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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP
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Volume EE, Number 16 August 12, 2010 Woman of Few Words: An Interview With Poet Laureate Tina Chang By Jill Dearman ears ago, when Tina Chang was working a random job as an accoun- tant at a Web design firm, her colleagues made up business cards Ythat read, “Tina Chang / Poet Laureate.” “They were half joking,” grams around the country. Chang says. “But they pre- The MFA program led to my dicted my fate.” first book, which then led to Six months ago, Marty editing a Norton anthology, Markowitz rang her up and and the rest is history. said, “Good morning, Brook- lyn Poet Laureate!” She A Room With a View recalls doing “one of those JD: What is it about the craft of silent movie screams,” and poetry that makes it your particu- then thanking him. Below, lar medium? the poet shares her experi- TC: I am interested in telling a ences in her new job, and as a story within the smallest mom, a writer and a Coop space possible. I never knew member. what to do with all the space JD: What has the Poet Laureate gig OF TINA CHANG COURTESY PHOTOGRAPH that fiction afforded me. I been like so far? Tina Chang always loved the look and TC: So far, the job has been and I was nervous because I sound of poetry. When I was BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATION fantastic. This past month I thought I might have done younger, the stanzas of poetry collaborated with a poetry something wrong or perhaps seemed like the windows of a Taking It Local on organization called Poets I had written something house or the cars of a loco- House. I took a pilgrimage hideously offensive to his lit- motive. I was fascinated with The World Wide Web along with 300 other people erary senses. Instead, he told how these little “rooms” con- across the Brooklyn Bridge. me that I had a gift and that nected to one another and By Diane Aronson farming operations, particu- Midway, we stopped to he could envision me as both how meaning could be s Coop members, many of larly large livestock lots, can admire the city and poets a poet and teacher one day. I shaped from so few words. us try to be conscious harm the environment and read selections of New York- was flattered but didn’t know JD: In your first book, Half-Lit about how our food is grown possibly affect the health of inspired poetry. The role of what to do with the informa- Houses, you take the reader on a and who grows it. Through people who live nearby. And Brooklyn Poet Laureate came tion. I spent the next few quiet but epic journey through your our shopping choices, we that intersection of personal to life for me then because of years trying out a long list of family’s story, and give us soulful strive to support small, envi- concerns and awareness of the people, the cityscape, English-major related jobs. It reflections on your father’s death. ronmentally sensitive farm- broader issues is what moved and the sound of poetry was at a particularly unhappy What was your process in writing it? ers. We are aware that large CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 being read out loud. It was a job as an editorial assistant TC: I wrote each individual wonderful moment. at publishing house that I poem in a kind of quick fever. Next General Meeting on August 31 asked myself what made me Years after I graduated (from The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the Humble Beginnings happy. The answer “poetry” Columbia), I taped all of the last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be JD: I understand that a teacher of kept repeating itself. I tried to individual poems to my wall on Tuesday, August 31, at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth yours at SUNY Binghamton took ignore the impulse because I in my small railroad apart- Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. you aside and told you you could be wondered what financial ment in Park Slope, which I The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the entry- a poet. return poetry would bring. I shared with a good friend. It way of the Coop. For more information about the GM and about TC: One day, my poetry pro- got over that pretty quickly as was only when I had those Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. fessor called me to his office I began to apply for MFA pro- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 * Exceptions for November and December will be posted. IN THIS ISSUE Sat, Aug 21 • Adult Clothing Exchange 2 :00–5:00 p.m. General Meeting Report ...... 5 Coop Thur, Sep 2 • Food Class: The Secret of the Sea Vegetable Puzzle ...... 6 7:30 p.m. Coordinators’ Corner ...... 7 Event Sat, Sep 11 • Food Drive 9 :00–7:00 p.m. Coop Hours ...... 8 Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Highlights Sun, Sep 12 • Food Drive 9 :00–7:00 p.m. Governance Information, Mission Statement ...... 9 Calendar of Events, GM Agenda ...... 10 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Letters to the Editor ...... 13 Classified Ads ...... 14 10-08-12 pp1-16_Layout 1 8/11/10 5:21 PM Page 2
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when I could give and when I baby food, hesitantly, and a that committee because it is Tina Chang could not. I have pockets of mash of what we eat. He low key; I can work at my CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 time before my son wakes up seems to like what we eat own pace, the people are and after my son goes to much better, understandably. always interesting and we poems on the wall, fluttering sleep. I try as hard as I can to He can’t be fooled. I’ve tasted all get our work done. In every time my door opened write within that time. I also the jarred food and I’m afraid addition, I pack the raisins. and closed, did I begin to acknowledge, as with every- the adult food is much tasti- No one likes to pack the envision an actual book. I thing, that things change, er. Much of the time my part- raisins! They stick to one think of that first book as a and as he grows up my time ner cooks. He’s the chef. I’m another and they rip your book of listening. I listened commitments will shift and the eater and I’m very good at plastic gloves, but someone to my mother’s stories, my evolve too. appreciating. has to do it. ■ grandmother’s stories, for so much of my life. I thought that I had stopped listening Memories Infused With Flavor but the stories did eventually embed themselves in my “Powder rises 2%452. 0/,)#9 imagination. I]Z 8dde hig^kZh id 2%15)2%$ &/2 !.9 2%452. `ZZeeg^XZhadl[dgdjg from a compact, platters &#I]ZEV^Y">c";jaagZXZ^eiBJHI bZbWZgh]^e# B^c^" WZegZhZciZY# Mother Stands b^o^c\ i]Z Vbdjci d[ '#GZijgchbjhiWZ]VcYaZY full of peppermints, a bowl of gZijgcZY bZgX]VcY^hZ For Comfort l^i]^c(%YVnhd[ejgX]VhZ# JD: Has the recent major event in ^h dcZ lVn lZ Yd i]^h# sour pudding. >[ ndj cZZY id bV`Z V your life—the birth of your son— gZijgc! eaZVhZ \d id i]Z #!. ) %8#(!.'% -9 )4%- found its way into your poetry? A cup of milk before me 'cY;addgHZgk^XZ9Zh`# Cd!lZYdcdiÆZmX]Vc\ZÇ^iZbh# And how do you find time to write NdjbjhigZijgci]ZbZgX]VcY^hZ as a new mother? tastes of melted almonds.” VcYgZ"ejgX]VhZl]VindjcZZY# TC: I wrote about my son a great deal when I was preg- —From “Origins & Ash” by Tina Chang #!. ) 2%452. -9 )4%- nant. Back then, I had a lot of [This stanza opens her book Half-Lit Houses (Four-Way Books, 2004).] EgdYjXZ 7ja` ^cXa#8dde"WV\\ZYWja` time. When I was pregnant 8]ZZhZ HZVhdcVa=da^YVn>iZbh with my son, I traveled to 7dd`h HeZX^VaDgYZgh .%6%2 China on my own. I also trav- 8VaZcYVgh GZ[g^\ZgViZYHjeeaZbZcih 2%452.!",% ?j^XZgh D^ah eled to Costa Rica on my own JD: How long have you been a Don’t Ever Hjh]^ 6WjnZg^hVkV^aVWaZYjg^c\i]ZlZZ`" when I was almost eight Coop member and what’s the cook- Call Her Cheesy YVnhidY^hXjhhndjgXdcXZgch# months along. I wanted, still, ing style in your household? You JD: What shifts have you worked 2%452.!",% to feel the spirit of adventure. are Chinese, your partner is Hait- at the Coop and what have they GZ[g^\ZgViZY
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addressed at the county level. the state leadership, lock, Although Murphy had Local control over devel- stock, and barrel.” Promises been leaning in the direction opment was a right that were made, but politics got in of candidate Obama, it was Iowans lost in 1995, through the way, and the issue of local the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner the controversial passage of a control was left on the table in Des Moines that pushed state bill, HF 519—one that after Iowa’s 2007 state elec- Murphy more solidly into U.S. secretary of agriculture tion cycle. Obama territory. “I thought he Tom Vilsack voted for when he really did a phenomenal job, was a state senator. HF 519 Key Role in the Food and and so from that point on, I was also enacted on the Family Farm Presidential supported Obama, and I watch of then-Iowa governor Summit worked as a volunteer to help Terry Branstad, who is run- Dave Murphy was also find farmers and environmen- ning for governor in the beginning to take the issue of talists—people in rural Iowa state’s 2010 election. local control national. He was who would caucus for As a result of HF 519, for pivotal in helping to organize Obama.” the last 15 years the state has the November 2007 Food and been grappling with what Family Farm Presidential 55,000-Plus Signatures Murphy describes as “one of Summit, which, according to For Sustainable Farming the most contentious politi- Blog for Iowa, was an event A great source of informa- cal issues in Iowa dealing “designed to showcase each tion and networking, Food with agriculture,” a sector of of the presidential candi- Democracy Now! exercised the state economy contribut- date’s policies on food, farm, political clout when it came ing nearly 20 percent of Iowa’s conservation, and economic to the incoming Obama total economic output. In development.” He had an administration’s agricultural summer 2007, Murphy “orga- opportunity to work with all department choices. A nized around local control.” the Democratic presidential planned conference call with He also worked for the Iowa campaigns to encourage the Obama transition team, Farmers Union, a progressive them to attend the summit which was slated to include group whose mission state- and to “try to help them put Alice Waters and Michael Pol- ment stresses sustainable, more sustainable positions lan among others, had been family-centered agriculture. into their platforms and poli- delayed by the campaign as it cy decisions.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 “When Do We Taking It Local Want It? Now!”
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 During Murphy’s 2007 efforts to put a stop to big- Dave Murphy, co-founder of 5,000 hogs. Helped by pres- lot confinements, he put Food Democracy Now!, into sure from landowners who 40,000 miles on his car driving political engagement. owned property near the lake, around the state to attend local wishes prevailed, and in town hall meetings. He A Gradual Move 2006, New Fashion withdrew observed, “Wherever confine- To Activism its plan to build the hog con- ments were being built, 95 per- Murphy, a recipient of an finement. With this success, cent of the community would MFA from Columbia Universi- Dave Murphy had his first be against them.” ty, was working for the taste of what community In 2007, Dave Murphy met Department of Labor in action could do. Paul Willis, manager of Washington, DC, and never Niman Ranch Pork Company, saw himself “coming back to at a hearing about a large Iowa and being involved in manure spill into an Iowa agriculture.” In 2006 he got a “Within 72 hours, we had river. Willis, a Peace Corps call from his sister, Chris, who basically 14,000 signatures veteran and hog farmer whom owns a small family farm. A Murphy calls “a hero,” has large, Minnesota-based agri- from all over the country. long been a proponent of cultural firm named New Within a week, we had over local, sustainable agriculture. Fashion Pork announced its 55,000 signatures.” On Earth Day 2007, Paul intention to build a 5,000- Willis introduced David Mur- head CAFO, or confined ani- —Dave Murphy, co-founder phy to Lisa Stokke. Willis and mal feeding operation, a half of Food Democracy Now! Stokke had been running a mile from Chris’ farm. Mur- slow-food chapter in Clear phy’s two nephews were Lake, Iowa. Murphy and already afflicted with asthma, Stokke started talking about and the family was very con- projects they might be able to cerned about the impact a Networking Toward Local work on together—including large hog lot would have on Agricultural Control developing a website. Stokke
the children’s respiratory Murphy stayed in Iowa and suggested Food Democracy BY DIANE MILLER ILLUSTRATIONS health. The Murphy family began to work on different as its URL, but that was wasn’t alone in their concern. political campaigns. As he already taken, so Murphy sug- Please protect your Just that year, Pediatrics, a sci- gained experience in Iowa’s gested Food Democracy Now! entific journal, had reported politics, he became increas- When queried by Stokke feet and toes while on a new study establishing a ingly involved in the state’s about the “now,” Murphy’s working your shift link between close-by, con- local control movement, reply was, “That’s when we at the Coop by not fined swine feeding lots and which, according to him, want it!” wearing sandals or asthma symptoms in suscep- would “allow a county board Murphy was highly moti- other open-toed tible children. of supervisors to have veto vated to team up with these footwear. At risk, too, was a cher- power where these facilities local activists—after six ished local waterway. The site [hog lots] are built.” County, months working in the state for the planned super-sized not state, government would capital, he “was extremely hog lot was located four miles be empowered to say no to frustrated. It only took me Thanks for your cooperation, from Lake Okoboji, a resort large agriculture. With reform, about two weeks to realize The Park Slope Food Coop area that could have suffered concerns about water and air that the pork producers and from the manure runoff of quality and CAFOs could be industrial agriculture owned
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Taking It DESIGNING FLYERS Local DO YOU LIKE ? HOW ARE YOU AT MARKETING? DO YOU LIKE SOCIAL NETWORKING? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 LEFFERTS FARM had focused on winning the ARE YOU A WEB DEVELOPER? CAN YOU WRITE PHP? election. WORDPRESS The conference call was DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE ? DO YOU LIKE FOOD COOPERATIVE rescheduled, but Murphy TABLING AT EVENTS? DO YOU LIKE RESEARCHING We are a newly-formed group made up of residents from Flatbush, wanted to send the transition Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights, working to develop a new team a position letter which, FOOD? DO YOU NEED FTOP CREDIT? DO YOU LIKE medium-sized food cooperative in the area. among other points, made this request of the future COMMUNITY, EATING GOOD FOOD, AND FUN? COME president: “We hope that you WE NEED YOUR HELP! will take our concerns under HANG OUT WITH THE BUSHWICK FOOD COOP There’s no question Brooklyn needs more food cooperatives, but it’s not advisement when nominating WORK CREDIT! simple. Food co-ops are businesses and development projects created for our next Secretary of Agricul- AND GET and by the community. ture because of the crucial A BUYING CLUB AND CSA role this Secretary will play in ARE SATIATING US WHILE JOIN OUR PLANNING GROUP revitalizing our rural WE WORK TOWARDS In order to make this happen, we need YOU! Why? Because as a member, economies, protecting our MAKING THE DREAM you have experience with food co-ops. And as a worker/community member, nation’s food supply and our you have experience we need—from organizational development, branding/ environment, improving OF HAVING OUR messaging, finance/accounting, fundraising, to real estate development and human health and well-being, OWN STOREFRONT A community outreach. Even people you know or the groups you belong to are rescuing the independent REALITY. WE ARE a valuable asset to the process! family farmer, and creating a REALLY INVESTED IN sustainable renewable energy future.” OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL GET INVOLVED Food Democracy Now! OF BRINGING AFFORDABLE, PSFC members will receive FTOP credit in exchange for their participation. Join our MeetUp group at www.meetup.com/plgfoodcoop or contact posted the letter online. LOCAL AND ORGANIC FOOD TO [email protected] for more information. “Within 72 hours,” according THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BUSHWICK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, to Murphy, “we had basically JOIN US: www.meetup.com/plgfoodcoop 14,000 signatures from all PLEASE EMAIL US AT [email protected]. over the country. Within a week, we had over 55,000 sig- natures.”
Obama’s Picks The petitioning letter also included six potential U.S. agriculture secretary picks whom Food Democracy Now! felt would further their goal of a local, sustainable farm structure devoted to growing healthy food healthfully. While Tom Vilsack was not on the organization’s list for agri- culture secretary, the Obama CREATIVE? WRITER? TALKATIVE? LAWYER? administration did choose SOCIAL-BUTTERFLY? WEB-DEVELOPER? names from FDN!’s list of who the organization terms as “the sustainable dozen” to staff HELP US GET STARTED critical positions in the department. A key choice was AND MAKE YOUR Kathleen Merrigan as deputy secretary. A professor at Tufts University, she “helped devel- OWN WORK SHIFT! op national organic stan- PSFC members will receive FTOP credit in exchange for their dards,” according to the help. To receive credit, you should be a PSFC member for Washington Post. at least one year and have an excellent attendance record. Murphy’s stayed in the sus- tainable agriculture arena for many reasons. Most com- pelling, he thinks, is this one: MORE www.GreeneHillFoodCoop.com “There’s a serious loss of our [email protected] | 718-208-4778 democratic rights in one of INFO the most fundamental things—the food that we put in our bodies. How the raising and creation of that food impacts the environment, rural communities and human health.” Murphy feels that Food Democracy Now! captures his sense of urgency about all those things, while reaching out across the Web to invite the like-minded to join the cause. ■
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Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY August 12, 2010 5 GENERAL MEETING REPORT Crowded GM Asks Questions, Debates the Very Word “Coop” By Liz Welch he Coop General Meet- Sean, a receiver, wanted to months to renovate: “A piece ing on July 27, 2010 was know if it was possible to of the childcare room was Tpacked. People filled expand the bulk items to captured for additional staff almost every seat at Congre- include apricots, pine nuts offices,” she explained. Now gation Beth Elohim and and other sundries that are that it is finished, orientations many were sitting cross- currently pre-bagged to cut have started again as of July legged on the floor, snacking down on the plastic bags 7th. The moratorium has been on cookies and fruit, either used to sell those items. frustrating for potential new chatting or reading the litera- Joe Holtz, a General Coor- members. Jess’ recommenda- ture handed out that evening, dinator, explained that this tion is to pre-register on the which included a monthly was an issue of space: “If we website to ensure a spot at financial statement and an were to expand bulk items, upcoming orientations. “New agenda for the evening. we’d have to cut back on the orientation dates post Tues- David Golland started the number of items we sell,” he days and Thursdays around 3 meeting with an open forum said, adding that the decision p.m.,” she explained.“Sign up for people to share any gripes to sell fewer items would be quickly as the spots are filling or questions. First up was an agenda item requiring a up fast.” Keith, a member since 1984, vote at a future GM. Sean Allen’s produce report who began by saying, “When- could propose it to the included news about cherries, ever I come to the GM, I feel Agenda Committee if he was ground cherries and compelled to speak about this interested. pomodoro plum tomatoes. issue.” He feels that the paid He reported that people have staff should volunteer a work- Finances, Renovations, been curious about the dearth slot every month to make up Fruit Looking Good of non-organic cherries, gen- for what he sees as a funda- Next up were the coordina- erally less expensive than mental contradiction. “Mem- tors’ reports, starting with Tri- organic ones. “Organic cher- bers volunteer their labor,” he cia Leith, who went over the ries cost $63 per case, where- said, before putting forth his Coop’s 24-week financial as non-organic cherries cost proposition. “Level the play- statement that ended July 18. $55,” Allen explained. “Cheap- ing field,” he suggested. “If The highlights: Net sales are er cherries could have been BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON PHOTOGRAPHS each of the paid staff received better than a year ago, at 19.5 brought in, but of lesser quali- Member putting up the General Meeting agenda at the 2 hours and 45 minutes of million, and gross margins ty. The goal with each pur- start of the meeting. administrative leave they are 16.98%. “We like to see it chase is to get the best would be able to volunteer. around the 17% level,” said cherries.” Allen, a produce audience member shouted contaminates groundwater This way the staff could see Tricia. Membership fees perfectionist, went on to tout out, ‘Does your daughter like and aquifers.” Alice urged the world in the eyes of the were down due to the ground cherries, currently them?’ Allen laughed before Coop members to call on rest of us—people who have decrease in orientation meet- available in the produce aisle. admitting, “No, she does not.” Senate Majority Leader John paid jobs and volunteer.” ings (the office remodel had “They look like baby tomatil- Sampson to demand a mora- The next question was for put those on hold for the past los and taste somewhere Committees Stay Busy torium on the practice. (Con- Allen Zimmerman regarding three months). Personnel between a grape tomato and Various committees then tact his District office at gooseberries—when will the expense moved higher versus grape itself,” he explained, gave their reports. Alice Joyce 718-649-7653 or his Albany Coop get them? Allen a year ago, mostly due to the adding, “My daughter hates Alcala went first to speak on office at 518-455-2788.) For responded by saying that rising cost of health benefits. tomatoes. She claims this is behalf of the Environmental more information, please see he’d respond to that ques- Another noticeable change is what a tomato would taste Committee about supporting the Environmental Commit- tion in his summary: stay that electronic payment and like if she liked them.” As for a moratorium on a process tee’s blog at www.ecokvetch. tuned. Maria was next: Does bank charges have been inch- the tomatoes, Allen brought a called Hydrofracking, which, blogspot.com. the Coop have any plans for ing up as a result of debit card few to pass around, explain- she explained, is a threat to Steve Schwerner gave a recycling batteries? Jess use: a whopping 81% of sales ing, “People don’t appreciate our water supply. “The tech- report on the Disciplinary Robinson, who identified are done with debit cards. these pomodoro heirloom nology was invented by Hal- Committee. An overview, in herself as “paid staff,” took Good news: The Coop paid off tomatoes. If it is not oval, peo- liburton in 1949,” Alice Steve’s words: “We are in that one on. “No we don’t,” its mortgage late last year. ple are not interested.” Allen explained. “It drills deep into charge of 16,000 people. We she said. “It’s a storage Jess Robinson was up next urged everyone to try them, the earth and uses explosions bump into each other issue.” She suggested going to report on the new offices describing them as dense, to blast through the earth literally in the Food Coop. to Tarzian or Radio Shack. upstairs, which took three sweet and thick. When an horizontally, a process which CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
L to R: Keith Getter saying paid staff at the Coop should volunteer a shift each month; produce buyer Allen Zimmerman giving the produce report; Susan Metz objected to the use of “co-op” in the name of Barneys Co-op.
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Interested in Engaging Coop Work? Disciplinary Committee Seeks NEW Members Puzzle Corner
#If you are good at: Communicating • Problem solving • Dealing with difficult situations • Investigating We need you!
The DC is seeking new members with experience in inves- tigation, writing, and conflict-resolution. Mental health professionals encouraged to apply. Use of a computer and email is ESSENTIAL. Join us to make the Coop the best place it can be for everyone.
Some of our work includes: • Investigating allegations of misbehavior by members. (i.e. failing to report for or to complete shifts, bringing in non-members to shop, shopping while suspended, steal- ing, using racist, sexist, homophobic or nasty language against other Coop members and staff) • Engaging in problem-solving and policy issues related to the DC’s work • Participation in disciplinary hearings • Daily email contact with DC members to discuss issues
Requirements: • Must be a member for at least a year • Have good attendance record • Attend an evening meeting approx. once every six weeks
We recognize the importance of various points of view when considering cases brought to us. WE ARE SEEKING A CANDIDATE POOL THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COOP’S MEMBERSHIP.
Interested? Please call Jeff: 718-636-3880
The Environmental Committee has a blog! See page 14 for puzzle answer.
Please visit often Follow for timely news and The Coop is looking for new members information the for the Systems Support Group! from the PSFC If you’re a top notch sysadmin who’d Environmental Food like to earn workslot credit helping us Committee. configure and maintain the Coop’s web servers, please contact the group Coop at [email protected].
on We are looking for bright people who can work We’re collaboratively with an expert team of Coop blogging members and staff. We’re just starting the web hosting project, so here’s your chance to weigh in on about our our architecture and procedures right from the start! activities at the Coop, as well as environmental events of interest at the Coop The Ecokvetch and beyond. is now on Facebook, Find us at: representing http://ecokvetch.blogspot.com/ the Park Slope Food Coop’s Environmental @foodcoop Committee.
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The Environmental Committee COORDINATORS’ CORNER Is Looking for New Members. The Environmental Committee works on “Barneys Co-opts Coops! What Next?” a broad range of issues related to food, By Joe Holtz, General Coordinator energy and the environment, with an emphasis on issues that impact the Coop. arneys, the clothing be used as or in a name revise the proposal I made Bstore chain, is planning except by a corporation and hopefully bring it to the to open “Barneys Co-Op” on defined in this chapter. Any next General Meeting as a We particularly need people who are September 10, 2010 in cooperative corporation may sue discussion-only item. good at putting ideas into action. Brooklyn. Barneys Co-Op is for an injunction against The revised proposal that I We will accept people with a broad not a cooperative. It is not such prohibited use of the hope will be voted on again range of experience, but leadership member-owned or democra- term.” It also states, “A viola- in the fall will most likely tically run. It is not a place in tion of this prohibition is a include the formation of a and/or organizational abilities which people work together misdemeanor.” public relations team and a will be put to good use. to improve each other’s The July 27 General Meeting legal team. It will delineate a lives. Having a non-coop voted down a proposal that spending limit, probably in To be considered for a spot on the store call itself a coop con- would have authorized our the area of $1,500. The phrase committee you must have been a Coop fuses the meaning of the Coop to go to court to sue for authorizing the General member for at least 6 months and have word that describes us. an injunction against Barneys Coordinators “to act on this Many people do not know because of their use of the matter on behalf of our coop a good attendance record. what a cooperative is. In word “Co-Op” in their name. in any way they deem appro- keeping with the Cooperative The proposal also would have priate” will be removed from Work for the environment while Principles, it has been part of authorized our Coop to inform the proposal. fulfilling your Coop workslot! our mission to inform people law enforcement agencies I have received legal about the nature and bene- about the breaking of New advice that our case will be fits of co-operation. If Bar- York State law. strongest if we act sooner For more information contact neys is to use the title “coop” We have been helping six rather than later. Therefore, I the Environmental Committee at to enhance business profits, separate groups to try to will be appealing to the [email protected]. what is to stop other stores, form new food coops in five Agenda Committee to sched- including grocery stores, different Brooklyn neighbor- ule this discussion-only, non- from opening as “coops” hoods. Their burden, to voting item for the August 31 everywhere? explain to prospective mem- General Meeting. Thankfully, the New York State bers what a coop is, will Coops should be coops. If legislature anticipated this very increase with the presence we don’t stand for what the thing and made a provision for of Barneys Co-Op—a store word “coop” means, for its VALET BIKE acting against it. that is not a coop. The dis- very ideal, then who will? The New York State Coop- cussion at the July General Please come and share your erative Corporations Law Meeting was not long thoughts on this item. In PARKING IS HERE states, “The term ‘coopera- enough to incorporate all order to bring it back for a tive,’ ‘cooperation,’ or any the great suggestions and vote we need a clear under- abbreviation, variation or ideas members had in the standing of how to improve ON SUNDAYS! similitude thereof, shall not proposal. I would like to the proposal. ■
Every Sunday through The Diversity and Equality November 21, from 3:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Committee’s Coop members can leave their bikes with our valet park- ing service, which is like a coat check for bikes. Working members will check in and watch your bike for you. is starting an event series to promote diversity awareness and education at the Coop. The Just drop off your bike, series will include film screenings, moderated do your shopping discussions, presentations and workshops. or your shift, and hop back on. Events will address issues related to race, No locks, no worries, no theft. gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, Service operates rain or shine. culture, ethnicity and socio-economics. Look for us in front of the yellow wall. (Note: no bike check-in after 7:30 p.m.) We are soliciting event ideas and potential speakers. Please send event proposals to: Valet bicycle parking at [email protected] the Coop is brought to you by the PSFC Shop PSFC members who present as part of the event & Cycle Committee. series are eligible to receive workslot credit.
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COOP HOURS What Is That? How Do I Use It? Office Hours: Food Tours in the Coop Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday okay when you get what you thought 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. let's get down to the business you didn't want Shopping Hours: of peace Monday–Friday everybody wants peace take your breath 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. we protest for it let it fill your toes Saturday we pray for it then let it leave 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. we despair its absence wish it well Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line but how to generate it peace will rise 15 minutes after closing time. how to peel away its bright light Childcare Hours: all that hides it from view and shine on you Monday through Sunday and travel on 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. practice breathing with its ripple of goodness Telephone: 718-622-0560 Web address: everyone know this, you say you will see www.foodcoop.com it is cliché that peace was there all along and yet the power of peace Park Slope Food Coop is not Partnering with peace complicated by Myra Klockenbrink The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. try it: Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The before you say the usual thing Monday, August 23 Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- erwise discriminatory. when you step out into the fresh morning noon to 1:00 p.m. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. with the start of a loud sound and 1:30 t0 2:30 p.m. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES before you answer All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and before you have another conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and You can join in any time during a tour. articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear before you make the call in the Coop Calendar opposite. when you pet the dog 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. This Issue Prepared By: Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden services. Second Saturday Erik Lewis August 14 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 Third Thursday Petra Lewis are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette let- August 19 E Reporters: Diane Aronson ters policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Liz Welch all submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and Last Sunday Jill Dearman if necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guid- August 29 ed by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. C Art Director (development): Patrick Mackin standard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation of On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Illustrators: Diane Miller fact from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudi- Patrick Mackin mentary fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual area at the Coop. Y Photographer: William Farrington content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact and communicate with writers regarding any proposed Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight editorial changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick respond to and be available to editors to confer about their arti- PLASTIC S cles. If there is no response after a reasonable effort to contact What plastics do we accept? Andrew Rathbun the writer, an editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial Until further notice: Proofreader: Susan Brodlie changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and ers, transparent only, labels ok Preproduction: Sura Wagman placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Photoshop: Adam Segal-Isaacson only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Art Director (production): Lynn Cole-Walker Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop #5 disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for • plastic cups, tubs, and specifically Desktop Publishing: David Mandl submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Dana Davison submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N Joe Banish Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf •NOTE: We are no longer accepting Editor (production): Lynn Goodman #2 #4 of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, or type plastics. Final Proofreader: Teresa Theophano business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Index: Len Neufeld (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classi- We close up promptly. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the fied ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must collection end time to allow for inspection and be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). sorting of your plastic. Printed by: New Media Printing, Bethpage, NY.
Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 10-08-12 pp1-16_Layout18/11/105:21PMPage9 • BeingAbsentfromtheGM: • SigninginattheMeeting: • AttendtheentireGM: Squadsnoteligible: • Certain • Two attendancecreditsperyear: GM • AdvanceSign-uprequired: do notcalltheMembershipOffice withGMcancellations. you removeyournameifknowcannotattend.Please passed aroundduringthemeeting. Workslot CreditAttendanceSheet. for the because coveringabsentmembersistoodifficult.) and FTOPcommittees.(SomeCommitteesareomitted Processing, Office,Maintenance,Inventory, Construction, workslot-credit programtwotimespercalendaryear. below fordetails. Membership Office. day ofthemeeting,sign-upsheetiskeptin the meetingwhenyouhaveuntil5p.m.tosignup.On ups sheetisavailableallmonthlong,exceptforthedayof name tothesign-upsheetin elevator l the instructionsheetsbysign-upboard. participation intheCoop’s decision-makingprocess. workslot-credit programwascreatedtoincrease decisions andsetCooppolicy. TheGeneral-Meeting-for- General Meeting(GM)membersgathertomake Meeting hasbeenour Channels: 56(TimeWarner), 69(CableVision). FRIDAYS 2:30p.m.withareplayat10:30 Inside theParkSlopeFoodCoop The CooponCableTV www.foodcoop.com The CoopontheInternet page foranswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions. www.foodcoop.com andlookatthe“JoinCoop” Have questionsaboutOrientation?Pleasevisit 622-0560 duringofficehours. the MembershipOffice.Visit inpersonorcall718- To pre-register, visitwww.foodcoop.com orcontact all ofthefourweeklyNewMemberOrientations. Coop membership.Pre-registrationisrequiredfor Attending anOrientationisthefirststeptoward New MemberOrientations It ispossibletocancelwithoutpenalty. We doask that 2.Please alsosignintheattendancebookthatis 1. AfterthemeetingChairwillprovide In ordertoearnworkslotcredityoumustbepresent Eligible: Shopping,Receiving/Stocking,Food Each membermaytakeadvantageoftheGM-for- Some restrictionstothisprogramdoapply. Pleasesee To beeligibleforworkslotcredit,youmustaddyour Since theCoop’s ince Following isanoutlineoftheprogram.
COOP CALENDAR WORKSLOT NEEDS and ReceiveWork Credit entire dry fromaroundthebuildingandprepareitforwash- The Coopislookingformemberstocollectthelaun- Saturdays 6:30to8:30p.m. Miscellaneous Cleaning Laundry Prepand Membership Officeformoreinformation. be foryou.PleasespeaktoAdrianainthe Sound likeyourdreamcometrue?Thisjobmight recycling, washingdishesandmakingcoffee. labeling andputtingawayfoodsupplies, tables andchairs,buyingfoodsupplies, variety ofphysicaltasksincludingsettingup Need anearlyriserwithlotsofenergytodoa Mondays orWednesdays 6:00to8:30a.m. Office SetUp meeting. Attend aGM decision-making ption in 1973, the For fulldetails,see obby. Thesign- body. the At General Read the CLASSIFIED ADSDEADLINE: LETTERS &VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: Gazette Deadlines General Meeting. Submissions willbeconsideredfortheSep28 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS:8:00p.m. TUE, SEP7 GENERAL MEETING:7:00p.m. TUE, AUG31 General MeetingInfo e su:7:00p.m.,Wed, Sep1 7:00p.m.,Wed, Aug18 Sep 9issue: Aug 26issue: 7:00p.m.,Mon,Aug30 7:00p.m.,Mon,Aug16 Sep 9issue: Aug 26issue: ions, needs and concerns of every member.ions, needsandconcernsof every accessible toallandrespecttheopin- strive tomaketheCoopwelcomingand oppose discriminationinanyform.We mitted todiversityandequality. 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 YAugust12, 2010 Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY while you’restandingonlineOR onlineatwww.foodcoop.com Membership Office. information, pleasecallJanaorAnnetteinthe provided. Ifyouareinterestedorwouldlikemore cleaning tasks.Instructionsandchecklistswillbe plete thebalanceofshiftwithmiscellaneous ing. Afterstartingthefirstloadoflaundryyou’llcom- the MembershipOffice. and performotherrelatedtasks.Ifinterested,contact shopping floor. You willlabelproductsandshelves, organize thevitaminareainbasementandon receiving coordinatortocheckinvitaminordersand On thesespecialshifts,youwillbeworkingwiththe 12:00 to2:45p.m.,2:305:15p.m. Fridays 9:30to12:15p.m., Vitamins We strivetoreducethe We arecom- We respect We seekto We an vote •Announcements,etc. the meeting)•MeetingevaluationBoardofDirectors Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If • Exploremeetingliterature • EnjoysomeCoopsnacksSubmitOpenForumitems on theAgenda How toPlaceanItem (Garfield Temple), 274GarfieldPlace. The Temple HouseofCongregationBethElohim Location month. The GeneralMeetingisheldonthelastTuesday ofeach August 31, 7:00p.m. Next Meeting:Tuesday, every GeneralMeeting. are availableattheCoopCommunityCornerand the AnnualMeetinginJune.CopiesofCoop’s bylaws every GeneralMeeting.Boardmembersareelectedat almost everyGeneralMeetingdecisionattheendof required toactlegallyandresponsibly, hasapproved General Meetings.TheBoardofDirectors,whichis meetings andtoreceivetheadviceofmembersat General MeetingsbyrequiringtheBoardtohaveopen Board ofDirectors.TheCoopcontinuedthetradition porated in1977,wehavebeenlegallyrequiredtoa Coop’s decision-makingprocess.SincetheCoopincor- monthly GeneralMeetingshavebeenatthecenterof From ourinceptionin1973tothepresent,open Our GoverningStructure Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) and mayalsoappearelsewhereinthisissue. 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. TheAgendaCommitteemeetsonthefirstTuesday on howtosubmitanitemappearthesubmission General Meetings.Instructionsandhelpfulinformation the CoopCommunityCornerbulletinboardandat Agenda Committee.Formsareavailableintheracknear Meeting, pleasecompleteasubmissionformforthe If youhavesomethingyou’dlikediscussedataGeneral Report •CommitteeReports General Meeting All Aboutthe • FinancialReportCoordinators’ (unless thereisavotetoextend • MeettheCoordinators Open Forumisatimefor 9 10-08-12 pp1-16_Layout 1 8/11/10 5:21 PM Page 10
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aug 21 sep 7 sat 2–5 pm Adult Clothing Exchange tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting This is your opportunity to trade gently used and beautiful The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the
clothes that you no longer wear with other Coop members. agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with Bring items that you think others might enjoy—and a snack committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. to share. Do not leave clothing in the Coop before the hours Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda of the exchange; bring up to 15 items only; bring gently used, clean clothing that Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission you are proud to be able to exchange with a new owner. Unchosen items will be Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be donated to a local shelter. held on Tuesday, September 28, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. aug 29 sun 12 pm Babywearing 101 sep 10 Plunder: fri 7 pm This is a hands-on workshop for participants to learn about the five basic types of carri- The Crime of Our Time ers (wraps, ring slings, pouches, mei tais and soft-structured carriers), focusing on safe See the film that treats the financial crisis as a crime story, not a business problem. It and comfortable carrying for newborns through toddlers. Carriers will be demonstrated, ties the collapse of the housing market to a corrupt collaboration between real estate, and parents are encouraged to bring the carriers they already have to get help with fit finance and insurance. It also features home-owners and community activists fighting and positioning. Coop member Lisa Brundage is a Brooklyn co-leader of Slings in the back with protests at banks and the homes of CEOs. JK Canepa is a Coop member and City and has been trained in babywearing techniques by Die Trageschule of Dresden, co-founder of the New York Climate Action Group. Author Danny Schechter is an Germany. Amy Takemoto is a babywearing mom of two children and has been a Emmy-award-winning network veteran who has specialized in issues of media deception Brooklyn co-leader of Slings in the City. and economic exploitation.
aug 31 PSFC AUG General Meeting tue 7 pm sep 11 Candida Albicans Again? Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses sat 12 pm are suggestions. More information on each item may be avail- Yeast is a complex condition that needs to be attacked from different angles. It is the able on the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to cause of many ailments. Find out how you can combat it once and for all. Why does it please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. come back? What is the hidden cause that was never imagined before? Do only a few Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple), people know about the cause? Stop this beast that takes years away from your life. 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. Instead, live a happy, joyful life in vibrant health. What is it that you'll live with if you Item #1: Creation of Audit Committee (45 minutes) don't do anything or enough about it? Let me share with you my story, and make sure Discussion: “To form an audit committee that will report and recommend to the Board that you don't have to go through the same. Presented by Coop member Marija Santo, and the General Meeting.” CNHP and Geotran Practitioner. Explanation: “The proposal is to form an audit committee that will interface between the GM, Board and the independent auditor. The committee is proposed in order to facilitate proper and transparent governance structure. The committee will also recom- mend the selection of the outside auditor and selection of appropriate accounting and sep 11 internal control matters.” —submitted by Yigal Rechtman sat 3 pm Green Your Garden Item #2: Presentation and discussion of draft proposal about Barneys Co-op (45 minutes) You are invited to learn what plants are best in your garden. We will discuss light condi- Discussion: “Discuss draft proposal on Barneys “Co-op” and general topic what to do tions for annuals, perennials, vegetables, shrubs and trees, plant combinations that about the usurpation of the word “coop.” —submitted by General Coordinators work well for both shady and full sun gardens and how to safely divide and propagate For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of plants to maximize your garden. We will also talk about organic pest control, native the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending plants and medicinal gardening. Come learn how to attract more birds and butterflies agenda items are available in the Coop office and at all General Meetings. as well as compost all your table scraps to feed your garden. There will also be a time for specific questions about your garden, so please bring any images or leaf samples to discuss. Coop member Christian Toscano is a local gardener who is currently training to sep 2 Food Class: The Secret of be an herbalist. thu 7:30 pm The Sea Vegetable Vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free dishes. What are sea vegetables? sep 11-12 Food Drive to Benefit What do they look like? Learn the nutritional benefits of eating sea sat-sun 9 am–7 pm vegetables, how to prepare them safely and how to cook sea vegeta- CHIPS Soup Kitchen Susan Baldassano, Coordinator bles once and eat them twice. Hideyo Yamada is a trained sushi CHIPS Soup Kitchen, located at 4th Avenue and Sackett Street, is the recipient of chef from Japan, who specializes in allergy-free pastries. Her unique health counseling, along much of our edible but unsaleable perishable food. They also need donations of with customized recipes and cooking classes, enable her clients to prepare delicious healthy nonperishable foods. Food collected will go to CHIPS to help them feed people in meals, adding more balance and energy into their lives. She is a certified Holistic Health the neighborhood who are in need of a nutritious meal. Consider contributing non- counselor and graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, working as a private chef. perishable foods and commercially packaged foods; canned fish; canned fruits and Menu includes kombu stock, basic miso soup with tofu, wakame garlic sauté, quinoa hijiki vegetables; pasta sauce; pasta; pre-packaged rice; pre-packaged beans; canned salad, dulse dip and chocolate-banana mousse with agar. beans; canned soups; Parmalat milk; dry milk; peanut butter; cooking oil; or boxed Materials fee: $4. Event coordinated by Susan Baldassano. raisins. Give donations to the collection table outside the Coop. 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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sep 12 sep 28 sun 12 pm Nutrition Response Testing tue 7 pm PSFC SEPT General Meeting Join us for a look at Nutrition Response Testing. Diane Paxton, MS, LAc, will explain Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how to how NRT can identify the underlying reason your body is creating symptoms and help place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of you design a personalized clinical nutrition program to have you looking and feeling the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and better than you have in years. the status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office and at all General Meetings. Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social sep 17 Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. fri 7:30 pm Meet Your Mind A class in basic meditation. The fundamental nature of our mind is stable, strong and clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives. This is a sep 30 basic meditation class for beginners and anyone who would like a renewed understanding thu 7 pm Wordsprouts of the technique. Coop member Allan Novick has practiced meditation since 1975 and is a meditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Center and Nalandabodhi New York. Subject to be announced. To book a Wordsprouts, contact P.J. Corso, [email protected]. sep 19 sun 12 pm Acupuncture for Knee Pain Acupuncture relieves knee pain and inflammation without drugs. More than 20 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee. Learn massage, exercise and diet therapy to prevent deterioration of your joints. Workshop is limited to 20. Please reserve by calling 718- oct 1 832-6110. Presented by licensed acupuncturist and Coop member Annie Reibel-Coyne. fri 7 pm Film Night Film title to be announced. sep 24 To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, fri 7:30 pm Natural Perfume [email protected]. This sensory presentation will examine the artisanal art of natural perfumery. Natural perfumery is a process that uses only essential oils and precious absolutes that are extracted from plants. Come spend an evening re-educating your nose and discovering the art of natural fragrance. Presented by Coop member Julianne Zaleta, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Aromatherapist, herbalist and natural perfumer. oct 3 Cooking in Harmony sep 25 sun 6 pm sat 10:30 – 12:30 Household Goods Swap Join us for an evening of tasty food with intriguing beverage pairings at The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Advance ticketing for Who needs Bed, Bath and Beyond when you can fix up your home for free by swapping admission to this event will be available in September. More details household goods with other Coop members? All items must be clean and in good condi- to follow at www.foodcoop.com and http://psfcfun.wordpress.com. tion. Bring linens, kitchenware, small electronics, small lamps; small appliances, small Event takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, rugs and assorted functional items such as jewelry boxes, vases, picture frames, etc. 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.). Inappropriate donations will not be accepted, such as broken/nonworking items; dam- aged, shabby, stained or rusty items; items with missing pieces; large electronics such as computers, televisions, stereos, etc.; furniture; pillows and other items that can’t be washed; or “knick-knacks” (items with no function). oct 5 tue 7 pm Agenda Committee Meeting The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the sep 25 sat 2 – 4 pm Kids’ Toy & Book Exchange agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. Bring your old and gently used toys and children’s books to the Coop to swap with oth- Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda ers. All donations must be dropped off by 1:00 p.m. Books and toys must be clean and Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission in good condition. We cannot accept textbooks, computer-related books, guide books, Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be outdated books, magazines or journals. Do not bring toys or books to the Coop before held on Tuesday, October 26, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield the hours of the exchange. Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue.
oct 7 Food Class: Autumn Harvest oct 21-23 Blood Drive oct 12 Safe Food Committee Film Night oct 23-24 Food Drive to Benefit CHIPS Soup Kitchen oct 15 The Very Good Coffeehouse: Coop Concert Series oct 26 PSFC OCT General Meeting oct 16 A Workshop for Mental Health Practitioners nov 2 Agenda Committee Meeting
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 support to push Joe’s request through. There are various kinds of Christian, a cashier, put for- issues that people complain ward Agenda Item 3, which about. There are also issues was to allow the Coop to where people steal from the become an affiliate with The Coop—if they have stolen People’s Alliance Federal things, then we turn it over to Credit Union, a 75-year-old the police department. Our cooperative banking institute job is not to punish people that is NCUA (National but to work out those prob- Credit Union Administration) lems so we can work and live insured. Gwyneth asked if together.” At the moment, the there were any disadvantages, committee has 12 members and Christian could not think and needs 16 to be fully of one. “The benefits of a coop- staffed. And so Michelle Gior- Sharon Johnson picks up literature. erative banking system are the dano, Steve’s colleague on “We do not need confusion they can get away with this!” same as the benefits of joining the Disciplinary Committee, around what a coop is.” Joe Alice agreed: “Most corpora- a food coop,” Christian presented two potential can- put forward a motion to cre- tions are opportunistic,” she explained. “There are a lot of didates: Jim Abbazia, a mem- ate a legal team of Coop explained. “Even if they are people who don’t want to ber for 5 years, was approved members to take on the case, not benefiting in anyway deposit cash in rapacious BY WILLIAM FARRINGTON PHOTOS Daisy Chan reads about the as was Grace Potos, an FTOP which would ask Barneys to other than the cache of the financial institutions—this is “Barneys Coop issue.” worker since 2004. to cease using the name. word, it is important to keep a great option for those peo- This issue inspired a lot of language crystal-clear.” ple.” The motion was passed tors, the meeting was Even the Word “Coop” comments from the crowd, Jeremy, on the other almost unanimously. adjourned. ■ Sparks Debate including a few from lawyers hand, thought the suit was Elizabeth Tobier was up Next up was Joe Holtz, a who wondered if Barneys has frivolous. “I don’t think there next to present the minutes general coordinator, who put a trademark on the name, is any confusion to the pub- of the June 29, 2010 General forward a motion to sue Bar- and if so, does federal law lic about the use of the Meeting. Following accep- term,” he said. “And I think it tance by the Board of Direc- is important that we don’t spend a dime more on this LETTERS POLICY beyond the filing fees.” Sev- eral lawyers got up to speak, We welcome letters from members. Submission dead- urging the Coop to consider lines appear in the Coop Calendar. All letters will be printed the fact that Barneys would if they conform to the published guidelines. We will not take the suit seriously. Bill knowingly publish articles which are racist, sexist or other- spoke first. “They are going wise discriminatory. to hire a big lawyer—and The maximum length for letters is 500 words. Letters must they are going to throw the include your name and phone number and be typed or very kitchen sink at us,” he said. legibly handwritten. Editors will reject letters that are illegi- “I suggest taking more time ble or too long. before we move forward. You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwrit- There is more we can do ten, or via email to [email protected] or before filing a legal com- on disk. plaint.” Susan, also a lawyer, wondered if the Coop could Anonymity find a law-school clinic that Unattributed letters will not be published unless the would take the suit on with Gazette knows the identity of the writer, and therefore must be the legal team, adding, “If signed when submitted (giving phone number). Such letters the Coop would like to do will be published only where a reason is given to the editor this, I would like to see it as to why public identification of the writer would impose an more formally laid out.” Carl unfair burden of embarrassment or difficulty. Such letters Coop members eyeing a pomodoro, recommended by agreed that the Coop should must relate to Coop issues and avoid any non-constructive, produce buyer Allen Zimmerman. take more time before filing non-cooperative language. a suit. His comments were neys Co-Op, which has plans trump state law? Bill Lipton followed by a general vote, Fairness to open a store on Atlantic asked if there were plans to In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: Avenue this September. Mike include a PR person, and 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations Salgo, a longtime Coop mem- Gweneth wondered how not based on the author's first-hand observation. ber who gets work credit for expensive the legal fees 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are not specific or giving the Coop legal advice, would be for such an under- are not substantiated by factual assertions. has teamed up with Joe to taking. Mike answered, 3. Copies of submissions that make substantive accusa- advise the suit. Joe explained explaining that they are look- tions against specific individuals will be given to those per- his position: “This is about ing for a legal team to work sons to enable them to write a response, and both the use of the word “coop” in on behalf of the Coop and submissions and response will be published simultaneously. New York state,” Joe that the filing fees were oth- This means that the original submission may not appear explained. “The law is very erwise nominal: less than until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. clear: the term “coop” should $400 to file the motion and The above applies to both articles and letters. The only only be used by a cooperative serve Barneys with papers. exceptions will be articles by Gazette reporters which will be that was incorporated under Lots of audience members required to include the response within the article itself. that law.” Joe’s belief is that had questions and com- for-profit corporations ments. Susan Metz, a mem- Respect should not be allowed to use ber for 18 years, supports the Letters must not be personally derogatory or insulting, the term “cooperative” or suit. “Any possibility to dis- even when strongly criticizing an individual member's “coop,” as it is misleading. cuss what a cooperative actions. Letter writers must refer to other people with “We need to send a message means is extremely impor- respect, refrain from calling someone by a nickname that the that it is not so easy to say tant,” she said. “I would love person never uses himself or herself, and refrain from com- you are a coop when you are to get down there and picket Steve Schwerner inspects a paring other people to odious figures like Hitler or Idi Amin. not,” he explained, adding, Barneys if those SOBs think pomodoro.
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UNCOOPERATIVE texting and cellular communicating, The news of the boycott has drawn Nobody likes to be ignored, BEHAVIOR AT THE and not see the garden ready for spring, praise from around the world, includ- As if not possibly there, this once ice and snow terrain is disappearing, ing in Israel. “I salute the great work of But maybe it’s good practice for when CLOTHING SWAP and the rich brown soil is slowly emerging, the people in Olympia,” said Yonatan You WANT to disappear. as if beckoning to be tilled, Shapira, an Israeli Air Force captain Leon Freilich TO THE EDITOR: a miniature landscape awakening from and co-founder of Combatants for On Saturday, July 24, I attended my hibernation, Peace. “The decision taken by the first adult clothing swap at the Coop so the gardeners can plant flowers, among Olympia Food Co-op is an important A COOP IS A COOP and I must say I was somewhat dis- organic vegetables, step toward just peace for all people mayed by some of the behavior I color and sustenance for the community, living in Israel/Palestine. It is also a TO THE EDITOR, observed. Though there was a limit on in the shadows of the high rises, step toward accountability for Israel’s Joe Holtz told the July GM that in the contributions (no more than 15 and enough sunlight and water, murder of Rachel Corrie.” Activist the fall a store called Barneys Coop items) there seemed to be no ground to nourish these unlabelled delicacies for Rachel Corrie, born and raised in will open on Atlantic Ave. It’s not a rules as to how much clothing a per- future harvesting, Olympia, was killed seven years ago in Coop. Using the term for a profit- son could take. Any person who was peppers onions, lettuce, kale, and collard Gaza when a bulldozer crushed her as making retail store is a misdemeanor acting in a polite and not self-serving greens, she tried to stand in the way of demo- under NY State law. Joe proposed we manner was disenfranchised. There unpackaged, free of styrofoam and plastic, lition of a Palestinian house. go to court to get Barneys to quit were some individuals who were not with an invitation for the electronically Not all Co-op members support the using the term Coop. even waiting for the new contribu- connected decision. Posts to the Co-op online I think that we have to defend the tions to reach the table before they to sample the cornucopia of locally grown Forum reflected longtime members’ cooperative institutions we create to took them for themselves, and they produce, diverse responses: when a co-op escape from the exploitation and did this repeatedly, with no concern from this Urban Oasis. becomes political and ideological, it manipulation of corporations that exist for anyone else there. Some people Alan Braverman cannot serve the entire community; to make money for their investors. had suitcases full of clothes and con- some members will leave. One Jewish Keeping language and concepts clear is tinued taking new stuff that was being working member was proud of the co- important in that defense. We worked brought in, directly from the hands of op’s decision to finally begin to boycott too hard to let Barneys rip off our repu- the contributors. So basically, if you Israeli products: we need things to tation by calling itself by our name. were being polite, you got the rejects OLYMPIA FOOD CO-OP IS change immediately. I’m reminded of a fossil fuel extrac- of about four people, who were taking Steve Niva, an Olympia community tion and peddling corporation throw- the bulk of the contributions. THE FIRST US STORE TO member who teaches Middle East ing around the term ‘Green.’ That’s I have attended free markets and BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS studies and international politics at ‘Greenwashing.’ Struggles for a sus- freecycle events in the past and I Evergreen State College, has a tainable environment and a political always observed common courtesy TO THE EDITOR, thoughtful article in www.counter- movement supporting those princi- and people looking out for each other, Olympia Food Co-op is the first punch.org/niva07262010.html ples brought the term ‘Green’ into but that spirit was not present here. U.S. store to boycott Israeli goods at (7/26/10: “Olympia Food Co-op Boy- common use where it means protec- The whole situation left me with a their two locations in Olympia, Wash- cotts Israeli Goods.” The article also tion of the environment and sustain- very bad impression. I think whomever ington. After a two-year focus by addresses BDS in a larger context for able use of resources. Throwing Green is coordinating or facilitating this members on this issue, at a July l5 those who oppose boycott, divest- around gets the term too muddied to event should put a limit on the meeting with 40+ members, nine out ment and sanctions. recognize. The state wrote a defini- amount of items each person can take of ten Co-op Board of Directors decid- Additionally, to inform your analy- tion, and Barneys has no business and/or set some ground rules that are ed to boycott Israeli goods. According sis on the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling itself a Coop. fair to everyone. to a statement released by the Co-op’s I recommend two websites to check One speaker ridiculed my sugges- In cooperation, board, “The Israeli product boycott is daily reactions by Israel in the occu- tion that we prepare to picket in front Amina Ali part of a nonviolent international pied Palestinian territories (West of Barneys. One called the debate triv- grassroots campaign of boycott, divest- Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem): ial. Several members who are lawyers ment, and sanctions (BDS) to compel www.imemc.org (International Middle spoke about the potential problems Israel to follow international law and East Media Center), and www.imeu.net of tangling the Coop up with Barneys TO THE EDITOR, respect Palestinian human rights.” (The Institute for Middle East Under- in the legal system. The corporation I am a poet, and retired teacher, Noah Sochet, a Co-op member and standing). has money to dedicate to defending from Kensington. My wife and I are BDS organizer commented, “As a U.S. Mary P. Buchwald and then attacking. A squad of volun- Coop members, for nearly 20 years. citizen and as a Jew, I’m proud to say Brooklyn For Peace teer members/lawyers would proba- This is first time I have submitted a that my Co-op no longer underwrites bly not be able to handle the case. poem to the Linewaiters. It is a tribute the suffering in Palestine.” Unexpected complications and to my wife, who coordinates an urban Following its mission statement, expenses might arise. agricultural program, and farmer’s the Olympia Food Co-op has a long- KIDVERSE: INVISIBLE A demonstration and press confer- market, in Crown Heights. It is also standing boycott policy, which has ence at the opening of Barneys Coop dedicated to my son Jonah, who is a included a boycott of China (for its Your mom and dad have such great powers, is a possibility. We can call attention youth program coordinator at Added occupation of Tibet) and a previous Like making you invisible, to the purposeful misrepresentation Value, which is a community garden boycott of Colorado (for legalizing A trick that’s even better than of a retail store as a coop. We could in Red Hook. discrimination against gays, lesbians, The illusion a beetle is-a-bull. use research on working conditions in and bisexuals in 1992). The Co-op They do their magic with regular words the factories making the products that COMMUNITY GARDENS also has policies for rejecting items Like those anyone might use, Barneys sells and whether workers in whose packaging features exploitative Informing folks, “He loves hot dogs those factories and the sales personnel Driven by the quest for Eden, or oppressive imagery. And wears only yellow shoes.” in the store have union rights to col- among angry streets and boulevards, One Israeli product is exempt from What accounts for invisibility lectively bargain for salaries and where many foreign, and few American the boycott: “Peace Oil,” a brand of olive In this family run-through working conditions. We can petition vehicles, oil fairly traded from Palestinian farm- Is the actual, silent presence of the NY State Attorney General to take jockey for position, ers in the West Bank and the Galilee. The kid in question—you. up the cause. We can raise the issue a race for the green or yellow, with candidates for statewide office. and frustrated by the red, It is neither trivial nor ridiculous to oblivious to the half acre, defend the Coop movement. As mem- surrounded by six story mausoleums, ber-owners who have invested our for the living, time and energy into building and a few trees, as decorations, maintaining an alternative institu- a minimalist standard for photosynthesis, tion, we have a right and a responsi- or a repository for dog feces, bility to do so. while carbon-foot printers walk the neighborhood, Susan Metz
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WELCOME!
A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.
Irina Abaeva Marjorie Cardon Remi Gurak Elissa Lewis Sofia Pica Tyler Smith Jacob Adelstein Patti Cellery-McCall Halima Hadire Elinore Longobardi Matthew Piercy David Sonenberg Nova Ami Amanda Cheong Ryan Haselman Benoit Louy Lila Place Julie Sonenberg Elizabeth Amon Allison Clark Mariah Helfrich Jason Lucas Ethan Pomerance Doug Stevenson Meghan Armstrong Erin Clarke Meg Hodgkins Emma Lundahl Paolo Puliga Sasha Stim-Vogel Richard Armstrong Gabriel Clary Phil Hodgkins Ariana Mangual Mary Quick Stephen Tait Marc Arthur Willa Cochran Corinne Hoener Stacy Martorana Khorshid Rahmaninejad Gewet Tekle Hideji Asanuma Carol Cuatt Russell Holland Tiffany Matula Alexander Reusing Dilek Topkara Aaron Todd Atkins Emmanuel d’Harcourt Kesa Huey Christine McCarthy Erik Rhey Evey Trautman Sigurd Baark Sara d’Harcourt Katie Hut Diana McKenzie Piper Richey Greg Trautman Davie-Blue Bacich Anne Decker Brannon Ingram Courtney McKeown Mariangel Romero Ellen Tumposky M.E. Bridget Baker Gabriel DeFazio Vinicius Ito Kevin Meeker Idra Rosenberg Elisa Verna Lucilene Barbosa Zoe Diamant Christie Kappes Martha Mills Casey Rosenthal Rudina Vojvoda Miriam Barnard Ana Djordjevic Bari Kartowski Tim Mohr Meryl Schwartz Cheslyn Walker Annie Belfoure Joseph Dressler Lauren Katzman Brendan Moloney Christie Seaver Jimmy D. Walker Evan Berg Eve Eure Sonya Kharas Kirk Mueller Sidney Shannon Judith Weitzman Anita Bernstein Yelena Eydinova Philippe Knab Nathan Mueller Mark Shaw Jeremy Wilson Maya Bernstein Anna Farkas Kelsey Knutson Adam Murphy Holly Sheppard Amy Won Michael Bernstein Peter Ferko Eric Kratzer Arizona Muse Brian Shuman Alison Wood Eric Bielsky Gina Ferrero Charlotte Laforestrie Poonam Nande-Stevenson Radhika Singh Melissa Wright Maggie Bielsky Sarah Flinn Philip Laforestrie Wendy Newton Erik Sinhart Jillian Wu James Boo Barbara Friedland Henry Lam Katherine Nixon Deborah Skydell Pasternack Jane Yakowitz Martin Bourqui Demetria Galanis Ben Lerner Leonardo Novik Emily Small Naaima Zaabat Jennifer Bouton Maksim Geller Mikael Levin Kendal Nystedt Cate Smith Emily Zilber Arielle Breland Jilian Gersten Ben Levy Naamah Paley David Smith Tatjana Cakulev Patrick Gremban Brandon Lewis Gregg Pasternack Julie Smith
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last two weeks.
Carol M. Adams Claudia Dihlmann-Ngai Sarah Harris Serena Kuo Mira Oreck Cecilia Schmidt Meki Adefris Shannon Dressler Kimber Heinz Alexis Langsfeld Tommaso Ortino Theresa Sgobba Morenike Allen Liz Edelstein Kimberly M. Hendler Laura Loiza Ortiz Gary Shaffer Ana Christina Jaz Ellis Jessy Hodges Edward Lee, Jr. Owen Robin Simmen Christina Antonakos- Rose Engel Christopher Hsia Myron Levine Isabel Pagan Fabiola G. Bergi Simpson Wallace Vera Fabian Emmanuelle Humblet Jen Lewis Danny Pearlstein Naomi Singer Daniel Apfel Katie Feola Hideyo Iwakiri Kenneth J. Macdonald Elizabeth Pongo Kate Spencer Lea B. Geoffrey Finger Gordon Jenkins Aaron Mate Rebecca Pristoop Benjie Sirota Susan Baldassano Curtis Flowers Louise Jensen Natalie Matos Arthur Rabinovich Victoria Stewart Lynette Barenboym Madeline Fox Julia LizAnne Mazal Yigal Rechtman Harriet Taber Kendal Bayer Lezlie Frye Angela Juneau Shawn McGibeny Rebekah Christine Tan Michiel Bot Ashley Goebertus Sandeep Kandhari Ileana Mendez-Penate Kate Rockwood Rodan Tekle Janet Brand Mara Grbenick Sonia Katyal Brittany Mitchell Katie Rollins Steven Varni Bridget Burns Julia Greenberg Karen Kenyon Peira Moinester Simeon Rose Damien Vandercruyssen Jessica Cassity Rebecca Greenberg Emily Kerzin Nell Muldoon Barbara Rosenthal Tanya Wardally Margaret Clixby Julia Greene Kate King New York Magazine James Sadek Ciera Wells Sam Coleman Jennifer Gunnell Rachel Koenig The New York Times Shiri Sandler Brandon West Andrew Corless Benjamin Haber Eva Kolodner Gareth O’Brien Damani D. Saunderson Toby Williams David Jenny Hall Maria Elena Kolovos Casey O’Shea Clay Schaub Chris Wolf Marilia Destot Linda Harris Devis Krug Oldeni Jorg Schimmel Alison Wonderland MMERTIM SU ...and the living is easy. E But don’t forget your coop shift! If you plan on being away during one of your workslots, please make arrangements to have your shift covered. One way to do it is to use the Shift Swap at www.foodcoop.com! Your co-workers will love you for it!
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