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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume AA, Number 26 December 21, 2006

Member Profile: Giving What Debbie Kaplan Comes Naturally Public By Ed Levy Health he annual orgy of giv- ongoing non-seasonal gifts of since 1973 it has donated ing is here again, for food and labor in the neigh- food that is edible but can no T better or worse. borhood. Should it—can it— longer be sold to the soup Programs According to a nonprofit do more? Just how does the kitchen Christian Help in Park organization that tracks the Coop stack up in the giving Slope. And because the vol- patterns of charitable giving department? ume of food donated to That in the United States, 89% of According to General CHIPS is far more than the : all American households give Coordinators Joe Holtz and soup kitchen can prepare Work to charity, an average of Jess Robinson, the Coop with its own staff, the Coop $1,620 per household, to the takes its lead regarding chari- provides it with labor in the By Frank Haberle tune of $260.28 billion dollars table giving from the General form of more than 60 workers BY ZOË KAPLAN-LEWIS PHOTO in 2005. That amounts to Meeting, and over the years per month to prepare meals. trike up a conversation Public Health from Hunter 2.1% of the country’s gross the GM has consistently The Coop also sends labor in the Coop checkout College, then returned to the domestic product. Of that, opposed it. Appeals to the and food waste for compost S line. You might meet a field to monitor quality businesses contribute 5.3%. GM for food or money fail for to the garden on Union community activist, or a assurance and oversee clini- Giving is also good busi- a variety of reasons, Holtz Street. City Harvest also takes proud mother, or a 30-year cal services for Planned Par- ness—as well as a tax deduc- said, but most of all because food from the Coop that can- Coop member, or a singer in enthood of New York City. In tion, a subtle form of the diverse membership can- not be sold. a choir, or a public health 2001 she joined the DOHMH, advertising and a cheaper not agree on which charities Aside from gifts of candy in official who’s changing the where she now applies her means of improving a compa- are worthy of donations, and previous years to the bank way reproductive health ser- hands-on experience to pre- tellers who handled the vices are delivered in poor serve and expand programs Coop’s accounts, Holtz communities across the city. that work. remembers only one occasion And with a little luck, you “It’s the best job I’ve ever when the General Coordina- might meet all five at once: had,” Debbie says. “I get to tors made decisions about Debbie Kaplan, Coop mem- do things on a city-wide charitable giving without the ber number 693, and Assis- scale that can help women consent of the General Meet- tant Commissioner for the and teens, mothers and ing. That occurred just after New York City Department of babies. We’ve got four main the events of 9/11, five years Health and Mental Hygiene’s goals: to reduce infant and ago, when practically all (DOHMH) Bureau of Mater- maternal mortality, to lower donations to charity were nal, Infant & Reproductive teen and unintended preg- going to victims of the attacks Health. nancy, to promote breast and other charities were suf- For almost three decades, feeding and to address dis- fering. At that time, the Gen- Debbie has worked to parities in perinatal and eral Coordinators made improve health services for reproductive health.” The modest cash donations to underserved New Yorkers. last is especially important CHIPS and City Harvest at She started as a physician in a city where babies born their own initiative, and gave assistant in an outpatient to black mothers are twice as away a few hundred dollars clinic at Jacobi Hospital, then likely to die in their first year

ILLUSTRATION BY LYNN BERNSTEIN BY LYNN ILLUSTRATION worth of food to workers at worked at a methadone detox as white babies, and black ny’s branding than other because enough people usu- Ground Zero. In the aftermath residential program, then women are more than four forms of generosity. Wal- ally object to any forms of of the attacks the firemen at launched a school-based times as likely to die during Mart, to take one example, largesse that will potentially the station next door to the health center. In the mid 80’s or after childbirth. Latina the object of numerous law- raise Coop prices. Coop were also granted hon- she received her Master’s in CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 suits for its ungenerous poli- “People have come to me orary member status by the cies toward employees, and said, ‘This is a really great GM so that they could shop nevertheless leads the list of school,’ or ‘Could the Coop whenever they wished—more businesses giving grants in take out an ad in our newspa- a gesture of neighborliness Next General Meeting on January 30 the United States. Compa- per,’ but it has never worked than it was of charity. The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the nies that give to “non-com- out,” Holtz told the Gazette. The Coop also sends 40 peo- last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be mercial” public radio now get ple to the Park Slope Communi- Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elohim mini-advertisements dis- Organic Giving ty Council Civic Sweep twice Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. guised as announcements. On the other hand, the every year, which spruces up the The agenda will appear in the next Gazette and will be avail- Many small businesses, too, Coop does engage in forms of nearby community by painting able as a flyer in the entryway of the Coop beginning Wednes- engage in charitable giving symbiotic giving naturally mailboxes, sweeping and clean- day, January 3. For more information about the GM and about and benefit from it. The Coop, related to its presence in the ing up trash. As part of the com- Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. not easy to categorize by any Park Slope and New York munity contributing to the wear * Exceptions for November and December will be posted. means, largely engages in communities. For example, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN THIS ISSUE Thu, Jan 4 •Food Class: Sea Vegetables, 7:30 p.m. Holiday Cookbook ...... 5 Coop Fri, Jan 5 •Film Night: Media That Matters—Short Films About Coop Hours, Coffeehouse, Puzzle ...... 6 Good Food, 7:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Event Sat, Jan 6 •Sustainable New Year: 4:30 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement ...... 7 Fri, Jan 19 •The Good Coffeehouse: Swing Street, 8:00 p.m. Workslot Needs ...... 7 Highlights Letters to the Editor ...... 9 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classified Ads ...... 11 06-12/21 p 01-07 12/20/06 8:28 PM Page 2

2 December 21, 2006 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Giving What Comes Naturally CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

and tear of the neighborhood, advertising at all, except for Because it is not a nonprofit the General Coordinators point- the line item that covers the (it might more accurately be ed out, it makes sense for us to cost of a PSFC string shop- called a “no profit corpora- be part of maintaining it and to ping bag that goes to every tion”), donations to the Coop be well thought of. new member. itself are not entitled to a tax Does the Coop need to write-off. Therefore, people engage in public relations or The Coop, not easy to catego- who give items like computers advertising in the communi- rize by any means, largely and scanners to the Coop ty? In a sense, yes Holtz engages in ongoing non- receive no tax deduction. The believes: The Coop has large Coop could potentially turnover. Because it loses at seasonal gifts of food and labor receive a tax write-off for any least 20% of its membership in the neighborhood. Should donations it makes, but every year (at current levels, it—can it—do more? because its profit is so small, about 2,600 members), and in most years deliberately amounting to a loss, it has to Technically and legally, the nonexistent, such a tax bene- remain known and respected Coop is a cooperative corpo- fit would be negligible. in the community in order to ration governed by a statute Holtz commented that a attract new members. At pre- known as the New York State small annual profit would not sent there is no budget for Cooperative Corporation Law. necessarily be a bad thing for the Coop, as it could serve as a hedge against any decline in the investments support- ing the defined pension plan Do you have for Coop employees. If there were such a decline, and the actuaries managing the plan WINTER CLOTHES determined it was necessary to add funds, a profit margin ILLUSTRATION BY LYNN BERNSTEIN BY LYNN ILLUSTRATION would serve as the reserve to you can’t use? guarantee its viability. Several other members aside from what it already said they strongly support gives? “I think it could afford Members’ Views the Coop’s helping other $10-15,000.00 a year,” Holtz Someone else needs them! A brief informal survey of food Coops. As one put it, the said, “if the members decided members on the issue of Coop’s real gift to the world is to do that.” Bring adult and children’s winter clothes charity and the Coop elicited sharing its accumulated “To give away money is an and outerwear to the Coop’s second floor a variety of opinions. One knowledge of how other peo- easy matter and in any man’s starting on Monday, November 20th, member commented that ple can begin and run coop- power,” Aristotle wrote about through the end of January. “giving to charities strikes me erative food stores, as is has 2,400 years ago. “But to as operating outside what the been doing in East New York. decide to whom to give it, Coop is designed to do…. I Another member suggested and how large, and when, and Clothes must be clean and have working zippers & buttons! pay a markup over Coop costs that if the Coop did want to for what purpose and how, is Winter clothing only, please. for my food to keep the Coop make charitable contribu- neither in every man’s power running, not to make cash tions, a committee of the nor an easy matter.” That, • Adult men's clothing will go to CHIPS*. donations to other causes, no General Meeting might be aside from the anachronistic • Women's and children’s clothing will go to the Village Care of NY Redhook matter how worthy. What if I given an amount to award at pronouns, describes the Community Service Center, the Catherine St. Shelter in Manhattan or the home- or other members really dis- its own discretion each year. obstacles the Coop commu- less women’s shelter on 8th Ave. & 15th St. in Park Slope. agreed with a charitable nity has encountered when choice? Animal rights, certain What if I or other members attempting traditional forms Many Thanks! types of research, supporting really disagreed with a of charitable giving. But various kinds of civil rights, charitable choice? another adage may describe death penalty, reproductive the Coop’s organic style of *Christian Help in Park Slope, our local soup kitchen at 4th Ave. & Sacket. choice—we have no consen- ongoing generosity even bet- sus at the Coop on these Could the Coop afford to ter: “Charity begins at home, points.” give money away in charity but doesn’t end there.” ■

AMAZING COOP SHOPPING FACTOIDS

Hey, our members love to cook! For the two-week period ending the Sunday after Thanksgiving (November 26), the Coop sold:

1,160 three-pound bags of organic gala 1,300 bunches organic kale apples 1 ton of all mushrooms 3,150 pounds minimall treated honey crisp 4 tons of all onions apples 1,900 bunches of all types of parsley 7,700 valencia oranges 4.4 tons of all potatoes 3.5 tons organic bananas* over 4 tons of organic sweet potatoes 1,200 bags organic cranberries 1,000 pounds organic pumpkin 1,180 bags non-organic cranberries 2.5 tons organic winter squash (more 3,700 pounds. organic red seedless grapes than 1 ton of butternet squash alone) 1,360 non-organic mangoes 95 pounds of organic shallots 840 pounds persimmons 2,900 cups of all grape tomatoes 2,200 pounds organic green beans 685 packages of organic herbs 1,200 pounds organic loose beets 1,400 packages non-organic herbs 1,800 pounds loose organic broccoli 1,400 bunches organic broccoli and... 1,750 pounds non-organic brussel sprouts—but then we ran out over 8 tons of turkey (Eberly: 5,500 pounds, 2.7 tons of all carrots Murrays: 6,000 pounds, Cloonshee 2,400 bunches organic celery Farms: 3,800 pounds and Heritage 610 bunches organic collards 2,000 pounds) 06-12/21 p 01-07 12/20/06 8:29 PM Page 3

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equally inspired family: her these issues on all these lev- your community.” Public Health Programs That Work husband Erik, Director of els,” Debbie concludes. For more information on

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 parental consent,” she says, LMC-TV, a public access tele- “People are trying to be the Nurse-Family Partner- noting that communication vision station; her daughter responsible around their ship, visit www.nyc.gov/ mothers and babies are also with parents is encouraged Emma, 21, following Debbie own, and their neighbor’s, health/ maternity or call the at greater risk. These dispari- when it is possible. “And into the health profession, health needs–particularly city’s 311 information line. ties are strongly related to unfortunately, when teens go studying to be a physician around what they eat. For more information about social factors, including to health care providers, they through City College’s Sophie There’s real concern around Plan B, or for the location of poverty, housing, education, often don’t feel these services Davis Medical Program (and how food impacts on our the nearest clinic, call 311. access to good health care are teen friendly. We are who recently completed a bodies. You have the right to For the Bella Voce Singers’ and racism. Debbie’s bureau working with health care summer internship at know what you’re buying. concert and audition sched- promotes programs that providers to help assure Planned Parenthood); her You can make responsible ules, visit www.bellevo help assure healthy pregnan- access to high-quality care daughter Zoë, 18, a musician choices, for yourself and for cesingers.com. ■ cies and improve access to for teens,” she continues. and freshman at Hunter Col- safe and effective birth con- “Last month Plan B (com- lege; and Raggs, the family trol services. monly known as emergency standard poodle, who keeps contraception or the morn- an eye on things in their What Is That? It’s the best job I’ve ever had. ing-after pill) became avail- home in the South Slope. How Do I Use It? I get to do things on a able without a prescription,” Debbie has been a Coop city-wide scale that can help Debbie says. Plan B reduces member since 1973, and for the risk of pregnancy as much all the changes it’s been Food Tours in the Coop women and teens, mothers as 89% if taken within three through—“When I started,” and babies. days after unprotected sex. she remembers, “a couple of The light is slow to light and warm While it is now available over hundred members ran the vegetables sit and cure As Assistant Commissioner, the counter in pharmacies, it whole operation out of boxes apples pomegranates and pears keep Debbie has spearheaded two costs $40 to $60, a high price on the second floor”—she the creation has it all figured out- high-impact programs. First is to pay, especially for a low- still feels the Coop is an oasis the Nurse-Family Partnership income young woman, of calm and respect in a bring home these deep foods, store them (NFP). “This program for low- although it is covered by chaotic world. She enjoys her and they will get you through income, first-time moms Medicaid. Debbie’s team is weekly visits with Zoë, an the winter involves a nurse making fre- working to make Plan B more active member who enjoys Genius quent home visits starting as available in schools and com- her growing role as the fami- early as possible in pregnancy munities throughout New ly’s lead shopper and chef. Deep from under the earth: and continuing until the child York City, and to make sure Debbie can also look at is two years old,” she says. people know where to get it, the Coop from a public beets, celeriac, sweet potatoes “The nurse works with the especially when they can’t health perspective and see deeply nourishing: dense diameters of squash mother on parenting skills, afford to buy it at the phar- the vibrant role it plays in kabocha, buttercup, hubbard, bonding and attachment macy. Plan B is available free the community. “It’s impor- sweet dumpling, delicata issues, and on developing a at every DOHMH STD (sexu- tant on so many levels,” she and deep dished: pies, casseroles, soups and support system.” The NFP ally transmitted disease) points out. “Individuals can stews model has been in practice for Clinic, and low cost at many access affordable, fresh, 25 years; research has demon- health centers. healthy food, and learn to strated that it reduces child After long days of pushing make healthy choices. On a Equals deep energy to fend off the cold abuse rates by nearly 50%, the boundaries of the public community level, people to weather the dark reduces childhood injuries, health system, Debbie some- come together for workshops to tend to our inner self and that mothers delay sec- times needs a change. Mon- and classes to learn to cook to feed en famille the whole clan ond pregnancies in order to day nights she sings in the healthier, or about nutrition love packed in a pumpkin stay in school and develop Bella Voce Singers, the 32- and health. Members pro- greater independence. With a member all-women choir that vide labor at CHIPS. People ringing endorsement from the includes half a dozen Coop come together to recycle at Come tour the produce and bulk aisles. Mayor’s Office, Debbie and her members. The choir came the Coop. On a city level, it Mondays, January 15 and 29 staff will build the program, into Debbie’s life almost has impact–members are now serving 350 young moth- magically, six months after helping the launch of the Noon and 1:30 tours ers, to a projected enrollment her mother, a former chorus new Coop in East New York. Wednesdays, January 17 and February 14 of 4,000 by 2011. “Our long- and folk singer, passed away. With obesity growing as a 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. tours (B week) term goal is to make NFP “It’s been incredibly healing public health concern, the available to each of the 26,000 to be a part of,” Debbie says. Coop models alternatives. Or you can join in any time during a tour. low-income, first-time moth- “And it has nothing to do with And on a policy level, the ers in the City,” Debbie main- anything else in my life. It’s a Coop is part of movements tains. Currently, the program is whole other part of my brain.” that build awareness on available in the South Bronx, Still other parts of her issues like GMOs. Thursday, East and Central Harlem, brain are occupied by her “The Coop looks at all Jan 4 Jamaica (Queens) and North and Central Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. Debbie’s second big initia- at the Coop tive is the Family Planning Diversity and Equality Committee Initiative, including the Healthy Teens Initiative and Seeks Members with Data Skills Emergency Contraception Guest Chef The Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) is pleased to Sea Vegetables Education and Outreach. Annie Kunjappy is “Many teens do not know that report that some PSFC members have responded to a graduate of the A Treasure Trove of Institute for Health they have the right to confi- our call for new members. New members will help to safe- Flavor and Health and Culinary Arts. Her dential sexual and reproduc- guard our Coop as a respectful and enjoyable place for all approach to food is tive health services, without to shop. At this time we’re seeking members with comput- deeply connected to her long-term study er and data base creation and management skills. This of yoga and tradional new member will help to order, store, track and access Chinese healing prac- tices, and integrates internal committee documents and incoming data. the belief that our Interested Coop members are bodies needs change seasonally. This winter invited to attend our next meet- RECIPES—TASTINGS TOO! menu expores the ing. We meet monthly on the underwater treasure trove of nutrition found • Cleansing Broth second Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in Sea Vegetables and Dulse and Black Sesame Seed Cracker at the Coop or to reach us at • strengthens the body • Millet Cakes with Hijiki-Orange Relish during the cold dark [email protected]. • Sweet Bean Red Date and Seaweed season. Leave your name and con- Soup tact information and let us MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS know what skills and/or WELCOME. $4 materials fee experience you bring. 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Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY December 21, 2006 5 Holiday Cookbooks By Alison Rose Levy s you round the corner with your holiday shopping cart, right before you line up to wait for a cashier, pause by the two tall bookshelves burgeon- A ing with cookbooks. But wait, if you’re planning a holiday celebration, you might want to first stop here to select a cookbook and some recipes, and make sure to purchase both the book and the ingredients you’ll need. The diverse selection of cookbooks on sale at the Coop offer ample recipe ideas for dishes and feasts to remember; and whatever your celebration or culinary preference, there’s ILLUSTRATION & PHOTOS— ROD MORRISON ROD & PHOTOS— ILLUSTRATION a cookbook for you. In this selective overview, I’ll highlight a variety of options, full of vitamin C and active enzymes, says Prentice, noting some unusual recipes. whose Quick Kraut (on page 252) ferments for one week. “Making sauerkraut is an artisanal process,” Saving Dinner for the Holidays by Leanne Ely (Ballan- lots and growth hormones, they’re raised more she notes. tine Books 2005), offers menus and meals for humanely than most beef in America, says Wein- One of the most well-thumbed cookbooks at holi- Chanukah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Its kid- stein. His Bison and Black Bean Chili on Wehani day time is Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates by the friendly, mainstream and slightly predictable Rice (on page 184) is made with ground bison. Moosewood Collective (Clarkson Potter, 2003), recipes cover basics like roast beef (which the book For those who prefer not to consume any beast which covers the bases for vegetarian feasts. dubs roast beast on page 52), as well as a shepherds’ whatsoever, The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen by Peter Festive dishes include a Vegetable Pot Pie (on pie you can make with the leftovers on page 71. Berley (ReganBooks, 2006) provides some festive page 218), made with green beans, mushrooms and To enjoy beast for the holidays, with an eye to sus- entrees, such as Tempeh and Mushroom Fricasse butternut squash in a havarti cheese dill-flavored tainability and the treatment of animals, check out with Forty Cloves of Garlic (on page 277). This mix of sauce. Moosewood’s Brussels Sprouts with Chestnut Jay Weinstein’s The Ethical Gourmet (Broadway Books, exotic mushrooms, including cremini, port, shitake Beurre Blanc (on page 220) can be made with either and oyster (most available in the produce aisle) is fresh or bottled chestnuts, both offered at the Coop. simmered stove-top. Berley’s winter salads can Kwanzaa, a seven-day festive celebration of Black spark your holiday menu; one standout is Celery Heritage, which incorporates Carribean, Cajun, Salad with Pickled Plum Vinaigrette and Toasted African and other traditions, was first developed in Walnuts (on page 92). Use the umeboshi paste you 1966 by a professor of Black Studies. Moosewood’s can get in the macrobiotic section. authors write that, “African ancestors remain a The Café Flora Cookbook by Catherine Geier and strong presence in our kitchens. We are the inheri- Carol Brown (Berkeley, 2005) offers elegant vegetari- tors of the extraordinary simmering stew of rich and an recipes from Seattle’s award-winning restaurant. varied flavors and styles.” Detailing a Kwanzaa kara- Geier’s Black Forest Stew with Sage Bread Pudding mu buffet on page 228, they feature a number of (on page 130) is a savory blend of French lentils, recipes. The Sweet Potato Stuffed Eggplant (on page 232) marries purple eggplants and sweet potatoes with a spicy peanut sauce made with crunchy “healthy” peanut butter, ginger root and molasses, all ingredients available at the Coop. Losar, the Tibetan New Year occurs next year on A member chooses from the Coop’s wide assortment of cookbooks (top), including modern vegetarian, classic February 19, 2007 (but why not plan ahead?). Mexican and low-glycemic-index recipes (right). A Tibetans traditionally drink yak butter tea, but they shopper checks out some offerings from the Moosewood also enjoy spiced tea, so Moosewood offers a Restaurant and Paris Sweets (below). Tibetan-style Chai (on page 293). Go to the ground spices section and produce aisle for ginger root, car- damom seeds and whole cinnamon. Simmer them for 10 - 15 minutes with tea, milk and sugar. Moosewood’s Hanukkah recipe for Latkes (on page 200) offers a surprising variation on the tradi- tional potato pancakes. Rutabaga and beets join the grated potatoes in this version, seasoned with pars- ley and dill. For a full feast of the Festival of Lights, readers creminis, Yukon gold potatoes and parsnips, served might want to consult The Book of Jewish Food by Clau- with egg rich pudding, perfect for a holiday meal. A dia Roden (Knopf, 1996) which features Jewish cui- less hearty dish is the Artichoke Croquettes (on sine influenced by the many cultures where Jews page 120) with Lemon Cream Sauce, served with have lived, everywhere from Yemen to Russia. This black lentils braised in shallots, garlic and thyme. book offers main courses with a Middle Eastern For something spicy, try the Roasted Vegetable Vin- influence, such as a Stew with Stuffed Chicken and daloo (on page 107), in which cauliflower, eggplants Chickpeas (on page 433), flavored with almonds, and other vegetables are adorned by an Indian spice dates, cinnamon and nutmeg. (Excuse the editorial- blend. izing, but yum!) On page 175, you can travel into The Vindaloo could be well complemented by a Hungarian cuisine to find the traditional lokshen Lacto-fermented Raita, made with yogurt, cucum- kugel (noodle pudding) offered with a Hungarian bers and toasted cumin and mint. This tangy dish flair—with poppy seeds. On page 177, you’ll find a can be found on page 255 of Full Moon Feasts by Jessi- Palacskinken Torte (delicious crepe-thin pancakes) ca Prentice (Chelsea Green 2006). layered with apricot jam, and topped with meringue. In her book, Prentice goes through the cycle of Our holiday dessert choices would not be com- 2006). It reveals how all forms of livestock are raised the seasons to describe the foods and activities tra- plete without Paris Sweets by Dorie Greenspan and treated, and offers recipes for the most ethical ditionally occurring in conjunction with the lunar (Broadway Books, 2004), which features countless options, many of which are available in the Coop’s cycles. According to her, now is the time of the Snow rich delicacies to conclude a holiday celebration in frozen and fresh meat cases. Moon, which marks the transition from autumn to the sweetest way. Who wouldn’t be tempted by “Sheep have a better life than cattle. Few are sub- winter. This is the time when the waterways and Chocolate Temptation (on page 155), a bittersweet jected to the cruelties of factory dairy production,” reservoirs freeze and the first snows fall. Although at chocolate ganache (rich pastry cream) layered with says Weinstein, who recommends grass-fed lamb this time, some New Yorkers can be seen on sub- raspberry puree and heavy cream. Greenspan “from sheep that were allowed to live in clean, ways, carrying large shopping bags loaded with holi- reports that when she first prepared this dish and pleasant environments with dignity.” His Pap- day gift purchases, in traditional societies, hunting brought it out to serve her guests, there was a cho- pardelle with Braised Lamb Shanks and Winter Veg- and gathering took a different form. This was the last rus of ooh-la-las. etables (on page 166) also features parsnips, opportunity to preserve food and ensure that there From the decadent to the traditional, whether rutabaga and celery root for those seeking creative would be adequate stores to last through the winter. your celebration is family-oriented, rambunctious, ways to prepare winter vegetables. That’s why in Europe and Asia, people made sauer- or reverent, take a look at the Coop’s cookbooks to Since bison are not subject to confinement, feed- kraut, pickles, kimchi and other fermented foods, find the way to celebrate that suits you. ■ 06-12/21 p 01-07 12/20/06 8:32 PM Page 6

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Jan 19 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the Brooklyn Society 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. SWING STREET Childcare Hours: A Great Big Band Sound from a Great Small Band Monday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. “Swing Street is a dance band with a rare abili- ty: It provides stirring jazz and dance tempos Telephone: without compromising either one,” wrote 718-622-0560 Stuart Troup in New York Newsday. Web address: Come join Barry Bryson, bandleader and www.foodcoop.com trumpeter, with Coop musicians for a night of big band dance music, with special guest vocalist, Marje Wagner.

Barry Bryson George Kanzler, Newark Star Ledger, says, “Not only are the musicians all committed to play- ing the music well, they're also dedicated to making it sound fresh and interesting, too.” Marje Wagner The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by Barry Bryson—Trumpet/Leader the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Sheila Cooper—Alto Saxophone Brooklyn, New York 11215. Andy Middleton—Tenor Saxophone Opinions expressed here may be solely the views Rob Garcia—Drums of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish Stefan Bauer—Vibraphone articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise Matt Pavolka—Bass discriminatory. Marje Wagner—Vocals The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] All submissions MUST include author’s name and Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. phone number and conform to the following Booking: guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Childcare is available from Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture for a nominal fee. appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. This Issue Prepared By: The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on Puzzle Corner Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden the letters page in most issues. Contributions from members are welcome. Erik Lewis Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Please sign your entries. Answer is on page 10. Editors (development): Erik Lewis Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Cryptogram Topic: Cat Food Joan Minieri handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled The code used on the list below is a simple letter "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. Reporters: Frank Haberle substitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in one Alison Levy Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome word, it will be the same throughout the list. Ed Levy digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for ZOPM, AMOAXIL & Art Director (development): Eva Schicker submissions is [email protected]. Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged KOCIS Ethan Pettit on the deadline day. Deborah Tint Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed KJTG & SOAI by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Photographers: Rod Morrison are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at BWSSOKKOAOEWP Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Classified Ads Prep: Heather Cottrell category are free.) All ads must be written on a DSIJDP submission form (available in a wallpocket on the Text Converters: Peter Benton first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be PIJZEEF FOLLIS Diana Quick up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Proofreader: Margaret Benton be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). GIIZ & UMIJD HIST Recipes: We welcome original recipes from Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. BSITOWT ZIJPD Preproduction: Helena Boskovic Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to PILOES ZESTWKJ Photoshop: Terrance Carney members in the store. Subscriptions are available by Art Director (production): Doug Popovich mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at FSR BSITOWT First Class rates because our volume is low). Desktop Publishing: Ruby Levesque AJD AMEU PBIAOJK Namik Minter Michael Walters AJSI Editor (production): Nancy Rosenberg TJAXISJK Final Proofreader: Janet Mackin Post Production: Becky Cassidy DWSXIR & PJKTEL Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. 06-12/21 p 01-07 12/20/06 9:07 PM Page 7

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Inventory Data Entry Jessica Robinson at [email protected] or you, then Office Data Entry will be your perfect Sunday, 9:15 to 11:00 pm drop by the Membership Office to speak to her. shift. You will receive training and Coop staff will Help the Coop complete its weekly inventory. always be available to answer questions. Please Familiarity and comfort working on computers Office Setup speak to Rocco Arrigo in the Membership Office required for this work slot. Reliability and good Weekday mornings, 6:00 to 8:30 am if you would like more information. Work slot attendance are a must. Work slot requires a 6- Need an early riser To do a variety of physical requires a six-month commitment. month commitment. tasks including: setting up tables and chairs, buying food and supplies, labeling and putting Maintenance Vacuuming Squad Paper Recycling away food and supplies, recycling, washing dish- Wednesday, 1:00 to 3:00 pm Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:00 am es and making coffee. Please speak to Adrianna Learn to use a specialized vacuum (HEPA) to Do you have a large vehicle and want to help in the Membership Office, Monday through clean various, hard-to-reach areas of the Food the Coop be a good green citizen? Collect recy- Thursday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Coop. Love of cleaning, a willingness to get cled paper from the Coop, bag it, load it into dirty, and comfort with climbing ladders a must. your vehicle and drive it to the paper recycling Office Data Entry Please speak to Mary Gerety in the Membership center. Reliability a must as you will be the only Monday, 4:30 to 7:15 pm. Office if this workslot appeals to your inner neat- person coming to do this job on your day. If Are you detailed, accurate on the computer, freak! Work slot requires a 6-month commit- WORKSLOT NEEDS interested please contact General Coordinator and an independent worker? If this sounds like ment.

All About the General Meeting

COOP CALENDAR Our Governing Structure New Member Orientations From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- Sunday afternoons:...... 4:00 p.m. porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of begin on time! The orientation takes about two General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open hours. Please don't bring small children. General Meeting meetings and to receive the advice of the members at TUE, JAN 30 General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Gazette Deadlines required to act legally and responsibly, has approved GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: The agenda will appear in the next issue and Jan 4 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Dec 25 every General Meeting. Board members are elected at will be available as a flyer in the entryway on the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws Jan 18 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Jan 8 Wednesday, January 3 are available at the Coop Community Corner and at CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: TUE, JAN 2 every General Meeting. Jan 4 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Dec 27 Jan 18 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Jan 10 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Submissions will be considered for the Next Meeting: Tuesday, Plastic Recycling January 30 GM. January 30, 7:00 p.m. • 2nd Saturdays, noon–2:00 p.m. The Coop on Cable TV The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each • 3rd Thursdays, 7–9:00 p.m. Inside the Park Slope Food Coop month. • last Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–noon • Plastics #1, 2, 4, only those FRIDAYS 1:00 p.m. with a replay at 9:00 p.m. not accepted by NYC, plus Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 67 (CableVision). Location plastic shopping bags If specific programming is available at press • Plastic #5 (from dairy products only) time, it will appear on the Community Calendar The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield • All Clean & Dry! page overleaf. Temple), 274 Garfield Place. How to Place an Item Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop on the Agenda Mission Statement and Receive Work Credit If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a member- Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the owned and operated food store—an Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at business. As members, we contribute our General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information workslot-credit program was created to increase labor: working together builds trust through participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. on how to submit an item appear on the submission Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see cooperation and teamwork and enables us form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. to keep prices as low as possible within the of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Advance Sign-up Required: context of our values and principles. Only last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your members may shop, and we share respon- call Linda Wheeler in the office. name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. sibilities and benefits equally. We strive to be Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see a responsible and ethical employer and below for details. neighbor. We are a buying agent for our Meeting Format • Two GM attendance credits per year: members and not a selling agent for any Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) workslot-credit program two times per calendaryear. industry. We are a part of and support the • Meet the Coordinators • Certain Squads not eligible: cooperative movement. We offer a diver- • Enjoy some Coop snacks Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food sity of products with an emphasis on • Submit Open Forum items Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, organic, minimally pro-cessed and • Explore meeting literature and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- because covering absent members is too difficult.) ucts that depend on the exploitation of oth- Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items • Attend the entire GM: ers. We support non-toxic, sustainable to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it In order to earn workslot credit you must be present agriculture. We respect the environment. for the entire meeting. can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item We strive to reduce the impact of our • Childcare can be provided at GMs: for a future GM. Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership lifestyles on the world we share with other Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. species and future generations. We prefer to Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Signing in at the Meeting: buy from local, earth-friendly producers. We • Financial Report 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the recycle. We try to lead by example, educat- • Coordinators’ Report Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. ing ourselves and others about health and • Committee Reports 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is nutrition, cooperation and the environment. passed around during the meeting. We are committed to diversity and Agenda (8:00 p.m.) • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner • Being Absent from the GM: equality. We oppose discrimination in any It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please form. We strive to make the Coop welcom- do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. ing and accessible to all and to respect the Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? opinions, needs and concerns of every (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) It depends on your work status at the time of the member. We seek to maximize participation • Meeting evaluation meeting. at every level, from policy making to run- • Board of Directors vote • Consider making a report… ning the store. We welcome all who • Announcements, etc. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. respect these values. 06-12/21 p 08-12 12/20/06 8:48 PM Page 8

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Friday, January 5 • 7:00 p.m. at the Coop

MEDIA THAT MATTERS

Good Food ILLUSTRATION: WASSYLENKO CATHY

Past Life Regression Ready for some film for thought? Arts Engine brings you a collection of short films on food and sustain- Through Hypnosis ability. From singing peanuts to teenage tomato- growers, these films will make you laugh, make you WITH J EFFREY T. C ARL, CHT . think and inspire you to take action for a healthy, DO YOU HAVE THE FEELING THAT YOU sustainable and delicious future. Films include: The HAVE LIVED BEFORE? Luckiest Nut in the World, Asparagus! (A Stalk- Have you ever just met someone and felt Umentary), Food Justice, Recycle, Inch By Inch, like you have previously known them? Terminator Tomatoes, Young Agrarians, Profit Cola, Are there other countries or cultures that seem familiar to you? Water Warriors, Don't Worry, One More Dead Fish and

Well there might be an explanation for The Meatrix. Total Running Time: 79 minutes. this. Curated by Coop member Wendy Cohen. Through hypnosis we can tap into the subconscious mind, as well as enter into For more information about Media That Matters: a peaceful trance-like state to retrieve Good Food, please visit www.mediathatmatters- memories of our past lives. fest.org. Relax and take a journey within.

Gain: • Realizations A discussion with the festival curators, and some of • A deeper understanding of who you are the filmmakers will follow the screening. • Retrieve memories • Pass beyond death and back again

Bring: A blanket to lie down on or a comfortable lawn chair to relax into A note book to write down anything that comes up Film Night organizer, Trish FREE Dalton, can be reached at Jeffrey T. Carl, CHt, a Coop member, is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, [email protected] Non-mem- and a member of I.A.C.T. Jeffrey is also certified in past regression though the Wiess Institute. or 718-398-5704. bers FREE Friday, January 12 welcome Non-members welcome 7:30 p.m. at the Coop Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

Reading our Body's Signals: What our Grandmothers Never Told Us WITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC.

UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY: • The energetics of reproduction TILLING THE SOIL: PREPARING THE BODY FOR THE RIGORS OF PREGNAN- CY • Nutrition and lifestyle choices for your body type OBSTACLES TO FERTILITY: • Chinese medicine patterns of imbalance • “Unexplained infertility” explained WORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: • Eastern and Western approaches side by side

Lara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Chinese Herbologist. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan specializing in Women’s Health and Fertility and works at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases’ Initiative for Women with Disabilities. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwan for three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Coop member. FREE Sunday, January 14 Non-members welcome 12:00 p.m. at the Coop

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The V Spot also serves a wonderful We’re carefully checking the video- foods, might we take a gentler tone in brunch on the weekends, which tape for the last (November 29th) aisle 7? What’s next, signs in front of includes a tofu scramble, a breakfast meeting, where the election resuldz the meat freezer warning us about SECOND HELPINGS burrito and fruit empanadas. were already known. Believe me, heart disease or cholesterol warning In the beginning God created the Additionally, the desserts at the V thin’z have chang’d already! Adamz signs in front of the butter or warning heavens and the earth, Spot are incredible, with a wide array was like a bull inna china zhop—as if of the deleterious effects of refined And the earth was organic, and of vegan cakes (chocolate-covered he thought the meeting was for wheat in front of white bread? nobody suffered from excess girth. strawberry shortcake is my favorite), *him!* But he’ll learn. Democracy is Steve Kastenbaum Hark, the herald angels sing: cheesecakes, brownies, ice creams something we have to learn but it’z not “What we want for Yule is bling.” and assorted raw desserts. education. It’z more like falling down Listen my children and you shall hear Lastly, and equally important to and getting picked up again. Of the latest kid drink—it is called lite Coop members, the food is very rea- I’ve even found an alternative to WBAI (99.5 FM) UPDATE beer. sonably priced. The menu is decep- Robert’s Rules of Order called Rober- Much have I traveled in the realms of tive because the tax is included in the ta’s Rules, by Alice Collier Cochran. TO THE EDITOR: gold price on the menu. Get it! An’ to zee the video’z look at that Thanks to the many Coop members And hope to return the day I’m So, check out their website at webzite below. who participated in the WBAI Local paroled. www.thevspotcafe.com, but more VENCEREMOS! Station Board elections. The first Whose woods these are I think I know; importantly, go to the restaurant! Albert b’Solomon meeting of the new board will take The owner’s Henry David Thoreau. Bon Appetite, www.PACVID1.COM place on December 27th, and you are It was the best of times, it was the David Cahn Microzymian Philosopher welcome to attend. worst of times, Hom˛opathic Visionary The 2,654 listener-members of Ideal for sitcoms and nursery rhymes. Singin’ Candydate for 2007 WBAI-LSB WBAI who cast ballots voted to restore A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose, COOP FUTURE, WBAI balance to the Board. Five indepen- And a pose is a pose is a pose is a dent listener-reps were elected— pose. TO THE EDITOR: WARNING??? Steve Brown, Carolyn Birden, Coop Once upon a midnight dreary, I had the December 7th Gazette. But member Mitchel Cohen, Alex Stein- Poe-try cured me of being cheery. now I can’t find it. Zo I’ll just look at TO THE EDITOR: berg and Andrea Fishman—and four To be or not to be; that is the ques- the November 9th, 2006 issue— Every time I walk down aisle 7, I members of the Justice & Unity fac- tion. exzept for Page 3, which says January can’t avoid the “WARNING” signs in tion—Lawrence Lucas, Nia Bediako, But first, waddya got for indigestion? 19th, 2006 (evidently our dear editorz front of cereals and other products Ray Laforest and Bertha Silva. I have always depended on the kind- have an amazing power of teleporta- containing genetically modified food Of the three staff representatives ness of strangers; tion)—to see what pleasurz it haz to products. Can’t we use a less con- elected this year, two are I can hardly say as much for the New offer! Azide from the astonishing tele- frontational term like attention or independent—Shawn York Rangers. portation, there is “A Discussion: FYI? Not all of us are convinced that Rhodes and Kathy In the room the women come and go, Planning for the Coop’s Future” by genetically modified foods pose the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Wondering which guy’s a gigolo. Ann Pappert interviewing Executive threat that some suggest they do and If winter comes, can spring be far Director (ED) Joe Holtz. until the long term studies are com- behind? Joe’s “top three long-term issues” pleted, we won’t know their true And why are optimists so very blind? include: (1) “Do our members under- effect. Why should I be made to feel She walks in beauty like the night, stand the difference between the like I’m doing something horrible if Swaying slightly, high as a kite. Coop and other food stores?” fol- I’ve made an educated decision and Of all the gin joints in all the towns in lowed by a ramble including the hon- still choose to purchase these prod- all the world, she walks into mine. esty of the staff and “we need to ucts? I know the Food Coop has a How was I to know her only interest educate our members who don’t vested interest in getting people to was selling interior design? appreciate the beauty and integrity of make healthy food choices and also Fools rush in where angels fear to member-ownership and collective to get members involved in the poli- tread, action.” Do you appreciate that? I like tics of food. But the jury is still out on Obviously fated to be wed. the Co-Op, but I don’t think I or any- genetically modified foods. Until Once upon a midnight dreary, body needs to be educated to appreci- there is an unquestionable Poe-etry cured me of being cheery. ate democracy. If we have to be conclusion A thing of beauty is a joy forever, educated to appreciate it, it ain’t of the long Unlike the clown who can’t leave off there! term studies being clever. She azgz the ED a poignant qwezht- on genetical- April is the cruellest month; sh’n, “Do you think that the operating ly modified Raining on ‘most everyoneth. model of the coop—for example, Leon Freilich member workslots, membership and LETTERS POLICY governing zdrugj’r—will need to change to keep the Coop zugzezv’l? We welcome letters from members. Fairness VEGAN RESTAURANT [z’s, d’s and g’s added].” Well you all Submission deadlines appear in the In order to provide fair, comprehen- know what we think about the Co- Coop Calendar. All letters will be sive, factual coverage: RECOMMENDATION Op’s governing structure—many of printed if they conform to the pub- 1. The Gazette will not publish the coordinators must think the lack lished guidelines. We will not know- hearsay—that is, allegations not DEAR FELLOW COOP of democracy is one of the main rea- ingly publish articles which are racist, based on the author's first-hand sons for our success: The lack of real sexist or otherwise discriminatory observation. MEMBERS, discussion or transparency, the ability The maximum length for letters is 2. Nor will we publish accusations Consider this a public service of the Rulers to derail or suppress 500 words. Letters must include your that are not specific or are not sub- announcement. There is a delicious anything they feel threatens their real name and phone number and be stantiated by factual assertions. new vegan restaurant (Park Slope’s goals. For example, the control of the typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- 3. Copies of submissions that make only one) that just opened minutes design of the New Building, and our tors will reject letters that are illegible substantive accusations against spe- from the Coop called the V Spot. It is Wonderfully Jerky Policy on Item Pric- or too long. cific individuals will be given to those located on 5th Avenue between Dou- ing. You may submit on paper, typed or persons to enable them to write a glass and Degraw. The Rulers make no bones about it very legibly handwritten, or via email response, and both submissions and I highly recommend their spaghetti to anyone who cares to look at their to [email protected] or response will be published simultane- with meatballs or meat sauce (whole statements over time: Their policy is on disk. ously. This means that the original wheat and wheat free pastas are avail- that we are a food store and not a submission may not appear until the able upon request), vegetable quinoa social experiment. “Someday we’ll Anonymity issue after the one for which it was platter (I’m a huge quinoa lover), give the people power” is the real Unattributed letters will not be submitted. summer rolls with peanut sauce, rice message. published unless the Gazette knows The above applies to both articles and beans with sautéed veggies or Maybe it’s a good thing that the the identity of the writer, and there- and letters. The only exceptions will chorizo sausage, chicken parmesan Gazette only prints 3,000 copies! fore must be signed when submitted be articles by Gazette reporters which hero or pasta, pasta a la vodka (excel- At WBAI, again thanxz 4 yr votz! (giving phone number). Such letters will be required to include the lent with the chicken), beef or chicken New Interim General Manager Robert will be published only where a reason response within the article itself. empanadas, nachos with meat sauce, Scott Adams at lez’d haz some good is given to the editor as to why public chicken cutlet hero, lasagna, chicken experience in radio management. And identification of the writer would burrito, BBQ seitan, honey mustard as I neglected to say in my lazd letter, impose an unfair burden of embar- chicken on a whole wheat bun, buffalo Our Zide haz gain’d two seatz. We now rassment or difficulty. Such letters chicken wings and the chicken are 11-13 rather than 9-15. Whatever it must relate to Coop issues and avoid nuggets. Make sure to order the side is, this is the Third Station Board any non-constructive, non-coopera- of sweet potato fries with any of the under the New Democracy! How tive language. sandwiches. chaotic real democracy can be! 06-12/21 p 08-12 12/20/06 8:48 PM Page 10

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CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 not met—and they probably party to benefit the legal case will not be, if records for the that 13 plaintiffs filed to pre- deserves. And you Davis—and one is a member past 5 years are any indica- vent Forest City Ratner Cor- can make the most of the J&U—Bob Lederer. tion—paid staff at the station poration (FCRC) from using generous donation For those like myself run- will most likely be laid off. A NY state eminent domain that you can afford to ning as independents, this more modest, responsible laws to seize properties near the lawsuit. $25 per was a far better result than I’d budget that shows where the the Atlantic train yards (AY) person is the suggested expected. The WBAI member- income will come from in real- and hand them over to build donation. Please come ship clearly is concerned with ity to meet salary require- skyscrapers and make mil- cipal and contribute what the precarious financial situa- ments, would have avoided lions for Bruce Ratner and his spokesperson. He you can–your ideas, tion of the station and reject- such a terrible eventuality, but investors. If the properties refuses to move from talent, time and contacts ed those candidates who the misnamed Justice & Unity are taken, the terrain would his co-op in the art deco as well as your money. sought to minimize it; they members on the Board appar- become skyscraper city, building on Pacific Street In Brooklyn we have nei- also want a greater listener ently could care less about that. including a 20,000-seat arena whose other owners sold to ther oil nor gold. We have role in selecting the next gen- There will be another elec- and a humungous sculptural FCRC and promised not to real estate. As all local popu- eral manager at WBAI. tion next year to fill the other 9 building called Ms. Brooklyn, talk about the terms. lations, we have a right to The Pacifica Executive Listener and 3 Staff seats, and wearing a gigantic neon On January 13th I invite participate in the decision Director also has appointed a voters will no doubt keep this in advertisement. you to my home at 409 Park about how our resource is new interim General Manag- mind while casting their votes. The scale and pace of Place (between Underhill and used. If we don’t want this er, Robert Scott Adams. He Again, I thank all who Brooklyn makes this part of Washington) for an old-fash- monstrosity in our midst, we takes the place of Indra Har- voted—regardless of whom the city a neighborhood. ioned neighborhood brown- must oppose it with fierce- dat, who returns as Business you voted for—for your inter- That’s what the FCRC wants stone dancing and talking ness. We are fighting for the Manager. est in helping to save WBAI to exploit and destroy. fest. You will find out all coming generation to enjoy Mr. (and, of course, thank you for The Supreme Court about dddb and share your the community that we built voting for the independent recently decided that the ideas for achieving the here in central Brooklyn. candidates). Please do not process is legal if it is open, planned organic develop- Faithfully, forget to send in transparent and inclusive of ment our region needs and Susan Metz at least the all sectors of the community. minimum And the neighborhood must $25 to be condemned. The word renew your used is “blighted,” which is Best membership commonly defined as a slum, Eco-Choice for the next a place that is dangerous and year, which dirty. Prospect Heights is not helps to blighted, and the tainted Presented by the Environmental Committee Adams sustain process has blatantly favored needs our help; if you the sta- this developer since the NY Seventh Generation Carpet Cleaner have a few moments it is tion and Times announced his plan as a This product is a safe, natural way to clean spots on car- worth calling the station at entitles fait accompli in December pets. It is completely non-toxic and biodegradable; con- 212-209-2800, and welcom- you to vote in 2003. tains no chlorine, no petroleum based solvents, no ing him. Be sure to ask for the next election. From that moment and Robert Scott Adams directly Thanks! with admirable consistency phosphates, and no glycol ethers. Not tested on animals. or your call may be misdirect- Mitchel Cohen and integrity, a core group of ed. Ask him what you can do Independent Listener volunteers (Thank you Shab- Vinegar to help out. Representative nam Merchant, Lucy Koteen Finally, the old Board WBAI Local Station Board and Candace Carponter, Vinegar kills 99 percent of bacteria, 82 percent of mold, approved an absurdly expan- among others) along with and 80 percent of germs (viruses). You can use a solution sive budget for the station. I many, many of us who do of vinegar with some water to clean surfaces. Try putting expect the Pacifica National DEVELOP DON’T what we can, are fighting the vinegar and water in spray bottles sold by the Coop. Board to reject this budget DESTROY: HOUSE against the government col- A touch of essential oil can be added for scent. and to impose some sort of lusion with theft of territory strict fiscal oversight com- PARTY from property owners to mittee, which is necessary transfer it to a corporate Answer to Puzzle on page 6 due to the irresponsibility of DEAR FELLOW developer with more money the majority Justice & Unity COOPERATORS, and influence. Develop Don’t Fish, Chicken & Liver, Lamb & Rice, Purrillicious Treats, faction on the Local Station Mark your calendar. On Sat- Destroy Brooklyn (dddb) has th Seafood Dinner, Beef & Wheat Germ, Premium Feast, Senior Board. The problem with urday night, January 13 , become a vehicle for the Formula, Dry Premium, Cat Chow Special Care, Mackeral, overblown budgets is that between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., struggle. Daniel Goldstein Turkey & Salmon when the financial goals are there will be a fundraising evolved as the prin-

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way to store local apples or root vegetables, but proof kind of winter the unfamiliar vegetables we grow. It they shouldn’t be stored together. Apples produce gardening. Many takes a bit more effort, but again, the ethylene gas, which causes root vegetable’s quality types of seeds (some of reward is usually worth it. to deteriorate faster than normal. Winter squash, which are being grown We started Blue Heron Farm in 1981, 25 garlic and onions are easily stored at room tempera- locally and are available at years ago. As new farmers, we took it ture for several months. In the garden, it’s worth a try GreenStar) can be sprouted in for granted that many of our cus- to keep some kale (which can get sweeter and more just a few days, and they’re very tomers wanted bulk quantities of tender as it is exposed to the cold weather), leeks or nutritious. Alfalfa, lentil, mung green beans for freezing, cucum- spinach in the ground, covered with wire hoops and bean and radish are my favorites. bers for pickling, potatoes and plastic. Success depends on the weather, of course, 3. Canning or freezing summer beets for storing in the root cel- but the reward is well worth the risk. surpluses is another great route to lar. As the years have gone by, we We’re so used to eating whatever we want, when- take. In the summer, anyone with began to see fewer people who ever we want it, that eating locally (especially during a garden is overrun with toma- planned ahead to use local food winter) seems like abject deprivation to some. But it toes, and local farms have for the winter. Instead, consumers doesn’t need to be that way. I’m not promoting a bumper crops of easy-to-freeze (because of busy lives and limited fundamentalist approach to food. I enjoy citrus and berries, peaches, etc. Even starting kitchen or storage space) became avocados as much as anyone does. But some sim- small, with one or two items, would save some inef- more and more focused on convenience. Despite ple changes can pave the way to a predominately ficient cross-country hauling of canned and frozen this, around 1995, we decided to focus a large part of local winter diet. Here are a few suggestions. products. production at Blue Heron Farm on crops that could 1. Salads don’t have to be based on lettuce. Cab- 4. Be brave and try unfamiliar foods and be cre- be stored and sold over the winter. We’ve been bage, grated roots, (such as carrots, celeriac and ative; prepare them in new ways. Choose whole foods amazed at the growing interest in eating locally, and winter radishes) make a very satisfying salad. instead of processed and packaged items. I’m always are proud to be a part of this root vegetable renais- 2. Growing your own sprouts is the most fool- looking for recipes to help my customers use some of sance. ■ 06-12/21 p 08-12 12/20/06 8:48 PM Page 11

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Apologies for any inconvenience. Shorter hours due to severe lack of confirmed member workers for these four days.

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.

Masani Sandy Accime Isabelle Bully Curtis Fox Vanessa Knight Jeffrey Pressman Jennifer Sigall Cyrille Adam Vincent Bully Briget Ganske Katherine Koriakin Aigul Rabidinova Adrienne Simmons Max Akkerman Ben Campbell Matt Geise Ralf Kremer Todd Raffa Louise Sloan Wassan Vincent Carter Romina Giacone Vlastimil Kriklava Andrews Reindl Lotje Sodderland Al-Khudhairi Patricia Cecil-Reed Kathryn Glass Lena Krzeminski Gaylor Rivera Ursula Soroka Carlos Alberto Denise Charles Raphi Gottesman Peter Lewison Mark Roth Sergei Tcherepnin Rebecca Austern Astrid Chastka Ethan Greenbaum Liz Liguori Susan Roth Helena Teply-Figman Maria Bacha Priya Choo-Ying Granger Greenbaum Heather Lilleston Dovid Rubashkin Heidi Teuscher Kelly Barlow Robynne Clark Amy Greenwood Colleen Lynch Faygy Rubashkin Orlando Thompson Janie Barnett Alexis Cohen Meredith Griggs Numi Mansdorf Moshe Rubashkin Ed Throckmorton Charlie Bethel Rosmund Cummings John Gunther Kate Matlack Rochel Rubashkin Jasmine Trabelsi Dimitry Diana Dakhlallah Trevor Heehs Virginia McEvoy Joanie Russell Jennifer Turnbull Bezsmertny Christopher Davis Lisa Hoff Clarisse Miller Isis Saenz Alejandro Varela Zachary Michael Drucker Pam Hooks Laura Moy Eiko Saotome David Voigt Birmingham Chermelle Edwards Andrea Hopkins Steve Nadel Asta Schuette Robert Wagner Mary Boland Gabrielle Engh Olen Hsu Piper Nightingale Justine Seligman Chris Weinstein Regina Bordieri Kerri Evers Meredith Kadet Eleonora Katherine Shea Brian Wengrofsky Vanessa Brocato Angelica Feigin Roberta Kalmar Ovsyannikova Bucky Shelton Susie Williams Emily Brown Alicia Flanagan Ippolytos Kalofonos Matias Pelenur Maya Sheppard Misha Zitser Lise Bruneau Tracy Forrester Kizzy Knight Justine Post Joseph Siegrist

THANK YOU!

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

Abby Melanie Chopko Barry Gold Kate Kendall Chandra Elana Sigall Mark Amir Sarah Cox Leslie Graves Devin Krug Oppenheim Emily Sigall Sini Anderson Antje Croton Gregory Fakih Lama Karen Peterlin Ty Jeffrey Aronowitz Ian Dreiblatt Logan H. Corrine Lang Mark Rancourt Rebecca Utech Lisa Auerbach Marie Dudoy Sarah Halloran Jenna Lanterman Tomas Rodriguez Puja Vohra Jeannie Bail April F. Jeffrey Hatfield Stephen Lee Christopher Rumbley Gerrit Vooren Johanna Blokker Sasha F. Joan Hilty Columbia McCaleb Judith Sackoff Nichole Weddle Skyler Brickley Brenna Farrell Joe Holtz Eileen Moran Lauren Sargent Adam Yukelson Rebecca Carney Amy Finkelstein Hafsa Ibrahim Dolores Natividad Isaac Schapira Ilana Zablozki-Amir Astrid Chastka Stephanie Flournoy Karen Inwald Nubian Asta Schuette Karrin Cheifetz Gary Chana Itkin Michael O’Regan Nora Sherman