NOTICE of Election for Board of Directors Visit www.weaversway.coop Community and click on “Community Discount Elections will be held at the Board Positions to be filled: Discount Program Program” or see stores for Weavers Way Co-op Spring 4 At-Large Directors for 3-Year terms brochures. New businesses are All nominations must be submitted Members of Weavers Way Co-op joining this program all the time, General Membership Meeting no later than 5 p.m., so check back often for up-to-the- Sunday, May 15, 2011 receive valuable discounts and Wednesday, February 23, 2011 specials at many local businesses! minute listings!
February 2011 Vol. 40 No. 2 The Shuttle A Cooperative Owned Grocer Serving the Northwest Community Since 1973 Member Appreciation Days WWCP Updates by Jonathan McGoran, Shuttle Editor by Rachel Milenbach, WWCP Executive Director The week of January 16 through 22 was Weavers Way’s first member appreciation I am constantly amazed by how fast days, a time when the Co-op could thank each year goes. As I approach the end of its members for their support with an ex- my third year as Executive Director of tra five-percent discount on purchases, as Weavers Way Community Programs, the well as product samplings, steeply dis- rhythm of our programs is clear. Market- counted Co-op tee-shirts, cake, and more. place operates primarily during the school The extra five percent discount was in ad- year, with the exception of Eastern Uni- dition to the monthly member specials. It versity Academy Charter School, which was also added to the five percent working operates year round. September comes member discount, so working members with the excitement of the new year and received ten percent off their purchases. all things possible. We wind down toward The extra five percent over the week add- the holidays as the days get shorter and ed up to $14,000 in savings for members the nights get longer. Solstice brings much who took advantage of it. needed relief, and then we are on the other side, moving towards spring and the next The Member Appreciation Week also photo by Jonathan McGoran provided a great incentive for those con- growing season. At Weavers Way Co-op, we take Member Appreciation Days seriously. We don’t just have templating joining or reactivating their an extra 5% discount for all our members, steep discounts on Co-op tee-shirts, product Since Adam Forbes, our farm educa- memberships, and more than 150 did so samplings, and balloons—we had cake, at all three Weavers Way stores! Now, don’t you feel tor left to follow the next path in his jour- during that week and the weeks leading appreciated? up to it. (continued on page 8) Marketplace Spotlight Co-op Pays Down Debt, Improves Loan Terms Henry Houston by Ned Case, Interim Business Manager
Weavers Way took two steps in January Elementary that improved its financial position. The Co-op paid ahead of schedule $250,000 in financing from The Reinvestment Fund School (TRF) and extended the maturity of its by Carly Chelder, $600,000 building acquisition loan from Valley Green Bank. Marketplace Coordinator The decision to pay TRF came after Henry H. Houston Elementary School Weavers Way’s finance staff evaluated the in Northwest Philadelphia has partnered Co-op’s cash position and the successful with Weavers Way Community Programs sales performance of the Chestnut Hill for four years to offer the Marketplace store, as well as the continuing positive to the school community. School coun- effect of Member equity contributions selor James Salom has devotedly acted as and Member loans. The Co-op is ending teacher advisor for the program since its its Member loan campaign as of Febuary inception. This year there are 20 students 14, 2011. Look for more about our Mem- on the team from grades six to eight. On ber Loan Campaign, which raised nearly select Mondays and Tuesdays, team mem- $700,000, in a future issue of the Shuttle. photo courtesy of TRF Weavers Way Board President David Woo presents a check to TRF’s Don Hinkle-Brown, bers go to Mr. Salom’s office to prepare According to Finance Manager Susan for the Wednesday sale. These students President of Community Investments and Capital Markets, and Christina Szczepanski, Fresh Beetle, “Staff concluded Weavers Way Food Access Program Manager, for $250,000, representing WW’s early repayment of a loan. had sufficient cash reserves to allow it to The proceeds will be returned to TRF’s state-wide Fresh Food Financing pool to provide financing for other fresh food retailers in underserved communities in PA. To learn more about (continued on page 10) (continued on page 5) TRF, visit www.trfund.com or call 215-574-5800.
Weavers Way Cooperative Association Presorted Standard INs ide... 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 U.S. www.weaversway.coop POSTAGE PAID Co-op News Community News CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Philadelphia, PA Farm News ...... 2 Movies in Ambler & Chestnut Hill ...... 12 Permit No. 2658 Product News ...... 3 Pop Up Studio ...... 13 Managers Corner ...... 4 Gardening Workshop ...... 15 Electricity Providers ...... 5 James Zogby Comes to Chestnut Hill ...... 19 Great Chili Cook-Off ...... 11 Morris Arboretum Lecture Series ...... 19 Letters ...... 20 - 23 Mt. Airy Art Garage Event ...... 25 Suggestions ...... 28 MALT Auction ...... 26 2 The Shuttle February 2011 Editor’s February on the Farm Note by Nina Berryman, Henry Got Crops! CSA Farm Manager by Jonathan McGoran, February is an odd month on the farm. selves)? What is the Shuttle Editor It’s surprisingly busy and disorienting for minimum tempera- For many years, I have been complaining me sometimes. I am a creature of habit ture at which differ- about the dearth of letters to The Shuttle. and I love the routine of the summer as ent crops can survive? No matter what I tried—a consistently a farmer. Every week I know what I need How long does it take snarky tone, proposing ridiculous and to plant, what I need to harvest and when, these crops to grow at controversial boycotts, repeatedly poking and every week my schedule is exactly this challenging time fun at Norman Weiss—the most I would the same. In February, all scheduling goes of year with limited get would be two or three letters a year. out the window and I have to reconfigure sun and colder tem- But at this Fall’s General Member- when and how everything will get done. peratures? How do ship Meeting, I gave a presentation invit- I also have a minor season identity crisis we water these crops ing members to submit letters to the edi- where I constantly get confused with what when the pipes keep tor, and reminding them that I would run is meant by “this season.” We are really freezing every win- those letters unedited, as long as they were in limbo since we are still wrapping up ter? These hoop house not offensive. I must have been pretty per- obligations from the 2010 growing season crops, as well as other suasive, because out of about 100 people (like writing the year end report and re- baby greens seeded in in attendance at that meeting, this issue cording harvest numbers), but we are also December and Janu- I seem to have received letters from just working on the 2011 growing season (like ary, will be headed to about all of them. (Be sure to attend the figuring out our planting schedule), while our winter market in Spring General Membership Meeting, actively farming in the present growing March and April. For photo by Jonathan McGoran where I will give a super-persuasive pre- season in our hoop houses and greenhous- the first time, we will sentation inviting members to contribute es. be attending the Rittenhouse Market in that we want to learn more about, gawk at to the Shuttle editor’s retirement fund.) We’ll start the month off conducting Center City on Saturdays. Come check us all the beautiful hand tools and drool over interviews for our apprenticeships. This out! the nerdy resource books. We also make it Of course, it is possible this is a coin- a priority to find the hotel hot tub. cidence, and the letters have nothing to do is an exciting task, and I am always over- We will also continue seeding in our with my presentation. The deadline for the whelmed and impressed with how many greenhouse for the regular growing season Lastly, we’ll squeeze in any other February issue was January 2, and people amazing applicants want to work with us! in the fields. After seeding the onions in miscellaneous items on our “to do” list, frequently make New Years resolutions to If only there were more urban farms for the end of January, in February we will which was started back in November get better about correspondence. It is also these applicants to work on! start our broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, when we thought we would have more possible that, rather than resolutions by Next, we’ll seed some cold-hearty kohlrabi, lettuce, scallions, tat soi, bok time to get around to those tasks. There many people to write more letters, there root crops in one of our hoop houses, choi, kale, and collards. By the end of the are some major hoop house repairs that may have been a single resolution by a mostly radishes and hakurei turnips. Ev- month, we will have moved on to beets, need to be done, some equipment main- lone postal employee to get better about ery year since I started at Weavers Way dandelion greens, leeks, fennel and mus- tenance (including cleaning the van which delivering all those letters he had been we build another hoop house at one of tard greens. turns into a bit of a third home during the stashing in his garage. It’s hard to say for our sites. This means our fall crop map In addition, we will attend a farming growing season—the second home being sure. and seeding schedule gets more and more conference with some of our coworkers the farm, of course), and the ever-elusive complicated. This is an area about which in the produce department. Every year jobs of sharpening tools and organizing And those letters to the editor were the shed. not the only communications we received; I am learning so much every year. How we spend two days in State College at the we also got a very nice note from retired do we continue to improve our growing Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable In a nutshell, that’s February! home delivery person Carol Kraisler, who season in the “off season” in Philadelphia Agriculture (PASA) conference. We at- ~ [email protected] gracefully and eloquently described her (and do we really want to do that to our- tend workshops on various farming topics employment at Weavers Way as satisfy- ing, pleasurable, and special. Whatever the cause of all this correspondence, I’d like to thank all those letter-writers for WWCP Welcomes New Farm Educator Kestrel Plump telling us what is really on their minds, and I’d especially like to thank Carol for Intro by Kestrel Plump writing all that nice stuff, instead. Finally, Weavers Way has now had our first “Member Appreciation Week,” I am delighted to introduce myself as the and I hope all you members felt appreci- newest member of the amazing team at ated. Personally, I am relieved we can now Weavers Way Community Programs and go back to taking you for granted. Weavers Way Farm. The position of Farm Educator allows me to pursue my two pas- The Shuttle is published by sions—growing food and teaching others Weavers Way Co-op about farming and plants. I love plants and Deadlines for each issue are the first of the preceding month, am constantly learning about them and e.g. December 1 for the January issue. sharing my joy of them with other peo- ple. I am a student of herbalism school, For information about advertising, contact [email protected], apprenticing with Rosemary Gladstar at or call 215-843-2350, ext. 135 Sage Mountain in Vermont, and I hope Statement of Policy to bring some of my herbal studies to my Articles should be under 500 words and can work at Weavers Way. I deeply love eating be submitted neatly typed, on disk, or by e-mail to [email protected]. good food, and revel in the opportunity to Be sure to include your name, phone number, share growing and preparing it with oth- and membership number. Drop them off by the deadline to the Shuttle mailbox on the second ers. I am particularly excited to work on floor of the Mt. Airy Co-op. The purpose of the a plot of land in the beautiful arboretum, photo courtesy of Kestrel Plump Shuttle is to provide members with informa- tion as well as education about co-ops, health where I hope to use, among other things, New farm educator Kestrel Plump food practices, and other matters of interest to the members as consumers and citizens of the companion planting and intercropping as community. a model for students to come, work with, opments. Though I did not recognize Navajo reservation in northern Arizona Articles express only the views of the writers it at the time, this was the beginning of for a month and teach elementary school and not those of the Co-op or the board of and see firsthand. I am also equally look- directors, unless identified as such. Articles, let- ing forward to working at the homeless my passion for sustainable agriculture. children to read. Of course, I probably ters, comments, criticisms, and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to the editor. shelter, where I will have more continu- I did, however, know from a very early learned more than my students on the Space limitations require that the editor have ity with the students and an opportunity to age that what I wanted to do with my trip. One of the many lessons was that the right to edit all articles. Ad rates are avail- able upon request, in the advertising mailbox share the whole process of growing food, life was teach people about the natural teaching was something that I not only on the second floor, or at www.weaversway. world and how to interact with it in a loved but came naturally to me. coop. All ads must be submitted electronically, from seeding to eating. or camera-ready with prior arrangement, and more respectful way. After graduating high school, I should be submitted with payment. Products or This will be my fifth year farming services advertised in this paper should not in and teaching farming in the Northeast. I went to an amazing Quaker high started at Warren Wilson College, which any way be construed to be endorsed by school in Newtown, PA, the George hosts a working farm and the largest Weavers Way Co-op. Having grown up in Eastern Pennsyl- vania, I have a tremendous appreciation School. There I learned the power of swinery in Western North Carolina. The Shuttle for the land here and its farming history. community and a real sense of social There, I was exposed to farming in a responsibility. To complete my com- more intimate way than I had been pre- is printed on 100% Around the time I turned ten, many of the open fields near where I lived started munity service requirement, I had the recycled paper extraordinary opportunity to travel to a being transformed into housing devel- (continued on page 7) February 2011 the shuttle 3
Sea Urchins, Oysters Fresh, Local Produce, and Lobsters Even in Winter! by Stephanie Kane, Chestnut Hill Produce Staffer Nothing says “I love you” like delicious shellfish and crustaceans! Available for pre-order this Valentines Day: Live February is a difficult month in the pro- which can lead to heart disease. Potassi- Maine lobsters, live Maine Sea urchins (uni), and fresh BC Kushi duce department. We’ve had a great season um helps control blood pressure and nerve oysters. Treat your loved one to an exquisite seafood dinner of apples, with the Mt. Airy and Chestnut and muscle function. Despite not needing in the intimacy of your own home (at a fraction of the cost Hill stores carrying as many as 23 vari- sunlight, many mushrooms also contain of going out). We’ll advise you on planning your menu and eties at a time. There’s also been plenty high levels of vitamin D, important for the preparing your seafood. of greens, sweet potatoes, and squash to absorption of calcium and balancing your keep things interesting this winter. How- mood. Often mushrooms are exposed to We’ll even teach you to shuck oysters! Stop in to talk with us ever now many winter veg- ultraviolet light to boost in the basement or inquire by e-mail at seafood@weaversway. gies are going out of season their levels of vitamin coop. Happy cooking! and we can only wait for D. Finally, the beta glu- the first signs of asparagus cans in mushrooms help to signal that more spring boost your immunity vegetables are on their way. and resistance to aller- One other thing that gies. Beta glucans in will be making its way back oyster mushrooms and onto our shelves is Paradise shiitakes are considered Organics greens. As many of you know, the best. we carry Paradise Organics’ spring mix, Citrus is also still in season, in fact, arugula, Asian mix, and spinach. They are this is peak time for grapefruits. It’s a all certified organic and are a great deal good thing that citrus is in season during because we bag the greens ourselves. the winter months, as its high vitamin C We also continue to receive mush- levels can help stave off late winter colds. rooms from Mother Earth, located in West Pink grapefruit are a great source of vi- Grove, PA. This area of Pennsylvania is tamin A and contain both folic acid and known for growing over half of the na- calcium. tion’s mushrooms, and this farm has been So despite the cold weather, you can in operation for 89 years. Mushrooms are still get some of your produce locally, and a great source of B vitamins and miner- even for things that come from a little fur- als such as selenium and potassium. Sele- ther away, it’s important to keep seasonal Spring Bread Classes nium is important for the immune system produce in mind to stay healthy as we wait by Rachel Brown, Chestnut Hill Bakery Buyer and in protecting the breakdown of cells, for the warmer months.
Sweetwater Baking Company, a long- Sweetwater Bakery works closely time vendor for Weavers Way, will be of- with Camphill Kimberton, a non-profit, fering baking classes this spring on site ecologically focused independent living Passover is Coming! at its bakery in Kimberton, PA. This is a community whose mission is to encourage by Bonnie Shuman, Chestnut Hill Prepared Foods Manager fantastic opportunity to see where your individuals, especially those with special loaves are coming from and to learn from needs, to discover and fulfill their great- Hello shoppers! While it is only Feb- We will also be offering wonderful the experts. The classes will focus on the est developmental and creative potential ruary, it is not too early to be thinking entrees for your holiday table. I will be do- use of natural leavens, artisan production within a farming and handcrafting com- about Passover. Since we now have a full ing braised brisket with baby onions. The techniques, fundamental bread theory, and munity. kitchen in our Chestnut Hill store, we are meat comes from Meyer’s all natural beef. brick-oven simulation in home ovens. You In valuing persons of all abilities, pleased to be able to offer a much more We will also have whole poached salmon will explore the art and science of wood- Kimberton Hills seeks to foster a living diverse and interesting menu. with cucumber yogurt sauce, and lamb fired brick-oven bread baking by immers- and working environment that is sustain- I’ve come to love Passover, especially shanks in a Mediterranean tomato sauce. ing yourself in the rhythm, philosophy able, productive and beautiful. Residents making matzo ball soup. The first year I In addition, we will offer a host of and culture of the bakery. There are two and volunteers uniquely contribute to the made matzo ball soup, I failed miserably. vegetable side dishes, including citrus- short-form classes, on February 19 and community through meaningful voca- Really, you could have hurt somebody roasted asparagus, glazed carrots, and April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Next tions such as gardening, dairy farming, with my matzo balls, they were so heavy sweet potato tzimmes. month, Sweetwater will host a long-form and working in the café, bakery and craft and dense. That was several years ago and class over two days, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. See our menu in the March edition of workshops. As the community cares for I am pleased to say that I’ve come a long on March 25 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Shuttle or online at www.weaversway. one another, it also nurtures and improves way since then and now make pretty good on March 26. Ten slots are available per coop. Give us a call if we can lighten your the land by practicing biodynamic and matzo balls, as well as the soup itself. We class. To register, call 610-935-1060 or e- load by preparing any of our offerings for organic agriculture and raising environ- offer both chicken and vegetarian ver- mail [email protected]. The short- your Passover Seder. mental awareness. For more information, sions. In addition to matzo ball soup, I will form class costs $65 and the long-form visit www.camphillkimberton.org be doing a beautiful beet borscht. ~ [email protected] class costs $100. Mail payment to Sweet- water Baking Co., Attn: Bread Class, PO ~ [email protected] Box 1045, Kimberton, PA, 19942. New Item in the Deli! Chef’s Salt Award-winning cookbook writers and chefs Andrew Schloss and David Joachim join international salt expert Mark Bitterman to present Chef’s Salt, a line of seasoning blends that match the world’s most majestic salts to equally magical combinations of herbs and spices. Each blend brings the art and craft of professional cooking into the home kitchen. Chef’s Salts blend exotic salts from Morocco, Hawaii, Japan, France, Pakistan, Bali, Wales, the Himalayas, Italy, Korea, and coastal Maine, with painstakingly selected herbs, spices and other flavors. All Salt varieties: of the Chef Salt blends are made in 7 Salt, Bacon BBQ , Bamboo Curry a certified kitchen in Pennsylvania, NY Steak, Tunisian Fire, Tuscan Herb photo courtesy of Camphill Kimberton where each jar of Chef Salt is filled, $8.75 Camphill Kimberton staff:Charlene, Mike and Sebastian sealed, and labeled by hand. 4 The Shuttle February 2011 Manager’s Corner What It Takes to Make Membership Changes Ogontz Sustainable: by Glenn Bergman, Weavers Way General Manager Caring and Understanding In January, an important document send it back as soon as you can, your feed- crossed my desk and I thought our mem- back is needed. bers would be interested in knowing some of the data. When we opened our new Thank You, Staff stores in Chestnut Hill and Ogontz over I am very lucky to be working at the the last few years, we did not know what Co-op with the kind of people who are impact they would have on our member- dedicated not only to the customers, the ship numbers. Eight months after opening mission, and the food, but also to having our Chestnut Hill store, there is an inter- fun. I have never worked in an opera- esting trend in membership data. tion that had such dedicated people who Two years ago, we had about 2,800 also enjoyed their work. I have the op- active members (paid up and hours com- portunity to travel to our three stores and pleted). Since May 2010, over 2,000 new while doing something like moving carts members have joined the Co-op (even or restocking shelves, I listen. I am al- after adjusting for members who leave, a ways impressed by the way staff speaks very small number). So here is are some to members and non-members in such a interesting stats for you: positive manner. The conversations can be simple like: Let me get someone to help you to your car, or Here’s how to become • 50 percent joined prior to 2005 a member. Sometimes I hear more compli- • 40 percent live in the Mt Airy 19119 cated conversations that involve questions area (prior to May 2010, the number about how Co-ops work or what is equity. had been just over 50 percent) I am always impressed with the way staff represent the face of the Co-op. It is im- • The 1,640 members that joined in photo by Jonathan McGoran portant that we always provide great cus- 2010 represent 35 percent of the Ogontz staffer Ayana Kummaroy (left) with volunteer Stewart Scott (center) and shopper tomer service and I can say that from what membership. This is a major new in- Dwayne Doughty (right), outside Weavers Way Ogontz I see we do a great job! flux of members, and 79 percent of these new members came from ZIP So, I would like to again thank all of Caring about all our neighbors who come into the store and their well-being. Car- codes outside of Mt Airy. the Co-op staff for doing an outstanding ing about offering an option other than Chinese food or pizza. There are five Chi- job in 2010, and I want them to know how • Total membership has increased by nese food stores in a five-block radius of my home. Caring about someone having a honored I am to work with them as part 80 percent in two years—an amaz- place to buy what they need for a good, home-cooked meal or a healthy alternative of a team. ing increase! Prior to the opening, for grab-and-go food. Caring about the teenager who comes into the store and gets about 10 percent of the membership A Word About TRF a green smoothie from us instead of one from McDonalds. This really puts a smile was from Chestnut Hill, 19118; to- on my face. day it is 19 percent of the ownership. Weavers Way worked closely with It is a lot of work to wash and cut and bag the organic kale and collards. It is The Reinvestment Fund, a community • Membership in the 19144 ZIP code worth it because I know that people are coming from work and they need something development financial institution (CDFI) for Germantown also has increased fast and easy to prepare. to finance our expansion. CDFIs like TRF by over 100 members in the last Our shoppers are loyal and happy because they appreciate all the love we put support community investments, financ- year. This was unexpected, though into making organic, local, and fresh produce, meats and baked goods accessible ing housing, charter schools, commercial it makes sense due to the overall and affordable. real estate and sustainable energy projects. publicity, the access to the CH store Eating well is a right. It shouldn’t be something that someone has to travel far A CDFI’s capital usually comes from by public transit, the opening of the to get, or spend a whole paycheck to do. Before this store came here, I had to travel investors including religious and civic Ogontz store two years ago, and the far for fresh produce. Shopping here is what will keep us here. We need your help to groups, financial institutions, the public fact that the Mt. Airy store is much become sustainable. I hope to see you soon. Peace. less crowded. sector, private foundations and even indi- viduals. TRF is among the few CDFIs in ~ Ayahna Kummaroy, Weavers Way Ogontz Assistant Store Manager the country that still welcomes individual In 2011, we plan to conduct another investors. Interestingly, approximately extensive membership survey so we can nine percent of TRF’s individual inves- determine if the Co-op is still meeting the tors come from the 19119 ZIP code area. standards of high customer service and If you would like to invest in your local mission that was shown in 2009. The dra- community, consider investing in an orga- matic increase of new members and the nization like TRF. change by ZIP code of the percentage mix To learn more about investing in TRF, means that we will also get some valu- visit www.trfund.com or call 215-574- able feedback on how well we are meet- 5800. ing your needs. If you receive a customer survey form or e-mail, please fill it out and
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With electricity deregulation in effect www.weaversway.coop and click on the as of January 1, 2011, energy consum- BlueStar link), click on “Enroll Now.” ers in Pennsylvania are now faced with Enter ZIP code to “Check for Service,” a choice of electricity providers, and a then select your current utility and “Resi- variety of types of electricity production. dential.” Choose “Traditional” or “Re- Weavers Way has connections to two pro- newable,” and when prompted to create a viders: BlueStar and The Energy Cooper- profile, enter your referral code (weavers). ative. Weavers Way has selected BlueStar Then enter utility information, review the as the Co-op’s own provider, and BlueStar agreement and information and complete. is offering the Co-op a rebate for members Weavers Way and Blue Star cannot who individually choose to use BlueStar estimate the benefit of this one-time rebate as a provider. The Energy Cooperative is for the Co-op because the economics are a cooperative that was started as a heat- based on the enrollee’s usage, so members ing oil co-op by longtime Weavers Way should make a purchase decision based on Board member and committee member their own interests. photo courtesy of Carol Kraisler Vince Pieri as part of Weavers Way’s ef- forts toward co-op development. The Energy Co-op (www.theenergy. Cavorting in Sonoma, CA are Carol Kraisler’s grandson Leo, her daughter Remi, Carol, and coop) is also a consideration. It is a Co- Carol’s friend Brian Blue Star Energy is providing Weav- op, which we think is pretty important in ers Way with “100-percent green” Green- and of itself, but it means you will be more There may be some Co-op members I must also herald the cooperation e certified power at rates lower than what than just a customer, you will be an owner. asking themselves (or Rick), “Where’s and help I received from my co-workers we previously paid for “brown” power. The Energy Co-op is committed to pass- Carol?” Those are the people who have throughout my years on staff. They truly Plus, Blue Star will give rebates di- ing on cost savings to their members with noticed my absence. made every shift and every challenge sat- rectly to Weavers Way Co-op based on fair pricing and no cancellation fees. Others who haven’t yet missed my isfying and pleasurable for me—feelings usage of members who sign up with At Weavers Way’s rate of use, howev- smiling face and helpful words will now that I hope also were shared by coopera- BlueStar Energy Solutions through their er, BlueStar would achieve an $8,000-per- also learn that I have taken “early” retire- tors who worked with me. BlueStar’s online enrollment process, us- year cost-reduction compared to PECO, ment from Weavers Way starting Dec 1, And then there’s Molly Ruddell (like ing the Weavers Way registration code compared to a $2,000 cost increase with 2010. I say “early” for those who reply, the segue?), a super intelligent, super ca- “weavers.” Members may visit Blue Star The Energy Co-op. The Energy Co-op “What, she’s too young to retire!” pable and, did I say, strong and compas- Energy’s website and determine whether could not offer Weavers Way a rebate. Blue Star’s offerings are attractive on the I will be back to shop at the end of sionate young woman. Molly has taken There is also a $15 annual membership over the duties of home delivery and has basis of price and “green” characteristics. fee with The Energy Co-op. March, but for now (after driving two To enroll, have a recent copy of your util- weeks from Philly to California), my seamlessly slipped into the position as if To explore these and other providers, she were born to it. I have no doubts that ity bill handy and visit www.BlueStaren- husband Stephen and I are staying in an ergy.com/residential-supply.html (or go to visit papowerswitch.org. adorable little furnished rental in Santa the wonderful people who receive deliv- Rosa, CA, where my two daughters, son- eries are in the best hands (my hands not prepayment of debt the Co-op has made. included). in-law and grandson, Leo, live. We barely Finance News Weavers Way purchased the Chestnut escaped the East Coast’s early winter So there it is and here I am. Hill site in 2009 using in part a $600,000 storms, and we plan to thoroughly enjoy Thanks to everyone for everything (continued from page 1) loan from Valley Green Bank. This loan our first winter on the left coast. and see you in the spring! was scheduled to be repaid in 2015. Weav- pay off TRF.” The $250,000 owed to TRF But even as I embark on my new ad- ers Way and Valley Green have agreed to Warmest regards, was due to be paid over three years, but ventures, I do miss everybody at the Co- extend the maturity of the loan from 2015 the Co-op prepaid the entire amount. op. I know, as I always did, that Weavers Carol Kraisler to 2020, an action that spreads out debt re- Way is a wonderfully unique place and [email protected] TRF had provided the money as a “re- payments that had been clustered in 2014 that such a special shopping and working coverable grant” to support the opening of and 2015. the Chestnut Hill store. TRF can now use experience, with it’s array of products and Glenn Bergman, General Manager this money to support other initiatives, in- people. of the Co-op, described Valley Green’s cluding support for other co-ops, through agreement to the extended maturity as its Fresh Food Financing Initiative. “another example of the support the Co- Although the Co-op has been making op has consistently received from Valley regular scheduled principal payments to Green Bank.” its lenders, the $250,000 to TRF is the first
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It has been said that all politics is lo- What do the Directors do? Okay, how much time does How do I vote? cal, and if you are looking for effective that take? democratic governance, you needn’t look Directors have the same duty to dili- Ballots and candidate statements will any further than your favorite community gence, loyalty, and good faith dealings as Serving on the Board requires a sub- printed in the Shuttle in April and will be grocer, Weavers Way Co-op. The annual in any other board-led organization, and stantial time commitment, but the current available in all three stores. Drop the bal- spring election for the Board of Directors they are the stewards of Weavers Way’s Directors manage to juggle busy lives lots in the prominently displayed ballot is approaching, and nominations are being overarching aim to “to provide com- with their responsibilities to the mem- box or mail them to the address printed accepted through February 23. This is your mercial and community services for the bers. There are monthly board meetings on the ballot. Please remember to vote, as chance to choose your representative, or be greater good of its members and commu- that typically last two to three hours and exercising your right to choose your own one yourself, and exercise your ownership nity, to champion the cooperative model are held at the administrative offices on representatives is a sign that you believe stake in the Co-op. To help you make the and to strengthen the local economy.” Carpenter Lane. Directors prepare for in the mission of Weavers Way and the po- most of it, I thought it would be a good time The Weavers Way Board of Directors those meetings by reading a packet of tential of the cooperative model. handles these duties through Policy Gov- to answer some of the questions frequently documents during the preceding week. When do we get the asked about the Board of Directors. ernance, a leadership model that creates a In addition, Directors are encouraged to clear distinction between governance and share the governance workload by serv- results? Why do we elect the Board management. For a more in-depth look ing on one or more Board Committees, at how that approach has been custom- The elections are a spring ritual of re- of Directors? which are created as needed to complete newal, and therefore the election ends at ized for Weavers Way, take a look at the the business of the board. That may mean We do it because it is a part of our co- the Spring General Membership Meeting Board Policy Manual in the member area an additional several hours of meetings operative heritage and a defining principle on May 15. At the end of that meeting, of www.weaversway.coop (click on “Key each month. Finally, it is helpful if board of co-ops worldwide. According to the the results will be announced and you will Co-op Documents”). In practice, it means members are available for interaction with International Cooperative Alliance, “Co- meet your new board members. that the Board has two broad responsibili- other community organizations, regional operatives are democratic organisations ties: setting the end goals for the Co-op’s co-ops, and the Weavers Way membership What should I do if I want controlled by their members, who actively activities, and monitoring the perfor- at planned events throughout the year. participate in setting their policies and mance of the General Manager in relation to be a candidate? making decisions. Men and women serv- to achieving those goals. Being removed Who is eligible to serve on Fill out the nomination form printed ing as elected representatives are account- from operational responsibilities frees the the Board? in this Shuttle and available in all three able to the membership.” Whereas other board to concentrate on evaluating the stores. Mail it to the listed address, drop boards might select their own Directors, Co-op’s current performance, strategizing Election to the board is open to all it in the store, or e-mail the requested in- our Board is comprised entirely of active about improvements, and planning for the current members of the Co-op, working formation to [email protected]. co-op members, chosen by their fellow future. and non-working, from any of the three The nomination deadline is February cooperators. stores. Directors are limited to two con- 23, so fill out your form today. secutive, three-year terms. Following an absence from the board of one year, they What do I do if I have more can serve additional terms. Although there questions? is no compensation for Board service, Di- NOTICE of rectors do receive work credit. Contact Brian Maher, or any cur- rent Board member, through the e-mail Election for Board of Directors How many seats are up for addresses listed on www.weaversway. Elections will be held at the election? coop (click “Board of Directors,” then Weavers Way Co-op Spring General Membership Meeting “Board Members”), or flag one of us Sunday, May 15, 2011 The year, four of the 12 seats are up down while we’re shopping. If you for election. Having three-year staggered Board Positions to be filled: want to do more research, check out the terms allows Weavers Way to place one Board of Directors area of the website 4 At-Large Directors for 3-Year terms third of the seats on the board back into the for policy documents and membership hands of the member-owners every year, meeting minutes. so that they may have a direct effect on the governance and direction of the Co-op. Nomination Form Brian Forbes Maher is an At-Large For Candidates for Election to Who can vote? Director and Chair of the WW Leader- The Weavers Way Co-op Board of Directors Every active member household. ship Committee. He can be reached at Equal voting rights are an important com- [email protected]. All Nomination Forms must be submitted no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, ponent of the international cooperative February 23, 2011. Please e-mail completed form with answers to the five questions (see below) and a photograph to Brian Maher, Leadership Commit- principles and are guaranteed through tee Chair, [email protected]. If e-mail is unavailable, place in the Leader- Weavers Way’s “one household, one vote” ship Committee in-store mailbox or mail to: Leadership Committee, Weavers rule. Way Co-op, 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 Please call Brian at 267-246-9187 to confirm that your nomination was received. A copy of this form is also available on our website, www.weaversway.coop.
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1. Why is Weavers Way Co-op important to you?
2. How will your experience, skills, or unique perspectives strengthen the Co-op Board?
3. What is your vision for the future of the Weavers Way and how does it address the important short-term and long-term challenges facing the Co-op?
4. What volunteer experiences have you had with other cooperatives or organizations?
5. Is there any other personal information you would like to share, i.e. family, hobbies, work experience, special talents, etc.? February 2011 the shuttle 7 New Farm Educator
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ney, November and December were very ponent of the CSA at Saul Agricultural busy transition times for us. We worked High School. And we are proud to have on a new farm education brochure, which received our first donor-advised grant we will roll out soon, and conducted inter- from the Linda and David Glickstein Fund views for our new educator. Adam and I of the Philadelphia Foundation. discussed how hopeful we felt, meeting so The Delaware Valley Regional Plan- many well-qualified candidates. There has ning Committee (DVRPC) awarded us a been a definite shift in just the last year or grant to write a business plan for expan- two. I am so pleased and excited to have sion of the Hope Garden. The Greater met and hired Kestrel Plump, WWCP’s Philadelphia Food System Implementa- new farm educator. Kestrel will start to- tion Grant program is administered by ward the end of February, taking over all the DVRPC and is made possible with farm education responsibilities at Weav- funding from the William Penn Founda- ers Way Farm and the Hope Garden. The tion. The grants support innovative ap- position also requires her to be the farm- proaches that advance the goals of DVR- er-in-charge of the Children’s Garden at PC’s forthcoming publication, Eating Weavers Way Farm and at Stenton Family Here: Greater Philadelphia’s Food Sys- Manor, home of the Hope Garden. tem Plan. These efforts are part of a larger
So now it is February. Marketplace is Photo by Rachel Milenbach program at DVRPC seeking to build ca- in full gear and the school year may seem pacity within, and expand recognition of, Parkway High School for Peace and Social Justice students painted the school’s lunchroom a like it is going on forever if you are a stu- beautiful bright orange on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 17). A portion of the school’s greater Philadelphia’s local food economy dent or teacher. For the farm education Marketplace profits were used to buy paint and paint supplies. From left to right: Marketplace and healthy food movement. (For more in- program, we still have some planning time Coordinator Carly Chelder, and students Korrin Mille, Natalia Coles, Stacy McCaughlin Carroll, formation, visit www.dvrpc.org/food.) Shamaih Williams. left, and the seedlings are getting started in This funding update could not be the greenhouses. Those of you scheduling complete without a thank you to all of school trips to the farm should be think- you who have contributed financially to ing about when you want to visit. Along On the funding side, we are pleased and food systems movement. WWCP, either through a donation at the with our new farm education brochure, we to have received several recent grants this The Nararo Foundation has given us a cash register when shopping, by sending a will be introducing a new online registra- year. (Did you ever notice that the word check, or through PayPal on the Weavers tion system, created by our Marketplace generous grant for the third year in a row, fun is part of funding? I have to have a for which we are extremely appreciative. Way website. If you were meaning to give Coordinator and Technology Geek, Carly sense of humor about this, at the risk of to WWCP but were distracted by holidays, Chelder. (Since Kestrel describes herself The Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein setting me up to be the fundraising geek, Foundation approved funding for the 2010 head colds, or unexpected snow falls, as a plant geek elsewhere in this edition of or maybe grant geek.) In November, we please note that tax-deductible donations the Shuttle, it is only fair to give Carly a Hope Garden for the second year in a row, received an award from the Claneil Foun- and the Allen Hilles Foundation funded can be made any time of year. Also, thank geek title as well.) All farm education re- dation. Claneil has supported our farm you to all of the Weavers Way staff who quests should continue to go to educator@ farm education at Weavers Way farm. As education program since 2007, and its highlighted in previous Shuttle articles, helped plan and implement our December weaversway.coop until we introduce the executive director, Mailee Walker, is a Fundraising Drive – Glenn, Kim, Rick, online system. we built a cob oven at Stenton with an leader in Philadelphia’s urban agriculture award from the Weavers Way Environ- David, Susan, Annette, Jon, and all of the ment Committee. cashiers who are too numerous to men- tion, and anyone who I have inadvertently We received an award from the PA left out. One last staff update—behind the Department of Community and Economic scenes, Kate Butler has worked with us Development, thanks to Representative since September, taking care of our book- Kathy Manderino, for the education com- keeping and accounting needs, which are many. As is the case with any good team and good team members, we could not do what we are doing without her. Happy Groundhog Day!
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If I looked in your medicine cabinet, what Fosomax due to fractured femurs and rot- It would be good to educate doctors don’t have to test, since there are no fed- would I see? If your cabinet is like most, ting jawbones. Once a drug receives FDA not to prescribe medication unless neces- eral standards or safety limits on drugs in it would contain unused and outdated approval, there are few follow-up studies. sary. Antibiotics, for example, are given drinking water. prescription bottles. When a doctor pre- Problems may not surface for years. much too often, even when proven inef- If we put medicines in the trash, there scribes a painkiller “just in case,” do you If we wish to reduce prescription- fective. Also, nursing homes and hospitals are dangers to children and animals who fill it and then not use some or all? drug waste, we need to begin with educa- should review their drug policies. might find and ingest them. Each year Whether or not you take any prescrip- tion. Consumers should question the need In researching what to do with old more than 71,000 children under the age tion drugs, four billion prescriptions are for medications. My father-in-law was on medication, I learned it is easier to find of 18 go to emergency rooms for unin- written every year in the U.S. Of those, 18 medicines and didn’t even know what out what not to do than finding an environ- tentional overdoses of prescription drugs. 40 percent aren’t taken. That means 200 they were. Physicians and other health mentally safe way to recycle or dispose of Even if medications reach the landfills, million pounds of unused medicine needs care providers need to review their own medications. liners can leak over time, contaminating to be disposed of. Hospitals and health practices of doling out prescriptions. A • Don’t throw in toilet. ground water. care centers dispose of another 250 mil- friend with a serious addiction has re- • Don’t throw in sink Simply leaving the medications in our lion pounds of drugs, most by flushing ceived painkillers from her doctor for cabinets poses other problems. Older chil- them down the drain. Prescription use is years without question. • Don’t throw in trash dren and adults may look for drugs there. increasing. From 1994 to 2005, prescrip- Some drugs remain unused because • Don’t leave in your medicine Prescribed medicines are second only to tions increased 71 percent, although the many physicians prescribe 30 to 90 days’ cabinet marijuana as the most popular choice of population grew only nine percent during worth of medications, sometimes because The long-term effects of small drug for teens, beginning at 12 years of that time. In 2005 there were 12.4 pre- of insurance requirements. If there are quantities of medicines in our water are age. According to a 2007 National Study scriptions per person. Keep in mind that side effects or the drugs aren’t effective, unknown. The pharmaceutical industry of Drug-Use and Health, 70 percent of people are less likely to take their pre- the drugs are wasted. Only small amounts says the small quantities of 18-parts-per- people who abuse prescription drugs got scriptions properly when they have more of a drug should be prescribed until the trillion of drugs in our water are harm- them from medicine cabinets of family or than three prescriptions. My concern is drug has proven to be helpful. “Any phar- less. Yet scientists have discovered that friends. “These drugs that are stashed in what happens to all these unused drugs. maceutical leftover represents a failure of these small quantities may effect changes medicine cabinets, long forgotten and of- It is not surprising that people in the health care of some sort,” argues Chris- in aquatic species. And some drugs have ten out of date, can be just as dangerous U.S. take so many drugs. Look at TV for tian Daughton, an EPA leading expert on synergistic effects, becoming much more and deadly as those illegally sold by drug more than 15 minutes and you’ll learn pharmaceuticals in drinking water. “The powerful in combination with other drugs. dealers on the street corners if misused or why. In 2000, pharmaceutical companies emphasis should be on putting in place a Fish and other aquatic life may be like if they fall into the wrong hands, most of- spent almost $16 billion promoting pre- system where you shouldn’t have to dis- canaries in the mines. According to a re- ten those of our youth and young adults,” scription drugs in the U.S. Also, normal pose of drugs.” port in The Guardian, 80 percent of male stated John J. Bryfonski, Special Agent in conditions, such as aging and menopause, When drugs are dumped into the sink bass in the Potomac River have eggs in Charge of the DEA Philadelphia Division. have been redefined as illnesses to sell or toilet, they make their way back to us their testes, very possibly because of all On September 25, 2010, the DEA, drugs. For example, estrogen was being through our drinking water, since water- the estrogens and other medications in the Philadelphia Police, and the Pennsylvania prescribed for menopause, as well as the treatment facilities are not effective in water. I wonder what effect this water has National Guard coordinated a first-ever treatment of osteoporosis and heart prob- removing pharmaceutical compounds. In on the four million people in the Wash- nationwide effort to take back prescription lems. This was long after serious side ef- a diluted form, they stay with us. I, who ington, D.C., area. Nationwide, similar drugs in Philadelphia. Unneeded drugs fects of cancer and heart problems were hate to take pills, may be imbibing Flo- problems have been found. In 2008, trace were taken to one of 3,400 sites around known. Personally, I sigh each time a max, estrogen, high blood-pressure medi- amounts of drugs were found in the wa- the country, including police stations, woman over 50 announces she has “os- cine, and who knows what else, without ter supply of 24 major metropolitan areas, municipal buildings and colleges. One teopenia,” as though she has an illness. my consent. affecting 41 million Americans. Between couple who encouraged people to empty Every woman I know over 50, including So what can we do to avoid medi- 1999-2000 the U.S. Geological Survey their medicine cabinets were Bernie and myself, has been “diagnosed” with this cines polluting our water? First, I suggest tested 139 streams for the presence of 95 Beverly Strain from Manayunk, who lost precursor to osteoporosis. I believe it is not filling prescriptions until you actually chemicals. They found 80 percent con- their 18-year-old son Tim in August 2009 a natural state wherein women have less need them. I believe doctors sometimes tained one or more of these chemicals; 50 because of unused prescription drugs. A calcium in their bones. “Exercise more,” give us some prescriptions because they percent contained seven or more; and 34 Saul High School student, Tim was cut- I tell them and avoid Fosomax, which has think we want them. I remember when I percent contained ten or more chemicals. ting grass to earn money for college to often resulted in more problems. A former lived in Africa, students would only feel This testing is unusual as most large cities become a veterinarian. He burned his ballet teacher I know was on Fosomax af- they had been treated properly by the doc- like New York, Boston and Chicago don’t ter such a diagnosis. After five years on test for drugs in their drinking water. They tor after they had received an injection. (continued on page 10) the drug, she broke her leg while stand- I was told in confidence that these injec- ing. There have been hundreds of lawsuits tions were often only vitamins. and at least two class action suits against
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Maine has a Safe Medicine Disposal Pro- controlled medications, valued at $6,300, use of cancer drugs. Then, in March 2010, Prescriptions gram. were diverted from our water. Medica- the Pennsylvania legislature allowed jails (continued from page 9) San Francisco may become the first tions included antidepressants, estrogen, to redistribute unopened medicines as a city to mandate a drug-disposal program steroids, anticonvulsants, antibiotics, and cost-saving measure. A good resource for paid for by pharmaceutical companies. chemotherapy drugs, as well as drugs for information is the National Conference of hand badly by touching the lawnmower’s Legislation in that city hopes to decrease cholesterol, high-blood pressure, diges- State Legislatures. www.ncsl.org muffler. The hospital prescribed a narcotic the accidental ingestion of medicines by tive problems and asthma. While responsible take-back pro- painkiller. But when he was still hurting, children under six, the use of painkillers The FDA, with the White House grams are ideal, budget cuts to local gov- his girlfriend’s mother gave him some by teenagers, and the occurrence of sui- Office of National Drug Control Policy, ernments make these programs less fea- narcotics she had been prescribed. Tim cides, while protecting the environment developed guidelines for disposal of pre- sible. Pharmaceutical companies should was found dead the next morning. from drugs entering the waterways. Phar- scription drugs in 2007. They advise not finance these programs as they do in Can- What most of us don’t realize is that maceutical companies are opposing this flushing down a toilet unless specifical- ada and Europe. ly instructed to do so, or in the casse of 27,000 people died in 2009 from pre- legislation, as they have done elsewhere. What We Can Do: scription drug overdoses and interactions. On October 12, 2010, President strong narcotic drugs that can be very dan- “More people die from prescription drugs Obama signed into law the “Secure and gerous. (Instead, I am supposed to take the • As individuals, we can reduce our use than die from illegal drugs,” Strain says. Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010.” risk of this being in my drinking water.) of prescription drugs whenever pos- Instead, te guidelines suggest throwing Hopefully this first-ever national Bill S.3397 does not pay for take-back sible. Ask your doctor exactly why a them in the trash after first mixing with Take-Back Program will be continued programs, but it does remove the restric- particular medicine is necessary and an undesirable substance like kitty litter or each year. However, I understand these tion that only law enforcement agencies what the side effects might be. Encour- coffee grounds, to make it less appetizing medications were burned in open contain- may collect addictive narcotics and other age your doctor to prescribe less. Also, for children and animals. ers, which polluted the air. It is not enough controlled substances. This legislation ask your doctor which “expired” medi- that we take back the medicines, we also allows pharmacies to accept controlled At least 38 states and Guam have cations might still be used as a few need to find an environmentally sound substances, like OxyContin and Vicodin enacted reuse legislation. Virginia, for don’t lose their effectiveness until well means of disposal. and Ritalin, which make up 11 percent example, has a program for the donation after the expiration date. And educate of prescription drugs. With no large-scale and redistribution of unused prescription yourself about the long term effects of Since 2000, 37 states have enacted take-back program, what we do with our drugs and authorizes pharmacies to accept any medication you might consider. programs for drug recycling or reclama- medications is not a simple matter. and dispense these drugs to clinics pro- tion. Some drug stores in other states • If you have painkillers in your medi- viding health care to the indigent, free of accept old medications. When I called a In 2008, Women’s Health Environ- cine cabinet, you might wish to dispose charge. Oregon has a similar program. Ne- local CVS and Genuardi’s, I was told to ment Network (WHEN.org) initiated a of them in the trash if any children or vada allows skilled nursing, mental health put the pills in coffee grounds or kitty lit- pilot project, Pharmaceutical Pollution teenagers might have access to them. and correctional facilities to return unused ter and discard. They have no take-back Prevention in Philadelphia to divert medi- • Encourage legislators to support a take prescriptions to the dispensing pharmacy program. cations from the wastewater through a back program or, even better, a reuse mail-in program. The pilot program fo- for reuse at a nonprofit pharmacy free of In 2007, Olympia, WA had a Take program, suggesting that pharmaceuti- cused on the elderly who take an average charge. People in New York may return Back Medication program in which the cal companies should fund them. four to 12 medications a day and have unopened, unused prescriptions to the state incinerated the medication in hazard- been instructed to flush unwanted medi- pharmacies from which they were pur- ous waste incinerators, possibly pollut- cines down the toilet. As a result, 142 non- chased. Pennsylvania allowed only the re- ing the air instead of the water or ground.
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More information on Away” has become a beloved event, creat- women, inviting them to come as guests Lots of free parking! the entire event is available at www.chest- ing win-win-win opportunities. Good for to shop for anything they need. Those Restaurants and other food suppli- nuthillrotary.org. Prospective vendors and the planet, it encourages reuse of cloth- interested in distributing complementary ers—including the Weavers Way prepared chili preparers (must have food license) ing. Good for the pocketbook, it is free. entrance tickets should contact Maxine food department—will compete for the can e-mail lawrence.schofer@comcast. And it provides aid for the long suffering Margolies, at [email protected]. crown of the best chili in Northwest Phila- net or visit www.chestnuthillrotary.org/ refugees of the conflict in Darfur, since at- Clothing Giveaway upgrades this delphia. For $10 a person, attendees will vendors.htm. The Rotary Club is a non- tendees are encouraged but not required to year include a marquee sign on Lincoln be able to make the rounds to taste the profit organization dedicated to service make a $20 donation to Darfur Alert Co- Drive, featuring an original design by lo- products of the chefs and cast their votes to the community and to people in need alition. cal artist Mindy Sue Shapiro. Prints of the for the best chili. Beer and non-alcoholic everywhere. Banquet tables are heaped with neatly creation, which celebrates women’s diver- drinks will be on sale to go with the food. folded stacks of apparel donated by local sity and friendship, will be for sale at the women eager to clean out their closets. event. The GiveAway accepts women’s and chil- An electronics recycling kiosk will be Electronics Recycling at GJC dren’s clothing, shoes, accessories, jew- available on site, accepting used phones, elry, coats, bags, and athletic equipment computers, hand-held devices, batteries, by Sharon Lea Webber in gently used condition, though donating remotes, and more. See the article on this clothes is not a prerequisite for attending. page for details. Germantown Jewish Centre (GJC) will ro-Philadelphia area electronic recycling The doors open at 11 a.m. host an electronics recycling event on company. The data in your media will be Those interested in volunteering are Those donors who want to contribute Sunday, Feb 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lo- destroyed. No equipment will be landfilled welcome! Tasks include setting up the cated at 400 W. Ellet Street, in Mt. Airy, or exported. Certificates of recycling will clothes but are unable to attend the event Marcus Auditorium in advance, helping may do so starting a week in advance. the GJC will accept computers, monitors, be issued upon disposal. Electronic recy- shoppers find just the right things, keep- fax machines, telephones, calculators, bat- cling conserves valuable resources like Drop off at GJC, 400 W. Ellet Street in Mt. ing the tables and areas neat and orga- Airy, begins Sunday, Jan 30. teries, wires, cables, CD’s, copiers, serv- precious metals, copper, steel, aluminum, nized, and bagging the leftover clothing at ers, cell phones, hand-held devices, and and plastic; saves valuable landfill space; Genie Ravital, the creator and major the end. just about anything else that has a plug. reduces lead emissions from incinerators; domo of the event, observes that there is More information, as well as a slide The cost is 25¢ per pound. and creates green jobs! a great quantity of leftover clothing even show of last year’s event photographed after attendees have helped themselves to All equipment will be dismantled and For more info, contact sharonleaweb- by Margaret Shapiro, is available at www. recycled by a licensed and permitted met- [email protected]. all the new-to-them clothes they like. 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Tuesday Night at the Movies returns to Clouzot’s harrowing 1953 thriller Wages Pennypack Farm has announced the April 12 - Ghana: Digital the Chestnut Hill Library with four great of Fear, as two trucks transport nitroglyc- lineup for its 2011 Sustainability Movie Dumping Ground films this February. In its 37th season, the erin over rocky South American mountain Series at Ambler Theater. All movies start program, presented by The Chestnut Hill roads. at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of Americans trash computers and cell Film Group, provides an unusual collec- On February 15, Bette Davis, Mia each month. Come early to meet and learn phones at alarming rates. This documenta- tion of important and varied cinema. Farrow, Angela Lansbury, David Niven, more about our sponsors and local organi- ry presents a global investigation into the Bill Murray kicks it off on February 1 Maggie Smith duel in Anthony Shaffer’s zations. Stay afterwards for an insightful dirty secret of the digital age—the dump- with the beloved comedy Groundhog Day 1978 adaption of Agatha Christie’s Death panel discussion. ing and dangerous recycling of hundreds (1993), one of the most highly regarded on the Nile, with Peter Ustinov as Hercule Tickets are now on sale at www.am- of millions of pounds of electronic waste films of the nineties. Andie MacDowell Poirot. The erotic Japanese masterpiece blertheater.org/pennypack, $10 for single across the developing world. also stars in this story of a cynical news- Woman of the Dunes closes out the month tickets, or $24 for the whole series. caster continually reliving a day in Punx- on Feb. 22. Feb. 8 - Two Angry Moms Ambler Theater is a nonprofit, com- sutawney, PA. Admission is free. Films are shown at munity-based movie theater that special- The mood shifts on February 8, as 7:30 p.m. What happens when fed-up moms try izes in independent, art, and foreign films, Yves Montand stars in Henri-George ~ [email protected] to change school food? Filmmaker Amy located at 108 E. Butler Avenue in Ambler. Kalafa crosses the country in search of The Ambler Theater was opened by War- alternatives to the toxic food environment ner Bros. on December 31, 1928, with the found in many of our nation’s schools. movie Our Dancing Daughters starring March 8 - A Chemical Joan Crawford. An exuberant Spanish Co- lonial style architecture was employed to Reaction create a magical facade with terra cotta, How safe is your lawn? This inspir- spacious lobbies (entry lobby, main lobby, ing documentary of the natural lawn-care vestibule lobby, then foyer), an ornate au- movement demonstrates that when a com- ditorium with 1,228 seats, and a Gottfried munity comes together to advocate for pipe organ (which is long gone). Builder, change, change can happen! Phillip Harrison previously erected the Seville (now Bryn Mawr) and Lansdowne Bag-It theatres, which may explain the Spanish Colonial similarities. Prior movies in Am- A powerful look at the impacts of bler had been shown in an opera house, a plastics on society. Americans use 60,000 second story Civil War era theatre. After plastic bags every five minutes, dispos- several incarnations, the theater closed in able bags that they throw away without the late 1990s, and reopened as a nonprofit much thought. But where is away? Where in 2001. do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine For more information, call 215-793- life and human health? 4970 or visit www.amblertheater.org.
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For three weeks, starting Saturday, Feb- talk on “Color: Historic Inspiration.” A Ever since disturbing facturing process. In ruary 5, esteemed curator Edward Maeder delightful, funny, and erudite speaker, images of rabbits injured addition, all companies will take up residence as a pop-up phe- he will discuss what colors work and for product-testing pur- must be open to inde- nomenon at the Green on Greene build- why, referencing historic uses of color. poses surfaced a couple pendent audits to ensure ing, across from Weavers Way Mt. Airy, As Maeder has been known to say (with decades ago, this animal that all of the Leaping at Greene Street and Carpenter Lane. For- a knowing smile), “Free yourself from has come to symbol- Bunny’s cruelty-free mer Curator of Costumes and Textiles at dye-lot angst! Just remember, matching is ize ‘Cruelty-Free.’ But standards are upheld. the L.A. County Museum of Art, and later a middle-class substitute for taste!” Infor- what do all these rabbit To date, there are more at Historic Deerfield, Maeder has more mal discussion will follow. logos really mean? And than 300 Leaping Bun- recently taken up the mantle of artist and what’s to stop compa- Throughout his residency in Mt. Airy, Leaping Bunny ny certified compa- “needleman.” In fact, he’s been sewing nies from creating their nies. They range from Maeder will be building a historic-in- certified products available at and stitching (in myriad forms) since he own bunny graphic national brands like spired dress from found objects; the pub- Weavers Way was knee-high. and slapping it on their Method, Seventh Gen- lic is welcome to stop by and visit while Maeder comes to Philadelphia on the packaging along with Badger Balm eration, and Burt’s Bees he is dressmaking. Tom’s of Maine heels of an autumn spent as artist in resi- the words “Not tested on to small startup compa- Workshop kits and vintage silks will animals”? Because there Nature’s Gate dence at Quimby Colony in Maine. The Jason nies. be available for sale; the MaederMade kits is no federal regulation pop-up studio is called “MaederMade” Ecodent Leaping Bunny have all the tools for making household in place for cruelty-free with a wink toward Duchamp if not Phila- Crystal has made it easy to and fashion accessories from found paper delphia’s ubiquitous Parking Authority. labeling, companies can Kiss My Face shop without cruelty. and vintage silk textiles. Maeder is also Shikai Throughout much of the two week/three essentially make any We publish the Com- selling part of his trove of vintage silks animal-testing claims Aubrey Organics weekend studio, Maeder will be available Burt’s Bees passionate Shopping that were manufactured in the ‘40s, ‘50s they want. So how is the to engage with the public and lead work- Alba Botanica Guide, (www.leaping- and ‘60s for men’s accessories. shops on unique techniques for working conscientious consumer Avalon Organics bunny.org/shopping. with silks and found papers. Artists and For information and reservations able to discern which Giovanni php) a handy wallet- Kirk’s Natural Products non-artists are welcome, sewing machines (strongly advised for workshops and talk), products are truly cruel- sized brochure mailed ty-free? Dr. Bronner’s are optional. call 215 842-1040, or email Maeder- Sappo Hill to more than 200,000 Featured workshops include “Found [email protected]. Check out Maeder- In an effort to put a Clearly Natural people annually, which Paper Accessories,” “Crowning Glory: Made facebook page for additional events stop to the misinforma- Seventh Generation lists all of the Leaping Citrasolv Hat Decoration” and “Serious Stripes: and updates. tion, leading animal pro- Bunny-certified compa- tection groups banded Earth Friendly Products nies. There is also a free 100% Vintage Silk Accessories.” Workshop participants can sign up Biokleen together in 1996 to form iPhone app of the guide The workshops are appropriate for at workshops for free additional studio Arbonne the Leaping Bunny Pro- Eo available for through all levels. Maeder will also lead a special time. Fees include all supplies, although personal wingdings and whatnots are wel- gram, administered by Auromere iTunes. We have even workshop on Paper Accessories for chil- the Coalition for Con- created a special pro- dren 9 to 14 years old. come. Portable sewing machines are okay, too. sumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). motions page in conjunction with many Maeder will also offer an illustrated CCIC is comprised of American Anti- of our Leaping Bunny certified compa- Vivisection Society; American Humane nies to offer special discounts on their Association; Animal Alliance of Canada; products for supporters of the Leaping Beauty Without Cruelty, USA; Doris Day Bunny Program (www.leapingbunny. Animal League; The Humane Society of org/specialPromo.php). Our Facebook Canada; The Humane Society of the Unit- page is liked by more than 11,500 peo- ed States; MSPCA’s Center for Laboratory ple and has the largest following of any Animal Welfare; and the New England organization dedicated to ending animal Anti-Vivisection Society. experimentation in the personal care and The Leaping Bunny Program devel- household products industry. In addition, oped an internationally recognized Leap- we are working toward the goal of get- ing Bunny Logo (which is also used by its ting 100,000 people to sign our pledge to European counterpart, the European Co- go cruelty-free. To take the leap yourself, alition to End Animal Experiments) along visit www.leapingbunnypledge.org. with a single, comprehensive standard that Every time you buy personal-care consumers can trust. and household products, you are, in ef- To become Leaping Bunny-certified, fect, endorsing the practices of the com- a company must agree not to conduct or pany that produced, packaged, and mar- commission animal testing of any kind keted it. after a fixed cut-off date. In addition, the Animal testing will continue as long company must get all third-party manufac- as people support it with their purchases, turers and suppliers to individually agree so let your wallet do the talking and look not to engage in animal testing for its prod- for the Leaping Bunny! 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Cooking has never been one of my pas- the menu decision more onerous than the mental front: at-home food preparation pans. I haven’t included quantities, be- sions; it’s more a commitment that fol- cooking, this has made a huge difference! has a much smaller eco-footprint. Unless cause you can just wing it. lows from liking to eat. This past year I A small investment in better cooking you walk to the restaurant, you save the Filling: your choice -- a com- find myself enjoying cooking more, and utensils has vastly improved my cooking round-trip drive. Restaurants themselves bination of onion, mushrooms, ca- spending more time at it. There are a experience. Better knives, larger frying are extremely high consumers of wa- pers, lox or anchovies, fresh spinach, number of contributing, idiosyncratic fac- pans, a sturdy, long-handled spatula (from ter, electricity, fuel, chemical cleaners, and other odds and ends – leftover tors: my new sunny kitchen and its wall- the Co-op’s second floor) and new good- and disposables. The diner might focus cooked potatoes, olives, tomatoes, mounted radio, so NPR can keep me com- ies like a roll-up cutting mat have been so on wasted food (portions that are ridicu- whatever you have and like, and pany when I’m slicing, stirring, or mixing; much nicer to use. Purchasing a duplicate lously large, uneaten bread that can’t be grated cheese. (I usually use cheddar but my new iPad allows me to easily down- set of measuring spoons and measuring re-served, Styrofoam clamshells to take you could use whatever you like, since it load and listen to interesting podcasts; cups is an embarrassingly simple upgrade. home, double-wrapped in plastic bags), sits on top and melts.) and living near enough to Weavers Way to but most of the waste is out of the diners’ If some are in the dishwasher, I don’t Put about a 1 tbs. of oil in the pan shop daily. The fact that my children have sight. There are some greener restaurants need to rummage around to find them. If and heat over a medium flame while grown up means I both have more time working with PhillyCompost, but most I want to prepare two dishes in a row, I you slice an onion. Add the onion to and two fewer palates to please, which generate huge volumes of trash and food don’t need to stop and wash them. Duh! the pan to sauté, then chop the mush- makes cooking less stressful. Why didn’t I think of this 35 years ago? waste, none of which is reused or recy- cled. Restaurants are not, by law, allowed rooms and add them. While the onions But there are some simpler, replicable The cost of this enhancement is paid for to serve leftovers! and mushrooms are cooking, add the things that have contributed to making by one stay-at-home meal. lox or anchovies. You can break them my cooking more efficient, and therefore The internet has also livened up the Here is a quick, healthy recipe for up in the pan. Add a few handfuls of more gratifying. I did a budget check and cooking process. Recipes, techniques, Dutch Pannenkochen, from my database spinach last, along with any other left- realized how much we were paying to eat cooking blogs, even unusual products – to yours! overs or chopped vegetables you like. in restaurants, often because I just didn’t these are all available with one click. If A while back we went biking in Hol- have the energy to decide what to make you’re someone with a large cookbook land and fell in love with these large sa- Add a tbs. of oil to a second pan and for dinner at the end of a long day. Once collection, you might want to join eat vory pancakes, a cross between a crepe add half the ingredients from the first I realized it would pay back, it justified yourbooks.com, a site that features thou- and a pizza. I’ve worked on duplicating pan. (If some of the people you are my putting more time into meal planning. sands of indexed cookbooks. Register the them over the years, and while they’re cooking for want them without fish or I created a simple database of weeknight cookbooks you own and use, and when not the same unless you use a 14” griddle, dislike one or another ingredient, you menu combinations, which my husband you search by recipe title or ingredient, these are a delicious, flexible equivalent. can plan for that.) If your stove top is and I both enjoy eating, including any un- it will find the recipe and ingredient list. Add soup and salad, and it’s a quick and usual ingredients and advance prep that Where’s that great recipe for pecan lem- nourishing dinner. You will need two 12” facilitates getting the meal to the table. By on pound cake? This site will locate it. It (continued on page 15) doing the thinking in advance and enter- doesn’t bring up the recipe itself, but will ing it in my Google-doc, I can just refer to tell you which cookbook it’s in. The first it, make a menu decision earlier in the day, five cookbooks are free; after that there is and plan accordingly. If it’s chili, I know an annual fee. Life, Career and Business I need to get the rice started in advance, Eating at home is cheaper and health- that sort of thing. Since I actually find ier. Another motivator, on the environ- Coaching Attain career, business and life goals. Increase success, reduce procrastination and stress.
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electric, you can turn it off and the ingre- It’s not too early to start planning your vegetables in various gardens for many, workshop is open to all. Registration is dients will keep cooking. vegetable garden for 2011. Never had a many seasons. She currently gardens in required with a $10 fee. Meanwhile, prepare your batter: garden before? Started a garden or two in her backyard in Mt. Airy and in a large Please join us for an informative af- the past but need a few new tricks to get plot at the Morris Arboretum Community • 2 eggs ternoon of how to care for our land and those vegetables growing? We have just garden. She is a cook and educator, food grow bountiful crops in the coming year. • 7/8 c milk (skim is fine) what the horticulturist ordered: an urban writer and consultant to food and agricul- To register for the workshop, please organic gardening workshop where you ture enterprises. Anna will provide a hand- • ½ c white flour go to: http://nimphilly.org/sustainingcre- can learn how to start or improve your out of resources and answer any questions • ½ c whole wheat flour ation vegetable garden. The workshop will take you might have. • salt/pepper place on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Sustaining Cre- For more information or questions: Whisk the two eggs in a bowl (ideal- at Mishkan Shalom, 4100 Freeland Ave., ation Committee of Neighborhood Inter- [email protected], 215-247-9169. ly one with a pouring lip). Add the milk. Manayunk. faith Network and Mishkan Shalom, this Whisk in the flours. The batter will be Instructor Anna Herman will share lumpy. It should be thin enough to pour some of her 20-plus-year experience as easily, so add more liquid if needed. a backyard and community gardener to help you make the most of your desire to Turn the burners back on to medium harvest fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits and quickly pour half the batter in each from your own edible garden. pan. Spread the batter as best you can The workshop will cover many areas to cover the whole surface, using the and include specific details on: edge of the spatula - you need to do this quickly. Let the pancakes set. Sprinkle Making a garden plan; how to site— grated cheese on top of each and turn optimal and alternative options for garden off the burner. Let them set a few min- lay-outs; creating and maintaining garden utes. Then loosen one with a large spat- beds; double digging, tilth, raised beds; ula. Once it’s completely loosened from making the best use of resources: crop the pan, flip it over on the second pan- rotation and intercropping; what plants cake, so the browned side is on top. If to grow and how many and where to get a different school of thought you want to keep their ingredients sepa- them; growing from seed; options for the home gardener; building and sustaining Open House rate, you could just flip half of each pan- Early Childhood to Twelfth Grade cake and serve two half-circles. Serve in healthy soil—organic gardening primer; (18 months to 18 years) specific crop recommendations and sup- the pan at the table. Feeds two to three Tuesday, March 15 – 8:30 a.m. people. pliers; options and recommendations for supports and trellises; season extending Please RSVP at www.abingtonfriends.net Betsy blogs at www.Moneychang- solutions and irrigation; and much more... esThings.blogspot.com and teaches blog- ging at MtAiry Learning Tree. Anna has been growing fruits and
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I heard that February is Bird Feeding available water draws in vast numbers Month and I understand why. I’m not sure birds and wildlife throughout the winter. Bird Feed Products at the Pet Store: whether I’m an avid birder or whether I It is always so much fun to watch birds have an addiction to watching and identi- bathing in freezing temperatures. As they • Suet varieties; Insect treat, Sunflower treat, Apple fying birds. However, the classic phrase, splash, the water sometimes literally treat, Berry treat, Hot Pepper delight, Fruit n’ Nut “the more you learn, the less you know,” freezes as it hits the ground. treat, Peanut treat. certainly applies to birding. And living so There is always a bird eating, drink- • Wild bird seed; Brown’s Value Blend Wild bird close to the Wissahickon means hundreds ing or bathing in my yard, bringing color, food 20 lb bag, Black Oil Sunflower seed 25 lb of species pass through our yards, many song and joy to myself and the neighbor- bag and 40 lb bag; Nyjer seed 4 lb bag. unnoticed. hood children who stand and stare from • We also carry Droll Yankees bird feeders. Through the dreariness of winter, the sidewalk at the action occurring in my yard is alive with color, not from my my garden. Although watching the birds native plantings, but from my feathered is joyous, their presence is beneficial Chicken Feed: friends who arrive in all shapes, sizes and through their effective ecological control colors: red cardinals, Blue Jays, brown of insects, weeds and small rodents. • Nature’s Best Chicken feed; Layer Pellets 50 lb. wrens, monochrome Juncos, black and When setting up feeders, remem- • La yer Mash 50 lb, Scratch Feed 50 lb, and Oyster white downy woodpeckers, white-throat- ber that birds are more comfortable with Shells 5 lb. ed sparrows with bars of yellow on their natural bush nearby to provide cover if • Incubator for hatching chicks face, and more. Birds are a joy to watch, predators arrive. If you do have bird feed- to identify and to attract to your yard with ers, you may see a song bird snagged by • Three gallon Waterer feeders, suet, appropriate shelter, and open a hawk. Coopers and Sharp Shin hawks, water sources. • We can special order many different bird prod- who live throughout our area, survive by ucts for our Co-op Members. There is a product eating smaller birds, which are bountiful My yard is full of different types of catolog on the shelf. feeders dispensing various seeds intended at backyard feeding stations. Although it to attract different bird species. My suet isn’t pleasant to see, it is a part of nature. holders bring in the woodpeckers and If you interrupt a kill, the hawk will go disease at your feeders. Salmonellas, tri- center where all those poles meet so that wrens; my platform feeder attracts larger elsewhere to find food. You are then still comoniasis, pox, aspergillosis, and con- tiny legs cannot get caught and broken. birds like robins and mourning doves; the left with one injured bird and one hungry junctivitis are all diseases that can affect feeder that dispenses peanut hearts was hawk. This, of course, does not apply to Buy good food without a lot of fillers. birds that visit backyard bird feeders. You made for the chickadees, titmice and nut- our pets that attack wildlife; that always Otherwise, it will be tossed to the ground can minimize the spread of disease, pri- hatches, while my saffron station draws requires intervention. Cats should be kept as the birds search for the better seed marily by keeping your feeders clean. At in many cardinals. Throughout the winter inside and, if allowed outdoors, should which has a higher fat content and will least once a month, clean and disinfect I put out bowls of small cat food for the wear a breakaway collar with two bells. keep them warm. And check the feeder’s feeders by fully immersing them in a ten- Blue Jays and crows whose large crops contents often to make sure that the seed Please be mindful of windows, espe- percent bleach solution (one part house- (stomachs) require a lot of calories and has not gotten wet and growing fungus or cially large ones, near feeders. Window hold bleach: nine parts water) for two to food volume to fill. I am a purist for suet mold. This is especially important in the strikes kill many songbirds and hawks. three minutes. and swear that the birds know the differ- One way to prevent this is to place a stick- winter, when snow and strong winds carry Giving the birds ample feeder space ence between the “cheap” premade blocks er, sometimes of a predator bird, on the moisture into feeders. also prevents disease. Several feeders at and the suet that I, a vegetarian, buy from glass to give the bird a visual warning to Start simple. Get a small feeder, buy wide intervals will help disperse feathered a butcher. I have seen adult and juvenile avoid that area. These stickers are sold at all-purpose seed, sit back, enjoy and ex- visitors. Remember to clean up waste un- Downy Woodpeckers, Yellow-Bellied bird and nature stores. If a bird does strike perience your first taste of “birding.” It is der the feeders that can mold and spread Sapsuckers, and Red-Bellied Woodpeck- a window and is lucky enough not to a wonderful addiction that benefits both disease. Check your feeders for sharp ers fighting over my suet. break its neck, it will have had (literally) humans and birds. edges or splinters. Even small scratches And during winter, because water the wind knocked out of it. If it hasn’t sus- and cuts will allow bacteria and viruses to sources are frozen, I keep a heated water tained a concussion, it will remain stunned enter otherwise healthy birds. 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Excerpted from “Cooperative Bounty conference. While that organization only that their members had joined to buy. Internet find the focus to connect deeply in Hard Times: Unearthing the Power of lasted a few years during the 1930s, a gro- During the 1980s, the federation with our neighbors and find cooperative Sixth-Principle Cooperation,” from the cery co-op it started in Buffalo, N.Y. was peaked at nearly 130 members and a staff solutions to the big picture? Can we find Cooperative Business Journal, Sept/Oct still in operation 40 years later. of more than 100, with a presence in 14 our way, together, through whatever is 2010. The original article also addressed African-American cooperation states. Around that time, the movement coming? cooperation during the Great Depression gained some prominence during the Civil confronted its biggest obstacle; a grand Only time will tell, but there are early and earlier economic crises. (C)2010 Na- Rights era, with leaders like Martin Luther jury questioned how the federation had signs that something is happening: “Lo- tional Cooperative Business Association. King, Jr. seeing credit unions and farm co- been using federal funds during the late cal” business is all the rage. Faith commu- ops as part of a multifaceted program of 1970s. For more than a year, the federa- nities and others are increasingly looking liberation. tion’s resources were drained by the in- at cooperative models. And in small towns Cooperatives have often been used by vestigation while a cloud hung over its those on the economic margins, and that Gordon Nembhard describes two and neglected neighborhoods, citizens reputation. Although prosecution was has certainly been the case for African- movements emerging during the 1960s: have grown tired of watching the depar- eventually declined, the damage had been Americans in their long struggle for politi- ture of private business and have begun to She describes the urban movement done. develop new models of all sorts. cal and economic justice. Jessica Gordon as more ideological but showing less tan- Nembhard, a professor of African-Ameri- gible benefit. There were examples like Ralph Paige, the federation’s execu- Paige has seen a recent surge of ac- can Studies at John Jay College of the City collectively-owned Black Panther baker- tive director, attributes this investigation tivity that reminds him of the federation’s University of New York, is writing a book ies, but these were not necessarily coop- to the fear that the cooperatives were stir- early days. New co-ops are forming, exist- with the working title of African-Ameri- eratives in their structure and rarely ex- ring up among wealthy white landowners, ing co-ops are launching new programs, can Cooperative Economic Thought and panded beyond a handful of enterprises in many of whom were now in possession of and older co-ops are mentoring new ones. Practice, due out next year. Her research a given city. land that had previously belonged to near- “The need is greater now,” he said. has uncovered numerous examples of co- ly half a million farmers who had fallen In the countryside, things were differ- “We see that kind of interest coming back operation stretching back centuries. victim to the usual financial challenges of now.” ent. Co-ops were a key part of the rural agriculture, as well as racism. She attributes this history of coopera- Civil Rights strategy, because organizers Gordon Nembhard Nembhart notes tion to three trains of thought: and participants often faced retribution for “(The landowners) looked at co- that the similarities between now and the ops as socialism or communism, and not “African-Americans need to own and challenging the status quo. Farmers were 1930s provide a special impetus for mar- as a business,” Paige said. “The people control our own businesses and jobs; oth- offered worse prices or simply blacklisted, ginalized groups to organize cooperative- in power were afraid that people would erwise we’ll be discriminated against. And and tenant farmers were often evicted. ly. regain ownership of the land.” the only way for us to feasibly own our “The minute they tried to register to “The current economic crisis is actu- own assets is to own them collectively,” vote or go to a meeting, they were thrown While the federation has since de- ally an opportunity for more cooperatives she said. “It is also thought that coopera- off the property,” said Gordon Nembhard. creased in size, Paige points out that the among all groups but especially for those tive economics go back to our African bottom line or membership roll are not the In contrast, co-ops helped people most left out, such as African Americans,” roots.” only ways to measure success. meet their basic needs during the boy- she said. “We already see an increase in Before emancipation, this coopera- cotts. And when farmers organized coop- “We’re about developing leadership,” worker cooperatives in all communities. tion tended to be informal mutual aid so- eratively, they sometimes saw spectacular he said, noting that Rep. Sanford Bishop So I am optimistic that this is a time when cieties, which helped members meet needs results. For example, the Southwest Ala- of Georgia is one of several members of more and more people will see coopera- like funeral costs. And during much of the bama Farmers Cooperative Association Congress who was “touched” by the fed- tives as part of the solution.” 20th century legal recognition was dif- cut the cost of supplies by nearly half, eration. For further historical reading, please ficult to achieve. Still, these groups were while prices paid for peas and cucumbers “The success story is that many peo- visit www.s.coop/bounty. precursors for more formal cooperative doubled in a single season. Within months ple had never worked in management,” structures. of its 1966 founding, the co-op had 2,500 said Paige. “Pretty soon they were on fi- “Throughout African-American his- members. nance committees.” tory we’ve used co-ops as a strategy for This rural movement laid the ground- Weavers Way Co-op political and economic independence,” work for the Federation of Southern Co- said Gordon Nembhard. “But what I found operatives, which was founded the follow- Looking Back, Looking Home Delivery is that we mostly talked about Africa, and ing year by 22 cooperatives from around Forward Home Delivery is available to all not what our grandparents were doing.” the region. It grew explosively, with 45 co-op members! Looking back at this cooperative his- She notes that during the 1930s and members the following year and then 72 We have been delivering groceries for tory, we are able to see that Americans 1940s, many historically black colleges the year after that. By its 1970 meeting, over 10 years to our members who for are more cooperative than we might have had courses about cooperatives, and even the federation boasted 100 members rep- any reason are unable to come into imagined. And we can see that as it be- hosted conferences. Likewise, unions like resenting 25,000 families. the stores to shop. Deliveries are done comes more clear that the United States is the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters— on Mondays and Wednesdays. There is Some of these were clustered around in for a long and difficult period of eco- the first African-American union to join a fee for this service. Lafayette, LA, whose organizers were nomic trouble, the potential exists for re- the American Federation of Labor—saw If you know any one who may want to visiting co-op hotbeds like Wisconsin and surgence in cooperative organizing. cooperatives as a way of keeping power in Nova Scotia and returning full of inspira- use this service, please contact us at number below: labor’s hands. tion and knowledge. Here, cooperators or- At the same time, our society is much more fragmented than before, and this The Young Negroes’ Co-operative ganized an alternative economy including Home Delivery Coordinator weakness of communities may hamper League—whose leaders included Civil housing co-ops and a worker-owned fruit- Molly Ruddell the sense of solidarity needed for complex Rights legend Ella Baker—organized in cake company, supported by a network of 215 843 2350 ext. 309, OR cooperative development. 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Dr. James Zogby, founder and president National Committee (DNC), and in 2006 Take time to learn something new this of the Arab American Institute, will be a was also named Co-Chair of the DNC’s spring as the Morris Arboretum continues guest speaker for the Chestnut Hill Book Resolutions Committee. Zogby currently its mid-week lecture series. Several of the Festival speaker series, Monday, Feb. 7, at serves on the national advisory board of 2010 lectures were sold out, so reserve Woodmere Art Museum, 7 to 9 p.m. Ad- the American Civil Liberties Union, The early. mission is free. Human Rights Watch board of directors Compost Based Comics: Horticul- Dr. Zogby is the author of What Eth- for the Middle East and North Africa and tural Humor Hits the Funny Pages with nic Americans Really Think and What Ar- is a member of the Council on Foreign Re- Signe Wilkinson, Editorial Cartoonist, abs Think: Values, Beliefs and Concerns. lations. Additionally, he is a senior advisor Philadelphia Daily News. Wednesday, Earlier on the day of his appearance, for the polling firm Zogby International, March 9 at 2 p.m. where he is responsible for the firm’s Zogby will be a guest of WHYY’s Radio It’s a kind of magic to turn a few lines Times. groundbreaking polling across the Middle East. He has appeared as a regular guest of drawing into something recognizable, A lecturer and scholar on Middle East on all the major network news programs. insightful, and funny at the same time. Ex- issues, U.S.-Arab relations, and the histo- After hosting his own show on the Arab plore the botanical and political landscape illustration by Signe Wilkinson ry of the Arab American community, Zog- Network of America from 1993-2001, he with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist by is the founder and president of the Arab Signe Wilkinson, a national treasure in our started the award winning Viewpoint with Korea, China, and the Republic of Geor- American Institute (AAI), a Washington, own backyard. Signe will give you a tour James Zogby on Abu Dhabi Television, gia. Paul will share images of beautiful D.C.-based organization which serves as of her garden cartoons from her nation- LinkTV, Dish Network, and DirecTV. He landscapes and tales of early trips to China the political and policy research arm of ally syndicated strip, “Family Tree” and also writes a weekly column that is syndi- when he was among the first western visi- the Arab American community. He is co- her illustrations from Organic Gardening cated throughout the Arab world. tors to rural areas in 50 years. Director of founder of the Palestine Human Rights magazine. Of course, she will wander into the Morris Arboretum since 1991, Paul is Campaign, the American-Arab Anti-Dis- This event is a presentation of the the wider world of political penmanship a leader in the field of plant exploration crimination Committee, and Save Leba- Third Annual Chestnut Hill Book Festi- with examples of her Philadelphia Daily and evaluation, a popular lecturer, and has non, Inc., a private non-profit, humanitar- val, which will take place in summer of News cartoons on local and national is- played a major role in the Arboretum’s ian and non-sectarian relief organization. 2011. For more information about this sues. Formerly a languid Chestnut Hill restoration of its late-Victorian gardens, event or the Chestnut Hill Book Festival, gardener, Signe moved to Center City and In 1984 and 1988, he served as Dep- architecture, and vistas with notable plant contact Kate O’Neill at koneill@chestnut- the hours she saved pulling weeds now uty Campaign manager and Senior Advi- hillpa.com or 215-247-6696. collections. sor to the Jesse Jackson Presidential cam- go to fighting squirrels for dominance on All lectures will be held at Morris paign. In 2001, he was appointed to the her rooftop container garden. This talk not Arboretum’s Widener Visitor Center at 2 Executive Committee of the Democratic recommended for the humor-impaired! p.m. A reception with refreshments will Greatest Hits of the Morris Arbore- follow each talk and a guided tour of the tum’s International Plant Exploration, Arboretum is available afterward. The with Paul W. Meyer, the F. Otto Haas cost for each lecture is $18 for Arbore- Director, Morris Arboretum at 2 p.m., tum members and $20 for non-members, Wednesday, April 13 which includes admission to the garden. For over three decades the Morris Ar- Advanced registration and payment are boretum has had an active plant explora- required. Please call 215-247-5777, ext. tion program, both in the U.S. and abroad. 125 or [email protected] In his illustrated talk, Paul Meyer will to make your reservation. For more infor- show us the most promising and interest- mation, please visit www.morrisarbore- ing plants collected and take us back to tum.org. three of the fascinating collection locales,
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Ogontz Store Should Go The general manager’s response to all of this? “Well I happened to have been busy with a $5 million-dollar project that is Chestnut Hill.” Well if that was the case, what with all the talent we have at Weavers Way was there no one else who could have been A couple of years ago there was a confluence of forces –Rep. Dwight Evans and the assigned to oversee what was going on there?....No one? Weavers Way board—which came together with a common interest in a co-op venture When I raised some of these issues at the recent 7 November membership meet- in what has become known as the Ogontz store. ing, the staff/board member said, “Alright, there may have been some mistakes. But Glenn Bergman, WW general manager, projected then that he thought the store this is now. Let’s go forward.” Reminds me of what the right-wing in this country said could do $8,000 to $10,000 weekly business. about the nascent movement to prosecute Bush, Cheyney, Rumsfeld and crowd for their crimes. “Let’s not look back. Let’s look forward.” As a WW member of long-standing, and never having been to the Ogontz store, I went over there a year ago out of curiosity to see for myself what it was like. I knew then Well, I’m looking forward, but thru the lense of having looked back. that it was not going to be a viable venture based on the size of the store and the paucity Glenn told the membership that “customers continue to thank us everyday,” refer- of products offered. My father had been in the grocery business. ring to Ogontz. Really? I think the overwhelming majority of the population in the West I expressed my thoughts to Glenn. “What do you want me to do? Close it?” he said. Oak Lane community—which is what it would take to support $8,000-10,000 weekly I replied, “Yes.” business—is saying something entirely different. The Ogontz store has been flowing significant red ink since the beginning and is Ogontz, notwithstanding some idealistic intentions, has been and continues to be a projected to continue so for fiscal 2011. Even so, Glenn continues to wax enthusiasti- financial and public relations disaster. cally about Ogontz—still sticking to his original projection of $8,000-$10,000 weekly. Based on what? ~ Lawrence Geller What planet is Glenn Bergman living on? The money being lost there is not his money or Rep. Evans, lately on a downward spiral, himself, incidentally. It’s my money Response by Ned Case, Interim Business Manager and all the members of WW Co-op who have certainly worked hard for it. I have been back to the Ogontz store several times since and it’s apparent that proj- ect has been mismanaged almost from the get-go. I wonder what message this has left Weavers Way opened the store in Ogontz to bring healthy foods to a part of the city with the West Oak Lane community. As a former professional journalist (still free-lance) that has fewer options than Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. We also sought to increase the here’s what I found: diversity of the Co-op’s customer base, a goal that has supporters among our member- ship. • Poor selection of managers. We are into our third already. Our Co-op has always had a tension between the Rochdale Pioneers’ principle of • Poor oversight of pricing and quality of food. economy and our Co-op’s commitment to its Ends. Ogontz is an example of the tension • Fish and produce have been thrown out by the new manager because “it lacked between these principles. quality.” The Ogontz store has lost money. It proved difficult going into a new neighbor- • My survey of the prices at Ogontz—30 products—found prices significantly hood. Despite local financial support for the initiative from OARC, the neighborhood higher than the exact same products at the local Shoprite. Here’s just a few… community organization, we could only afford a small retail site. Growth in member- grapes $1.97 v. $0.99, corn flakes 3.99 v. 2.99, Progresso soup 3.06 v. 2.59, ship and sales has been slower than anticipated. However, the Ogontz store’s financial mixed greens (can) 2.89 v. 1.79, etc., etc. performance is improving. Sales are running at double last year’s rate, although the store • Food items with long-expired dates on the shelves. still loses money. At some moment we will have to decide that continuing losses are unaffordable or that the horizon for eventual profitability is too far away. That moment may come in the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. Whatever the outcome, the Ogontz initiative reached out to a neighborhood that has been underserved. 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On or after January 1, I recommend that all PECO electric customers switch from There is no doubt that the size and growth of the Earth’s human population are of PECO to the Energy Cooperative of PA for the generation of your electricity. The dis- the utmost importance in the discussion of global sustainability. The planet’s popula- tribution and transmission of the electricity to your home will still be the monopoly of tion is now on course to reach seven billion in 2011. Many experts believe that this rate PECO and thus regulated by the PA Utility Commission; however, the generation of the of growth is well beyond the planet’s long-term capacity. Yet it seems that we have not electricity is now being done by many providers and you can shop around for the best yet developed effective and respectful ways to approach and talk about this issue. price and the least harmful method of generation. Overpopulation is often referred to as “The Elephant in the Room” when it comes I chose the Energy Cooperative Association of PA’s “green” electricity because the to discussions about health and global sustainability. There is a reluctance to tackle the price is lower than PECO’s and it is better for our environment. In addition, the cus- issue because of strong ideological taboos and powerful economic interests. If these two tomers are the owners of the Energy Cooperative of PA like our credit unions, housing forces are allowed to dominate, we have little chance of coming together as a global cooperative’s and Weavers Way Food Co-op, the Energy Cooperative Association of PA community to achieve a truly healthy and prosperous world. is customer owned. Its incentive is to keep the price low and the product environmen- With focused attention and funding, we can address the problem of overpopula- tally safe. Every other electricity supplier wants to raise the prices to satisfy owners and tion in a respectful and effective manner. Specifically, investments in maternal health, shareholders, not you. decreasing infant mortality and providing world class reproductive health care and edu- When, more people buy their electricity through the Energy Cooperative Associa- cation to all people, can help significantly. These are sound investments that would not tion of PA, we will reach a critical mass of customers and be able to command even only improve the overall health of the world’s population, but would also be powerful lower prices than now for “green” electricity and regular (dirty) electricity. “Green” tools in long-term stewardship of the Earth. electricity is generated through a sustainable method of generation that is less harmful to As we enter the new year, please consider how you can help to create a more stable the environment, such as wind or solar, or burning landfill methane gas. human population on our planet. Donate time or funds to responsible NGO’s focused on You can sign up to have the Energy Cooperative of PA be your electricity supplier delivering health care and reproductive education; contact your elected officials and urge over the Internet at www.theenergy.coop or call them at 1-800-223-5783. They have an them to direct foreign and domestic aid specifically to efforts which focus on reproduc- office right here in Philadelphia at 1520 Walnut Street Suite 2100 Philadelphia Pa.19102 tive health and education; visit Population Institute online to find out more about the is- and their price of generation is locked in for one year, and there is no cancellation fee. sue of global population sustainability. Together, we can all help to create a better world. They offer a renewable energy option, which is their “green” or sustainable generated electricity. You must pay $15 per year to belong to the Energy Cooperative Association of PA, the savings and the “greening” of the industry is well worth it. The average resi- ~ Barbara Patrizzi dential customer will save $50 per year compared to PECO’s price. By the way PECO’s price is only locked in until March 31, after which it may rise. The Energy Cooperative Association’s price is locked in for one year, after which it may go down, because we the This past August the education committee sponsored a community concert at the co-op are buying electricity in bulk. Weavers Way garage on Carpenter Lane. About 25 folks came out for a ukulele concert You can see all the electricity suppliers and their prices at the Public Utility Com- by Aaron Lee, who was touring the East by bike and ukulele. Here is a note from him: mission website at www.papowerswitch.com. Larry Schofer To all at Weavers Way, ~ Greg Paulmier Thank you so much for hosting the “Ukulele by Bicycle Tour” concert this fall. I The Energy Co-op really enjoyed meeting you and performing for the Weavers Way folks. My tour recently came to an end in Americus, GA, after 2,2498 miles and 40 concerts. Thanks for help- I saw the notice in the Weavers Way e-News about Blue Star Energy as an energy ing your community to be a part of this amazing journey. Have a Happy New Year and I supplier. I would like to point out that there is an alternative supplier for clean electrical hope to pass through Philly again some time soon. energy – The Energy Cooperative – and this one is a co-op as well. ~ Aaron Lee As a matter of fact, the Energy Cooperative grew in part out of the efforts of Vince Pieri, now deceased, who was long a stalwart of Weavers Way. I urge members to con- (ukulelebybicycle.blogspot.com) sider participating in a co-op to buy their electricity. This group is a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to the community and to clean energy generation. You can check them out at www.theenergy.coop. ners lear star C o long t ~ Larry Schofer nfident, life-
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OARC Responds to The Philadelphia Inquirer In 1996, the Inquirer was fully aware of this effort and that there was going to be a $450,000 PIDC loan to build a restaurant. The Inquirer glowingly described what com- On December 16, 2010 and December 19, 2010, the Philadelphia Inquirer pub- munity leaders and OARC were doing in West Oak Lane at that time to fight against the lished two pieces making a series of false allegations about the history and operation of community’s decline. In an August 17, 1996 editorial that the Inquirer titled “Survival Relish restaurant in West Oak Lane. The true history paints a wholly different picture. tactics By mixing vision, activism and investment blight can be beaten back – even in Relish is a privately owned minority business, its principals being Robert and Ben- Philadelphia,” the Inquirer told its readers: “This is the story of an urban community that jamin Bynum. They became the owners in the Fall of 2009. Immediately prior to that refuses to die. Its recipe for vitality mixes common sense and hard work, homegrown time, the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) owned the controlling in- vision and government aid, grassroots leadership and steady involvement by elected terest in that restaurant. OARC’s objective, as it had been for over a decade, was to have officials.” The editorial praised a series of successful developments in the community, a successful quality restaurant become part of the community’s stability and growth in which OARC played a leading role. Then the Inquirer identified the effort to build in West Oak Lane. It further sought that this restaurant not be owned and operated by the Hardshell Café restaurant as the “newest project” in that line of hope. Just five days OARC, but that it ultimately be owned and operated privately, in this instance by a earlier, the Inquirer had published an article reporting on the Hardshell Café, and the minority owned business. Effective in April 2008, OARC obtained a grant from the PIDC loan toward making it possible, entitled, “In Ogontz, a rare renewal in fight against Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Minority Business blight.” And one month later, in its Sunday magazine, there was a five-page story on Development Fund. That grant was used to pay salaries and consulting fees at Relish West Oak Lane development called, “The good fight How to save an urban neighbor- from April through December of 2008 and all of 2009. hood: Mix pride and grit.” The Inquirer chose to open this article on West Oak Lane’s effort to stop decline and bring hope by devoting the first full page to how community In 2010, with the Bynums owning and operating the restaurant, no further grant leaders and Mayor Rendell worked with the owner of the Hardshell Café to bring that money was sought as the original DCED grant served its purpose. Relish is now oper- restaurant to West Oak Lane. ating on its own efforts and resources, paying taxes and employing 30-35 people. For those who have been in West Oak Lane, they know that Relish is now a respected and Clearly, the Inquirer believed in and advocated the use of PIDC funds to build a valued part of the community, providing quality food and service. Relish has finally restaurant as part of stabilizing and growing the West Oak Lane community. Other funds achieved a goal that the Inquirer itself championed nearly 15 years ago. Instead of mark- were later used toward the project, including an additional $200,000 loan from PIDC to ing this as an achievement, the Inquirer has presented the public with a false picture, the Hardshell Café Ogontz Limited Partnership in 1998, and a $100,000 grant obtained which it has asked the Attorney General to investigate, perversely portraying this effort by OARC, but the restaurant did not ultimately succeed. Still it was an effort worth the and success as a crime. fight, and the Inquirer did not tell its readers during that time that there was anything inappropriate about obtaining PIDC loans as part of that effort, or that the use of such In 1996, OARC, community leaders in West Oak Lane and Mayor Rendell sought funds or grants should have been the subject of law enforcement oversight. The Inquirer to have a Hardshell Café restaurant locate in West Oak Lane, similar to a Hardshell Café did not do that because it in fact believed, as it publicly stated, that the use of such funds located in Center City. This was a decade before Relish even existed. The Philadelphia promoted a good and healthy cause, not an illegal endeavor. Parking Authority sold land on Ogontz Avenue to OARC for $1 as a locale for the res- taurant, and funds were raised to build and fit out the restaurant. Among the funds that The Inquirer’s own reporting when this effort started in 1996, as well as facts known would initially be used was a $450,000 loan from the Philadelphia Industrial Develop- today, make clear that the reporting the Inquirer is doing today is not only an inversion of ment Corporation to the Hardshell Café Ogontz Limited Partnership in 1996, which its own beliefs and of actual history, but it also fails to tell the truth about current facts. OARC guaranteed. Other funds were to come from private investment. • The Inquirer states as a fact that OARC owns Relish.
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(continued from page 22) Truth: Relish is a privately owned minority business of which Robert and Benjamin dollars went to Relish in 2010, and $650,000 of it was spent a decade before Relish even Bynum are principals, and it has been so owned since October of 2009. existed. • The Inquirer states as a fact that Relish borrowed $650,000 from PIDC. • In calling for the Attorney General, the state’s highest law enforcement office, to Truth: A partnership, the Hardshell Café Ogontz Limited Partnership, which was oversee the use of funds in connection with Relish, the Inquirer is effectively labeling formed in connection with building and fitting out a site for a Hardshell Café restaurant, OARC, Relish and others criminals who need law enforcement oversight. borrowed $450,000 in 1996 and $200,000 in 1998 for those purposes. Truth: What the Inquirer is now calling a criminal endeavor, it once praised as a Relish did not exist until 2007 and the Bynums did not have an ownership interest noble effort to save a community. And unlike the prior unsuccessful effort, which would until 2009. Relish absolutely had no loan with PIDC. have established a New Jersey-based restaurant business, the current restaurant, owned and operated by a Philadelphia-based minority business, may yet prove the success the In late November 2010, the PIDC loans were restructured as a performing loan as Inquirer sought back in 1996. part of OARC’s effort to make good on its 1996 and 1998 guarantees. Neither the origi- nal nor the restructured loans were or are Relish’s obligation. OARC disputes the truthfulness of most of the other assertions in these two articles, but speaks up now specifically to address the focus of these articles, which is • The Inquirer claims that the use of public funds for a restaurant is so improper that Relish. It is OARC’s hope that the Inquirer will stand by its original principles, support it requires oversight by the state’s law enforcement arm. the presence of Relish in West Oak Lane as it supported the Hardshell Café restaurant Truth: The Inquirer itself praised the development of a restaurant at the same site in project in the community, and work towards Relish’s success instead of its destruction. West Oak Lane at a time when the Inquirer was fully aware that the restaurant project Retracting its false reporting, admitting its opinions and recommendations were based was being funded in part by PIDC lending. on false assumptions, and publicly apologizing to all concerned, including the commu- In addition, every state grant of $100,000 or more requires that an independent audit nity of West Oak Lane, would be a good start. be conducted at the expiration of the contract. The independent audit is then submitted to the DCED compliance office for its review. OARC has been compliant with all such Jack Kitchen, audits. President and CEO, • The Inquirer claims that Relish received a $470,000 DCED grant, which grant, Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation along with the $650,000 PIDC loan, kept Relish afloat in 2010. Truths: OARC obtained a grant in 2008, not Relish, which was for the purpose of supporting minority business development. While the funds were used for salaries and consulting fees at Relish, the Inquirer’s incorrect description misses the whole point: that the money was not obtained as some boondoggle for OARC to pay itself, but was Family Owned & Operated call obtained to promote and support a minority business, Relish. Ken Glantz And the grant worked. In direct contradiction to the Inquirer’s reporting, Relish has not received any grant money in 2010; nor, obviously, did it receive any loan money from PIDC in 2010 (the Inquirer knows that such money was used over a decade ago). Relish was not subsidized or sustained by $1.1 Million in public funds in 2010, as the Collision Repair Professionals Since 1945 Inquirer repeatedly states. The truth is that Relish got $0 from those sources in 2010 and has sustained itself. 20 W. Allens Lane Tel (215) 247-3906 To make this perfectly clear, the Inquirer reported that Relish could only operate Philadelphia, PA 19119 Fax (215) 247-9506 in 2010 because it had a $1.1 million public subsidy. In fact, none of that $1.1 million
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The holidays are a time to gather together Those in the group wearing the hearing with family and friends, but for those with Signs of Hearing Loss aids had a measurably better experience untreated hearing loss, the holiday season than those in the other group. Not only Here are several social, emotional, and medical signs of hearing loss can be bittersweet. By staying alert to the did they report significant improvements signs of unaddressed hearing loss, and by to look out for: in quality of life, including decreased encouraging those we love to address the Social: depressive symptoms and a more robust problem, we can help them regain their • require frequent repetition self-concept than those in the group that quality of life and strengthen our relation- • have difficulty following conversations involving more than two people did not wear hearing aids; their functional ships with them. Hearing loss is one of the • think that other people sound muffled or like they’re mumbling health status also improved significantly most commonly unaddressed health con- • have difficulty hearing in noisy situations, like conferences, restaurants, within three months of hearing aid use. ditions in America today, often leading to malls, or crowded meeting rooms Assistive listening devices can be isolation and depression. More than 34 • have trouble hearing children and women used along with hearing aids for improved million people in the United States have • have your TV or radio turned up to a high volume audibility when using a phone or cell hearing loss—roughly 11 percent of the • answer or respond inappropriately in conversations phone, while watching TV, or when try- population. • have ringing in your ears ing to hear in a noisy environment. These devices make use of either FM, Bluetooth There is a very easy, free and conve- • read lips or more intently watch people’s faces when they speak with you nient way for people to check their hear- or inductive connectivity. They are user- ing, or encourage loved ones to do so. The Emotional: friendly, and not necessarily expensive. • feel stressed out from straining to hear what others are saying Better Hearing Institute (BHI) has made “Many people decide to get their hear- available a simple, interactive, online • feel annoyed at other people because you can’t hear or understand them ing checked because someone they love screening tool families can use to check • feel embarrassed to meet new people or from misunderstanding what suggested it and provided support,” says their hearing in the comfort and privacy of others are saying Sergei Kochkin, PhD, executive director their own homes, at www.hearingcheck. • feel nervous about trying to hear and understand of BHI. “If someone you love appears org. BHI also has an online discussion fo- • withdraw from social situations that you once enjoyed because of to have a hearing loss, please urge them rum and information exchange available difficulty hearing to get a hearing screening. With the BHI at www.betterhearing.org, where people quick hearing check available at www. can join the dialogue on hearing loss and Medical: • have a family history of hearing loss hearingcheck.org, it’s easier for people to gain valuable support and information. take that first, critical step in reclaiming • take medications that can harm the hearing system (ototoxic drugs) Hearing loss occurs at all ages. For their hearing, quality of life, and relation- • have diabetes, heart, circulation or thyroid problems example, among people aged 46 to 64, ships. What better gift can you give some- • have been exposed to very loud sounds over a long period or single about 15 percent already have hearing one you love this holiday season?” exposure to explosive noise problems. Sixty percent of people with hearing loss are below retirement age. Hearing loss can occur due to exposure to physical and emotional conditions. they realized through testing how serious Leila Martin is a Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist at The Hearing Garden loud music or noises. According to a BHI study, family their hearing loss was. in Roxborough, in Philadelphia, and members play a critical role in whether There is increasing evidence that peo- In the vast majority of situations, can be contacted at 215-482-2352, or by loved ones address a hearing loss. More ple with certain medical conditions such hearing aids do help a person to hear e-mail at [email protected], than half (51 percen) of new first-time as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney better. Several studies compared two or through their website: owners of hearing aids said that family disease, heart disease, and even vision groups with hearing loss. Individuals in www.HearingGarden.com. loss may be at an increased risk of hearing members were a key factor influencing one group had recently been fitted with a loss. And numerous studies have linked their purchase. Fifty-five percent of new hearing aid or hearing aids, while those in untreated hearing loss to a wide range of hearing aids users sought treatment once the other group did not use hearing aids.
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Space is limited; call (PBG) is proud to House Lane, Phila- The Oaks Cloister was designed in for reservations. bring organic bee- delphia. 1900 by Joseph Miller Huston, the ar- Auction items will include large and keeper Ross Con- Come taste chitect of the Pennsylvania State Capitol. small goods, includingvacation homes in rad, author of Nat- some local honey This elegant Tudor estate has been superb- Cape Cod and Vermont, a heli-hiking trip ural Beekeeping, to and meet the bee- ly restored under its current owners, Dr. in the Canadian Rockies, a Vespa, an elec- The William Penn keepers in your Russell Harris and Mr. John Casavecchia. tric bike, a pass for four to a Special Pro- Charter School community. Per- The Oaks Cloister in Germantown has the ducer Session at WXPN’s World Café with on February 6, haps this is the year distinction of achieving historical certifi- local favorite David Dye, tickets to restau- 2011, for a day- you will become cation as one of Pennsylvania’s treasured rants and sporting events, and much more! long event that’s one yourself! landmarks. You will not believe your eyes sure to please both when you see this treasured property! Thanks as always to our wonderful Save the date beekeepers and With its gilded ceiling in the ballroom, a sponsors: Chestnut Hill Hospital, Trol- for PBG’s “Short the general public specially designed niche lined with amber ley Car Diner, Bowman Properties, Elf- Course in Beekeep- alike. The ticket glass mosaics laid over silver leaf with a ant Wissahickon, Teleos Institute, Green- ing,” March 12, 9 price includes Mr. Carrara marble sculpture inside, multiple house Internists, Rhino Chiropractic a.m. to 4 p.m., at Conrad’s presenta- fireplaces inlaid with a wide variety of Center, Wallace and Glick, Bartash Print- Wyck Historic tions on “Organic Mercer tiles, and a beautifully enclosed ing, and Greene Street Friends School. House, 6026 Germantown Ave. Admis- Beekeeping” (10 a.m.) and “Apitherapy: Cloister with an antique Putto fountain (List complete as of this printing.) Health with Products from the Hive” (1 sion is $60 for adults and $40 for students inside, this property is a must see. As it is Call MALT for reservations at p.m.), as well as a box lunch for the free with ID and members of PBG $40, lunch a private residence, this is a one-time op- 215-843-6333 or register online at showing at 3 p.m. of Vanishing of the included. 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28 The Shuttle February 2011 precious Weavers Way shelf space. Roses are red To aid our buyers in this decision, there is all kinds of data; retailers get sales You forget ‘em you’re dead. reports from their vendors, and also sub- scribe to industry sources (Nielson, the So members remember same company that rates TV viewership, also collects data of what is going through you can order ahead. retailers checkout scanners and organizes the data and sells it to retailers). This gives buyers an idea what is selling elsewhere, the idea being if it is a pasta sauce that is selling well in your region and/or to your customer demographic, and you are not stocking this pasta sauce, it’s an opportu- nity to add a good seller. Of course, there are many reasons a Suggestions product might be selling well. There may have been a huge introductory discount. by Norman Weiss It might have some new unique feature Purchasing Manager (made with cruelty-free tomatoes from the rain-forest and harvested without stepping Greetings and thanks for writing. As on beetles). Maybe it has a beautiful pack- usual, suggestions and responses may age. Maybe it taste good. Or maybe the 100% Fair Trade Valentine’s Roses will be available to all have been edited for brevity, clarity, and people pushing it are good salespeople. Weavers Way Co-op shoppers at all 3 locations from or comedy. Since we now have shop- Whatever the reason, to some extent, this per comments and suggestions and staff method results in some initial sales breed- Friday, February 11—Monday, February 14 responses from three stores I’ve started ing more sales, a very interesting phenom- including the initials of the store of the enon in and of itself. or until they run out. staffer responding so readers know which What strikes me is that, in addition to Co-op members can pre-order to ensure getting your sweetheart’s favorite store the comment refers to. If no store is this sales-breeding-sales phenomena (as if color. Another great reason to become a member. listed it means the response applies to all that in an of itself is a good reason to stock Ask a cashier for pre-order forms for the best rose deal in town. A fantastic price stores. something—why not stock cigarettes?), of $32 per dozen for gorgeous red, luscious peach, sassy pink, heavenly yellow, Lately I’ve been working with our for the most part, all 400 pasta sauces or fabulous bi-color roses. These bright varieties brought to you by One World department managers on something called mainly consist of tomatoes, oil, spices Flower are 100% Fair Trade CertifiedTM, so your purchase helps provide healthy “category management.” This is a retail- and salt. These are all ingredients all gro- food and fresh water in South America and supports human rights and fair ing trade term in which retailers group cery stores already stock, at a price much wages for workers around the world. items into categories in order to manage cheaper than what you pay for pasta sauce. $ them better. For example, pasta sauce We, in effect, already have do it yourself Roses - 32 per dozen could be a category, and managers would pasta sauce, in any flavor you want, in any Make someone very happy. look at the category and decide things like quantity you want to make, it just means how many pasta sauces should be stocked, opening a few jars or cans instead of one, how many should be low-fat, low-salt, or- a few extra minutes. So should we elimi- ganic, low-priced, premium-priced, etc., nate the pasta sauce category? No, be- Mt. Airy Chestnut Hill ultimately deciding how much space and cause it sells. But Weavers Way shoppers 559 Carpenter Lane, 215-843-2350 8424 Germantown Ave., inventory to devote to the category, and should stop buying pasta sauces because Open Every Day 9 - 8 215-843-2350 exactly which of the 400 pasta sauces our Monday-Saturday 7 - 8, Sunday 9 - 8 main supplier warehouses are worthy of (continued on page 25) Ogontz 2129 72nd Ave., 215-276-0706 Follow us on Facebook Monday-Saturday 10 - 6 and Twitter What is Weavers Way Co-op? Weavers Way is a Food Co-op, a grocery store that Welcome to Weavers Way is owned by its members—the people who shop here. Cooperative Association
Because our owners are our shoppers, we don’t try We encourage all new or prospective members to attend an orientation meeting, to make a profit selling unhealthful food at high where they can learn all about our co-op, our stores and our member work program. prices. Instead, we sell the food our shoppers want If you have not already joined, you can do so at the meeting, and you will also learn us to sell—healthful, natural, and local foods, some grown and prepared more about Weavers Way and all that your co-op has to offer, including member right in our own neighborhoods. We buy local, we support fair trade, benefits and our Working Member program. and we are committed to our community, because we are owned by our Orientation dates are listed below and are also posted on our website at community. The dollars you spend here stay here, either invested in the www.weaversway.coop. Please complete the form below and return it to any of our stores, so we will know which meeting you will attend. Meetings last approximately co-op and the community, or distributed right back to the members who forty-five minutes to an hour and will include a brief store tour. We look forward to support us. seeing you there! Although we are owned by our members—and membership is Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment/Chestnut Hill important to what we do—we are very much open to the public: 8431 Germantown Ave. (parking entrance on E. Highland Ave.) everyone is welcome to shop, and everyone is welcome to join. • Weds., Feb. 16, Mar. 23, & Apr. 20 at 6:45 p.m Weavers Way Ogontz Store/West Oak Lane You can learn more about Weavers Way at www.weaversway.coop, 2129 72nd Ave. (intersection of Ogontz Ave., Walnut Lane & 72nd Ave.) contact Membership Coordinator, Kirsten Bernal at member@ • Sat., Feb. 19, Mar. 26, & Apr. 23 at 10:45 a.m. weaversway.coop, or better yet, stop in for a shop, or just to look around, at our stores in Weavers Way Co-op Offices/Mt. Airy 555 W. Carpenter Lane West Mt. Airy, West Oak Lane, and Chestnut Hill. • Weds., Feb. 9, Mar. 9, & Apr. 13 at 6:45 p.m
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February Coffees of the Month Name ______Orientation Date ______
Bulk Beans: Address: ______Organic Love Buz $ City______State______Zip______reg. $11.53 sale 8.99/lb. Organic San Fernando Phone number ______E-mail ______
$ $ reg. 11.53 sale 10.53/lb. Please return this form to a cashier, mail to Weavers Way Co-op, Attn: Membership Department, 559 Carpenter Lane, Phila. PA, 19119 or fax to 215-843-6945, Ground Coffee 12 oz package: Attn. Membership Department. You can also call 215-843-2350, ext. 118 or $ Organic Pre-Ground Decaf reg. $9.53 sale 8.53 e-mail [email protected].