OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

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Volume OO, Number 5 March 12, 2020 Shoppers Say They’re Not GM Mulls Demographic Questions, More Support Afraid of COVID-19, But for Workers Empty Shelves at the PSFC By Hayley Gorenberg fees had roughly doubled inances, solidarity with field from the previous year. Holtz Fworkers picking tomatoes, explained that most of the legal Tell a Different Story…. and questions about the Coop’s fees stemmed from defending demographics consumed the against complaints filed with attention of the February 25 the National Labor Relations General Meeting. Board by staff supporters of a Coop union. A smaller amount Financial Report of fees was attributed to “a dis- General Coordinator Joe pute with a former employee.” Holtz kicked off the financial To resolve the NLRB com- report reassuring members plaint, the Coop and the NLRB that while the Coop’s net sales settled “without wrongdoing of about $57.9 million dollars attributed, and we agreed to ($57,857,479) registered below put up a sign” about employ- sales in the prior year, that dip ee rights, Holtz said. He noted occurred because the previ- that the sign remains, beyond ous year had 53 weeks. Coop the required 30 days of post- administrivia: Our year ends ing, “because it’s not an embar- the Sunday closest to Janu- rassing thing. It makes sure ary 31, so every few years, the employees know their rights Coop experiences a 53-week and union rights.” fiscal year. Bill Penner of the Coop’s Real estate taxes rose about board of directors inquired $20,000 after a tax abatement about whether more financial

PHOTO BY ROD MORRISON associated with major renova- expertise was needed, given tions finally phased out. that two other Coop coordi- About $16,000 previously nators, Tricia Leith and Mike held in Citibank was removed Eakin, were previously of the Bulk bins have experienced particularly high buying volumes. from that bank “because of financial team and had retired members’ wishes,” Holtz said, from the Coop. By Taigi Smith lockdown similar to the one to stock up on non-perish- noting that switching banks is Since then, the Coop has hoppers have been rac- that occurred in China last able items, in anticipation “not easy.” His announcement been paying for part-time Sing to the PSFC amid month. of a more serious COVID-19 drew a smattering of applause. controller services in order growing fears of a wider Fears of an outbreak outbreak in New York. The A member asked why legal CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COVID-19 or Coronavirus have driven people to rush lines at the Coop were not outbreak in New York City. to big box stores, liter- unusually long on a recent Next General Meeting on March 31 While the actual risk ally stripping shelves of Sunday afternoon, how- The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on of contracting the virus bleach, anti-bacterial gels, ever many of the shelves the last Tuesday of each month. The March General Meeting remains low at the time of anti-virus wipes and other and bulk bins in the Coop will be on Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. at John Jay this writing, experts do rec- germ-fighting products. were bare. The beans were Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth ommend stocking up on A number of states have just about sold out as was and Fifth Sts. medicines, non-perishable declared emergencies. ground beef, chicken noo- The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and foods, and disinfectants in Some of the shelves of dle soup, and many of the available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more the event of an outbreak the PSFC were also notice- breads in the fresh bread information about the GM and about Coop governance, please that will require a 2-week ably bare as shoppers raced CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 see the center of this issue.

March 2020 • Food Drive to Benefit CHiPS Soup Kitchen IN THIS ISSUE Member Oral History ...... 4 Tue, Apr 14 • Plow-to-Plate Movie Series International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 5 Coop Puzzle ...... 6 Wed, Apr 15 • Learn About Cheese at the Coop Welcome, Coop Calendar, Mission Statement ...... 9 Event Calendar of Events ...... 10 Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Highlights Wed, May 6 • Learn About Cheese at the Coop Obituary: Edite Eckroth ...... 13 Coop Response the the Coronavirus ...... 14 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Exciting Workslot Opportunities ...... 15 Candidate for Board of Directors, Classifieds ...... 16

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COVID-19 worried. If worse comes jing. I know that they didn’t CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to worse, we’ll be quar- go outside for two weeks. antined. I definitely think Nobody in their apartment aisle as members of the I want to stock up on my complex left the building. I PSFC prepared for the worst. medications because that’s think that cut down on the One coordinator said your something that is some- transmission of the virus. odds of seeing fully stocked times produced in China. I had work plans to go to shelves are better earlier in Otherwise, I think every- Italy and that got post- the day. thing else should be fine.” poned. I’ve been paying We interviewed several Deane is preparing for close attention to what’s shoppers on that busy Sun- the worst. She has family in going on internationally day afternoon to see how China who survived the two- and it’s worrisome. I think they were dealing with the week quarantine because people are worried and it’s COVID-19 scare. they were prepared after good to be prepared.” Lily isn’t scared but she is purchasing large amounts Andre isn’t worried but going to stock up on medi- of food that were supposed the almost empty bulk aisle cation just in case… to be for Lunar New Year is proof that other shop- “My mom is a doctor and celebrations. pers are. she is a natural worrier and “I am concerned. I have “I’m just doing my regu- she doesn’t seem to be too family in China... in Bei- lar shopping. I really wasn’t planning on becoming a hermit.” Andre said this as

he was shopping in a bulk PHOTOS BY ROD MORRISON area that had many empty Lily: “I’m definitely stocking up on my medications.” bins. Most of the dry beans were gone with the excep- tion of black-eyed peas, mung beans, and lima beans. It should be noted that canned beans were just about sold out, too.

“I am a family doctor. I definitely don’t think anyone should be afraid. I think they should be aware.”

Dr. Elizabeth Enschede, a primary care physician, is working on the front lines… “I am a family doctor. I definitely don’t think any- one should be afraid. I think Andre was just doing his regular shopping and said, “I they should be aware. They wasn’t planning on becoming a hermit!” should do the same things they would do to protect themselves from the flu. Anytime there is any new type of virus going around, you’re going to have a Dr. Elizabeth Enschede said that we shouldn’t be afraid of hard time protecting your- COVID-19 but we do need to be aware. Special Ordering self because it’s new to your system. So you have to wash your hands, if you Temporarily Suspended see someone sneezing, you want to get away from them. �� If you’re sick yourself, you should stay home and put a Special orders are mask on. This virus is a little more deadly. If it turns into canceled until further something as bad as the worst predictions, it will just notice. This is in an effort be havoc. The worst predic- tion is that it becomes pan- to enable staff to demic, which means that it overtakes the entire popula- tion, so there are no pockets prioritize the most where it’s unaffected. The worst-case scenario is that General Coordinator Joe Holtz. essential parts of their people go into a panic and there are closing down of don’t want to frame them worldwide who are walking jobs during this period of the supply chains. It’s hard that way. I feel like this is a around with this virus. The to conceive.” virus that is not going to hit percentage that are actual- higher than normal Joe Holtz, THE Joe Holtz, very quickly and we are not ly going to get really sick is General Coordinator: going to be at risk anytime small and the percentage shopping volumes. “I am not in a panic. I don’t soon and the percentage of that are going to die is even want to blame people who risk is incredibly small if you much smaller. So that’s my shop ahead as panickers. I do the math of the people CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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GM Mulls retired earlier than expected CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 from the Hearing Adminis- tration Committee due to the to get advice from an outside Coop’s new retirement poli- accountant. “They’re working cy, nominated a new member on a manual of everything done to the committee. Though he and how we do it,” Holtz said. no longer works a Coop shift, Streamlining and automation Esterowitz has continued on for statements and other func- the committee to ensure its tions has decreased the work- functioning, and was pleased load, Holtz said. He forecasted when nominee Carola Bur- more long-term planning to roughs was smoothly voted in assess the Coop’s need for for a standard three-year term. financial expertise. Burroughs had introduced herself as a founding member Labor Committee of the Greene Hill Food Coop, Eric Frumin reported on previously working FTOP until progress by the Labor Commit- that coop was up and running. tee to further its mission to help Though she said she “got priced the Coop work with suppliers out of New York City about toward improving labor condi- four years ago,” she still shops tions for workers, highlighting weekly at the Coop. the impact of the GM’s approval, in July 2019, to formally support National Cooperative and collaborate with the Fair Grocers Membership Food Program supporting the The GM approved ongo- rights of workers who harvest ing full membership with the tomatoes in Florida. With the National Cooperative Grocers, Coop’s participation, a six-per- a network of 148 cooperatives cent markup on some Flori- that General Coordinator Joe da tomatoes since November Holtz stated brings the Coop allowed the Coop to contribute cost savings of “about 2% on $2,400 in the first quarter of more than 25% of items we participation, promoting strict carry,” ranging from grass-fed monitoring of labor standards, beef to orange juice. PHOTOS BY ZACHARY SCHULMAN including guarding against wage Speakers at the February GM included (from top L to R): Rachel Asher, Joe Holtz, Bill theft, sexual harassment, and Penner, Chair of Diversity and Equality Committee, Maitefa Angaza, Bart DeCoursy, Paul Open Forum conditions amounting to, Fru- Warren, Michael Esterowitz, David Moss, and Eric Frumin.” A proposal to move the GM min said, “neo-slavery.” open forum from the begin- Upcoming events promot- at 4 p.m. for step-off at 5 p.m. mittee, which he opined could wide-ranging tariffs imposed ning of the meeting to the end ed by the Labor Committee Frumin made a pitch for benefit from more demograph- by the Trump Administration, drew extensive commentary include a “follow the money” members to subscribe to the ic diversity than it has now. which he noted were pump- and showed Board members march past spots highlighting Labor Committee’s mailing ing up the costs of many Coop to hold differing views, as well. companies like Wendy’s, which list from the Coop’s website, International Trade cheeses and other items, overall Board member Sukey Tamarkin has refused to join the Fair and invited members to con- Education Squad “destabilizing” prices. “I guess proposed the change, to move Food Program. The grand fina- tact him by emailing efrumin@ Bart DeCoursy of the Inter- this is what happens when more swiftly to the scheduled, le of the three-day march takes gmail.com or calling 917-209- national Trade Committee read you elect a president who eats “deliberative” segments of place Thursday, March 12, at 3002, if interested in applying excerpts of a lengthy, alphabet- McDonalds and doesn’t drink the meeting, and to take full Union Square Park, gathering to fill a vacancy on the com- ized list of Coop fare affected by wine,” DeCoursy concluded. advantage of the earlier seg- ment of the meeting when, Hearing Administration she asserted, attendees are Committee more focused. Board member Michael Esterowitz, who, Rachel Asher opined she didn’t with his wife, Robin Germany, CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

March 2020

Aries: Read “The End of the Affair” by Graham Greene or watch the Libra: Your sensual and leisurely nature is on overdrive now, so film. The couple bond over onions. What flavor makes you fall in love? balance out by upping your leafy green intake. Boost your immune system with all those good vitamins. Taurus: This is a great month to mix up your spices. If you have never tried an earthy spice get to it. You are more in touch Scorpio: Laughter is in the air so when you’re cooking focus with your Taurus realness than ever. on presentation. Let your silly side show in the way you plate.

Gemini: Your career house gets a boost in March. Invite your Sagittarius: It’s a lovely time to throw a party for family colleagues over to break bread. In fact, bake it with them too. members, Sag. If a reunion is long in coming, send out the invites and focus on setting the sweetest table. Cancer: The Sun in fellow water sign Pisces makes this a great time to create your own subtle libations. Socialize with a fruity Capricorn: Make March the month of the squash. You have a cup in hand. lot on your mind and need to stay rooted.

Leo: It’s a fine time to err on the side of dessert rather than Aquarius: Money flows your way this month, but save when denial. Moderation is your mantra in March, but don’t be afraid you can. Leftover soups and stews are so much better than the to indulge a little. first night.

Virgo: It’s all about relationships this month. Go out to dinner Pisces: It’s your time to have your cake and eat it too, birthday and share plates, or cook at home and cook with the ones you love. person! Sweets for your sweetness are in order. PHOTO BY ZACHARY SCHULMAN Passing out ballots for voting.

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 4 March 12, 2020 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Member Oral History: Workslot Retiree Riva Rosenfield Looks Back By Marisa Bowe But I was not in on the ground members, to know the Coop iva Rosenfield, 80, has floor. I was a joiner, but not a was a player in this way, too. Rbeen a Park Slope resident leader, you know? I’m part of It was just a few upstate since 1966 and a Coop mem- the rank and file. farms that were doing organ- ber since the 1970s. After many In those days, we most- ic. I can’t seem to remember years of working on Receiving ly sold Jarlsberg cheese and much more than carrots and and Food Processing squads, carrots big enough to feed apples being available. We she retired from her workslot several horses. They were knew that they were proba- in December, 2008. In this oral enormous, and I don’t think I bly healthier for you. But the history that looks back at the ever bought them. organic produce was so ugly Coop’s history and its role in At the time, in Park Slope, looking. Wormholes in apples the organic movement, Riva there were a few grocery and things like that. It was shares images of worm-eaten stores, mom and pop stores. really disgusting-looking, so apples and the struggles over There were butchers. But to pay more than you were deciding to sell meat and beer none of the food was either paying in the supermarket for

at the Coop. sustainable or organic. And stuff that looked really bad... I PHOTO BY STEVE ROSENFIELD there wasn’t any such thing in didn’t even buy it. Riva and Steve Rosenfield were members in the very early The Coop Almost 50 any of the larger chain stores. The Coop was very early days of the Food Coop. Years Ago on introducing us to organ- I joined in the seventies. Early Days of Organics ic foods because they felt, It was maybe ’76, or ’73. I It was just at the beginning I guess, not only were they don’t remember because of of the organic movement, and healthwise better for us, but course, the Coop never kept the Coop was in the forefront of that it was an alternative way any records of that period. It it, I’m proud to say. That’s part of shopping that was outside wasn’t until IBM came around of the context that I think would the mainstream. And they and they had a big computer. be helpful for newer, younger wanted us to be cognizant of the fact that that was a very important part of what they were about, you know, not just these huge commercial farms. Some people felt that the industries were getting very big and controlling our food supply. [Frances Moore] Lappé, who wrote “Diet for Small Planet” [1971] was one

of the early voices opposing PSFC ARCHIVE this kind of industrial food Park Slope Food Coop’s modest space in the late 1970s program. It wasn’t as widely was one of the few places to buy organic produce. discussed as now, when you have people like Alice Waters money on war. That leads you “back to the land” was coming and Michael Pollan, who talk to say, this is not good for us. around in this country. about food in a different sort People wanted to do their of way. It wasn’t so popular. “There have been fights all own thing. They want to get A lot of this was sort of still away from what was the estab- in the underground, in the along the way. I mean, real lishment. And Park Slope was nascent stages. There weren’t fights. Should we sell beer? a hotbed of that. these big exposés of Coca Should we sell meat? I once I thought (and still think) Cola. People were still smok- went to the Coop when we of the Coop as a way to keep ing cigarettes, you know? And had just started ordering community together and share we didn’t have the context so chickens, and the checkout certain values, as well as buy- much of it being sustainable. ing good products we all want. worker refused to touch the ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN DONOHUE I don’t think we thought about that as much. There weren’t chicken on the belt.” The Coop’s a Community scientists talking about cows (Fights Included) giving off methane. After a while, things spread. For me, the Coop is a very Remember, we didn’t have the successful enterprise, and it Park Slope: a 1970s Internet. We’re talking tele- was for the important think- Political Hotbed phones here. There were lots of ing of several people. The I didn’t only think of the changes taking place, but they group of ten founders, or Coop as a supermarket. It were happening incremental- however many there were, wasn’t about organic vegeta- ly. And if you were aware, you who sat down and figured this bles. There was a movement. began to, I don’t know, drink out, were the most passion- A lot of the foment was around the Kool-Aid, maybe. ate about the vision for what the Vietnam War. Our focus was The whole feminist move- could be done—thinking out to oppose the war. I think it’s ment, consciousness rais- of the box about community related, that if you can oppose ing groups? That was part of and about cooperation. the government on something what developed in Park Slope. Those things were the most as big as that, you can begin to Women were using mirrors to important to me, and always push back on what food com- examine themselves. There have been. It’s important panies are doing. were outposts of the Black because we share the same The whole movement Panthers and the Redstock- neighborhood, we share the against nuclear arms testing, ings. My husband reminds issues that come up. It means Strontium 90 [a radioactive me there was a babysitting that we have similar values. isotope produced by nuclear pool where we cooperated. There’ve been fights all fission with a half-life of 28.8 We had a cooperative nursery along the way. I mean, real years] in the milk. You begin school in 1972. We started a fights. Should we sell beer?

PHOTO: PSFC ARCHIVE to see that your food is con- daycare center. There were Should we sell meat? I once From an earlier time, the Coop’s homemade bulk bins. nected to how we’re spending communes. The whole idea of went to the Coop when we had

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT USMCA/NAFTA 2.0—The Negative Aspects By Helen Beichel and fossil fuel companies fear- regulatory burdens.” These USMCA. Disputes between monoculture supporting Bart DeCoursy, ITES ful the Mexican government provisions are retroac- the US and Mexico can be firms like Bayer and BASF n our previous article we might nationalize or inter- tive; regulators will have adjudicated by tribunals and of farmland ownership Ioutlined improvements in fere with extraction of natu- to review all standards. In put together by the Interna- further stressing our local the new NAFTA. In this arti- ral resources from Mexican the past, what would have tional Centre for Settlement small and mid-sized farms cle we focus on issues Coop sources. been considered consum- of Investment Disputes and independent ranches. members need to be aware Yet the surgical capa- er protections, are being (ICSID), an arm of the World It will facilitate the growth of as we enter into a new bilities of USMCA Chap- replaced with restrictive Bank or a panel chosen from of polluting concentrat- era of consumer regulatory ters 11 and 28 make the labeling, keeping industry a roster of 30 individuals ed animal feeding oper- processes under the new cudgel of the ISDS system information secret, and the willing to serve as panel- ations (CAFOs) fueled by USMCA. unnecessary. Chapter 11, ability to rush products to ists. But why would a cor- cheap corn and soy feed. The areas where NAFTA called Technical Barriers the market. Corporations poration use a mechanism Our industrialized food sys- is most lacking are envi- to Trade (TBT) and Chap- will be able to delay and to other than the ICSID con- tem will be integrated even ronmental protections and ter 28, called Good Regu- shape regulations in such sidering its pro-corporate more with cattle from Mex- with regards to consumer latory Practices (GRP) will a way as to make them track record? The USMCA ico and pigs from Canada safety. First, there are no now enable multination- meaningless. Get the prod- claims to have nearly elim- coming here to be “finished” binding climate standards – als to have a hand in the uct out first. See if peo- inated ISDS but the reality without country of origin climate change is not even regulatory process. Gov- ple get sick and then do is the rules-making process labeling (COOL). That pack- mentioned in the agree- ernment agencies, includ- recalls. This is post-pro- has merely shifted so that age of meat labeled, “Prod- ment. Nor are there bind- ing our local and state duction regulation. This multinational power stays uct of the U.S.A,” could be ing enforcement provisions governments, will now will apply to chemicals, in place and our local sov- from cattle born, raised with regards to clean air, have “specific obligations” cosmetics, medical devic- ereignty is undermined and “harvested” outside of water, and land standards. in all phases of regula- es, pharmaceuticals, ener- This agreement will con- the U.S.A. But it is not only The Investor State Dispute tion, including “planning, gy performance standards tinue to enable the con- meats. Multinationals do Settlement, while being dis- design, issuance, imple- and information and com- solidation of agribusiness not have to have COOL on banded over the few years, mentation and review”, to munications technology. middlemen firms like Car- many products including will continue to exist to create new “opportunities There is a dispute set- gill, JBS Tyson and Smith- salad mixes with dressing protect the interests of the to eliminate unnecessary tlement process in the field, petro-chemical and CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Oral History In Praise of Walkers very far places and make tre- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 One of the changes that I mendous sacrifices to come to most enjoy is having a walk- the Coop. just started ordering chick- er. Really, whoever thought And that’s what a communi- ens, and the checkout worker up the idea of a walker was ty is to me, that you share cer- refused to touch the chicken a genius. I never know who tain values, that they’re worth on the belt. She was a vegetar- should get the credit for it, something, and at the Coop, ian. She refused to even touch but I think it’s wonderful. The that something is good food. the package. I learned that you walker has exposed me to That hasn’t exploited anybody have to have patience in the not only buying about three in raising it, that has nothing Coop and treat others with times more food than I ordi- that would harm you or your kindness, even if you disagree narily would because of the family. And that goes for vita- with what they’re thinking. convenience of it, but meet- mins and cleaning stuff also. I felt that they still believe ing some of the nicest people And where things come from, in some of the ideology that’s and having wonderful conver- you know, how do we get what in back of the Coop, and that sations, political and social. we have, who had to sacrifice puts you in a different place It’s a one-to-one opportuni- for what we have? I don’t want with them. You feel closer ty. You walk home with some- to buy coffee from somebody

to them. We had a common one, you tell them things, they who hasn’t been paid, right? n ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN DONOHUE goal and a common outlook. tell you things. You find out all I don’t feel like that when I go kinds of things about people, into Key Food. how they come from all over PSFC ARCHIVE The Coop in the early 1990s before we more than doubled our space, modernized the

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ITES Report to ratify the 1991 version of tion systems of 32 countries justify regulations proving shall expropriate or nation- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the International Convention equal to the U.S. Meat from they are not a burden to mul- alize a covered investment for the Protection of New these countries comes into tinationals as opposed to either directly or indirectly packets, pre-cooked or mar- Varieties of Plants (UPOV the U.S., where it is given a getting out in the field and through measures equiv- inated meat and poultry, and 1991), which prohibits farm- USDA grading label, such as doing the oversight we need. alent to expropriation or mixed fruits and vegetables. ers from saving and sharing “USDA Choice.” Consumer Fundamentally trade nationalization (expropri- Food labeling restrictions protected seeds. This Con- groups know that in some of agreements are invest- ation).” What this means will now allow companies vention has already been rat- these countries inspectors ment agreements as seen is that any kind of regula- to hide food additives and ified by the US and Canada. are paid by companies rath- in Chapter 14, the chapter tion can be seen as indirect ingredients in processed The concept of “harmo- er than by the government on investments. Chapter 14 expropriation blocking mul- foods as “proprietary” trade nization” encourages gov- as is required under our says that in the event there tinational profits. secrets. Chapter 9, Sanitary ernments to often accept laws. It is a kind of privatiza- are conflicts between other We need trade agree- and Phytosanitary Stan- less stringent standards tion of our public services. areas of the new NAFTA ments that put people and dards will allow companies on areas such as food and Our over-burdened and and Chapter 14 the right of consumers before corporate to withhold testing data worker safety, pharmaceu- under-funded public servants capital flows and the right interests. They make the and studies for agricultural tical patents, environmen- will be required to spend to make a profit prevails. mission of our Coop more chemicals and food safety tal rules and informational more time on paperwork to Article 14.8, says, “No Party relevant. n as “Confidential Business labeling of products. The February 27, 2020 Information.” U.S. Department of Agri- Provisions on intellectual culture (USDA) currently Coop Job Opening: property would force Mexico considers the meat inspec- General Coordinator: Crossword Puzzle Membership Office Operations The Coop is seeking a candidate qualified to join the six-person General Coordinator (GC) team. The candidate will be responsi- 12345 6789 10 11 12 13 ble for the day-to-day management of the Coop’s membership and administrative operations and systems including the supervi- sion of the 15+ Membership Coordinators. In addition, applicants will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams consist- 14 15 16 ing of GCs, Area Coordinators and/or Coop members on larger projects within the Coop. In conjunction with the other General Coordinators, the Membership Office Operations GC is ultimately responsible for everything that happens within the four walls 17 18 19 of the Coop – from providing a highly exemplary level of member service to seamless operations.

20 21 We are seeking candidates who value collaboration, possess skills to analyze situations, identify problems, contribute to creative problem-solving, see the big picture while also managing the details of the Coop’s membership office and systems, work well 22 23 24 25 26 with diverse groups of people, and has impeccable communication skills. Specific responsibilities (include but are not limited to): 27 28 29 • Manage the individual and shared work of the Membership Coordinator team including: o Assign and supervise staff workload and responsibilities 30 31 32 o Oversee implementation of Coop membership policies and operational procedures o Plan and chair weekly Membership Coordinator meetings 33 34 35 36 37 o Take a lead role in the hiring process for direct reports • Plan staffing levels and maintain employee work schedules including assignments, paid time off, and cover for absences 38 39 40 • Supervise work performance and conduct of direct reports, including performance evaluations and provide feedback • Create, manage and maintain document set for the Coop’s elaborate membership system, procedures, policies and operations 41 42 43 44 45 • Maintain and improve membership systems including administrative, back-office, and member-facing • Formulate policies and training protocols to support membership systems 46 47 48 Shared responsibility with other members of the General Coordinator team: 49 50 • Write, edit, and coordinate Coop communications to member-owners and paid staff • Collaborate on the development of web-based tools and services for member-owners 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 • Contribute to PSFC’s evolving proprietary IT systems • Participate in strategic planning and goal setting 58 59 60 • Lead and coordinate projects to develop and improve Coop policies and systems To be successful in this role you will need to be able to: 61 62 63 • Possess extensive experience managing and developing a team of staff • Be an effective communicator and listener in a variety of verbal and written settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, Across Down including the Coop’s monthly General Meeting 1. TRIAGE MD 1. SCHOOL EMAIL SUFFIX • Skillfully manage multiple priorities and working in a hectic environment while being flexible and adaptable 6. OLD RUSSIAN RULER 2. UPHOLSTERY PROBLEM • Apply analytical and systems-based thinking to creative problem solving and project planning 10. CUTS FOR AGTS. 3. FIST BUMP • Continually develop and motivate staff to meet the Coop’s high standards of member service 14. PRINCE HARRY’S MUM 4. TIP JAR BILL • Demonstrate leadership and team-building skills with the ability to give clear, constructive feedback 15. EBB 5. STEVE OF “THE OFFICE” • Be willing to step outside of normal duties to help the GC team and staff efficiently and effectively operate and lead the Coop • Follow through on commitments and ensure others do the same 16. GOT ____ DEAL 6. SPINS • Possess the qualities that contribute to successful supervision of others: maturity, patience, trust in and a respect for the 17. SEE 34-ACROSS 7. KAFKA HERO GREGOR work of others, a willingness to digest, adhere to and fairly apply existing policies and guidelines 19. SUPERIOR BODY? 8. FOLK SINGER DIFRANCO • Possess a high degree of proficiency with various software tools including MS office suite 20. GOOD LISTENERS 9. NOT WORKING ANYMORE: ABBR. • Support a culture consistent with the Coop’s values and mission 21. WHERE SAILORS GO 10. CALIFORNIA’S ____ VERDES 22. SEE 34-ACROSS PENINSULA Work Schedule 27. PALMER AND SCHWARZENEGGER 11. INDY 500 GEAR 45-50 hours, Sunday through Thursday, including flexibility for evening work as needed. As a retail business, our busiest times are during 28. WEST IN OLD MOVIES 12. INHALE traditional holiday seasons and applicants must be willing to work during many of the holiday periods, particularly in the winter. 29. PLUNKED BATTER’S STAT 13. WORKOUT ATTIRE 30. FACTS AND FIGURES 18. “LETHAL WEAPON” FORCE, BRIEFLY Work Environment 31. UNIT FOR SURVEYORS 21. ALDER AND ELDER Candidates must be comfortable in noisy, hectic surroundings in close quarters with others. 32. OBAMA ____ 22. ICE CREAM GOBBLER’S WOE Essential Physical Requirements 33. SINGER DAMONE 23. WHERE TO FIND SOME DRONES • Sit and view information on a computer screen or on paper for long periods of time 34. LIKE EACH OF THE ANSWERS FOR 24. HAWAII’S MAUNA ____ • Able to navigate the Coop’s three-floor work environment, including going up and down stairs 17-, 22-, 46- AND 52-ACROSS ... OR 25. NEIGHBORHOOD ORG. SINCE 1844 • Occasional lifting, kneeling and ladder use including reaching with hands and arms EVERY CLUE IN THIS PUZZLE 26. WYATT OF THE OLD WEST 37. SPY NOVELIST DEIGHTON 27. PUBLIC RELATIONS PEOPLE Salary: $95,329 38. “I’LL TAKE THAT AS ____” 31. WINDOW FIXTURES, FOR SHORT Benefits 39. PURCHASES AT A GOLF PRO SHOP 34. DO PENANCE A generous package including but not limited to 5 weeks vacation, 11 Health/Personal days, health and dental insurance and a 40. COLL. SENIOR’S EXAM 35. FLIP (THROUGH) defined benefit pension plan. No payroll deductions for the above benefits. 41. ORG. FOR CARDINALS AND RAVENS 36. ACTOR JARED 42. GRANOLA MORSEL 40. MIRACLE-____ FLSA Status: Exempt 43. “SORRY, I CAN’T COME” 43. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS Reports to: The General Manager 46. SEE 34-ACROSS FOUNDING MEMBER CHARLES ____ Deadline: April 30, 2020. Applications received after the deadline may not be considered. 49. CHOICE WORD? 44. REBUKE TO A TRAITOR 50. NOT BAMBOOZLED BY 45. “DON’T STAY OUT HERE” How to Apply: Applicants must be current Coop members with at least one year of Park Slope Food Coop membership immediately prior to 51. LO ____ 47. FLIRTATIOUS GESTURES application. Please send a cover letter, résumé, and three professional references to [email protected] and go to http://bit.ly/ 52. SEE 34-ACROSS 48. PALACE DWELLER MemberGC to complete a short questionnaire. No phone calls please. Applicants will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of 58. BOOK BEFORE DANIEL: ABBR. 52. “____ THE SEASON ...” their materials. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will continue until the position has been filled. 59. “DIES ____” (LATIN HYMN) 53. MINER’S HAUL 60. WORDS OF SUPPORT 54. SIGNATURE OBAMA LEGISLATION, About the Coop 61. LOCH ____ MONSTER FOR SHORT The Park Slope Food Coop is a 17,000+ working member-only cooperative started in 1973 with current annual sales of $58 million. 62. VEND 55. DAFT The General Coordinating (GC) team provides Park Slope Food Coop’s top level of management, with shared responsibility for the 63. VERY BOTTOM 56. X-RAY ALTERNATIVE Coop’s daily operations, long-term operational and strategic planning, coordination of the member-labor system, supervision of 57. OPPOSITE OF ‘NEATH the 70+ paid staff, and financial stewardship.

Puzzle author: David Levinson-Wilk. For answers, see page 16.

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COVID-19 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 personal opinion. I shopped last night. I bought no panic items and today I’m also buy- ing zero panic items. When I was here last night, there was almost no pasta in aisle 5. And we were running out of ground beef. Some people were buying a lot, a lot, a lot.” Josh says people bought all of the beans a few days ago and ponders what he couldn’t live without if New Yorkers were put under a two-week quarantine: “I bought a can of beans. The bean section seems fair- ly well decimated. I am less concerned but my wife is more concerned. We’re going to Greece in April and we’re trying to figure out wheth- Membership Coordinator Lewanika Senghor. er we should go or not and what would prevent us from going. We’re talking about the difference between panic and reality.” Josh says that if we are forced to quarantine for two weeks, he will not be able to live without coffee and peanut butter. Andrew says people should not panic… just wash your hands! Josh pointed out that the bean section was all fairly well “I think probably most decimated.” people are overreacting but it’s also not a bad idea to be cautious. I would say this shop is above average. We have little kids, so it’s a good idea to educate them. Wash your hands when you get off the subway from school. Mostly that.” Andrew’s chil- dren are 16, 13, 5, and 2. Nina, a 4th grade teacher, says the show must go on!

“My immune system isn’t PHOTO BY BRYONY ROMER compromised. I ride the Cans of beans were emptying out as fast as stockers could subway, but there’s noth- replenish them. ing I can do about it. So why should I get bent out STATEMENT ON THE of shape if there’s nothing I can do about it? I’m a teach- COOPERATIVE IDENTITY er and a whole bunch of DEFINITION my kids have already been A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united through the flu and so has voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural my husband. It’s just anoth- needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically er bad cold. It’s going to be controlled enterprise. fine. They’re joking about it in my classroom but they’re VALUES Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, also washing their hands. democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their There’s plenty of people founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of dying from the flu. I think honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. some of it is panic.” Nina is a 4th grade teacher. Her students are joking about Lewanika Senghor, Mem- the virus but they’re also washing their hands. PRINCIPLES bership Coordinator: The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put “There’s always panic their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance shopping whenever you adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. have major weather fore- They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership casts or some imminent 2. Democratic Member Control danger happening. We have 3. Member Economic Participation more people buying things 4. Autonomy and Independence that would be associated 5. Education, Training and Information with immune functions. I’m 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives not stocking up on anything. 7. Concern for Community I usually keep a supply of Reference: ica.coop stuff anyway.” n ILLUSTRATION BY TOMMY KANE

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless- ly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Mem- ber Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Miwa Gemini; Ludovica Burtone & Sparks Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use their editorial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether let- It’s hard to describe the music of Miwa Gemini. Much like ters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the name suggests, the sound is mercurial, drawing influ- the issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. ences that range from Erik Satie to Beyoncé. Their songs You may submit via e-mail to [email protected]. are soaked in an old whiskey barrel, dried off a balcony in Letters: Maximum 500 words. Paris, then polished by the hustle and bustle of NYC. Their Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a unique blend of watertight harmony is accompanied by a higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: simple yet intricate instrumentation, and their infectious A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present melodies will have you smiling in no time. accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a Ludovica Burtone & Sparks positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a sub- Versatile violinist, improviser, and mitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, composer, Ludovica Burtone returns under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member to perform for the Prospect Concert businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of series with her large ensemble, opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Sparks. Sparks blends classical, jazz and world music, bringing Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the pub- together strings with a rhythm section, mixing classical with lished guidelines and policies. Brazilian tradition, enriching it with colors of jazz and improvisation. LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more The band performs a mix of originals and arrangements, for a than 25% non-original writing. musical journey around the world. Joining Ludovica will be some of All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are NYC’s finest musicians: Olivia De Prato, Marta Sanchez, form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone Leandro Pellegrino, with additional special guests. other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discrimina- tory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the same topic by the same writer. This Issue Prepared By: Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual RETURN POLICY Editor (development): Tom Moore content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN Reporters: Marisa Bowe torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their keep prices low for our 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- m embership. Mini- be presented. Hayley Gorenberg Taigi Smith es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, mizing the amount of 2. Returns must be handled or reject the submission. If agreement between the writer and the editor returned merchandise within 30 days of purchase. Art Director (development): Rod Morrison about changes does not occur after a first revision, the editor may reject is one way we do this. the submission, and the writer may revise and resubmit for a future issue. If you need to make a FAIRNESS, ANONYMITY AND RESPECT POLICIES return, please go to the CAN I EXCHANGE MY ITEM? Illustrators: John Donohue In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: 2nd Floor Service Desk. No, we do not “exchange” items. Fairness You must return the merchandise Tommy Kane 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on and re-purchase what you need. the author’s first-hand observation. Photographers: Zachary Schulman 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are unnecessary, not specific or are not substantiated by factual assertions. The Gazette will not publish gra- CAN I RETURN MY ITEM? Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley tuitous personalization. That is, no unnecessary naming of Coop members in polemical letters and articles. Writers must address ideas not persons. Produce* Bulk* (incl. Coop-bagged bulk) Photoshop: Adam Segal-Isaacson 3. Submissions that make substantive accusations against specific indi- Cheese* Seasonal Holiday Items viduals, necessary to make the point of the submission and within the Books Special Orders NEVER Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies will be given to those persons to Calendars Refrigerated Supplements RETURNABLE Art Director (production): Phan Nguyen enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response will Juicers & Oils be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may Sushi *A buyer is available during the week- Desktop Publishing: Diana Quick not appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. days to discuss your concerns. 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They may not be personally and unused in re-sellable condition Puzzle Master: David Levinson-Wilk derogatory or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an individual member’s actions. The Gazette is a collaboration among Coop members. When submitting, The Coop reserves the right to refuse returns on a Final Proofreader: Lisa Schorr please consider the impact of your words on the writers, editors and produc- case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact tion staff who use our limited workslot time to try to produce an informative a staff member in the Membership Office. and cooperative publication that reflects the values of our Coop community. Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY March 12, 2020 9

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.

Monalisa Agrawal Rodrigo Camarena Martin Gonzalez Thomas Kim Prashant Mupparapu Matt Singer Chris Ames Samantha Carter Richa Gupta Danise Kimball Noel Parish Katie Slicher Diego Anaya Kristi Chaudhuri William Haisley Robert Klein Olivia Rose Parnell Lily Taylor Charity Baker Erin Cortizo Elizabeth Hanson Matthias Kodat Joshua Quinn Sameer Tharakan Julia Berner-Tobin Jonathan Cortizo Mikhail Haramati Michael Korneyev Maria Katarina Rafael Cang Truong Kristina Biskup Liat Deener-Chodirker Edmond Harrison Susanna Kors Jeffrey Rentschler Carlos Valdez Amy Blunsack Ana Del Hierro Liza Horowitz James La Marre Ira Robbins Hessel Van Den Berg Andrea Bonin Charlotte Dillon Lucas Howard Lucy Madison Andrew Roberts Irene Van Goor Allyson Bosworth Hannah Dunn Jessamine Irwin Maria Matveeva Jessica Ross Jessica Velez Timothy Burn David Elings Elyse Johnson Leah McGarry Nilou Safavieh Brooks Weinberger Belinda Byrne Gregory Farkas Kate Johnson-Powers Michael McGarry Clara Sankey Megumi Yamaguchi Carmen Cairo Charisma Glasper Nick Jost Alex Moyer Samantha Sherman Joanna Zhang Arianna Calabrese Gregory Goldstone Kristina Juzaitis Victoria Moyer Charly Simpson

ALL ABOUT THEGENERAL COOP CALENDAR MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, MARCH 31 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com. incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to Have questions about Orientation? Please TUE, APRIL 7 have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradi- visit www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. the Coop” page for answers to frequently asked Submissions will be considered for the April 28 tion of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have questions. General Meeting. open meetings and to receive the advice of the members The Coop on the Internet at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is www.foodcoop.com Gazette Deadlines required to act legally and responsibly, has approved LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: almost every General Meeting decision at the end of The Coop on Cable TV Mar 26 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 16 every General Meeting. Board members are elected at the Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Apr 9 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 30 Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws are The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 available on foodcoop.com and at every General Meeting. (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon), and live CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/ Mar 26 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 18 Next Meeting: Tuesday, community-media/bcat-tv-network. Apr 9 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Apr 1 March 31, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GMand Receive Park Slope Food month. Work Credit CoopMission Statement Location John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General between Fourth and Fifth Sts. ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting has been our decision-making body. At alternative to commercial profit-oriented the General Meeting (GM) members gather to business. As members, we contribute our How to Place an Item on the make decisions and set Coop policy. The General- labor: working together builds trust through cooperation and teamwork and enables us to Agenda Meeting-for-workslot-credit program was created keep prices as low as possible within the con- If you have something you’d like discussed at a to increase participation in the Coop’s decision- text of our values and principles. Only mem- General Meeting, please complete a submission form making process. bers may shop, and we share responsibilities for the Agenda Committee. Forms are available in and benefits equally. We strive to be a respon- the rack near the Coop Community Corner bulletin Following is an outline of the program. sible and ethical employer and neighbor. We board, on foodcoop.com, and at General Meetings. • Advance Sign-up required: are a buying agent for our members and not a selling agent for any industry. We are a part of Instructions and helpful information on how to sub- To be eligible for workslot credit, you must sign- and support the cooperative movement. mit an item appear on the submission form. The up at foodcoop.com. A computer dedicated to We offer a diversity of products with an Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each sign-ups is located in the elevator lobby. You may emphasis on organic, minimally processed month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the last sign up for the meeting all month long, until 5 p.m. and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. of the day of the meeting. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. Some restrictions to this program do apply. We respect the environment. We strive to Meeting Format Please see below for details. reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items • • Two GM attendance credits per year: generations. We prefer to buy from local, Explore meeting literature Each member may take advantage of the earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for to lead by example, educating ourselves and GM-for-workslot-credit program two times per members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. others about health and nutrition, coopera- calendar year. tion and the environment. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Attend the entire GM: We are committed to diversity and equal- ity. We oppose discrimination in any form. • Financial Report • Coordinators’ In order to earn workslot credit you must be Reports (7:30 p.m.) We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Report • Committee Reports present for the entire meeting. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, The agenda is posted on food- needs and concerns of every member. We Agenda (8:00 p.m.) • Signing in at the Meeting: seek to maximize participation at every level, coop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. After the meeting, the Workslot Credit from policy making to running the store. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Attendance Sheets will be available to sign in. We welcome all who respect these values. Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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Election: The HOC will present Elena Vournas for election to the committee. march 2020 Food Drive to Benefit HOC members work on an FTOP basis when needed and serve three-year terms. month-long —submitted by the Hearing Officer Committee CHiPS Soup Kitchen Item 2: Annual Dispute Resolution Committee Election (30 minutes) CHiPS Soup Kitchen, located at Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street, is the Election: Five current Dispute Resolution Committee members will stand for recipient of much of our edible but unsalable perishable food. They also re-election. The five members are: Helen Koh, Karen Kramer, Yuko Uchikawa, need donations of nonperishable foods. This food will go to CHiPS to help Michael Szeto, and Daniel Weiss.—submitted by the Dispute Resolution Committee Item 3: Filling a Vacancy for the Coop’s Corporate Officer: Secretary (15 minutes) them feed people in the neighborhood who are in need of a nutritious Election: The General Manager of the Coop received written notification from meal. Consider contributing nonperishable foods and commercially pack- Jesse Rosenfeld that he resigned as Secretary of the Corporation on February aged foods; canned fish; canned fruits and vegetables; pasta sauce; pasta; 27, 2020. Article VII of the Coop’s Bylaws requires an election at the next pre-packaged rice; pre-packaged beans; canned beans; canned soups; directors’ meeting. Therefore, the required date for the election is Tuesday Parmalat milk; dry milk; peanut butter; cooking oil; or boxed raisins. 03/31/2020. Leave non-perishable food donations all month long Item 4: Introduction of the Candidate for the Board of Directors (30 minutes) in the collection boxes by the exit door. Discussion: The Candidate for the Board of Directors, Bill Penner, will introduce himself and answer questions from the members in attendance. Donate money in the collection jar at the cashier station. —required by the General Meeting Donate directly at chipsonline.org/donate/. VII. Board of Directors Meeting VIII. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center Miwa Gemini; Ludovica pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the mar 20 status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. fri 8 pm Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm Burtone & Sparks It’s hard to describe the music of Miwa Gemini. Much like the apr 7 name suggests, the sound is mer- tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting

Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beatcurial, drawing influences that

Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies andrange from Erik Satie to Beyoncé. guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, rocking clear- Park Slope local singer and eyed political Theirguitarist songsMamie Minch sounds are soakedsongs along in an old whiskey barrel, dried something like a well-fleshed- ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Members with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their around town for her Piedmont- travels—on the style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around off adeep voicebalcony and her self-penned in Paris,the heart. then polished by the hustle and may submit in person their agenda item between 7:30 antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world and Brooklyn, with all kinds of excellent people, including bustleDayna Kurtz, theof Roulette NYC. Sisters, Their unique blend of watertight harmo- and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. ny is accompaniedwww.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com by a simple yet intricate instrumen- to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both avail- tation,PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782and Union St., Brooklyn, their NY 11215 (btwn 6th &infectious 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 melodies will have you smiling in no time. Ludovica Burtone & Sparks. able from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. Versatile violinist, improviser, and composer, Ludovica The April General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m., at John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Burtone returns to perform for the Prospect Concert series with her large ensemble, Sparks. Sparks blends classical, jazz and world music, bringing together strings with a rhythm sec- tion, mixing classical with Brazilian tradition, enriching it with colors of jazz apr 14 Safe Food Committee Film Night and improvisation. The band performs a mix of originals and arrangements, for tue 7 pm a musical journey around the world. Joining Ludovica will be some of NYC’s Film to be announced. PCfinest C musicians: Olivia De Prato, Marta Sanchez, Leandro Pellegrino, with uesd r See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive additionalItems will be taken up in the order special given. guests. Times in parentheses are suggestions. list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com which More information on each item may be available at the entrance table Concertat the meeting. We ask members takes to please rplaceead the materials avail-at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect able between can now also be reached via a link on the Park Slope Food 7:00 7:15 p.m. ParkMeeting Location: West Congregation Beth(at Elohim 2nd Social Hall St.),(Garfield $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a Temple) Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. monthly274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn e ul slr Coee leo Society ues for Ethical Culture. Bookings: Bev Grant, [email protected]. Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee Learn About Cheese e ord o reors Cddes Preseos apr 15 ues Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” wed 7 pm uure ed maroro 31 at the Coop For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC MAR General Meeting the center pages of the Lineaiters aette. The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, theses are suggestions. More information on each item Elena Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. from around the world and fun pairings you can try at home! We ask members to please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. Meeting location: John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. mar 20 The Jalopy Chorus; I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up fri 8 pm II. Open Forum Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm Friday B Week Klezmer III. Treasurer’s Report The Jalopy Chorus is resident vocal ensemble of The IV. Coordinator Reports Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, led by Musical V. Committee Reports Director Eva Salina. The chorus explores a variety of VI. Meeting Agenda 1: Hearing Officer Committee Election (15 minutes) Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beatinternational harmony singing, including American, Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, rocking clear- Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their around town for her Piedmont- travels—on the style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world and Brooklyn, with all kinds of excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, For more information on these and other events,Jimbo Mathisvisit and CW Stoneking. the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com

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53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted.Booking: Bev Grant,Nonmembers 718-788-3741 are welcome to attend workshops. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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Corsican, East European, and Caucasus Georgian musi- cal traditions. Friday B Week Klezmer. Josh Waletzky may 6 Learn About Cheese (founding member of the early klezmer revival band wed 7 pm Kapelye) is the world’s leading contemporary Yiddish at the Coop songwriter. Performing a concert of original and tradi- Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by tional songs of freedom and resistance, Waletzky is Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, joined by an ensemble of internationally renowned Elena Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses from around the world and fun pairings you can try at home! recording and performing musicians. English transla- tions will be projected. Josh Waletzky, vocals; Zoe Aqua, fiddle; Esther Gottesman, vocals, ukulele; Lily Henley, fiddle; Jeyn Levison, vocals, ukulele; Abigail Miller, pro- jections; Ilya Shneyveys, accordion. may 7 Food Class Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical thu 7:30 pm Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly Food Class to be announced. musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for To inquire about leading a Food Class, Ethical Culture. Bookings: Bev Grant, [email protected]. go to bit.ly/CCCChef1.\

apr 18 sat 11 am Medicare Made Clear may 8 Wordsprouts fri 7 pm Confused by Medicare? What does Medicare cover? How much does Medicare Authors to be announced. cost? When can I change my coverage? These are a few of the questions PC C Bookings: Sarah Schenck, [email protected]. we will answer in this educational workshop. Join us to learn all about your uesd r Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses are suggestions. Medicare choices. We’ll also share tools and resources to help you under- MoreWORDSPROUTS information on each item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between stand the coverage that may be right for you, including a free educational 7:00 7:15 p.m. MeetingCelebrate Location: Father’s Congregation Day Beth and Elohim meet BrianSocial HallGresko, (Garfield Temple) guide. Whether you’re just getting started with Medicare or simply looking to 274 Garfieldthe editor Pl. at 8thof theAve. just-published anthology on learn more, we’re here to help. Long-time Coop member Mary Blanchett is e ul slr Coee leo ues fatherhood When I First Held You Election: The committee will present four members to be re- a Financial Services Professional who helps Medicare recipients understand elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the their coverage and options. e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. Discussion: “PresentationmayBecoming a father by can candidates be one of the most26 forprofoundly the exhilarating, Board terrifying, of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of PSFC MAY General Meeting uure ed oro For information thought-provokingontue how to essays,place 7 22 of an today’spm item masterful on writers the get Agenda, straight to the heart please of see the center pages of the Lineaiters aette. apr 26 Spring Detox & Self-care The Agenda Committeemodern fatherhood. minutes From making and that ultimate the satatusdecision to having of apending kid to making it agenda items are availablethrough the birth, in to tanglingthe office with a toddler and mid-tantrum, at all andGMs. eventually letting a teen Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on sun 12:30 pm loose in the world, these fathers explore every facet of Strategies, with Q&A fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the the way they saw the world—and themselves. 7:00 p.m. at the Coop center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda “What is Acupuncture?” Come learn some self-healing exercises, essential FREE Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I Non members Welcome Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda oils, and useful strategies from Chinese medicine to harness the springtime First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work items are available in the Coop office. energy, lighten up, and move joyfully and smoothly towards your goals! Meetinghas appeared in Poetslocation: & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and TheJohn Brooklyn Rail, Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Licensed acupuncturist and Coop member Joanne presents a fun and and online at The Huffington Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of FourthBooks , and many other sites. Fifth Sts. engaging holistic self-care workshop. Dress comfortably and bring a note- Refreshments will be served. book (optional). Also, come at 12:30 p.m. for a Q&A session with Joanne! All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. By now you’ve heard of acupuncture, have tried it, or know someone who Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]

“swears by it,” but how does it work, and what happens? What kind of Views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. conditions are helped by acupuncture? What’s the difference between “Chinese medicine” and “Western medicine,”, and where does acupunc- may 30 ture fit in? Please bring any questions-for-the-acupuncturist that you have, sat 11 am Curious About Cohousing? and learn how this simple philosophy can help you find better well-being in Want to raise your kids in a warm, supportive community? Join us for our contemporary world. the 30-minute documentary, The Best of Both Worlds: The Promise of Cohousing. Representatives from two cohousing communities forming in Massachusetts and Connecticut, will be on hand to answer your questions. Picture a group of people coming together to design their own community may 5 of private dwellings, each with its own kitchen and privacy for residents. tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting Also on the property: a large “common house” serving everyone. Optional group meals are offered several nights a week, and residents take advan- The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- tage of recreation or exercise rooms, a community garden, children’s play- ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Members rooms and other amenities. All this occurs within a framework of shared may submit in person their agenda item between 7:30 values and a deep concern for kindness, connectedness, and sensitivity and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How toward the environment. The U.S. to date has 165 cohousing communities. to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” This film premiered at the Wild and Scenic film festival in January, pro- and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both avail- files four cohousing communities in California. Filmmaker John de Graaf, able from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. who partnered on the film with architect Charles Durrett, has co-written The May General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 7 p.m., at or edited four books, including the international best-seller Affluenza. De John Jay Educational Campus, 227 Seventh Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Graaf has been a documentary filmmaker since 1977. Dick Margulis is an independent book editor and book designer whose second full-time job is helping to get Connecticut’s first cohousing community, 30-unit Rocky Corner (www.rockycorner.org), built in Bethany, Conn., near New Haven, on a 33-acre former dairy farm. Joan Oleck, a writer and editor and a Coop member since 1992, recently moved to (soon-to-be) 28-unit Village Hill Cohousing (www.villagehillcohousing.com) on 6.6 woodsy acres adjacent to downtown Northampton, MA.

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COOPÉRATIVE LA or an article in the Gazette to LOUVE understand. That’s fine for members who for whatever Look for two alternative bags in the produce and bulk MEMBERS, reason want those items. aisles soon! We will be trialing a compostable, plant-based Hello from Paris! I made it Is there a reason for the bioplastic bag and a 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bag. to our sister coop, Coopéra- reduction in frozen yogurt? The compostable bag can be placed in your home composting tive La Louve, and am thrilled Is it a question of indifferent system or the City brown bins. We welcome your feedback on to report the spirit of coop- work by stockers? these bags and will post an email on the bag dispensers for you eration is flourishing. I was Michael Rieman to contact the Coop. given a tour of the impressive A compostable, plant-based deli tub will be tried out in Food facility located in the 18th TO THE EDITORS: arrondissement by member I don’t make a habit of Processing for cream cheese. You will need to remove the label François, who kindly intro- attending Coop GMs on a very from the lid before composting in your home composting duced me to Tom Boothe, regular basis, but I do make system or the City brown bins. president and cofounder of sure to receive workslot cred- La Louve. Shopping felt famil- its my allotted two times per Ditch the ziplock plastic baggie habit by switching to eco-friendly alternatives. Options available for sale at the Coop iar despite my head swirling year. As an FTOP worker it’s a are: BioBag compostable snack-size resealable bags (aisle 4), Lunchskins recyclable & sealable paper sandwich bags from all the geeking out I convenient way to get a couple (aisle 4), Stasher plastic-free reusable storage bags (aisle 6) or (re)Zip reusable storage bags (front end cap). was doing. I could go on, but shifts in, and more importantly Choosing these alternatives for your lunch, snacks, or leftovers is one step closer to a plastic-free life. mostly want to heap praise it forces me to pay attention, Ask a staff member if you can't find what you want. on our organization and the even if only briefly, to the inner cooperation it has fostered. workings of the Coop. I’m glad Boothe says organizations we incentivize attendance in from around Europe are in this way; more members touch with La Louve about should make use of the meet- starting cooperatives of their ing-for-credit program. own. Seeing this model thrive That being said, the atten- in another part of the world is dance sign-out process is an 3 GREAT reasons exciting and I think it bodes absolute nightmare; it’s time well for us all. to bring it into the 21st century. to register for Damien Neva The Coop already has software to scan our IDs at the entry desk. Using a similar system to check member services! FROZEN YOGURT members out of the meetings WAS seems like a no-brainer. Sure, Receive TEXT or EMAIL alerts for we’d need a couple of laptops 1 Intelligent Shift Notifications: upcoming shifts. TO THE MEMBERS: and scanners, but it’s a small Remember when our Coop price to pay for what would be sold frozen yogurt? a huge convenience. Members View number of FTOP cycles Presumably we still do. could exit in any order, without covered or banked and upcoming However, the Stonyfield having to arrange themselves 2 Easily available FTOP info: yogurts we once carried in into alphabetical groups, and shifts scheduled! various selections have been could simply scan their cards on reduced to a small area in the their way out. The list of attend- freezer which is sporadically ees would be compiled and Check your status before coming filled and quickly emptied. alphabetized by the computer, 3 Avoid surprises at the entrance desk: to the Coop. Instead, the freezer has saving the office time verifying been filled with items purport- attendance records as well. Ready to enroll: Go to foodcoop.com and click on “Member Services” ed to be ice cream but which Best, in the upper right-hand corner to get started. may well require a workshop Jason Schreiber

GM Mulls important and deliberative, applaud if you like!” the Coop’s membership, in ly join. Variances might tell a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 as compared to the unsched- A couple of members an anonymous, optional fash- story, or at least indicate areas uled, often personal items called the open forum at the ion. They suggested that most to explore. Particular charac- “see the purpose of chang- raised during open forum, beginning of the GM “jar- organizations of the Coop’s teristics (queer identity? immi- ing,” noting that in four years which at the February GM had ring.” One offered that if a size would have some mea- gration status? income level?) she’d served on the board, she included a fundraising plea member were not attending surement of racial diversity were raised and critiqued for hadn’t found the position of from a member who had been for work credit, they might and other demographics. whether they would help the the open forum to impede the injured hiking, objection to the find it “helpful to come and Some sort of demographic Coop learn important lessons flow or timing of the meeting, reported potential expulsion say your piece and be able to measure could help the Coop relevant to diversity and equal- “nor does it affect the ability of a longtime member, and a leave.” Concern about wheth- and the DEC further explore ity, or perhaps be off-putting. to focus.” She thought open hygiene-motivated push to er moving open forum might whether the Coop is making Could the Coop extrapolate discussion might be well posi- ensure people working check- result in abbreviating it at good on its commitment to be anything from zip code data it tioned as “people are filtering out did not eat while working. the end of the meeting drew a welcoming environment for already has? in, to ease into the meeting.” Warren suggested that open an amendment to guarantee all members, they suggested. Joe Holtz offered that ensur- David Moss from the Chair forum is a “way to be exposed open forum must occur. Members expressed enthu- ing the Coop is truly open to Committee picked up on to the full voice of the Coop, as Neither the amendment nor siasm. One suggested that all would strengthen it, direct- that theme, speculating that opposed to just the business the proposal itself passed. exit surveys querying people ing members to “Dashed as security may slow down of the Coop.” leaving the Coop might shed Hopes, Broken Dreams,” a entrance, “having people com- Open forum to start the Collecting Anonymous light on factors important to book about cooperatives that ing and leaving during actual GM is “damn cool,” said an Demographic diversity and equality. Sim- he represented as telling a business can be a problem.” impassioned new member. Information ilarly, another suggested, it cautionary tale of organiza- Paul Warren from the Diver- “Why do we have to be bor- Members of the Diversi- could be illuminating to look tions that failed to diversify sity and Equality Committee ing?” he asked. When rum- ty and Equality Committee at the identities of those who and ultimately failed. opposed the change, object- bles of approval were heard, opened a discussion about attend sessions for potential The GM concluded, and the ing that scheduled business he concluded by striking a potentially collecting demo- members, as compared to the Board accepted the advice of would be framed as more pose and inviting, “You can graphic information about identities of those who actual- GM members on all votes. n

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OBITUARY

Edite Eckroth Edite had a phenomenal green thumb. Her apartment By Thomas Rayfiel As the Coop grew, Edite also featured a spectacular array of dite Eckroth, one of the devised more efficient systems flowering plants. She particu- ECoop’s first Receiving Coor- for food to make its way to the larly loved amaryllis bulbs— dinators and a beloved staff shopping floor. General Coor- her refrigerator was full of member for 25 years, died dinator Joe Holtz points out: them—which she gave away recently. She was 79. Edite “Many members, who knew to friends and co-workers. joined the Coop in 1986. At Edite only in the latter part of Though retired, Edite main- that time, there was no vita- her Coop career, saw her pri- tained close ties with many min department. Edite took marily at her desk. But earli- members of the staff. Jessa, it as her personal mission er on she invented the job of Jennifer Brown, and Kusi to organize and refine what staff support for the members’ Merello all stepped in during has since become one of the shelf-stocking efforts. That her later years to keep her Coop’s most popular offer- invention was crucial to the supplied with good food and ings. Jessa Fisher, who is cur- thousands of members who good company. rently in charge of the vitamin then went home every week- There remains the question inventory, recalls marveling at end with what they came here of her name. For many years, the selection when she first for, rather than empty-handed on a board showing photos of joined. During a three-year while food languished in base- all the Coordinators, instead overlap, Edite initiated her ment storage.” of a first and last name under into the complexities of main- For the many Coordinators her picture was simply, mys- taining the hundreds of differ- who came after her, Edite’s con- teriously, “Edite.” She hated ent vitamins, multi-vitamins, tribution lives on in the phrase her given name, Sally, and supplements and homeopath- she made famous, calling out once, at a conference, saw a ic treatments the Coop pro- over the intercom when the woman with a nametag that vides. “She was so smart and critical mass of Receivers on read Edite. “That’s my name,” observant,” Jessa says, “and so either end of the belt had been she said to herself. And took it accomplished at her job.” reached: “Send! Send! Send!” as her own. n PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING Coop Job Opening: Saturday, March 28, 1:45-4 p.m. Lead Facilities Coordinator Wednesday, April 8 , 3:45-6 p.m. The Coop is seeking a qualified applicant to coordinate and supervise all activities and people involved in the maintenance of the Coop’s physical plant. The Coop’s physical plant consists of approximately 20,000 sq. ft. over three floors, a multi-level roof, For Coop members only two freight lifts, one passenger elevator, HVAC systems, frozen food system, glycol refrigeration system, store equipment, staff offices for approximately 82 employees, two kitchens and seven bathrooms. Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. The successful candidate will provide leadership in the Coop’s facilities project planning, and develop and implement mainte- nance and safety systems. Additionally, they will be skilled at working in a collaborative environment. This position reports to Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products sold and is supervised by the General Coordinating team. at the Coop—food and non-food. Specific responsibilities (include but are not limited to): • Oversight and coordination of all aspects of maintaining and improving the Coop’s physical plant, including hands-on repairs • Primary responsibility for managing the Coop’s relationships with service/physical contractors Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, • Develop and maintain a computer-based system of tracking and communicating repairs and improvements pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. • Develop a centralized digital repository for documentation and instructions about the Coop’s physical plant • Coordinate the work of staff involved in facilities; set priorities and project schedules. Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll • Give performance feedback to other staff involved in facilities work when necessary in consultation with the General Coordinators. bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and • Shared supervision of member labor in this area; utilizing the skills of our membership • Pest control, in conjunction with our exterminator, commensurate with food store requirements re-use any bags you do take before recycling.

Professional Skills and Experience: Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling • Facilities or project management in buildings/projects of comparable size and complexity wrap, and small bulk bags. • Direct involvement in, or high-level knowledge of, electrical, mechanical, and/or carpentry trades • Hiring and overseeing contractors • Managing multiple priorities, working under pressure, and meeting tight deadlines • Strong computer skills NO food residue, rinse as needed. Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. Other Job Requirements: • Adept at working in a collaborative environment with diverse stakeholders • Excellent interpersonal skills • Maintain calm in the Coop’s hectic workplace For all community Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions: • Lift up to 50 pounds for extended periods of time • Reach, crouch, bend, stand for extended periods of time members: • Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps and the like between the Coop’s three interior floors and roofs Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. • Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces • Work for hours in low temperature environments such as walk-in coolers and freezers • Work with and around common allergens including nuts and dust • Work in noisy, hectic surroundings Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes • Work on one’s feet for many hours continuously Energy bar wrappers and granola bar wrappers • Operating machinery and power tools Brita water filters and related items (other brands Work Schedule Average workweek of 45 hours. Schedule to be based on project priorities. Maximum flexibility with weekend availability is also accepted) required. As a retail business, our busiest times are during traditional holiday seasons and applicants must be willing to work during many of the holiday periods, particularly in the winter. Cereal and cracker bags/box liners

$95,329 Salary: FLSA Status: Exempt Donations in any amount are welcomed to help Benefits: offset the cost to the Coop of this collection. A generous package including but not limited to: 3 weeks vacation, 11 Health/Personal days, health and dental insurance and a defined benefit pension plan. No payroll deductions for the above benefits. Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection? Contact Jacquelyn Scaduto in the Membership Office. Prerequisite: Must be a current Park Slope Food Coop member for at least twelve months immediately prior to application. For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com

How to Apply: Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] Materials will only be accepted electronically. Submit application materials to http://bit.ly/PSFCJobs. Applicants will receive acknowledgment of application via email. Do not call the Membership Office to check on the status of application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership. The Park Slope Food Coop is an equal opportunity employer.

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 14 March 12, 2020 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Coop Response to the Coronavirus This response was posted to the must be scheduled through the Mem- Washing Your Hands Cleaning Around the shift) Coop website on Thursday, March bership Office or be authorized by a Before Beginning Work Coop • Prior to putting on sani- 5. It will be updated as needed so staff member. You will need to contact All members working in The Coop will work to tary gloves please go to foodcoop.com for the the Office when you want to use this Receiving, Shopping and Food ensure that bathrooms are • Whenever your hands latest information. FTOP for a planned absence or to Processing should wash their well-stocked with soap and get dirty apply it to a future assessed make-up. hands before starting work, paper towels (in the bath- 2. Avoid touching your eyes, he Coop is committed to after using the toilet, or when- rooms without an air-dryer) nose and mouth to mini- Tpracticing safe and hygienic CLEANING AND ever your hands get dirty. Please at all times. Paper face tis- mize the risk of spreading protocols to protect our Coop SANITARY PRACTICES AT see “Protecting Yourself and the sues are available around the the virus between surfac- community. While we are not THE COOP Coop” below for more tips. Coop for your use. If you find a es and your person. If you intending to be alarmist nor Members working in the bathroom is lacking supplies do touch your face, please predicting what will happen No Eating while Working produce, bread or bulk aisles or cannot locate any paper wash your hands or use with the spread of COVID-19 According to NY State Dept should pay special attention tissues, please inform a staff a hand sanitizer before and how it will affect our city, of Agriculture and Markets reg- to washing their hands before member. resuming work. we are working to prepare ulations, members working starting work and/or use gloves Sanitizing wipes are avail- 3. Cover your mouth and nose ourselves for any eventuality on a Shopping or Receiving while handling produce and able near the carts and bas- with a tissue when you and putting in place practices squad are not allowed to eat perishable items. kets. Please take one to clean sneeze or cough. Dispose to help mitigate the risks. We while working. The Coop has the handles of your cart or of the tissue immediate- encourage members to stay begun to strictly enforce this Cleaning Your Work Area basket. ly into a trash receptacle. informed, remain vigilant, and State-mandated regulation. • If you are working at a check- Additional sanitizing foam Sneeze and cough into take care of each other. We ask Members may drink while work- out or cashier station or the dispensers will be installed your elbow if you do not that all member-owners care- ing on a Shopping or Receiv- entrance desk, please clean around the shopping floor. have a tissue. Please do not fully read and follow our guid- ing squad if the container is a all the surfaces, including The Coop will make sure that sneeze or cough into your ance and suggestions. closed container. If you have the keyboard and pinpad, the sanitizing wipe dispensers hands. Wash your hands or to unscrew or remove the top before starting your shift, and foaming dispensers are use a hand sanitizer before ATTENDANCE POLICIES to take a drink, the container is whenever the surfaces get full and available for use. resuming work. NOT a closed one. Please step dirty, and at the end of your We encourage members 4. Stay at home if you have Attendance on Your Shift away from your work area if you shift. Cleaning products and to bring their own hand san- a fever (even low grade), Coop members should need to have something to eat. paper towels are available itizers to use while working or cough, or difficulty breath- not come to work their shift if Members working on a Food at each station. Sanitizing shopping at the Coop espe- ing. they feel unwell, have been in Processing shift are prohibit- wipes are also available on cially as there is high demand 5. To minimize hand contact contact with someone who ed at all times from eating or the shopping floor. on the Coop’s supplies. between you and the mem- has been ill, or are advised to drinking in the Food Processing • If you are working in the The maintenance commit- ber working at the check- self-isolate/quarantine. Please area. The Coop will continue to Membership Office, moni- tees will be instructed to pay out or cashier stations, feel follow the normal procedures enforce this NY State Depart- tor desk or at any staff desk special attention to cleaning free to use the front-facing your squad uses to call out ment of Ag and Markets regu- on the second floor, please frequently touched services scanner to scan your own absent and explain the reason lation in the Food Processing clean all the surfaces, such as door handles, fau- member ID card. for your absence to your Squad area. including the keyboard and cets, push plates, light switch- 6. You must use waxed paper Leader. If your absence is due Please remember the impor- the phone handset, before es, phones, and the drinking when selecting any bread, to precautionary measures tance of keeping your hands starting your shift, when- fountain. pastry or bagel product you take or illness related to away from your face and mouth ever it gets dirty, and at the from the bins. Do NOT put the coronavirus (COVID-19), while handling food and your end of your shift. Cleaning PROTECTING YOURSELF your bare hands in the bins the Coop guarantees you will co-members’ groceries. Help products and paper towels AND THE COOP to choose your item. owe only one make-up. This us to avoid difficult and uncom- are available in the Mem- Good personal hygiene policy overrides existing squad fortable situations by refraining bership Office or on the practices remain the best ORIENTATION & EVENTS specific attendance rules until from eating and drinking from Maintenance shelves in the method for preventing the At this time, all regularly further notice. If you need to open containers (or at all in second-floor elevator lobby. spread of disease, including scheduled Orientation meet- follow up after your absence or Food Processing). It’s unsan- • If you work in Food Process- COVID-19 virus and protecting ings, public events, and meet- your absence is for an extend- itary for your hands to be in ing, please follow closely yourself and others. Please ings will be held at the Coop. ed period of time, please con- contact with your mouth (or and diligently the cleaning adopt these practices when For further updates or chang- tact the Membership Office for anything that has touched your and sanitation policies spe- you are working or shopping es please check the Coop assistance. mouth) while you are handling cific to the Food Processing at the Coop. website or follow us on social others’ groceries and touching area. Direct any questions If you are showing any symp- media. Attention ABCD Workers: public surfaces. If a staff mem- about cleaning and sanita- toms of the coronavirus (even a mild Changes to Banked FTOP ber or Squad Leader asks you tion in the Food Processing cough or low-grade fever) or live in Further Information and Using Banked FTOP to not eat while working, we area to the Receiving Coor- a household with someone showing Additional information Policies ask that you comply with their dinators in charge of the symptoms, the Coop asks you to not and guidance are available Because the Coop needs request and consider the health food processing, bulk and come to the Coop to work or shop. from the NYC Department of more members working at and safety of your co-members cheese departments.Follow See “Attendance Policies” above for Health, the NYS Department this time to keep up with the as a top priority. proper glove wearing prac- more detail. of Health, CDC, and WHO. The high level of shopping, we are For members working in tice when you work in Food 1. Wash your hands frequent- Coop will continue to follow relaxing the Banked FTOP and the Membership Office or Sec- Processing: ly with soap and water for the advice and instructions Using Banked FTOP policies. If ond Floor Monitor Desk, we • Wash your hands before at least 20 Seconds. The from these organizations as you work a regular ABCD shift request that you refrain from putting gloves on Coop has six bathrooms this situation develops. and do not owe make-ups, the eating as a courtesy to other • Put on a new pair of available for members to New York City: https:// relaxed requirements of this Coop members and visitors, gloves if you touch any use to wash their hands. www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/ policy apply to you (and we even though the Department surfaces (such as boxes, Members can also wash health/health-topics/corona- could use your labor at this of Ag and Markets regulations drawers, faucets, table- their hands at the sink virus.page time!) do not apply to you. Your work tops) or if you leave the in the upstairs Meeting New York State: https:// If you schedule and work an shift requires that you inter- Food Processing area Room. If you are working www.health.ny.gov/diseases/ FTOP shift in Receiving, Mainte- act in person with many Coop • If you leave the Food Pro- in the basement, there is a communicable/coronavirus/ nance or FLEX, between now and members and members of the cessing area with gloves handwashing sink near the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/ Friday, March 13, you will be able public. To protect yourself and on, remove them and chicken cooler. You must coronavirus/2019-ncov/index. to use these banked FTOP shifts one others, please do not eat while put on a new pair before wash your hands with soap html at a time to cover a future planned working your shift. If you need resuming work and water: World Health Organization: absence, or you may apply your to eat, inform staff in the Office • Do not touch any surfaces • After using the toilet https://www.who.int/emergen- banked FTOP from this period to any and step away from your work with gloves and then touch • Before starting work cies/diseases/novel-coronavi- future assessed make-ups. The FTOP station to eat. any open food products (including your work rus-2019/advice-for-public n

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N EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES N To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Dairy Inventory all-natural products for its maintenance Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- Monday, 6–8:45 a.m. tasks. This job is perfect for members sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at This is the perfect job for someone who like to clean and will be conscien- $30. (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission who prefers to work alone and on a tious about doing a thorough job. Please form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. single project for the majority of your report to the Membership Office on your first shift. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” shift. Necessary skills: good handwrit- x 3.5” horizontal). ing, ability to count by 6, 12 and 24, Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the reliability and very good attention to Environmental Issues elevator in the entrance lobby. detail. Under the supervision of the Committee - Terracycle - Coop’s dairy buyers, you will take an accurate inventory of unsold product in Plastic Recycling the walk-in coolers on shopping floor Wednesday, 3:30–6:30 p.m. and in the basement (we provide appro- Three hours per shift, one shift per priate warm outerwear). Please ask for month; shift meets on the second Eddie upon arrival. Wednesday of the month. Must be pre- pared to work outdoors in front of the Receiving Produce Coop, winter months included. Tasks Monday–Friday, 5–7:30 a.m. include setting up the Terracycle table Start your day early with a workout and and bringing supplies down to your a sense of accomplishment! Work side- work area; staffing the Terracycle table by-side with our paid staff receiving daily throughout the shift; helping to educate fresh produce deliveries. If you are willing recyclers about the Terracycle program; to get your hands a little dirty, lift and making sure only acceptable recycla- stack boxes, and work in our basement bles are donated; packing the Terracycle coolers, then you’ll fit right in. We promise shipping box/boxes and taking them to your energy will be put to good use. Boxes the UPS store. More details provided usually weigh between 2–30 lbs., but can once you sign-up. This squad commu- weigh up to 50 lbs. nicates via e-mail so please make sure the Membership Office has your correct Maintenance e-mail address on file. Sunday, 9–11p.m. This shift includes a variety of cleaning Office Post-Orientation tasks that focus on deep cleaning the Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.–2 p.m. refrigerated cases. The work includes removing products from particular Work with a small, dedicated team to cases, scrubbing, hosing down shelves, facilitate new members joining the and restocking the cases. Other tasks Coop after orientation. Attention to may include cleaning, sweeping, mop- detail a plus. Must have excellent atten- ping areas of the shopping floor and dance and Membership Office experi- basement. Gloves and cleaning sup- ence. Contact Jana Cunningham in the plies are provided. Because the shift Membership Office at 718-622-0560 to is only two hours arriving on time is sign up for this shift. essential. Store Equipment Cleaning Office Set-Up Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 6-8 a.m. 5:45–8:15 a.m. This job involves meticulous deep clean- Need an early riser with lots of energy to ing of the store’s checkout equipment do a variety of physical tasks, including and furniture. Workers are required to setting up tables and chairs, buying food read and follow detailed instructions for and supplies, labeling and putting away cleaning the scales, printers, and moni- food and supplies, recycling, washing tors as well as cleaning the furniture and dishes and making coffee, drying, folding organizing checkout worker’s tools and and distributing laundry. Six-month com- supplies. Must arrive on time at 6 a.m. mitment is required. Please speak to Jana Please report to the Membership Office Cunningham in the Membership Office for on your first work shift. more information. Bathroom Cleaning Mop Cleaning Monday-Friday, 12–2 p.m. Thursday, 6-8 a.m. This job involves cleaning the Coop’s The primary focus of this shift is to 6 bathrooms: 2 on the shopping floor, launder the mop heads by hand and one in the basement, and 3 on the sec- using the washing machine. It may ond floor. Using a checklist of tasks, the also include various maintenance tasks squad of two members will coordinate throughout the Coop with staff direc- the work by dividing up various cleaning tion. You must have very good atten- tasks that include, but are not limited dance to qualify for this workslot. Speak to, scrubbing floor tile, cleaning toilets with Membership Coordinator Jacquelyn and sinks, mopping floors, and re-supply- Scaduto within 48 hours of signing up ing the bathrooms. The Coop only uses for this workslot.

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Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 16 March 12, 2020 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Candidate for Board of Directors of the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. One three-year term on the Board is open. To vote you may use a proxy or attend the Food Coop Annual Meeting on June 30, 2020. Every member will receive a proxy package in the mail in late May. You will have the opportunity to meet the candidate at the March 31 and June 30 Annual Meetings. Candidate statement follows. Bill Penner governance for most of its policy decisions. ly overturn a decision made by Members at a Gen- At a General Meeting, any Coop Member can pro- eral Meeting. I believe that this is testament to the Dear fellow Coop Members, pose an item to be debated on and considered by fel- strength of our democratic process and to the com- I am writing to ask for your low Members. The Members present at the General mitment both the Members and our Staff place on support for reelection to the Meeting vote on proposals, and the results of these contributing to that process. Coop’s Board of Directors. votes become the advice that the Board of Directors After 13 years of service on the Board of Directors, I have been a member of receives in order to make its own decision. At the end I remain focused on my contribution and I am enthu- the Board of Directors for 13 of the General Meeting, the Board of Directors vote on siastic about requesting your continued support. years, I am also a squad lead- taking the advice of the Membership. This is how the Specifically, I feel I have been making effective contri- er on the Receiving Commit- Coop combines its corporate structure with its town butions serving Members in the following ways: I have tee. Outside of the Coop, hall style of democracy. gained a strong understanding of the Coop’s business I am an architect with my The primary role of the Board of Directors is one of model along with knowledge of the Coop’s unique own practice in Brooklyn and oversight rather than one of advocacy. Each member institutional and cultural history. I have maintained before receiving my degree in of the Board of Directors has a responsibility to act for productive communication with our Staff members architecture, I apprenticed as a chef and cooked pro- the benefit of the entire Coop, not to any one constit- with the goal of balancing Member interests along fessionally for 6 years. The Coop is an important part uency or group. with the needs of our paid employees. I have attend- of my life, it is a place where I connect with my passion Proposals covering many different topics are pre- ed over 125 General Meetings, experience which has for food and see the significance of food and food pro- sented, debated and voted on by all Members present given me a thorough understanding of how our Gen- duction in our society as a cultural, environmental, and at the General Meeting. When the Board of Directors eral Meeting operates. economic force of incredible importance. vote, I base my decision to the best of my ability on Most important, I am committed to our Cooper- Because the Coop is a corporation, it is required three criteria: 1) Will a proposal ratified by the General ative principles and the strong and diverse commu- to have a board of directors. Our Board of Direc- Meeting jeopardize the financial health of the Coop? nity that we have all created together. I pledge to tors meet every month in public at the Coop’s Gen- 2) Will the proposal expose the Coop to unnecessary act with integrity, love and dedication to strengthen eral Meeting. Unlike most corporations, the Coop legal risk? 3) Does the proposal violate the spirit of and nurture this community and support the dignity is unusual in that it relies on a town hall style of the Coop’s own By-laws? The Board of Directors rare- of all Members. n COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS CALENDAR Crossword Answers Community calendar listings CARS MADISON AVENUE HAIRCUTTER are free. Please submit your SEEKING A PARKING SPACE off is right around the corner from the E R D O C T S A R P C T S event listing in 50 words or the street in or near Park Slope for food co-op, so if you would like a D I A N A W A N E A R A W less to GazetteSubmissions@ April. Please call T.F. Landline: 718- really good haircut at a decent price, U P P E R L I M I T L A K E psfc.coop. 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