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Volume MM, Number 5 March 15, 2018 Florida Farmworkers March for Worker Rights in NYC By Hayley Gorenberg U.S. agricultural workers— armworkers who pick Flor- most of them from Mexico, Fida tomatoes, a key ingre- Haiti, and a smattering of dient in fast food menus, will Central American countries— converge on the New York City came together in 1993 when headquarters of the board six workers joined to fight for chair of Wendy’s restaurants worker rights and to confront for five days of protest. They farmworker maltreatment,
PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN have also planned a public including violence; abuse of Supporters of Reginald Ferguson testify in his support for due process. fast and a march for worker women by fellow farmworkers, rights scheduled to reach the crew leaders, and managers; United Nations’ Dag Ham- and sub-poverty wages and marskjold Plaza on March 15. wage theft. The coalition char- General Meeting Report The Coalition of Immoka- acterizes the most extreme By Taigi Smith age 80 people on staff at any given time,” said lee Workers, a human-rights cases as modern-day slavery. he PSFC February 2018 General Meeting General Coordinator Joe Szladek. “The turn- organization representing CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Twas held on Tuesday, February 27, at St. over rate for typical grocery stores and Coops Francis Xavier Catholic Academy. No items on average is much higher, hovering around were presented at the Open Forum, some- 60%, added Szladek. The pay here is really fair, times the liveliest part of the GM, and the great time off, excellent benefits,” who added meeting quickly moved to the presentation of that staff are voicing their job satisfaction by coordinator and committee reports. “sticking around.” General Coordinator Joe Holtz stated that Technology is also changing at the PSFC. no financial report was available this month, We are phasing out the clipboards and mov- as the PSFC’s fiscal year had only started on ing toward UPC bar code scanners. Eventually, January 29. Holtz spoke briefly about mem- members will be trained to use the UPC scan- bership growth and invited the membership ners. With more members using the scanners, to review a supplementary report titled “Mem- PSFC staff members will have more time to do bership Growth.” (Copies are available in the other things around the Coop. office on the second floor.) The chart looked at the various measures the Coop had taken to Second Location Study Report increase membership size despite the physical Margaret Stix of the Second Location Study limitations of the Coop. “The more member- Committee talked about her committee’s ship that we have, the more money gets spent desire to see our Coop expand. “It’s not a big at the Coop. We created more capacity when surprise to folks that the Coop is pretty much
we started taking debit cards,” said Holtz. at capacity, especially on weekends,” said ILLUSTRATION BY TOM KANE “This chart shows that we lost 14.1 percent Stix, who added that the physical size of the of members this year, but new joins are 13.7 Coop precludes us from fulfilling its mission Next General Meeting on March 27 percent, which amounts to one of the lowest or branching out to serve other communities. The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held membership drops ever—basically we are “The Coop has been researching demograph- on the last Tuesday of each month. The March General holding steady. ics and trend lines, and trying to be proactive Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. at St. When compared to other food coops, staff in its analysis for a second location.” Stix also Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth turnover at the PSFC is quite low. In 2017, just reported that her committee is hoping to have and Seventh Aves. five people left Coop employment, eight left in a final summary of research by the fall. The The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and 2016, and five in 2015. This number does not Second Location Study Committee wants to available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more include retirees. “Our turnover rate is about hear from Coop membership and is urging information about the GM and about Coop governance, 8% when you consider that we have on aver- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 please see the center of this issue.
Thu, Apr 5 • Food Class: IN THIS ISSUE Authentic Indian Home Cooking 7:30 p.m. Puzzle 2 Fri, Apr 13 • Wordsprouts: Labor Committee Report 4 Coop National Poetry Month 7:00 p.m. Witnesses to Cuba’s Revolution in Organic Farming 5 Welcome, Coop Calendar 7 Event Sat, Apr 21 • Food Drive to Benefit CHiPS Soup Kitchen Mission Statement, Governance Information 7 Calendar of Events 8 & Sun, Apr 22 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Highlights Letters to the Editor 10 Exciting Workslot Opportunities, Classifieds 11 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Candidates for Board of Directors 12 Community Calendar 12
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GM cedure of workslot adjust- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ments [changing a member’s workslot] under the Dis- people to take a 15-minute pute Resolution Committee survey on the Coop web- (DRC) from a non-hearing site. “We’re also doing focus action to one that warrants groups, which are incredi- a hearing.” The goal of the bly useful,” and she encour- proposal, said Ferguson, is aged members to sign up for to “establish fair and trans- future focus groups. Focus parent guidelines for the groups last about two hours committee’s judgments.” and count toward workslot Ferguson presented his credit. Members can sign up proposal because of his per- for focus groups online after sonal experience, saying completing the survey. he was “unceremoniously Bart DeCoursy from the stripped” of his position as International Trade Educa- a squad leader without, as tion Squad (ITES) discussed he put it, having the right to
NAFTA and the renegotiation defend himself against his PHOTOS BY KEVIN RYAN of NAFTA. He talked about accusers. A group of 19 of the Mexican labor market Ferguson’s squad members and said the current admin- and other supporters stood istration is dragging its feet beside him as he described on renegotiating the current his demotion via voicemail NAFTA deal. from a member of the dis- ciplinary committee named Second Location Committee Curtis. Ferguson said he was told he was demoted because urges members to take a he played music too loudly 15-minute survey on Coop during his shift. He said he Website. was also accused of make-up Clockwise from top: sheet mismanagement. Fer- Reginald Ferguson guson had held the position addresses the General Vote on Due Process for 20 years. Meeting; Joe Holtz After the various commit- Ferguson called for greater discusses Coop attrition tees gave their status reports, transparency as it relates to and expansion; The “Ayes” the two agenda items were the DRC and listed all of the have it. presented and discussed. ways he felt he was denied The first, presented by Reg- due process. Ferguson said law judge, wanted to know didn’t leave his last name Advisory Committee, sub- inald Ferguson and a group he was fired without being more about the process that on the voicemail because he mitted on behalf of the PSFC of 19 supporters, submitted given an opportunity to con- took place before the dis- didn’t want people harassing staff by Ross Gibson and Sil- a proposal to provide greater test the action, and when his pute resolution committee him at home. However, Cur- via Ennes-Cabrera. “We are due process for all members squad members protested, fired Ferguson. tis did leave his telephone asking the Coop to create a under investigation by the they were told they “had no Members of the Dispute number with Ferguson and Coop Pension Advisory Com- disciplinary committee. Spe- standing,” as it pertained to Resolution Committee then says he received a slew of mittee. The PAC will over- cifically, Ferguson and his the firing. addressed the membership. messages from people sup- see the overall performance supporters sought to “change Margaret Stix, a lawyer “I will try to give you an porting Ferguson. of the pension plan and act the current disciplinary pro- and former administrative idea of who we are and how as a conduit between the we function,” said Grace Pro- “Ferguson called for greater plan administrators and the tos, a member of the com- membership. The PAC would mittee. “We are an impartial transparency.” consist of five members Sudoku group of members. Our job who have a background in is to protect the Coop, to A vote was taken on Fer- finance, and two staff mem- Sudoku is a puzzle. You are presented with a 9x9 grid of protect all of us. We look for guson’s proposal that mem- bers. The members would be squares, and that grid is divided into 3x3 zones. ways to perform peaceful res- bers who received a workslot nominated by an inaugural You solve the puzzle by filling the empty squares with olutions. We’re the commit- adjustment—essentially an selection group consisting single-digit numbers so that every zone, column and row tee that gets the complaint involuntary demotion—from of different members with a Gazette Sudokuses ueach of the numbers fromby Abdul1 to 9. Powell via a form.” The complaint the DRC be given a hearing similar background.” is sent to the disciplinary and a chance to defend them- Following discussion of 8 6 5 committee and they investi- selves against the charges the PAC, the Board of Direc- gate it. “We don’t kick mem- and firings. One hundred tors held its meeting. Of the 1 4 bers out. That’s not our role. sixty-four people voted in six members on the board, Everyone has an opportunity favor of the proposal and 113 five were present. The board to tell their story and argue members voted against. voted to accept the advice of 4 5 3 8 on his or her behalf. Every- the members to change the one is treated the same. We Pension Advisory current disciplinary proce- 2 8 don’t distinguish between Committee Proposed dures for members. The Feb- squad leaders and members,” Next was a discussion-only ruary 2018 General Meeting 6 9 8 7 said Grace. Grace was unable item about forming a Pension was adjourned at 9:23 p.m. n to go into the details of Fer- guson’s case, but she was 7 3 4 adamant about just how fair her committee aimed to be. 7 3 9 2 “We are transparent. We have rules that we have to abide 5 4 6 by, but we are transparent. “ Curtis March, from the dispute resolution commit- 2 1 tee, admitted to being the Puzzle author: author: Abdul Abdul Powell. Powell. For answers, For answers, see page 5. see page xx. “Curtis” who fired Ferguson
via voicemail. He said he ILLUSTRATION BY TOM KANE
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Farmworkers five-day “Freedom Fast” out- energy to support a pathway CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 side the Manhattan hedge- to victory.” fund offices of Nelson Peltz, The workers co-founded Wendy’s largest shareholder Wendy’s has been the group with Greg Asbed, and chair of its board of direc- included in the most recent tors, demanding that Wendy’s conspicuously absent from round of MacArthur “genius “join the rest of the fast-food participation in the reforms, award” winners. Asbed industry in supporting the and has shifted its buying received the award for devis- Fair Food Program’s ground- to Mexico, where worker ing a worker-driven social breaking worker protections” protections are scant and responsibility model (WSR) and pledging to “protest the abuse endemic. now used internationally. ongoing human rights abus- In the model’s “bottom-up” es faced by workers in Mexi- approach, workers play a key co’s produce industry where role in establishing work-con- Wendy’s currently buys its Coop Connection? dition standards. tomatoes.” The action keys The Coop’s Labor Com- In advance of the NYC pro- into the #MeToo move- mittee is exploring connec- test, worker Julia De la Cruz ment, with features on sex- tions the Coop might make came to the city to press the ual harassment and assault to the program, according to farmworkers’ cause, accom- of farmworker women and committee member Eric Fru- panied by Patricia Cipollit- messaging along the lines min. Frumin noted that “the ti, National Co-coordinator of “#TimesUpWendys: Join absence of worker involve-
and Faith Organizer of the PHOTO COURTESY OF COALITION IMMOKALEE WORKERS the Fair Food Program!” The ment in development and Alliance for Fair Food, to Julia De la Cruz came to NYC to press the farmworkers' campaign’s materials state, enforcement of codes has lend support, and to trans- cause. She stated that farmworkers come away with almost “For generations, farmworker resulted in terrible condi- late Spanish to English. On no wages from long, unregulated days of work. women have endured some tions—notably in the apparel February 26, wearing jeans of the most hostile working sector, where thousands of and a blue t-shirt lettered erance for sexual violence clocks to punch in and out conditions this country has to workers keep dying in factory with a bright yellow “Justice and forced labor. and count hours for a base offer,” continuing, “Farmwork- fires in Asian factories after for Farmworkers” slogan, De 3. Give workers a seat at the rate. On top of the base rate, er women have referred to the decades of so-called moni- la Cruz addressed a group of table, recognize their right workers receive a piece rate, constant barrage of catcalls, toring by some of the same dancers in Manhattan inter- to organize, and listen to ensuring fairness if weather groping and sexual assault as retailers,” Frumin wrote. ested in putting activism what workers have to say. or the number of tomatoes ‘our daily bread’ in the fields, “Ditto for peonage (another into art. She described farm- available doesn’t yield high and in one study, four out of word for the virtual slavery workers’ stagnant wages and The first campaign target poundage on a particular day. every five farmworker women that afflicted Florida farm- how they came away with was Taco Bell. The Immoka- reported experiencing sexu- workers even into the 21st almost nothing from long, lee workers reached out to The Fair Food Program al harassment or violence at century), wage theft, sexual unregulated days of work. consumers, faith leaders, and work.” The group’s boycott harassment, etc.” Instead of tracking their time students at college and uni- uses the purchasing power and its presence at Peltz’s In November 2017, Frumin working in the fields, grow- versity campuses with Taco of brands to compel growers firm, Trian Partners, on Park and one of the Coop’s produce ers paid workers by the buck- Bells on the premises with to improve farm workers’ Avenue, will deliver the mes- buyers, Ken Macdonald, met et or bushel, regardless of a “Boot the Bell” message. working conditions. sage that “For market giants with Lindsay Adams of the their hours. For the premier In 2005, Taco Bell signed an like Wendy’s, refusing to take Fair Food Standards Coun- crop of tomatoes, workers agreement addressing the meaningful action to end cil. “It was our first meeting made 40 or 45 cents for pick- farmworkers’ concerns, con- The Fair Food Standards sexual violence in the supply to find out more about them, ing a bucket containing over stituting the first big win for Council, charged with imple- chain—when a proven solu- and they wanted to see if it 30 pounds of tomatoes. the campaign. The workers menting the Fair Food Pro- tion is right at their finger- made sense for us to partici- In the past, coalition lead- continued their campaign and gram, maintains a 24-hour tips—is no longer an option.” pate in their program,” Mac- ers organized protests, work now have more than a dozen hotline in Spanish and Cre- After Wendy’s, the work- donald said. Formerly a Coop stoppages, a march against corporations on board, De la ole, the primary languages of ers plan to approach Publix receiving coordinator for 17 violence and abuse, and even Cruz reported. By 2011, the most Southern farm workers, and Kroger supermarkets, years and member since 1991, a 30-day hunger strike by six coalition established its Fair as well as English. It audits seeking to leverage as much Macdonald said the Coop workers. They marched on the Food Program (http://www. growers and investigates com- market power as possible and would need to find the right Orlando offices of the Florida fairfoodstandards.org), which plaints. The organization also demanding financial transpar- way in to participate. “We’d Fruit & Vegetable Association uses the purchasing power of runs worker-to-worker edu- ency and fair pay for workers. be happy to do it, obviously, seeking dialogue with grow- big brands that sign on to the cational sessions to advise The workers ask that con- but we don’t know if it makes ers. Yet they saw very little program to in turn press grow- workers of their rights, using sumer allies, church groups, sense. They’re looking for big change, De la Cruz said— ers to improve farmworkers’ in-person sessions for work- schools, etc., connect with chain stores to agree to buy aside from a slight uptick in working conditions. The Flori- ers with limited literacy, and the Fair Food program and from suppliers they’ve vetted. wages and slight diminish- da Tomato Growers Exchange makes pamphlets in multiple respond to calls to action, They’re looking for growers ment of violence. Around and over a dozen purchasers, languages available. Topics including protests, letters, that have a big footprint,” he 2000, the group decided to including Walmart and major include everything from sexu- publications, and boycotts, said. “We’ve been following bring the campaign direct- fast-food chains (McDonald’s, al harassment to the right to noting, “Consumer action them for years as a group, and ly to consumers, creating a Subway, Chipotle, Burger water, shade, and bathrooms makes this Fair Food Program they’re fantastic. Everything “Campaign for Fair Food.” The King, KFC, Whole Foods, Trad- while working. Workers can a success.” about them we like.” n Immokalee group also started er Joe’s, and Fresh Market— lodge complaints about trucks Conceptual performance building a base of allies and but not Wendy’s), have joined passing dangerously close to artist Jill Sigman, who leads targeted corporate buyers the program, which is moni- field workers, and the coun- ThinkDance and runs a class of tomatoes, who wield the tored by the independent Fair cil can direct announced and in interpretive protest called purchasing power to strongly Foods Standards Council. unannounced visits to help “Body Politic, Somatic Selves” influence prices and can exert Though begun and based in promote humane conditions. (recently profiled in the New downward pressure on wages Southwest Florida, the orga- Because Wendy’s has been Yorker), invited De la Cruz to and conditions. nization now stretches north- conspicuously absent from crystallize the meaning of the The workers had three ward to half a dozen other participation in the reforms, Coalition of Immokalee Work- demands: states, and includes workers and has shifted its buying to ers’ efforts. “All workers who 1. Pay once cent more per who pick oranges, tomatoes, Mexico, where worker pro- are human deserve the same pound of tomatoes to bell peppers, squash, berries, tections are scant and abuse respect, have the same merit,” change farmworkers’ pov- and other crops. endemic, workers want to tar- De la Cruz said. “That is what erty wages. The Fair Food Program get abuses in Wendy’s supply we’ve built. Being in the strug- 2. Protect workers’ human supports worker rights with chain, De la Cruz said. gle, fighting for my rights is
rights, including zero tol- practical machinery like time The workers organized a something beautiful. It gives ILLUSTRATION BY BRIANNA HARDEN
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LABOR COMMITTEE REPORT Introducing the Labor Committee By Genna Cherichello, charter spells out its mission: affordable prices, but products Labor Committee “To systematize the way infor- that reflect the values of our hen we shop at the mation on food workers’ strug- Coop community: sustainable WCoop, there is a lot to gles is received, and keep the agriculture, local economics, see: fresh produce glistening General Meeting and leader- and human rights. with water (that may or may ship abreast of these efforts We believe that the Labor not have sprayed us, too), and ways in which the Coop Committee plays a vital role price tags boasting some of might engage with them.” With in striving toward those val- the best prices in the city, and this mission, we join other ues because of the unique
labels that indicate whether Coop committees that raise concerns of workers across ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRIANNA HARDEN something is organic or GMO- awareness among Coop mem- the food chain. These work- The Labor Committee is vidual purchasing decisions. free. A lot remains unseen, bership and leadership about ers, who work in the farms, also in conversation with the We are also focused on honing however, including the many issues that inform purchasing slaughterhouses, kitchens, Rural & Migrant Ministry, a our process for how and when hands that tended, picked, practices: the Animal Welfare factories, and distribution New York organization that is to sign onto campaigns, and packaged, prepared, and dis- Committee, Environmental companies that supply our leading a campaign to pass welcome member input. tributed that food. The Labor Committee, and International food, make up the largest and state legislation to expand Committee was formed to Trade Education Committee. lowest-paid sector, and are farmworker rights in New “The Committee is working address that gap, guided by All these committees were likely to endure substandard York. The bill, the Farmwork- the belief that labor rights are formed out of the Coop’s working conditions. We hope ers Fair Labor Practices Act, to create a supplier code of human rights. strong tradition of prioritiz- that through raising aware- aims to extend labor rights conduct, and eventually to The Labor Committee’s ing not only good products at ness among Coop member- that other workers currently include considerations other ship and leadership about have to New York’s agricultur- than labor in the code.” food-chain-worker organizing, al workers. It would protect PLASTIC PACKAGING COLLECTIONS we can continue the Coop’s the right of agricultural work- long tradition of leading by ers to unionize and receive The Coop’s Mission State- 2nd Wednesday of every month 3:45-6 p.m. example to improve the food minimum wage and overtime ment includes that our store system. This article intends to pay, and it would place stricter “seek[s] to avoid products 4th Saturday of every month 1:45-4 p.m. introduce Coop members to age limits on farm work. Farm that depend on the exploita- the types of issues we hope workers were excluded from tion of others.” Coop buyers Expanded Plastic Collection to address, and to give some some of these protections in do what they can to ensure examples of active campaigns the landmark National Labor that products meet this and for Coop members and food worker struggles. Standards Act of 1935, and other standards listed in the Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. New York’s farmworkers still Mission Statement, but the Working Conditions for do not entirely receive these Coop does not yet have a for- Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products Farm Workers protections today. malized purchasing policy or sold at the Coop—food and non-food. The Labor Committee is supplier code of conduct. The Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, currently focusing on a hand- Lessons Learned from Labor Committee is working pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. ful of pressing issues affect- Tom Cat to create a supplier code of Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll ing food chain workers. One A third campaign that the conduct, and eventually to bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and issue is fair pay for farmwork- Labor Committee was asked to collaborate with other com- ers who harvest and process support is the worker-led push mittees to include consider- re-use any bags you do take before recycling. the nation’s tomatoes. A to boycott Tom Cat Bakery ations other than labor in this NO food residue, rinse as needed. national organization led by products. You may have heard code. Most importantly, we Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. farmworkers, the Coalition about the debate on this issue intend for the Committee to of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in New York and within the provide trustworthy research has made significant gains in Coop: undocumented workers to buyers around labor prac- We continue to accept this area through their Fair who were fired from the bak- tices of their suppliers, as well Food Program, which binds ery as a result of immigration as answer specific questions the following from all enforcement actions by the they might have. community members: government are pushing for Tom Cat to adopt stronger pro- Future Projects Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. tections for immigrant work- Future projects for the Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (any brand/size) ers such as notifying workers Labor Committee include Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) of visits from immigration developing signage to high- enforcement in a timely man- light products with good Energy bar wrappers (any brand) ner, permitting these visits labor practices and creating Water filters (Brita and other brands) and other only if immigration enforce- explainers for established cer- Brita branded filter products ment has a warrant, and pro- tifications like “Fair Trade” and Plastic re-sealable food storage bags, corporations like Walmart viding fair compensation for “Food Justice Certified.” We small Coop bulk bags, cling wrap and McDonald’s to pay a workers who are laid off for also have a website and social Cereal and cracker box liners (any brand) penny more per pound of being undocumented. Immi- media in progress, as well as tomatoes. CIW has also made grant rights are a salient part firming up our vetting process Food residue and paper labels OK. great strides in recognizing of labor rights in the food for engagement with poten- No shopping bags. and organizing against gen- industry in the U.S. current- tial campaigns. Please e-mail Donations in any amount are welcomed to help offset der-based violence and mod- ly, and we anticipate that this Genna (genna.cherichello@ the cost to the Coop of this collection. ern-day slavery conditions issue will continue to arise. gmail.com) with questions or for farmworkers. The Labor The Labor Committee suggestions inspired by this Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection, Committee has committed responded to this request for article. The Labor Committee or in starting a third collection time as your workslot? Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. to supporting the expansion support by bringing the pro- consists of founding mem- of the Fair Food Program into posal of a boycott to the Coop bers Richard Mandelbaum, For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com the coop retail sector. Through membership. The GM vote did Eric Frumin (non-voting), and Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] our support of these CIW cam- not reach the 75% required to Nancy Romer (non-voting), as paigns, the Coop is helping instate a boycott, so the Com- well as Erika Inwald, Maritza to ensure that the coop retail mittee is finding other ways to Silva-Farrell, David Pratt, Peter sector does its part for farm- inform members of the cam- Wohlsen, Jen Chapin, and worker rights. paign so they can make indi- myself, Genna Cherichello. n
Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 15, 2018 5 Witnesses to Cuba’s Revolution in Organic Farming By Pat Smith oop members Peggy Conte Cand Paul Wasserman recently traveled to Cuba with a program called Food Sover- eignty Tours, which gives visi- tors to the island a chance to meet people who are farming in challenging conditions. The sponsor of the tours, the Institute for Food and Devel- opment Policy (better known as Food First), calls itself a “people’s think tank” dedicat- ed to ending the injustices that
cause hunger and to helping PHOTOS BY PAUL WASSERMAN communities take back con- Organoponico Vivero Alamar in the outskirts of Havana, a Paul Wasserman with his wife Peggy Conte visiting a trol of their food systems. I met cooperative farm project. cooperative farm Finca Paiso in Viñales. Peggy and Paul at their home in Brooklyn, near the commu- heart of the land reform was The Great Hunger they couldn’t afford the petro- fruct and decided to manage nity garden 6/15 Green, where breaking up these big estates. What did you learn about chemical-based inputs in the it cooperatively. Finally, there Peggy is a founding member, When the U.S. put up a trade that crisis period? conventional farming model. are ‘credit and service’ coops in to talk about why they went to embargo, Cuba shifted to a “There was almost a fam- There was also a community of which a group of farms is pri- Cuba and what they learned on dependency on the Soviet ine,” Peggy said. “In a market people who wanted to practice vately owned and managed but their trip. Union and the Soviet bloc. To economy it would have meant organic agriculture. for whom financing, marketing oversimplify it, Cuba was get- many, many deaths, but it was “The 70% of farms in Cuba and tool purchasing are coop- Prelude to a Collapse ting oil from the Soviet Union managed by the government, that are private or cooperative erative. That seems to be the What inspired you to join at below market prices in with severe rationing and are all, in one way or anoth- most consistently successful of the Food First trip to Cuba? exchange for the Soviet Union harsh punishment for unau- er, organic. Some of them are the models. “I’ve been interested in Cuba getting sugarcane from Cuba thorized killing of farm ani- using very developed practices for years, especially since the at above-market prices. mals. The average Cuban lost with a philosophical and scien- “We saw a lot of medicinal changes that started in the ’90s,” 20 pounds.” tific base to them, and some of herbs—tumeric, moringa, Paul said. “I wanted to get a feel “Cuban organic farming and “Cuba always had a food it is just because there are no for what the reality is. Having rationing system, which chemical pesticides, no chem- neem—a lot of cool stuff that heard that Cuba has a growing permaculture research meant people got the basics ical fertilizers, no gas to run we only get in powdered form organic agriculture scene and are really incredible... but often not much more than tractors. They’ve brought back here, but that is actually cooperative structures that are The 70% of farms in Cuba the basics,” Paul said. “During oxen for plowing and horses growing there.” part of that, both of those things that are private or the Special Period the rations for hauling, though neither appealed to me.” cooperative are all, in one shrank, so people were get- ever fully disappeared. I asked Paul for some back- way or another, organic.” ting even less. They had to “One really interesting thing “Cuba has also opened up ground on Cuban farming. shift their whole model of was that so much of the small- farmers markets, which they “Before the Cuban Revolution agriculture to become more scale agriculture is coopera- didn’t use to have,” Paul said. in 1959, Cuban agriculture was “When the Soviet Union col- food self-sufficient,” Paul said. tive,” said Paul. “There are three “They reluctantly realized they dominated by large haciendas lapsed, instantly Cuba lost 85% “What that meant, first and kinds of coops. First, there are need to have a market side (landed estates), owned either of its imports and exports, and foremost, was breaking up long-established cooperatives to the economy, though it by very wealthy Cubans or for- particularly its access to afford- most of the state farms and where people own the land runs against their non-market eign, mostly American, compa- able oil, on which their agricul- encouraging urban agriculture. and tools and manage pro- model of socialism. But farm- nies,” he said. “It was a colonial tural model depended. They That’s led to a structure that’s, duction cooperatively. Then ers won’t grow food if they model, with large mono-crop had to change pretty much I think, 70% private or cooper- there are newer cooperatives don’t have a market to sell to.” farms growing food for export, overnight, and went through a ative, and 30% state. The gov- where people got land in usu- CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 predominantly sugarcane, horrible crisis called the Spe- ernment has this land practice plus coffee, tobacco and citrus cial Period in the 1990s. It was called usufruct, which means STATEMENT ON THE fruits. After the revolution, the a disaster for agriculture.” they offer people the land and some tools for free as long as COOPERATIVE IDENTITY Solution to this issue's sudoku puzzle they use it for growing food.” DEFINITION A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united 3 1 8 2 7 4 6 9 5 Goodbye to voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural Petrochemicals needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically How much Cuban agricul- controlled enterprise. 6 5 9 1 8 3 4 7 2 ture is organic? “There’s a lot of government VALUES Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, 4 7 2 5 6 9 3 1 8 support,” Peggy said. “A lot democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their of research is being done on founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of organic methods of pest-con- honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. 9 4 3 6 2 7 8 5 1 trol, bio-pesticides, and bio- logical controls, to avoid PRINCIPLES 5 6 1 4 9 8 2 3 7 commercial pesticides. They The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put have a real knowledge base on their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance 8 2 7 3 5 1 9 6 4 that. We went to Bolivia in 2011, adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. and the Bolivians were depend- They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership ing on the Cuban research.” 2. Democratic Member Control 7 3 4 9 1 2 5 8 6 “Cuban organic farming 3. Member Economic Participation and permaculture research is 4. Autonomy and Independence 1 9 5 8 4 6 7 2 3 really incredible,” Paul said. 5. Education, Training and Information “They had a knowledge base 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives that could inform a shift to 7. Concern for Community 2 8 6 7 3 5 1 4 9 organic food production, Reference: ica.coop which they had to do because
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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless- ly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Mem- Annie Keating has performed at leading festivals, including Take Root ber Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the in Holland, the Brooklyn Americana Festival, Glasgow Americana Festi- Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use val, The Brooklyn Indie Music Fest NJ Folk Fest, Maverick UK and NXNE. their editorial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether let- ters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of Her recent album, Trick Star (Keating’s seventh full-length release) was the issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines met with rave international reviews. For fans of Lucinda Williams, John of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. Prine, Jason Isbell and other great alt-country songwriters, this is You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwritten, or via e-mail sun-dappled Americana at its best, sure to enchant. to [email protected] or on disk. Letters: Maximum 500 words. Bev Grant is the 2017 Joe Hill Award Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a winner from the Labor Heritage Foundation higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: and the 2017 winner of the ASCAP Foundation’s A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present Jay Gorney award. Former leader of the cutting accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but edge ’70s and ’80s folk/rock and world music not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive band, Human Condition, Bev is also founder and solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a director of the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus. “Bev Grant positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a sub- mitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, is one of New York City’s treasures.” under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- (Ron Olesko, SingOut magazine) tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of Songwriter Steve Mayone performs as a solo artist and with his band opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Bastards of Fine Arts, a collaboration with NYC songwriter Matt Keat- Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the pub- ing. “Mayone ties up all of Americana, folk, classic and roots-rock, lished guidelines and policies. effortlessly flowing from one to the next and never at a loss for interest.” LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES (Americana UK). “Thoughtful, well written material.” (New England Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more Scrapbook). He’s released five albums, his most recent Sideways Rain in than 25% non-original writing. 2017. “An album rife with flowing pop and folk-flavored ballads that All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are exude a romantic and bittersweet glow.”—Steve Morse form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discrimina- tory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the This Issue Prepared By: same topic by the same writer. Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- Coordinating Editors: Carl Arnold sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual RETURN POLICY content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Alison Rose Levy and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN keep prices low for our Editor (development): Ed Levy torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST m embership. Mini- submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- be presented. mizing the amount of Reporters: Hayley Gorenberg es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, 2. 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They may not be personally and unused in re-sellable condition derogatory or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an individual member’s actions. Puzzle Master: Abdul Powell The Gazette is a collaboration among Coop members. When submitting, The Coop reserves the right to refuse returns on a Final Proofreader: Lisa Schorr please consider the impact of your words on the writers, editors and produc- case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact tion staff who use our limited workslot time to try to produce an informative a staff member in the Membership Office. Index: Len Neufeld and cooperative publication that reflects the values of our Coop community. Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 15, 2018 7
WELCOME!
A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.
Persephone Allen Sarah Dileo Ana Maria Heeren Egina Manachova Ben Platt Malathi Sicora Isaac Anderson Gina Dimanche Matthew Heering Ricardo Mosquera Irene Polonskaya Alexandra Siega Benjamin Bechstedt Samia Djaafar Hannah Hiassen Mikhaila Moynihan Gandy Rahsaan Simon Smith Mazal Bientstock Monifa Edwards Nemo Hoffman Amy Murray Peter Reich Amelia Tarpey Gaines Blasdel Shiri Eshel Allison Hooks Tenzing Namgyal Sara Reich Savannah Turley Richard Boisvert Vera Fishman-Resheff Veronica Johnson Arielle Nathanson Stephen Riesenberg Kamaria Turner Zakia Bousbai Michael Franklin Abigail Keel Alexandre Neau Chana Rosen Mara Veitch Melanie Breault Mira Frenkel Morresha Kennedy Daniel Nomura Axelle Roset John Wang Nora Canby Elizabeth Freund Tyquan Kennedy Shirley Nwangwa Rachel Rudy Benjamin Welles Beth Carmody Brook Garrison Rebecca Kish Ian O’Connor Dina Rybak Ted Willis Anshul Chaturvedi Karen Gibbons Sarah Laties Kathryn O’Grady Rachel Sacks Katherine Wood Kim Coates Cyra Gish Anne Leonardo Stacy Osborn Samantha Seneviratne Jonathan Yang Rachael Compton Sabrina Glover Deirdre Levy Vikram Pathak Haley Shaffer Lucien Zayan Young Sun Compton Sophia Griffith Sean Lyons Dawn Philips David Shepard Berta de Miguel Sam Hammerman Mateo Maduro Holly Pierson Stephanie Shepard
ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, MARCH 27: monthly General Meetings have been at the center of Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, APRIL 3 to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the April 24 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the page for answers to frequently asked questions. General Meeting. members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is required to act legally and responsibly, has The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines approved almost every General Meeting decision at www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: the end of every General Meeting. Board members are Mar 29 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 19 The Coop on Cable TV Apr 12 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Apr 2 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. every General Meeting. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. Mar 29 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 21 bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Apr 12 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Apr 4 Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop month. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Sixth and Seventh Aves. Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit business. As members, we contribute our program was created to increase participation in the labor: working together builds trust through How to Place an Item Coop’s decision-making process. cooperation and teamwork and enables us to on the Agenda Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see keep prices as low as possible within the con- the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. text of our values and principles. Only mem- If you have something you’d like discussed at a General • Advance Sign-up required: bers may shop, and we share responsibilities Meeting, please complete a submission form for the To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your and benefits equally. We strive to be a respon- Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- sible and ethical employer and neighbor. We near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all are a buying agent for our members and not a General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information month long, except for the day of the meeting when you selling agent for any industry. We are a part of on how to submit an item appear on the submission have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the and support the cooperative movement. sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday We offer a diversity of products with an Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the see below for details. emphasis on organic, minimally processed and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please • Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive to Meeting Format • Squads eligible for credit: reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature committees. (Some Committees are omitted because earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try Open Forum is a time for covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and equal- Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: ity. We oppose discrimination in any form. Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Report • Committee Reports Credit Attendance Sheet. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on needs and concerns of every member. We • Being Absent from the GM: foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. seek to maximize participation at every level, It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please from policy making to running the store. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values.
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mar 16 mar 18 fri 7:30 pm Meet Your Mind sun 12 pm Freeze Your Rent A class in basic meditation. The fundamental nature of our mind is stable, This event will give you a chance to meet with experts who can help you strong and clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and use this amazing benefit. SCRIE freezes the rent for head-of-household speed of our lives. Meditation opens and calms the mind. This is a basic seniors 62+ who live in rent-regulated apartments and whose household meditation class for beginners, and for anyone who would like a renewed income is $50,000 or less. DRIE does the same for the disabled. Landlords
understanding of the technique. Allan Novick has practiced meditation since S get tax abatement credit equaling tenant exemption. We’ll speed the pro- u d 1975. He is a meditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Center and cessItems will be takenif up you in the order pleasegiven. bring copies of documents in addition to originals: proof Times in parentheses are suggestions. More information on each item may be available at the entrance table Nalandabodhi New York and has taught meditation at corporate venues. He ofat the meeting.age We askshowing members to please read theyour materials avail-date of birth, such as U.S. passport, driver’s license, able between 7:00 7:15 p.m. lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for many years, and is a retired orMeeting otherLocation: Congr egationgovernment Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield ID; proof of 2016 income for all household members, Temple) school psychologist. including274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. yourself and co-tenants. Raul Rothblatt is a musician, father of two, u activist o and o Coop member of 20+ years. u Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected. submitted by the Disciplinary Committee
o d o o d d o u Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates”
u u d mar o o 27 mar 16 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC MAR General Meeting the center pages of the e a te Gazette Janie Barnett; Clay Ross The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending fri 8 pm agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- Virginia native Janie Barnett Is theses are suggestions. More information on each item an Americana artist, freelance may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. musician, producer, and educa- We ask members to please read the materials available tor. She’s made a name for her- between 7 and 7:15 p.m. Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat self in the freelance world, Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, singing on film, TV androcking clear- commercials, as well as singing and Seventh Aves. Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their around town for her Piedmont- I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up backup for the likes travels—onof theLinda Ronstadt, Celine Dion, style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world II. Open Forum and andRickie Brooklyn, with all kinds of Lee Jones. Barnett’s 2017 release, “You excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, See JimboThis Mathis and CW Stoneking.River” was included on several “Best Of” DJ III. Coordinator and Committee Reports www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com
53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Performerslists are Parkand Slope Food Coophas members enjoyed and receive Coop workslot regularcredit. play on independent IV. Meeting Agenda Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 AmericanaPARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, and NY 11215 (btwn Folk6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560radio since its release. Since 2009, Item 1: Presentation of Candidates for Board of Directors (30 minutes) Clay Ross has pioneered an original sound as a found- Discussion: Presentation of two candidates for the Board of Directors followed ing member of the bands Matuto and Ranky Tanky. by questions for the candidates. This gives the members an opportunity to With these groups he has recorded albums for venerable be introduced to the candidates and hear them speak prior to the Board of jazz labels such as Motema and Ropeadope, and per- Directors election. The election begins with the mailing of the proxy ballots at formed more than 1,000 shows around the world, the end of May and ends at the Annual Meeting in June. including tours across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South —mandated by General Meeting America. While spending these countless days on the road each year, Clay’s wife begrudgingly works his Coop shifts. Tonight is his chance to redeem him- Item 2: TerraCycle Squad Budget Renewal (30 minutes) self and your opportunity to dance to an uber-talented band of Coop members Proposal: Coop members have been making use of our TerraCycle collections, rocking the sounds of “Brazilian Bluegrass!” especially our ZeroWaste soft plastics. In order to continue this successful Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect and popular program, we need to renew our budget. In May 2017 we were Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a approved for $6000 for one year. This approval included an additional $1500 monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn if needed (as approved by staff), which has also been used. Our request, start- Society for Ethical Culture. ing April 1 for one year, is $10,000. —submitted by Sarah Chandler on behalf of TerraCycle committee Item 3: Pension Plan Amendment: Allow Partial Lump Sum and Annuity Distributions (30 minutes) mar 17 Proposal: Allow pension plan recipients the option to request a partial lump sat 4 pm From.MeToo.WeRise sum distribution in addition to monthly distributions. —submitted by Lisa Moore, Time to heal the world from sexual assault. Sexual assault/harassment/incest General Coordinator and Pension Plan Administrator, is a bigger discussion for healing than the workplace. Accepted worldwide in and Joe Holtz, General Coordinator and Pension Plan Trustee a pandemic of manipulation and suppression, they are a human problem at V. Board of Directors Meeting home, worldwide everywhere in all history… in battles, genocide and every VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. day. The time for healing is NOW. Discussion, non-judgmental and frank. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center How can we heal ourselves and can we expand that healing into the rest pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the of the world which we reach out to in our lives? Sensho Wagg is a Certified status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. Professional Coach in Transformation Coaching, trained specifically to use deep intuition without offering consulting, advice or instruction. With tools from other industries (natural foods and products, birthing and breastfeed- ing, speech therapy and cochlear implants, music and profound Buddhist mar 28 Learn About Cheese practice), Sensho offers big experience and sensitive awareness to all who wed 7 pm at the Coop wish a full life and (!) joy. Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional Elena Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses from around the world! Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional Elena Santogade will lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pairings and for designing cheese tastings of your own. For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.
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mar 31 Food + Fitness apr 10 Safe Food Committee Film Night: sat 10 am tue 7 pm Hot Grease Shakara.NYC is a dance fitness party featuring exercise routines and chore- Hot Grease hits the streets of Houston, Texas, the ography for core, glutes, arms, legs and abs, interpreted in Afrobeats culture. energy capital of the world, telling the story of how an Eka Take founded Shakara.NYC, after moving to Brooklyn, to include elements environmentally beneficial industry has been built of her West African culture into her daily fitness/wellness activities. Eka joined around an ostensibly worthless raw material—spent the Food Coop in July 2017 and the community has enabled her to eat and kitchen grease. With Congress considering elevating live healthier. renewable fuel standards, potentially yielding billions in profits, the film is a real-life illustration of the challenges in trying to achieve the American Dream on the expanding green energy frontier. With insights from the inno- apr 3 vators, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and grease collectors, Hot Grease tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting follows the industry as people carve out their piece of this modern-day “gold rush.” The filmmakers will be in attendance for a Q&A. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the Park and talk with committee members face-to-face Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Wordsprouts: A Celebration of Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. apr 13 The April General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 7 p.m., at fri 7 pm National Poetry Month St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. Four poets will present verse, then talk about their work. Toni Blackman is the author of Inner-Course, a collection WORDSPROUTS of poetry and inspirational prose. At the invitation of the Food Class: Authentic Indian U.S. State Department, Toni served as the nation’s first apr 5 Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, Cultural Ambassador for Hip Hop. A DOVE Real Woman thu 7:30 pm Home Cooking (2012),the editor of the Toni just-published has anthology traveled on to 44 different countries performing, speaking, and Learn the basics of healthy Indian home cooking, teaching.fatherhood WhenOnce I First Held a You Receiver and an OUTS worker, she can now be found dancing from the names and special characteristics of Indian with members while she does her checkout shift. Beth Lisick is a writer and When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the spices, to the secrets that will give you the best fla- actor. Triumphs,She Challenges, andgot Transformative her Experience of Fatherhood.start writing in the poetry slam scene in the ’90s and is the authorBecoming of a father canfive be one of the most profoundlybooks, exhilarating, terrifying, including the New York Times bestseller Everybody Into the vor. The focus will be on best home cooking practices life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of Pool. Beththought-provoking essays, 22 hasof today’s masterful writersno get straight toproblem the heart of prepping olives on her Coop shift. Taylor Mali is one and the relationship between Indian culture and food. Chef Mukti Banerjee modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it is the founder and instructor of Mukti’s Kitchen, which offers hands-on of the throughmost the birth, to tangling with well-knowna toddler mid-tantrum, and eventually letting a teen poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and oneloose in the world,of these fathers the explore every facet oforiginal poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam.” A Indian cooking classes, lecture/demonstrations and catering services. Mukti fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 focuses on Indian food, Indian cooking and healthy eating. She uses four-timethe way they saw the world—andNational themselves. 7:00 p.m. atPoetry the Coop Slam champion, he is the author of four collections of FREE poetryBrian and Gresko is the editor ofa the anthology book When I of essays, What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job authentic, modern Indian techniques, with adjustments for American kitch- Non members Welcome First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk ens and any dietary restrictions. Menu includes: Vegetable Pulao (rice in the AboutWorld the Triumphs, Challenges, and .Transformative At Experience the of Fatherhood. His workPSFC, he is known as Taylor the Baler. Jon Sands is the authorhas appearedof in Poets The & Writers Magazine, GlimmerNew Train Stories, and The BrooklynClean Rail, (Write Bloody Publishing), as well as the co-host of dish); Lasuni Dal (red lentil with garlic, onion, ginger and spices); Mixed and online at The Huffington Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Vegetable Korma; Mohon Bhog “The PoetryBooks, and many other sites. Gods Podcast.” He’s represented New York City multiple times at ASL interpreter available upon request, please contact the Membership Office. the NationalRefreshments will bePoetry served. Slam, and you can find him once a month working in the Materials fee: $5. RSVPs by March 29 are appreciated, contact Coop’sAll Wordsprout dairy participants arecooler. Coop members. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected] [email protected]. To inquire about leading a Food Class, Free for all Coop members & non-members. Refreshments will be served. Bookings: Views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. contact [email protected]. John Donohue, [email protected].
still to come apr 15 Estate Planning 101 apr 24 PSFC APRIL General Meeting
apr 20 Prospect Concert Series apr 29 From.MeToo.WeRise
apr 21–22 Food Drive to Benefit CHIPS Soup Kitchen may 3 Food Class
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BETTER ready to eat foods, like the RESPONSE TO LISA combination of durabili- ation as our membership, PACKAGING new salads and pie and other GUIDO ty and visibility needed to and we’re going to continue OPTIONS FOR prepared foods, or have we ship and display their prod- to push for our vendors to just given up? I know this THANKS FOR YOUR ucts and as a result often use the most environmentally GRAB’N’GO? stuff is popular, and I buy it LETTER LISA, default to using recyclable friendly packing they can find. sometimes. Can we get ven- We have asked every new plastic. One of our recent That might soon include our MEMBERS, dors to use cardboard with vendor for our grab-and-go vendors had experimented staff becoming experts in all Can we get more infor- cellophane windows? What case if they can provide a with compostable packaging of the packing alternatives mation about what our staff are the options? different type of packaging but found that they weren’t available, so that we can buyers are doing about Thanks, that is more environmental- nearly sturdy enough and make strong recommenda- individual-serving plastic Lisa Guido ly friendly. Their response customers were complaining tions to vendors who would clam shells? Do we ask for each time has been that they about collapsed packages. like to sell to the PSFC. more environment-friendly don’t currently see alterna- The staff here share the same Joe Szladek options from our vendors of tives that will provide the concerns on plastic prolifer- General Coordinator
Cuba Havana cooperative, called a lot of herbs, because there’s ses. They know how to adapt been resilient. We need to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Organipónico Vivero Alamar, a market for magical herbs and make changes when they stay resilient.” my sense was they hadn’t used in Santeria. There’s also must. The Coop’s also been Learn more about Food Greens in the City always been farmers. A few a big market for yerba buena, around, not as long as the First and Food Sovereignty What were the urban farms people in the Alamar neigh- a mint put in mojitos, a rum- Cuban revolution, but it’s Tours at foodfirst.org. n like? borhood decided to get land based drink popular with tour- “We visited urban farms in in usufruct from the govern- ists. We saw a lot of medicinal two cities,” Peggy said, “Hava- ment and start a farm. I really herbs—tumeric, moringa, na and Spiriti Sanctus. In the enjoyed that place. They grow neem—a lot of cool stuff that we only get in powdered form here, but that is actually grow- ing there. “They grow a lot of let- tuce—lettuce galore! Very pale green lettuce. At Ala- mar, we didn’t really see dark green vegetables or that many root vegetables, whereas in the rural areas we saw a lot of yucca, taro, and all kinds ecokvetch of sweet potatoes—such a variety. I think that reflects i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va the food habits embedded in X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ Cuban culture. We saw very little tomato, summer squash, PHOTO BY PAUL WASSERMAN or eggplant. You could grow El Ranchon in Sanctis Spiritus is a permaculture coop those so well in that climate— I^ed[i]Z farm. crops that, if it were warm here all the time, we would be growing like crazy. BDCI= Cuba Evolving Is there anything our Coop might learn from Cuba? “One of the takeaways from Need some inspiration? Cuba is that a lot more is pos- Tip Title sible when there’s state sup- The nomination of We are studying the possibility of a port,” Paul said. As someone chemicalLorem ipsum industrydolor sit lobbyistamet, second location and need your input. who’s always been very skep- consectetur adipiscing elit. tical of the heavy hand of the MichaelPellentesque Doursonut orci toquis head state in conventional socialist Please take 15 minutes to fill out models, I admire the way that sapienthe EPA’siaculis oversightrutrum. of this community-wide Cuba adjusted to leave space Suspen survey and share your thoughts about for both individual and coop- toxic chemical regulation erative initiative. You have a a second Coop location. society that’s struggling with Loremwasipsum defeateddolor bysit amet,two how to keep the basic values consecteturIndiana momsadipiscing livingelit. in www.foodcoop.com/coop-location-survey of social equality and ensure Pellentesque ut orci quis Thanks for your time and cooperation! everyone’s taken care of, along a child cancer hotspot with a need to open up to sapien iaculis rutrum. other models. The ability of Suspenrelated to industrial the state to make decisions and implement cultural shifts chemical waste. Civic in the middle of a crisis was a Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, big part of why they survived. It engagement matters! was a surprise to me to come away feeling there’s a positive role for the state to play.” AZVgcbdgZVi/ “Cuban socialism is amaz- ZXd`kZiX]#Wad\hedi#Xdb Members of the Second Location Study Committee ingly resilient,” said Peggy. “They’ve weathered their cri-
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EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES N N To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Store Equipment Receiving Produce Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- Cleaning Monday through Friday, sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at Monday, Friday, 6 to 8 a.m. 5 to 7:30 am $30. (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” This job involves meticulous deep clean- Start your day early with a workout and category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission ing of the store’s checkout equipment and a sense of accomplishment! Work side- form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. furniture. Workers are required to read and by-side with our paid staff receiving daily Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” x 3.5” horizontal). follow detailed instructions for cleaning the fresh produce deliveries. If you are willing to get your hands a little dirty, lift and Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the scales, printers, and monitors as well as elevator in the entrance lobby. cleaning the furniture and organizing check- stack boxes, and work in our basement out worker’s tools and supplies. Must arrive coolers, then you’ll fit right in. We promise on time at 6 a.m. Please report to Cynthia your energy will be put to good use. Boxes Pennycooke on your first work shift. usually weigh between 2-30 lbs, but can weigh up to 50 lbs. Bathroom Cleaning Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Parm Squad 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Work with a partner to deep clean the Sunday—various times Coop’s bathrooms. Tasks include scrub- This shift requires extensive training with bing floor tiles, cleaning toilets, mopping a member of the paid staff, and therefore floors and stocking the bathrooms. You requires a six-month commitment. You will work only with natural cleaning prod- must have good attendance to join this ucts. This job is perfect for members who squad and must be a member for at least like to clean and are conscientious about six months. As a member of the PARM doing a thorough job. Squad, you’ll prepare designated cheeses for sale. You should be fit enough to coop- Office Set-up erate with other members to lift 90 lbs. (a Thursday, Friday, 6 to 8:30 a.m. wheel of parmesan). Involves also cutting Need an early riser with lots of energy hard cheese, moving in and out of the to do a variety of physical tasks includ- cooler. All members of the squad must ing: setting up tables and chairs, buying follow the hygiene and safety guidelines food and supplies, labeling and putting as stipulated in the Food Processing away food and supplies, recycling, wash- manual. Please provide your e-mail ing dishes and making coffee. Sound like address to be added to the shift-swap- your dream come true? This job might be ping contact list. Interested members for you. Please speak to Mary Gerety in the must speak to Britt before joining this Membership Office for more information. squad: [email protected].
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MERCHANDISE SERVICES customers. Great Coop references. WANTED AVAILABLE 718-670-7071. Seeking sturdy used PC laptop RESTORATION Did you break a with CD and DVD and flash mem- special vase or chip enamel jew- HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS. ory capacity. Susan 718-636-9089. elry? I restore pottery and small Color, low lights, highlights, hot Solidarity donation or inexpensive. objects (antique or just treasured) oil treatments. Specialist in autis- Thanks, for a cultural project. made of enamel, ivory, horn, tor- tic and special needs children toise, some plastics and wood, etc. and adults in the convenience Estimates cheerfully given. Ref- of your home or mine. Kids $20- PEOPLE MEETING erences available. Near the Coop. up. Adults $35+up. Call Leonora, The Brooklyn Chapter of the Roberta: 718-623-6777 or rrgor- 718-857-2215. Holistic Chamber of Commerce [email protected]. will have its next meeting on PHOTO SCANNING SERVICES— Thursday, April 12 @ Pure Bistro, EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price I can scan the negatives, slides and 88 Fifth Ave., Bklyn, NY 11217 for the entire move! No deceptive old prints that you’ve been meaning from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. They have hourly estimates! Careful, expe- to but never got around to on my an organic menu of delicious rienced mover. Everything quilt V750 Epson scanner. Any DPI and food, drinks and wine so, come padded. No extra charge for ward- file size. Color correct and cleanup if and enjoy! See you there! 646- robes and packing tape. Specialist you’d like. Contact Fred Becker 347- 399-5236 Dr. Philip D. Craig. in walkups. Thousands of satisfied 661-6634. [email protected]. ILLUSTRATION BY TOM KANE
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Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 12 March 15, 2018 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Candidates for Board of Directors of the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. Two three-year terms on the Board are open. To vote you may use a proxy or attend the Food Coop Annual Meeting on June 26, 2018. Every member will receive a proxy package in the mail in late May. You will have the opportunity to meet the candidates at the June 26 Annual Meeting. Candidate statements follow. Sukey Tamarkin growth of the Coop from a tiny store with an extreme- Meeting, while retaining an independent fiduciary duty ly limited inventory a membership of maybe 3,000; to to ensure that no General Meeting decision causes My name is Sukey Tamarkin and I am running for a a fully stocked grocery that can rival with its offerings immediate and irreparable harm to the Coop’s finan- seat on the Coop Board. I currently work FTOP, and the corporate behemoths surrounding us, and a mem- cial and legal obligations. I like to think of our Board’s have been a Coop member for 24 years. bership five times the size of when I first joined. Half independent decision-making authority as one would The skills I bring to this position are the ones honed my life has been spent as a Coop member. Throughout a smoke detector—necessary to prevent a possible from my 20 years as a public-school librarian. I am this I have come to realize that beyond our commit- fire, but not likely to be used. While it is possible that trained and expertly skilled to listen objectively to the ment to a cooperative business practice, there exists no the General Meeting could reach a decision that would information needs of the diverse community repre- monolith lens in which to view the Coop: we are many cause immediate and irreparable harm to the Coop’s sented by a public institution, and to deliver the best things to our many members. Each of us brings our tal- financial and legal obligations, it is highly unlikely to information sources to solve constituent problems ents, experiences, hopes, and expectations to our work happen. Thus while we are legally bound to have a and requests. This professional expertise in keeping here. It is both what makes us a strong business with functioning Board, our particular method to “crowd- an open, non-judgmental mind while listening to an a diverse talent pool from which to draw, as well as a source” Coop decisions through the General Meeting, incredible diversity of views in order to bring the best messy and at times contentious organization grappling and to use the Board as the affirming body of this pro- information to assist in decision-making, would serve with the trials of human experience to hash out our dif- cess, represents our best intentions to create a fully the Coop’s General Meeting very well. ferences together to propel our business forward. cooperative and democratic business. My long and continuous membership with the Coop I believe in the process we have for Board function- I chose not to include my photo as I believe the uncon- affords my candidacy the authority of experience: I have ing in which the General Meeting, open to all mem- scious bias we may bring to how we perceive someone’s worked in nearly every capacity throughout the store, bers, is the mechanism by which Coop decision-making looks should not inform Board candidacy. The Coop’s receiving, and membership office. I have witnessed the occurs. The Board takes its advice from the General General Coordinators endorse my candidacy. n
Rachel Asher I’m proud to continue that legacy as your board able housing while facing stagnant wages and an member. Over the last two years, I have listened unrelenting cost of living. More than ever before, I am writing to seek re-elec- to and respected the interests of the membership we need access to the Coop’s high-quality food and tion on the Board of Direc- while protecting the Coop’s mission. If re-elected, sense of community. I hope, during my tenure, to tors at the Park Slope Food I pledge to continue my commitment to you, the be a voice for members who are not always heard— Coop for my first three-year membership, and to the Coop as an organization. those of us who work multiple jobs, live with term. Raised by a Food I hope to be a voice for the next generation of roommates out of necessity, or have new ideas to Coop founder and work- Coop leadership as we look toward the future, while improve the Coop and make it more accessible and er, I grew up appreciating remaining committed to bridging the gap between friendly to future members and leaders. Let’s work the importance of having the members who built this institution, committing together to find solutions to our challenges as they access to affordable, local- decades to ensuring its survival. As an employee arise, and leverage our perspectives to envision the ly farmed products and at The Legal Aid Society, I am particularly sensi- Coop’s future together. working with a community tive to the needs of low-income members who are Rachel lives in Park Slope with her partner Erica, a towards a common vision. experiencing the economic strains of finding afford- Shopping Squad Leader, and their rescue dog Charlie. n COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. FRI, MAR 16 SAT, MAR 17 THU, MAR 29 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Contra 8 p.m. Irish Women’s Voices for 6 p.m. “LET’S DANCE!” Danc- Dance. If Swing and Square Peace and Equality: Dian Killian; ing Through the Decades—Join dancing met in a bar, you’d get Alice Farrell; Alison Kelley. Peo- friends and neighbors and cel- Contra. Live music, bringing ples’ Voice Cafe, 40 E. 35th St., ebrate in style. DJ Tony Cortez - a partner is not necessary. A NY. Wheelchair accessible. Sug. R&B Music. Happy Hour 6-7:30. great way to meet new people! donation $20/12 for subscribers. A fun-filled night of dancing. @ Camp Friendship, 339 Eighth For info call 212-787-3903 or see Kings Beer Hall, 84 St. Marks St., Brooklyn. $15 General / $12 peoplesvoicecafe.org. Pl. Tickets $20, bit.ly/2DQknwi. Student / Volunteer/Dance Free. 718-638-2059. Proceeds benefit www.brooklyncontra.org. ImaniHouse.Org programs. ILLUSTRATION BY TOM KANE
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