New Faces at the Coop by Nicole Feliciano

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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume EE, Number 2 January 28, 2010 New Faces at the Coop By Nicole Feliciano

ervicing the food demands and community needs of the PSFC is largely done by the worker-members, but a few key roles are filled by Spaid staff. These staff members are an integral and colorful part of the Coop fabric. The Coordinators aim to above the cheese case. humored and knowledgeable. make the shopping experi- What’s your most distinc- Some days I am surprised ence as pleasurable and tive feature? I wear gay pink how many members love the stress-free as possible. sneakers most days. Veggie Booty and kombucha Whether that means fixing a What is your favorite type (a fermented tea drink). computer error or making sure of produce the Coop car- What led you to a career

the Stacy’s Chips are always in ries? This week, satsumas (a at the Coop? I spent the last BY KEVIN RYAN PHOTO stock and available, the decade working at the advo- Coop wouldn’t be near- cacy department of Housing ly as pleasant without Works and providing techni- Old McDonald Had a these professionals. cal assistance to low-income As members, we housing cooperatives. I was often want to “get in looking for a job that would Processor and out” as fast as we allow me to work fewer hours, can. We rarely slow solve more problems and run Beyond the Farm, Processors are Key down to notice the new around. faces that have popped What is your current mode to Supplying Meat for the Coop up on the Coop’s staff. of transportation (i.e. how do To rectify the situation, you get to work)? Bicycle. By Adriana Velez we caught up with five Favorite music? I tend to of the newest Coordi- listen to dirges. hile you reach farms where animals are nators to find out who What do you love most into the meat pasture-raised humanely. they are and why they about your job? My co-work- W cooler for a When you pick up that have joined the Coop ers—who are fun, capable, lamb chop, you may be package of meat you see family. interesting, hilarious and can picturing sheep grazing the name of the farm

First off, we have JANDA BY JUDY PHOTO cook. peacefully on an upstate where the animal was three new Receiving Carline Aurélus If you weren’t working as farm. Park Slope Food raised; this extremely valu- Coordinators: Delia a Coordinator, what would Coop members are fortu- able, instant connection to Yarrow, Jackie Memenza and tasty small citrus fruit). you be doing as a dream nate to have access to rel- our food source is rare in con- Carline Aurélus. They’re on Favorite snack food? The job? I would have a truck and atively affordable meat the front lines getting food Dancing Deer brownies are warehouse to store salvaged that comes from local CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 deliveries organized and out good, and I do like ice cream. building materials and weld in. to all the hungry shoppers. What type of meals do you Do you have any hobbies? And last but not least we like to cook? It depends on Cooking, welding, sewing bags Next General Meeting on February 23 have the new people in the what I’m craving. In the fall, I out of old skirts and crafting The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on Membership office, Jason made serious chicken potpies. baby blankets out of shrunken the last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will Weiner and Valerie Raton- During the summer, I grilled sweaters. be on Tuesday, February 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Neal. lamb and steak. And this week Last trip you went on? To Beth Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield I have been fixated on bacon. the tugboat graveyard on Stat- Place. Delia Yarrow What has surprised you en Island. The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the Where we can likely find about the Coop members? I Current state of mind? I’m entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and you in the Coop? On a ladder wasn’t surprised that, on the waiting for summer. about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. putting small chips away whole, people are good CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 *Exceptions for November and December will be posted.

SUN, JAN 31 The Coop will be closing early at 5:00 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE due to our annual Coop-wide inventory. Coop Coop Member’s Pastrami Dreams ...... 7 Sat, Feb 13 •Valentine Card Making for Everyone Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 8 Event 3:30–5:30 p.m. Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Fri, Feb 19 •Coffeehouse: Harmonic Insurgence Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 9 Highlights and Mamie Minch 8:00 p.m. Letters to the Editor ...... 13 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Community Calendar...... 14 Classified Ads ...... 14 10.01.28 p01-16.qxd 1/28/10 11:50 AM Page 2

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family and a small Old McDonald Had a Processor circle of friends, they can select any processor—or even CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 stress for an animal. And ani- process themselves, mal stress can directly affect as was common prac- temporary America’s food land- the quality of the meat. (You tice a century ago. But scape. But the farm is just one can read the digital version of today if a small ranch part of that system. A far less Monroe’s article—in the wants to produce visible but equally important November/December meat to sell off the player in our meat supply is the issues—on Edible Brooklyn farm, especially at a processor. It is this member of and Edible Manhattan’s web- larger retailer like the the food system that deter- sites.) Park Slope Food mines what kinds of cuts the Ken Jaffe of Slope Farms Coop, they have to Coop carries. And it is this (the source for about 1/4 of have their animals member that has some local the Coop’s beef) says that slaughtered, cut, and farms a little concerned. meat production in New York packaged at a USDA- State is more scattered and inspected facility. Slaughterhouse Scarcity less organized than it is in the Thanks in large part Readers of Edible Brooklyn west. Demand for grass-fed to corporate meat may have seen an article, beef is growing, but farmers producers, running a “The Slaughterhouse Prob- worry about committing to small, USDA-certified MORRISON BY ROD IILLUSTRATION lem,” written by Food Coop the practice when they’re not meat processing member Ann Monroe. Mon- sure if their meat can be plant is complicated and at small processors are often with the USDA, but this dri- roe reported on the scarcity processed and distributed expensive. slaughtered, cut, and pack- ves up the cost of the prod- of slaughterhouses and when the animals are ready. It aged by hand, one at a time, ucts. “Processors feel the processors that can service wasn’t always this way. Twen- Difficulties Faced by and sometimes all under one whole weight of the US gov- small farms in the region. ty-five years ago the New York Processors roof (plants that separate ernment on them,” Bermon Large, industrial meat pro- State countryside was dotted As meat producers grew slaughtering from cutting says. To keep a fresh set of ducers can afford their own with USDA-inspected proces- larger and more centralized, tend to be more successful). eyes on the processors, the processing facilities, but sors. But in the past several the rules became stricter. To This means equipment must USDA frequently changes smaller farms must rely on years, meat producers have some extent, this helped pro- be scrupulously cleaned and inspectors. This is ultimately independent processors, became larger and more cen- tect consumers from contam- employees must change their a good thing, though it which are currently in short tralized and the technology ination (though not enough, clothing between procedures. seems like a hassle to the supply in our region. Farmers more advanced. Giant, verti- if you keep track of meat For every cut of meat, every processors. Still, Bermon must plan months in advance cally-integrated meat compa- recalls). Big meat now has a kind of sausage or bacon, the feels the USDA could do a to have their animals slaugh- nies like Cargill built their lot of say in how the USDA processor must write what is better job of training their tered, cut, and packaged, a own facilities near their mas- regulates the meat industry. called an HACCP (Hazard inspection teams to improve tricky proposition when farm- sive feedlots, where they can Their lobbyists make sure Analysis and Critical Control their “bedside manner.” ers are also juggling the now fine-tune production to food safety rules have their Points). This is a manage- “I worked with a small fam- unpredictable variables of meet supply and demand. best interests in mind. As a ment system that pinpoints ily-owned plant for a while, small farming. Sometimes This means small farms result, USDA regulations can exactly how biological, chem- got some first-hand experi- farmers have to truck their like Slope Farms must rely on make it difficult for small, ical, and physical hazards are ence,” Bermon says. “I saw animals hours away to the the independent, family-run independent farmers to com- avoided at every step of pro- how it was working with the closest USDA-inspected facil- processors nearby. If farms pete, especially in a highly duction. There is always a USDA. They make it difficult. ity, travel that can create want to produce meat just for desirable market like New USDA inspector on hand, Small shops close because York City. John Bermon of scrutinizing to make sure it’s more than they want to Aberdeen Hill Farm (one processors follow their HAC- take on.” Some of these source of the Coop’s pork and CPs exactly. shops end up doing custom lamb) speculates that USDA Contrast this with a giant work for deer season and for 2%452. 0/,)#9 regulations are crafted the facility where up to 2500 ani- local customers instead. Pro- way they are because “the mals are slaughtered and cessing is hard, heavy, dirty I]Z 8dde hig^kZh id 2%15)2%$ &/2 !.9 2%452. `ZZe eg^XZh adl [dg djg &#I]ZEV^Y">c";jaagZXZêiBJHI larger companies know they packaged a day. These com- work, and fewer young people bZbWZgh]ê# B^c^" WZegZhZciZY# can do things more central- panies have separate facili- are apprenticing. Bermon bô^c\ i]Z Vbdjci d[ '#GZijgchbjhiWZ]VcYaZY gZijgcZY bZgX]VcY^hZ ized. They can have one plant ties for each procedure. 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ond-generation shop located ered that the distributor did also worked with Aberdeen to coming to the Coop any time rent capacity, or conversion to only about 90 miles away not pay its farmers well, and supply smaller packages of soon. Aged beef would add to USDA inspection. This will from his farm. It looks like a so the sausage and its distrib- smoked pre-sliced ham that the cost exponentially due to include a new plant that will third generation is stepping utor were dropped. Likewise, Coop members can use for the loss of volume involved in be able to slaughter and into the business, which when some scrapple was dis- sandwiches. aging and to the effort that process 500 cows a week bodes well for the longevity covered to contain nitrates If there’s something special goes into doing it well. Meat (including organic). This of the pasture-raised meat (not allowed in Coop meats), that you want all you have to is already expensive, Malloy improvement is tremendous business. He hopes other that product was dropped. do is ask—and cross your fin- says, and it should be expen- for sustainable agriculture; family-owned processors will gers. Malloy says he gets sive. We should be eating currently most facilities can also find people to continue Meat for the Coop requests and comments from meat sparingly. “But we want handle 20 animals a day at their businesses. The cutter While the Coop does not shoppers and tries to see people to still be able to full production. The facility for McDonald’s Farm closed a work directly with processors, what farmers and processors afford it,” he says, which is will provide 20 full-time jobs, year ago, and now the farm’s Coop members can still influ- can do. He has gotten why the Coop keeps the price a boon to the local economy. animals have to travel from of ground meat rel- CADE works with a team of the Finger Lakes region to atively low. “Pork consultants, many with exten- processors in Pennsylvania. producers used to sive experience in the pro- Meanwhile, Bo Bo Poultry, say they use every- cessing world, to help farmers which has been selling at the thing but the find good processors. “Sus- Coop for over a year, process- squealer.” If you tainability doesn’t happen es each chicken by hand in its want to try Slope without people being able to own facility (run by a cousin) Farm’s beef aged make a living,” Jaffe says. IILLUSTRATION BY ROD MORRISON BY ROD IILLUSTRATION here in Brooklyn, and Wise longer than the For that matter, Bermon Poultry in Pennsylvania also usual two weeks, try says it’s really not hard for sends its chickens to a Marlowe and companies to get an HACCP processor in Brooklyn. Daughter’s in for different products. “You Ken Jaffe has been sending Williamsburg. can go to a land grant college, his Slope Farms animals to and they’ll help you put Steiners in Otego for the past Hope for the together an HACCP.” Proces- five years. He feels lucky to future sors can take basic plans and have them near by. “I look at Meanwhile, there customize them for their own

every carcass and can make BY KEVIN RYAN PHOTO is hope for the next use. “It’s not much different decisions and make connec- Slope Farm grass-fed beef steak. generation of small, from filing your taxes.” The tions between what’s going local farmers. USDA will tell processors if on on the farm and how it ence what kinds of cuts and requests for an Applegate hot Recently the Center for Agri- they need to revise their affects the meat,” he says. products we sell. In fact, Mal- dog that reportedly “blows cultural Development and HACCP. Bermon adds that Steiner was originally skepti- loy works to tailor the Coop’s every other hot dog out of the Entrepreneurship (of which you can actually make a very cal of taking on Jaffe’s grass- meat selection to the sea- water” and is trying to get Ken Jaffe is a board member) good living as a processor, fed beef, but once he saw how sons and to members’ prefer- samples into the Coop to try. secured a grant from the New but it’s tough. He hopes Coop steady the demand was ences. “When the seasons (Don’t worry, Malloy is aware York Farm Viability Institute members realize this when (thanks in large part to the change we’ll talk with farmers of how popular Fox Hill to expand USDA-certified we pick up packages of meat Food Coop), he became a about different cuts,” he says. Farms’ “papa dogs” are and processing capacity in the at the Coop. “People who do more enthusiastic partner. “We sell a tremendous will make sure they return in Hudson Valley and in central our butchering work really Jaffe has been able to scale amount of beef for stew now the summer.) He was able to New York. There are five sites hard. It’s not glamorous work, up and send Steiner animals (in the winter), and whole procure pork jowls once for targeted in the grant for new but feeding people is an hon- weekly year-round, which is chickens for chicken soup.” In Receiving Coordinator Caleb facilities, expansion of cur- orable job.” ■ important in helping Steiner the summer, on the other Webster, who likes curing his stay in business. Other hand, the Coop gets more own guanciale. Customer processors have to hire and meat cut for grilling. “People demand has brought fresh Saturday, February 13 FREE train personnel in the sum- aren’t going to cut up a roast kielbasa sausage into the 3:30–5:30 p.m. mer and fall (when the sea- for steaks on their own,” Mal- Coop, where it disappears Non members Welcome son peaks), then lay off loy says. quickly. In some cases the workers when demand drops When the Coop first car- Coop will make special orders through winter and spring. a year in advance for special This makes it harder for holiday staples, such as the processors to retain able, heritage breed turkeys and well-trained workers. “I look at every carcass and geese from McDonald Farm. According to Coop Meat can make decisions and make Other foods are simply and Poultry Buyer Bill Malloy, connections between what’s not available right now. farmers are very protective of going on on the farm and how Aberdeen Hill used to be their relationship with the it affects the meat.” able to render lard with a for- Coop. And, since the Coop mer processor, but Leona deals directly with the farms Meats doesn’t render lard but not with the processors, (though Bermon is working they are also protective of ried Aberdeen Hills pork with them on this). Don’t their relationships with chops, the cuts were enor- count on tripe any time processors. Members are mous and cost a fortune. The soon, either. Any product unlikely to go beef-less when chops were not selling well. that comes from an animal’s a processor goes out of busi- Malloy knew Coop members digestive tract is incredibly ness, because farmers get wanted pork chops, but it was complicated to produce enough advance notice to a matter of refining the cuts. safely, which makes it too make other arrangements for He suggested that the chops expensive for small proces- their meat. be cut thinner, small enough sors to produce by hand. The Coop does communi- for members to “throw into Only a few plants have the cate their values and expecta- the pan with some olive oil” machinery to handle USDA- tions to farmers so they can for a simple dinner. These inspected tripe. Still, Malloy select the most appropriate thinner chops proved to be recently had a request for processors. Malloy says that much more popular. “We can sheep stomach for making Event to be held at the Old Stone House, the Coop had worked with a take something that starts Haggis (for Robert Burns’ 336 Third St., in Washington Park. distributor that provided out as a liability and turn it birthday), and he is looking First come first serve space limited to 15 at any given time. excellent Italian sausage. into something highly desir- into this possibility. Unfortunately, it was discov- able,” Malloy says. He has Artisan-aged beef is not

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What Is That? How Do I Use It? Coop Food Tours in the Coop The genius of the frigid weather It is now that we can hold Band Nite is that it drives people together— our hands cupped together we head indoors and congregate and accept it all one by one The Fun Committee is Now that the holiday is over each by each we can rest in each other's company everything we need looking for bands we can be alert to each other's needs Everyone can be a guest— The Park Slope Food Coop (various genres including rock, folk every seat a place of distinction Refuge in the Storm rock, funk, indie, etc. ) Now it is plain to see by Myra Klockenbrink the kitchen is the heart of the home to perform at event on pots pipe and simmer the oven yields steaming loaves May 1, 2010 at everyone eats and exclaims Monday February 8 and holds their hunger February 22 Old First Church. like the best confidante noon to 1:00 p.m. of all we crave: and 1:30 t0 2:30 p.m. closeness, sweet kindness You can join in any time during a tour. Please contact Sarah Safford at love-full understanding [email protected] or drop off demo CD with Mary Gerety at the Coop. Deadline for submission is February 28th.

The Coop Concert Committee produces and coordinates the monthly Coffeehouse concerts The Park Slope Food Coop given in conjunction with Agenda Committee ("“AC”) the Booklyn Society for Ethical Culture. is seeking qualified nominees The committee needs someone with to stand for election and serve professional experience doing public relations on the committee. and events promotion to send out Quickbooks press releases, find and use free listings, The AC was established by the General Meeting (“GM”) to Help Needed help facilitate the timely presentation of Coop business to the social networking/internet, etc, (there is NO bud- members attending the monthly meeting. get available for this). Must be self-starting and Seeking a member proficient in Quickbooks reliable, with a good Coop attendance record. In addition to assembling the monthly agenda and maintaining records of items submitted, the AC works with members who to get Park Slope Food submit items for consideration by the GM and may need Coop workslot credit assistance formulating proposals and discussion points. by doing work for the The AC meets the first Tuesday of every month at 8PM at the South Bronx Food Coop. Committee members are also required to attend Cooperative. If you are five (5) GMs per year. interested in learning more about this In addition, committee members caucus by telephone and via e-mail as needed to facilitate committee business. workslot opportunity, please contact Zena Qualifications include a cooperative spirit, experience working Nelson at the in a committee environment, and an ongoing interest in the South Bronx Food Please respond, business of the Coop. Interested members contact Glenn Brill Cooperative at with a résumé showing prior experience, at [email protected]. to [email protected]. [email protected].

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my work. The Coop was like to cook? I don’t like to New Faces at the Coop exactly what I had been cook, but I make a lot of noo- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 looking for. dles and order a lot of sushi. What is your cur- What has surprised you a Coordinator, what would rent mode of trans- about the Coop members? Carline Aurélus you be doing as a dream portation (i.e. how do They are more attractive than Where we can likely find job? Working to help raise up you get to work)? Cur- the general population. you at the Coop? On the the peasantry in Haiti, my rently living in Ditmas What led you to a career Coop shopping floor, in the homeland. I also would like to Park so a short train at the Coop? I was on the receiving room or in the base- be a versed practitioner with ride gets me here. receiving squad when I first ment. fèy, the herbal plant-based Favorite music? joined the Coop. I loved it so Your most distinctive fea- remedies of the countryside. Most recent playlist: much I decided I wanted to do ture (i.e. do you have red Do you have any hobbies? Ray LaMontagne, Digi- it full-time. Luckily they decid- hair are you 6’5”—how Surfing the Internet. Making tal Underground, The ed to pay me for it. would I pick you out of a jewelry. Eagles and Barry White What is your current crowd)? I have long locks, big Last trip you went on? I What do you love mode of transportation (i.e. eyes and a big smile. I’m hard last traveled to Haiti, where I most about your job? how do you get to work)? I to miss. visited the rural community in Being able to help ride my bike to work almost What is your favorite type Kenscoff where my ancestors Jason Weiner members resolve their every day, even in the winter. of produce the Coop car- are from. problems. Brr. ries? Bananas. Current state of mind? I the Coop is. And being with If you weren’t working as Favorite music? I want to Favorite snack food? am anxious about the future the people who make the a Coordinator, what would have 10,000 of Rufus Wain- Bread of any sort. of my compatriots and coun- Coop what it is. you be doing as a dream wright’s babies. What type of meals do you try after the terrible earth- If you weren’t working as job? I love to brainstorm and What do you love most like to cook? My special quake of Jan. 12. a Coordinator, what would create. My background is in about your job? I love getting mélange (mixture, in French), you be doing as a dream theater. If I had unlim- consisting of quinoa or barley job? I am not sure what my ited funding I would cooked with zucchini, carrots, In addition to the receiving dream job would be, but at open an artist coopera- mushrooms, beets, tomatoes, staff, the Membership Office this time of year I am sure that tive that provided kale or spinach, red onions, also has two new faces. it would be taking place in a housing, income and and celery, served with olive Valerie Ratron-Neal and Jason warm and sunny environment an exhibition space to oil, sea salt and lemon or lime. Weiner. These are two of the (the beach sounds good!). those in residence. I like meat of any kind, espe- essential employees that tend Do you have any hobbies? Do you have any cially fritay with griot, our to the “people” part of our When I am not at the Coop, I hobbies? I shoot and national fried pork and side Coop community. spend time with my family. I edit videos in my spare dish (in Haiti). like to cook. I like to go run in time. I’m an avid tin- What has surprised you Valerie Ratron-Neal the park with my kids and the kerer. I’m a sucker for about the Coop members? Where we can likely find dog, and I practice yoga on a karaoke. How much we are alike and you in the Coop? The Mem- regular basis. Last trip you went alive. bership Office. Last trip you went on? on? Atlantic City. It’s What led you to a career Your most distinctive fea- Door County, Wisconsin. weird I know. Stranger at the Coop? Destiny. Whim- ture? According to my hus- than that, I didn’t go to sy. Love of food, people and band, my most distinctive gamble. community. feature is friendliness. Jason Weiner Current state of What is your Where we can likely find mind? Looking forward JANDA BY JUDY PHOTOS Jackie Memenza favorite type of pro- you in the Coop? In the Mem- to a year full of new duce the Coop car- bership Office or on the shop- opportunities to grow and to hang out with so many ries? Broccoli rabe, ping floor doing Tech Support. learn. (Editor’s note: Jason was awesome and interesting peo- arugula, and wild leek Your most distinctive fea- prepping to get engaged when ple, and I like being active all to only name a few. ture? More hair on my face we talked… hope that went day. Favorite snack than the top of my head. well!) If you weren’t working as food? I like very much What is your favorite type a Coordinator, what would to snack on nuts and of produce the Coop car- you be doing as a dream seeds (any)! ries? Brussels Sprouts! I love Jackie Memenza job? I would probably be in What type of meals those little guys. What’s your most distinc- school, or working in film or do you like to cook? Favorite snack food? In tive feature? I’m tall dark television. Big ones to share with bulk: Sesame Sticks or Fruit and handsome. And Single. Do you have any hobbies? friends and family. Source Yogurt Almonds. In What is your favorite type The Coop is my life, but I also What has surprised refrigerated: Garlic-stuffed of produce the Coop car- like bike rides, watching you about the Coop olives and the mini samosas. ries? I eat about a dozen sat- movies, working on video pro- members? Their abili- What type of meals do you sumas every day. I am about jects, and playing Wii. ty to get along so well like to cook? I love to cook 30% vitamin C right now. Last trip you went on? in spite of their num- anything and everything: Favorite snack food? Minnesota to visit one of my Valerie Ratron-Neal ber and diversity. Recent Coop-created favorites: Green Apple Licorice! I need friends. What led you to a pork and beef cocktail meat- to go get some right now. Current state of mind? What is your current career at the Coop? Perhaps balls with a brown sugar beer What type of meals do you Huh? ■ mode of transportation (how it (the members’ ability to get sauce, frittata with garlic do you get to work)? Bike, along) is part of the reason sautéed spinach, olives and foot, bus, train, dollar van. why I applied for the job after feta cheese, pumpkin cheese- The Ecokvetch Favorite music? I like any- enjoying the Coop for 10 years cake with a gingersnap crust. thing with rhythm, with a as a member . What has surprised you is now on Facebook, beat: konpa, rasin, mizik anga- What is your current about the Coop members? je, soca, zouk, etc... But I also mode of transportation (how How far some of them travel representing the like American country music do you get to work)? Bike—it to do their workslot. Park Slope and chansonnettes français- is a very convenient 15-block What led you to a career es. ride. at the Coop? I had been deal- Food Coop’s What do you love most Favorite music? Rock and ing with the inconsistencies of Environmental about your job? Dealing with roll. waiting tables during a reces- people, being around my co- What do you love most sion. I was looking for a job Committee. workers, being productive. about your job? Being a part where I would have more of a If you weren’t working as of the great adventure that social/ethical connection to

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Hearing Officer Committee Seeks New Members ARE YOU A The Hearing Office Committee is seeking two new members. The committee conducts and presides over disciplinary hearings, ensures that hearings proceed BROOKLYN-BASED in an efficient and unbiased manner and, after a randomly selected Deciding Group FILMMAKER? has decided whether an accused member violated a Coop rule, determines what disciplinary action should be taken against the member. Applicants should be Coop Would you like to members in good standing for at least two years, have good attendance records and preferably have judicial, arbitration, mediation or legal backgrounds. screen your work at the Coop? Members of the committee meet and earn workslot credit on an as-needed basis only, that is, when hearings are required. Therefore these members must maintain regular Coop workslots in good standing or be FTOP members in good standing. Then submit your film for possible inclusion in The nature of the committee’s work requires that all members maintain strict the Coop’s Friday Night confidentiality with respect to all matters on which they work. Screening Series. The committee seeks an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop membership at large. If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive Those interested, please telephone Marian Hertz of the Hearing Officer Committee one FTOP credit for screening and offering a at 212-440-2743 or email at [email protected]. Q+A with your film. If you’re not a member, it’s still a chance to spread the word about your work and build your fan base by screening for a local audience. Professional Diversity Consultant Needed We accept documentary and fiction, both The Diversity and Equality Committee seeks a professional diversity con- features and shorts (we program shorts as a sultant to review and provide input on the committee’s strategic recommen- group). Please email Faye Lederman for details at [email protected] or mail your DVD dations based on last year’s survey. Total time needed approximately 4–5 to: Faye Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E Fort Lee, NJ 07024 hours. Workslot credit will be provided. Experience developing diversity programs at large, volunteer-based organizations is especially welcomed. Interested parties should contact committee co-chair George Perlov by email at [email protected].

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Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY January 28, 2010 7 Coop Member Dumps Law School To Sell His Homemade Pastrami By Hayley Gorenberg

oop member Noah Bernamoff calls aban- “There are a lot of liberal, making it hard to cut thinly. thyme, and rosemary. After doning his studies at Brooklyn Law School self-hating Jews around here “I’m allowed to do my own days of curing (the more salt, to make his own pastrami “jump[ing] into who have not had a good Jew- thing. I prefer to be an origi- the quicker the cure), he C ish meal in a long time,” he nator and not a copycat. You smokes it over oak (in contrast the deep end of a cold pool feet first.” opined. “I’m not religious, but want to talk about authentici- to more common roasting, that doesn’t mean my cultural ty? I’m doing everything. without smoke), and finally By press time, the Health Off to Brooklyn! affinity is any weaker.” What happened to curing and steams the meat at least three Department is due to have About that time, Cohen He does believe, however, smoking your own meat?” He hours, to restore moisture. visited Mile End, Bernamoff’s found a job in New York City that an important compo- paused for breath and reflec- Mile End will also feature 19-seat, fledgling Jewish deli, working on audio tours for nent of the culture runs the tion, and concluded, “I turkey smoked over apple- and with luck, he will be open venerable institutions like the risk of fading away. “Jews should add that…I’ve gotten wood and salmon smoked for business at 97A Hoyt Metropolitan Museum of Art, don’t have a cuisine of our better!” with olivewood. While wait- Street in Boerum Hill, near the Guggenheim, Whitney, own anymore,” he said. “It’s New York Magazine and Edible ing for the inspections that Hoyt and Atlantic Ave., plying San Francisco Museum of gone. These recipes literally Brooklyn have also previewed would allow him to turn on the arrival of the gas, Bernamoff has per- Mile End with fected his concoctions on a anticipation. hot plate, precariously pick- Bernamoff ling and canning in his win- showed off the ter-chilled space. recipe he’s been perfect- Like-minded at the Coop ing in the cold Powered by appreciation space. He of good food, he and his wife pulled out a joined the Park Slope Food refrigerated Coop within a week of mov- tray of curing ing to Brooklyn three years beef brisket, ago. He does a food process- wafting tanta- ing shift in the basement, lizing fresh gar- and Cohen is on a shopping lic, which he squad. had combined “If you’re a member of the with salt, sugar, Coop, it means you love Left: Noah Bernamoff shows off his homemade pastrami. and coriander food,” Bernamoff said. “I love Right: Bernamoff’s Mile End Delicatessen seed, spiked walking in there and seeing further with the vegetables. To me it’s like bay leaf, a work of art.” ■ Modern are dying. Every culture Art, and seems to have its restaurant, the Louvre. but Jews don’t. People say,

PHOTOS BY LISA COHEN PHOTOS The couple ‘Look at my law business!’ Interested in Engaging Coop Work? moved to ‘Look at my shmatta busi- locals with his garlic- Park Slope, and Bernamoff ness.’ But no one says, ‘Look Disciplinary Committee Seeks NEW Members swathed, coriander-spiced, confessed he may have at my food!’” home-cured smoked meat. enrolled in law school to What’s left of New York #If you are good at: The Canada native fol- “overcompensate for being in delis too often runs “so much Communicating • Problem solving • Dealing with lowed his then-girlfriend, a band.” closer to McDonald’s than difficult situations • Investigating We need you! now wife Rae Cohen (who “I was miserably going home cooked Jewish food,” works a shopping squad) to about my days,” he said. At he opined. The DC is seeking new members to work with us on making the Coop the best place it can be for everyone. Brooklyn three years ago. He the end of his second year of Who does Bernamoff turn Being a DC member offers the opportunity to be involved in impor- had completed college at school, in May 2009, he to as his meat supplier? Pat tant, interesting and challenging work. We contribute more time than McGill University in Montre- looked around him and saw LaFrieda, an old New York regular monthly shift (much of it is done from home via phone & e-mail. al, and promptly picked up other students searching wholesaler. We are seeking members prepared to make a substantial and consistent his bass guitar and joined a fruitlessly for work. “The econ- commitment to the Coop (you will get credit for overtime hours) rock band, the Lovely Feath- omy was tanking, no one had Previews Pouring In Some of our work includes: ers. Night gigs with no day jobs. I looked at my prospects, Bernamoff’s already felt • Investigating allegations of misbehavior by members, such as failing to report for or to complete shifts, bringing in non-members to shop, shop- job left him stretches of time and I figured ‘now or never,’” the sting of criticism from ping while suspended, stealing, using racist, sexist, homophobic or nasty without commitments, and he said. And he made the established delis. As pre- language against other Coop members and staff, etc. during his off hours he wan- break. “In a way I’m almost so viewed by the New York Times a • Participating in disciplinary hearings dered through Montreal food naïve that I can do this.” few weeks ago, the descrip- • Mediating disputes between Coop members • Engaging in problem-solving and policy issues related to the DC’s work shops, especially the tradi- He found a small storage tion of his meats sounded tional Jewish delis in the Mile garage at 97A Hoyt Street, mouthwatering, but his We recognize the importance of various points of view when consider- End neighborhood. “completely raw,” cement, meat-slicing technique was ing cases brought to us. WE ARE SEEKING A CANDIDATE POOL THAT Three years later, Lovely lacking even a gas meter, and sharply critiqued by none REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COOP’S MEMBERSHIP. Feathers disintegrated. (“We began spicing meat and plan- other than the general man- Requirements for Candidates: were five Jewish boys in a ning his Jewish deli. ager of Schwartz’s Deli- • Coop members for at least a year & have good attendance records band; it’s unheard of,” Inspired by his grandmoth- catessen, a Montreal eatery • attend an evening meeting approximately every six weeks. quipped Bernamoff. “We were er, the cook of the family, who that inspired him. Candidates with experience in writing, investigation, conflict-resolution, never meant to be.”) By then, died this past summer, he Bernamoff still smarts a or mental health professionals encouraged to apply. Use of a computer though, he had developed his moved closer to Jewish cultural bit, pointing out that his cur- and email is essential. passion for a Romanian spe- traditions (at least the edible ing, smoking, and steaming Interested? Please call Jeff: 718-636-3880 cialty, smoked pastrami. ones), even as he eschewed a process breaks down the religious connection. meat’s connective tissue,

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Feb. 19 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Society 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 Harmonic 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. Insurgence *Shoppers must be on a checkout line is an a cappella vocal 15 minutes after closing time. ensemble. In four-part Childcare Hours: harmony, through songs Monday through Sunday from many cultures we 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. respond to the dramatic Telephone: events of our times, pas- 718-622-0560 sionately crying out for jus- Web address: tice, freedom, and peace. www.foodcoop.com We sing the extraordinary arrangements of Gene Glickman, alternately pow- Park Slope local singer and guitarist erful and shocking, Mamie Minch mournful, sweet, and joy- sounds something like a well-fleshed out ous. Russell Joel Brown, 78 record. She's known around town for Chris Carlson, Ellen her Peidmont style fingerpicking chops, Davidson, Gene Glickman, her big deep voice and her self-penned The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Mara Goodman, Bobby Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. antique sounding songs. She's played Greenberg, Mark music all over the world and Brooklyn, with Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Karwowski, Nicholas Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- all kinds of excellent people, including Panken, Don Raphael & erwise discriminatory. Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, Jimbo Marie Robinson The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. Mathis, and CW Stoneking. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. in the Coop Calendar opposite. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles This Issue Prepared By: that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden services. Last Sunday Erik Lewis January 31 R Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Editor (development): Wally Konrad Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which Second Saturday Tom Moore are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette let- February 13 E Reporters: Hayley Gorenberg 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ters policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, Nicole Feliciano all submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and Third Thursday Adriana Velez if necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guid- February 18 ed by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. C Art Director (development): Mike Miranda standard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation of fact from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudi- On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Illustrators: Rod Morrison mentary fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual area at the Coop. Y Cathy Wassylenko content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to Photographers: Lisa Cohen contact and communicate with writers regarding any proposed Ingrid Cusson editorial changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to Kevin Ryan respond to and be available to editors to confer about their arti- PLASTIC S cles. If there is no response after a reasonable effort to contact What plastics do we accept? Traffic Manager: Monona Yin the writer, an editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial Until further notice: Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Andrew Rathbun Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and ers, transparent only, labels ok Proofreader: Susan Brodlie placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop Photoshop: Adam Segal • #5 plastic cups, tubs, and specifically disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for Preproduction: Susan Louie submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N Art Director (production): Doug Popovich Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf •NOTE: We are no longer accepting Desktop Publishing: Lee Schere #2 #4 of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, or type plastics. Kris Britt business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G Maxwell Taylor category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Editor (production): Nancy Rosenberg (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classi- We close up promptly. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the fied ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Final Proofreader: Teresa Theophano collection end time to allow for inspection and be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). sorting of your plastic. Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: New Media Printing, Bethpage, NY.

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 10.01.28 p01-16.qxd1/28/1011:50AMPage9 • BeingAbsentfromtheGM: • SigninginattheMeeting: • ChildcarecanbeprovidedatGMs: • AttendtheentireGM: Squadsnot eligible: • Certain • Two attendancecreditsperyear: GM • AdvanceSign-uprequired: do notcalltheMembershipOffice withGMcancellations. you removeyournameifknow cannotattend.Please passed aroundduringthemeeting. Workslot CreditAttendanceSheet. Office atleastoneweekpriortothemeetingdate. for theentire because coveringabsentmembersistoodifficult.) and FTOPcommittees.(SomeCommitteesareomitted Processing, Office,Maintenance,Inventory, Construction, workslot-credit programtwotimespercalendaryear. below fordetails. name tothesign-upsheetin Meeting hasbeenourdecision-making the instructionsheetsbysign-upboard. participation intheCoop’s decision-makingprocess. workslot-credit programwascreatedtoincrease decisions andsetCooppolicy. TheGeneral-Meeting-for- General Meeting(GM)membersgathertomake Channels: 56(TimeWarner), 69(CableVision). FRIDAYS 2:30p.m.withareplayat10:30 Inside theParkSlopeFoodCoop The CooponCableTV www.foodcoop.com The CoopontheInternet page foranswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions. www.foodcoop.com andlookatthe“JoinCoop” Have questionsaboutOrientation?Pleasevisit 622-0560 duringofficehours. the MembershipOffice.Visit inpersonorcall718- To pre-register, visitwww.foodcoop.com orcontact all ofthefourweeklyNewMemberOrientations. Coop membership.Pre-registrationisrequiredfor Attending anOrientationisthefirststeptoward New MemberOrientations It ispossibletocancelwithout penalty. We doaskthat 2.Please alsosignintheattendancebookthatis 1. AfterthemeetingChairwillprovide Please notifyanOfficeCoordinatorintheMembership In ordertoearnworkslotcredityoumustbepresent Eligible: Shopping,Receiving/Stocking,Food Each membermaytakeadvantageoftheGM-for- Some restrictionstothisprogramdoapply. Pleasesee To beeligibleforworkslotcredit,youmustaddyour Since theCoop’sin 1973,theGeneral inception Following isanoutlineoftheprogram.

COOP CALENDAR WORKSLOT NEEDS and ReceiveWork Credit interested. Charlene [email protected] patient whentypingdata.Pleasecontact We arelookingformemberswhocarefuland Accuracy andattentiontodetailareimportant. be enteredintoaFilemakerProdatabase. you! InformationfromtheVisitor Logneedsto ferent databases?Thenthisworkslotmaybefor working onaMacandtogglingbetweentwodif- ing difficult-to-readhandwriting?Comfortable for detailsandaccuracy?Doyouenjoydecipher- Do youenjoydoingdataentry?Areastickler 3:30 to6:15p.m. 6:00 to8:30p.m.orSaturday, Monday-Thursday, 7:30to10:15p.m.,Friday, Visitor LogDataEntry meeting. Attend aGM the elevatorlobby. For fulldetails,see body. Atthe Read the LETTERS &VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: Gazette Deadlines GENERAL MEETING:7:00p.m. TUE, FEB23 General Meeting. Submissions willbeconsideredfortheFeb23 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS:8:00p.m. TUE, FEB3 General MeetingInfo e 5ise 7:00p.m.,Wed, Feb17 7:00p.m.,Wed, Feb3 Feb 25issue: Feb 11issue 7:00p.m.,Mon,Feb15 CLASSIFIED ADSDEADLINE: 7:00p.m.,Mon,Feb1 Feb 25issue: Feb 11issue ions, needs and concerns of every member.ions, needsandconcernsof every accessible toallandrespect theopin- strive tomaketheCoop welcoming and oppose discriminationin anyform.We mitted todiversityand equality. We tion andtheenvironment. others abouthealthandnutrition,coopera- lead byexample,educatingourselvesand friendly producers.We We recycle. to try tions. We prefertobuyfromlocal,earth- share withotherspeciesandfuturegenera- impact ofourlifestylesontheworldwe the environment.We strivetoreducethe toxic, sustainableagriculture.We respect exploitation ofothers.We supportnon- avoid productsthatdependonthe cessed andhealthfulfoods.We seekto emphasis onorganic,minimallypro- We offeradiversityofproductswithan of andsupportthecooperativemovement. selling agentforanyindustry. We areapart buying agentforourmembersandnota ethical employerandneighbor. We area equally. We strivetobearesponsibleand we shareresponsibilitiesandbenefits principles. Onlymembersmayshop,and ble withinthecontextofourvaluesand enables ustokeeppricesaslowpossi- through cooperationandteamwork labor: workingtogetherbuildstrust business. Asmembers,wecontributeour alternative tocommercialprofit-oriented ber-owned andoperatedfoodstore— The Park SlopeFood Coopisamem- Gazette Park SlopeFood Coop Mission Statement Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY Are youanearlyriserwithaloveofcleaning Monday orWednesday, 6:00to8:00a.m. Cleaning Shopping FloorSet-upand sign upforthisworkslot. buyer. PleasecontacttheMembershipOfficeto be trainedbyandworkwiththeCoop’s beer requests. You willworkwithapartnerand beer, andwillingtoberesponsivemember in beer, abitmeticulous,abletoliftcasesof folks whoareknowledgeableand/orinterested and Saturdaymornings.We arelookingfor organize thebeershelvesweekdayafternoons The Coopisseekingmemberstostockand Monday toFriday, 3:30p.m. Beer EnthusiastSquad while you’restanding onlineORonlineatwww.foodcoop.com We arecom- an vote •Announcements,etc. the meeting)•Meetingevaluation •BoardofDirectors Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) (7:30p.m.) Reports Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Warm Up(7:00p.m.) Meeting Format call EllenWeinstat intheoffice. last Tuesday ofthemonth.Ifyouhaveaquestion,please of eachmonthtoplantheagendaforGMheldon form. 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The GeneralMeetingisheldonthelastTuesday ofeach February 23,7:00p.m. Next Meeting:Tuesday, every GeneralMeeting. are availableattheCoopCommunityCornerand the AnnualMeetinginJune.CopiesofCoop’s bylaws every GeneralMeeting.Boardmembersareelectedat almost everyGeneralMeetingdecisionattheendof required toactlegallyandresponsibly, hasapproved General Meetings.TheBoardofDirectors,whichis meetings andtoreceivetheadviceofmembersat General MeetingsbyrequiringtheBoardtohaveopen Board ofDirectors.TheCoopcontinuedthetradition porated in1977,wehavebeenlegallyrequiredtoa Coop’s decision-makingprocess.SincetheCoopincor- monthly GeneralMeetingshavebeenatthecenterof From ourinceptionin1973tothepresent,open Our GoverningStructure • Exploremeetingliterature • EnjoysomeCoopsnacksSubmitOpenForumitems Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If Report •CommitteeReports Agenda (8:00p.m.) in thisissue. Coop CommunityCornerandmayalsoappearelsewhere General Meeting All Aboutthe enter datafromvouchersheetsintoanExcel The Coopneedsdetail-orientedmembersto Thursday, 7:00to9:45a.m. Tuesday, 6:00to8:45p.m.or Voucher DataEntry interested. Membership Officeat718-622-0560ifyouare [email protected] orthroughthe crowded. PleasecontactCynthiaPennycookeat who wantstoworkwhentheCoopisnot independently. Greatopportunityforsomeone meticulous, detailorientedandabletowork floor checkoutstations.Mustliketoclean,be a staffpersontosetupandcleantheshopping and organizing?Work underthesupervisionof • FinancialReportCoordinators’ • Theagendaispostedatthe (unless thereisavotetoextend • MeettheCoordinators Open Forumisatimefor January 28,2010 CONTINUED ONPAGE15 9 10.01.28 p01-16.qxd 1/28/10 11:50 AM Page 10

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Food Class: Lucid Food: Cooking feb 2 Agenda Committee Meeting mar 4 tue 7 pm thu 7:30 pm For an Eco-Conscious Life The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the Louisa Shafia is the author of the new cookbook Lucid Food: agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life (Ten Speed Press), a col- committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. lection of seasonal recipes and eco-friendly advice on cooking, Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Susan Baldassano, Coordinator food shopping and entertaining. Louisa is a graduate of The Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, and has cooked at notable Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be held restaurants in New York and San Francisco, including Aquavit, Pure Food and Wine, on Tuesday, February 23, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Millennium and Roxanne’s. In 2004, with a mind to bringing sustainable practices to Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. the world of fine catering, Louisa started the eco-friendly Lucid Food consultancy. Menu includes a green smoothie; cabbage, apple and dulse salad; and congee with veg- feb 13 Valentine Card Making etables and fresh herbs. Materials fee: $4. sat 3:30 - 5:30 pm For Everyone Bring family and friends! Children under 10 years old should be accom- mar 5 panied by an adult. We will supply glue, markers, and paper. Bring any fri 7 pm Film Night other special art materials you would like to use with you. We are looking for art supply donations like buttons, fabric, recycled paper, maga- Film title to be announced. zines, newspaper, and cardboard. To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, Event takes place at the Old Stone House, 336 Third St., in Washington Park. [email protected]. feb 19 Harmonic Insurgence and fri 8 pm Mamie Minch Acupuncture and the Treatment The repertoire of Harmonic mar 7 Insurgence, an acappela vocal sun 12 pm Of Digestive Disorders ensemble, comes from many cultures and includes songs of work, Acupuncture is an effective way to keep the body healthy, happy and clean, especially when love, peace, comradeship and struggle. Also, Park Slope local used in conjunction with smart food choices. Join us to find out how to improve your happi- singer and guitarist Mamie Minch sounds something like a ness by improving your digestive tract! Coop member Kimberly Russell, MS, CNC, RYT-500, well fleshed-out 78rpm record. She’s known around town for her Peidmont-style fin- holds a Masters in Health and Healing as a Certified Nutritional Counselor. Natasha Kubis, gerpicking chops, her big deep voice and her self-penned antique-sounding songs. L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM) is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of New York. She’s played music all over the world and Brooklyn, with all kinds of excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, mar 9 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.) • $10 • doors open at 7:45. tue 7 pm Safe Food Committee Film Night The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Film title to be announced. To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741.

feb 23 tue 7 pm PSFC FEB General Meeting Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of mar 12 the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and fri 7:30 pm Meet Your Mind the status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office and at all General Meetings. Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social A class in basic meditation. The fundamental nature of our mind is stable, strong and Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives. This is a basic meditation class for beginners and anyone who would like a renewed understanding of the technique. Coop member Allan Novick has practiced meditation since mar 2 1975 and is a meditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Center. tue 7 pm Agenda Committee Meeting The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the

agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with mar 13 committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. sat 12 pm Nutrition Response Testing Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Join us for a look at Nutrition Response Testing. Diane Paxton, MS, LAc, will explain Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be how NRT can identify the underlying reason your body is creating symptoms and help held on Tuesday, March 23, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield you design a personalized clinical nutrition program to have you looking and feeling Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. better than you have in years. For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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mar 13 The Energetics of mar 20 Release Stress and Discover sat 3 pm Fertility and Sexuality sat 10:30 am Your Strength and Power Enhancing fertility naturally: what our grandmothers never told us, reading our body’s sig- Learn exercises and meditations to use throughout the day so that you can release nals. Obstacles to fertility: patterns of imbalance. “Unexplained infertility” explained. stress and tap into your natural enthusiasm and joy for life. Coop member Cara Franchi, Improving the odds: tilling the soil, preparing the body for the rigors of pregnancy. Nutrition LCSW, CASAC, is a licensed therapist, addictions counselor and Adjunct Professor at and lifestyle choices for your body type. The physiology of pleasure: sexuality and health. the NYU Graduate School of Social Work. She will teach easy-to-learn meditations and Working with art: East and West side by side. Lara Rosenthal is a licensed acupuncturist and exercises; show you ways to relax in the midst of stressful situations; help you to access board-certified Chinese herbologist specializing in Women’s Health and Fertility. your strength and power when you need it most; and discuss the profound benefits of a daily practice. mar 13 sat 6 pm Beyond Collapse The Copenhagen Conference has passed for now, but Jared Diamond’s book, Collapse, mar 20 Esperanto: A Cooperative endures as a thought-provoking survey, ranging from Easter Island to the Greenland Vikings sat 2 pm to Haiti, Rwanda and China. He discusses corporations and citizen action. Another story Tool Toward World Friendship not in Diamond’s book is that of the Danish citizen initiative that created the modern wind industry, a leading effort in renewable energy. Coop member Mark Rego-Monteiro has pre- Esperanto is a fascinating language, useful in meeting people in China, France, Cuba, sented at Social Justice Conferences and founded WakeUPDemocracy.org. Japan, Israel and most countries. Being hosted, via Pasporta Servo, it is free in a thousand locales. Designed to be easy, Esperanto is often mastered on-line for free. Activists world- wide link friendship and peace. Come to an introductory lesson, including songs. Coop mar 13 Our Fourth Biennial member Neil is a retired teacher, and a UN volunteer. He has traveled to 32 countries sat 7 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show using Esperanto. Hear some experiences and share your stories from a linguistic viewpoint. Coop finalists, ages 4-18, from the previously held January auditions, will appear in the show at the Old First Church, Carroll St. and Seventh Ave. Admission is $5; refreshments for sale. mar 21 Nonmembers are welcome. sun 12 pm Six Healing Sounds of Qi Gung Each of six Qi Gung exercises is performed with a sound that has a healing resonance with a body organ: liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and triple burner. The mar 19 The Second Gun: Who Really “life/breath” of each organ can be strengthened with regular practice. This workshop is fri 7:30 pm limited to 15 participants. Please reserve by calling 718-622-0122. Presented by Killed Robert Kennedy? licensed acupuncturist and long-time Coop member Ann E. Reibel-Coyne. Do not miss this chance to see this rare 1973 investigative documentary on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Reporter Theodore Charach, who was in the Ambassador Hotel the night of the assassination, interviews eyewitnesses and key figures of the RFK case shortly after the assassination. This groundbreaking film is mar 23 Handling Your Child’s Anger, an excellent introduction to the controversies surrounding this terrible event that tue 7 pm struck down the 1968 presidential hopeful. Rob Falotico is a six-year member of Frustration or Fears the Coop and a researcher of the assassinations of the 1960s and other deep Many children don’t know what to do with the anger, frustration or fear that can build American political events. up in their daily routines, so they show it to their parents! Hear some ways to help your child with these important issues. Coop member Sharon C. Peters, M.A., is the founder and director of Parents Helping Parents, in Park Slope, and has worked with hundreds mar 19 Kathleen Payne and of individual families for more than 15 years. fri 8 pm Cara Schwarz Kathleen Payne, a native Brooklynite, sings in a wide range of genres, including pop, R&B, classical, musical theater, Latin, mar 23 gospel and country. Cara Schwarz sparkles on stage as she tue 7 pm PSFC MARCH General Meeting combines the beauty of American Sign Language with her own interpretations of contemporary and classic folk songs into a form of musical theater. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how to Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.) • $10 • doors open at 7:45. the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop the status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. office and at all General Meetings. Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue.

mar 27 Dynamic Posture apr 10 Household Goods Swap mar 27 Adult Clothing Exchange apr 10 Nutrition apr 1 Food Class apr 13 Safe Food Committee Film Night apr 6 Agenda Committee Meeting apr 15–17 Blood Drive apr 9 Film Night apr 16 The Very Good Coffeehouse Coop Concert Series

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FUN COMMITTEE REPORT Children’s Variety Show Coming March 13 Photos and text by Dalienne Majors, for the Fun Committee

The Park Slope Food Coop’s Fun Committee held auditions for the Children’s Variety Show on January 9 and 17. Martha Siegel presided over the auditions, assisted by other committee members. The young, talented performers included a string ensemble, several solo violinists, a cellist, hip-hop and rhythm tap dancers, original songwriters and singers, a flutist, a pianist, a percussionist, an orator and a large troupe of jugglers. The show is bound to be great entertainment for young and old alike. The PSFC Children’s Variety Show will be held at Old First Church on Saturday, March 13, at 7 p.m.

Photos clockwise: The four violinists (from left to right) Cyan Hunte, Genie Verdiner, Aliyah Verdiner and Kaylen Hunte; seated playing cello, Akari Hunte; flutist Jonah Murphy; singers Amelia Mosher-Smith and Lilly Anderson; Fun Committee members (from left to right) Martha Siegel, Len Heisler, Sasha Silverstein and Ginny Wiehardt.

Board of Directors Election

The General Meeting & the Board of The Board of Directors conducts votes at the The Environmental Directors end of every GM whether to accept the From our inception in 1973 to the present, advice of the members that night. Members Committee has a blog! the monthly General Meeting has been the of the Board are required to act legally and decision-making body of the Coop. Since responsibly. the Coop incorporated in 1977, we have Please visit often been legally required to have a Board of Openings for timely news and Directors. We have two three-year terms and one two- information year term open this year. The Bylaws of the Park Slope Food Coop from the PSFC state: “The portion of the Board of Candidate Deadline Environmental Directors meeting that is devoted to If you wish to place your name into Committee. receiving the advice of the mem- nomination, you must declare your bers shall be known as the Gener- candidacy by Monday, March 1. al Meeting…. The members who Please submit a statement of up to gather to give advice to the direc- 750 words to Gazette Submis- tors may choose to vote in order [email protected]. Please include a to express their support or oppo- small photo for publication in the We’re sition for any of the issues Linewaiters’ Gazette and the mem- blogging that have come before the ber proxy mailing. about our meeting.” activities at the Coop, Deciding and Voting as well as Duties of the Directors Candidates will have the opportunity to pre- The Board of Directors is comprised of five sent their platform at the March 23, 2010, Gen- environmental events elected Coop members and the senior Gen- eral Meeting. of interest at the Coop eral Coordinator present. Members serve and beyond. three-year terms. Members of the Board are Every member will receive a proxy package expected to attend GMs monthly. They in the mail in late May. Members may vote receive Coop work credit for their atten- by returning their ballot by mail or by bring- Find us at: dance. ing it to the Coop. Members may also vote http://ecokvetch.blogspot.com/ at the Annual Meeting on June 29, 2010.

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serving, and that we have to fight. members. The Coop, and our country, LETTERS POLICY Membership in the Park Slope will thrive when we openly analyze THE ROLE OF AN OWNER Food Coop is an act of resistance. For together the crises we face and offer We welcome letters from members. OF THE COOP all the arcane rules, for all the crowd- to the community our thinking as we Submission deadlines appear in the ing, for all the time-consuming proce- offer our labor. Coop Calendar. All letters will be dures, we have built and we sustain Susan Metz printed if they conform to the pub- DEAR GAZETTE: an institution running on different Retired lished guidelines. We will not know- The Coop is crowded. More people assumptions—cooperation and col- ingly publish articles which are racist, want to join, and new coops are form- lective responsibility. Institutional- DINING AL DESKO sexist or otherwise discriminatory ing near-by. Our economic model ized in our shopper/worker/owner The maximum length for letters is offers an alternative to commercial enterprise is the commitment that The trouble with al desko 500 words. Letters must include your profit-oriented business as a buying each member accepts responsibility Is that it leaves al messko. name and phone number and be agent for our members and not a sell- to contribute and then share the ben- Your desk is not a tomb; typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- ing agent for any industry (from the efits equally. We don’t have to fight; Why not walk around the room? tors will reject letters that are illegible Mission Statement). We are evidence we can debate. There’s still a better choice or too long. that Another World is Possible. I take Contributing labor is required. We For giving fitness a voice— You may submit on paper, typed or inspiration during these difficult bitch, but we fit in our workslots, Two meals pack sufficient punch— very legibly handwritten, or via email times. understanding that keeps prices rea- Forget the needless lunch. to [email protected] or Living during profound, complex sonable and frequently finding a com- Leon Freilich on disk. and interrelated crises—the environ- fort in the quality of relationships ment, the economy, the wars—we with squad mates. More abstract is Anonymity face a situation more dangerous than our responsibility as owners. There is Unattributed letters will not be any of us living has before confronted. no compulsion to contribute our published unless the Gazette knows Humanity is on a list of endangered thinking. I contend that we can the identity of the writer, and there- species, I contend, because we have address current challenges only by fore must be signed when submitted been organized around the wrong expecting a contribution of ideas from (giving phone number). Such letters principles. each member in addition to one’s will be published only where a reason Most commercial movies and labor. is given to the editor as to why public video games teach that only by cap- When I began as the leader of a identification of the writer would turing one of the limited places of shopping squad about twenty-five impose an unfair burden of embar- power, and defending it with violence, years ago, each squad was expected rassment or difficulty. Such letters can an individual be safe. Weakening to have a brief meeting during the must relate to Coop issues and avoid public schools, hospitals, rent regula- change-over time. We originated any non-constructive, non-coopera- tions, public transportation and infra- granting work credit for attending a tive language. structure reinforces the myth that the GM. A letter to the editor about policy sole purpose of government is the or politics may stimulate conversa- Fairness protection of property and privilege. tion and lead to a new adaptation. In order to provide fair, comprehen- We are pressured in thousands of We can participate in debate about sive, factual coverage: ways to conform to a system that how the Coop should react to unex- 1. The Gazette will not publish organizes our activities and relation- pected crises and thus the collective hearsay—that is, allegations not ships on the principle that people are will access the deep pool of intelli- based on the author's first-hand inherently ruthless, greedy and self- gence and experience within our observation. ILLUSTRATION BY CATHY WASSYLENKO BY CATHY ILLUSTRATION 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are not specific or are not substantiated by factual asser- tions. 3. Copies of submissions that make substantive accusations against specific individuals will be given to those persons to enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response will be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may not CREATIVE? WRITER? TALKATIVE? LAWYER? appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. SOCIAL-BUTTERFLY? WEB-DEVELOPER? The above applies to both articles and letters. The only HELP US GET STARTED exceptions will be articles by Gazette reporters which will be AND MAKE YOUR required to include the response within the article itself.

OWN WORK SHIFT! Respect Beapartofforminganewfoodco-opintheFortGreene Letters must not be personal- Clinton Hill area. PSFC members will receive FTOP credit ly derogatory or insulting, even inexchangefortheirhelp.Toreceivecredit,youshouldbe when strongly criticizing an indi- a PSFC member for at least one year and have an excellent vidual member's actions. Letter attendance record. writers must refer to other people with respect, refrain from calling someone by a nickname that the person never uses him- MORE www.GreeneHillFoodCoop.com self or herself, and refrain from [email protected] | 718-208-4778 comparing other people to odi- INFO ous figures like Hitler or Idi Amin.

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CLASSIFIEDS

BED & BREAKFAST EMPLOYMENT Member of NYSTLA and ATLA. No recovery, no fee. Free consult. SOUTH SLOPE GREEN-2-room P/T BROWNSTONE MAINTE- Manhattan office. Park Slope resi- suite w/private bath for families of NANCE. Lovely brownstone. 8th dent. Long time PSFC member. l-5. Internet, TV, mini-fridge & Ave. Two blocks from PSFC. Adam D. White. 212-577-9710. microwave. Full organic breakfast. Garbage and snow removal. ATTORNEY—Personal Injury Long & short stays. Easy access to Minor repairs, painting and gar- Emphasis—30 years experience in transportation & parking. Sept. dening. Should have some expe- all aspects of injury law. Individual thru May 10% discount to Coop rience in building maintenance. attention provided for entire case. members. www.southslopegreen. References required. email: Free phone or office consultation. com. Linda Wheeler 347-721-6575 [email protected]. Call: Prompt, courteous communica- or [email protected]. 718-789-9796 or 570-396-0187. tions. 20-year Park Slope Food The House on Third St. B+B-beau- Coop member; Park Slope resi- tiful parlor floor thru apt. Queen SERVICES dent; downtown Brooklyn office. bed, private bath, kitchen, deck, Tom Guccione, 718-596-4184, also wi-fi, sleeps 4 or 5 in privacy and TOP HAT MOVERS, INC., 145 Park at www.tguccionelaw.com. comfort. Located in the heart of Place, Bklyn. Licensed and Insured MADISON AVENUE Hair Stylist is the Slope. Call or visit us on the Moving Co. moves you stress-free. right around the corner from the web. Jane White at 718-788-7171, Full line of boxes & packing mate- Food Coop, so if you would like a houseon3st.com. Let us be your rials avail. Free estimates 718-965- really good haircut at a decent Brooklyn Hosts. 0214. D.O.T. #T-12302. Reliable, price, please call Maggie at courteous, excellent references & 718-783-2154. I charge $60.00. always on time. Credit cards COMMERCIAL accepted. Member Better Busi- COMPUTER HELP—Call NY GEEK SPACE ness Bureau. GIRLS. Setup & file transfer; hard- ware & software issues; viruses & PROFESSIONAL OFFICES avail- EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price pop-ups; networking; printer/file able. Ideal for massage therapist, for the entire move! No deceptive sharing; training; backups. Home acupuncturist, psychotherapist, hourly estimates! Careful, experi- or business. Mac and PC. On-site etc. Be part of a holistic center, enced mover. Everything quilt or pick-up/drop-off. References, either in a beautiful Soho section padded. No extra charge for reasonable rates. Long-time Coop or in an excellent Brooklyn neigh- wardrobes and packing tape. Spe- member. 347-351-3031 or info@ borhood. Doctor will introduce all cialist in walkups. Thousands of nygeekgirls.com. patients to you. For information satisfied customers. Great Coop Plastering-Painting-Wallpapering- call 212-505-5055. references. 718-670-7071. over 25 yrs experience of doing the ATTORNEY—Experienced person- finest prep & finish work. One al injury trial lawyer representing room or an entire house. LOW injured bicyclists and other acci- VOC paints used. Fred Becker dent victims. Limited caseload to 718-853-0750. ensure maximum compensation. COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or GazetteSubmissions@ psfc.coop. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. An asterisk (*) denotes a Coop member. FRI, JAN 29 At ThirdRoot Community Center, at Park Slope UMC, 6th Ave and SAT, FEB 13 SAT, FEB 20 380 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn. 8th St. Free. More info: splitestate. OPENING DOORS/Welcoming 12 to 4 p.m. www.homeopathy com. PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Rod BOOK SALE: Thousands of new openhouse.blogspot.com. Change: People’s Music Network GOOD COFFEEHOUSE Music MacDonald. 8-10:30 p.m., Com- & used books plus DVDs, videos, Winter Gathering Concert featur- Parlor: guitarists David Laibman munity Church of New York, 40 E. CDs, records & tapes. Prices start ing Emma’s Revolution, Laven- SUN, JAN 31 and Norman Savitt. 8 p.m. 35th St. (between Madison & at 50 cents. Incredible bargains! der Light Gospel Choir and Adults $10/children $6. Brook- Park). For info call 212-787-3903 Terrific Children’s Corner! Park others. 7:30 p.m. New York Soci- NETWORKING, WINE & CUP- lyn Society for Ethical Culture, or peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- Slope United Methodist Church ety for Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th CAKE TASTING, hosted by 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd gested donation: $15 general/$10 (6th Avenue at 8th Street). 8:30 St. at Central Park West. One MOMASPHERE. Brooklyn Oenol- Street. member/more if you choose, less a.m. – 4:30pm. Donations need- ticket is included with every paid ogy wines & Nine Cakes’ cup- if you can’t/no one turned away. ed! Visit www.parkslopeumc.org registration for the full PMN cakes. To benefit Children Of The for details. THE 25th ANNUAL NEW YORK Winter Gathering. Additional City. Muriel Guepin Gallery, 47 SAT, FEB 6 SWORD DANCE FESTIVAL: The PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Mag- tickets are $15 each in Bergen Street. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m, JOIN THE MARROW REGISTRY festival features 15 teams, as the pie—Laura Warfield, Red Flag. 8- advance/$20 at the door. Tickets $10 online at Momasphere. AND HELP SAVE A LIFE: Park performing groups are known, in 10:30 p.m., Community Church of com & $15 (cash only) at the door. 9TH ANNUAL NIGHT OF MAGIC: Slope mom Jennifer Jones Austin an exciting weekend of perfor- New York, 40 E. 35th St. (between A program of prestidigitation and has been diagnosed with Acute mances in public spaces around Madison & Park). For info call allied arts assembled by Brook- WED, FEB 3 Myeloid Leukemkia and her the city including the Brooklyn 212-787-3903 or peoplesvoice- lyn magician and magic historian chances of surviving are small Heights Library at 3:00 p.m. Visit cafe.org. Suggested donation: Richard Steven Cohn. Seating is FOLK OPEN SING: Come sing unless she has a bone marrow halfmoonsword.org or call 212- $15 general/$10 member/more if limited. All tickets are $15 for this with us. Bring voice, instruments, transplant soon. But first she has 569-4374 for full schedule. Live you choose, less if you can’t/no performance & advance tickets friends. Children welcome. Co- to find a donor! Would you help music! Family friendly. one turned away. may be purchased at Park Slope hosted by the Folk Music Society Jennifer by joining the registry? Copy, 123 7th Avenue. 8:00 p.m. of N.Y., the Ethical Culture Soci- Maybe you could be the match SUN, FEB 14 SUN, FEB 21 The Good Coffeehouse Music ety, & the Good Coffee House. At and save a life! 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Parlor at Brooklyn Society for the Berkeley Carroll School, 181 THE 25th ANNUAL NEW YORK BOOK SALE (afternoon only): Prospect Park West. 7:30-10:00 Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park Lincoln Place (7th & 8th aves.). SWORD DANCE FESTIVAL: The Thousands of new & used books p.m. Info: 718-636-6341. West at 2nd Street. 718-768-2972. Info: 917-364-9944 or festival features 15 teams, as the plus DVDs, videos, CDs, records [email protected]. performing groups are known, in & tapes. Prices start at 50 cents. SAT, JAN 30 FRI, FEB 5 PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Buskin an exciting weekend of perfor- Incredible bargains! Terrific Chil- and Batteau. 8-10:30 p.m., Com- mances in public spaces around dren’s Corner! Park Slope United HOMEOPATHY OPEN HOUSE: “SPLIT ESTATE” FILM SCREEN- munity Church of New York, 40 E. the city including the grand Methodist Church (6th Avenue at Discuss your current health ING and discussion: See the film 35th St. (between Madison & finale at the Brooklyn Museum at 8th Street). 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. issues and experienced home- and join a discussion about efforts Park). For info call 212-787-3903 2:30 p.m. Earlier performances at Details & more info at www.park opaths will suggest a homeo- to protect the NY watershed from or peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- four local churches. Visit half- slopeumc.org. pathic remedy individualized for the dangers of gas drilling. 8 p.m. gested donation: $15 general/$10 moonsword.org or call 212-569- PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN your needs. The consultation member/more if you choose, less 4374 for full schedule. Live lasts 30 minutes and costs $40. if you can’t/no one turned away. music! Family friendly.

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CLASSIFIEDS (CONTINUED) To Submit Classified or Display Ads: HAIR CUTS hair cuts HAIR CUTS: SERVICES-HEALTH VACATIONS Color, Highlights, Lowlights in the Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads convenience of your home or HOLISTIC DENTISTRY in Brooklyn HUDSON VALLEY VACATION at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise– Non-commercial” category mine. Adults $35, kids $15. Call (Midwood) & Manhattan (Soho). COTTAGES. One- to three-bed- Leonora 718-857-2215. Dr. Stephen Goldberg provides room cottages for sale in family- are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Clas- ELECTRICIAN: Art Cabrera 718- family dental care using non-mer- friendly, historic three-season sified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads 965-0327. 37 years in the industry. cury fillings, acupuncture, home- community in Westchester Coun- must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x 3.5" hori- Small jobs to whole houses. opathy, temporo-mandibular (TM) ty, NY. Pool, tennis, hiking, social zontal). Expert in old wiring, troubleshoot- joint therapy & much more. For a activities. $80k–112k, cash sales. Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the ing, LV, 110 + 220. Also can act as no-obligation free initial oral Annual maintenance approx. $4k. elevator. consultant or G. C. Original Coop examination, call 212-505-5055. Sorry, no dogs. rhcottages39@ founder. BIB. Much thanks to the Please bring X-rays. verizon.net or 973-951-8378. hundreds of satisfied customers; HOLISTIC OPTOMETRY: Most eye apologies to the few I’ve disap- doctors treat patients sympto- PEOPLE MEETING pointed. PEACE BE WITH YOU. matically by prescribing ever- increasing prescriptions. We try to BRIDGE GROUP. I would like to find the source of your vision start a bridge group. Beginners problem. Some of the symptoms and intermediates welcome. Call that can be treated include Nancy 718-622-2263. headaches, eye fatigue, computer discomfort, learning disabilities. Convenient Park Slope location. Dr. Jerry Wintrob, 718-789-2020. holisticeyecare.com.

WORKSLOT NEEDS CONTINUED

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Bathroom Cleaning spreadsheet. Accuracy working with num- Wednesday or Thursday, 12 to 2:00 p.m. bers and facility with Excel required. The Work with a partner to deep clean the Coop’s shift on Thursday morning must begin by bathrooms. Tasks include scrubbing floor 7:00 a.m. but you can come as early as 6:00 tiles, cleaning toilets, mopping floors and a.m. You will need to work independently, stocking the bathrooms. You will work with be self-motivated and reliable. Please con- only natural cleaning products. This job is tact Renee St. Furcy at perfect for members who like to clean and are [email protected] or 718-622-0560 if conscientious about doing a thorough job. you are interested. Office Set-up Laundry and Toy Cleaning Tuesday or Thursday 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday or Sunday, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Need an early riser with lots of energy to do This workslot has two responsibilities. You a variety of physical tasks including: setting will load laundry into dryer, fold it and redis- up tables and chairs, buying food and sup- tribute it around the Coop. While the laun- plies, labeling and putting away food and dry is washing/drying, you will clean toys in supplies, recycling, washing dishes and the childcare room. You will be working with making coffee. Sound like your dream come a partner on these tasks. Please contact true? This job might be for you. Please Annette or Jana in the Membership Office speak to Adriana in the Membership Office for further information. for more information.

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The Coop will be closing early for shopping at 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 31 so that we can con- duct our annual Coop-wide inventory. Some shifts will be affected, others will not. Please help inform the membership about this early closing by telling your Coop housemates and friends. EARLY CLOSING!?

Members whose shifts are affected by the closing will be contacted by the Membership Office.

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.

Jose Gabriel Acosta- Cara Cibener Thalia Forbes Phyllis Johnson-Wells Saul MacWilliams Leon Reyz Juliet Stams Reyes Caroline Clark Rachel Fortgang Pierre Joris Stephen Mailer Kristen Rodacker Steven Stromer Adam Aigner-Treworgy Nityda Coleman Yolanda French Gasky Joseph Jared Make Jessica Rodriguez Mark Swier Taharqa Aleem Jeb Colwell Joshua J. Friedman Jean Joyce Julia Malykhina Sarah Rogenes Kate Tarlov Tunde Ra Aleem Kevin Connell Emily Gannett Paul Kahil Paul Manza Julia Rosenfeld Tracey Thorne Elizabeth Ayer Amy Corso Anna-Maria Gasinska Heeyoung Kang Oana Marian Kyle Roush Carolina Torres Carissa Azar Sarah Crabtree Judy Gelb Claudia Kapp Ricardo Marin Katarzyna Rusin Samuel Trott Shireen Barday Jasmine Cruz Alyssa Gibson Liz Kaufman Charles Trey Massey Adam Schildge Nathalie Trytell William Barnett Sarah Culha Cameron Gibson Alex Kelly Samantha McCullough Emil Schmidt Frank Tupacyupanqui Nandi Barton Ruth Curry Andrew Godsberg Mitch Kelly John Miller Miranda Schmidt Telesforo Ishmael Lee Beckford Christine Dalsass Douglas Gomez Ajay Khashu Ian Mitchell George Schreiber Vasquez Erin Bell Dorian L. Davis Terri Gomez Kara Knott Mariana Mogilevich Ben Schwartz Evan Wagner Itay Benzvi Malcolm Davis Miriam Gottfried Anna Knutson Anna Natsume Silvia Secondari Daniel Wallace Catherine Beraud Samuel Davis Dena (Denise) Graham Ekaterina Kosar Adam Newport-Berra Rebecca Sellon Megan Walsh Jane Berentson Caroline DeFrance Philip Graham Chien-ting Kuo Ariane Nonnenmacher Karen Shakerdge Tahanee Ward Mollie Berliss Nicole Desiano Brandon Gribben Jill Landaker Sean O’ Driscoll Mark Shewmaker Camilla Wasserman Jesse Bernath Jennifer Dickman Ian Grunes Charlotte Landrum Lauren Ohayon Wendy Shewmaker Jenna Weinberg Katharine Blodget John Dimenna Megan Guzman Jillian Lange Danny Palaguachi Beth Shumaker Chana Wells Katie Blouse Letitia Doggett Hamidah Ha Tamara Leacock Michael Penland Zachary Silver Rebecca Widiss Emmeline Bock-Lovet R.W. Dolecal Kevin Hall Melissa (Lissa) Lee Knoah Piasek Cheryl Simmons Ben Winter Hugh Boyd Elie Dolgin Travis Harwood Marianne Legard Wendy Ploger Paul Smalera Gordon Wu Elizabeth Bucher A.J Donich Erica Heinz Vivian Leher Elizabeth Pupo-Walker Constantine Sofronis Kera Yonker Erin Carman Renata Dos Santos Jake Honigman Gianna Lemonides Zeyba Rahman Marie Carrie Spinney Valerie Zamor John Carroll Oliver Dungey Philippe Intraligi Jenna Libersky Elizabeth Rainer Claire St Louis Dori Chandler Emily Einhorn Rashida Jackson Seth Lind Kirk Rao Barry St. John Diane Cheadle Lydia Fass Sam Jaffe Leatha Lord Christina Raynock-Kahil Jonathan Stadlin Henio Chierentin Rebecca Fitle Benjamin Jenkins Jason Lucki Beverly Reid Jaime Stams

THANK YOU!

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

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