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ReaderA PUBLICATION OF WILLY STREET CO-OP, MADISON, WI VOLUME 42 • ISSUE 2 • FEBRUARY 2015 2000 calories 1500 calories 1000 calories 500 calories IN THIS ISSUE: Unionization Effort News; SPECIAL STORE HOURS Resurgence of Local Food Co-ops; Beets; Sunday, March 1st: closing at 7:00pm Bulk Price Comparisons; and MORE! for our Annual Staff Party PAID PRSRT STD PRSRT MADISON, WI MADISON, U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. PERMIT NO. 1723 NO. PERMIT POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL DATED POSTMASTER: 1457 E. Washington Ave • Madison, WI • 53704 • WI Madison, • Ave Washington E. 1457 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED SERVICE CHANGE WILLY STREET CO-OP Cast Iron MISSION STATEMENT Cookware The Williamson Street Grocery On Sale!Thru 3/15 Co-op is an economically and Reader environmentally sustainable, coop- eratively owned grocery business Published monthly by Willy Street Co-op that serves the needs of its Owners 1221 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703, 608-251-6776 and employees. We are a cor- 6825 University Ave Middleton, WI 53562, 608 284-7800 nerstone of a vibrant community EDITOR & LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz ADVERTISING in south-central Wisconsin that : Liz Wermcrantz provides fairly priced goods and COVER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman-Bouche services while supporting local SALE FLYER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman-Bouche Hardware Center and organic suppliers. GRAPHICS: Hallie Zillman-Bouche 1398 Williamson St. 257-1630 PROOFREADER: Valerie Secaur RECIPE SELECTION: Serenity Voss WILLY STREET CO-OP SALE FLYER LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz BOARD OF DIRECTORS Healing Foot PRINTING: Wingra Printing Group Holly Fearing, President The Willy Street Co-op Reader is the monthly communications link among the Courtney Berner, Vice President Reflexology Co-op Board, staff and Owners. It provides information about the Co-op’s services Rick Bernstein Stress Reduction, Relaxation, and business as well as about cooking, nutrition, health, sustainable agriculture and Dawn Matlak and a step towards Wellness more. Views and opinions expressed in the Reader do not necessarily represent those Mike Martez Johnson of the Co-op’s Directors, staff or Ownership. Acceptance of advertising does not indi- Holly Bender Kirsten van Gelder, M.A., R.N. cate endorsement of the product or service offered. Articles are presented for informa- Miguel Zamora Mike Engel 1321 E. Mifflin St., Suite 100 tion purposes only. Before taking action, you should always consult a professional for Daniel Ramos Haaz Madison, WI 53703 advice. Articles may be reprinted with permission from the editor. SUBMISSIONS BOARD CONTACT INFO: www.healingfootreflexology.com All advertising submissions must be reserved and arranged with the editor by the [email protected] 10th of the month previous to publication. All advertisement copy must be submit- [email protected] (includes Monday & Thurs 12:00- 5:00 ted by the 15th of the month. Submissions should be emailed to l.wermcrantz@ the GM, Executive Assistant and willystreet.coop or mailed to Willy Street Co-op according to submission require- Board Administrator) Call (608) 371-3789 ments. for an appointment CUSTOMER SERVICE: EAST: 608-251-6776 WEST: 608-284-7800 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE BUSINESS OFFICE: 608-251-0884 February 17th FAX: 608-251-3121 March 17th SEAFOOD CENTER: EAST: 608-294-0116 WEST: 608-836-1450 April 21st GENERAL E-MAIL: [email protected] May 19th GENERAL MANAGER: [email protected] June 16th EDITOR: [email protected] July 21st PREORDERS: EAST: [email protected]; WEST: ws.preorders@ August 18th (All regular meetings are held at the willystreet.coop Central Office, 1457 E. Washington Ave, WEBSITE: www.willystreet.coop unless otherwise noted. All meetings begin at BOARD E-MAIL: [email protected] 6:30pm.) STORE HOURS: 7:30am to 9:30pm, every day East Juice Bar: 7:30am to 6:00pm; West Juice Bar: M-F: 7:30am-7:00pm & Sat-Sun: 7:30am-6:00pm. Deli: 7:30am to 9:00pm Seafood Center–East and West: Monday–Saturday, 8:00am to 8:00pm; Sunday, 8:00am to 6:00pm. SPECIAL STORE HOURS Sunday, March 1st: closing at 7:00pm for our Annual Staff Party IN THIS ISSUE 3 Customer Comments 8-9 Resurgence of Local 19 Beets Food Co-ops 4 The Unionization Effort 20 Share Your Love of & More 10 Bulk Price Comparison Community—Join us in the Big Share 4-5 Interview with Board 13-15 SPECIALS PAGES Member Mike Martez 21-25 Food Shame 17 New Products Johnson 26-27 Recipes and Drink 18 What is Healthy? 5-7 Community Room Recommendations Calendar 2 Willy Street Co-op Reader, febrUARY 2015 CUSTOMER COMMENTS they are not pasture-raised, and they appreciate that many of our Own- me without any added sugars. I was Write Us! are not local. If you have any more ers and patrons are responsible pet so pleasantly surprised! Thank you We welcome your comments questions feel free to contact me here owners, yet we also need to account SO much, Willy Street West for be- and give each one attention at the store and I would be happy to for the possibility of unexpected or ing awesome!! and serious consideration. talk to you. Thanks, Jeremy Johnson, uncontrollable circumstances that A: Thank you for your kind Send them to customer.com- Meat Manager–West may occur when a pet is unattended. words. We pride ourselves on being a [email protected] or fill Animal shelters and handlers recom- full service meat department, with our out a Customer Comment form CHICKEN AT NIGHT mend this policy as well, citing agita- main focus being customer service. I in the Owner Resources area. Q: Please keep chicken on hot tion from other people or animals and am glad we were able to accommo- Each month a small selection is bar later in evening past 6pm. I pets getting loose or stolen as reason date your request that day, there may printed in the Reader. The rest have stopped here many times on for concern. If you wish to bring your be times that that might not be pos- can be found in the commons Sunday and the chicken is always pet with you on future errands to the sible, but with 24 hours notice we can or in the binder near Customer gone. Thank you. Co-op, you may consider bringing an- do just about anything. If you ever Service. Thank you! A: Thanks for writing in. We other person with you, who can stay want a sausage made just call and have to watch costs closely on our with the pet while you shop. -Kirsten we will be happy to make it, and the hot bars to maintain the price, so we Moore, Director of Cooperative butcher who helped you, her name is run those more expensive items out Services Anna, and she is awesome. Thanks, BETTER CHICKEN and restock conservatively to control Jeremy Johnson, Meat Manager– Q: I’ve just watched a video loss. Sorry that you were frustrated in BPA LIST West that makes me wonder about the your effort to buy chicken off our bar; Q: You have a BPA Checklist chicken you sell. The video is at bet- please do feel free to call ahead and here http://www.willystreet.coop/ VAPING ter-chicken.org. I know you don’t have some set aside for you. Thanks bisphenol but it says it hasn’t been Q: As always, WE LOVE OUR sell Perdue chicken, but the Bell and again for writing in. -Josh Perkins, updated since 2012. Any chance COOP! Friendly, helpful, respon- Evans website offers only the vague Prepared Foods Director you’ve got a more recent version? sive, and LOCAL! assurance that the “chickens are A: Thanks for asking. We do not What’s your policy on “vap- raised and processed in the heart of DOGS ON PREMISES have a more recent list presently. We ing” (activating E-cigarettes) in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, in Q: Today I walked my people- recently acknowledged internally that the store. I recently got yet another a modern facility, using only the lat- friendly dog to Willy Street Co-op we have a number of processes that bronchial infection after expo- est air-chilled technology.” I don’t West in order to avoid using my were developed separate from one an- sure—and the corps. will NEVER see much evidence that this chicken car and wanting to exercise both other regarding what we screen prod- tell the truth, but they are all un- is bred and raised to any standard my dog and me. I know my dog and ucts for, and we are currently working healthy. Pls. post a sign? TNX! of freedom from cruelty. Are they accept the responsibility of parking on a more comprehensive process to A: As I was looking for our smok- pastured? Allowed sunlight, fresh him outside the bicycle area by the get more frequently up-to-date infor- ing policy, which we do not have, as air, and room to flap their wings? store. (It is winter and the temps are mation for our Owners. It may take a state law dictates the policy, I noticed Are they able to enjoy life without very cold so there were no bikes or bit to get our new vendor questioning that recently the City of Madison the pain of bodies overbred for people around outside) While in the and information presentation process added E-cigarettes to the city indoor fast growth and large breast size? store, a friendly employee sought in place, but once we get a system es- smoking ban. Rest assured, due to I can’t tell. I don’t even like white me out to advise that dogs are never tablished, we hope you will see much that, you should not encounter E- meat, and I would certainly like to welcome on the premises and told more information such as BPA usage cigarette vapors inside our store.