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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP
Established 1973
Volume GG, Number 4 February 23, 2012
Funky Fruit: How to Make the Most Should the Coop of the Coop’s Strange-Sounding, Really Ditch But Super Sweet, Offerings By Liz Welch Plastic Bags? Green Team Targets ne of the many big ple syrup using 2.5 Million Produce Bags
bonuses of being a one part water, BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION OCoop member is one part sugar Used Annually; Discussion summed up in one word: and then pour produce. And I’m not just that over sliced on Agenda for Feb. 28th talking about boring old kumquats,” he General Meeting broccoli or Romaine let- says. “Let them tuce. We have not one but sit for a few days By Willow Lawson several types of tanger- and then serve ines to choose from, as with roast pork or well as a rainbow assort- a heavy meat, or he staccato zip of plas- more, much in the same ment of beets. There is sprinkled on ice tic-roll bags pulled off way shoppers adjusted four PHOTO BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON PHOTO more than one kind of Starfruit (carambola) on sale in February cream or cakes T spindles is something years ago when the Coop kale, and a veritable forest in the Coop produce aisle. for dessert.” of a soundtrack in the pro- stopped supplying plastic of mushrooms, from a They’re also deli- duce aisle at the Park Slope shopping bags for carrying basic button to the more based in Dade, Florida, where cious sliced fresh—not can- Food Coop. Shoppers use groceries home. exotic oyster and Maitake. his family has grown this fruit, died—and tossed in a salad, nearly 400 of the bags per “You would know what to And don’t even get me start- which resembles grape-sized such as this one from the hour, or about 2.5 million per do if the bags weren’t there; ed on squash: Delicata? oranges, since the turn of last Kumquat Growers website, year, to round up green your grandparents shopped Kabocha? Suddenly acorn century. Though you can sim- reprinted with permission: beans, flour and bulk kidney without them,” argues Spe- squash seems pedestrian. ply pop these in your mouth beans. For Jenna Spevack, a vack, who is urging Coop There is also a host of for a satisfying snack, Gude Toss together: member of the Coop’s Envi- staffers to stock a larger vari- funky fruits, some that I have suggests rolling them between 5 kumquats, sliced thin, ronmental Committee, it’s ety of reusable fabric bags to never seen before, nor even the fingers first. “That releases seeds removed not just the expense—the carry produce and bulk items heard of. Sapote? Say what? the essential oils in the rind,” 4 handfuls baby arugula bags cost the Coop some like oatmeal. “We live in a And others that are intimi- he says. Then, once you start ½ cup flat leaf parsley leaves $23,000 per year—but the society that has no connec- dating: Yes, I love pome- chewing, don’t stop. “The 2 Medjool dates, pitted wanton use of plastic that is tion to its waste, and in an granates, but I am scared to sweetness is in the skin and and sliced exasperating. She says mem- urban environment, no con- break them open for fear of the tartness is in the bite,” Whisk together: bers would find greener ways nection to the natural cycle of staining everything in sight. I explains Oliver Strand, a food 2 tsp. lemon juice to shop if the Coop simply life. Where does all that plas- cry uncle on kumquats, per- writer whose work has been 2 tbsp. olive oil didn’t offer the bags any- tic go? You put it in another simmons and passion fruit, published in The New York salt and pepper CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 too. Sure, they’re pretty. But Times, Bon Appetit and GQ Drizzle the dressing over the how on earth do you eat among many others. “It may salad and then top with: them? Or even know when be shocking at first, but if you ½ cup Parmesan shavings Next General Meeting on February 28 they are ripe? keep chewing, then it becomes (made with a vegetable peeler) The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the And so I turned to the pros sweet and tingly and great.” Enjoy! last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be for advice. This is what I Kumquats can be simply on Tuesday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth learned: eaten like grapes, skin and Persimmons Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. all, but there are lots of fun There are two types of per- The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at Kumquats ways to prepare them. For simmon: Fuyu and Hachiyas. www.foodcoop.com, and available as a flier in the entryway of Greg Gude is the co-owner instance, Strand suggests The Fuyu, often available at the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop of Kumquat Growers Inc., candying them. “Make a sim- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 governance, please see the center of this issue. * Exceptions will be posted. Thu, Mar 1 • Food Class: Taste of China 7:30 p.m. IN THIS ISSUE Fri, Mar 2 • Film Night: Alice Neel 7:00 p.m. Coop January 2012 General Meeting ...... 2 Tue, Mar 6 • Bicycle Commuting, Coordinators’ Corner: Banning Plastic-Roll Bags ...... 5 Grocery Shopping by Bicycle 6:30 p.m. Safe Food Committee Report, Puzzle ...... 6 Event Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 8 Highlights Tue, Mar 13 • Safe Food Committee Film Night: Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs, Queen of the Sun 7:00 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 9 Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Community Calendar, Classifieds ...... 14 12-02-23 pp1-16_Layout 1 2/22/12 4:22 PM Page 2
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spend it in ways we think are tions.” Joe Holtz answered, “The consistent with our values.” money that goes into the January Porter cited local coops as donor-advised fund that sits in 2012 taking precedence, comment- a foundation somewhere is ing, “At least initially, we gone; the donors don’t have General would be looking at coops in access to it.” Brooklyn—start-up coops like Sam Natov, a member of the Meeting in Bushwick, Fort Greene or Chair Committee, queried, “I By Diane Aronson Bay Ridge.” was wondering if you consid- During his part of the agen- ered extending this loan not da item presentation, Joe Holtz just to start-up coops but per- ttended by a standing- highlighted the importance of a haps to coops going through room crowd of more loan program fostering cooper- transition.” Rachel Porter A than 300 and chaired by ation among cooperatives. As replied, “We haven’t fully con- Ann Monroe, the January GM Holtz summed it up, “We think sidered that; that would proba- PHOTOS BY TRAVIS HARTMAN BY TRAVIS PHOTOS explored PSFC philosophy and Park Slope Food Coop members vote in overwhelming we should not just talk the talk bly be something the loan procedures even before discus- support of the creation of a cooperative loan fund to help and walk the walk, we should committee would specifically sion started about the meet- support start-up food coops. fund the walk.” look to address.” ing’s two agenda items. Keith Getter kicked off a After an additional question The GM’s Open Forum, an lengthy question and discus- or two, the agenda item opportunity for members to card transaction, in spite of U.S. ing-loan project proposal. sion session by commenting, “I advanced to the discussion ask a question or make a brief financial reform. According to Loans, awarded through a think the concept is very laud- stage. Robin Campbell com- statement prior to agenda dis- Leith, debit transactions make fund, would be issued to able,” but he wondered if mented, “I think this is a super- cussions, yielded a comment up 84% of the Coop’s sales. In “start-up coops that meet cri- monies already set aside for cool proposal.” He felt there from Barbara Mazor, who said response to a member ques- teria demonstrating viability” small businesses could be were some “kinks” to be “worked that “the Coop is hosting tion, Leith announced that the and “would be provided in tapped instead of the Coop out.” But he thought the plan workshop speakers who have Coop will research lower-cost favorable terms to borrowers becoming involved. Joe Holtz was one “we can support in a made their reputations by debit alternatives. and would be designed to pro- explained that traditional very generous spirit without expressing animus toward After a few additional com- vide critical support.” small-business lending policies putting the Coop at risk.” Judaism and affiliated Jews.” mittee presentations and ques- The PSFC and individual often don’t jibe with a coop’s Kandace Simmons observed, Mazor questioned if these tions and comments, the GM Coop members would fund members-only shopping policy. “I think it’s a wonderful and fab- workshops were acceptable tackled the first agenda item of the initiative through, accord- ulous idea,” but she was wor- “given Coop workshop guide- the night. Presented by the ing to the handout, “tax- Attended by a standing-room ried because “we’re expected to line five,” which stipulates that General Coordinators and deductible contributions to crowd of more than 300 and vote on it the same night it was “No one should be made to member Rachel Porter, the item the fund,” a fund “managed by chaired by Ann Monroe, the proposed.” She was concerned feel unwelcome at a workshop was a plan that would authorize a third party non-profit foun- that “we haven’t had a chance due to religion.”Chair Ann the Coop to give money to help dation that would take a fee January GM explored PSFC to look at the guiding princi- Monroe asked the PSFC staff fledgling food cooperatives. for its services” and “agrees to philosophy and procedures... ples.” Joe Holtz spoke, stating attending the GM if they want- Along with a lengthy agen- use the fee to support other [through the evening’s] that the first GM to consider the ed to respond to Mazor’s ques- da item to parse, debate and programs that are consistent two agenda items. proposal designated it a dis- tioning; there were no takers. vote on, the January GM was with the cooperative principle cussion-only item. Simmons Following Open Forum was presented with three multi- of concern for community.” reminded the January GM that General Coordinator Tricia Lei- page handouts about the plan In terms of dollar amounts, David Moss, a Chair Com- the discussion-only meeting th’s financial presentation. Our to review. One handout in par- the handout described the mittee member, was worried happened 13 months ago. financials are good. But we are ticular detailed the purpose loans as significant, “probably about not seeing anything that Aaron Beebe felt the idea was still paying 34 cents per debit- and scope of the Coop revolv- between $10,000 and $20,000 would restrict loan recipients to “incredibly cooperative and initially.” Regarding oversight, coops who follow our mem- smart,” one that would allow the the Revolving Loan Fund, bers-only model. He was con- Coop to “help other things hap- according to the handout, cerned, too, about oversight pen in other parts of Brooklyn.” “would be overseen by mem- regarding whether a starter Martin Tornberg believed 2%452. 0/,)#9 bers of the PSFC who would coop that financially healthy the proposal “was a great work with the foundation enough to receive a potentially idea.” He noted that proposed I]Z 8dde hig^kZh id 2%15)2%$ &/2 !.9 2%452. `ZZeeg^XZhadl[dgdjg managing the fund,” and a sizable loan. figure, based on the financial &#I]ZEV^Y">c";jaagZXZ^eiBJHI bZbWZgh]^e# B^c^" WZegZhZciZY# future GM would elect the Porter assured Moss that statement presented at the b^o^c\ i]Z Vbdjci d[ '#GZijgchbjhiWZ]VcYaZY gZijgcZY bZgX]VcY^hZ committee members. just members-only coops January meeting, came to “one l^i]^c(%YVnhd[ejgX]VhZ# ^h dcZ lVn lZ Yd i]^h# According to Porter, one would receive loans. In terms penny of every $20 that you >[ ndj cZZY id bV`Z V fund interested in managing of financial viability, Porter spend at the Coop.” gZijgc! eaZVhZ \d id i]Z #!. ) %8#(!.'% -9 )4%- the donations is the Brooklyn replied, “The loan committee Edwin Dominguez had 'cY;addgHZgk^XZ9Zh`# Cd!lZYdcdiÆZmX]Vc\ZÇ^iZbh# NdjbjhigZijgci]ZbZgX]VcY^hZ Community Foundation. Porter would make that decision but some concerns, commenting, VcYgZ"ejgX]VhZl]VindjcZZY# stressed that the loan commit- in consultation with the GFn- “We have 16,000 members—I tee “would make the final eral Coordinators and report- think this is something that #!. ) 2%452. -9 )4%- decision about which donor- ing back [to the GM] should be put to an open vote advised fund” would work on semiannually the first year of all the membership.” He EgdYjXZ 7ja` ^cXa#8dde"WV\\ZYWja` the Coop’s behalf. Additionally, and annually after that.” complimented the work, but 8]ZZhZ HZVhdcVa=da^YVn>iZbh she advised the GM that the Member Sat Jagat Khalsa said, “I’d like to hear from the 7dd`h HeZX^VaDgYZgh .%6%2 8VaZcYVgh GZ[g^\ZgViZYHjeeaZbZcih 2%452.!",% committee would be “charged thought “in principle, it’s an coordinators that we have a ?j^XZgh D^ah with working with the donor- excellent idea,” but “there’s a proposal to lower the markup.” Hjh]^ 6WjnZg^hVkV^aVWaZYjg^c\i]ZlZZ`" YVnhidY^hXjhhndjgXdcXZgch# advised fund in determining all lot to read, and to expect to Next came the agenda item the specifics that we haven’t vote on this today seems a lit- vote. A large show of hands vot- 2%452.!",% already determined about this tle much.” He continued, “I ing “yes” ensued. After an offi- GZ[g^\ZgViZY
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Coop and locate a magical Speaking for the General Robinson was concerned e-mail sign-up would be a real- Google Docs.” He concluded book and sign your name.” He Coordinators, Jessica Robinson about a sign-up cutoff time that ly good idea,” along with keep- that a system would be “super- was critical about the cutoff observed, “There’s no technical pushed beyond 5:00 the day of ing the paper sign-up. But he easy to set up.” time: “You have to do it by 5:00 reason why we could not do a GM because of some critical felt, “Realistically, there proba- During the course of dis- p.m. of the day of the meeting.” this.” She did qualify, continu- tasks: generating the lists bly should be a cutoff time in cussion, GM attendees Kratzer proposed an online ing, “We’re always somewhat members sign at meetings to the evening before the meet- expressed just as much dissat- option to supplement the sign- behind the curve as far as receive work-slot credit, coordi- ing. I don’t think it’s reasonable isfaction about the inevitable up book: “An electronic process development goes with things nating the head count with for the staff setting up to have crowd that forms when mem- where every member at any because our staff is very small Congregation Beth Elohim and to guess as to what’s happen- bers sign out at the end of a time during the month” can log relative to the number of mem- printing enough GM handout ing at the last minute.” meeting to ensure their work- on and “be counted and turn up bers, so we have to prioritize, literature. She stressed she Joshua Bauchner observed, slot credit. Adriane Gerstel at the last minute.” prioritize, prioritize.” didn’t think it was impossible “As somebody who works doing found the “sign-out sheets to extend the deadline, just IT at a very small organization, overwhelming.” Martin Torn- that it would take some work to a lot of these proposals seem berg wondered if an efficiency develop procedures. very short-sighted; they seem committee couldn’t form to Most GM attendees who to have no conception of the study GM attendance sign-up, spoke during the agenda dis- way technological progress sign-out and like matters. cussion were in favor of online works. The Coop has three peo- Eventually, the conversa- GM-credit sign-up. Mihoby ple employed to do IT, and I feel tion drew to a close for this Rabeharison summed up the for them.” discussion-only agenda item. comments of many when she Eric Kratzer conceded that The Coop Board voted in sup- said, “I’m all for the electronic an online GM workslot sign-up port of the January GM’s action system, so long as it doesn’t program could indeed contain to pass agenda item one. As exclude or marginalize people caveats, commenting, “I agree; the meeting drew to a close, who don’t have access.” that could be a lot of work. I’m members started to queue to But some had nuts-and- an IT professional myself.” But sign for workslot credit. The Barbara Mazor addresses at the General Meeting, during bolts reservations. Steve Faust he went on to say, “Basically, process seemed orderly, the the open forum. commented, “I think adding an what I’m proposing here is linewaiters patient. ■
also found more than 12,000 “Cut the fruit in half like favorite salad to surprise are thinking—where is the Funky Fruit hits for recipes adapted from an onion,” Strand says. guests is just as simple: passion? Just wait! It is in the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Chez Panisse, which can easi- “Then turn it skin side up so taste: sweet-tart that is ly be found online. As for the the flesh is pointing down Arugula with almost effervescent. Stirred the Coop, resemble bright Fuyus? Muhlke enjoys them over a metal bowl. Slowly Pomegranate into yogurt, sprinkled on ice orange tomatoes with flat in salads to brighten up the work your way around the Balsamic Dressing cream or folded into whipped bottoms. They can be eaten winter blues. “My favorite is rim of the fruit, turning the One box baby arugula, or two cream, this fruit adds tang to raw, and are delicious in sal- sliced Fuyu persimmons with skin inside out and raking small bunches, washed thoroughly any creamy dessert. Its juice ads. “Just slice them as you blue cheese, pomegranates the pips out with your finger One pomegranate, de-pipped is also used in cocktails, such would a tomato,” Strand says. and walnuts.” so they fall into the bowl as this delectable one Chris- For both types, look for fruit Try it for yourself! along with any juice.” It Place the pips in a small tine Muhlke shared with me. pieces that are brightly col- takes practice but is well bowl. Add one tablespoon It’s one of her favorites and ored—ranging from a peachy Winter Salad worth it. “Once you figure high-quality balsamic vine- was prepared for The New York to a dark orangey red—plump 2 Fuyu persimmons, sliced thinly out how easy it is to take gar, ¼ cup high-quality olive Times by Frederick Grasser- and feel heavy for their size. 4 heads of endive apart a pomegranate,” oil, ½ smashed garlic clove, Hermé. “They should have glossy-look- Seeds from one pomegranate Strand adds, “there is no salt and pepper to taste. ing skin without any cracks or ½ lb. crumbled high quality blue reason to ever spend money Whisk together and pour over It’s Aptly Called bruises,” Strand says. cheese, such as Stilton on the pips alone.” And once baby arugula. Liquid Cake The Hachiyas are shaped ½ cup walnuts, lightly toasted on you get the hang of it, this 1 passion fruit, skinned and seeded more like acorns, with pointy the stovetop fruit really can liven up any Passion Fruit ¼ cup vanilla ice cream, softened ends. They are mouth-puck- winter salad, work wonders These small purple globes, ¼ cup mango sorbet, softened eringly astringent—and Place all ingredients in a in cocktails and is delicious the size of plums, are not par- ¼ cup vodka unpleasant—if eaten before bowl. on a tartine. The simple ticularly pretty, inside or out. 1 cup brut Champagne completely ripe. “Wait until Mix juice and zest from recipe that follows is cour- “You want them wrinkly, 2 butter cookies, crumbled they are soft to the touch one lemon with ½ cup high- tesy of Oliver Strand: almost leathery,” Strand says. before eating,” Strand warns. quality olive oil, salt and pep- “Remove the pips as “If the skin is taut, they’re not 1. Halve the passion fruit Once ripe, the fruit’s flesh, per to taste and a teaspoon described, sprinkle over ripe.” Cut the fruit open to and, using a wooden spoon or which is almost jelly-like, can of Champagne vinegar. Whisk lightly toasted bread topped reveal a strange middle: a rubber spatula, scrape the be scooped out of its skin, together and then pour over with fresh ricotta, and driz- vibrant orange slimy sub- pulp through a fine-mesh pureed and then added to salad. Toss and enjoy! zle with honey,” he says. stance dotted with glistening sieve set over a bowl. Discard yogurt for a delicious “Simple, gorgeous.” His black seeds. I know what you the remaining seeds and pulp. smoothie, or into a variety of Pomegranate 2. In a medium bowl, com- delicious cake and pudding Thanks to Pom, the makers bine the ice cream and sorbet. recipes. “In terms of use and of pomegranate juice, this Pour in the vodka and whisk texture, it is a cross between fruit is no longer considered lightly. Stir in the passion fruit a banana and pumpkin,” exotic. We now know that purée, then fold in the Cham- Strand says. these bright red softball- pagne. Christine Muhlke, execu- shaped and -sized fruits are 3. Sprinkle the cookies tive editor at Bon Appetit, is a teeming with antioxidants evenly among 4 martini big fan of both types. “I love and vitamin C, and therefore glasses. Top each with the Hachiya persimmons pureed incredibly healthy. But they vodka mixture and serve and steamed in the Chez are also intimidating to work immediately. Serves 4. All Panisse fashion,” she relayed with! I ruined a shirt the first recipes adapted from in an email. A quick Google time I tried to peel and de- Frédérick Grasser-Hermé. search and I discovered that pip a pomegranate, as the indeed a “Hachiya persim- ruby-red, jewel-like seeds The Coop also offers sapotes, mon pudding with bourbon stain like crazy. Oliver Strand starfruit, lychee nuts, pomelos
cream” was offered for offers his no-mess way to de- BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON PHOTO and much more! Stay tuned dessert on the 2012 Chez seed this wonder fruit. I still Kumquats and a black sapote, exotic fruits for for the next installment of Panisse Valentine menu. I suggest wearing an apron! sale at the Coop. Funky Fruits. ■
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If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and how particular subjects have been discussed in the Gazette... Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at [email protected], to request PDF files of either or both of the following indexes: ◆ An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. ◆ An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) discussed in Gazette articles from 1995–98 and 2001 to the present, with article titles, issue dates, and page numbers (subjects for the years 1999 and 2000 are being added). Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (The currently available issues cover the years 2006 to the present, plus selected issues from 1999, 2000, and 2005.) ILLUSTRATION BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION Plastic Bags CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
big plastic bag on the curb .90% of annual sales, or friendly consumer decisions, and it goes ‘away’”. approximately $400,000. but didn’t want to be forced At the February 28th Gener- “But this isn’t all any one to make the change. Another al Meeting, Spevack and thing, and it is impossible to said she already eschewed other members of the Envi- come up with much detail plastic bags at the Coop and ronmental Committee will about shrink, because it elsewhere, and didn’t buy the present their case, detailed at includes so many things— Coop’s frozen foods, many of ecokvetch.blogspot.com, but spoilage, breakage, uninten- which come in several layers the issue will not yet be up tional undercharges, etc., as of packaging. for a vote. “We have an oblig- well as theft,” said Eakin. Spevack says roll bags are ation to change our behavior Coop shoplifting takes a just the tip of the iceberg from one of convenience to number of forms as well. when it comes to the Coop’s good stewardship of this For example, according to plastic usage. If the Coop planet and its inhabitants. It’s inventory records, said devoted less of its shelf space unethical not to,” Spevack Eakin, “We apparently sell to packaged food, and more wrote in an email. “Those more of the cheapest coffee space to bulk—and deployed ethics are what the Food than we purchase.” reusable bags to carry food Coop was founded on. It’s home—thousands of mem- what’s stated in our Environ- [M]embers would find bers would consume much mental Policy.” greener ways to shop if the less cardboard and non-recy- Mike Eakin, a General Coop simply didn’t offer the clable plastic. Offering the Coordinator, said the Coop bags is like enabling an has gone down this road bags anymore, much in the addiction, says Spevack. “If before—plastic bag usage same way shoppers adjusted the t-shirt bags were still was hotly contested in the four years ago when the Coop available at checkout, guar- 1980s and 90s—and the stopped supplying plastic anteed people would still be Coop staunchly opposed shopping bags for…groceries. using them. Most members eliminating the roll bags out- will tell you that if the plastic right. He made several bags are available, they will points: First, although he Eakin has one last argu- use them. If they are not, they admitted the number of bags ment against eliminating roll will find other means.” ■ used annually is staggering, bags: they are reusable. the overall amount of plastic Years ago, the Coop used used in them is not. Per bags that came 2,000 to a member, annual roll bag roll. “They were very flimsy,” usage adds up to about the says Eakin, and usually tore CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE same amount of plastic as six after one use. Today’s bags— or seven large yogurt tubs, or the small ones—come 690 to MAY 2012 BROOKLYN FOOD CONFERENCE about 13 ounces, or 160 bags, a roll and hold up to repeat- Brooklyn Food Coalition is planning a by his estimates. ed usage. During our inter- conference for May 12, 2012. Then there’s the issue of view, he dug through his checkout time and “shrink- backpack to present several Please join BFC as a member and help make this conference happen. age”: If checkout workers rumpled roll bags tucked Copywriting need to pause and open fab- into his nylon shopping ric bags to see the contents, bags. “Thanks to Jenna, I Graphic Design checkout times will increase, have learned to change my Social Networking argued Eakin. And if checkout behavior.” Web Development workers don’t check what’s in Views from members are, those fabric bags, shoppers of course, mixed. A local chef Outreach will probably steal more than said the Coop should charge Research they already do, he said. for the bags if they cost so Fundraising Coop leadership is reti- much money. “I need those cent to talk about “shrink,” bags for poopy diapers!” the amount of goods lost joked another member when To learn more and to volunteer please contact: because of theft. Compared informed of the movement. [email protected]. to other stores, the Coop’s One member said she gener- You will receive FTOP credit for your work. shrink is quite low—about ally made environmentally
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COORDINATOR’S CORNER bags? Sure, but using substi- chasing another reusable bag tutes or no bag at all will have to scoop it in? Will you buy an impact on shopping oper- the pre-packaged sugar at a ations. How much of an higher per pound cost impact? I don’t know. This is instead of the bulk? What are Banning Plastic-Roll Bags = one question we need to you willing to pay for bags? Environment. Time. Money. answer as we deliberate this And what seems intolerable? ban. Think about how many And then there is the cost By Ann Herpel on behalf of the General Coordinators muslin bags you could con- to the Coop—all members. ceivably use during a typical Of course it is unpleasant to t the February 28th verify the contents, checkout had to open them up too. shop, and ask how the check- consider, but we must admit General Meeting, the workers will need to open Loose creminis in one and out process will change for there will be theft of the A Environmental Com- each bag, or ask the member loose white mushrooms in you as you use more and reusable bags. Unintended mittee will present a discus- what is inside the bag—and another will throw off the more muslin bags. theft by omission—you grab sion item that proposes to most likely the member will skills of even the best check- As the process slows at a bag hanging over the bulk ban the plastic-roll bags (the need to open the bag, since out worker! each checkout, the wait time aisle and scoop some flour ones provided in produce, she too won’t be able to iden- And this was with my for members in line increas- into it. At the checkout lane bulk and bread aisles). The tify its contents through the under-$35 shop. When I see es. The most frequent com- you forget to tell the check- Coop has a long history of muslin. The yellow stickers plaints I hear from members out worker to scan the bag deciding to implement poli- used to label bulk items do concern the length of the barcode when he weighs the cies and practices that not adhere well to the muslin. lines and over-crowdedness. product. How many times reduce our environmental If the item in question is sold Several years ago the Coop will this unintended theft footprint. But we balance any by each, the bag will have to introduced line management occur per day? And then decision with an understand- be partially emptied in order and checkout assistants to there is intentional shoplift- ing of the cost (not simply to get an accurate count. facilitate checkout. A study ing. Deliberate stealing of financial) to the Coop. Two Repeat this process many conducted by members Coop products happens each large areas of concern for the times on a busy shopping demonstrated that line man- and every day. We already
General Coordinators in con- day, and the time each mem- BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION agement and checkout assis- know that reusable shopping sidering an outright ban of ber spends at checkout will the overloaded carts on Sat- tants helped to move the line bags (totes, Chinese plastic plastic-roll bags are the effect inevitably increase. urdays and Sundays filled more quickly, reducing wait plaid bags, Chico bags) are on Coop operations, and Just the other day this very with glorious produce, bulk times for shoppers. When the stolen. How will theft erode financial consequences for thing happened to me with a grains and flours, bagels, line moves more quickly, the the Coop’s bottom line? individual members and the small shop. I put produce in muffins and croissants, I Coop becomes less crowded. Another cost is the tare Coop as a whole. three separate bags. The worry about how much longer Improvements at checkout weight (the weight of the checkout worker then opened it would take to check out if that increase the efficiency of empty bag). Our POS system Operations each bag to verify its contents. all those products were in the process save time for all only allows for one tare How will the ban impact I saw her try to feel the items opaque bags. Are we compli- members. How do we weigh weight. Do we use a lower the shopping and checkout through the bag, but that cating the checkout process if the value of improved opera- tare (like the current .01/lb) processes? One way will method wasn’t successful. the bags members use make tions against the environ- and have members who use a involve increased use of Sure, she could have asked the product invisible to the mental cost of plastic bags? higher tare weight bag end up muslin bags. Muslin bags are me, but since two bags looked checkout worker? Could Is there a solution that does- paying the difference each not transparent. In order to quite similar, I would have members use fewer plastic n’t sacrifice one for the other? time they shop? Or do we raise the tare (some reusable Financial Impact bags have a tare weight of We all have closets full of .09/lb) and have the Coop tote bags at home from every lose money each time mem- Board of Directors Election organization to which we’ve bers use no bag or a lighter contributed money or every bag? Either way, these pen- The General Meeting & The Board of Directors conducts votes at the conference we’ve attended. nies add up to the members The Board of Directors end of every GM whether to accept the And if we forget our tote and the Coop. From our inception in 1973 to the present, advice of the members that night. Members bags, the box shelf at the These are just some of the the monthly General Meeting has been the of the Board are required to act legally and Coop always has at least one questions and concerns that decision-making body of the Coop. Since responsibly. box we can use. But no one come to mind as I contem- the Coop incorporated in 1977, we have gives away suitable substi- plate a total ban. The GCs been legally required to have a Board of Openings tutes for the plastic-roll bag. support members’ efforts to Directors. There are three openings on the Board. We A ban would force some push the Coop to be a better have two three-year terms open this year members to purchase other environmental citizen. But the The Bylaws of the Park Slope Food Coop and one one-year term. types of bags in order to meet Coop must take all factors state: “The portion of the Board of Directors their shopping needs. Our into consideration when mak- meeting that is devoted to receiving the Candidate Deadline current muslin bag costs ing decisions that have broad- $1.51. Some reusable bags reaching impact on Coop advice of the members shall be known as If you wish to place your name into nomina- we sell are not suitable for operations and finances. the General Meeting…. The members who tion, you must declare your candidacy bulk items. Therefore mem- In the interim, I suggest gather to give advice to the directors may by Thursday, March 1, 2012. Please bers will need to have a vari- members practice reusing choose to vote in order to express submit a statement of up to 750 ety of bags for shopping. How whatever bags they choose to their support or opposition for words to GazetteSubmissions@ many reusable bags will you use at the Coop. The plastic- any of the issues that have come psfc.coop. Please include a small before the meeting.” need to buy? What happens if roll bags provided by the photo for publication in the Linewaiters’ you forget your bags? Will Coop are not single use— Gazette and the member proxy mailing. you buy more? How many they are sturdy and washable. Duties of the more? How many times will You can use them time and Directors Deciding and Voting you continue to buy bags to time again. With each reuse, The Board of Directors is com- Candidates will have the opportunity to replace the ones you left at you are choosing not to take prised of five elected Coop present their platform at the March 27, home? And what if you don’t a new roll bag. Let’s try con- members and the senior 2012 General Meeting. bring enough bags? (Some- sciously practicing the disci- General Coordinator pres- thing that frequently hap- pline of reuse before ent. Members serve three- Every member will receive a proxy package pens to me because I always instituting an outright ban. year terms. Members of the in the mail in late May. Members may vote underestimate how much Maybe we will surprise our- Board are expected to attend GMs by returning their ballots by mail or by bring- food I will buy.) Will you forgo selves and the number of new monthly. They receive Coop work ing them to the Coop. Members may also buying that product that bags used per week will credit for their attendance. vote at the Annual Meeting on June 26, 2012. needs to be bagged (sugar, diminish, and we will not for example) instead of pur- need to adopt a total ban. ■
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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT
Greetings from the North Country—How Fracking Is Affecting Those Who Don’t Live in NYC By Jerry Wintrob
little more than three own second homes in the The idea that you can orga- the New York City and Syra- The deadline for comments years ago, my family area. The opportunity to nize your community to pass cuse watersheds. Interesting on fracking has just passed. A and I decided to take escape the city to a destina- regulations that so directly that he doesn’t view the rest I hope that the people of New the plunge and move to the tion only two hours away will affect you is really very excit- of the state as worthy of this York City don’t become com- bucolic Hudson Valley. As be gone forever. ing. As someone who has level of protection. If he is so placent regarding this issue, long-time Coop members, As Governor Cuomo con- been politically active for his concerned about not pollut- under the misinformed idea giving up our membership tinues his “research” into the entire life, I must admit work- ing water for people in these that it really isn’t going to was out of the question. We possible merits of fracking, ing this way on a smaller, cities, what about everyone affect you. Please look for continue to shop at the Coop and how to allow it to occur, more personal scale is very else? Are rural lives less ongoing articles and com- when we are in the city. concerned citizens in our different from the type of important than the urban ments in the Linewaiters’ As someone who had lived town have decided to take organizing I am used to in a population? (Just a point of Gazette. If you want to get more his entire life in New York matters into our own hands. sprawling metropolis like information, due to the way involved, or want more infor- City, living here is different, There is a movement in New York City. the gas companies are mation on hydro-fracking in to say the least. More people New York State regarding the Besides home rule, there drilling, i.e., horizontally, not NYS and its effect on the lived on my block in Park concept of home rule. This is another type of mandate just vertically, it is more than Hudson Valley, look on the Slope than live in my entire has to do with the rights of a that is catching on. It is called likely that these “protected” web: at frackaction.com and town now. While the issue of town or municipality to pass a civil rights ordinance. In watersheds will end up with catskillmountainkeeper.com. fracking was something that I laws within their township other words, as citizens of polluted water, as the process If you would like to contact was always concerned about that directly have an impact this country/state, we have a will cause contaminants to me directly, my e-mail is in terms of how it would on them. So, if an oil/gas right to clean air and clean flow into the reservoirs.) [email protected]. ■ affect my drinking water company wants to convince water. It is a violation of our when I lived in Brooklyn, liv- people who live in your town rights as citizens if a process ing here has given me an to lease their land to be used is used that infringes on entirely different perspective. for hydrofracking, the town those civil rights. Fracking is What Is That? How Do I Use It? Besides its effect on our can pass laws that will pro- a process that will cause our water, it will pollute the air, hibit this. This is a powerful air and water to become pol- and destroy the land where movement up here, and it is luted. Therefore, it is an Ask Me Questions the drilling occurs, as well as spreading. As of today, there encroachment upon our civil crush property values in an are over 100 towns and rights for hydrofracking to be About Coop Foods already economically municipalities in New York performed on our land. This depressed area. The Hudson State that have passed laws is a way to promote an ordi- Monday, March 5, 12 to 12:45 p.m. Valley has been a vacation to ban fracking-related activi- nance banning fracking, Friday, March 9, 8 to 10:45 a.m. spot for New Yorkers for ties in their areas. Not only is based on inherent civil rights. Monday, March 12, 12 to 12:45 p.m. many years. There are many this an effective tool, but it is Governor Cuomo has New York City residents who an empowering one as well. already banned fracking in Tuesday, March 13, 9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. You can join in any time during a question-and-answer session What’s a on the shopping floor. Name in? Look for tour leaders in produce aisle. Below is a list of popular boys’ names, embedded within common English words. The remaining The Park Slope Food Coop letters have been removed, and need to be filled in. Agenda Committee (“AG”) is seeking qualified nominees to stand for election and For example, if the clue was “_ _ _ _ B I L L _,” serve on the committee. the blanks could be filled in to LEND TO US The AG was established by the General Meeting (“GM”) to make the word “HILLBILLY.” help facilitate the timely presentation of Coop business to Can you find all the words? the members attending the monthly meeting. Alternative solutions are possible BRING QUALITY In addition to assembling the monthly agenda and for some clues. maintaining records of items submitted, the AG works with members who submit items for _ I A N _ AFFORDABLE FOOD consideration by the GM and may need assistance _ R O N _ formulating proposals and discussion points. _ R I C K _ TO OUR COMMUNITY! _ _ S A M _ The AG meets the first Tuesday of every month _ _ _ K E N _ Our loan program is a great way to make a socially at 8pm at the Coop. Committee members are _ _ D A V E _ conscious investment in the future of our 625 (and also required to attend five (5) GMs per year. _ A N D Y _ _ _ rising!) member co-op serving Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, In addition, committee members caucus by telephone and _ R O S S _ _ _ _ Bed-Stuy and Prospect Heights. via e-mail as needed to facilitate committee business. _ _ A L L E N _ _ Qualifications include a cooperative spirit, experience _ _ _ _ B E N _ _ If you are a resident of New York State and would working in a committee environment, and an ongoing _ _ _ _ _ I V A N _ _ like more information, please visit our website: interest in the business of the Coop. Interested members _ _ _ L E S T E R _ _ www.greenehillfood.coop/loans, or contact contact Ann Herpel in the Membership Office. Doug Warren at [email protected]. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the Puzzle author: Stuart Marquis. For answers, see page 15. diversity of the Coop’s membership.
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MEMBER CONTRIBUTION
AN INVITATION TO A CONFERENCE The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Today: Obstacles and Opportunities By Sylvia Lowenthal
n a speech to the United Nations General Assembly last Admission: Free; voluntary Western legal systems and been guiding and inspiring September, President Obama made the following remarks: contributions of $5 at the door human rights law. She is a communities to extend I appreciated to defray costs. New York City–based human themselves across lines of “Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by rights attorney, author and difference and division. She neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s award-winning filmmaker, and Speakers is Executive Director of citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses founder and director of the Michael Walzer, one of and suicide bombs on their buses. Israel’s children come of Children’s Rights Institute Encounter, which seeks to age knowing that throughout the region, other children are the foremost political (CRI), a nonprofit organiza- transform conflict between taught to hate them. Israel, a small country of less than thinkers of our time, writes tion whose mission is to track, Israelis and Palestinians eight million people, looks out at a world where leaders of within the arena of political spotlight and legally combat through face-to-face under- much larger nations threaten to wipe it off of the map. The and moral philosophy on violations of children’s basic standing, engagement and themes of political obliga- Jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and per- human rights occurring negotiation, and is a widely secution, and fresh memories of knowing that six million tion, the morality of war, throughout the globe. noted public speaker, having people were killed simply because of who they are. Those nationalism and ethnicity, Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., is presented on Israel and inter- are facts. They cannot be denied. and toleration, and is author Founder and President of the cultural education before The “The Jewish people have forged a successful state in their of the book Just and Unjust American Islamic Forum for historic homeland. Israel deserves recognition. It deserves Wars, among many others. He Democracy (AIFD), the most Congress of Imams & Rabbis normal relations with its neighbors. And friends of the serves on the Board of Direc- prominent American Muslim in Seville, the German Consul Palestinians do them no favors by ignoring this truth, just tors of Americans for Peace organization directly con- General and members of Ger- as friends of Israel must recognize the need to pursue a Now (APN), a progressive fronting the ideologies of man Parliament in Berlin. two-state solution with a secure Israel next to an indepen- non-partisan organization political Islam. A devout Mus- This event is sponsored by dent Palestine.” working to achieve a compre- lim, Dr. Jasser founded AIFD Progressive Voices for Peace hensive political settlement in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the Middle East (PVPME), to the Arab-Israeli conflict. on the United States as an Please join those of us who a group of PSFC members The Israeli/Palestinian Brooke Goldstein is Direc- effort to provide an American support this vision so elo- working toward an honest and Conflict: Obstacles and tor of The Lawfare Project, a Muslim voice toward a mod- quently expressed by President When and Where: Sunday, nonprofit organization dedi- erate Islam, and the separa- equitable discourse for peace Obama, as we listen to the March 4th, at 2:00 PM, at the cated to raising awareness tion of mosque and state. in the Middle East. voices of four distinguished Old First Reformed Church about, and facilitating a Yona Shem-Tov, a noted More details at middleeast. speakers. Q&A to follow. (enter at 729 Carroll Street response to, the abuse of multi-faith educator, has long evidencewatch.com. ■. near 7th Avenue) Lower Hall.
GAZETTE COMMITTEE REPORT
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8 February 23, 2012 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY
COOP HOURS Friday A monthly musical fundraising partnership of Office Hours: Mar 16 the Park Slope Monday through Thursday 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 Alexis Cuadrado and the Miles Away Band 15 minutes after closing time. Alexis is an award-winning jazz bassist and composer originally from Childcare Hours: Barcelona who has been a Brooklyn resident for the last 12 years (and a Monday through Sunday PSFC member for 10!). For this special occasion, and with the support of 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. a fabulous 10-piece band made of PSFC member-musicians, he’ll present Telephone: a selection of pieces from the electric Miles Davis repertoire, bringing the 718-622-0560 jazz-funk to the Good Coffeehouse. Not to be missed! Web address: www.foodcoop.com Janine Nichols and SEMI-FREE Opening up straight-ahead songwriting forms to make room for the emotional power of free jazz, SEMI-FREE is the loose-limbed trio of guitarist Brandon Ross (Harriet Tubman: the band, Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Lizz Wright), violinist Charlie Burnham (Steven The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Bernstein’s MTO, James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Wilson, Medeski Martin Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. & Wood) and singer/writer/rhythm guitarist Janine Nichols, whose Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The “idiosyncratic sense of space and time elevates everything she sings” Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- erwise discriminatory. (David Greenberger, Metroland). The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear Performers in the Coop Calendar opposite. are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles This Issue Prepared By: that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden services. Last Sunday Erik Lewis February 26 R Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Editors (development): Anne Kostick Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which Second Saturday Petra Lewis are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letters March 10 E Reporters: Diane Aronson policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, all 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and if Willow Lawson Third Thursday necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guided March 15 Liz Welch by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as stan- 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. C dard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation of fact Art Director (development): Patrick Mackin from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudimentary On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Illustrators: Diane Miller fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual content of area at the Coop. their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Y Patrick Mackin and communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorial Photographers: William Farrington changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to respond to and be available to editors to confer about their articles. If there PLASTIC S Travis Hartman is no response after a reasonable effort to contact the writer, an What plastics do we accept? Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. Until further notice: Thumbnails: Mia Tran • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Preproduction: Sura Wagman Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and ers, transparent only, labels ok placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the Photoshop: Steve Farnsworth base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Art Director (production): Lauren Dong Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for • #5 plastic cups, tubs, and specifically Desktop Publishing: Joe Banish submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Carolyn Casey submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N David Mandl Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf •NOTE: We are no longer accepting Dana Rouse of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, #2 or #4 type plastics. business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Editor (production): Michal Hershkovitz PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Puzzle Master: Stuart Marquis (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classi- We close up promptly. fied ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the Final Proofreader: Teresa Theophano be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). collection end time to allow for inspection and sorting of your plastic. Advertising: Andrew Rathbun Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY.
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Submissions willbeconsideredfortheMar27 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS:8:00p.m. TUE, MAR6 GENERAL MEETING:7:00p.m. TUE, FEB28 General MeetingInfo a 2ise 7:00p.m.,Wed, Mar14 7:00p.m.,Wed, Feb29 Mar 22issue: Mar 8issue: C 12:00p.m.,Mon,Mar12 12:00p.m.,Mon,Feb27 Mar 22issue: Mar 8issue: ETTERS &VO L ASSIFIED ADSDEAD ions, needs and concerns of every member.ions, needsandconcernsof every accessible toallandrespect theopin- strive tomaketheCoop welcoming and oppose discriminationin anyform.We mitted todiversityand equality. tion andtheenvironment. others abouthealthandnutrition,coopera- lead byexample,educatingourselvesand friendly producers.We We recycle. to try tions. We prefertobuyfromlocal,earth- share withotherspeciesandfuturegenera- impact ofourlifestylesontheworldwe the environment. toxic, sustainableagriculture. exploitation ofothers.We supportnon- avoid productsthatdependonthe cessed andhealthfulfoods. emphasis onorganic,minimallypro- We offeradiversityofproductswithan of andsupportthecooperativemovement. selling agentforanyindustry. We areapart buying agentforourmembersandnota ethical employerandneighbor. We area equally. We strivetobearesponsibleand we shareresponsibilitiesandbenefits principles. Onlymembersmayshop,and ble withinthecontextofourvaluesand enables ustokeeppricesaslowpossi- through cooperationandteamwork labor: workingtogetherbuildstrust business. Asmembers,wecontributeour alternative tocommercialprofit-oriented ber-owned andoperatedfoodstore— The Park SlopeFood Coopisamem- Gazette Park SlopeFood Coop Mission Statement akSoeFo op roln YFebruary 23,2012 Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY [email protected] directlytosignup. work withtheCoop’s beerbuyer. Pleasee-mail one ortwomembersandwillbetrainedby supervision. Thesquadswillbecomprisedof “self-starters” andcanworkwithoutdirect Beer Squadmembersbewhatarereferredtoas to memberrequests.Itisveryimportantthat to liftcasesofbeerandwillingberesponsive and/or interestedinbeer, abitmeticulous,able ing forfolkswhoareknowledgeableabout will alwaysbeavailabletoanswerquestions. ment. You willbetrainedbyastaffpersonwho who likesaquietandpleasantworkenviron- This istheperfectjobforadetail-orientedperson Sunday, 8to10:45a.m. Wall ChartUpdating while you’restanding onlineORonlineatwww.foodcoop.com L UNTARY ARTIC We strivetoreducethe L INE: We arecom- We respect L We seekto ES: We an vote the meeting) Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If • • Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) and mayalsoappearelsewhere inthisissue. The agendaispostedattheCoopCommunityCorner Agenda (8:00p.m.) (7:30 p.m.) Reports Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Warm Up(7:00p.m.) Meeting Format call AnnHerpelatthecoop. last Tuesday ofthemonth.Ifyouhaveaquestion,please of eachmonthtoplantheagendaforGMheldon form. 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Item #3: Requiring the Use of Coop Carts & Baskets While Shopping (35 minutes) feb 25 Discussion: “Creating a new policy requiring members to shop into Coop-provided sat 2 pm EFT Workshop carts and baskets only, rather than into their own bags, backpacks, carts, boxes, and strollers.” —submitted by General Coordinators A sick person said it was too painful to get up after sitting in a chair for two hours. I said, “Do this EFT” (Emotional Freedom Techniques). She mimicked my fingers and For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of tapped herself on the same eight places of her upper body. In less than a minute and the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending before she finished, she stood up and was pain-free and amazed. Another person who agenda items are available in the Coop office. had a phobia about elevators for 17 years was cured in four sessions. Another was wor- ried and had fears about his fatherhood. He left courageous and confident after a single session. Another said she got her sister back after one tapping session, and said that mar 1 Food Class: she owed it all to me. Bring your anger, depression, fears, blocks and worries to the EFT thu 7:30 pm Workshop. See the miracles. Presented by Coop member Carolyn Meiselbach. Taste of China In this vegetarian class, we will introduce students to Chinese ingredients and cooking techniques. Japanese- feb 26 born chef and Coop member Asami Mondrone will demon- Staying Healthy at Your Desk Susan Baldassano, Coordinator strate and discuss healthy substitutions for some sun 12 pm traditional ingredients that are not health-supportive. She will discuss quality Is your time being sedentary harming your health? Whether for personal or professional cooking oils, sweeteners, and thickeners. She will also demonstrate healthy cook- reasons, most of us spend extended time at our computers or sitting at a desk. Learn to ing techniques. Asami has studied homeopathic cures, kinesiology, detox/cleans- deal with extended time at your desk in a healthy and efficient way. Learn simple desk ing, and whole-food nutrition. Menu includes Szechuan-style tofu; steamed stretches and a correct desk set-up. Manage daily stress with quick and easy relaxation eggplant with ginger and garlic sauce or Chinese-style cucumber pickles; mango techniques. Maintain a healthy diet and daily exercise with some savvy preparation and chia-seed coconut milk. Materials fee: $4. planning ideas. Coop member Shannon Sodano is a nutritionist, yoga teacher and fit- Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Susan Baldassano. ness instructor who leads health classes, seminars and retreats for individuals as well as companies. mar 2 Film Night: Alice Neel feb 28 Film Screening: fri 7 pm tue 7 pm Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900–84) was a self-described Until When collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them Andy Warhol, Set during the current Intifada, this 2004 documentary follows four Palestinian fami- Bella Abzug, Allen Ginsberg, and Annie Sprinkle. She sacri- lies living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and cares for his four ficed almost everything for her art, delving so far into the psy- younger brothers. The Hammashes are a close-knit family who pass on the lessons of ches of her sitters she would almost lose herself. Yet Neel was life with humor and passion. Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do also a dedicated mother, raising two sons in the bohemian world she inhabited. community work, and Emad and Hanan are a young couple trying to shield their daugh- Filmmaker Andrew Neel, Alice Neel’s grandson, puts together the pieces of the ter from the harsh realities of the occupation. They talk about their past and discuss painter’s life using intimate one-on-one interviews with Neel’s surviving family and per- the future with humor, sorrow, frustration, and hope. Until When paints an intimate in- sonal archival video. Editor Luke Meyer and producers Ethan Palmer and Tom Davis will depth portrait of Palestinian lives today. Coop member Suzy Salamy is the co-produc- be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. er/co-videographer of this film. She will be present at this screening. To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, [email protected].
feb 28 mar 3 tue 7 pm PSFC FEB General Meeting sat 11 am Healthy Thyroid Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses Learn how to heal your own thyroid and free yourself of weight gains, depression, indi- are suggestions. More information on each item may be avail- gestion, hair loss and possibly medication. Topics of this talk will include food that sab- able on the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to otages and food that heals the thyroid; how water impacts the thyroid; vitamins and please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. minerals that matter; emotions, stress and the thyroid; how to pick a good endocrinolo- Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple), gist and what to ask him/her; and how to interpret thyroid blood test results. Coop 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. member Magdalena cured herself from years of Hashimoto’s Disease, which is an auto- Item #1: Adjourn One Mandatory Item for March 2012 (15 minutes) immune disease causing hypothyroid. She was told it was incurable. Today she teaches Proposal: “Mandatory item for March GM—Presentation by Candidates for the Board of how to self-heal with food, supplements, water and stress management. Directors with Question and Answer—will be adjourned to April.” Explanation: In March, the GM will be considering a proposal to hold a referendum to join the BDS movement. This item, which must be held at an alternative location, will mar 4 Young Children in a Wired require the entire meeting. To facilitate this meeting, we propose to adjourn one sun 12 – 1 pm mandatory item, Board of Directors presentation, to April. World: Technology & Your Kids —submitted by the Agenda Committee Join us for a workshop on technology and young children to discuss what we know Item #2: Phasing Out Plastic Roll Bag Distribution on the Shopping Floor (40 minutes) about technology and literacy, attention, and health; how to choose the best from the Discussion: “Environmental Committee and concerned members recommend phasing rest; and the role you want tech to play in your family. Space is limited, so please RSVP out distribution of plastic roll bags on the shopping floor. They will present alternatives, via e-mail: [email protected]. Coop member Becky Plattus is a social worker which will help us comply with the Coop’s Environmental Policy, and address our role in and early-childhood and parent educator. She has worked in various preschool, daycare, the financial, environmental, health, and social injustice of plastic production, recy- and early-childhood settings, providing consultation, counseling and education to chil- cling, and pollution.” —submitted by Environmental Committee dren, parents, and educators.
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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Lara Schuman, Emmanuel Ball Storrow, Clementine and Graham Vonnegut, Mia Weiss, mar 6 Bicycle Commuting, Deasian Williams, and the PS 321 PAC (Performing Arts Company). Types of acts tue 6:30 pm include: piano, singing, guitar, drums, cello, hip-hop, tap, stilts, hula hoop, trumpet, Grocery Shopping by Bicycle Tae Kwan Do, dramatic monologue, flute, and rock'n roll. Admission: $10 adults, $5 Would you like to use your bicycle to commute to work or haul kids 12-18, free kids under 12. Refreshments for sale. your groceries, but don't know how to get started? Worried Event takes place at Old First Church, Carroll St. and Seventh Ave. about locking your bike on the street? Wondering how that bicyclist in the checkout line manages to carry a full shopping wagon of groceries on a bike? Seasoned volunteers from the Five Borough Bicycle Club will explain how to get two-wheeled transportation into your mar 13 Safe Food Committee Film Night: life. Presented by the PSFC Shop and Cycle Committee. Coop member Ed Ravin has tue 7 pm been volunteering for bicycling organizations for the past 25 years. He is a current Queen of the Sun board member of the Five Borough Bicycle Club and a past board member of Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a pro- Transportation Alternatives. found, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of The Real Dirt on Farmer John.Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ulti- mar 6 mately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting of beekeepers, scientists, and philosophers from around the world, including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana Shiva. Together, they reveal both the problems The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the agenda for this month’s and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature. General Meeting. Drop by and talk with committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 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 Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield mar 16 Alexis Cuadrado and Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. fri 8 pm Janine Nichols Alexis Cuadrado is an award-winning jazz bassist and composer originally mar 7-8 from Barcelona who has been a wed-thu 4–6 pm See What the PAFCU Offers Brooklyn resident for the last 12 years. For this special occasion, and with the support of the fabulous Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park Slope Food 10-piece Miles Away Band, he’ll present a selection of pieces Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership. Learn about: from the electric Miles Davis repertoire, bringing the jazz-funk $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa to the Good Coffeehouse. Not to be missed! Opening up straight- cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; ahead songwriting forms to make room for the emotional power vacation club accounts. Any new member to open an account, any existing member to add of free jazz, SEMI-FREE is the loose-limbed trio of guitarist a PAFCU product, or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered Brandon Ross (Harriet Tubman: the band, Cassandra Wilson, to win a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. Henry Threadgill, Lizz Wright), violinist Charlie Burnham (Steven Bernstein’s MTO, James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Wilson, Medeski Martin & Wood) and singer/writer/rhythm guitarist Janine Nichols, whose “idiosyncratic sense of space and time mar 10 elevates everything she sings” (David Greenberger, Metroland). sat 10 am–12:30 pm See What the PAFCU Offers Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park Slope Food The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership. Learn about: and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any new member to open an account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered to win a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. mar 17 Food Justice & Ecological sat 7 pm Damage in Palestine/Israel mar 10 Joel Kovel, an anti-Zionist, anti-capitalist Jew and pro-peace activist who is editor-in- sat 7 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show chief of the academic quarterly Capitalism Nature Socialism, will speak on how Zionist ideology and policy have created an environmental crisis in Palestine/Israel. While this Performers in alphabetical order: Lochlan Brooks, Sadie Carroll, Zabi crisis mainly impacts Palestinians, it affects food production and the quality of life of and Amaru Davila-Lomas, Cloe Amelia Dean, Johnny Ali Garcia, Silas all humans in this region. Water usage and water, air and ground pollution by Israeli Gaughran, Skye James, Eli Jort, Ruby Kahn, Raven Karlick, settlers, industrialists, weapons manufacturers, and the Israeli military will be William Lach, Lola Lafia, Zev Lane, Jonah Murphy,Jordan Nass- addressed. A discussion will follow. Due to space limitations, RSVPs are required: deMause, Leah Perkel, Leela and Maya Phillips, Ellie Pike, Elijah [email protected]. Moderator Dennis James is a Coop member and retired attorney, Pluchino, Marlen Popkin, Tallulah Pratt, Lara Saddique, Emma Scholl, active in Palestinian issues in Detroit and New York.
mar 18 Fitness for Moms mar 27 Putting Your Passion Into Action
mar 24 Esperanto mar 27 PSFC MARCH General Meeting
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IN SUPPORT OF THE an alleged violator of Palestinians’ Israelis do, too. Consider whether this lands.” Geography Professor Abu Ras, COOP JOINING THE BDS rights. is a reason to support a movement at Ben Gurion University in the Negev MOVEMENT AGAINST BDS opposes cultural, commercial trying to extinguish the only Jewish stated: “the Bedouin’s outstanding and educational exchanges between state, the only democratic multi-cul- claim on ancestral lands in the Negev ISRAEL Israelis and Palestinians, calling them tural society in the Middle East. (Arab is one of the major territorial issues “collaborations.” It opposes any countries are defined by exclusive left unresolved since Israel’s founders COOP MEMBERS: efforts, including peace talks, to bring nationalist identity, as in Saudi Ara- sought to implement the Zionist goal The language of a movement for Israelis and Palestinians together bia, where neither Christians nor Jews of concentrating Palestinian Arabs in “boycotts, divestment, and sanctions” Claiming to be a civil rights group can be citizens). the smallest possible area while (BDS) is framed as being “against” a for Palestinians, it does little to Should the Coop officially join allowing Jews to take control of the country or entity. It’s easy then to pre- advance their cause. BDS? BDS is a hate movement, not a maximum amount of land.” sume that the BDS movement against Who heads the movement? The human rights movement. Concealing Israel is intended as some sort of vio- BDS Campaign National Committee, anti-Israel venom behind a mask of BEDOUIN HISTORY: 1948— lence or threat to Israel itself. Not co-founded by Omar Barghouti. Born human rights, it distorts facts, inverts PRESENT: ISRAEL’S INHUMANE only is this untrue, but it’s slightly in Qatar, raised in the West Bank, he and invents history, and violates rea- TREATMENT absurd. Surely the Coop buying papri- moved to Israel. A graduate student at son, smearing Israel’s reputation, to After l948, Israel forcibly relocated ka and red peppers from some other Tel Aviv University, he demonizes that choke off its international ties. Its pur- 11 of the 19 Bedouin tribes to a small country isn’t going to bring Israel country. While he talks about Israeli pose is not to end some of Israel’s enclosure, Siyaq. Following harsh crumbling to its foundation—nor is “apartheid” his presence there policies, but to deny its right to exist military rule until l966, half of the that the desired outcome. I want demonstrates Israel’s support of as a Jewish state, and purge it from Bedouins agreed to relocate to 7 Israel to crumble no more than I want Palestinian education and acceptance the Middle East. state-planned townships rated today Palestinian homes, schools, and hos- of Palestinian students. Our affiliation can only harm the as the poorest municipalities in pitals to crumble. What the BDS Since the Coop carries few Israeli Coop and its membership. Israel. The remaining Bedouin live in movement is about is removing our products, what effects would a boy- If you support the Coop, if you sup- 45 villages that Israel refused to rec- tacit consent for Israel’s actions cott have? None whatever on Israelis port two states for two people living ognize. As a result, there have been against the occupied peoples of or Palestinians. (However, a large- side by side in cultural, social, and no roads, no connection to the elec- Palestine, and stating that we, the scale boycott of farm products could economic harmony, boycott BDS. tric grid, no running water or sewer Park Slope Food Coop, do not want to hurt Palestinian farm workers in Israel Ruth Bolletino system, minimal health and educa- support violators of human rights and and Palestinian farmers working with tion systems and no administrative international law. This is a stance Israeli exporters.) system to request building permits. we’ve taken before against other Plenty on the Coop. The issue has NEGEV BEDOUINS countries and entities, and a pattern become contentious and divisive. “UNRECOGNIZED VILLAGES”: we should continue, lest we become Some members say they no longer COOP MEMBERS: STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION just another grocery store. Should the feel comfortable in the Coop, or that Negev Bedouin requested recogni- Israeli government change its pat- they will leave if a boycott is adopted. ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK, tion as agricultural communities, with terns and policy to one of respect and Many potential members would stay FEBRUARY 26–MARCH 3 access to public services; submitted cooperation, I’d be glad to see Israeli away. PSFC would be known for its Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), in its 3,200 land claims through the courts; products brought back into the Coop. BDS affiliation, and regarded as anti- 8th year, is an annual international and, in l997, created the Regional In Peace, Semitic. series of events held in cities and on Council of Unrecognized Villages. In Najati Imam Should we single out Israel for crit- campuses across the globe. The aim response to the Prawer Plan, RCUV A Palestinian Coop Member icism and economic pressure? of IAW is to educate people about the submitted an alternative plan propos- Numerous countries commit egre- nature of Israel as an apartheid state, ing ‘rational’ legalization of the vil- BDS QUESTIONS AND gious civil rights violations. (The and to build BDS campaigns as part of lages. Protesters of the law include Coop carries products from China, a growing global BDS movement. Last Arab Israeli MPs, Israeli activists, and ANSWERS which no one advocates boycotting.) year there were 97 U.S. cities partici- civil rights groups. The legislation That BDS employs a double standard pating in IAW. also disregards the recognition by the COOP MEMBERS: aimed only at Israel suggests that it is U.N. that the Bedouin is an indige- What is BDS? An international not open about its real agenda. INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE nous people, “deserving of land … movement, a coalition of mainly How can we learn the real aims of CRIME OF APARTHEID not land confiscation.” Palestinian non-governmental orga- BDS? Not from the group promoting a International law defines the crime nizations, launched at the 2001 Dur- Coop boycott. They don’t speak about of apartheid as “inhuman acts com- NEGEV BEDOUIN AND BDS ban World Conference Against this, even on their web site. The glob- mitted for the purpose of establishing BDS is an appropriate response to Racism as a declaration of pur- al BDS website www.BDSmovement and maintaining domination by one Israel’s treatment of the Bedouin. pose, “The Durban Strategy.” .net shows that BDS aims at delegit- racial group of persons over any other They suffer from the same discrimina- Its professed purpose is to isolate imizing and destroying Israel. racial group of persons and systemat- tory “apartheid” policies that plague Israel, interrupting its economic and What if we disagree with the poli- ically oppressing them.” Palestinians. cultural ties to inflict damage on it as cies of the Israeli government? Many Previous letters described: (1) References: Authors: Mya Israel’s water “apartheid” policies in Guarnieri, Dr. Yeela Raanan, Jonathan the Occupied Palestinian Territories; Cook, Wikipedia, YouTube. GAZETTE COMMITTEE REPORT (2) Israel’s “apartheid” marriage laws; Mary Buchwald (3) Israel’s illegal occupation policies: Brooklyn For Peace surrounding Bethlehem with illegal settlements and the Separation Wall. New Letters Policy This letter focuses on Israel’s discrim- THE ETERNAL CERTAINTY By Stephanie Golden and Erik Lewis, Gazette Coordinating Editors inatory policies toward the Negev OF THE HUMAN Bedouins, citizens of Israel. CONDITION n response to member comments regarding the number of letters in the IGazette about the BDS issue, our Editorial Board has set a new policy. LEGISLATION TO FORCEFULLY COOP MEMBERS: A letter signed by five or more people will be considered a “collective” let- REMOVE 40,000 BEDOUIN In the vein of J. Swift’s “A Modest ter, and the signers can publish an additional letter in the same issue. A let- A proposed law (1/3/2012) called Proposal,” I would like to point out ter signed by fewer than five people will be considered a letter from each of ‘Regulation of Bedouin settlement in that the only 100% certain way to the signers, and our long-standing policy of one letter or member article per the Negev’ will “implement a scheme achieve “peace” in the area commonly person per issue policy will apply: the signers cannot publish another letter to evict some 40,000 Bedouin from known as the “Middle-East” (M-E) in the same issue. their homes in the Negev in a pro- would be the 100% removal of all At least at this point, we are reluctant to limit these letters any further, gram of forced urbanization.” Based members of H. Sapiens from this since our mandate is to keep the Gazette open to all points of view. on the Prawer Plan, it will “strip the area. 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beyond even the power of Park Slope SAY YES TO DEMOCRACY rorized hopeless captivity in a coun- People who shoot fish in a barrel Food Coop General Meeting (PSFC- ON MARCH 27TH try armed with nuclear weapons and shouldn’t live in glass houses . . . GM). And further, with a lesser degree telling them you won’t let them go Serving you as always, I remain— of certainty, we can probably agree COOP MEMBERS: unless they stop denying Israel’s right albert solomon that the main effects of any PSFC-GM Coop members get to decide to exist, and they refuse. I applaud their 718-768-9079 boycott of any products from any area whether to embrace democracy, or courage! And in saying so I am not [email protected] in M-E, on the entire area of the M-E stifle it, at the March 27th General defending any individual Palestinian would be on blocking sales of those Meeting. That’s when we will vote on or condemning any individual Israeli products to PSFC (after all PSFC is not holding a referendum on joining the or American. I’m just saying that, per- LIGHT BULBS IN THE the only retail food operation in the call to boycott Israeli goods. sonally, as an American and a Jew and BATHROOMS world so theoretically those lost sales Many have claimed that this effort a patriot I oppose this vicious and could be made up elsewhere). In sows division. Surely the division inhuman program with all my heart. I HELLO: other words, the actors in M-E con- is already there. It will only fester if cannot write as movingly as Susan I’ve been meaning to write to the flicts are (regrettably) not looking to we deny ourselves the chance to final- Metz or with such detachment as Coop about this for the longest time. PSFC-GM for Political/Military/Cultur- ly vote. David Barouh. It’s very personal with Whenever I use the restrooms at the al/Religious guidance, only for busi- I hope we who come out on March me. It prevents me from discharging Coop, I cannot help but notice four ness opportunities. Therefore, for 27th agree that this matter deserves a my duty as a Jewish man at temple. It light bulbs installed in an area (~20 maximum efficiency, PSFC-GM should membership referendum. As a Coop prevents me from living in solidarity square feet) sufficiently lighted with be working toward the elimination of member for 22 years, I urge us all to with my own people. If, as it seems, it one light bulb. On top of that, often all business activities with the entire live up to the Coop’s long tradition of would take the dissolution of The those light bulbs are compact fluores- conflict zone commonly known as the supporting human rights, and join the Jewish State to restore us to the sani- cents (CFLs). Since most people “Middle East.” In addition, given the boycott. Our government spends bil- ty and humanity of our forebears, I’m using the facility turn on the light and reality that many, many areas on lions of our tax dollars to support all for it. promptly off when done, the lights are Earth could be termed conflict zones Israel’s occupation of Palestinians’ Hey, give me a shout-out! Should I rarely on for more than five minutes. by somebody, somewhere, and that farms and villages. The least we can run for the BOD again this year?—not FACT: CFLs should not be used in PSFC intends to continue operations do is to publicly refuse to add our gro- the BDS!! Plss answer on my phone or areas unless they are on for at least 15 in the general fashion it has for over cery dollars to that tally. EMail, just a Yes or No will be suffi- minutes at a time. Turning them on 30 years, the M-E conflict zone should Chris Seymour cient—I’ll know what it’s about. If an and off repeatedly for only a few min- be deemed of special interest to EMail just put the Yes or No in the utes at a time burns out the starter PSFC-GM, exceptional in Earth’s his- Subject line. mechanism prematurely. Two issues: tory in its conflictness, and PSFC-GM FISH IN THE BARREL And now we find a rump organiza- (1) Only ONE light bulb should be should also deem that no other con- tion, the PVPMF, sponsoring a meet- used in each of the Coop’s bathrooms flict zone on Earth (past, current or COOP MEMBERS: ing at Old First Church. Is a boycott and a standard incandescent should future) can ever be of such special My previous letter was denied for now not rational? Was Constructive be used since it will be turned on and interest to PSFC-GM. Thus PSFC-GM saying the Israeli treatment of the Engagement with South Africa not off dozens of times throughout the has a legitimate way forward to captive, oppressed, and entirely sub- rational? Couched in fine language— day. (2) If the Coop truly wants to go impose its will on its special-interest jugated Palestinians is apartheid, it’s more of the same! green, then light emitting diodes conflict zone, while ensuring the on- fascism, it’s oppression, it’s dictator- Did anyone attack South Africa? A (LEDs) light bulbs should be sourced going operations and continuation of ship, it’s depravity. Maybe this is the boycott is a peaceful, civilized action and used AND sold at the Coop. LEDs PSFC, by allowing it to do business way of everyone who is wedded to a compared to what Israel and Syria are mercury-free (unlike CFLs which with the non-special-interest conflict cause or a nation, I don’t know. I’m and the US are doing—HHhheeeLLL- contain a small amount of mercury zones (past, current or future), in not naming names, I’m not singling Loooo! If we attacked Israel, they would per bulb that help light the bulb). addition to the insignificant balance out any person or organization. Still, nuke us! LEDs use almost 50% less energy of Earth without conflict. Thank you it’s the way it looks to me and I think I If you were against boycotts at the than CFLs and they are MERCURY- for your attention. should have the right to say it. Co-Op, would you vote against BDS FREE. ALL those CFLs thrown out Marc Horowitz You the Israeli government are for that reason or would you vote on prematurely are extra toxic waste to holding these people in a deadly ter- the merits of the issue? handle (I know the Coop recycles CFLs because I brought a bag of them to Home Depot for recycling as an FTOP shift recently). So hopefully one Rally to Ban Fracking light bulb per bathroom (the Coop will be environmentally responsible doing this AND save money in energy Saturday, February 25 costs and the expense of light bulbs), and, ideally, LEDs for the future and 1 – 3 p.m. to sell as well. It would be nice to buy LEDs at a reasonable cost at the Coop to light my home. Cathedral of St. John the Divine Albert Guitjens
1047 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan NEW YORK GOES (the rally is INSIDE the Cathedral) NEGATIVE Under pressure from the DMV Went to apply for a “non-driver license.” The largest cathedral in the world, St. John the Divine, Must’ve impressed the motor folks— is a powerful location for the anti-fracking movement Waived past test (at least that’s my sense). More than 19 or 20 weeks later, to gather, get inspired, and galvanize our forces. In came my topsy-turvy card, But how do authorities know for certain To register to attend, visit My non-driving skills have not been marred? Next requirement, I’m guessing: http://bit.ly/FrackingRallyatStJohntheDivine A non-drinker document Proving no bar will let me in, ha! Event is co-sponsored by the Park Slope Food Coop. May push me into alco-torment! Leon Freilich
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Available Fri/Sat/ EXPERT Editing & Coaching: Help tune.” (p.138), Yom Kippur hope of self-determination Sun/Mon & Tue or Thur mornings. preparing and polishing your “gives the Jewish bourgeoisie and violence will wither away $350 for 1 day, $675 for 2, $950 for most important communication a once-a-year opportunity to of itself” (p.239). Of course 3.(Neg) Please contact Karen SERVICES tools: resumes, cover letters, wipe the slate clean before the reality today in Iraq, Ginsburg, LCSW at 917-349-1671, speeches, articles, presentations. kginsburg.LCSW@ gmail.com they begin transgressing Afghanistan, Tunisia, Egypt EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price Carol Becker 718-853-0750. anew” (p.144). Israel set off and Libya appears to contra- for the entire move! No deceptive PETS hourly estimates! Careful, experi- SENIOR CARE. Do you know an bombs in Iraq in the early dict Kovel’s belief. enced mover. Everything quilt Elder who needs/wants attention? 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No mention of the Arab does not have the right to collaboration with the Nazis Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less exist” (p.207). during World War II and the to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified Dr. Kovel admits his dis- influence of Nazi propaganda ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. An asterisk (*) denotes a dain for Judaism began with on the Arab world. There is no Coop member. childhood boredom in syna- reciprocal demand for the gogue; he resented attending Arabs to recognize the FRI, FEB 24 SUN, FEB 26 The Lawfare Project; Zuhdi Jass- Hebrew school. Judaism and humanity of the Jews. No er, American Islamic Forum for all Jadishness, Kovel surmis- demand for an end to Arab BOOK SALE - EVENING PRE- 4pm at the Central Library Dr. S. Democracy; Yona Shem-Tov, es, can only lead to racism nationalism or Islamism. VIEW SALE: 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Stevan Dweck Center for Con- Encounter. Old First Reformed $20 admission. Tens of thou- temporary Culture; BPL Cham- Church. 729 Carroll near 7th Ave. and fascism. The only hope Only the dissolution of Zion- Hosted by Progressive Voices for for the salvation of the Jew is ism and the Jewish State are sands of new & used books, ber Players:The Brooklyn Rider DVDs, CDs & records. Most String Quartet, Johnny Gandels- Peace in the Middle East. for him to abandon his Jew- required to magically bring books priced at $1 or $2. Park man and Colin Jacobsen violins, pvpforum.evidencewatch.com. ishness, whether it be reli- peace and equality to the Slope United Methodist Church. Nicholas Cords viola, Eric Jacob- Suggested donation $5. gious or cultural. Only the region. 6th Avenue at 8th Street. (Book sen violoncello. Free Admission. 3 pm Paul Friedman*, fiddle, “non-Jewish Jew,” defined by Dr. Kovel is entitled to donations needed! Details at 1pm The companion paths of and Jody Kruskal*, Anglo con- www.parkslopeumc.org). Addi- bloodline, is worthy of think whatever he thinks. But Ethical Humanism & Buddhism certina perform traditional tional days are Saturday 2/25 redemption. is the Coop obligated to pro- with Anne Klaeysen Leader of American tunes and songs at from 8:00am to 4:30pm and Sun- The book is replete with vide a platform for him? the NY Society for Ethical Cul- the John Street Methodist day 2/26 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm. ture. Anne will explore the simi- Church, 44 John Street between anti-Semitic tropes: Jews What does it say about the Sat and Sun free admission control the media, Jews con- people who would bring larities and differences between Nassau Street and William the two religions and how they Street. $5 adults, $2 children. trol the government, Jews such a speaker here? Is there SAT, FEB 25 Subway to Fulton Street on the control capital, Jews are now any doubt about what can be integrated. BSEC, 53 PPW and 2nd. www.BSEC.org 2,3,4,5,A,C,J,Z. usurers, Jews view them- motivates the BDS move- 8pm-10:30pm Peoples’ Voice selves as superior. Kovel ment? It is indefensible that Cafe Pearls of Wisdom — Elders THU, MAR 29 repeats the same lies, half- this should be permitted in Who Tell Personal Stories; SAT, MAR 3 ■ James Cannings with the NYC truths, discredited claims the Coop. 8pm-10:30pm People’s Voice 7pm Busting the Self-Made Streetsingers.At The Community and misrepresentations typ- Cafe Carolyn Hester At The Myth at the NY Society for Ethi- Church of New York Unitarian ically found in the writings of Community Church of New York cal Culture (2 West 64th Street, Universalist,40 East 35th St. Unitarian Universalist,40 East NY) Brian Miller (United for a Israel’s detractors—even (betw. Madison & Park)For info 35th St. (betw. Madison & Park) Fair Economy) and Mike including the easily dis- call 212-787-3903 www.peo- For info call 212-787-3903 Lapham (Responsible Wealth proved “Gaza is one of the plesvoicecafe.org.Suggested www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- Director) will discuss their most densely populated donation: $15-18 general/$10 gested donation: $15-18 gen - book, The Self-Made Myth: And the members places on the planet”(p.123). eral/$10 members Truth About How Government Sup- (Brooklyn is three times as 1pm; Circuit Productions, Susan ports Individual and Business Suc- dense as Gaza.) Goldbetter*, producer presents SUN, MAR 4 cess. The event will include lively Kovel promotes a secular Feraba: African Rhythm Tap discussions. universal democracy for Duet featuring Irene Koloseus 2 p.m. THE ISRAELI/PALESTIN- Israel/Palestine as the reso- and Kolipe Camara at the Ste- IAN CONFLICT: OBSTACLES + lution of the conflict. Echo- van S. Dweck Center at Brook- OPPORTUNITIES. Speakers: lyn’s Central Library, 10 Grand ing George W. Bush on Iraq Michael Walzer, Americans for Army Plaza, BK, NY. 11238 Peace Now; Brooke Goldstein, and Afghanistan, Kovel Info/Directions: (718) 230-2487.
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We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community. LEFFERTS FARM Jennifer Akchin Grace Frazier Catherine Lee Megan Robinson Chaya Althaus James Fry Rae Leeper Rachel Ross FOOD COOPERATIVE Pinchas Althaus Matthew Gaddis Sophia Lerdahl Eric Rubin We are a newly-formed group made up of residents from Flatbush, Sandy Arias Nuala Gallagher Geoff Lerer Stefanie Rubin Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights, working to develop a new Michelle Arroyo Shogo Garcia Marissa Lerer Lionel Sacks-Monsky medium-sized food cooperative in the area. Sarah Bartley Sophia Glass Elyssa Lewis Aleksandra Samsonova David Bassano Seth Graves Travis Libin Adam Sansolo Philip Bender Mark Green Donna Lichaw Seth Sarika WE NEED YOUR HELP! There’s no question Brooklyn needs more food cooperatives, but it’s not Tobias Berkman Monique Hazeur Elanit Linder Ella Sawtell simple. Food co-ops are businesses and development projects created for Matthew Bernardo Rain Henderson Michael Linder Chris Sbaratta and by the community. Eric Bishop Jessica Herstek Oleg Lisitsyn David Schoenholt Katie Bishop Mark Herstek Cynthia Liverpool Greg Sheppard Sara Blask John Hilmer Maura Malloy Marybeth Sheppard JOIN OUR PLANNING GROUP In order to make this happen, we need YOU! Why? Because as a member, Dominic Bradley Evan Homolka Lindsay McCune Bridget Sumser you have experience with food co-ops. And as a worker/community member, Alison McIlvride Emerson Brisbon Kylie Hudgens Jennifer Sun you have experience we need—from organizational development, branding/ Alisa Bruza Daniel Infeld Ariel Meilich Priscilla Swan messaging, finance/accounting, fundraising, to real estate development and Richard Bryson Paul Jackson Mike Mittenberg Cathy Swatzell-Ng community outreach. Even people you know or the groups you belong to are Alden Burgess Peggy Jean-Louis Elvira Moran Christopher Taylor a valuable asset to the process! Ray Carannante Danielle Kalan Omar Moustafa Noelia Tejada Mathieu Chester Elliott Kalan Ada Muellner David Timberlake Yukio Nakada GET INVOLVED Molicia Crichton Erica Kermani David Valentin PSFC members will receive FTOP credit in exchange for their participation. Zach Deegan Sina Khasani Yuko Nakada Ernesto Vigoreaux Join our MeetUp group at www.meetup.com/plgfoodcoop or contact Ross Derrico Christopher Koch Ana Pais Samuel Vinal [email protected] for more information. Jennifer Dev Sarah Koshar Jane Palmer James Ward JOIN US: www.meetup.com/plgfoodcoop Elise DeVroet Phelim Kyne Neelam Patil Erica Weinstein Homey Dilillo Van Lancaster Marvin Pique Sue White Sarah Dorsey Cory Lawrence Hannah Pitt Nathan Whitney Dana Eaves Danielle Lawrence Kristen Poppele Doug Williams Daniel Foreman-Mackey David Layton L. 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