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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume AA, Number 25 December 7, 2006 A Coop Interview: Remembering Michael Pollan on Activist Brad Will Industrial Food By Barbara Ensor By Katie Benner t the place where metic- food chain is the frailty of our member of the Park work and hang out all day have since been confirmed in ulous reporting, political farmland and our litany of Slope Food Coop and do several shifts at the media as the police chief Avision, health advocacy national health crises. Each A was among three once,” recalls Smith. “When- and two officers from Santa and foodie desires meet, you time we buy food, we’re cast- people killed in the streets of ever I shopped with him I Lucia del Camino, the munic- will find writer and professor ing votes for a world of sick- Oaxaca, the capital city of couldn’t get over how many ipality where Will was shot, Michael Pollan. He has taken ness or a world of health. the Mexican state of the people he would stop and along with the town council- readers on journeys into gar- Pollan has some weighty same name on October 27, talk to. He loved the sense of lor for the state governing dening, environmentalism, preoccupations, and yet, on 2006. Wearing a T-shirt that home-building and industrial the page and in conversation, identified him as a journalist food production. Thanks to he delivers his messages with for The Indypendent, a “world- intelligent investigative work healthy doses of bemused wide network of media for The New York Times Magazine self-discovery, witty travel- activists,” Bradley Will was and books including The ogue, pragmatic consumer shot twice in the abdomen Botany of Desire and The Omni- report and unabashed admi- while video-taping unrest in vore’s Dilemma, he has become ration for nature. He steers the streets of Oaxaca. A pho- a respected voice against the clear of strident rantings and tographer for the Mexico City industrial food complex. in doing so has engaged daily Milenio standing next to readers across the political Will was wounded. “Brad spectrum. During a conversa- died trying to get the story of We’ve been taught to tion with the Park Slope Food what was happening in Oax- believe that it takes a massive Coop, Pollan discusses how aca out to the world,” Beka industrial complex to feed the the cult of convenient food Economopoulos, a friend, thrives on ignorance, why who works for an environ- nation in the most efficient food coops are growing in mental group, told a reporter and cost-effective manner. popularity and how the mili- for The New York Times. As of –Michael Pollan tary-industrial food complex PHOTO COURTESY WWW.BRADWILL.ORG WWW.BRADWILL.ORG COURTESY PHOTO this writing, 11 other people Coop member Brad Will has subsidized our iPods. have lost their lives in the violence surrounding a community.” With his back- party, his chief of security, “We’ve been deliberately PSFC: We’ve been taught teachers’ strike, which began pack full of Coop goodies, and the former head of a confused by an industry that to believe that it takes a mas- in June of this year. Brad died including his favorite “raw neighboring barrio.” Outrage spends $36 billion a year on sive industrial complex to nearly an hour after the revolution bars,” he would over the incident sparked marketing messages precise- feed the nation in the most shooting—minutes before return home to Williamsburg demonstrations in dozens of ly to persuade us to eat efficient and cost-effective reaching the hospital— on his bicycle. Mexican Consulates from more…and to eat highly manner, and that the small according to witnesses. He Will earned a living setting Tucson to Istanbul. On processed foods, because family farm is an unsustain- was 36 years old. up light and sound systems November 4, two local offi- that’s where the money is,” he able relic. But you’ve said over for a number of companies on cials were formally charged said in an interview with Bill and again that this is not true. a freelance basis. At the Coop with Will’s murder. But on Maher. The statement encap- MP: That’s right. When I Brad’s real work was his he earned work credit unload- November 24, the Associated sulates the political message say the industrial food sys- passionate activism on ing trucks. But his real work Press reported “Authorities that has made him famous: tem is unsustainable, that behalf of global justice and was his passionate activism in the southern state of Oax- steer clear of conventional has a precise meaning: the on behalf of global justice and aca” are now saying that Will food production. For Pollan, system will break down. the environment. He the environment. “Every deci- “was not shot at point-blank the result of the industrial CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 literally worked every day sion that he made was made range as they had indicated of his life for it. with that in mind,” says earlier.” In fact, they hinted, – Jenny Smith Smith. “He literally worked he may have been killed by Next General Meeting on December 19 every day of his life for it.” leftist protesters sympathetic The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the As the violence continues to his views. A spokesman for last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be in Oaxaca each side has the protesters suggested Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elo- Brad was so enthusiastic blamed the other for Brad local authorities were “fabri- him Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. about the Park Slope Food Will’s death. According to an cating evidence.” *Please note that the meeting day is earlier than usual because of the holiday. Coop that he joked with long- article in the Village Voice: The agenda will appear in the next Gazette and will be avail- time friend and fellow Coop “When images of the An Activist’s Life able as a flyer in the entry way of the Coop beginning Wednes- member Jenny Smith that he shooters aired on Mexican As news of Brad Will’s day, December 6. For more information about the GM and ought to be called a TV, viewers began phoning in death spread among friends about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. “Coopatarian.” “Brad liked to to identify the gunmen. They CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Fri, Dec 15 •Coffeehouse: René Collins and Toni Blackman, IN THIS ISSUE 8:00 p.m. General Meeting Report ...... 2 Sat, Dec 16 •Children’s Clothing Swap: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Coop GM Agenda...... 2 Sat, Dec 16 •Triple Bottom Line Film Series: Double Feature— Coop Hours, Coffeehouse, Puzzle ...... 6 Event The Take, 5:00 p.m. and Gorillas in the Mist, 7:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Fri, Jan 5 •Film Night: Media That Matters—Short Films About Governance Information, Mission Statement ...... 7 Highlights Good Food, 7:00 p.m. Coop Now Sells Doulton Water Filters ...... 9 Sat, Jan 6 •Sustainable New Year: 4:30 p.m. Community Calendar ...... 10 Letters to the Editor ...... 11 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classified Ads ...... 11 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 2

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Remembering Brad Will wrote another. “Every second wrecking ball ever forgot the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of our time was devoted to sight. It “was burned into it…day and night, recording everyone’s mind,” according and acquaintances, many of everything we could…devot- to a friend who, along with them posted messages on ing ourselves with such fury to Will, had recently been hasti- web sites, including friend- the idea that ‘all voices ly evicted from the illegal sofBradWill.com and Indy- should be heard.’ And Brad squat. “It was a signal of hope media.com. A theme among was just about the most even in that desperate and many of the messages was devoted devotee to that idea, grief-stricken moment,” Will’s remarkable singleness that vision.” recalled the friend who post- of purpose. Offering hope to the hope- ed the story on a web site. “A “Brad’s most successful less was Brad Will’s real pas- cheer went up. Somebody campaign was his own life,” sion—and creating a had defied the insane and wrote one contributor. “No spectacle was often part of brutal eviction. It was Brad.” one needed to tell him to that. He had dangled hun- Of course it was. ‘actualize his desires’ because dreds of feet above immense his compass was always firm- Douglas firs in Oregon in ly rooted in his own heart. He order to protect old-growth “You could pretty much pursued his desires like there trees. And nobody who saw guarantee if there was were no other options…” him appear on the roof of a a cause of an action, “We lived, breathed, sweat- New York City building while ed and slept Indymedia,” it was being bashed by a Will would be there. He felt a tremendous responsibilty to do media Thursday, where other media outlets Jan 4 wouldn’t go.”

–Brooke Lehman WWW.BRADWILL.ORG COURTESY PHOTO 7:30 p.m. Coop member Brad Will. at the Coop

“You could pretty much because “a sunflower asked shots. You want to look away, guarantee if there was a me to.” but Brad continued to bear Guest Chef cause or an action, Will Will was not insensitive to witness, until finally the cam- Sea Vegetables Annie Kunjappy is a would be there,” Brooke the dangers of the appalling era falls to the ground. Ten A Treasure Trove of graduate of the Institute Lehman, one of the owners of situations he placed himself days after he visited the city for Health and Culinary the radical Bluestockings in. A brutal police raid in morgue, Will’s body was also Flavor and Health Arts. Her approach to bookstore on the Lower East Goiânia, in central Brazil, left placed there. His family food is deeply connected Side told a Village Voice him “haunted,” according to attended a funeral in Oaxaca to her long-term study reporter. “He felt a tremen- friends. His harrowing article the next day. Will grew up in of yoga and tradional dous responsibility to do for Indymedia described being Kenilworth, Illinois, an afflu- Chinese healing prac- media where other media shot at and taken into police ent suburb of Chicago on tices, and integrates the outlets wouldn’t go, or were custody. Seeing a dead body Lake Michigan. He was the belief that our bodies afraid to go.” “eats you up,” Will wrote in youngest of four children. needs change seasonally. Will and what he called his his final article for IndyMedia, RECIPES—TASTINGS TOO! This winter menu expores “gang of friends” handed for- where he tells about a visit to Memories and the underwater treasure mer mayor Rudolph Giuliani the morgue to pay respects to Memorials trove of nutrition found a rare defeat by dressing up a man he alleges was mur- Hundreds of Brad’s friends • Cleansing Broth in Sea Vegetables and as enormous flowers and dered by the police. This was attended a memorial service • Dulse and Black Sesame Seed Cracker strengthens the body bugs to protect community “ one more martyr in a dirty at St. Mark’s Church on the • Millet Cakes with Hijiki-Orange Relish during the cold dark gardens all over the city that war,” wrote Will. Bowery on November 11th. • Sweet Bean Red Date and Seaweed season. were set for the auction block. It is hard to look at the Afterwards, a reporter for the Soup Will and friends won the footage of Brad Will’s last Village Voice describes “a bois- MEMBERS & hearts and minds of city resi- moments seen through the terous and unpermitted NON-MEMBERS dents along with that of lens of his own camera. Fig- march through the East Vil- WELCOME. $4 materials fee Attorney General Eliot ures run in all directions as lage to the spots where Will Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early Spitzer, who later explained shots are fired at people made his mark.” to ensure a seat. necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. that he had taken on the case armed with rocks and sling- “Trailed by a single squad car, they made pit stops at 535 East 5th Street—the for- mer site of a squat where Will once stood down a wrecking ball—and the former Esper- anza community garden on East 7th Street, which was bulldozed to make way for a Baptist church and more lux- ury housing. Then the crowd headed to the boarded-up P.S. 64 school building on East 9th Street and Avenue B, where the Charas/El Bohio community center thrived for 20 years before it was sold to develop- er Gregg Singer. While the Hungry March Who needs Old Navy when you can outfit Band blared, someone clipped your child at the Coop for free?! the heavy chain on the con- struction fence out front and Bring your child's outgrown clothes to the kicked open the doors. People Coop to trade with other members. swarmed inside to check out what had become of the cen- Please bring only items that are ter—once an activist hub in in good condition. the neighborhood…” Brad Will’s family intends to establish a foundation to Do not bring clothing to the Coop “support and contribute to before the hours of the exchange. non-violent groups dedicated to the advancement of under- FREE Saturday, December 16 10:00-1:30 pm served people and communi- Non-members welcome last drop-off 1:00 p.m. ties around the world” in his name. To find out more, visit www.bradwill.org. ■ 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 3

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Members Discuss Possible Change to Makeup Policy By D. S. Aronson

owing to scheduling parking, but I’d love to see it.” alone “U”s, which take up less compared to what goods General Coordinators. She caveats introduced by Faust referred to a letter in room than racks, could be would have cost at a typical reminded members that the BThanksgiving, the Park the November 9 Gazette issue, considered as a bike-parking large cooperative. Later in holiday season was one of Slope Food Coop’s November which posed the issue of Coop option. the financial report, though, the Coop’s busiest times of General Meeting took place member labor hours being The next speaker was Eakin announced that the the year and workers, particu- on the 14th, rather than on used to help load cars, with no Andre Schklowsky, who rate of member growth had larly receiving squad mem- the customary last Tuesday of member power dedicated to shared his dissatisfaction “leveled off, and we expect to bers, checkout workers and the month. watching the bike racks that about a recent shopping end the year about where we cashiers, would be in high New GM Chair Dorene J. are close to the Coop. Faust experience his wife had at the began.” demand. She urged all mem- Martinez guided 55 members acknowledged the positive Coop. Schklowsky observed Our office expenses took a bers to make sure to arrange through a for-discussion- jump due to necessary eleva- shift swaps if needed. only examination of the tor repairs. A summer rain For help with holiday meal night’s single agenda item: a flooded the Coop basement prep, Schumacher reminded possible change to the and water got into the pit the GM about the many cook- Coop’s work slot makeup below the elevator, which ing tools the Coop sells: look rules. But first came the needed to be serviced. Joe for our wide selection hang- Open Forum, which consti- Holtz would comment later ing on hooks above the tuted almost a GM by itself in that a check was to come Coop’s shelves and scattered terms of members’ questions from the insurer to help cover throughout the aisles. In and the discussion that fol- the costs of the elevator terms of edible goodies, the lowed. repair. Coop will feature vegan pies, The Coop’s long-term lia- to be found in the freezer, Varied Open Forum bilities, including mortgages from a company founded by Opening the Forum was and member loans, are down, the famous duo, Ben & Jerry. Annie Oxcidian Martinez. An primarily due to paying back The Coop will also offer fresh entrance worker, she our mortgage obligation on pies made by a local baker. acknowledged that this work the fastest schedule allowed Our shopping floor is filling slot had been discussed at without suffering a penalty up quickly with holiday gift previous GMs, but observed, from the lending institution. possibilities, including infant “I do believe that entrance Toward the end of the clothes made from organic workers’ jobs need to be financial report, Eakin high- material. restructured and re-evaluat- lighted that our more-than After a question or two, the ed.” She went on to conclude, once-a-week inventory Coordinators’ Report drew to a “I don’t think most entrance turnover of 57 times a year is close. There were no commit- workers realize what the BY DIANE MILLLER ILLUSTRATION about three times as fast as a tee reports, and the meeting responsibility of an entrance role workers play in keeping that it took a checkout worker typical large coop. moved on to considering the worker is.” She said that a auto traffic moving on Union 20 minutes to check through Eakin took a question or one agenda item: discussion remedy would include train- Street by helping fellow mem- the groceries, and he won- two, and then Janet Schu- about the Coop’s work shift ing but also felt that squad bers load their groceries. But dered if there could be better macher spoke next for the makeup policy. Submitted by leaders should carefully he observed, “At the same checkout worker training. He CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 assess whether or not a time, if we’re going to dedi- suggested that just like learn- squad member would make a cate that many people to ing to drive a car, there should good entrance worker. SUVs, I think we could dedi- be a learner’s permit for those Karen Brightly, an occa- cate perhaps some time and filling this work slot. In his ECEMBER sional entrance worker, spoke energy toward personal utility view, new workers should be PSFC D next. She suggested a short vehicles and making sure identified as such and they ENERAL EETING training session for entrance bikes aren’t stolen or vandal- should have support from vet- G M workers and ongoing support ized.” He urged members to eran workers. Joe Holtz Tuesday, December 19 for entrance workers, com- look at what could be done to informed the GM that the menting, “When there are improve bike parking at the expectation was a squad 7:00 p.m. confrontations, it’s helpful to Coop. leader would pair together know how to deal with them, new and veteran workers as a • Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall but you need to have backup. buddy system for training new 274 Garfield Pl at 8th Ave. I have been told in my own Eakin highlighted our workers. He concluded that • Items will be taken up in the order given. squad to refer things to the member-powered labor force something must have gone • Times in parentheses are suggestions. squad leader.” as a big factor in the wrong the day Schklowsky’s The chair thanked Karen wife had her long wait. AGENDA: Brightly for speaking. She Park Slope Food Coop’s “healthier” gross margi. also reminded the meeting Coordinators’ Reports Item #1: Renewing the Services of the Auditor that the Open Forum is a The GM moved on to the time to pose brief questions, Coordinator’s Report. Mike (10 minutes) and that there was a process The chair asked General Eakin gave the financials. Our Proposal: "“To retain the services of Cornick, Garber & for putting items that require Coordinator Joe Holtz if he gross margin is 16.62 percent, Sandler, LLP, to perform an audit of the Coop for the fis- discussion on the GM agen- would like to respond to which means the Coop keeps cal year ending January 28, 2006.” —submitted by the da. Speaking for the General Steve Faust’s concerns. Holtz a little under 17 cents of each General Coordinators Coordinators, Janet Schu- observed, “The lack of bike dollar spend in member pur- macher complimented the parking on the block is a chases at the Coop. The ideal Item #2: Expansion of GMO Shelf Labeling members who spoke about long-standing problem and for the Coop would be very committee (40 minutes) the entrance worker slot, and we’ve been working on it for a slightly more the 17 percent. Proposal: “that the General Meeting approve an addi- she encouraged them to help long time.” He commented The difference, shrinkage, at tional five (5) members for the GMO Shelf Labeling com- draft guidelines for those that the Coop had spoken to about 1 percent, Mike attrib- mittee for at least one year.” -submitted by the GMO who fill that job. several other businesses on uted to include “breakage, Shelf Labeling Committee Steve Faust, a member of the street, including the park- mistakes, theft.” the committee charged with ing garage on the Coop’s side Our under-17-percent Item #3: Guest Sign-in Tracking & “Free reviewing the layout of the of the block, and unfortunate- gross margin, observed Loaders” Prevention (40 minutes) Coop’s exit area, used his ly, the businesses won’t cur- Eakin, contrasts with 38 per- Proposal: “To enhance tracking of guests to prevent non- Open Forum time to speak rently support bike parking. cent for a typical large coop— members who share a household from signing in and about bike parking near the Holtz said he would welcome most large coops keep about entering as guests.” -submitted by Yigal Rechtman Coop. He said, “I consider it anybody who wanted to work 38 cents of each dollar spent to be a serious problem. on improving bike parking. by shoppers. Eakin highlight- There’s not enough bike park- He pointed out that racks in ed our member-powered Future Agenda Information: ing. It’s frequently over- front of the Coop would be labor force as a big factor in For information on how to place an Item on the Agenda, loaded, and the security is extremely difficult to place the Park Slope Food Coop’s please see the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. ranging somewhere from because of all the doors and “healthier” gross margin. He The Agenda Committee nonexistent to abysmal. We loading areas as well as the observed that because of the minutes and the status of pending agenda items are really do need some addi- Dumpster. favorable margin, members available in the office and at all GMs. tional rack space; I can’t think Another member spoke, saved approximately 7 mil- of where we could put indoor commenting that stand- lion dollars so far in 2006, 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 4

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a future, third GM. ups a member retain flexibility based on Makeup Policy Holtz described the two- would need to whether a member called the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 for-one shift makeup policy complete. night before versus right the Joe Holtz and Allen Zim- as one with a long tradition Andre Schk- before a shift, or if a member merman for the General Coor- at Coop, starting with the lowsky thought the had an unforeseen mishap, dinators, the GM handout Receiving Committee. Even- proposal was a such as an accident. detailed the agenda item as tually, all the committees good idea, adding, Zenola Norwood thought “We will soon have the adopted the double-makeup “How many times that going the route of incen- capability in our computers rule. Allen Zimmerman have you been at tives might help cut down on to choose a different struc- observed that the rule was the Coop and the number of missed shifts ture for keeping makeup invented thirty years ago to everything goes and solve some of the makeup records. One makeup for an solve the problem of imbal- fine until you get problems. She suggested the absence on a regular basis anced work squads. A work to the cashier. Lo Coop look at the kind of jobs does not provide the stability makeup policy helped then and behold, the people don’t want to do and we need in squads, and they and continues to help ensure line is all the way are not showing up to do, and

are less likely to require it. that members would come at BY STEVEN FAUST PHOTOS around the corner. she observed, “You could What are our choices? What a time when their labor was Mike Eakin addresses the General Why? Because peo- have some kind of incentive in will best meet our needs? needed by and scheduled at Meeting. ple didn’t show up that particular area—such as This will be the first full dis- the Coop. for their shift, and receiving, cashier, cleaning— cussion. Before we make any As an alternative makeup body who has had to do a there aren’t enough where members can get one decisions—and when the policy, Holtz offered an idea double makeup has felt an cashiers.” and a half” for work slot credit. computer program is ready— that one missed shift during urgency in changing the sys- Allen Zimmerman com- we will have another discus- a certain period would mean tem. We are capable of creat- Squad Leaders Weigh In mented, “there is no easily sion and hope to follow with one makeup, while another ing software in the office that Shopping squad leader identifiable job that’s consid- a proposal at a third GM.” missed work slot within a could support a change.” Suellen Snyder-Beck was not ered less pleasant. What we specific time of the first But Zimmerman also convinced, observing, “I find find is that there are times Makeup Revision missed shift would mean two stressed it is a myth to think myself rankling against that are more difficult. But Discussion makeups for the member. we have too many members what’s being presented. I’ve there aren’t that many diffi- During his opening Whatever guideline is ulti- for the work required. More been a squad leader for a cult times to staff the Coop, remarks, Joe Holtz stressed mately adopted, observed members require more food long time and I feel that our and I don’t think that there that considering a change to Holtz, would be Coop-wide. and support, which all squad has a culture; we have are that many jobs that peo- makeup rules “was a begin- This differs from the current require more receiving, shop- a lot of people who have ple don’t do.” ning of a long process. Our practice, which allows the ping, cashier, and support belonged for a really long Norwood pressed the goal tonight is to get ideas individual squad leader some squads throughout the Coop. time.” She remarked, “I some- point. “Wherever there’s a from everybody in the room; flexibility in assigning the Or, as Zimmerman expressed how feel that the direction lack, you could add some to get ideas whether or not number of makeups. Zim- the equation, “It does take we’re moving in is not honor- more to make someone want we are going in the right merman pointed out that a twelve thousand eight hun- ing the premise the Coop is to do it—if it’s the time, if it’s direction; to get ideas about uniform makeup policy dred members to move built on. While I can appreci- the job. Whatever it is, you whether there are other would take a lot of pressure twelve thousand eight hun- ate that you are looking for guys would have to get directions we should be off squad leaders. Holtz invit- dred members’ worth of something different, some- together, and figure out the going in.” ed the GM to give feedback to food.” thing new, I just don’t think particular areas.” Joe Holtz Holtz outlined a plan to the idea, particularly about Joe Holtz felt the time was you’ve got it here. I think saw Norwood’s point about write squad leaders and ask how much time would need right for exploring a change we’re moving farther away incentive, and pointed out to them to think about a change to pass between missed because “it is our duty to from what we have rather the GM that the hard-to-fill to the rules; to discuss it with shifts for a makeup to require keep making the Coop better; than towards a collective sys- cleaning squad work slot is their squads; and give feed- one work shift. this is a very important sys- tem well understood by all.” now a two-hour shift. back. A second GM would fol- Cesar Torras opened the tem that affects almost every Annie Oxcidian Martinez low, which would still be for discussion by asking, “There member. And if this makes it said that she was a “stickler discussion only. Holtz is a system now; what is the easier to be a member, that’s Joe Holtz felt the time was for rules” and liked the idea stressed only after this sec- urgency of changing the sys- great, that’s fantastic. That’s right for exploring a change of Coop rules that were more ond meeting and more feed- tem?” Allen Zimmerman always a goal; that’s perhaps because “it is our duty to concrete. She indicated she back would there be a vote at observed, “I think almost any- the most important goal.” liked a one-makeup rule, keep making the Coop based on a member’s good Coop Workers Respond better; that’s always a goal; shift-attendance record. Mar- Karen Brightly commented that’s perhaps the most tinez stressed the importance What Is That? How Do I Use It? that she had benefited from important goal.” of makeup rules that would the one makeup rule, and support regularly staffed that her understanding was if shifts, and she drew from her Food Tours in the Coop she called ahead of time, own experience as a squad The light is slow to light and warm then she had been responsi- Philip Nicholas, a Satur- leader with no cashiers, and vegetables sit and cure ble, whether or not she was day night shopping squad having to page the Coop floor apples pomegranates and pears keep successful in lining up a leader, wants squad leaders for shoppers to volunteer. the creation has it all figured out- replacement. She said, to be able to maintain the Describing herself as a “Sometimes you try very hard lead in applying makeup “dyed-in-the-wool F-topper,” bring home these deep foods, store them and you can’t find anyone to guidelines. “I think it’s really long-time member Ellen and they will get you through trade with. It’s also my under- important for the squad Freudenheim spoke against the winter standing that if I just forgot, leader to have some kind of the proposed makeup rule Genius it was fair to do two make- flexibility in assigning a sort change, stressing, “We all have ups.” She concluded, “I would of punishment. At the same other, real, non-Coop lives, and Deep from under the earth: like to see other alternatives time, I believe in a rigid sys- I would like to address the beets, celeriac, sweet potatoes for dealing with it.” tem and the way it works, and question of the punitive image. deeply nourishing: dense diameters of squash Allen Zimmerman I don’t see much of a reason I think it’s actually a problem in kabocha, buttercup, hubbard, observed that Coop needs a to change it. It’s a very clear the Coop and in how the Coop sweet dumpling, delicata work structure “that encour- and simple system. If you is seen as a rule-bound place and deep dished: pies, casseroles, soups and stews ages people to come when don’t show up, you get two with great food and a kind of they’re scheduled.” What was makeups. The squad leader quirky history and culture.” being proposed was “a way to may have discretion, but Freudenheim would like to see Equals deep energy to fend off the cold continue to encourage mem- more likely than not, you’re the culture become more posi- to weather the dark bers to have the incentive to going to get two makeups.” tive, and she offered an alterna- to tend to our inner self come when they are sched- But Nicholas continued, tive attendance plan. “If I show to feed en famille the whole clan uled, but have a way out with- stressing alternatives for up on time for my work slot for love packed in a pumpkin out having to put the squad members who have good X period of time—six months, leader in an unfortunate situ- work records. “There’s sort of twelve months—I get a prize, a Come tour the produce and bulk aisles. ation.” Members with good a reward system for people goody; I get a day off.” She attendance would be reward- who work really hard during stressed that any work rule ed by having to complete only their shift and give a dispro- changes should be simple Tuesdays, December 15 & January 12 (B-week) one makeup instead or two, portionate amount while ones. 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. tours should they miss a shift. Zim- they are there. And I think it merman underscored that should be up to the squad Positive Reinforcement? Friday, December 18 makeup rules along the pro- leader to be able to reward Felicia Watkis, a member Noon and 1:30 tours posed guidelines would take a that person if for some rea- for more than 20 years and a Or you can join in any time during a tour. lot of stress out of the whole son they can’t make it.” new squad leader, felt that equation of how many make- Nicholas also wanted to CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 5

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Makeup Policy as a D-week worker, com- Michael Scudder summed up in how squads are run. Will could also contact the office CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 menting it was hard for her to questions that surfaced from this measure suppress that, for a schedule of their plan because the weeks are squad leaders’ comments as, and is that a bad thing?” upcoming shifts. Márquez preventive measures should not that consistent. Watkis “What would be lost if squad Alex Márquez, an office mentioned there are a lot of be taken to encourage people also suggested that squad leaders lose discretion over coordinator, agreed with the information sheets available to come to their squad each leaders could be more proac- makeups, and how will it, if at need for scheduled makeups. at the Coop entrance, includ- month instead of waiting for tive and contact squad mem- all, affect their ability to lead?” He also stressed the ing shift schedules. people to miss a squad and bers ahead of time about Scudder also spoke about resources available for mem- After a few more members then punishing them. She attendance. She realized the another thread that he saw bers to plan work shifts and spoke, the meeting drew to a thought if squad members plan would be time consum- running through the meeting: makeups. He encouraged close. Since the proposal to had access to grids that gave ing, but she saw as one idea “There is a diversity at the members who needed help change makeup rules was for future schedules, this would to help unify a squad and as Coop: a diversity in what we with makeups to contact the discussion only, no item was help people plan ahead. She well as manage attendance. are able to contribute; in who Membership Office for guid- put forward for a vote by the drew from her own experience Chair Committee member we are; and there is a diversity ance, and that members GM. ■

Michael Pollan that all of our problems food coops have come We spend less on food than will be solved by con- to symbolize, in some anyone else on the planet, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sumer choice. When it communities, wealth just a shade under 10 percent It’s already happening. We comes to what we are and power. How can of our incomes. now know that living with offered at the store, the healthy eating wash off When food that cheap industrial food means living Farm Bill matters as some of the elitism that exists, people with limited with health threats. In terms much as what you and I clings to words like amounts of money will resort of cost, the sicknesses that decide to buy. That “organic”? to it and they must resort to stem from industrial food are said, we have more say MP: I do think it’s it. But it’s only about 20 per- huge. Our public health costs [when it comes to what possible for “organic” cent of us who have no finan- are enormous. we eat] than in many to lose elitist connota- cial flexibility and who have I think that every new crisis other parts of our lives. tions, but right now it’s no choice but industrial food. in the industrial food chain— There are so many a real problem for the For the other 80 percent of us, from mad cow disease, which social ills and moral movement that good where has all that money we were not ever supposed to crimes being perpetrat- food—meaning gone that we’re no longer get here in the U.S., to the ed around the world humane food—costs spending on food? It looks to

recent outbreaks of e-coli that we cannot say no OF MICHAEL POLLAN COURTESY PHOTO more than junk food. me like that money is going poisoning in our spinach— to. Your money is being Writer and professor Michael Pollan, I think we’re finding into entertainment—cell are teachable moments. They used to fight a war you author of The Botany of Desire and The that as organic food phones and iPods and con- are opportunities to describe may regard as immoral, Omnivore’s Dilemma. goes mainstream and sumer electronics. That’s fine, how industrial food produc- or it’s contributing to you get companies like but that’s a decision. That’s a tion creates these problems. the torture of people in secret tually be eating them. Not Wal-Mart getting serious choice. This is not to mention long prisons. You’re supporting everyone is comfortable with about organic food, the The challenge lies with us, simmering crises we live with, that with your tax dollars, and that. Every vote represents a prices will come down and the remaining 80 percent, not like diabetes and obesity. you can’t do anything about it value, and because they are they will make organic food with the people who don’t I really do believe that the without going to jail. But if often in conflict it gets very much less elite. That’s have flexibility. It’s a question “fast food” system depends you feel awful about the way complicated. [Editor’s note— arguably a very good thing. of a cultural shift in terms of on ignorance. When people we raise animals in confine- Pollan eats meat.] But the real problem is not how we entertain ourselves; see how it works, they make ment or spray poison on the PSFC: The Omnivore’s that organic and local food is of us realizing that healthy, better choices. land, you can say no to that Dilemma addresses the fact so expensive. It’s that the humane food is an enjoyable PSFC: It seems that people and not be complicit. That’s a that a growing desire for better other food—the industrial and important thing to spend are more cynical now; that very empowering thing. food has given rise to organic food, the junk food—is so money on, even if we have to they accept terrible behavior I can feel political energy superstores like Whole Foods. cheap, and artificially cheap. do with less elsewhere. in everything from politics to around food growing, and Do you believe that this model We have a system that subsi- For more information farming as the status quo. Do [that feeling of empower- of mass organic—in our food dizes the production of really about Michael Pollan, go to: you worry that people will ment] is the best explanation production and consump- unhealthy calories. www.michaelpollan.com. His grow numb to the increasing I can come up with for why tion—will draw people away The price of our food, gen- books include: The Omnivore’s number of voices—your that is happening. from food coops? erally, has gone down since Dilemma: A Natural History of books included—that talk PSFC: Could you talk MP: Actually, I would dis- the 1970s. Fresh produce Four Meals, The Botany of Desire: about sustainable consump- about the complicated net- agree with that. The Whole prices are up 40 percent, but A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, tion? Will this issue just get work of ramifications that our Foods in Berkeley is on the the price of meat has gone Second Nature: A Gardener’s lost in the do-gooder white food decisions have? site of old food coop, which, down and the price of Education, A Place of My Own: noise of all the other things MP: What we eat affects yes, can be used as a processed food has gone the Education of an Amateur we’re supposed to fight for? everything and the ramifica- metaphor for a transforma- down. We have been spoiled. Builder and Voices of the Land. ■ MP: Well, it’s true that not tions are physical, psycholog- tion that is taking place. everyone who read Fast Food ical, moral and political. It’s However, I’ve also seen a Nation changed what they ate, in all parts of our lives … and strong interest in reestablish- but some have … and these it’s a powerful vote we have, ing food coops. There will things always begin gradually. because the food economy is always be those who want the Do you have People are slowly abandoning very sensitive and responsive convenience of supermar- the supermarket and the to consumer desire. That’s kets, but people are increas- WINTER CLOTHES industrial food chain, and this why there’s such concern in ingly looking for alternatives onslaught of information is the market when things like to industrial food production part of that shift. The market the spinach panic happen. and that means a lot of explo- you can’t use? for humanely produced meat Another example would be in ration of alternatives to the and organic food has grown. the dairy industry. At this supermarket model. That’s The demand for local food has moment, dairymen are con- coops, and farmers’ markets Someone else needs them! grown. Farmers’ markets are verting their farms to organic and CSAs. The way we distrib- the fastest growing corner of because so many people ute food is also an important Bring adult and children’s winter clothes the food economy. Clearly want to buy organic milk. part of sustainability. and outerwear to the Coop’s second there is a movement under- In a sense, the free market I’m not interested in look- floor through the end of January. way; so, no, I don’t believe is working well because it is ing for single solutions to that people have heard the conveying our food votes all problems—whether it be Clothes must be clean and have working zippers message too many times. the way down to the farm. organic grocery chains or Look at it this way: There is Keep in mind, though, that small food coops—because & buttons! a shortage of organic food in there are also a lot of values that’s a form of industrial Winter clothing only, please. this country, and organic food in conflict every time we thinking, too. It is a problem is getting even more expensive make a food decision. Some- to put all our eggs in one bas- • Adult men's clothing will go to CHIPS*. because it is in such short sup- times it’s a choice between ket, or to only believe in a sin- • Women's and children’s clothing will go to the Village Care of NY Red ply. That’s because more peo- organic and local, or between gle solution, because that’s Hook Community Service Center, the Catherine St. Shelter in Manhattan ple are concerned about humane practices and sus- what leads to monocultures in or the homeless women’s shelter on 8th Ave. & 15th St. in Park Slope. industrial food production. tainable practices. When I say the field and in the supermar- PSFC: Why do you think that, it’s because I think that ket. We must nurture many food choice is an issue that truly sustainable farming different systems [and sellers Many Thanks! is being so passionately involves animals; and if you within each system] because *Christian Help in Park Slope, our local soup kitchen at 4th Ave. & Sackett St. embraced? have to have animals on a some of them will fail. First of all, I don’t think sustainable farm you’ll even- PSFC: Organic foods and 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 6

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Dec. 15 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. René Collins Childcare Hours: Singer/songwriter, mystic, magician and visionary Monday through Sunday René Collins combines a unique blend of acoustic folk- 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. rock and hip-hop and reggae influences. In his songs, Rene effortlessly weaves together the subjects of spiritu- Telephone: al progress, politics, love, and nature to create a unique 718-622-0560 musical and lyrical style, wooing the audience with Web address: powerful vocals, sensitive lyrics and down-to-earth www.foodcoop.com manner. This is René’s debut at the Coffeehouse. He is joined by a brand new full band.

Toni Blackman A rap lyricist, vocalist, actress and writer, Toni Blackman is the first The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, U.S. Hip Hop Ambassador and has traveled with the Department of Brooklyn, New York 11215. State to Senegal, Ghana, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa, in Opinions expressed here may be solely the views addition to Southeast Asia. She is the founder and director of the of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish Freestyle Union, an organization for hip-hop artists. As part of this, articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise she runs a monthly cipher for female MCs called I Rhyme Like a Girl. discriminatory. She made Essence Magazine’s 2000 list of 30 Women to Watch. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. A “Member Submissions” Blackman’s first book Inner-Course was released in 2003. envelope is in the Gazette wall pocket near the exit of the Coop.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions MUST include author’s name and phone number and conform to the following Booking: Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. This Issue Prepared By: Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be Puzzle Corner Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden printed if they conform to the published Contributions from members are welcome. Erik Lewis guidelines. Please sign your entries. Answer is on page 11. Editors (development): Anne Kostick Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Cryptogram Topic: Chocolate Bars Reporters: Diane Aronson Submissions on Paper: Double-spaced, typed or The code used on the list below is a simple letter very legibly handwritten. substitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in one Katie Benner word, it will be the same throughout the list. Barbara Ensor Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome digital submissions by disk or email. Email to PZHBSN Art Director (development): Patrick Mackin [email protected]. Illustrators: Diane Miller Classified & Display Ads: Ads may be placed on DPQCJUDDW behalf of Coop members only. Classified ads are Photographers: Steve Faust prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at HVSR Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Classified Ads Prep: Heather Cottrell category are free.) All ads must be written on a BDPSAU submission form (available at the front of the Coop). Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and CVQRPGKVB Peter Benton spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). KPIUZSOR Proofreader: Susan Brodlie Recipes: We welcome original recipes from Thumbnails: Mia Tran members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. EKVRU Preproduction: Sura Wagman Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to members in the store. Subscriptions are available by GODDPSR Photoshop: Steve Farnsworth mail at $18 per year to cover the cost of postage (at Art Director (production): Lynn Cole 1st class rates because our volume is low). HVFPB Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. Desktop Publishing: Molly Mackaman ADPS QPHPS NPDT David Mandl Patricia Stapleton PCPHPRU Editor (production): Louise Spain ZPRRU Final Proofreader: Isabelle Sulek ZPLUSNPD Post Production: Jessica Tolliver-Shaw Index: Len Neufeld 06-12/07 p 01-07 12/7/06 12:54 PM Page 7

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Bookkeeping Office Data Entry Maintenance Vacuuming Update individual cashier histories from the Are you a stickler for details, accurate on the Squad weekly chronological records. Six week evening computer, and like working independently? If Learn to use a specialized vacuum (HEPA) to cycle with some flexibility. Call the office. this sounds like you, then Office Data Entry will clean various, hard-to-reach areas of the Food be your perfect shift. Two shifts are currently Coop. Love of cleaning, a willingness to get Office Setup available: Monday, 4:30 - 7:15 p.m. or Friday, dirty, and comfort with climbing ladders 4:30-7:15 p.m. You will be trained by a staff a must. Please speak to Mary Gerety in Weekday mornings 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. Need an person, and Coop staff will always be available early riser with lots of energy to do a variety of the Membership Office if this workslot to answer questions. Please speak to Rocco appeals to your inner neat-freak! physical tasks including: setting up tables and Arrigo in the Membership Office if you would chairs, buying food and supplies, labeling and Member needs to make a 6- like more information. Member needs to make a month commitment. putting away food and supplies, recycling, six-month commitment. washing dishes and making coffee. Sound like your dream come true? This job might be for you. Please speak to Adrianna in the Member- ship Office, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. WORKSLOT NEEDS to 2:00 p.m.

All About the General Meeting

COOP CALENDAR Our Governing Structure New Member Orientations From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m. Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. Sunday afternoons:...... 4:00 p.m. porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we begin on time! The orientation takes about two General Meeting General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open hours. Please don't bring small children. meetings and to receive the advice of the members at TUE, DEC 19 General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Gazette Deadlines required to act legally and responsibly, has approved GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: The agenda will appear in the next issue and every General Meeting. Board members are elected at Dec 21 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Dec 11 will be available as a flyer in the entryway on the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws Jan 4 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Dec 25 Wednesday, December 6. are available in the Membership Office and at every CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: TUE, JAN 2 General Meeting. Dec 21 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Dec 13 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Jan 4 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Dec 27 Submissions will be considered for the Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 30 GM. Plastic Recycling December 19, 7:00 p.m. The Coop on Cable TV The GM is held on the last Tuesday of each month. • 2nd Saturdays, noon–2:00 p.m. • 3rd Thursdays, 7–9:00 p.m. Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Location • last Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–noon FRIDAYS 1:00 p.m. with a replay at 9:00 p.m. The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield • Plastics #1, 2, 4, only those Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 67 (CableVision). Temple), 274 Garfield Place. not accepted by NYC, plus If specific programming is available at press plastic shopping bags time, it will appear on the Community Calendar How to Place an Item • Plastic #5 (from dairy products only) page overleaf. • All Clean & Dry! on the Agenda If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement the elevator and at General Meetings. Instructions and Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General helpful information on how to submit an item appear on The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- the submission form. The Agenda Committee meets on Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store – an General Meeting (GM) members gather to make the first Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- alternative to commercial profit-oriented the GM held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you workslot-credit program was created to increase business. As members, we contribute our have a question, please call Linda Wheeler in the office. participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust through Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see cooperation and teamwork and enables us to the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. keep prices as low as possible within the con- Meeting Format • Advance Sign-up Required: text of our values and principles. Only mem- Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your bers may shop, and we share responsibilities • Enjoy some Coop snacks name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. • Meet the Coordinators Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see and benefits equally. We strive to be a below for details. responsible and ethical employer and • Submit Open Forum items • Two GM attendance credits per year: neighbor. We are a buying agent for our • Explore meeting literature Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- members and not a selling agent for any Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) workslot-credit program two times per calendaryear. industry. We are a part of and support the Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items • Certain Squads not eligible: cooperative movement. We offer a diversi- to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food ty of products with an emphasis on can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, organic, minimally processed and and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted for a future GM. because covering absent members is too difficult.) healthful foods. We seek to avoid products that depend on the exploitation of others. Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Attend the entire GM: • Financial Report In order to earn workslot credit you must be present We support non-toxic, sustainable agricul- for the entire meeting. ture. We respect the environment. We • Coordinators’ Report • Committee Reports • Childcare can be provided at GMs: strive to reduce the impact of our lifestyles Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership on the world we share with other species and Agenda (8:00 p.m.) Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. future generations. We prefer to buy from • The agenda is available as a flyer at the Coop entrance • Signing in at the Meeting: local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. hall and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the We try to lead by example, educating our- Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is selves and others about health and nutrition, (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) passed around during the meeting. cooperation and the environment. We are • Meeting evaluation • Being Absent from the GM: committed to diversity and equality. We • Board of Directors vote It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We strive • Announcements, etc. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please to make the Coop welcoming and accessible do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. to all and to respect the opinions, needs and • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? concerns of every member. We seek to maxi- It depends on your work status at the time of the mize participation at every level, from policy meeting. making to running the store. We welcome • Consider making a report… all who respect these values. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. 06-12/07 p 08-12 12/7/06 12:56 PM Page 8

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. *Denotes a Coop member. FRI, DEC 8 gifts for every budget, lunch, kid FRI, DEC 15 crafts and entertainment. GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Roots Sponsored by PS 321 Parents’ GOOD COFFEEHOUSE-THIRD music with Fitzgerald & Beach. Association. For information con- FRIDAY COOP NIGHT: Hip hop Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society. tact Johanna Mullinax (347)432- activist, artist & educator Toni $10 adults, $6 children. 8:00 p.m. 9750. Free and Open to the Blackman; Rene Collins weaving 53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2972. Public. together songs of spiritual progress, love & nature. Brooklyn SAT, DEC 9 TUE, DEC 12 Ethical Culture Society. $10 adults, $6 children. 8:00 p.m. 53 Friday, January 5 • 7:00 p.m. PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Chris SMALL PLANET FUND Annual Prospect Pk W. 768-2972. Lang; The Caroline Cutroneo Party & Fundraiser: Join Vandana at the Coop Band. Workmen’s Circle, 45 E 33 Shiva, Frances Moore Lappé, Anna SAT, DEC 16 St, Manh, 8:00 p.m. $12, more if Lappé, and friends. Silent & Live you choose, less if you can’t. 212- Auctions, Live Entertainment, PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Debra 787-3903. Food & Wine. 6–7:00pm Special Cowan; John O’Connor. Reception: a conversation with Workmen’s Circle, 45 E 33 St, SAT, DEC 9 Vandana Shiva & Frances Moore Manh, 8:00 p.m. $12, more if you Lappé. 7–10:00pm Festivities. choose, less if you can’t. 212-787- Space is limited. RSVP NOW at 3903. PS 321 ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFT [email protected] for FAIR 11-4:00, 180 7th Ave, Bklyn. address & details. Featuring beautiful handmade SAT, DEC 16 ONGOING SHOWS/EVENTS WINTER CRAFTS FAIR 2006 spon- sored by the Bklyn Society for Ethical Culture at 52 Prospect MEDIA THAT MATTERS FRIDAYS: DEC 15 & 22 Park West (between 1st and 2nd

Dancing for Animals, Inc., a non-profit organization, is Sts.). 11-4:00. Featuring home- Good Food ILLUSTRATION: WASSYLENKO CATHY holding Friday night dances at Dance Times Square, 156 W. made foods, hot and cold drinks 44th St., 3rd Fl. Introductory dance class 9–9:30 p.m. and snacks. Free and Open to the Ready for some film for thought? Arts Engine brings you General dancing 9:30–12:00 a.m. Enjoy an evening of danc- Public. a collection of short films on food and sustainability. ing while helping animal welfare organizations!! 212-946- From singing peanuts to teenage tomato-growers, these 1824. www.dancingforanimals.org. SAT, DEC 16 films will make you laugh, make you think and inspire TUESDAYS, DEC 12 & 19 BELLA VOCE SINGERS A Winter you to take action for a healthy, sustainable and delicious A.F.R.A.I.D.: NYC, August 1858. Shortly after the weekly Concert. 3:00 p.m., P.S. 282 meeting of American Females for Righteousness Auditorium, 180 6th Ave/Berkeley future. Films include: The Luckiest Nut in the World, Abasement Ignorance & Docility was called to order by Mrs. Pl. General Admission $10.Tue, Asparagus! (A Stalk-Umentary), Food Justice, Recycle, Inch By Senza Bliss (Office Coordinator Kathleen Keske), it was dis- Inch, Terminator Tomatoes, Young Agrarians, Profit Cola, rupted by a group of Abolitionists, Suffragists, Spinsters, DEC 26 Water Warriors, Don't Worry, One More Dead Fish and The Domestics, Fallen Doves, and Lunatics. 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. @ President St, $20, students/srs $10, KWANZAA COLLECTIVE PRE- Meatrix. Total Running Time: 79 minutes. Curated by groups 6+ $15. Info & tickets: www.bropera.org. SENTS “Keeping Kwanzaa in the Coop member Wendy Cohen. Tradition” at Boys and Girls High School, 1700 Fulton St., Bklyn, NY. For more information about Media That Matters: Free Admission. (718)638-6700. Save these Dates! Good Food, please visit www.mediathatmattersfest.org. FRI, DEC 29 The Fun'Raising Committee has plenty of events for you A discussion with the festival curators, and some of the and your friends, Coop members or not. Display ads for THE AFRICAN FOLK HERITAGE filmmakers will follow the screening. each will appear in the Gazette as each event approaches. CIRCLE will celebrate Kwanzaa Saturday, January 20 ...... Adult Variety Show-auditions from 4-6:30 at the Fred Samuels Film Night organizer, Trish Sunday, January 28...... Adult Variety Show-auditions Recreation Center, 669 Malcolm X FREE Blvd (Lenox Ave at 144th St). Dalton, can be reached at Sunday, February 4...... Spoken Word Please bring a dish to share. For [email protected] Non-members Saturday, March 10...... Adult Variety Show Information, call Joyce C. Duncan or 718-398-5704. welcome (212) 568-1645. Saturday, April 21...... Earth Day World Beat Fiesta Saturday, May 19 ...... Game Night Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

PROGRAMS Friday, December 8 through Sunday, December 10

The following programs will happen within four days of publication of this issue. For full ads, please look at the November 9 or November 23 issues or pick up copies of the flyers in the Coop.

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Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY December 7, 2006 9 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORT Coop Now Sells Doulton Water Filters By David Barouh fter discussions with the Environmental Both filters use the same cartridge, which lasts Committee, the coordinators have decided longer, filters more thoroughly, and removes a to sell Doulton water filters in the Coop. The wider range of impurities than the carafe and Adiscussions followed a series of EC articles in the faucet-mounted models from other manufacturers. Gazette about the growing awareness worldwide that And, possibly unique among countertop and under- access to pure water is in danger, which generated sink filters, the Doulton features bacteriological fil- some interest among Coop members. tration in the event of a lapse or failure of chlorine The Coop already sells water filters—the Pur to disinfect water. carafe (pitcher) and faucet-mount model, and their The Coop also sells the Doulton dual-cartridge replacement cartridges, and the Brita carafe replace- fluoride filter. The American Dental Association ment cartridge. These filters reduce chlorine and endorses the fluoridation of community water sup- some other impurities from tap water, and are rela- plies as a safe and effective measure for preventing tively inexpensive. But their gallon capacity is low, tooth decay, but there is growing debate about and the cartridges require frequent replacement. whether the practice is safe. New York City’s water The Coop decided to stock a higher-quality filter, supply is fluoridated, and according to the one that does a more thorough job of filtration, and Wikipedia Encyclopedia, 67% of Americans and 40% with a higher capacity (600 gallons for the Doulton, of Canadians live in communities that fluoridate compared to 40 gallons for the Pur and Brita carafes, water. Most of Europe does not fluoridate its water. and 100 gallons for the Pur faucet-mount), so that Some communities that once fluoridated their the cartridges would need changing less often. The water have stopped doing so. There are lots of Doulton’s up-front cost would be more, but the per resources on the topic, including the ADA’s Web gallon cost would prove less expensive than both page, (www.ada.org), and for the other side, the Pur and Brita in the long run, and far less than www.fluoridation.com. Note, though, that if you the cost of bottled water. employ the common misspelling of “flouridation” For example, the cost for the Doulton countertop instead of the correct “fluoridation,” you will be model works out to 21.8 cents per gallon for the first directed not to the anti-fluoridation Web site but to 600 gallons, and 7.2 cents per gallon after that. The the ADA’s pro-fluoridation Web site. That’s the case cost of the Pur Carafe for the first 40 gallons is 27.8 whether you use “.com,” “.org” or “.net.” cents per gallon and 18.5 cents per gallon after that, The Doulton countertop model with fluoride filter and for the Pur Faucet Mount it is 24.7 cents per gal- (also a 600-gallon-capacity cartridge) works out to lon for the first 100 gallons and 14.8 cents per gallon 36.4 cents for the first 600 gallons. The under-sink after that. All of those numbers compare favorably model with the fluoride filter works out to 43.5 cents with the cost of bottled water. For example, The for the first 600 gallons. Both work out to 13.2 cents Coop sells Poland Spring gallons for $1.27 and per gallon after that. White Rose gallons for 79 cents (and you have to lug Other Doulton systems meant for specialized the heavy gallon bottles home). The sidebar accom- water needs, including reverse-osmosis systems, panying this article compares the per-gallon cost of are available through special order.

filters the Coop sells to that of bottled water. MACKIN BY PATRCK ILLUSTRATION Mistrust of tap water is perhaps understandable, The Coop chose Doulton (www.doultonusa.com) in spite of it being our most important, if least appre- because it is one of the most highly rated manufac- faucet by a hose and diverter valve, or under-sink ciated, public health resource. The water must be turers of water filters, and perhaps the oldest, hav- models, which attach to the cold-water line chlorinated to make it bacteriologically safe. While ing sold water filters since 1827. Their filters come beneath a sink, either to a wall or cabinet-back. Fil- chlorination is not the only, or even the best, way to in either countertop models, which attach to the tered water is drawn through a separate faucet. disinfect water, it is the only way to keep water disin- fected as it travels through the pipes that bring it to our faucets. But bottled water presents its own prob- lems, both in quality and safety (tap water is held by law to higher safety standards). Ironically, bottled The Cost of Filtered Water water is vulnerable to problems from pollution of the very water resources the industry exploits—through Model Capacity Price Price/Gallon the manufacture and eventual disposal of billions of Pur CR 1400 plastic bottles. It becomes clear that filtering our tap Carafe 40 gallons $11.10 1st 40 gal: 28.1¢/gal. water is the surest and most environmentally friend- ly way of drinking the purest water. ■ Pur CRF1450Z Replacement Cartridge 40 gallons $7.39 18.5¢/gal. Pur FM 3700 Public Speaking Faucet Mount 100 gallons $24.67 1st 100 gal: 24.7¢/gal. RF 9999 for Everyone Replacement Cartridge 100 gallons $14.80 14.8¢/gal. WITH JEZRA KAYE Brita: Carafe Cartridge 40 gallons $6.81 17.0¢/gal. Do your speeches drive results? Doulton HCP 100 Whether you give business presentations… speak out for a cause… Countertop 600 gallons $130.49 1st 600 gal: 21.8¢/gal. or talk to your civic organization, this hands-on coaching workshop will help you clarify your Doulton HIP100 message, organize your thoughts and find the most powerful Under-sink 600 gallons $165.51 1st 600 gal: 27.6¢/gal. way to deliver them. Doulton CN-UC Learn how to: ❍ Replacement Cartridge 600 gallons $43.12 7.2¢/gal. Find and develop your best speaking style ❍ Doulton HCP 200 Outline and write a speech ❍ Prepare to deliver it flawlessly Countertop Dual Cartridge ❍ Handle Q&A and media interviews Fluoride Filter 600 gallons $218.48 1st 600 gal: 36.4¢/gal. All are welcome. No prior public speaking Doulton HIP 200 experience is needed. Wear comfortable PHOTO BY JHAZEL HANKIN clothes, and bring a notebook and pen. Under-sink Dual Cartridge Fluoride Filter 600 gallons $261.04 1st 600 gal: 43.5¢/gal. Jezra Kaye is a professional speechwriter and presentation skills coach who works with busi- ness and non-profit leaders. She is active in Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, which is fighting Doulton B-2 the 17-skyscraper Atlantic Yards Complex, and has been a PSFC member since 1981. Fluoride Filter FREE Saturday, January 6 Non-members welcome 10:30 a.m. at the Coop Replacement Cartridge 600 gallons $36.08 CN-UC+B-2: 13.2¢/gal.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FROM GRAINS TO that at first I thought the Coop BEANS was changing to an Indian-only THE HOT DOG policy on rice, which seems to be a misapprehension. Never- KEEPS REPEATING DEAR COOP MEMBERS, theless, I am undaunted and Dad says he took me to a game Little did I know that my let- now shine my spotlight of Of baseball at age four, ter wondering about the Coop’s inquiry on coffee, to wit: What’s But all I can remember is decision to sell Indian rice with all the coffee from South The frank I dropped on the would lead to such enlighten- America and Africa, when there floor. ment. Since then I have heard are vast tracts of North Ameri- I’ve since attended many games, about the rice’s culinary superi- can suburbs that could be con- A few that can’t be topped, ority, the importance of encour- verted to coffee plantations Yet my strongest baseball aging (sustainable) agriculture with just the right mix of green- memory is in developing countries, and house technology and govern- The hot dog that I dropped. the relative insignificance of ment subsidies? Leon Freilich shipping costs over varying Meet me in the bulk aisle, long distances. I have to admit Tim Forker LETTERS POLICY

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WELCOME!

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

Anamaria Abreu Lily Dougherty- Michael Hoffman Steve Lambert Joe Miller Margret Smith Mario Adams Johnson Junko Iwasaki Kellie Lawler Nathaniel Moheban Arrel St. Clair Carl Ageday Maddy Elfenbein Tatsuhiko Iwasaki Dorothy Lawrence Ruth Muzio Helen St. Clair Adrian Alvarez Alesia Exum Marta Jacinbek- Andrew Levine Michael Ness Richard Superti Pearl Anderson Luis Fajardo McKeever Yvonne Lunde Tim Noe Rachel Sutherland Rob Archangel Sam Feather-Garner Rich Jacobs Dan Marks Jacob Oakley Erin Tate Haley Ball Thea Fenichel Matthew James Eleanor Martz Francisco Ozuna Jeremy Tate James Batey Mariel Fernandez Bianca Jarbath Rebeca Matthews Andrea Pacelli Miranda Tedholm Maria Berkova Lauren Ferreira Jenifer Kaminsky Dan McDonald Anna-Lynn Pacelli Rosa Tenemaza Byron Blevins Laura Fix Chris Koelling William McKeever Igor Anthony Pacheco Eric Thomas Ariel Bordenet Melanie Forstrom Flan Kramer Wilfredo Medina Michael Premo Kristine Thomas Mark Bordenet Paul Fugelsang Gabriel Presler Donnell Turner Rebecca Brown Tara Gallagher Heather Prime Claire Unabia Gabriella Callender Ethan Gamache Axel Reyes Jane Van Cleef Robyn Coe David Gandy Elizabeth Rich Stefan van den Berg Wayne Coe Stacey Georg Ricardo Rivera Claartje van Haaften Sadikisha Saundra Eckart Graeve Dianne Rossomando Hildaura Vence Collier Mary Guyton Jeanette Sawyer Jennifer Voelker Jose Concepcion Hallie Haglund David Shaenfield Alison Wilkey Erin Cramm Marquerite Kelly Skyes Daniele Yandel James Delano Hamden-Gandy Hal D. Smith Ella Yasuogorodskaya Anne Hinsman Margaret Smith

THANK YOU!

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

Phylis B. Sara Dierck Kristin Krista Peterson Melissa Rosenberg Mona Banzer Lily Dougherty- Maicha Alan Pratt Howard Rosin Mayer Blumenfeld Johnson Matthew Malter-Cohen Clara Presler Lisa Rosman Karen Bonarth Tim Dubnau Jake Marble Edith Presler David Schmidt Sarah Braunstein Paul English Andrew McCarthy Jodi Radwell Laura Scott Jennifer Brown Amy Fix Carrie McLaren Kimberely Rector Ilana Sichel Yolanda Concepcion Hanna Fox Samuel Merians Kim Reinhardt Mark Simpson Juliana Cope Masako Harada Abigail Miller Eugene V. Resnick Elyse Sparkes Lillian Dalke Andrew Hoffman Sara Mody Eric Rochow Adele Swank Francis Timoney Joseph Delano Ava Hsu Mary Ellen Muzio Trish Deitch Rohrer Hiroko Takeda Gabriele Wolf Adam Defayette Maria Iracheta Libby O’Bryan Ron & Aki Alix Thelemaque M. Lynn York