SPRING GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING BBQ, Meet and Greet at 4 pm, Meeting Starts at 6 pm Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, 100 East Mermaid Lane Agenda: Opening and welcome • Candidate recognition • Approve minutes from Fall 2009 30 GMM • President’s Report • 6pm Last call for election ballots • General Manager’s report At the center of this issue, you will also • Financial update • New store update • WWCP update • Farm/CSA update • Speaker: Yael find a four-page insert from Mt. Airy USA. Details on back page. Lehman, Executive Director of the Food Trust • Q&A • Announce election results Be sure to check it out!

March 2010 Vol. 39 No. 3 The Shuttle Serving the Co-op and the Northwest Community since 1973 30 in Thirty Flickering Light Films Now at 542 Carpenter Lane Equity Campaign by Sara Zia Ebrahimi by Jonathan McGoran, In Spring of 2009, I went against all the Shuttle Editor cautions of an economic downturn and the rise of home entertainment systems and Raising member equity is an important set a lifelong dream into action: starting part of financing any cooperative expan- a neighborhood film series. As an inde- sion, and as we enter the home stretch of pendent filmmaker myself, I had grown our expansion into Chestnut Hill, Weavers frustrated with the limited exhibition op- Way is kicking off our “30 in Thirty” eq- portunities for filmmakers in the U.S., uity campaign. We are asking every single particularly for films whose content fo- member who has not already invested the cused on women, immigrants, and LGBT full $400 to invest an extra $30 during the people. Why should we have to wait to go month of March. We are calling this cam- downtown to see these kinds of movies paign “30 in Thirty,” because on March once a year? I wanted a year long festival 31, this campaign is done. You can make within walking distance of my home. your “30 in Thirty” investment at the cash In 2009, in partnership with dozens register, or, online, click on the “30 in of other filmmakers and festivals, I was Thirty” icon at www.weaversway.coop. able to bring an array of short and feature- Gralin Hughes (www.gralinhughes.com Sara Zia Ebrahimi (l) and Joanna Poses in front of the new home of the Flickering Light Film For more details, see page 24 of this (continued on page 6) issue of the Shuttle. Series, 542 Carpenter Lane. Expansion Update WW Community Grants Available by Kim Spelman-Hall, Chestnut Hill Store Manager by Bonnie Hay, Environment Committee Our Chestnut Hill location is start- along while Philadelphians were shovel- ing to resemble a real market despite the ing themselves out. Weavers Way Environment Committee our community recycling effort, which unreasonable amount of snow that came At this point all of our equipment invites community groups from the sur- was in operation monthly until July 19, in February. We can thank our top-notch has been ordered and is scheduled for rounding area in Mt. Airy, West Oak Lane, 2008. After that time, curbside, single- construction crew from Domus contract- delivery. We now have the fun task of ing company. They have been doing a Germantown, East Falls, and Chestnut stream recycling was initiated in our wonderful job keeping the process rolling Hill to submit proposals for grants. Grant area and our Partnership Recycling effort (continued on page 10) funds are awarded each year for clearly ceased. The volume of materials recycled identifiable public purposes resulting in is directly related to the amount of money West Oak Lane Good Food Fest a tangible improvement for the commu- Weavers Way Environment Committee nity. Most grants are awarded for public now has available to award for grants. purposes that benefit the environment Application and guidelines are available through education and/or gardening proj- from the Environment Committee box ects. Funds may be used for such projects on the second floor of the Weavers Way as planting trees and herbaceous plants, Co-op, 559 Carpenter Lane in Mt. Airy: buying garden equipment, and enhancing and also may be downloaded and printed parks. Some environmentally based edu- from the Weavers Way website at http:// cational programs have also been funded weaversway.coop. Applications must be through this program. received at the Co-op by Monday, April Grant amounts range from $100 to 26, 2010. Anyone requesting a grant will learn within a month of the deadline photo by John Barone $1000, depending on the available funds and the number of qualified applicants. whether they have been selected. Grantees The West Oak Lane Good Food Fest at West Oak Lane Senior Center featured cooking The Environment Committee received will be obliged to submit a report with re- demonstrations, gardening workshops, dancing, and more. Sponsored in part by Weavers ceipts describing exactly how the money Way, the event was organized by the Northwest Food Justice Alliance (NFJA). For more these funds through the Philadelphia Part- info about NFJA, contact Gina Giazzoni at [email protected]. nership Recycling Program as a result of was spent.

Weavers Way Cooperative Association Presorted Standard Ins ide... 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 U.S. Co-op News Community News www.weaversway.coop POSTAGE PAID CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Philadelphia, PA Member Corner 2 GJC Clothing Swap 12 Permit No. 2658 Farm News 3 Philly Honey Fest Kick Off 15 Product News 3 Garden Conservancy 17 Managers Corner 4 Valley Green Co-op Apartments 18 Ode to a Rice Cooker 6 Local Artists at GFS Craft Show 20 Electronic Exchange 7 WCS Kindergarteners at Solly Farm 19 What the Board is Thinking p 9 GRinCH Weird Waste Day 22 2 The Shuttle March 2010

Weavers Way Co-op & Highpoint Cafe Editor’s Membership Corner would like to give A BIG THANK YOU Note by Anaiis Salles, Weavers Way Outreach Coordinator to Liberty Tree & Landscape for plowing our streets! New member stories, longtime member member orientation may be a faint, blur- by Jonathan McGoran wisdom, membership committee up- ry memory. If you need a refresher, take The groundhog said there’d be six dates, juicy tidbits about members’ shin- some time to explore our website, check more weeks of winter, and the weather- ing personal or professional moments, out the YouTube clips in the video gallery, man agreed, but Weavers Way’s farmers highlights on outreach events fortified by and be sure to sign up for some working apparently begged to differ. In the midst cooperators—and favorite recipes using cooperator hours. There are lots of op- of all the record-breaking snowfalls, our products from the Co-op—you will find portunities to share your time, expertise, farmers are hard at work in their hoop- all that and more in future in the Member- muscles, and ability to follow through, so houses, harvesting spinach and other ship Corner. take a look at the shifts available and the goodies for us hungry shoppers. If you’ve been a member of Weav- kinds of skills and tasks needed to keep our co-op strong. I’m sure providing delicious local ers Way Co-op since its inception as a fresh produce to for Co-op shoppers des- neighborhood buyer’s club, or even if There is no Weavers Way Co-op with- STEVE FERRERI Certified Arborist perate for something fresh and green is the you’ve only been a member for 10 to 20 out its members. A co-op is, by definition, 215.886.6111 (Oreland, Pa) farmers’ primary motivation, but thumb- years, you know why you have ponied up a member-driven, democratic organization. that annual $30 investment and have re- 215.725.3637 (Philadelphia, PA) ing their noses at Punxatawney Phil and Co-op Ambassadors 215.572.6937 (Fax) his chubby rodent friends has got to be a mained committed to the Co-op’s mission www.libertytreecare.com major added incentive. and values over the years. But there are a Are there any new and/or senior whole lot of people in the Northwest who from you at [email protected]. While we can score this round for the members out there willing to give some have just come on board as members, and of their six hours work share to assist For now, you can reach me at ext. 119 or farmers, though, it’s hard to say who the there are going to be hundreds more once leave a voice message at ext. 124. If I’m ultimate winner is in all of this. Punxataw- me with all things membership? E-mail: the Chestnut Hill location has opened. So, [email protected] or call and not in the office, I’m out and about in the ney Phil has issued a statement pointing this may be a great time for… community. out that the amount of produce our farm- leave a message for Kirsten Bernal at ext. As your new Member Outreach Co- ers bring forth over the six weeks in ques- Weavers Way Co-op 101 119 or Anaiis Salles at ext. 124. Be part ordinator, I look forward to hearing from tion will still be less than what the ground- of our Co-op Ambassadors program. No you and keeping members in the loop as hogs eat during the rest of the growing What is our mission? How do our heavy lifting required. we head into the wide open horizon of the season. When asked to respond, Farmer stores reflect our co-op’s organizational Membership Committee Chestnut Hill Store. The Co-op needs you Dave Zelov said, “I’ll blast that racking values? The answers to these and other to make everything work as we grow. fracking varmint!” questions can be found on the Co-op’s My most important and immediate website. Whether you are a longtime Co-op goal? Reinvigorating the Member- I look forward to meeting you all, one Glenn Bergman writes in his Manag- member or a relative newcomer, your ship Committee. I look forward to hearing member at a time! er’s Corner column about efforts among co-ops to “differentiate,” or emphasize the things that make us different, and I under- stand the thinking behind this. For some Winter Ends Early at WW Farm New Face at time, Weavers Way has tried to eliminate many of the things that made us distinct by David Zelov, Weavers Way Farm Manager from other stores, things like the lack of Farm Education parking, cramped spaces, and not having It’s still winter (at least it should be, ac- we would not have been able to take this enough room for all your products on one cording to what Punxsutawney Phil told break and come back to healthy plants. floor (or even in one building). But I won- us), but there is plenty going on at the Still alive and well in January were chard, Programs der if we have gone too far. farm. After the farmers got some much- kale, bok choy, tatsoi, lettuce, arugula, by David Siller, Farm Educator needed time off, we returned in mid- Recently, a former longtime member spinach, pea shoots, and baby greens. I January reenergized and immediately returned to visit and he made me realize am happy to report that we beat our got to work start- that Weavers Way had lost some of what record for the ear- ing seeds in the used to set us apart from other stores. liest harvest. The greenhouse at There was something missing, he said, first hoophouse Wyncote Acad- something that once permeated every as- harvest of 2010 emy. Though it pect of our co-op and was for so long part was on February was still too ear- of what held us together. Looking around, 10 and included ly to start seed- he turned to me and said, “Where’s all the everything listed lings for outdoor duct tape?” above except for crops, we seeded spinach. lettuce and bok Other winter choy for trans- activities for us planting into the include ordering The Shuttle is published by hoophouses, and Weavers Way Co-op seeds, revising we also got start- Deadlines for each issue are our seeding and ed on our new the first of the preceding month, planting sched- e.g. January 1 for the December issue. microgreens en- ules, finding and photo courtesy of Adam Forbers deavor. Inspired For information about advertising, interviewing new New Farm Educator Adam Forbers, standing and informed by contact [email protected], apprentices and in a field of native quinoa in Peru or call 215-843-2350, ext. 135 our recent trip interns, attend- to Milwaukee to In March the seeds are planted each Statement of Policy ing and speaking visit the Growing year for the season’s bounty, and those Articles should be under 500 words and can at conferences, be submitted neatly typed, on disk, or by e-mail Power farm, we that have been lying dormant germinate photo by David Zelov creating a new to [email protected]. began to thickly to grow again for another season. Similar Be sure to include your name, phone number, Farmer Nicole Sugerman with a winter harvest of budget, recruiting sow seeds of to many of you, following this process is and membership number. Drop them off by the spinach from our hoophouse more sharehold- deadline to the Shuttle mailbox on the second arugula, beets, a lifelong passion for me, and I have en- ers for the ex- floor of the Co-op. The purpose of the Shuttle is cabbage, kale, mustard, and mizuna into joyed watching it unfold at the Weavers to provide members with information as well as panded CSA (shares are still available— education about co-ops, health food practices, trays of soil mix. If you haven’t seen mi- Way Farm sites in my role as Farm Educa- tell your friends!), and general planning and other matters of interest to the members as crogreens before, it’s a mixture of tender tor. It is with positive hope for the future, consumers and citizens of the community. for the upcoming season. We also began vegetable seedlings planted very close after spending three years managing and Articles express only the views of the writers selling at a new winter farmers market, at and not those of the Co-op or the board of together and cut just after the first true developing the Weavers Way Farm educa- the Piazza at Schmidt’s in Northern Lib- directors, unless identified as such. Articles, let- leaves form on the plant. The stage of tion programs, that I have decided to step ters, comments, criticisms, and suggestions are erties on Saturdays, with our hoophouse welcome and should be directed to the editor. growth is somewhere in between a sprout aside from this role and hand the reins to crops. Come and visit us there during Space limitations require that the editor has and a baby green. Microgreens are a nice our new farm educator, Adam Forbes. I the right to edit all articles. Ad rates are avail- March and April and look for our produce addition to salads, soups, sandwiches, am confident in Adam’s abilities and en- able upon request, in the advertising mailbox on the shelves at the Co-op! As always, on the second floor, or at www.weaversway. and any dish where you are looking for thusiasm to manage the existing programs thanks for supporting your ultra local ur- coop. All ads must be submitted electronically, a little color or spice (as many are in the and his ability to add his personal touch or camera-ready with prior arrangement, and ban farm. should be submitted with payment. Products or mustard family). and grow the program in the future. I wish services advertised in this paper should not in One final note: Interested in meeting him success! Upon arrival back in Philadelphia, any way be construed to be endorsed by new and interesting farmers? We are also Weavers Way Co-op. we also returned our full attention to the Because my heart is linked with the still looking for volunteers who may have care of our four hoophouses, packed full programs and the mission, I don’t expect extra space in their home to house a farm The Shuttle of tender greens. I would like to extend a to go very far away. I plan on assuming apprentice for all or part of the season. We big thank you to the Farm Committee for the role of Farm Educator and Assistant, is printed on 100% offer a half share in our CSA in return. recycled paper watching over and caring for these struc- tures, and the plants inside. If not for you, [email protected] (continued on page 5) March 2010 the shuttle 3 Produce News Hooked All About Bananas by Noel Bielaczyc, Meat, Fish and Poultry Department by A.J. Masko, Produce Department If you regularly Weavers Way peruse the seafood has always sought This month, I’d like to take some time Perhaps you are wondering about the section at Weav- to bring our shop- to revisit an old friend in the produce de- structure of the Fair Trade system as it re- ers Way, you may pers a variety of partment. It is a stalwart of lunch boxes, lates to our banana sales. Does our part- have noticed some fresh, high qual- breakfast cereals, and fruit smoothies ev- nership with Equal Exchange really have subtle changes ity and environ- erywhere; I am speaking, of course, about an impact? Where does the money go? since the New mentally sensitive the banana. I feel safe in How come bananas Year. First, the appearance (or reappear- seafood. What these changes represent is assuming that many of cost more at Weavers ance in some cases) of Spanish mackerel, our renewed effort to improve the sus- you share my love of this Way than they do at Alaskan pollack, Arctic char, and squid in tainability and transparency of our sea- simple yet versatile fruit, Acme? our usual line-up is possibly the most ob- food department. Already this year, there given the fact that, as a Lucky for us, vious change. Maybe you also observed have been several front-page news stories Co-op, we plow through a couple of recent some updated signage accompanying about the state of fisheries worldwide. As an astounding 50 cases visitors to the store these products. Perhaps you tasted some- of January 1, a four- to six-month mora- of bananas a week, mak- were able to address thing new at one of our samplings or tried torium was placed on all commercial and ing it one of the most these questions, and a recipe that was given out with a featured recreational fishing of shallow water spe- popular items in our more. Nicole Vitello fish or shellfish. If any of these things cies (red snapper, grouper, black sea bass, department. and Jessica Jones- jump out at you, then this column is writ- and red porgy) off southeastern states. A Apart from simply Hughes, a pair of ten for you. being delicious, bananas Equal Exchange rep- (continued on page 6) have the distinction of resentatives and self- being the only item that described “Banana the produce department Ladies,” are strong Biweekly Bivalves Available consistently purchases Pfeif (l) and Dana Welch (r), both of proponents of both from an exclusively Fair Equal Exchange, in banana costumes Fair Trade economic by Noel Bielaczyc, Meat, Fish and Poultry Department Trade source. With van- at the Willy Street Co-op’s annual models and close Attention, oyster gourmands, bival- In the past, we were unable to carry meeting in Madison, WI. partnerships with co- ishingly rare exceptions, veophiles, and adventurous epicures! these perishable items because of our lim- ops such as ours. In the bananas you obtain Do you wish you could buy fresh, live ited display space and inability to keep explaining the benefits of the Fair Trade from Weavers Way are certified Fair Trade shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, aba- shellfish alive. Additionally, most bivalves system, they eagerly stress the importance and are supplied by Equal Exchange, a lone, perrywinkles, etc.) at Weavers are available only in large quantities (50- of developing and strengthening inter- pioneering co-op that specializes in fairly Way? Well, now you can! We are eager , 60-, and 100-plus-count) that are diffi- personal relationships at all stages of the traded goods. We made the transition to to introduce the new cult to sell quickly. retail chain, from the point of production Fair Trade bananas in April 2006 and we Biweekly Bivalve By reserving a set through export and distribution, and on haven’t looked back since. signup sheet, locat- amount for pickup (continued on page 10) ed on the right side every other Friday, of the seafood case. we can order these Every two weeks quantities and move we will be bringing them out rapidly, in a new mollusk for giving you the fresh- March Grocery News your gustatory enjoyment. Take a look, est, most delicious shellfish available! and please sign up! Your participation by Chris Switky, Grocery Manager will make it this unique program possible.

Howdy, shoppers. There are many new What else? You may have noticed that items and developments on the Co-op’s our bulk pine nuts are now sourced from grocery shelves these days, so here we go... Turkey, and they are more expensive than Deli News On the candy shelves, we’ve added a the Chinese pine nuts that we had been by Margie Felton, Deli Manager locally made granola bar from Metropoli- selling in previous years. We switched be- tan Bakery. It’s healthful and delicious, cause of a peculiar taste reaction that some New Low Prices McCadam Extra Sharp. The old brand was made primarily of oats, people (including two co-op staffers) ex- continually rising in cost so we did some wheat germ, various perience when eating We have reduced prices on three of our taste tests and made a switch. This brand nuts and seeds, cranber- Asian pine nuts. After top selling deli items! was favored over the old. For more infor- ries, syrups, and spices. they are eaten, a bitter Chicken Nuggets Our supplier has mation on McCadam cheese, see the bul- Find it in the candy sec- metallic taste devel- lowered the price we pay for chicken nug- letin board on the side of the cheese case. tion on the lower right. ops at the back of the gets and we are passing the savings on to The old brand was $11.26/lb.; McCadam (A big thank you to tongue and lingers for you. (Same brand—no change in product) is only $7.50/lb. about two weeks. This Rachel Brown, bakery The price was $6.89/lb., now just $4.75/lb. Swiss We also have a new brand of is not an allergic reac- purchaser, for doing the Finlandia Imported Swiss—still imported, tion or a food safety New York Cheddar We have also legwork at Metropolitan added a new brand of New York Cheddar, Bakery and finding this concern (as far as we (continued on page 5) item!) know), but strictly a tongue sensation, pe- Also, look for new culiar and annoying flavors of Theo choco- according to those “in March Hidden Treasure late in the chocolate bars selection, in- the know.” This reaction does not occur Follow Your Heart Vegenaise and cluding Bread & Chocolate (actual bits with European pine nuts, including Turk- Organic Blue Cheese and Miso dressings. of French bread in the chocolate), Fig & ish, so we decided to switch. Fennel & Almond (great combo!), and I have received a number of requests for Coconut & Curry (in chocolate? YES, it We’ve also switched our sourcing of works!) These chocolate bars are fabulous raw milk for our Raw Milk Preorder Pro- Vegenaise vegan mayonnaise substitute. treats and are made using organic, fair- gram. Our organic raw milk (available in In the past I didn’t have space for this item trade chocolate. Please give them a try! half gallons at $4.90 each) now comes but when one of our refrigerated salad from Dutch Meadow Farms in Paradise, dressings (Onia brand) was discontinued, I Other new items we’ve brought in PA. The milk comes in returnable glass decided to give Vegenaise a try. It is selling lately in response to members’ requests bottles, for which customers pay a $2.50 quite well. include King Arthur organic bread flour, deposit at time of purchase. When the Allens canned golden hominy (with the bottles are returned (completely clean, of At the Natural Foods Expo in Boston this other canned beans), Nature Factor organ- course!), the $2.50 is refunded, and the past September, I had the opportunity to sample Follow Your Heart ic coconut water (in cans, on the canned bottles are sent back to Dutch Meadows salad dressings. I thought they were very good and just right to fill in spritzers shelf), and Frontier adobo sea- for reuse. So far, the system is working the space next to the Vegenaise. I brought in the vegan Creamy Miso soning, which is found on the Asian cook- well, and we’re glad to be reusing glass Ginger, since it was the closest flavor to the Onia brand we used to ing shelf, above the eggplants and winter containers, which is far more ecological, carry, and the Chunky Blue Cheese (my favorite). The blue cheese is squashes (even though adobo is more of a energy-efficient, and petroleum-free than not vegan because it contains real blue cheese. Both dressings are Mexican seasoning, not Asian really, but “recycling” #2 plastic containers! If you made with Vegenaise and are egg free. we had to put it somewhere...the challeng- are interested in ordering raw milk, please es of Weavers Way’s shelf space scenarios write to [email protected], Look for these products near the deli meat case or ask at the deli counter. are continuous!). or call me at 215-843-2350, ext. 113. Thanks! 4 The Shuttle March 2010 Manager’s Corner by Glenn Bergman, Weavers Way General Manager Chestnut Hill: Update “30 in Thirty” NCGA National Meeting • CSA fair representing 20+ CSAs is held to introduce members and the commu- I cannot wait for the ground to thaw out The later opening puts more stress The National Cooperative Grocers nity to the CSA concept. and for the finishing of the outside to be- on management to open the store and to Association (NCGA) is a cooperative that • Trust Your Source—a list of products gin. As you know, the store was to open by make sure that we open with high sales represents over 110 retail grocery coop- and producers—is posted in the store the fall, and then by January. Projections from day one. I am sure our team can do eratives located throughout the country. and online so members and the commu- for the stores for 2010 were for the Chest- this. The longer we have been delayed, The NCGA was formed about ten years nity can view the background of prod- nut Hill store to be open by the first quarter however, the more we spend on holding ago from six regional co-op groups. Once ucts in the store that are local. of the year. Well, as I am learning from our costs and extra construction costs, which or twice each year, General Managers get members who are developers, when you continue to eat up important cash. That is together for two or three days to review • A Farmers Lunch is held for staff and purchase an old building and want to keep why, in the month of March, we are hold- important purchasing questions, ways to members: local farmers are invited to a it around for another 100 years, you will ing a “30 in Thirty” equity campaign, ask- move the group forward, and what area luncheon that uses their product, and in- find surprises, and it has been one surprise ing as many of our members as possible we want the staff to focus on for the year. viting staff and some members to join in after another. We now are looking good to make an extra $30 equity investment, We also get a chance to learn what are to learn more about their product. for finished construction by sometime in in addition to this year’s regular annual “best practices” from other co-ops. • Miles to Market is posted on produce April. Domus has had crews on site six investment. This year, we spent a day on “Differ- and other perishable products. days a week and sometimes on Sunday to Many of you have asked for a way entiation” and especially how co-ops are • A Think Local First campaign is imple- get the store completed. The most recent of investing in the expansion for mem- different from mainstream grocery suppli- mented. update (as I write this in mid-February), is bers who cannot participate in the loan ers. I thought our team was doing some in- • Co-op—sponsored farm tours are held that they will have completed everything campaign (which raised over $450,000 in novative projects through our committees, for members and community. by the third week of April. 2009). The best way to help is to makwe nonprofit group, purchasing, and other Once they are finished we can begin this extra $30 investment into your mem- programs. What I learned is that there are • An onsite recycling center is set up that setting up shelving, office areas, and our ber equity account during March. These many ways we are different, but that there brings people to the store each day. Peo- “point of service” systems. Once that is small equity contributions mean a lot dur- are also some wonderful ideas out there ple pay for some products to be recycled completed, we will begin to stock shelves ing a project like this. that need to be incorporated into our fu- (i.e., Styrofoam large bag dropped cost $1). The Co-op does the transfer to re- and finish up our ordering for perishable I know there are 31 days in March, ture programs. How to start is the issue at cycle stations. items (dairy, cheeses, etc). Working mem- but we loved the slogan “30 in Thirty,” hand. The following are some innovative bers and others who want to volunteer and we figure that on March 31, the “30 in programs from other co-ops: • A map showing the local suppliers in the should begin looking for shifts on-site to Thirty” will be done. The 31st day is for a • Customers comments are tracked online region is posted in the store and online. assist with the opening. celebration, and we invite you to stop in until completion for everyone (staff and • Nutrition classes and tours of the store Tours of the site will begin in March. the store for cake from the Night Kitchen. members) to read. are held for specific needs. Watch the website for store tour dates and We hope to get at least 1,000 dues paid • Ener gy efficiency levels and goals are set There are many other great ideas times. Most likely we will have to do these earlier in March. Of course if you want to for different green programs (water use, around community donation programs tours on the weekend or at night to stay pay off your entire equity investment and electric use, etc). and work hours for volunteers outside the out of the way of the workers. bring it up to $400, that would be great store. The NCGA is going to post these too. • Monthly blood drives are held at stores to bring in other community members. different innovative programs, and I hope to pass them along to our member com- • An apple cider press is out front on mittees. weekends during the fall. Life, Career and Business [email protected] Coaching • Complete Roofing Attain career, business and life goals. Increase success, reduce procrastination and stress. Service • Free Estimates Gloria D. Rohlfs, MSW, L.S.W. 215.248.6287 [email protected] • Fully Insured

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6 The Shuttle March 2010 Ode to a Rice Cooker Hooked Flickering Light at 542 by Bonnie Shuman, Prepared Foods Manager. (continued from page 3 ) (continued from page 1 )

Well, folks, the day has finally week later, a 513-pound bluefin tuna sold length films to film-lovers from all over come. Well it hasn’t happened just at auction for $177,000 in Japan, making the city and to neighborhood residents. yet, but as you read this I am ever it the highest-priced fish in nine years. I was awarded an Art and Change Grant closer to kissing my rice cooker Currently, Massachusetts is considering from the Leeway Foundation to use film as goodbye. We’ve been together a ban on commercial striped bass fishing. a community-building tool. now for seven years (could this be While most seafood-related news doesn’t By the end of the year, I realized that the itch everyone talks about?), so filter through to the mainstream, the con- this was not a venture I could handle on you might think that this break-up notations of these headliners are obvious my own. I wanted to find someone who could be emotional and difficult. and far-reaching. Making good, informed shared my equal love for Mt. Airy and But sometimes you need to know choices about the seafood you eat has nev- films, someone who would make the se- when to leave a relationship for er been more important. So if you look at ries succeed, but who also understood the the growth and preservation of the seafood case with a critical eye, you vision of keeping it rooted in this commu- your soul. We had some wonder- will likely notice more changes (alongside nity and not moving it to Center City. ful times together, my rice cooker our usual selection) in the coming months. and I, and the memories are fond... Here’s a heads-up on what you can expect: In December of 2009, Mt. Airy native Joanna Poses, a film archivist and enthu- (pizza in a rice cooker? Yes, re- More informative labels for each ally!). siast, joined The Flickering Light. With product, including origin, catch method her thoughtfulness and spunk, the series We’ve had adventures that a (or aquaculture details), stock health, and has grown in all kinds of ways. We have girl and a rice cooker could only a sustainability rating. established a new partnership with Weav- dream of... Oh, baby, we blew Regional, seasonal items such as fresh ers Way and we’ll be moving to their space so many circuits, and we really Maine shrimp, ocean smelt, shad, etc. at 542 W. Carpenter Lane. We have also (really) were smokin’ hot... steam- pulled together an exciting array of in- ing, too. I know I used you in an Focus on domestic products from that you and I could just never achieve. sustainable fisheries in Alaska, the Gulf of ternational, independent, documentary, illegal way (at least we never got caught), queer, animation, and short films. And be- and that I pushed all your buttons, but we We will light new flames to create a Maine, and the Southern Gulf Coast. mélange of foods for our hot (sorry) bar, cause you’re never too young to love in- made beautiful food together, you and I. More frequent in-store tasting events dependent and experimental filmmaking, We pushed the boundaries and I will al- and for our chillingly beautiful salad bar. and recipe cards for featured seafood. We will baste and broil, roast and toast. we’re also introducing monthly family ways love you for that....but I must leave To reduce our contribution to the screenings! you soon. I will still be close by and I’ll We will make food to display on large beautiful platters and display it for the art waste-stream, we will be switching to The series starts on March 6. Admis- even visit you. (I’ll give you some space new biodegradable food trays in place of first.) it is, in long, sleek, glass-refrigerated dis- sion remains $5 to watch a film in a cozy play cases. We will have a ménage a trois polystyrene. neighborhood setting. Visit us at www. You see, I am moving up. Up the of soups daily... oh the possibilities... my Online seafood comment/question flickeringfilms.com for the film schedule. hill that is. Chestnut Hill to be exact. I’ve new loves and I are going places, baby. box at [email protected] We’ll be adding more titles in the coming found a new love, you see....well, I know We hope that these changes will weeks and sharing plans for outdoor sum- this may sound a little kinky, but I’ve found Don’t be sad, rice cooker, I will leave make your seafood decisions easier, more mer screenings. several new loves. A six-burner stove, you in good hands. It’s just time for me to responsible, and more delicious. To sup- a convection oven, a broiler, and even a move on, but I will always love you. Grab a friend, get some snacks from plement our efforts to provide you with deep fryer. We plan to do things together [email protected] the Co-op, and come join us for a movie! current fisheries news, seasonal specials, and recipes, this column will become a monthly feature in the Shuttle. So if you are interested in learning more about fish and seafood, keep your eyes peeled for next month’s issue. Happy cooking!

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Late winter is the hardest for eaters who allow these cool-weather crops an early The most common of these are fiddlehead prefer to utilize mostly local foodstuffs start. ferns (the tight scrolls that have yet to Arrives at 555 in their diet. I have cooked and served unfurl into fronds) and ramps (a member Look for pea shoots, spinach, and by Elliott White for the Education parsnips and turnips in many guises. Last arugula for sure, and possibly kale, chard, of the wild onion/garlic/scallion family). Committee summer’s home-canned peaches and scallions, leeks, radishes and microgreens Sautéed together, fiddleheads and ramps homemade pickles are a memory. Cel- by month’s end. All these fresh vegetables make a great spring green side dish that lared onions and potatoes are getting a bit are full of vitamins, phytochemicals, and needs little more seasoning than a squeeze The Electronic Exchange arrives at the soft and sprouted. I have made my way —most important—good fresh flavor. Mi- of lemon, salt, and pepper. Co-op’s “Member’s Room” at 555 Car- through all of my frozen tomatoes, pep- crogreens—which are simply one- or two- Another most-favorite early spring penter. A previous e-exchange had been pers, and pesto. Hearty dried beans and week-old shoots of lettuces, greens, beets, food is maple syrup. The maple sap starts located on the second floor of the main vegetables soups are warming and nutri- and other vegetables—are especially vita- to flow when the days are sunny and floor, until forced to move in order to free tious, but my desire and appetite are really min- and nutrient-dense. Microgreens are warming and the nights still frosty. Native up more space for commercial products. ready for something crisp and green. best eaten raw to benefit fully from their Americans called March “maple sugar The new electronic exchange is lo- As winter gives way to spring, the vitality. Pea shoots are most tender and month,” and maple syrup-harvesting still cated on the bottom two shelves of the lengthening days of March are the perfect sweet when young and are great in a sand- takes place every year at the first sign of bookcase in the room. You may donate time to plant peas and early greens (kale, wich or salad. As they get a bit older they spring thaw (usually some time in late CDs, DVDs, videos, and tapes and leave collards, chard, lettuces). Plan ahead and are better lightly cooked—in a stir-fry or February and early March). It takes 40 them at the drop-off shelves. You may also start seeds inside and put them out as soon tossed with hot roasted beets, topped with years of growth before a sugar maple can leave with items donated by others. But as the ground can be worked. a few toasted walnuts. A little local goat be tapped, and it takes 35 to 40 gallons of there will be no room for any donations of Those of us lucky (or foresighted) cheese (or French feta), and you’ve got sap to make a gallon of syrup. Use syrup printed material. Those may possibly be enough to have a cold frame or two might lunch. poured over ice cream or yogurt, or to donated and exchanged through a future still be harvesting the remains of last fall’s The Co-op has a great selection of sweeten breakfast cereal or fruit. Mix with book exchange and conversation corner in crop of hearty lettuce, mache, kale, or seeds to sprout and these are very eas- seltzer for a first-rate maple soda. the same location. spinach, but the rest of us have to settle for ily grown at home. Sprouts grown in The sap is running and the shoots are being lucky enough to shop at the Co-op. your kitchen are possibly the easiest and growing; could the rest of spring be far Even though I do plan ahead, I am grateful cheapest way to eat locally grown pro- behind? that our Co-op farmer, Dave Zelov, gets duce every day. started even earlier—in more spacious Wild-crafted or native plant foods digs—out at the farm. Under tunnels cov- that are harvested from the woods and ered with plastic he has created a micro- fields will also soon be available for sale The Waldorf School of Philadelphia 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119 environment that is just warm enough to (or harvest, if you know where to look). Enrolling Now Dental Arts of Chestnut Hill, LLC for 2010-2011 Pre-K to 8th Grade 8625 Germantown Ave. Tel. 215-242-6630 Philadelphia, PA 19118 Fax 215-242-6633 Come Visit Us Thursday, March 18th, 8.30 a.m Axel Ramke, D.M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D. General Dentistry Family Open House ~ Saturday, March 27th, www.DentalArtsofChestnutHill.com 10 a.m. Register online at www.philadelphiawaldorf.org or call us today to schedule a visit at (215) 248-1662.

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We are all attracted to Weavers Way Co- the City does not collect. We distributed tious snacks to over 45,000 children in or activities, Weavers Way is working with op for different reasons. Initially, it might over 200 blue recycling bins, mostly at Northwest Philadelphia middle schools. a partner. According to General Manager be the healthy food. But as time goes by, the Ogontz store, but also at other neigh- Mt. Airy Artists Garage: Weavers Way Glenn Bergman, “Weavers Way found we realize that Weavers Way is more than borhood events. We participate in several actively supported the vibrant Northwest that by collaborative relationship building, a store with good food. It is also a place recycling programs at local schools such arts community by providing space at 542 Weavers Way can foster more community where community can grow and evolve. as Wissahickon, Springside, and Parkway. Carpenter Lane for holiday shopping. activities. Organizations working together As a board member, I have been very have a greater effect than the sum of their Urban Farm Movement: Weavers Support for Community Groups: impressed with Weavers Way’s involve- Way is helping to grow the local food individual efforts.” ment in the myriad activities that promote Weavers Way provides meeting and event farming sector with its expanded Farm space for groups like the Bike Collective, In some ways, Weavers Way reminds community growth and development. At a at Awbury Arboretum, the new Commu- me of the moral in the classic holiday film time when so many elements of our soci- Gearing Up, Bike Club of Philadelphia, nity Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) at Saul and the Chess Club, to name a few. It’s a Wonderful Life. Jimmy Stewart was ety isolate and fragment our communities, High School, and the community garden shown what his town would be like with- Weavers Way is a bright light that helps to at Stenton Family Manor, and, soon this Member of Boards & Advisory out his Savings & Loan Bank. He saw bring us together. year, by becoming a critical partner in Groups: We are members of all the fol- more pawnshops and run-down homes, Community involvement is not an ac- distributing food from more local gardens lowing: Pennsylvania Extension Services, a fearful place without life or a sense of cident. It is the very soul and vibrancy of through the-USDA funded Community City of Philadelphia Sustainability Coun- community. Well, perhaps the absence of the cooperative movement. The Seventh Growers Alliance. cil, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Weavers Way wouldn’t be quite as cata- Education, Mt. Airy Business Associa- International Cooperative Principle is Community Events: Weavers Way is strophic to Northwest Philly as the ex- “Concern for Community: Co-ops work tion, West Oak Lane Business Associa- ample in the film. But still, if there were always a presence at community fairs and tion, Chestnut Hill Business Association, for the sustainable development of their events such as the Morris Arboretum Fall no Weavers Way, there would be no Car- communities through policies approved Business Advisory Board of MLK High penter Lane archipelago, no Weavers Way Festival, Chestnut Hill Arts Fair, Ogontz School. by their members.” As part of charting Jazz Festival, and Mt. Airy Day. farms, fewer co-ops in the area, more plas- our course, Weavers Way adopted Ends Cooperative Collaborations: Not only tic in trash piles, and a community poorer (meaning goals) that, in pertinent part, Health & Nutrition: Weavers Way does Weavers Way help our local commu- in many ways that can’t be calculated with provide that “there will be active collab- worked with the City’s Department of nity, but Weavers Way has been generous mere numbers. But perhaps here is an even orative relationships with a wide variety Health to organize a free seasonal flu vac- with its time and energy in helping other better, certainly more pleasing, question of organizations in the community to cine clinic at the Co-op this year, which cooperatives start up in the Greater Phila- to ask: What if every business were like achieve common goals.” Each year, the drew over 150 community residents. Dia- delphia and Mid-Atlantic area. Weav- Weavers Way? What a wonderful world Board reviews our Ends to see how much betic patients who attend education pro- ers Way assisted new start up co-ops in this would be, with the rippling and mul- progress we are making towardsachieving grams at Greenhouse Internists receive a Kensington, Lehigh Valley, CreekSide in tiplying effect of communities connecting them. This year, the community-building percentage off their food at Ogontz. We Elkins Park, Doylestown, and South Phil- and cooperating, building and prospering. work of Weavers Way was, in my view, gave cooking classes at West Oak Lane adelphia. We have been instrumental in Senior Center. And of course we use the In this column, Margaret Lenzi, a exemplary. starting a Mid-Atlantic Cooperative As- member of the Weavers Way Board of marketplace program of Weavers Way sociation, which now comprises 17 mem- Weavers Way’s collaborative rela- Community Programs to help bring nutri- Directors, is sharing her own individual tionships are expanding rapidly to create bers from New York to Maryland. thoughts and ideas and is not speaking on a vibrant web of community connections; Sort It All Out! In almost every one of these projects behalf of the Board. strengthening our community in so many ways. Here are some of the highlights: Who better than a librarian to help you get organized? Environment: Weavers Way’s envi- ronmental efforts are well known in the • Sort papers, reduce clutter community. 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10 The Shuttle March 2010 growers receive one additional dollar per of huge agribusiness instead goes toward Bananas case of bananas sold at what is called a So- maintaining and improving the lives of an Expansion Update cial Premium. These additional funds are entire Ecuadorian community. This is the (continued from page 3 ) aggregated separately from other income power of the Fair Trade model in action. (continued from page 1 ) sources and are used to serve the needs of Given these clear benefits, buying to the point of sale. These relationships, the community in which the cooperative Fair Trade bananas is surprisingly cost- they suggest, are at the heart of the Fair functions. The community decides how effective. Nicole and Jessica characterize Trade mission. this money is utilized and is thereby able Weavers Way’s price point (currently 94 selecting a variety of products including to set its own development priorities. This cents per pound, 89 cents per pound for a wide array of local items. We will offer is a direct benefit to growers, their fami- members) as middle-low in the range of all of the Co-op favorites, along with some Fair Trade Basics lies, and their neighbors. Social Premium what retailers charge for Equal Exchange new and exciting things. Bonnie Shuman, funds may be used for any number of proj- bananas. In fact, they report having seen our Prepared Foods & Deli manager, has The bananas we sell at Weavers Way ects such as building schools, providing been busy planning our menu, with new are produced by members of the El Guabo prices as high as $1.29 per pound. In sum, medical services, and improving transpor- our bananas are organic, Fair Trade, and recipes and a new catering menu. Association of Small Banana Producers, tation, to name a few. an agricultural cooperative composed of less expensive than similar bananas at Jon Roesser, our Human Resources 450 small-scale banana growers in south- other stores. Not bad, if you ask me. manager, has posted the department man- ager positions internally and the inter- west Ecuador. In adherence to Fair Trade Dollars and Sense In an effort to further strengthen the practices, the growers sell their bananas relationship between the banana grow- viewing process is under way. We have to their partners at Equal Exchange at an This is where Weavers Way has a di- ers and consumers, Equal Exchange has organized a job fair this month to give the above-market price which can never fall rect and important role to play. Roughly provided us with a “Banana Tree” display community the opportunity to apply for below a fixed minimum. This arrange- 2.5 cents per pound of what we Co-op which can be found alongside the bananas the positions available. So when it’s all ment not only shields the growers from members spend on bananas ends up as part in the produce department. Each week, said and done, we will have a nice combi- price fluctuations that could compromise of the Social Premium paid to El Guabo upon the arrival of the banana order, we nation of seasoned Weavers Way employ- their economic stability, but also pro- farmers. That comes to out to about $50 will post the name of the grower whose ees and some new and experienced faces. vides them access to a global market for per week, $200 per month, and $2,400 bananas you will be purchasing. It’s a So as the weather gets warmer, we’re their goods that would otherwise be out per year, just for buying your bananas at simple yet important reminder of the very getting closer and closer to opening. We of their reach. Weavers Way! Money that would oth- real people whose livelihood our business hope that as spring is in full bloom in May In addition to the higher-than-normal erwise end up funding the unsustainable is supporting. we will be able to open our doors to the prices paid for their produce, El Guabo and environmentally harmful practices long awaited community co-op. [email protected]

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Clothing Swap V takes place on Sunday, 3. A creature of habit, I am reluctant to things home On March 7, and I can’t wait. Scheduled dur- buy new types of clothes or shoes re- Approval?) ing the late-winter doldrums, it’s a great tail. But for free, I can give some new 5. How about a chance to congregate with fellow hiberna- item a whirl. I swore I would never buy humanitarian tors, visualize warm weather, and imagine Crocs. However, a pair on the Swap reason for lov- wearing summer clothes again. But that is floor fit me perfectly and soon became ing the Wswap? just one of the many reasons this is a red- my preferred summer footwear. Call it We cosponsor it letter day on my annual calendar. Here are a free trial—Swapping is a chance to go with the Darfur six others: in new style directions. Alert Coalition, 1. Knowing the Swap is an annual event 4. Are you someone who loves shopping an organization allows me to efficiently edit my ward- for others? For years I couldn’t resist devoted to end- robe. Don’t wear it any longer? Doesn’t bringing gifts for my daughter—usu- ing the atroci- fit any more? Into my Clothing Swap ally something I loved but didn’t need. ties in Sudan. Box. Took something last year and it Sometimes I hit it right, but often my How we wish didn’t work? Straight into the box. Over guesses were 100% off, resulting in this nightmare time, I’ve begun to think of this box as both of us feeling bad. (Most of these would end for a very large tsedakah pushke, a Jewish bad calls found their way to earlier the Darfuri peo- charity box, holding clothing rather than clothing swaps, by the way.) Now I ple, but so far no coins. can shop for her with impunity—many end is in sight. Donating 100% of our of her favs are from I, II, III, and IV. proceeds (there is a $25 suggested do- GJC Women’s Club 2. The pumped-up gathering of women Clothing Swap V shopping for finds creates a festive, The items that didn’t work? Back in nation) helps the DAC keep fighting for wonderful atmosphere. Ladies help the box to return next time around. Last justice in Darfur. So far, the Swap has Sunday, March 7, 2010, 11 – 4 each other, looking for items that might year I had the fun of adding my future generated thousands of dollars. daughter-in-law to my list. One treads Germantown Jewish Center suit a friend, sister, or daughter. Many 6. Last, our Swap surplus—often a whole 400 West Ellet of us jump in as free personal shop- lightly with daughters-in-law, but if she truckload of clothes—will this year stay Clothing donations (new or gently pers. Where else can you get any de- has complete permission to take only local, going to the Whosoever Gospel worn) accepted at GJC beginning on cent service these days? At Swap IV, what she likes of the stack I bring home mission on Chelten Avenue, back in Monday, 3/1 my tall, slender friend Lynne was bus- on approval, it’s fun. (Who of my read- business after a devastating fire. ily scoping out items for herself and her ers is old enough to remember taking two daughters. I eye-balled an outfit I thought would be just perfect for her, and proudly brought over my sugges- tion. This elicited quite a good laugh, Acupuncture Wellness Circles since I had picked out something that Lynne had actually just donated. CRAFT Small Group Sessions $30 Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m. Call for location and to reserve your space.

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Some friends recently told me I write meter or more by 2100. If that happened, the most depressing articles. I took it as a we would lose 90% of our wetlands in the compliment. In this article I’ll share some Atlantic region, and ocean water would good news as well as bad news, at the risk likely enter our streams. of harming my reputation. I thought a joke What is causing the sea level to rise might also lighten things up a bit. are warmer temperatures, due to green- I attended a conference at the John house gases. Warmer temperatures ex- Heinz Refuge on January 13. Their new pand the ocean water, melt glaciers, Environmental Education Center is an and increase the rate at which ice sheets environmental wonder. It is a geothermal discharge ice and water into the oceans. and solar building made from recycled Aside from stronger storms, rising sea lev- materials. The Refuge itself is well worth els pose a threat to coastal cities, where visiting. It is the largest remaining fresh- the bulk of people live. New York City is water tidal wetland in Pennsylvania. It has already planning floodgates and raising 10 miles of trails on 1,200 acres within the wastewater facilities, as sewage systems city. The refuge is home to 300 species of depend upon gravity. birds, 80 of which nest here. There are also Keep in mind that every 24 hours, frogs, deer, and foxes hiding somewhere. 70 tons of CO2 are released into the air, That was the good news. creating greenhouse gas. (Incidentally, copyright, 2009 joel pett. reprinted by permission. You can guess the bad news when unburned methane from gas drilling cre- 2 you hear the title of the conference, “Sea ates 20% more greenhouse gas than CO , or five percent of the U.S. population, serve as natural wastewater purification Level Rise—Looking Forward and Plan- but no one is talking about that.) Presently, relies on the Delaware basin, where we systems. Dr. Danielle Kreeger, from Part- ning Now.” our air has 387 parts per million (ppm) are situated. The Delaware River drains nership for the Delaware Estuary, says we of CO2. When it reaches 450 ppm, many one percent of the continent, and it is the have the world’s largest freshwater prism. Doing some research, I learned that animals and plants will become extinct. longest undammed river east of the Mis- We have more of a contiguous tidal wet- our average global sea level rose approxi- At the present rate, scientists estimate we sissippi. Being the wettest part of the na- land in the northeast than anywhere else mately 1.7 millimeters per year through will have 600 ppm in 45 years (Copenha- tion means a rise in sea level will affect us in the U.S. Contiguous wetland is criti- the twentieth century, after a period of little gen Global Climate Conference). more. If we lose our wetlands, the charac- cal for water quality, for wetlands are the change during the previous two thousand ter of our coast will be transformed. “kidneys and lungs of the system.” If we years. Projections are that the rising sea As climate change causes the sea to lose the wetlands, salt water will enter our level may be accelerating. The Intergov- rise, what can help? Wetlands such as the In the past I never paid much atten- freshwater aquifers. ernmental Panel on Climate Change said Heinz Refuge play an important role. Wet- tion to wetlands, not realizing how im- global sea level will likely rise between 19 lands are areas where the soil is saturated portant they are. They are considered Sea-level rise is more complex than and 59 centimeters (7 and 23 inches) by with freshwater, salt water, or a mixture. the most biologically diverse of all eco- simple inundation. While wetlands can the end of the century, excluding any rapid They are critical in absorbing some of the systems. They are the spawning grounds rising sea. Carol Collier, executive direc- for different types of wildlife. They also change in ice flow. However, there is no (continued on page 14) consensus on the upper limits of sea-level tor of the Delaware Water Basin Commis- rise; some suggest a potential rise of one sion, reminded us that 15 million people, FITZGERALD’S TIRE & AUTO CENTER

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withstand some sea-level rise because of our streams and rivers. Changes 200 miles millions of dollars have been invested on compared to the cost of reacting later. Yet sediment inputs, too much water would upstream impact our water here in Phila- water purification plants and expensive re- most institutions are slow to deal with a destroy them. A two-millimeter rise per delphia. mediation measures. Eventually the U.S. future problem. How do we get people year could stress the wetlands too much; Another concern van Rossum men- understood how biologically productive to take action on a future problem? Chris most cannot survive a seven-millimeter tioned was how much of our land has been wetlands were, and passed laws to limit Linn, a Senior Environmental Planner, rise. The Mississippi, for example, is los- made impermeable (highways, parking wetland destruction. Developers were identified vulnerable areas, like the air- ing its sediment as it is being removed to lots, driveways, and shopping centers). required to create artificial wetlands, but port, which would be partly underwater keep the channels open. Eventually there This means water can’t replenish our these are not as effective as natural areas. with a rise in sea level. is a tipping point when wetlands don’t get aquifers. She suggests parking lots could Unfortunately, much government policy People have to realize that if we harm enough sediment and they die. Wildlife is have infiltration systems below ground, prefers shoreline “armoring,” like dikes, the wetlands, everything suffers, includ- affected. with a porous pavement. Every change rather than the soft shore protection that ing the economy. Whatever solutions we With the loss of wetlands, we would we make is an opportunity to improve. wetlands offer. In undeveloped or less de- consider to deal with the rise of sea levels lose flood control that protects against The cost may be offset by having less pol- veloped coastal areas where there has been must take into account the cost to wild- storm surges. Clearly there are human lution. She warned against artificial turf less human intrusion, ecosystems have a life. Where will their breeding areas be? costs, such as what happened with Hur- because it increases water runoff and has better chance of shifting to accommodate Already we’re seeing shifts in species to ricane Katrina. a toxic effect on streams. She described the rising water levels. It becomes more deal with climate change. difficult where roads and buildings exist, Maya van Rossum, from the Dela- how artificial turf holds 37% more heat We cannot depend upon nature to than asphalt and 140% more than grass. as they are not moveable. Dense popula- ware Riverkeeper, suggests long-term so- tion areas along the coast are thus more correct itself after we have intervened so lutions in place of building dams. Natural She says young children can burn their drastically. For example, overfishing in feet on artificial turf. This becomes more vulnerable. Rising sea levels and other cli- and semi-natural land is our best protec- mate change factors in the form of storms the Chesapeake Bay has reduced the oys- tion. Floodplains with trees and shrubs critical as temperatures rise. Presently, in ter population. Historically these oysters Philadelphia we normally experience 20 could cause rapid and irreversible changes are four times as effective at controlling along the coast. filtered the entire estuary every three or floods than grassy areas. Farmland, which days a year over 90 degrees. In 50 years four days. Today it takes almost a year. we are projected to experience 50 days The world’s largest wetland is the often replaced the wetlands, causes other Wetlands are like sponges that ab- problems, like runoff from the chemicals over 90 degrees. Pantanal, which straddles Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. sorb water, filter it, and capture floodwater used as fertilizers as well as waste from Historically, there was an assumption to infiltrate through the soil and thus re- livestock. Such toxins accumulate in the that sea level and shorelines were stable. The U.S. might take a lesson from plenish the aquifer. Whenever buildings, tissues of many species of aquatic life. Wetlands were drained for real estate de- South Africa, which is supporting the con- roads, or other impervious surfaces fill its And oxygen-depleting chemicals in the velopment, or flooded for recreational servation and rehabilitation of wetlands pores, the sponge cannot soak up or store water create dead zones. This is why gas lakes, for they were seen as not having through their Working for Wetlands pro- water and it runs off, increasing the chanc- drilling could be catastrophic. Marcel- potential financial benefits. By 1993, half gram. The program is also a poverty relief es of flood damage downstream. Thus, lus Shale is under one third of our water of the world’s wetlands had been drained. effort, creating employment for wetland wetlands are critical for both flood control Weaver’s Way Shuttle Advertisement Four for Rhino Chiropractic: basin. Hundreds of millions of gallons Over 90% of the wetlands in New Zea- maintenance. and water filtration. They may also be our of toxic industrial fluids, waste from hy- land were drained for agriculture. Since Preparing for a rise in sea-level is best protection as the sea level rises. draulic drilling, are being dumped into wetlands were effective for filtering water, wise, as the cost of preparing now is small

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On January 21, 2010, the Philadelphia Unitarian Society of Germantown and org/dte). He is support- Beekeepers’ Guild, in cooperation with the Green Sanctuary Committee hosted the ing events to commem- Science Friday Initiative, held a hugely event. Joel Eckel, urban beekeeper and or- orate Lorenzo Lang- successful and well-attended event for ganizer of the newly formed Philadelphia stroth in other cities, the celebration of the 200th birthday of Beekeepers’ Guild, shared the Guild’s including an aggres- Rev. Lorenzo L. Langstroth. Close to vision of hosting the first Philly Honey sive push for a Lang- 150 people packed the Unitarian Soci- Festival on September 10-12, 2010, along stroth postage stamp. ety of Germantown (USG) for this 2010 with an exciting yearlong slate of events Flatow also introduced Philly Honey Fest kick-off event. This commemorating Rev. L. L. Langstroth and Matt Redman of Ches- information-rich and fun night was co- how his invention of the moveable frame tertown, MD, who is sponsored by Montgomery County (PA), beehive revolutionized beekeeping. As leading the bureaucrat- Chester County, and other beekeepers’ as- a representative of the Green Sanctuary ic quest of acquiring sociations. Commercial sponsors Weavers Committee and its Bee Haven Project, I a historic marker for Way Co-op, Brushy Mountain Beekeep- welcomed attendees to consider the sev- Langstroth’s Philadel- ing Suppliers, Bee Culture magazine, enth principle of Unitarian-Universalism: phia residence. and Haagen-Daz Ice Cream contributed “Respect for the interdependent web of all Marc Hoffman Suzanne Matlock, Joel Eckel and Carl Flatow receiving Legislative refreshments and raffle items, including existence, of which we are a part.” shared his extensive re- Proclamation from Rosita Youngblood a beautiful copper roof garden hive from Among the many topics discussed search on Langstroth’s Brushy Mountain, tote bags, and subscrip- were the possibility of a Langstroth com- life and accomplish- Natural Sciences (www.ansp.org). The tions to Bee Culture magazine. memorative postage stamp, an historic ments, including pictures of the original Academy was founded in 1812 with a About one-third of the attendees marker for his birthplace in Philadelphia, patent for the moveable frame hive and tenet that discussions amongst members were not beekeepers. Gardeners, histori- and cultural, educational, and leisure ac- details of its developmental history. Lang- would be strictly secular. As such, even by ans, ecologists, and people concerned for tivities related to honey, honeybees and stroth’s published writings and correspon- 1851 it was unusual to have a clergyman’s honeybees were excited by the presenta- beekeeping in Philly neighborhoods dence forever changed the economics and scientific paper published by the Acad- tions of speakers Carl Flatow of Science throughout 2010. sustainability of beekeeping in the U.S. emy. Collaborating with a well-known pa- Friday Initiative; Marc Hoffman, noted Carl Flatow elaborated on his non- During the Philly Honey Festival, Hoff- thologist, Rev. Langstroth proved that the Langstroth historian; and Barbara Ceiga, profit organization, Science Friday Initia- man will perform his one-man play, Bee queen honeybee has an organ capable of Vice President of Operations, Academy of tive, which produces the Science Friday Man, about Langstroth’s life and work storing the sperm acquired during a single Natural Sciences. radio program and Down To Earth (scifri. (Langstrothhive.com). Matt Redman and mating flight, which then lasts throughout Marc Hoffman, who have collaborated on her egg-laying lifetime. research efforts for over three years, met Avenue Art & Framing in person for the first time at the kick-off Pennsylvania State Representative event. Rosita Youngblood presented an official proclamation from the Legislature prais- Your neighborhood shop for quality custom framing Ceiga spoke of Langstroth’s mem- bership in the Philadelphia Academy of Open Tuesday through Friday 10 to 5:30 (continued on page 16) and Saturday from 10 to 4.

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ing native-son Lorenzo L. Langstroth and beekeepers from Ontario to the Bahamas. tion. For the past ten years, he has taught by Weavers Way Co-op, includes a honey- the proposed bicentennial celebration ef- Jim has spent much of the past ten years a monthly class for beginning beekeepers themed lunch, specialty honey tastings, fort. Interested organizations and individ- volunteering with many organizations, at the Montgomery County Cooperative and a film on Colony Collapse disorder in uals are encouraged to get involved in the such as Longwood Gardens and Morris Extension Service. Many Pennsylvania addition to Jim Bobb’s presentation—all production of upcoming events. To volun- Arboretum, where he developed tours for beekeepers have become familiar with Jim for $20 a person, or two for $25. The event teer, contact the Philadelphia Beekeepers’ students in grades five and six on pollina- through his monthly articles in the PSBA is a fundraiser for USG’s Green Sanctuary Guild at [email protected] or tion and seed-dispersal methods. He also newsletter. Committee and its various environmental [email protected]. To stay informed, teaches horticulture classes at the Barnes Jim now runs 140 hives located at his community projects. join the discussion on the LLL200 Google Foundation, is an instructor at Longwood property, Barnes Foundation Arboretum, Learn more about USG/GSC proj- group at google.com. Gardens, and is active in the Mid Atlantic Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Morris Arboretum, ects at www.usguu.org/pages/GreenSanc- The next Bee Haven Project, Bee Hardy Plant Society. He is a Penn State Pennypack Watershed Trust, Wissahickon tuary. To RSVP, contact Anaiis Salles, Friendly Gardening, takes place at USG Master Gardener. His latest creation is a Watershed, and other public gardens and [email protected], or call 215- on Saturday, March 6. Join Jim Bobb, PA presentation on plant botany that is both provides pollination services for local or- 843-2350, ext. 119. 2008 Beekeeper of the Year and Master humorous and informative, entitled “Gar- chards and farms. Jim’s bees have been the den Sex: Birds, Bees, Flowers, & Trees.” For an event Invitation you can Gardener, local gardeners and beekeepers, test subjects for research with the Pennsyl- share with gardeners and friends, visit and USG’s Green Sanctuary Committee in Jim Bobb has lectured on horticulture vania Department of Agriculture and Penn http://www.wix.com/vtyaya/Bee/ Friendly learning how to create a honeybee-friend- and beekeeping to groups of all sizes and State University on the impact of pests on Gardening. ly garden or how to enhance your existing, ages from small prekindergarten classes local beekeeping. To volunteer for this event, contact mature garden with honeybee-supportive to large garden clubs. He has contributed Bring your children! Support your plantings. articles for many of the local, state, and Carolyn Scott, USG Green Sanctuary local honeybee! Learn more about the Committee, at [email protected] Jim Bobb has served as Chairman of national beekeeping publications, provid- upcoming 2010 Langstroth Philly Honey the Board for the Eastern Apiculture So- ed radio and newspaper interviews, and Fest! Stay tuned for April’s Shuttle Buzz ciety, which holds annual conferences for published a monthly newsletter for the with more information about local, urban Montgomery County Beekeepers Associa- This March 6 event, sponsored in part beekeeping activities and state, national, and international apiary updates.

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Is all that gardening making you sore? circulation. We hope lots of people come BY PHOTO What about keeping up with your kids and to the bank to get a massage.” R baseball practice? Stressed out with exams Dr. Brett Cardonick, a chiropractor in When students first learned that they with the bees. “We learned about bees! ACHEL in kindergarten is part of Wissahickon’s a connection to where their food comes and graduations? Valley Green Bank has the Chestnut Hill/Mt. Airy area since 1993, They take pollen from plants to make hon- scaffolded approach to teaching students from, and having a hands-on experience.”

would be going to the same farm three M the perfect remedy: Cardonick Chiropractic specializes in musculoskeletal pain and times, they were a little skeptical. Who ey and when they do that it helps plants ILENBACH about food. The kindergarten curriculum This year’s trips to Solly Farm would will be giving free chair massages as part of headaches as well as many other injuries. wants to take the same trip over and over grow.” includes an introduction to the job of a not have been possible without a Target First Thursdays at Valley Green Bank. He takes a holistic approach in helping pa- again? Why not mix it up a little more? The students are even more excited farmer and what happens on a farm sea- Field Trip Grant. On Thursday, May 7, Susan Brown, a li- tients achieve optimal health, utilizing both Then they started to learn a little about sonally. The second grade takes this fur- to go back and see what happens at the Wissahickon Charter School is a K-8 censed massage therapist and member of hands-on and non- force techniques. Care how a farm changes during the year and ther by learning about local, organic, sea- farm in the winter and spring. The winter public charter school with a mission that Dr.Cardonick’s staff, will be at the Chestnut plans for patients are designed with an em- they changed their tune. sonal foods and visiting the Weavers Way lesson will focus on root vegetables and focuses on the environment as an inte- Hill branch at 23 W. Highland Avenue from phasis on correction, prevention and well- farm. Fall to winter to spring, few places the spring lesson will include strawberry grating theme for instruction, parental 10:30 to 12:30 and from 1 to 3 p.m. she will ness care. Additional therapies include nu- change as much as a farm. It’s a tradition picking. In the spring, they will also get “As a school we strive to educate our involvement, service learning, and peace be at the Mt Airy branch at 7226 German- trition counseling, massage therapy, stress that the kindergarteners at Wissahickon to plant vegetables to take home. Students students about human interdependence and conflict resolution. To find out more town Avenue. In addition to giving sooth- management, psychological counseling, Charter School (WCS) visit Solly Farm are already making predictions about how with the natural world,” said WCS En- about enrollment or how you can get in- ing and comforting massages, Susan will be personal/life coaching, as well as other three times over the school year, so they the farm will be different—“I bet it will be vironmental Educator Liz Biagioli about volved, contact Kristi Littell, Co-CEO, providing information on health and well- complementary health modalities provided can experience these changes firsthand. rainy—it rains a lot in the spring,” and, “I the trips and the curriculum. “These trips at 267-338-1020 or littell@wissahickon- ness. “This is a good opportunity for peo- by licensed and certified practitioners. This year’s first trip to the farm was this bet there will be flowers and new leaves!” are quite valuable in the sense of bringing charter.org. ple to better understand the benefits of Valley Green Bank is a locally-owned past fall and included a hayride, apple For many students, this series of trips is context to our students’ learning, creating massage for managing both physical and and operated Pennsylvania commercial and pumpkin picking, and learning about their first experience on a farm and their [email protected] stress issues.” said Dr. Brett Cardonick, the bank. The Bank was formed by community bees and pollination. Five-year-old Ada first time eating food that has just been owner of Cardonick Chiropractic located at and business leaders who make customer O’SheaAt Valley Yeomans Green saidBanks’s of the April trip, First“Those Thursday harvested. Event, It’s Weavers been a greatWay Farmersway to intro- 23 E. Durham Street. service a priority. The Bank offers a tradi- applesDave Zelovtasted andgood. Nicole They Sugarmanwere ripe! setMy up duce“Farm students stands” to inthe both idea theof eating bank’s local, Mt. Valley Green Bank hosts special events tional mix of deposit accounts, including dadAiry helped and Chestnut me pick oneHill fromlobbies high and up farmersin seasonal and gavefoods outand farm-grownto show them the im- in their lobbies on the First Thursday of non-interest and interest-bearing checking theseedlings tree.” to eager gardeners. Pictured hereportance are of(l farms.to r) bank customers Mary each month to spotlight the vitality of the accounts, savings, money market and cer- LunneyIsaiah and Weekes Rina Fesnak; was more Chestnut impressed Hill branchThis manager introduction Michele to food Ferraro, and farms Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill communities. tificate of deposit accounts. 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White dresses dancing along the is the delicious combination that Joanna beach… Strong hands cutting okra for found on the platter before her. Add to that gumbo. Nana sitting proud in her indigo a side of hot greens and you’re set. Don’t dress. Daughters of the Dust is—most tell her mother, but Joanna’s famous for strikingly—a film of powerful images. getting her dessert without finishing her It’s no criticism when we admit that we veggies… Not these greens, however. felt lost after a first viewing. We were so With peppers, onions, and the suggestion caught in the sights and sounds and ut- of vinegar, they’re tossed in a pan and ter poetry of the film that we missed the lightly heated to perfection. Joanna was subtle ways in which the narrative moves; singing as each little nibble found its way it moves to the beat of a slower rhythm. into her happy mouth. This is a dish for On second viewings, the story revealed her hall of fame. itself to us and illuminated the joys, com- But we’re getting ahead of ourselves photo by Ann Marie Draycott petitions, and raptures within the Peazant (and Geechee Girl’s delectable appetiz- Michelene, Valerie, and Alethia Erwin, of Geehee Girl Cafe family as they prepare to leave their an- ers). Margie wanted nothing so much as cestral home of Ibo Landing for a new life a big bowl of gumbo after watching the side the Peazant home. It is meant to catch filmmaking, recently offered workshops up north. On a deeper level, the film offers film. She decided to satisfy this craving bad spirits and to protect the family. But and screenings with the legendary Dash. an exploration of the Gullah/Geechee cul- with okra corn fritters topped with a toma- we know that outside demons have al- And Daughters never looked better than it ture specific to the islands off the coast of to chipotle sauce. This is a perfect intro- ready insinuated themselves and created did on the beautiful big screen at Interna- South Carolina and Georgia. This culture duction to okra—a small veggie with a big a wedge between the central husband and tional House, Philadelphia’s major reper- may be less than mysterious to our Phila- reputation. We cut the spicy chipotle with wife. We are accustomed to trees as meta- tory film venue. Just as we advocate for delphia neighbors thanks to the Geechee an order of sweet plaintains. Drizzled with phors for the various influences that create local, independently owned eating estab- Girl restaurant—an essential Mt. Airy eat- garlic and oil, these babies were dressed families. Here the glass tree reminds us lishments, so, too, do we encourage you to ery for the last seven years. to impress. The menu brims with so of all the cultural and religious influences support the work of independent filmmak- Just as women dominate the Peazant many tantalizing possibilities that you’ll that have created the Peazant family. ers and the hard work of local screening family, so, too, do sisters form the heart of never guess which platter Margie ordered You’re probably wondering—why series. Geechee Girl. Valerie, Alethia, and Miche- when we tell you that she licked the plate Daughters, why now? It had enormous You should familiarize yourself with lene are on a mission to introduce the mel- clean. Succulent pulled pork nestled next cultural impact when it was first released the calendars of Scribe, International odies of Geechee cuisine to new palates. A to black-eyed peas with a side of creamy in 1992. It was—shockingly—the first House, The Flickering Light, and the Doc- quick glance at the menu may lead you to coleslaw. She couldn’t bear to leave a drop feature length film by female African- umentary and Discussion series at Greene think this is typical southern fare, but that on the plate but she did allow Joanna a American director (Julie Dash). Dash has Street Meeting. overlooks the unlikely prominence of rice. few small tastes. gone on to have an interesting and varied Geechee Girl Rice Cafe is located at Rice is a staple of the menu and of Gullah If Daughters could be distilled down career that straddles the worlds of art and 6825 Germantown Ave. in Mt Airy. Call cuisine. Take a minute to think about the to a single image it would be the branchy commercial film. Scribe Video Center, the 215-843-8113 or visit www.geecheegirlri- last time you had a side of rice and goat tree heavy with colorful glass bottles out- premiere resource for local, independent cecafe.com. cheese with your barbequed chicken. That

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WEAVERS WAY MEMBER WORKSHOPS GRINCH Weird Waste Day Location: Membership Administrative Offices, 555 Carpenter Lane by Amy Edelman Tea and Health Tuesday, March 9 We will discuss tea and its health benefits, een hestnut ill GReen IN Chestnut Hill is a group of and taste several types of tea. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. GR IN C H , aka GRIN- CH, a grassroots environmental organi- Chestnut Hill residents and business peo- Howard M. James, Jr. Owner of Tea zation in Chestnut Hill, is organizing its ple whose purpose is Country, LLC, a gourmet tea company, since 2001. Certified by the Specialty Tea second Weird Waste Day. The event will Institute in Foundations of Tea, Level II. Instructor on Tea for the Mt Airy Learn- • Providing a forum for citizens who want take place on Saturday April 10, 2010 to participate in sustainable practices ing Tree and Cheltenham Township Adult School. from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Valley Green Bank parking lot on West Highland Ave. • Raising awareness in Chestnut Hill about in Chestnut Hill. environmental issues Reverse Mortgage Workshop • Presenting outreach and educational pro- This workshop will educate members on Thursday, March 11 Residents and business people are reverse mortgage products and the fees as- encouraged to bring their electronic waste grams about environmental issues sociated with them. Is a reverse mortgage 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. such as TVs, computers, cell phones, and For more information about Weird for me, and how will it affect my family? Do keyboards that will be disposed of respon- Waste Day or GRINCH please contact I still retain title to my property, and how long can I live in my house? These and sibly at a cost of 40 cents per pound. The Amy Edelman at chefamybeth@hot- many more questions will be addressed to give a better understanding of this FHA electronics are then reused or recycled re- mail.com (610) 505-6282 or Jen Reed at product. sponsibly by E Force Compliance, a com- [email protected] Robert Rankin has been in the mortgage industry for 25 years. He worked for pany located in the Grays Ferry section of http://greeninchestnuthill.blogspot. Countrywide in their correspondent division buying and selling mortgage pools. Philadelphia. com (GRINCH) He was a Director for WAMU and helped them start up a correspondent division. Any additional revenues will be used He was President and co-owner of Abington National Mortgage Co. Currently, for future recycling events. he is a licensed reverse mortgage specialist representing Met Life and Bank of America.

JOB FAIR Monday, March 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8400 Germantown Avenue

Both full-time and part- Recruiting for the time opportunities new Chestnut Hill Our full time employees earn store, including: a living wage and receive a full • Grocery benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, • Produce retirement plan, paid vacation and sick time, and employee • Deli discount. • Prepared Previous grocery experience a Foods plus but not a requirement. Ideal candidates will be able to • Cashiers work some early evenings and at least one weekend day. For more information contact: [email protected] March 2010 the shuttle 23 licious! I haven’t found a whole wheat the label. Thanks for asking. r: (Chris) None of our current distributors Suggestions kaiser I’m totally satisfied with, but I’ll carry this item, but I’ll keep an eye out keep an eye out. for possible sources. s: “Thanks for the Yoga Bread—delicious (continued from page 24 ) and high fiber!” s: “Please—additional sugar-free/artificial s: peared in the Bible: matza. The white r: (Rachel) So glad you like it! “What happened to Knudsen Grape sweetener-free cookies similar to those version (bad white flour) is low sodium, Juice? We use it for ritual purposes (on by Slow Rise Bakery.” the whole wheat version has zero so- Shabbat), and the McCutcheons isn’t la- s: “Hot Flash—I think this works. My dium, and not much flavor either, so it r: (Rachel) I’ll keep an eye out for this beled with a kosher symbol, which we partner’s hot flashes are tamer and less needs a topping, preferably something type of cookie and add it if it seems ap- require. The Manischewitz isn’t as good intense when she takes these three tab- that also appeared in the Bible, like ol- propriate. and it’s from concentrate.” lets/day.” ives or a sacrificed roasted lamb. r: (Chris) Knudsen no longer makes the r: (Martha) Thank you for the feedback. Kosher Concord grape juice, sad to say. s: “Please restock Valencia peanut butter it So glad these have been helpful. (Nor- Faced with the disappearance of Knud- s: “Please slice the cheese thinner— is not the same as regular, of which you man) A little-known service we provide sen, I bought Manischevitz in Decem- especially the Cooper Sharp. Too thick have four kinds.” is making our walk-in freezer available ber, as it seemed to be the only Kosher changes the flavor & we use more.” r: (Chris) The Arrowhead Mills Peanut to members with hot flashes. But please Concord grape juice available from our r: (Margie) If you slice Cooper too thin Butter is still Valencia, they just changed don’t stand too close to the ice cream. distributors. I have since found another it is impossible to separate the slices & the design of their label. brand, Kedem, which will appear on the makes a huge mess. Sorry, but we have shelf mid to late February. It’s not from s: “Could we possibly get malt extract for to continue to slice this way. concentrate. s: “Please list the kind of oil used in Le Bus bakin? Anyone who owns The Metro- Mighty Muffin—Low Fat. Thanks!” politan Cookbook needs it to bake their s: “Please re-order the chocolate fla- r: (Rachel) Canola! I’ll be sure to change breads. Thanks.” [email protected] vor `So Delicious Dairy Free’ frozen (there’s never enough).” r: (Chris) The flavors on display “rotate” due to our very small freezer shelves, so not all of the flavors that we get from distributors are on display at any given time. Delivery day for “So Delicious PASSOVER Specials Desserts” is Tuesday, so feel free to ask staff to check basement back-stock Passover begins at sundown March 29. for your favorite flavor. Tuesday night POULTRY, MEAT, AND SEAFOOD through Friday is your best bet. Thanks. Shank Bones 3.95 each Empire Turkeys 16-20 lbs $4.20/lb s: “Amaranth Grain would be a great ad- Empire Boneless Breasts $7.58/lb dition—boil it in the a.m. for a great Empire Whole Chickens $3.74/lb hot cereal w/cinnamon & honey! Great Empire Cut-up Chickens $3.78/lb winter breakfast.” Natural Acres Beef Briskets $4.22/lb r: (Chris) We have added bulk amaranth. Esposito’s Beef Brisket $6.84/lb It’s stocked next to the millet and wheat- Essentials berries. PRE-ORDER FAVORITES Parsley and Romaine Freshly Pureed Horseradish with Beets $9.95/lb Fresh Horseradish s: “Whole wheat challah. Much healthier Honey Glazed Carrots with Apples $7.50/lb Apples and Nuts than regular. Also, whole wheat kaiser Brussels Sprouts with Apple and Cider $8.50/lb Egg Matzoh rolls.” Matzo Balls $1.00/ea White Flour Matzoh r: (Rachel) Check out the whole wheat Matzo Ball Soup (Veg or Chick Stock) - Qt. size only $9.50/qt Gefilte Fish challah from Roling’s bakery—it’s de- Passover Haroset $9.50/lb Macaroons Dried Fruit and Nut Platter (12” platter) $36.99/ea Fruit Slices Honey Cakes C O - O P Lentil Walnut Pate $7.50/lb I N F O R M A T I O N Chicken Liver Pate $10.99/lb Call Bonnie to order a Winter Borscht - Qt. size only $9.50/qt complete Seder Plate Package Mt. Airy 559 Carpenter Lane, 215-843-2350 Open Every Day 9-8 Ogontz EASTER 2129 72nd Ave., 215-276-0706 Specials Easter—April 4th Monday-Saturday 10 - 6 POULTRY, MEAT, AND SEAFOOD Shuttle Staff Esposito Boneless Leg of Lamb $8.60/lb. Editor & Advertising Manager Jonathan McGoran Esposito Bone-in Leg of Lamb $5.90/lb Advertising Billing Esposito Lamb Roast Wrapped in Bacon $10.68/lb Susan Beetle Garrett County Spiral Cut Ham $5.82/lb Advertising Assistance Natural Acres Roasts Call for cut Ilene Cohen Anything from the Sea including Organic Farm Raised Salmon $12.61/lb Graphic Design Annette Aloe, Josh Giblin Sustainable Chilean Sea Bass Call for price Illustration: Meadow Run Boneless Smoked Ham comes frozen Call for price Noel Bielaczyc PRE-ORDER FAVORITES Proofreaders/Editors Emily Law, Marcella McCoy, Jennifer Sheffield Maple Ginger Mashed Sweet Potatoes $6.50/lb Please call the Old-Fashioned Mashed Potatoes $5.99/lb Contributors Prep Foods Dept. at Glenn Bergman, Joel Eckel, Sara Zia Ebrahimi, Turkey Gravy - Qt. size only $9.99/qt 215-843-2350 Ext.102 Amy Edelman, Margie Felton, Sandra Folzer, Don Pumpkin-Apple Soup - Qt. size only $8.50/qt to place a pre-order. Gordon, Bonnie Hay, Anna Herman, Margaret Honey-Dijon Glazed Brussels Sprouts $8.50/lb Lenzi, Kristina P. Littell, Janet Lynch, Bob Maier, Wild Rice with Dried Cranberries, Apricots and Toasted Pecans $8.99/lb Please call the Meat & A.J. Masko, Jonathan McGoran, Anaiis Salles, Fresh Cranberry Relish $8.99/lb Seafood Dept. for meat Larry Schofer, Bonnie Shuman, David Siller, Sally and fish prices at Silverman, Rick Spalek, Kim Spelman-Hall, Chris Mixed Fruit Chutney $8.99/lb Switky, Joanna Poses, Norman Weiss, Elliott Marinated Mushroom and Fresh Fennel Salad $8.99/lb 215-843-2350 Ext.104 White, David Zelov, Noel Bielaczyc Please check our catering menu for party platters or pre-order any of your favorite Photographers prepared food not seen on this menu by calling Bonnie. John Barone, Ann Marie Draycott, Josh Giblin, Gralin Hughes, Jonathan McGoran, David Zelov We are happy to accommodate special requests with advance notice. We would like one week’s notice on holiday pre-orders, but will fill last minute orders whenever possible. www.weaversway.coop 24 The Shuttle March 2010 side is it’s not available on the Sabbath. Also, IP addresses are in Hebrew numer- als, so Information Technology training Bowling Night for Weavers Way Staff will have to include some Hebrew school. This past week was the one with the snowstorms, and I thought our city did a pretty good job in general dealing with pretty difficult conditions. However, here is one thing the city is not doing well—re- newing business licenses. A few months ago our Finance Manager; realized this license had expired in April, we never re- ceived the usual annual invoice to renew. When I called the city’s L & I department, I was told they were no longer sending out invoices anymore. This seemed a mystery Suggestions to me, since you would think not send- ing out invoices for license renewal fees by Norman Weiss would result in less money coming in, far Purchasing Manager less than what it costs to send invoices out, not to mention having a document the payment can reference (what else are we Greetings and thanks for writing. As usual, suggestions and responses may supposed to do, just send the city money have been edited for clarity, brevity, and/ and write a note?). But whatever, so I or comedy. In the news a few weeks asked the city staffer (who was polite and ago was an incident involving an airline helpful) if they would send an invoice and passenger putting on Tefillin as part of they said they would. Couple months later performing Jewish morning prayers. The still no invoice, no renewal, so I sent an flight crew was unfamiliar with Tefillin e-mail, which was not responded to for a (consisting of some leather straps you month. Then I called again, and was told Equal Exchange Fair Trade wrap around your arm and head, con- they would follow up. Two days later I re- nected to two little boxes containing ceive an e-mail that our tax number is in- March Coffees of the Month Torah scroll verses) so it ended up being a active and they can’t send an invoice be- security event. This got me to wondering cause our tax number is inactive. Round if in this day of cell phones and netbooks and round we go.... Huge Bulk Coffee Sale! communicating wirelessly over 3G and Suggestions & Responses: All Regular Varieties, 4G networks, maybe I can make Tefil- lin an alternative communication pro- s: “I have purchased a cracker from reg, $10.59 sale $7.99/lb. Whole Foods—called Bible Bread! It’s tocol. Since people wearing Tefillin are All Decaf Varieties communicating with God, and since God a lightweight cracker made with honey. can handle more than one person at a It would be a nice addition to the low reg, $13.37, sale $9.99/lb. time, I’m suggesting the establishment salt/low/no sugar crackers and wafers of TefillinNet as an alternative to ether- that you stock. Thanks.” net. TefillinNet would utilize the Uni- r: (Chris) It seems that none of our dis- versal Yahweh port (UYP—pronounced tributors carry this particular cracker; I “yoop”). Advantages or TefillinNet would doubt we can get it for Weavers Way. Welcome to Weavers Way be nearly universal coverage, free to any- Sorry! (Norman) While technically not Cooperative Association one that believes, and best of all, no dumb a bread, we do stock a cracker that ap- Verizon/AT&T commercials. Only down- (continued on page 23) Dear Neighbor, If you are not already a member of Weavers Way Co-op, you are invited to join. Weavers Way is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative. Our bylaws require that in becoming a member, someone from your household attend an orientation meeting, where details of membership will be explained. Upcoming Orientation Meetings are on the following dates: Weavers Way Co-op Offices 555 W. Carpenter Lane Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. : March 10, 17, 24, & 31 Thursday, 6:45 p.m.: March 4 Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: March 20 Weavers Way Ogontz Store 2129 72nd Ave Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: March 13, 27 Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment 8431 Germantown Ave (parking entrance on E. Highland Ave.) Tuesdays, 6:45 p.m. March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Meetings start promptly and last about 1¼ hours. Latecomers cannot be 30 admitted. Please fill out the tear-off sheet below and return it to the store. At the close of the orientation meeting, you will be expected to pay your initial $30 annual investment (check or cash). We look forward to seeing you and As part of our Chestnut Hill expansion, Weavers Way welcoming you into the Co-op. is launching a member equity drive—“30 in Thirty.” We want as many members as possible to invest an extra $30 Anaiis Salles, Member Outreach Coordinator into their member equity accounts—in addition to their regular $30—during the month of March. There are three easy ways to PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION TO WEAVERS WAY participate: You can pay online at www.weaversway.coop, pay at the register, or send a check with your member number and Someone from my household will attend the orientation meeting on ______“30 in Thirty” in the memo to Weavers Way Co-op, 559 Carpenter Lane , Phila., PA 19119. Name (please print) ______This is a great way for members who could not participate in the Phone Number______member loan program to show their support, and these crucial months leading up to the opening of our new Address (including ZIP code) ______store in Chestnut Hill is a great time to do it. ______But why is it 30 in Thirty if there’s 31 days in March? Because on Day 31, we’ll be done. E-mail: ______