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Inside: Presorted Standard 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 U.S April 2009,Vol. 38, No. 4 Manager’s Corner by Glenn Bergman, General Manager What expansion? I have decided that we do not need to expand, and I had an of- fer to sell the building in Chestnut Hill for more than we paid, so I did that. Who needs all of that work? Just kidding.April Fools! Since announcing the purchase of the Chestnut Hill location and the start of the Member Loan Campaign, many members have asked what they can do to help if they cannot make a loan of over $2,500? If you cannot provide a loan to the Co-op, there are other things you can do to help: • Bring your member equity up to $400 as soon as you can, either at the register or through the mail, with a note. • If you can give a few hundred more to (continued on page 15) Sundays Super at Weavers Way Ogontz Member Loan by Jason Price, Ogontz Store Manager PHOTO Campaign Enters Sundays are off to a good start at Weavers BY B Next Phase Way’s Ogontz store. ONNIE by Stu Katz, Loan Committee Chair With so much traffic in H AY Last month, every member of Weavers the West Oak Lane Way was sent a letter from Glenn and me area every Sunday, it requesting that they participate in an seemed like a no-brain- “Equal Share” member loan program, in er to offer our services. which each household would lend the Co- Many people in the op an equal and specific amount. This equal community find it con- share loan program was a legally required venient to shop with us precursor to a targeted loan program. We instead of going to the are neither surprised nor disappointed that larger stores, which be- it was not completed. come a mob scene on Since less than 100 percent of our the weekend. members expressed interest in participating Our efforts to in- in the equal share loan program, we are form people in the area moving on to a more targeted loan pro- of this schedule change gram. This program requests member started with the distri- households to make a loan in the amount bution of flyers to the Weavers Way Environment Committee member Stevik of at least $2,500. Members can choose an neighborhood church- Kretzmann with State Representative Dwight Evans at interest rate from zero to four percent and es.There are several the third Weavers Way Ogontz Recycling Bin Giveaway the loan will be paid back starting between very large congrega- church who participate follow a strict vegan five and ten years. Interest paid will be sim- tions in the immediate vicinity and folks diet and cut out all processed foods for 40 ple, not compounded. come from far and wide to attend. Our days.We were there to let folks know that Our goals in seeking these member contacts were excited to hear that we our store on Ogontz Avenue could meet loans are to: raise a minimum of $670,000 would be open. many of their fasting needs. dollars, and hopefully as much as $2 mil- Stephanie Johnson and I represented Starting with a somewhat soft opening lion; reduce our costs of borrowing by Weavers Way at the annual health and well- on Sunday, March 1, it was clear that the many thousands of dollars each year; in- ness fair held at Enon Tabernacle Baptist community was receptive. We saw many of volve members closely in the financial Church. This event is based around the the folks who attended the Enon event, as (continued on page 4) Daniel Fast for Lent. Members of the (continued on page 17) Weavers Way Cooperative Association Inside: Presorted Standard 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 U.S. Farm News 2 www.weaversway.coop POSTAGE PAID Product News 3 Philadelphia, PA Permit No. 2658 Board Ballots 17 Candidate Statements 18 Suggestions 28 And of course... scads more PAGE 2 THE SHUTTLE APRIL 2009 Editor’s Note Future Farmers of Mt.Airy by Jonathan McGoran by Rachel Milenbach, Weavers Way Community Programs Executive Director PHOTOS All around the world, As winter finally comes to an end and businesses are closing and the farming season heads back into high BY R downsizing, agricultural gear, the excitement is growing at the Mt. ACHEL lands are being built over, Airy Stenton Family Manor, the site of the M ILENBACH and newspapers of all sizes and varieties newest Weavers Way Community Programs are shrinking, closing, merging, and going (WWCP) farm education program. Located into bankruptcy. Now that Weavers Way on the 1300 block of East Tulpehocken has purchased a new location in Chestnut Street, just below Stenton Avenue, Stenton Hill and expanded our farm programs to Family Manor is a handicap-accessible include Martin Kuther King School, Sten- homeless shelter exclusively for families in ton Family Arms, Saul High School CSA, transition. It was founded over fifteen years and now a lot on East Mt. Airy Ave., we re- ago as a place in which homeless families alized that the only logical next step is to could find shelter, security and the promise expand the Shuttle. Beginning with this is- of a future. The Stenton site sits on the sue, we are trying out an expanded model, other side of the fence from the WWCP with a broader distribution and a greater farm at Martin Luther King High School. A emphasis on community coverage. Our gate allows access between the two plots. partner for this issue is Mt. Airy USA, On February 24, 2009, David Siller, volun- whose newsletter can be found inserted in teer Micah Woodcock, and four youths this issue and whose support and coopera- from Stenton broke ground on the new tion was critical to making this happen. Stenton Family Manor Farm. These moves have been the result of Before we can amend the soil, prepare much thought and sober deliberation, but the beds, and plant seedlings, there is a lot the best reason is that when the rest of the of brush to remove. Once improved, this world is zigging,Weavers Way likes to zag. area can be used for spreading crops such In keeping with our philosophy of buy- as pumpkins, watermelons, winter squash, ing local, Weavers Way is determined as and gourds. Improving this otherwise va- much as possible to borrow local, as well, cant land assists the farm ecosystem of and in addition to working with local banks, both the MLK farm and the Stenton Fami- we have also launched a member loan cam- ly Manor plots. paign. Investing in the Co-op may be a good In 2008, some produce from the MLK alternative for those weary of investing in re- Seeds for Learning farm was donated to bundled mortgage backed securities. Stenton. Throughout the fall, tomatoes, Of course, not all exotic sounding in- peppers, turnips, greens, beans, squash, and vestment vehicles are bad. We are very ex- eggplant were served to the residents. Now, cited that ground has been broken on the in 2009, you will see produce from the Weavers Way/Saul School CSA (Commu- Stenton farm sold on Stenton Avenue, Helping to clear out the site of the farm at Stenton Family Manor, next to nity Supported Agriculture) farm. While alongside MLK produce. Martin Luther King High School, are residents Kahlil Isom (top right) and the first harvest is probably only a few We hope to see you there! Donald Revere (top left) and Shana Isom (above). weeks away, it is still possible to buy shares, or as I like to call them, LGPFs (Locally Grown Produce Futures) or New Faces at Co-op Farm New Crops, UASDs (Urban Agriculture Seed Deriva- by David Siller, Weavers Way Farm Educator New Varieties at tives). These investments are not be bun- Think of the dled, but the dividends often are, usually Weavers Way Farm as a Weavers Way Farm with a rubber band. But they can easily be car (vroom, vroom!) by David Zelov, Weavers Way Farm Manager unbundled when it’s time to eat, and even and consider the direc- rebundled in case you want to put some tion it is heading.The As the greenhouse is now full of plants back in the fridge and save it for later. following is an explo- destined for the farms at Awbury, Martin Luther King High School, and Saul High The Shuttle is published by ration into how within the analogy of the School, I thought I would take this time to Weavers Way Co-op write about some of the new crops and Deadlines for each issue are farm as a car, we are new varieties of the same crops we are the first of the preceding month. evolving! growing this year. e.g. May 1 for the June issue Just like a car there are many pieces all Artichokes: No, not the tuberous Statement of Policy functioning together to Jerusalem artichokes available in late fall. Articles should be under 500 words and make it tick. Just like a This year we will be growing real arti- can be submitted neatly typed, on disk, or e- car, we are only as chokes.They are marginally hardy in our mailed to [email protected]. good as the company climate, and normally don’t produce buds Be sure to include your name, phone num- that makes us, and let it until the second year, but if you trick them ber, and membership number. Drop them off by into thinking it’s their second year of Shuttle be known that Weavers the deadline to the mailbox on the sec- growth by exposing them to warm temper- ond floor of the Co-op.
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