. Bake sale purchase 21. Scott-Heron who wrote “The Revolu- 24. Age-determining stat. tion Will Not Be Televised” why employer contributions complete agreement with ed as President and Rachel 25. Monopoly square with bars 22. How-____ (books for handy types) went down by over $1 mil- the General Meeting’s deci- Asher was re-elected as Vice 27. HBO alternative 25. Ruling group after a coup lion? According to Joe, the sions. I have been a Board President. Jesse Rosenfeld 30. Northwest airport named for two cities 26. To date contributions went down member for ten years, and nominated himself and was 35. Walk all over 27. “... or ____ thought” 36. A FedEx driver may have one 28. Grant for filmmaking? because the pension plan I feel it is important the re-elected as Secretary, and 38. ____ Island 29. Neither this nor that assets gained so much. Board has an institutional General Coordinator Tricia 39. “No-o!” 31. Reaction to a foot rub Another member asked if knowledge of the Coop and Leith remained as Treasurer. 42. Prepare to drive a golf ball 32. One heavily invested in canines? 43. “You could ____ pin drop!” 33. Love to pieces the membership could be how it works.” 44. Uno + due 34. Hands over provided with a short exec- The floor was opened for Coordinator and 45. Available for breeding 36. Like the fragrance of the corpse flower utive summary of the audit, questions for Bill, but none 47. Whiskey type 37. Site with the option “Shop by category” Committee Reports 48. Spike Lee’s “____ Gotta Have It” 40. Fanatic General Coordinator Eli- 49. Guest book, e.g. 41. ____-Ida (frozen potato brand) CORRECTION noar Astrinsky reported that 51. Repeating film snippet online 46. “And how!” shopping hours were going 52. “He’s Ba-ack!” 48. Bro or sis 60. Westernmost of the major Hawaiian 50. Down Under greetings he July 6, 2017, Linewaiters’ Gazette printed an article titled to be increased on Sundays islands 51. Illustrator Edward whose last name T“Food on Display at New until 8 p.m., and that this 61. Light ____ is a homophone of an adjective that Museum.” The correct cap- will begin July 30. Various 62. 007 creator Fleming describes some of his works 63. High-definition tube, for short 52. Tempo tion for this photo is includ- maintenance, inventory, 64. “I rock!” 53. Like line jumpers ed here. We are sorry for the and data entry squads who 65. Free (of) 54. Grub initial mistake. work Sunday shifts have 66. Reagan attorney general Ed 55. Morales of “Criminal Minds” 67. Spacek of “Carrie” 56. Passage blockers been altered to facilitate 68. NFL lengths: Abbr. 57. Actors Robbins and Allen this change. Elinoar also 58. Motel employee Emma Boast, announced that two addi- Down 59. No ifs, ____ or buts 1. Playtex products 60. Airline whose name is consecutive program director of the tional shifts, Sundays at 2. Free speech advocacy grp. letters of the alphabet Museum of Food and Drink. 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., had PuzzlePuzzle author: author: David David Levinson Levinson-Wilk. Wilk. For answers, For answers, see page 11 see. page 12. been added to stock pro-

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Urban Forester ly to encourage interest in CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 arboriculture. In addition to planting those one mil- servancy. Galiley, a 10-year lion trees, the program also Coop member, looks out aimed to provide new educa- for 20,000 of the oldest and tional and career opportuni- most precious residents in ties to the City’s youth and the City. As an arborist, Gal- develop a new recruitment iley is also damn good at pool of future arborists. Gali- climbing trees. Word of his ley knows of at least two par- skills has gotten around: ticipants whose lives were When that Fort Greene cat changed by the program: owner was worried about her One got a job at the Cen- feline and posted about it on tral Park Conservancy, and social media, someone help- another, a former supervisor fully volunteered Galiley as a at MillionTrees, worked for potential savior. Galiley briefly and is now an arborist at the Prospect Park Alliance. Galiley now has a Single Rope Technique, or student from the SUNY Col-

SRT, is currently the sous lege of Environmental Sci- PHOTO BY WILL KOOMJIAN vide of tree climbing. ence and Forestry working Danger is ever present but, according to Josh Galiley, managing risk is fundamental to with his team. To really learn today’s urban arboriculture. arboriculture, tree-climbing Lately, despite being a skills are essential, but stu- accidents involving city trees assigned to them, or those Thanks to Galiley and his supervisor, Galiley is spend- dents can’t learn this without woke New York residents that are diseased. He can crew, Central Park’s trees may ing more time in the field extensive safety training. to the reality that trees can, drill down on the work his- be well looked after, but the than he normally would: He Risk—specifically, man- unfortunately, cause human tory of each tree going back same is sadly not always the is short-staffed. It’s not easy aging it—is fundamental to death. eight years and set a “timer” case for the trees lining the finding arborists with the today’s urban arboriculture, In two separate incidents on a specific tree if he and his city’s sidewalks. “They don’t right experience and knowl- and it occupies a lot of Gal- in Central Park in 2009 and team are watching it for dis- want to be there,” says Galiley edge for the job. Because iley’s attention. “The biggest 2010, falling tree limbs seri- ease progression. of the street trees, which with- of scientific advancements part of tree care is managing ously injured one pedestrian It’s a job that offers a good stand not just pollution and that have brought a deep- tree risk,” he says. The kind and fatally harmed another. deal of independence (and aggressive pruning for pub- er understanding of tree life of risk that concerns Galiley Galiley was swept up in the fresh air), but some aspects lic safety, but—believe it or and tree interconnectedness, isn’t from frolicking visitors legal and media controversy of it can be stifling. For what- not—intentional vandalism. arboriculture—the study and falling off trees. Much more that followed. In 2012, The ever reason, park visitors feel City residents have even been nurturing of trees—is now of a concern is that trees drop New York Times ran a series free to share their own per- known to kill trees in order to sophisticated and tech-driv- limbs, which can critically that portrayed the New York sonal opinions about Cen- get more sun or eliminate the en. There’s even been inno- injure, and even kill, people. City Parks Department’s tree- tral Park’s trees, says Galiley. need to sweep dead leaves. vation in tree-climbing Galiley’s biggest priority is care program (and the Cen- “Most people don’t have What Galiley hopes people methodology: Single Rope making sure he and his team tral Park Conservancy) as spectators in their office,” he can really appreciate about Technique, or SRT, is currently spot trees with weak or sick lacking in accountability and says with a grin. “People walk trees, however, is a beautiful the sous vide of tree climbing. limbs and, if necessary, get resources. But Galiley thinks by and point out the flaws irony: that they can live with- The City’s Million- them removed before they part of the issue is a lack of a they see in our work.” After out humans, but we cannot TreesNYC initiative, launched can harm other trees or peo- fundamental understanding Hurricane Irene, he recalls, survive without them. “Trees in 2007, was designed part- ple. A few years ago, shocking about trees. a tree had shifted and left a can withstand all kinds of “Trees, to a lot of people,” gap of soil at its base. Gali- weather and deprivation for says Galiley, “are static mon- ley had the tree removed. years,” Galiley says. By pro- uments. They grow leaves (The removal of a tree usu- viding shade, , and in the spring and drop them ally requires meetings and psychological benefits, says in the fall. But if you watch carefully planned work Galiley, “they allow us to live.” trees, you see how dynam- assignments.) Nevertheless, The city’s cats, however, also ic they are.” Although the a passerby in the park told need him: Two weeks after probability of being struck Galiley it wasn’t necessary to getting the first call from the by a tree limb is about equal remove the tree. How did this Ft. Greene cat owner, Galiley to being struck by lightning, man know? “The guy said it got another call from her. The given the previous incidents, was because his brother was cat was back up in the tree, the focus on risk is not sur- a park ranger,” laughs Galiley. and Galiley’s tree-climbing prising. And Galiley is getting As much as Galiley relies skills were needed for real. n crucial help from technology. on trees for his own live- lihood, he didn’t grow up climbing them or communing City residents have even with them. In high school been known to kill trees in (he attended the Bronx High order to get more sun or School of Science), he volun- eliminate the need to sweep teered in Prospect Park on a dead leaves. replanting project to control erosion. The volunteer posi- tion turned into a paying job, Today, using GIS (Geo- and then Galiley went to the graphic Information System) University of Vermont to study mapping software, Galiley urban forestry. But it wasn’t has mapped and attached a until after graduation that GPS tag to every Central Park he landed a job working for a tree more than six inches tree company and learned the wide. Each tree inspection is technical skills and equip-

recorded. Using his custom- ment that facilitate agile and PHOTO BY ROD MORRISON ized software, Galiley can sure-footed tree climbing: Josh Galiley wants you to highlight on his map only ropes, knot-making, and safe pay attention to the trees

PHOTO BY ROD MORRISON trees that have work projects chainsaw operation. all around you.

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Food Politics: PLASTIC PACKAGING COLLECTIONS Interview with Marion Nestle 2nd Wednesday of every month 3:45-6 p.m. 4th Saturday of every month 1:45-4 p.m. Expanded Plastic Collection for Coop members Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products sold at the Coop—food and non-food. Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, pre-packaged , household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and ILLUSTRATION BY LYNN BERNSTEIN re-use any bags you do take before recycling.

By Alison Rose Levy what we had 20 years ago. mental sustainability. That NO food residue, rinse as needed. lot of what passes for It’s possible to go into a food gives people interested in Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. Acommon wisdom in food market across America and advocacy plenty to do. today originated with the find wonderful produce. Look ARL: What about Amazon work of food pioneer Marion at organics. Now they are buying Whole Foods? We continue to accept Nestle, the Paulette Goddard selling at $40 billion/ per year. MN: This is monopoly cap- Professor in the Department There’s a staggering increase italism in action. As Amazon the following from all of Nutrition, Food Studies, in farmers’ markets. takes over more and more of and Public Health at New I teach courses in food pol- the consumer arena, that gives community members: York University. In addition itics and advocacy all over the consumers less choice. On the Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. to her signature book, Food country. There are an enor- other hand, for people who Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (any brand/size) Politics (2003) Nestle has writ- mous number of young peo- can afford that and like having Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) ten eight other books—all ple who are interested in food, foods delivered and can pay Energy bar wrappers (any brand) on food and food advocacy, want to change the system, the delivery cost, and have all including Eat Drink Vote (2013) and created a food system the electronic stuff that goes filters (Brita and other brands) and other and Soda Politics (2013). Nestle that is healthier for the people with it, it could work. Brita branded filter products is also Professor of Sociology and the planet. And there are Will it solve hunger in Plastic re-sealable food storage bags, at NYU and Visiting Professor places for them to go to study America? I don’t think so. Will small Coop bulk bags, cling wrap of Nutritional Sciences at Cor- these issues and there are jobs it expand organics to a larger Cereal and cracker box liners (any brand) nell. We met at a recent talk for them to take afterwards to portion of the population? by Naomi Klein about her new work on these issues. Yes, a larger portion of the Food residue and paper labels OK. book, Why No is Not Enough, ARL: Are there any new wealthy and educated. But No shopping bags. and conducted this interview risks to healthy food under it does nothing whatsoever Donations in any amount are welcomed to help offset soon after. the current administration as about bringing healthy food the cost to the Coop of this collection. well as through any implica- to people who are having tions of the recent acquisition trouble making ends meet. Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection, If people who are honest or in starting a third collection time as your workslot? of Whole Foods by Amazon? Or buying foods in their local Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. and have real goals MN: Organics are always supermarkets. In fact, the For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com are not getting involved vulnerable because they are prices of the stock in other Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] with politics, an explicit critique of the grocery chains fell as a result nothing will change. industrial agricultural system of the sale announcement. that is protected by the gov- That means that local gro- ernment and promoted by the cery stores will be closing Alison Rose Levy: In your Department of Agriculture. because that’s what Amazon view, what does it take to sus- A $40 billion industry may does. As it moves into these tain a healthy food system? sound like a lot, but it’s a tiny, areas and disrupts them, tra- three years for farmers to con- rather than only to the affluent? Marion Nestle: When you tiny fraction of the trillions ditional ways of selling food vert to organics. MN: If you want people go to a supermarket, or make spent on food every year. Many will change. And the stores The current agricultural sys- to be able to afford healthy a certain kind of food choice, industrial food producers that will close are in poor areas tem supports industrial agri- food, you subsidize that food, you are voting with your fork. would like to minimize the reg- because they are the ones that culture, principally, soy and you make sure that land costs We also have to vote with our ulation of organic production make the least money. corn fed to animals. According for farmers are cheap enough. vote. Because the democracy so that the approved substanc- to the USDA, everything else is You help them with start-up and the food choices we have es includes as many different a specialty crop. So the ques- costs. You promote sustain- really depend on politics in kinds of pesticides and herbi- When you go to a tion is where do you get your able and organic agriculture ways that most of us don’t cides as possible. So there is supermarket, specialty crops? Most of those through various kinds of poli- see unless we learn to look a constant battle to keep the or make a certain kind foods are sold in smaller units cies. All the policies that cur- for it. We think we are making organic standards strict. of food choice, you are voting than corn and soybeans. You rently support conventional a personal choice but many of ARL: What about the near- need a supply chain. Amazon agriculture could be switched. those choices are made for us term future? with your fork. has certainly learned how to You make sure that there are by someone else. MN: This administration deliver efficiently. outlets for these kinds of food ARL: Who? has appointed to the head ARL: What about com- ARL: Could the Coop so that transport is not big MN: The food industry. It’s of every single agency, some- petition for sourcing organ- potentially have trouble issue. You have schools buy- not a social service agency. one whose past policies ic foods? Is there enough to sourcing its food due to the ing sustainably grown foods. Their job is to sell products were to destroy that agency. meet the expanding demand competition? You do everything to make and elicit returns for inves- Every decision reflects this. triggered by the Whole Foods MN: It depends on where healthy food the norm and tors. Public health is not relat- The Trump administration is purchase? the Coop is sourcing its food. the easy approach. And soon ed to that. actively trying to oppose the MN: It’s not clear where all It could. it becomes preferred. ARL: What impact has the kind of food system Coop the organic food is going to ARL: What kind of changes Let’s take a look at the healthy movement had? members would want—one come from because there is would need to be made to make Farm Bill. That’s where all of MN: The wins are enor- that is transparent, and that not enough organic food now healthy food more widely avail- this starts. What you want in mous when you compare with promotes health and environ- to meet the demand. It takes able to the entire population the Farm Bill are incentives

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY July 20, 2017 5 April 24, 2017 for conservation, for preserv- radar in the last year’s election. ing air, water, and soil quality, MN: Michael Pollan says Coop Job Opening: for minimal impact on climate that the food movement does change—and there could be not exist as a force because General Coordinator: Finance incentives for doing that. it’s not engaged in politics. The General Coordinating (GC) team is the Park Slope Food Coop’s top level of management. The GC team has ARL: But as a country, we And I know from talking to responsibility for all aspects of the organization including long-term planning, financial stewardship, management are not enacting that. students in my food advocacy of Coop daily operations including the member-labor system, and supervision of paid staff. MN: Industrial agriculture course that engaging in poli- We are seeking a qualified applicant with excellent communication and organizational skills to join the GC team producers are in a system tics makes them uncomfort- with specific responsibility in the financial area. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and critical thinker who will provide leadership in financial planning, contribute to varied non-financial projects within the GC team, and be where they make money by able. It’s not what they want open to working in a cooperative, collaborative environment. growing corn, soybeans, rice, to do with their lives. They Specific Responsibilities including, but not limited to: and wheat. feel it’s dirty and corrupting • Financial reporting that includes statement preparation every four weeks for presentation to the general If you want to change and that is certainly true. But meeting and for internal purposes that, you are going to be if people who are honest and • Ability to summarize, analyze, and communicate financial data in an organized, concise manner hurting some powerful have real goals are not getting • Oversee and manage the integrity and reconciliation of our accounting system, Acumatica, and involvement in any decisions regarding upgrades or replacement forces. To change that food involved with politics, noth- • Shared oversight of the Coop’s bookkeeping functions system, we have to elect a ing will change. • Financial analysis such as vendor purchases, department analysis, and other such needs different government. More information is available • Formalization and implementation of the Coop’s internal financial controls and auditing ARL: This was not on the at http://www.foodpolitics.com. n • Formal liaison to and responsibility for all financial accounts; includes interfacing with state and federal agencies and participation in yearly audits • Financial liaison to and the provider of data required by our membership in the National Cooperative Grocers organization Required: • At least 5 years work experience in business • Comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles • Strong business & financial analysis skills; preparation/analysis of financial statements • Facility with numbers and talent with advanced Excel techniques • Experience managing multiple priorities, working under pressure, and meeting tight deadlines • Strong interpersonal skills Desired Experience: • Degree in Business • Experience in the grocery or retail industry, and familiarity with trends • Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills • Ability to utilize technology and systems in the workplace and to contribute suggestions for improvements • Interest in and knowledge of the sustainability of our food production and environmental impact • Experience in a cooperative or collective organization, including working collaboratively with others on group projects Work Schedule ecokvetch Average workweek of 45-50 hours, including availability as needed for evening and weekend work and meetings i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va Salary The General Coordinator salary is $91,988. X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ Benefits Generous benefits package including health, dental, and a defined benefit pension plan How to Apply Please send a cover letter, résumé, and three professional references to: I^ed[i]Z [email protected] and go to http://bit.ly/FinanceGC to complete a short questionnaire. No phone calls please. Applicants will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of their materials. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will continue until the position has been filled. BDCI= The Park Slope Food Coop is an equal opportunity employer.

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WELCOME!

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

SJ Avery Kaitlyn Dages Michael Hoffman Oren Margolis Michelle Reyf Annette Slonim Erik Blair Robert Dass Wes Holt Eldar Mayouhas Catherine Rixhon Jennifer Snow Patrick Bodnar Shira Eisenberg Nancy Jo Iacoi Candace Moeller Thomas Daniel Marie D. St. Sume Meike Boettinger Mark Epstein Elsa Jacobson Claire Momeyer Rolfes Stephanie Stickle Kathleen Burke Chicago Figueroa Nuseshemt Jones Naomi Naiztat Marie-Claude Rose Jen Storch Tyler Burton Cassandra Flores Jungeun Kim Peter Naiztat Jonathan Rosen Eka Take Annie Bush Rachel Gladfelter June Koffi Margo Nelson Randi Rosenstein- Manuel A. Tamargo Russell Bush Rana Hammerlein Judith Kong Guillaume Pascal Vacca Peter Vacca Jeremy Butz Mishiel Hassidim Kerry Lee Cecilia Pellegrini Solomon Sandberg Mary Ellen Ward Joseph Chernus Andrew Heermans Eliot Linton Daniel Piwowarczyk Hanna Sandin Anna Watts Alayna Citrin Noah Hellerman Mariel Linton Sam Platt Samuel Searles Evan Zavidow Samuel Corey Mare Hieronimus Sam Linton Molly Claire Kala Seidenberg Andrew D’Amico China Hoffman Christopher Looft Rappaport Conor Skelding

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, JULY 25 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, AUGUST 1 to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the August 29 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the page for answers to frequently asked questions. General Meeting. members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is required to act legally and responsibly, has The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines approved almost every General Meeting decision at www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: the end of every General Meeting. Board members are Aug 3 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Jul 24 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the The Coop on Cable TV Aug 17 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Aug 7 Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. every General Meeting. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. Aug 3 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Jul 26 bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Aug 17 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Aug 9 Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 25, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop month. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Sixth and Seventh Aves. Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi- set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit ness. As members, we contribute our labor: program was created to increase participation in the working together builds trust through coop- How to Place an Item Coop’s decision-making process. eration and teamwork and enables us to keep Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see on the Agenda prices as low as possible within the context the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. If you have something you’d like discussed at a General of our values and principles. Only members • Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- and ethical employer and neighbor. We are near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all a buying agent for our members and not a month long, except for the day of the meeting when you General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information selling agent for any industry. We are a part of on how to submit an item appear on the submission have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the and support the cooperative movement. sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please We offer a diversity of products with an of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the see below for details. emphasis on organic, minimally processed and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please • Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive Meeting Format • Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature committees. (Some Committees are omitted because earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try Open Forum is a time for covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: equality. We oppose discrimination in any Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming Report • Committee Reports Credit Attendance Sheet. and accessible to all and to respect the opin- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on • Being Absent from the GM: ions, needs and concerns of every member. foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. We seek to maximize participation at every It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please level, from policy making to running the store. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values.

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

e ul slr Coee leo ues Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues of horticulture. We’re swept along by their passion, dedication and knowledge. Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” Meanwhile, the seasons go by. The gardening lady works the vegetable patch- uure ed orojul 25 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC JUL General Meeting the center pages of the eate Gazette es, the citrus trees leave their winter accommodation and we get to meet the The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Apple Blossom Beetle. As peace slowly returns to the natural world, it’s busi- Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- ness as usual for the gardener amid the falling leaves and the white frost on theses are suggestions. More information on each item the branches. may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at We ask members to please read the materials available www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the between 7 and 7:15 p.m. Park Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up II. Open Forum aug 9 Learn About Cheese III. Coordinator and Committee Reports wed 7 pm IV. Meeting Agenda At the Coop Item 1: Clarification of Retirement Policy (45 minutes) Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by Coop member and Certified Cheese Professional Discussion: Completion and verification of Retirement age versus service from PCElena C Santogade . Join us as we taste through a different regional selection this 65/20 to 60/30. —submitted by Miles Manning uesd r Items will be taken up in the order given. month;Times in parentheses arelearn suggestions. about the history, geography and practices from (45 minutes) More information on each item may be available at the entrance table Item 2: Increase the Size of the Second Location Study Commitee at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- aroundable between the world. Santogade will lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pair- 7:00 7:15 p.m. Proposal: The second location study committee seeks approval from the GM to Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield ingsTemple) and for designing cheese tastings of your own. increase in size by up to four more members in order to fulfill its charge. 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. e ul slr Coee leo —submitted by Second Location Study Committee ues Election: The committee will present four members to be re- V. Board of Directors Meeting elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. ues Discussion: “Presentationaug by candidates 29 for the Board of Directors For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC AUG General Meeting uure ed oro For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the the center pages of the eate Gazette The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda aug 1 items are available in the Coop office. Agenda Committee Meeting Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between tue 7:30 pm Sixth and Seventh Aves. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by and talk with committee members face-to-face between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an sep 5 item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- The August General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 7 p.m., at ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. and talk with committee members face-to-face between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission aug 5 Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. sat 2 pm Stress & Fatigue The September General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 7 p.m., at St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. Wish you had more energy? Can’t seem to get through the day without that second (or third) cup? Hopeful that your stress level will drop but never seem to feel that way? Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body to determine the underlying causes of ill or non-optimum health. We can help identify nutritional deficiencies that contribute to stress sep 7 Food Class and fatigue and support your body with whole-food supplements, dietary thu 7:30 pm changes and lifestyle hacks that will put the pep back in your step! Long- Food Class to be announced. time Coop member Diane Paxton, MS, LAc, is an acupuncturist, colon ther- Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Olivia apist and Nutrition Response Testing Advanced Clinical Master. She is also Roszkowski. To inquire about leading a Food Class, con- the owner of Inner Fire Natural Health Improvement Center with offices here Olivia Roszkowski, Coordinator tact Olivia Roszkowski at [email protected]. in Park Slope and in midtown Manhattan.

aug 8 Safe Food Committee Film Night: sep 8 Wordsprouts tue 7 pm Portrait of a Garden fri 7 pm In a historical vegetable garden on a Dutch estate, the Authors to be announced. 85-year-old pruning master and the gardener tend to Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]. the espaliers. As they prune, the men chat about food, the weather, the world and they share their knowledge WORDSPROUTS Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, the editor of the just-published anthology on For more information on these and other events, fatherhoodvisit When I Firstthe Held You Coop’s website: foodcoop.com

When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted.Triumphs, Challenges, and NonmembersTransformative Experience of Fatherhood. are welcome to attend workshops. Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly exhilarating, terrifying, Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily life-changingrepresent occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collectionthe of Park Slope Food Coop. thought-provoking essays, 22 of today’s masterful writers get straight to the heart of modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line ORthrough theonline birth, to tangling with a toddler mid-tantrum,at www.foodcoop.com and eventually letting a teen loose in the world, these fathers explore every facet of fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 the way they saw the world—and themselves. 7:00 p.m. at the Coop FREE Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I Non members Welcome First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and The Brooklyn Rail, and online at The Huffington Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other sites.

Refreshments will be served. All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]

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seeking new members! Join the Committee and help set the monthly General Meeting agenda. D SHOES OE Please protect your feet and Requirements: -T N toes while working your Attend monthly Committee meetings E P

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per year K open-toed footwear. R Have a cooperative spirit and willingness O W to work in a collaborative committee W R Thanks for your cooperation, H OU environment ILE DOING Y The Park Slope Food Coop Be interested in the ongoing business of the Coop Have a good attendance record EARN WORK CREDIT AT THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP: Patching software on the IT servers to the most recent versions. If interested, contact Ann Herpel at Optimize and speed up the web server for www.greenehillfood.coop. 718-622-0560 or [email protected]. Make recommendations (and implement?) a memory/hardware upgrade The Committee will interview applicants before on the main web server. submitting candidates to the GM for election. Set up regular rotating backups for the main website and other web properties. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects Help with ongoing web page updates and maintenance (webmaster can the diversity of the Coop’s membership. weigh in on how much help may be needed, and whether it’s needed). Debug (and hopefully simplify) our CRM setup. We use civi running on drupal. Help to keep the various email aliases up to date. Train committee chairs on using google groups if needed. Internet connectivity in store. Revel POS software updates. Technical support on transition to Mailchimp for the Co-op’s newsletter. Support the marketing team in their transition of the Coop’s website to a You must have at least six months of membership with SquareSpace platform. excellent attendance to be eligible. Help establish a membership directory.

If interested contact: Misha Avrekh at [email protected] Saturdays and Sundays April 1 through EXPERIENCED REPORTERS November 19 12:30 - 3:15 p.m. Please Apply 3:00 - 5:45 p.m. Workslot Description We have four distinct Linewaiters’ 5:30 - 8:15 p.m. Gazette teams—each producing an issue every eight weeks. You will develop and produce an article about the Coop in cooperation with your team’s editor every eight weeks.

Contact debbie_parker@psfcdotcoop to sign up. For More Information If you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to learn more about the job, please contact Annette Laskaris in the Membership Office or e-mail her at annetteATpsfcDOTcoop.

THE GAZETTE INDEXES To Apply If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and Please send a letter of application and two writing samples at how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’ Gazette... least 800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview, Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@ not a Q&A) to annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. Your letter should verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following state your qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience indexes: and why you would like to report for the Coop. Your application • An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in will be acknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editors, the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. Joan Minieri and Erik Lewis. • An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article Seeking Diversity on the Gazette Staff titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear- The Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested in lier years are being added). using this opportunity to diversify our staff. We believe that we can Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are enrich the quality of the Gazette and serve the membership better available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resembles the additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, mix of Coop members. located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.)

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SOMETHING NEW can find whatever you want Next time you are at the IN VITAMINS & quickly. No need to search. PS Food Coop, check out the Interested in Engaging Coop Work? SUPPLEMENTS As a fellow worker on the Aisle 4 System. Receiver shift and I were Betty Groner Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) seeks NEW members TO THE COOP, admiring the new system, There is something new and the ease of locating ANY SKILLS NEEDED REMOVAL OF Communication • Problem solving • Conflict resolution at Coop. It is making the item in Aisle 4B, a shopper Dealing with difficult situations and people receiver workshift easier. It came by and asked us where MISLEADING GMO Investigation • Writing • Research makes coordinating easier. to find a supplement. We SIGN Best of all, it makes shop- looked up the Grid. She only OUR WORK INCLUDES • Resolving conflicts between members ping easier. knew a couple of words in HI FELLOW • Applying Coop rules and regulations Next time you are at the the name. She told us it was MEMBERS, • Discussing policy issues related to the Committee’s work Coop, look at aisle 4B, the something to help digestion I’d like to suggest the • Investigating allegations of uncooperative behavior by members and engaging in problem solving vitamin and supplement of . Once she said removal of the large anti- • Daily email contact with the committee members to discuss cases aisle. At the end of the aisle, that, we knew the category, GMO sign that is currently • Participating in mediation, disciplinary hearings, and other conflict closest to the cash regis- looked up the category and displayed above the check- resolution methods ters, is a plastic-covered found it within seconds. outs. The sign directs peo- REQUIREMENTS set of about 4 pages. Look As we were working on a ple to the website http:// In order to be considered for this position, any candidate must: more closely. Each item is different aisle, and trying, gmodangers.blogspot.com/ • Be a member for at least a year typed and has a Column frantically, to match the new This blog is full of out- • Have an excellent attendance record • Possess the ability to work on a team and Row number and letter items to be shelved with the landish claims that have • Have good writing skills following the printed item. places they were to go on zero scientific basis. Arti- • Have computer proficiency (excel, word, email)—this is essential The column and row on the shelf, we realized that cles on the blog cite various • Attend evening meetings every six weeks those sheets (the grid) cor- our shift would be so much other pseudo-science and We work on average six hours per month, more than the required responds EXACTLY to the easier if we expanded the conspiracy theory blogs. If work shift hours. You will be credited and your hours will be banked printed row and column on system to more aisles. We an individual chooses not for future use. the physical aisle. spoke with the shift coor- to buy GMO foods, that’s a Not only that, but each dinator for our aisle and personal choice. Anti-GMO We recognize the importance of various points of view when considering one of the labels on the shelf agreed to create a similar nonsense doesn’t need cases brought to us. We are seeking a candidate pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership. is typed, and had the column system for that aisle. to be thrown in our faces. and row on the label. With any luck, that system In these disturbing times CONTACT It only takes seconds on Aisle 4B will be expanded where “fake news” is a seri- [email protected] with the subject line: Joining the DRC to find whatever item that to all the aisles in our Coop ous issue, I don’t believe Join us to make the Coop the best place it can be for everyone. you want, once you locate location. It is not an instant the Coop should be seen to the column and row on the process, but it certainly be promoting online media physical aisle. looks like it is worth it. that is clearly agenda based Plus it makes the aisle It will make working in and factually inaccurate. less crowded, because once Receiving a whole different, Sincerely, you know the system, you and better, experience. Pete Limon

to repair uboats, flat carts and shopping carts for FTOP credit. Required: • License • Facility or Personal Shop • Transportation Please contact Jonathan Cruickshank by calling the Coop at 718-622-0560, Friday-Tuesday evenings.

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To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Classified ads may be up tov 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” x 3.5” horizontal). Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the elevator in the entrance lobby.

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VACATIONS THREE-SEASON BUNGALOWS Affordable 1- and 2-BR cottages in historic cooperative community in Westchester County, near the Hud- son, 1 hour NYC. Swimming pool, organic community garden, social hall w/internet, social activities. $44K-75K. reynoldshills.org. Con- tact [email protected]. Are you a writer? Do you want FTOP credit?

Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s reading series, is looking for you, COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event for its monthly events in the listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. second-floor meeting room. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue.

Please contact the organizers at THU, JUL 27 7:30 p.m. Maciste All’Inferno film screening with live score by Sexmob / [email protected]. Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir. BRIC Celebrate Brook- lyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Free.

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N EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES N Receiving Produce at [email protected] or call the Monday through Friday, Membership Office Monday through 5 to 7:30 a.m. Thursday to speak to her. Start your day early with a workout and a sense of accomplishment! Work side- Post-Orientation Squad Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. by-side with our paid staff receiving daily fresh produce deliveries. If you are willing Work with a small, dedicated team to to get your hands a little dirty, lift and facilitate new members joining the Coop stack boxes, and work in our basement after orientation. Attention to detail coolers, then you’ll fit right in. We promise skill a plus. Must have excellent atten- your energy will be put to good use. Boxes dance and Membership Office experience. usually weigh between 2-30 lbs, but can Please contact Jana Cunningham in the weigh up to 50 lbs. Membership Office. Parm Squad Office Set-up Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, 6 to 8:30 a.m. various times Need an early riser with lots of energy This shift requires extensive training to do a variety of physical tasks includ- with a member of the paid staff, and ing: setting up tables and chairs, buying therefore requires a six-month commit- food and supplies, labeling and putting We collected a total of 49 banana boxes ment. You must have good attendance away food and supplies, recycling, wash- FULL of food drive donations. to join this squad and must be a mem- ing dishes and making coffee. Sound like ber for at least six months. As a mem- your dream come true? This job might be PLUS we collected $690.13 in cash donations. ber of the Parm Squad, you’ll prepare for you. designated for sale. You should be fit enough to cooperate with other Store Equipment members to lift 90 lbs. (a wheel of Cleaning parmesan). Involves also cutting hard Monday, Friday, 6 to 8 a.m. cheese, moving in and out of the cool- This job involves meticulous deep clean- er. All members of the squad must fol- ing of the store’s checkout equipment low the hygiene and safety guidelines and furniture. Workers are required to as stipulated in the Food Processing read and follow detailed instructions for manual. Please provide your e-mail cleaning the scales, printers, and moni- address to be added to the shift-swap- tors as well as cleaning the furniture and ping contact list. Interested members organizing checkout worker’s tools and must speak to Britt before joining this supplies. Must arrive on time at 6 a.m. squad: [email protected]. Please report to Cynthia Pennycooke on your first work shift. Wall Chart Updating Sunday, 8 to 10:45 a.m. Bathroom Cleaning This is the perfect job for a detail- Tuesday, 12 to 2 p.m. oriented person who likes a quiet and Work with a partner to deep clean the pleasant work environment. You will Coop’s bathrooms. Tasks include scrub- be trained by a staff person who will bing floor tiles, cleaning toilets, mopping always be available to answer questions. floors and stocking the bathrooms. You You are part of a team of 2 to 3 people, will work with only natural cleaning prod- but you will work on your own. Please ucts. This job is perfect for members who speak to Camille Scuria if you would like like to clean and are conscientious about more information. She can be reached doing a thorough job. Crossword Answers B A H A M I G A Y A B B A THANK YOU! R C A R A D O N O I L E D Thank you to the following members for referring friends A L I T R E A T G N O T E who joined the Coop in the last four weeks. S U R G I C A L S T I T C H Megan Adams Brandyn Friedly Thomas Leonard Jeanna Phillips P I E Y O B William Akers Catherine Gimbrone Anthony Lydgate Nancy Romer J A I L S H O S E A T A C Akiko Gordon Hester Lyons Sarah Ryley Zivar Amrami Odeyah Gough-Israel Markus Mayr Simone Safyer U S E R O U T E R H O D E Angela Malec Heermans Johanna McCarthy Ariel Sankar- Adi Avivi Jacob Hodes Kusi Merello Bergmann N Y C N E I G H B O R H O O D Sunny Barash Christopher Idell Rachel Meyers Kyala Schenck T E E U P H E A R A T R E Dan Bobkoff Cory Jacobs Talya Minsberg Sophie Seiden Thomas Brown Lee James Mario Alex Miranda Kate Shannon A T S T U D R Y E S H E S Francisco Cadavid Rami Karim Eric Moore Lauren Smith L O G G I F Lily Chapin Will Kastner Krissie Nagy Rachel Stein Leila Darabi Giselle King Lori Nowell Daniel Verdejo P R E S I D E N T O B A M A Elizabeth Donahue Elias Kirtz Kaitlin Olivieri Cheyenna Weber K A U A I A S A I R I A N Carla Duarte Elza Lambergs Daniel P. Byron Westbrook Eleonore Susan Kaplan Lee Julia Page Emily Wilson L C D T V Y A Y M E R I D Rafael Fontes Dina Leonard Paige Doris Wolin M E E S E S I S S Y Y D S

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