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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume AA, Number 24 November 23, 2006 Watch Your Wallets Urban Composting: An Introduction to Brooklyn-based Pickpockets Composting Resources At The Coop By Johannah Rodgers f you were wondering accept leaves collected in By Masha Hamilton about those brown paper both brown paper and plastic Ipackages that have been bags. But beginning next n unprecedented rash of pickpock- appearing on area stoops year, leaves must be put in eting has hit the Coop in recent over the last few weeks, the paper bags. Paper leaf bags Aweeks, prompting the staff to issue mystery is about to be solved. are better than plastic for sev- a written warning to watch your wallets. They contain paper leaf eral reasons, including the It’s also increasing the urgency of the collection bags, compliments fact that they decompose work of an advisory group mulling over of the Sanitation Departmen- naturally with the leaves, ways to redesign and streamline the t’s Composting Project. And resulting in a cleaner, higher Coop’s entrance and exit. they are free this fall, but will quality compost product that Six cases of wallets lifted from have to be purchased in the the city can return to resi- Coop members have been reported future. dents through various free, since Aug. 30. All involved bags left The bags of leaves are compost giveback events in unattended while shoppers ran to being be picked up on a spe- the spring. grab items or looked away. In one cial Sanitation route twice instance, the bag hung on the back of ILLUSTRATION BY OWEN LONG this month—the last day Household Waste a stroller. In the other situations, is Saturday, Nov. 25—and While leaf composting is bags were left in shopping carts. members took other members’ personal prop- transported to one of the important, yard debris make Police have arrested one suspect, with the erty, cash, credit cards too…. Ultimately, city’s three composting sites. help of Coop members. But one more is still members need to take personal responsibility This year, the city will CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 at large. for their belongings like they probably do in The two “artful dodgers,” a man and a other stores in the city,” she said. woman, were working separately, and neither of them were Coop members. Coop Cooperation Leads To First Arrest In two cases, videotapes showed they With the aid of Coop staff and a squad entered through the exit. In the other cases, leader, police were able to arrest one man they managed to slip in through the entrance, allegedly responsible for at least three of the without being asked for identification. incidents. However, a woman allegedly “This is the worst I’ve ever seen of stealing responsible for the two most recent incidents members’ personal property,” said General at the time of this writing—October 15th and Coordinator Joe Holtz. 17th—has not yet been detained. “People feel more secure here,” said Gen- After the first incident, which a Coop shop- eral Coordinator Tricia Leith, who has per reported to the staff but declined to report worked closely with the police in an effort to to the police, Coop staff reviewed the video- solve the crimes. tapes and found an image of the male Holtz agreed, noting that some members shoplifter, Leith said. have told him “this is the only place in the The same man struck again on September world where I leave 22nd and a third my purse unattend- time on October 9th. ed.” And in fact, he It was not clear from said, the idea that the videotapes who

the Coop is a safe “This is the worst I’ve ever seen of stealing was responsible for a JANDA BY JUDY PHOTOGRAPH place is often borne members’ personal property” fourth incident a few out. “I’ve seen really —General Coordinator Joe Holtz days earlier, on Octo- Leaves in NYC Department of Sanitation paper leaf bags valuable things left ber 5th. waiting for the recycle pick-up. in the open, waiting The Coop, in con- for Coop members to junction with the Next General Meeting on December 19 come pick them up.” police, took several The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the “But leaving purses or tote bags in carts is a steps. The man’s picture was circulated among last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be bad idea,” added Leith, particularly because staff members. A new sign was posted over the Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elo- many shoppers may have more cash on them entrance/exit area—a “pickpocket alert.” him Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. Please note than usual in order to pay for their groceries. At every shift change, the staff made a point that the meeting day is earlier than usual because of the holiday. “Though this rash of pickpocketing is The agenda will appear in the next Gazette and will be avail- unusual, we have had cases in the past where CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 able as a flyer in the entryway of the Coop beginning Wednes- day, December 6. For more information about the GM and about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. Thu, Nov 30 •Wordsprouts: Alcohol Can Be a Gas, 7:30 p.m. Fri, Dec 1 •Film Night: Occupation Dreamland & Dreams of IN THIS ISSUE Sparrow: Two Perspectives on Iraq, 8:00 p.m. Coop Sat, Dec 3 •Pub Night: Yule Be Welcome, 7:30 p.m. GM Report: Committee Elections/ Retirement Policy Changes ...... 3 Tue, Dec 5 •Genetically Modified Food: Why Are We Fighting It?, Getting My Membership Card ...... 5 Event 7:00 Coop Hours, Coffeehouse, Puzzle ...... 6 Thu, Dec 7 •Food Class: Gluten-Free Italian, 7:30 p.m. Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Highlights Thu, Dec 15 •Coffeehouse: René Collins and Toni Blackman, Governance Information, Mission Statement ...... 7 8:00 p.m. Community Calendar ...... 8 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Letters to the Editor ...... 9 Classified Ads ...... 11 06-11/23 p 01-06 11/22/06 9:51 AM Page 2

2 November 23, 2006 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Pickpockets At The Coop pocketing has again drawn membership. attention to the Coop’s less- “Sometimes, when people CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 than-ideal entrance and exit come from the office en- of pulling aside incoming office staff worker to come system. The entrance and trance, it’s confusing to me, entrance and exit checkers verify that the man in the exit shifts are critical and dif- too. We assume they are and advising them to be par- store was indeed the one in ficult jobs, Leith and Holtz members, but on the other ticularly vigilant. And police the photograph. both said. hand, the office allows non- sent in a team of plainclothes They followed the man as “We want the entrance members to enter (the officers, who spent time work- he wandered through the workers to be welcoming, office). There are so many ing undercover in the Coop. Coop, visually confirmed his and yet they have to stop things to keep track of, and The decision to share the identity and then summoned people who are just walking that stops you from monitor- man’s image with staff mem- the police. Officers arrested by,” Holtz said. They also ing as well as you should,” bers is what ultimately led the man on the sidewalk as have a number of other agreed Erin McGill, who has to his arrest. he left the Coop, Leith said. responsibilities that might done the job for about two On October 22nd, as an He did not resist. He had a distract them. Exit workers, and a half years. off-duty staff member stood long record of drug and theft too, can get preoccupied In a 10-minute walk in line to pay at the register, violations. counting the number of bags through the Coop that same she noticed a man walking in One case closed. “But the a shopper is carrying out, day, I found four bags unat- through the exit, and she rec- woman is still out there,” and thus miss someone slip- tended in carts. One in the

ognized him from the photo- Leith noted. ping into the store through LONG BY OWEN ILLUSTRATION produce section was com- graph. She put down her own the exit. pletely unzipped and wide groceries, notified the squad Redesign: A Solution? A nine-member advisory might allow for additional or open, and I stood beside it leader and asked another The recent spate of pick- group has been meeting for a larger lockers. for several minutes to wait for couple of years to consider the member to return. She ways to make the entrance Entrance Workers said she hadn’t noticed the and exit more efficient, but Overworked written warning and had no Holtz is quick to note that any A chat with entrance work- idea some members had redesign plan is very much in ers on a recent Sunday at been pickpocketed within the developmental stages. midday showed clearly how Coop doors. Among the ideas under overworked they are. Within The redesign plan is realis- consideration is extending about 10 minutes, the two tically a couple of years away the Coop by eight feet to the Coop members working the from being solidified, “stoop line” of the street. This entrance had filled out forms approved by the general would require a city membership and put permit. The extra into effect, Holtz space could be used said. to create gates for “We want the entrance workers to be “The question both the entrance welcoming, and yet they have to stop people these thefts raise is and the exit. The exit whether we should gate would rotate who are just walking by” do something in the outward only. The —Joe Holtz interim or not,” he entrance gate would said. So far, all sug- slow down entering gestions for short- shoppers, and per- term action have haps even be controlled by for items being returned, left seemed to the advisory group Coop workers, Holtz said. the desk to find someone to to be more trouble than they That gate would also need to give a couple of prospective are worth, he said, but he have easy exit access in case members a tour, and listened added that he hasn’t quit of fire. to members argue at length considering various options. The extra space might that they were no longer sus- In the meantime, the best clear the way for creating a pended though the computer advice is that written on the new service desk to relieve said they were. sign near the front of the some of the workload at the “It’s actually a hard role, store: hang on to your valu- entrance. That service desk, especially when you are seen ables at all times, even if you for instance, could be where as the bad guy,” said J.C. have to sling your bag over Coop members return items Calhoun, who has worked your shoulder as you pick as well as sign in guests. In the entrance desk for all of through the bananas or addition, the extra space her three years of Coop scoop up bulk granola. ■

Pub Night Yule be Welcome ILLUSTRATION: BRUCE ZEINES

Folk Music Society of New York, The Pinewoods Folk Music Club and the Fun'Raising Committee of the Park Slope Food Coop jointly and proudly present...

A night of informal singing, dancing, partying, food and drink with your friends, old and new. Bring voices, instruments, friends, family, good cheer.

All ages welcome. All songs, tunes, stories welcome. Sunday, December 3, 7:00–10:00 p.m. Tea Lounge • Union St. across from the Coop FREE Admission! Tea Lounge goodies available for sale. 06-11/23 p 01-06 11/22/06 9:51 AM Page 3

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GM REPORT

Personnel Committee

Angela Lockhart Arthur Finn Bianca Morehead Hester Lyons Maje Waldo Sally Bermanzohn Yoland McBride Committee Elections & Retirement Policy Changes By Ramona Tirado

t may have been Hal- requires that each member The Personnel Committee In other business, a mem- desk, it’s hard to tell who is a loween, but there was attend six GMs per year. also proposed a vote on ber requested an update on member and who isn’t. And nothing too scary at the Next on the agenda was a whether to do away with the the timeline for debit card it’s hard to stop all of those IOctober 31 General Meeting. proposal to amend the current Coop’s Complaint, Grievance and access at the Coop. people,” while paying atten- Leading the agenda, elec- Coop employee retiree health Arbitration Procedure, “an anti- Tricia Leith, a General tion to the ones who are tions to fill five work slots on benefits, which was presented quated and no longer used Coordinator, responded that swiping in. She added that the General Meeting Agenda by members of the Personnel policy,” which was originally debit cards were “still on the the “office people don’t like Committee, which reviews Committee. This proposed passed at the February 1989 way.” Leith explained that the to be stopped.” requests for agenda items change came just eight GM. The policy has already software company faced Non-members have also and devises a fair and orderly months after the approval of been replaced, but Coop some setbacks, but the Coop been spotted entering under system of presentation and the current version of the poli- members must agree to do is expecting a serviceable ver- the guise of returning carts. A discussion. cy, which mandates that the away with the old version. sion of the software, and will suggestion was made that Before the vote, a motion retired employee must have “When the old policy was be able to move forward with cart returns be made solely was made to allow Dorothy worked at the Coop until s/he in place, the structure of the installations and testing by Coop walkers who wear Siegel to run for re-election reached at least 60 years of Coop was totally different,” soon. Card readers are easily identifiable vests. even though she was absent. age, and had at least 15 years McBride said, explaining that expected to go live sometime In the meantime, photos Despite considerable discus- of service with the Coop upon the policy was originally writ- after January. of the suspects were given to sion sparked by the very same retirement. ten to address the needs of Leith also informed the the police. On October 22, issue at a previous GM, the “We changed the policy to just five employees. The new GM that from September 30 one was stopped by Coop motion to waive the Coop’s make it more respectful of the policy reflects the new Coop through October 17, there staff members and detained rule prohibiting the election time that employees put into that we have today. were six reports of stolen wal- until the police arrived. It was of members not present at the Coop,” said Yolanda All Coop policies are pub- lets in the Coop. “In each later discovered he had a the meeting was carried by a McBride, a member of the lic information and will be case, bags were left unattend- long criminal history. The show of hands vote with only Personnel Committee. provided if a written request ed in carts or on strollers,” other suspect, a woman, has one against. The proposal would is made to the Personnel she said. been identified by the police Kathy Baur, Glenn Brill and enable an employee enrolled Committee. A member’s sug- Review of the camera sys- but has not yet been appre- Erach Screwvala were also in Medicare to retire at any gestion that the policies be tem revealed two pickpock- hended. running for reelection. age, without a benefit reduc- made available online was ets, both non-members, one The meeting concluded The floor opened to nomi- tion, as long as the employ- met with scattered agree- of whom entered through the with the presentation of min- nations, but none were made. ee’s years of continuous ment and an offer to address entrance four times without utes from the August 29 meet- With no challengers, the four service plus his/her age are the idea at a future GM. being stopped. ing, which were approved by were re-elected by a very equal to or greater than 75. Coop members voted to Elise Knudson, a member the four attending board wide margin. One position After a few questions and remove the outdated policy on a D-week shopping squad members. The board also remains open on the commit- requests for additional infor- from the manual with no who has done a shift at the voted to accept members’ tee, which meets on the first mation, GM attendees voted opposition and only a few front desk, responded that advice on all items presented Tuesday of each month and and the motion carried. abstentions. “When you work at the front that evening. ■ AgendaCommittee

Dorothy Siegel Elizabeth Pongo Erach Screwvala Glenn Brill Glenn Moller Kathy Baur

Diversity and Equality Committee Seeks Members with Data Skills The Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) is pleased to report that some PSFC members have responded to our call for new members. New members will help to safeguard our Coop as a respectful and enjoyable place for all to shop. At this time we’re seeking members with computer and data base creation and management skills. This new member will help to order, store, track and access internal committee documents and incoming data. Interested Coop members are invited to attend our next meeting on Thursday, October 12th at 6:00 pm at the Coop or to reach us at [email protected]. Leave your name and contact information and let us know what skills and/or experience you bring. 06-11/23 p 01-06 11/22/06 9:51 AM Page 4

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The Coop Does Its Part measuring approximately one foot by one and a half Urban Composting The Park Slope Food Coop collects its com- feet, is designed for maximum ventilation and to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 postable waste and takes it to the Garden of Union. accommodate a pound of worms. The BBG not only Residents of Park Slope can also bring their com- sells discounted Worm Bins and worms(!), but also postable waste to the Garden, which is open Satur- offers workshops on composting several times a days from 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (See inset for year. Members who are interested in this free work- complete list of nearby compost drop-off locations shop can call 718-623-7220 for more information. and hours). Residents can also drop off their com- The NYC Compost Project holds a number of spe- post at the Fort Greene Green Market each Saturday, cial events called compost givebacks in the spring. when volunteers manage the collection and trans- At these events, compost made from leaves and port of compostable waste. chipped Christmas trees collected by the Sanitation While no compost drop-off is available at the Department is given back to residents for free. Resi- Farmer’s Market at Grand Army Plaza, Joshua Cohen, dents are encouraged to bring their own containers a manager of the Urban Composting Project at the and shovels in order to take away an unlimited Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG), said in a recent amount of top quality compost (while supplies last). telephone interview that he “would very much like to In addition to free compost, home compost bins are see it happen,” and is in the process of researching also available at a discounted rate. These bins, ways to make it a reality. which normally retail for $70 or more, are available In the meantime, the Botanic Garden and the for $20. Urban Composting Project are running several pro- Elizabeth Royte, a Coop member and author of grams to assist Brooklyn residents with the storage the book Garbage Land, which offers an in-depth and management of their compostable waste stream. analysis of the environmental, economic and socio- PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUDY JANDA BY JUDY PHOTOGRAPHS Alison Kinney and Karl Steel drop off kitchen scraps at the Garden of Union’s compost center.

up only a small part of the 3.6 million tons of house- hold waste generated annually in the city that can be composted. According to the Sanitation Department, food debris account for almost 15 percent of residential waste in the city, compared with a national average of nine percent, and are second only to paper as a fraction of total garbage composition. When one has access to a garden, composting is not only fairly easy, but it makes a lot of sense both economically and environmentally since compost makes an excellent natural fertilizer and nutrient rich soil. However, for urban dwellers with limited access to outdoor space and limited space in gener- al for storing waste, composting can seem not only daunting, but, to some, downright impossible. The truth of the matter, however, is that urban composting is not nearly as difficult as most of us imagine and may, in fact, become part and parcel of our weekly trash pickup service. Cities like San Francisco and Seattle have been Gardeners taking compost at the Department of Sanitations’s Spring Creek site at an autumn “Giveback.” running successful composting pick-up programs for several years, and some 35 states currently recy- For residents with gardens, the BBG offers two logical aspects of trash in the United States, said in cle organics, which included food and yard waste. types of compost bins at significantly discounted a recent talk that, according to waste activists and While the city did experiment with pilot programs prices—the Garden Gourmet and the Earth sanitation departments, the next 10 years may very in neighborhoods including Park Slope, a city-wide Machine. Both are made from recycled plastic, must well be the “age of composting” as this sensible composting program for residential food waste is be placed on soil, and can hold between 11 and 13 approach to waste management begins to make not currently in the works for New York City. cubic feet of compost. The two bins are about two to ever more environmental and economic sense. Still, a 2004 study, New York City Municipal Solid three feet wide and three feet high. In addition to Waste Composting Report, prepared by the Bureau of these containers, the BBG also sells metal trash In the second of her two articles on Urban Composting, Johan- Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling, did recom- cans with holes in the side, which are a bit smaller nah Rodgers will discuss specific guidelines for how to compost, mend that the city “invest the time and funds neces- than the composting bins but have a bottom, which as well as a close-up look at PSFC members’ real-life compost- sary to build a pilot [composting] facility” to further means that they can be placed on concrete. Though ing experiences. ■ investigate the potential economic and environ- none of the metal cans are currently in stock, Cohen mental benefits. (The report is available on the Web expects them to be in the near future. Residential Compost Drop-Off Locations PARK SLOPE Garden of Union: Union Street at 4th and 5th Ave., Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. SixFifteen Garden: 615 6th Avenue at 15th Street (compost membership required), Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

FORT GREENE Brooklyn Bears 1, Rockwell Place at Lafayette Avenue. Brooklyn Bears 2, Carlton Avenue between Fulton and Greene Streets. Hollenback Community Garden, Gates Avenue at Greene Street, Fort Greene, Wednesdays A backyard garden composting system: kitchen waste, the nitrogen, in a countertop container gets 6-8:00 p.m., Saturdays 3-7:00 p.m., Sundays emptied into a compost bin (of recycled plastic), and collected leaves, from wire mesh cylinder, are 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 3-7:00 p.m. added as the necessary carbon component. Fort Greene Green Market, Washington Park at DeKalb Avenue, Saturdays at www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/ For apartment dwellers with little or no access to waste_reports.shtml). garden or patio space, composting is still feasible by PLEASE NOTE: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Though curb-side collection of compostable keeping either a small pail in the kitchen for food does not accept residential compost drop-offs. waste may not be right around the corner, there are scraps, or by investing in a counter-top compost bin, many resources available for those interested in giv- such as the Worm Bin, which is available at the ing composting a try. Botanic Garden. The bin, made of clear plastic and 06-11/23 p 01-06 11/22/06 9:51 AM Page 5

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Thursday, Getting My Dec. 7 7:30 p.m. Membershp Card at the Coop

Hello Coop Members: when you get older, about awesome picture.” love swiping my card. It’s your brothers age.” They also When my dad’s co-workers Gluten-Free Italian Susan Baldassano like I’m in love with my said “you will make a great co- gave me the membership card A balanced gluten free menu and is the owner of To Icard. My dad and his co- worker someday.” That made it was in an envelope with a discussion of some of the gluten-free Grandmother’s House workers made it for me. My me happy. sign. The sign said “write your ingredients at the Coop We Go Cooking Tours. dad and I really don’t name on the back.” So I Next Fall she will be spend a lot of time togeth- wrote my name on the offering a Gluten Free er with each other. My Member back. When my mom saw it Tour To Sicily. She is the mom uses the card when she was so happy, when my Director of Educcation at she and I go to the Food dad saw it he was so happy the Natural Gourmet Coop. I use it every time I Contribution and said “all right now you Institute for Health and go there if I have it with have your own member- Culinary Arts and is a me. Most of the time I go ship card!” When I got that graduate of The Institute on weekends. It’s like it’s my I was at my dad’s job. I ask card I was so excited I almost MENU for Culinary Education secret library card that I could them “can I get a card?” They tripped on the steps. When I (I.C.E). She has been go to a secret place. When I said “yes.” So one of my dad’s went to the Food Coop I •Shades of Red Sicilian Salad (vegan) coordinating the Food swipe my card I feel like it’s a co-workers told me to stand swiped the card and then I • Chickpea Panelle (Fritter) topped with Class at the Park Slope Metrocard that I can use right there in front of a big went upstairs to thank them. I Coop for over ten years. mixed mushroom ragout (vegan) everyday. Except I don’t use camera, but before that they also drew a picture for them •Sesame Seed Cookies (Eggs) my membership card all the ask me questions like “are you and they said you’re welcome. time. When I swipe my card, in going to get your moms I.D. MEMBERS & the membership card swiper, number or your dads I.D. About the Author NON-MEMBERS it feels like I have my own number? Are you going to Isoke Senghor lives in WELCOME. mansion and it has to see if smile or not?” All I did was Brooklyn, N.Y. She $4 materials fee Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early I’m the real Isoke. started writing necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. I was at my when she was five dad’s job. It was a years old, her par- school day and I ents taught her was upstairs visit- when she was ing the Food younger, when Coop, my mom she wasn’t going was downstairs to school. She shopping. I was wanted to write upstairs doing my this book homework as usual, because her so my mom will not parents and her remind me to do my dad’s co-work- homework, then I ers helped her noticed that a lot of through this people were coming and also were in with their card and smile and happy for her. She has lots of I was thinking what if I have a stay still for a long time, cousins and aunties and card and could swipe it and because they had to put the uncles and she has two best shop? I asked my dad and his camera in the right place. friends in the whole wide co-workers if I could get a card When I saw my picture, I loved world. Who needs Old Navy when you can outfit and they said I could get the it. It was like I was seeing Isoke Senghor is the daughter your child at the Coop for free?! card. So I was asking them myself in a mirror except of Office Coordinator Lewanika when can I get a job here?” smaller. My mom and dad Senghor. She just had her eighth Bring your child's outgrown clothes to the They said “ you can work here loved it, they said “that was an birthday. ■ Coop to trade with other members. Please bring only items that are in good condition. You Own It! Do not bring clothing to the Coop before the hours of the exchange. T WELVE THINGS MEMBERS CAN DO TO HELP THEIR COOP FREE Saturday, December 16 10:00-1:30 pm Non-members welcome • Help make respect and appreciation part of • Help visitors to the Coop feel welcome. last drop-off 1:00 p.m. the Coop’s ambiance. Offer to give them a tour. •Offer to help if you see it may be needed. •Offer constructive suggestions. Drop a note in the Coop mailbox for the Coordinators • Pick up trash if you see it in the store or in or a Coop committee. Drop a note to the front of the Coop and report and/or help produce buyer in the wall pocket in the clean up spills. produce area. Write in the Shopping Commit- • Help protect the Coop, its property and its tee Feedback Book. Write a letter to the Gazette. people. If you notice shoplifting or other The Coop welcomes ideas! irregularities, please tell the squad leader •Leave the street in front of the Coop clear or a coordinator. for deliveries, members picking up their • If you see wrong prices, mislabeled or groceries, and our neighbors. And NEVER misplaced merchandise, let the Squad block the firehouse. Leader or a working member know. • Post or distribute Coop flyers where you • Respect the Coop’s member labor system. live or work. The Coop office can supply you Is every adult in your household a member? with as many as you like. Shop for your household or other Coop •Tell a friend about what a great Coop we members only. Remember, our costs are have! low because of member labor. • Be informed. Read the Linewaiters’ Gazette. Come to General Meetings and other Coop Adapted from Gentle Strength Times, Gentle Strength meetings. Food Coop, Tempe AZ. 06-11/23 p 01-06 11/22/06 9:51 AM Page 6

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Dec. 15 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. René Collins Singer/songwriter, mystic, magician and visionary Childcare Hours: René Collins combines a unique blend of acoustic Monday through Sunday folk-rock and hip-hop and reggae influences. In his 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. songs, Rene effortlessly weaves together the subjects Telephone: of spiritual progress, politics, love, and nature to cre- 718-622-0560 ate a unique musical and lyrical style, wooing the audience with powerful vocals, sensitive lyrics and Web address: down-to-earth manner. This is René’s debut at the www.foodcoop.com Coffeehouse. He is joined by a brand new full band.

Toni Blackman A rap lyricist, vocalist, actress and writer, Toni Blackman is the The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by first U.S. Hip Hop Ambassador and has traveled with the the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Department of State to Senegal, Ghana, Botswana, Swaziland Brooklyn, New York 11215. and South Africa, in addition to Southeast Asia. She is the Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish founder and director of the Freestyle Union, an organization articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise for hip-hop artists. As part of this, she runs a monthly cipher discriminatory. for female MCs called I Rhyme Like a Girl. She made Essence The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and Magazine’s 2000 list of 30 Women to Watch. Blackman’s first letters from members. A “Member Submissions” book Inner-Course was released in 2003. envelope is in the Gazette wall pocket near the exit of the Coop. 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] $10 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] SUBMISSION GUIDELINES • • Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions MUST include author’s name and Booking: Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. This Issue Prepared By: Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be Puzzle Corner Contributions from members are welcome. Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden printed if they conform to the published Erik Lewis guidelines. Please sign your entries. Answer is on page 11. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Cryptogram Topic: Macrobiotic Foods Editors (development): Dan Jacobson The code used on the list below is a simple letter Submissions on Paper: Double-spaced, typed or Reporters: Ramona Tirado substitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in one very legibly handwritten. Masha Hamilton word, it will be the same throughout the list. Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Johannah Rodgers digital submissions by disk or email. Email to Illustrators: Susan Greenstein [email protected]. Owen Long Classified & Display Ads: Ads may be placed on SBVPS DXGH behalf of Coop members only. Classified ads are Photographers: Judy Janda prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at QVTAKPS SMVAXE Ann Rosen $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Traffic Manager: Monona Yin category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form (available at the front of the Coop). CXEVDX GKMAPO Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and Andrew Rathbun spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and YMOMCV QXYSPB business card size (2"x3.5"). Proofreader: Susan Brodie Recipes: We welcome original recipes from AHLH BXXD ODMBTW Thumbnails: Barbara Jungwirth members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. Preproduction: Yan Kong Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to members in the store. Subscriptions are available by DPAAM Photoshop: Bill Kontzias mail at $18 per year to cover the cost of postage (at Art Director (production): Lyauren Doug 1st class rates because our volume is low). HRPCXOWV QKHRO Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. Desktop Publishing: Stephane Bee Leonard Henderson SBVPS SMVAXE Matthew Landfield

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Office Setup New Member Orientation Food Tour Leaders 6-8:30 a.m.—Office work without the tele- We have no openings at the moment, but also phones. Do a variety of tasks to make the office We want to expand the food tours begun by no members trained and ready to step in when a ready for a full workday. Myra Klockenbrink to other days and other vacancy occurs. times. Are you broadly knowledgable about We are looking for energetic people with a foods? produce, bulk, condiments? Would you teaching or training background who can work Variety of Maintenance Jobs like to become a tour leader? Sunday afternoon, Monday or Wednesday Maintenance Jobs are two hours instead of the Call Linda Wheeler during office hours or write evening, or Wednesday morning. Orienters lead usual 2 3/4. [email protected]. sessions every six weeks and on the week mid- Store Equipment Cleaning way between, be available as back up for emer- Wednesday, 6-8:00 a.m. Clean the checkout Bookkeeping gency coverage. equipment and more before the shopping day Update individual cashier histories from the Workslot credit will be given for training ses- begins. weekly chronological records. Six week evening sions. An annual meeting of the fuill committee cycle with some flexibility. Call the office. is part of the work requirement. Refrigerator Cleaning, Kitchen Cleaning ORKSLOT NEEDS ORKSLOT Wednesday mornings, two different jobs in the second floor meeting rooms. W

All About the General Meeting

COOP CALENDAR Our Governing Structure New Member Orientations From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- Sunday afternoons:...... 4:00 p.m. porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of begin on time! The orientation takes about two General Meeting General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open hours. Please don't bring small children. meetings and to receive the advice of the members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Gazette Deadlines TUE, DEC 5 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. required to act legally and responsibly, has approved almost every General Meeting decision at the end of Submissions will be considered for the LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: every General Meeting. Board members are elected at Dec 7 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Nov 27 December 19 GM. Dec 21 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Dec 11 the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws TUE, DEC 19 are available in the Membership Office and at every CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. General Meeting. Dec 7 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Nov 29 Dec 21 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Dec 13 The agenda will appear in the next issue and will be available as a flyer in the entryway on Next Meeting: Tuesday, Plastic Recycling Wednesday, December 6. December 19, 7:00 p.m. The GM is held on the last Tuesday of each month. • 2nd Saturdays, noon–2:00 p.m. The Coop on Cable TV • 3rd Thursdays, 7–9:00 p.m. Inside the Park Slope Food Coop • last Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–noon Location • Plastics #1, 2, 4, only those FRIDAYS 1:00 p.m. with a replay at 9:00 p.m. The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield not accepted by NYC, plus Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 67 (CableVision). Temple), 274 Garfield Place. plastic shopping bags If specific programming is available at press • Plastic #5 (from dairy products only) time, it will appear on the Community Calendar How to Place an Item • All Clean & Dry! page overleaf. on the Agenda If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Mission Statement Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near and Receive Work Credit the elevator and at General Meetings. Instructions and Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- helpful information on how to submit an item appear on Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store – an the submission form. The Agenda Committee meets on General Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- alternative to commercial profit-oriented the first Tuesday of each month to plan the agenda for workslot-credit program was created to increase business. As members, we contribute our the GM held on the last Tuesday of the month. If you participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust through have a question, please call Linda Wheeler in the office. Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see cooperation and teamwork and enables us to the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. keep prices as low as possible within the con- Meeting Format • Advance Sign-up Required: text of our values and principles. Only mem- Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your bers may shop, and we share responsibilities name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. • Enjoy some Coop snacks Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see and benefits equally. We strive to be a • Meet the Coordinators below for details. responsible and ethical employer and • Submit Open Forum items • Two GM attendance credits per year: neighbor. We are a buying agent for our • Explore meeting literature Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- members and not a selling agent for any workslot-credit program two times per calendaryear. industry. We are a part of and support the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) • Certain Squads not eligible: cooperative movement. We offer a diversi- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food ty of products with an emphasis on to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, organic, minimally processed and can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted for a future GM. because covering absent members is too difficult.) healthful foods. We seek to avoid products • Attend the entire GM: that depend on the exploitation of others. Reports (7:30 p.m.) In order to earn workslot credit you must be present We support non-toxic, sustainable agricul- • Financial Report for the entire meeting. ture. We respect the environment. We • Coordinators’ Report • Childcare can be provided at GMs: strive to reduce the impact of our lifestyles • Committee Reports Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership on the world we share with other species and Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. future generations. We prefer to buy from Agenda (8:00 p.m.) • The agenda is available as a flyer at the Coop entrance • Signing in at the Meeting: local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. hall and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the We try to lead by example, educating our- Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is selves and others about health and nutrition, Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) passed around during the meeting. cooperation and the environment. We are (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) • Being Absent from the GM: committed to diversity and equality. We • Meeting evaluation It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We strive • Board of Directors vote you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please to make the Coop welcoming and accessible • Announcements, etc. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. to all and to respect the opinions, needs and • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? concerns of every member. We seek to maxi- It depends on your work status at the time of the mize participation at every level, from policy meeting. making to running the store. We welcome • Consider making a report… all who respect these values. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. 06-11/23 p 07-12 11/22/06 10:07 AM Page 8

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. *Denotes a Coop member. FRI, DEC 1 SAT, DEC 16 FRI, DEC 29

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Blues/ peoples’ voice cafe: Debra Cowan; THE AFRICAN FOLK HERITAGE bluegrass/folk musician/song- John O’Connor. Workmen’s Circle, CIRCLE: will celebrate Kwanzaa writer David laFleur. Brooklyn Eth- 45 E 33 St, Manh, 8:00pm. $12, from 4-6:30pm at the Fred ical Culture Society. $10 adults, $6 more if you choose, less if you Samuels Recreation Center, 669 children. 8:00p.m. 53 Prospect Pk can’t. 212-787-3903. Malcolm X Blvd (Lenox Ave. at W. 768-2972. 144th St). Please bring a dish to WINTER CRAFTS FAIR 2006: Bkln share. For information, call Joyce Soc. for Ethical Culture, 53 C. Duncan 212-568-1645 SAT, DEC 2 Prospect Park W (btw 1st & 2nd Sts). 11-4:00. handmade foods, PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Charlie hot & cold drinks & snacks. Free, Friday, December 1 King & Karen Brandow. Workmen’s open to the public. Circle, 45 E 33 St, Manh, 8:00pm. 7:00 pm $12, more if you choose, less if you SAT, DEC 23 can’t. 212-787-3903. Occupation: Dreamland WINTERFUL HOLIDAY: crafts fair HARLEM'S PREMIER HOLIDAY sponsored by PS39 in the Old John crafts fair & bazaar at the Salvation and Jay HS, 7th Ave btw 4th & 5th Sts, Army, 540 Lenox Ave, NYC. Unique featuring vendors, raffles, a Christ- handcrafted gifts, vintage clothing, Dreams of Sparrows mas tree seller, kids' crafts and gift baskets, homemade desserts, activities, food from local restau- toys, games, story teller, pictures rants. 11-6:00 Free, open to the w/Santa & hourly give-aways. Free, Tw o public. open to the public. films. SAT, DEC 2 TUE, DEC 26 Tw o winterful holiday crafts fair spon- KWANZAA COLLECTIVE presents: sored by P.S. 39 in the Old John Jay “Keeping Kwanzaa in the tradition” perspectives H.S. 7th Avenue btw 4th and 5th at Boys and Girls High School, Sts, featuring vendors, raffles, a 1700 Fulton St., Bklyn. Free admis- from Christmas tree seller, kids crafts, sion. Call (718)638-6700. Iraq. activities and food from local restaurants. 11am-6pm. Free and Open to the Public. FRI, DEC 8

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Roots music with Fitzgerald & Beach. SAVE THESE DATES! Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society. $10 adults, $6 children. 8:00pm 53 The Fun'Raising Committee has plenty of events for you Prospect Pk W. 768-2972 and your friends, Coop members or not. Display ads for Discussion will follow each will appear in the Gazette as each event approaches. after the screening. SAT, DEC 9 Sunday, December 3 ...... Pub Night Saturday, January 20...... Adult Variety Show-auditions Occupation: Dreamland is an unflinchingly candid portrait PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Chris of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Lang; The Caroline Cutroneo Band. Sunday, January 28 ...... Adult Variety Show-auditions Iraq city of Falluja during the winter of 2004. A collective Workmen’s Circle, 45 E 33 St, Manh, Sunday, February 4...... Spoken Word 8:00pm. $12, more if you choose, study of the soldiers unfolds as they patrol an environ- Saturday, March 10...... Adult Variety Show less if you can’t. 212-787-3903. ment of low-intensity conflict creeping steadily towards Saturday, April 21 ...... Earth Day World Beat Fiesta PS321 ANNUAL HOLIDAY Craft catastrophe. Through the squad’s activities, Occupation: Fair, 11-4:00, 180 7th Ave., featuring Saturday, May 19 ...... Game Night Dreamland provides a vital glimpse into the last days of handmade gifts for every budget, Falluja. The film documents the city’s waning stability lunch, kid crafts, entertainment, sonsored by PS321 PA. Info: Johan- before a final series of military assaults began in the spring of 2004 that effectively destroyed it. na Mullinax, 347-432-9750. ONGOING SHOWS/EVENTS TUE, DEC 12 Dreams of Sparrows follows Iraqi director Hayder Mousa FRIDAYS: DEC 1, 8, 15 & 22 Daffar and his team of contributing filmmakers as they SMALL PLANET FUND 5TH Dancing for Animals, Inc., a non-profit organization, is share their vision of life and the human condition in ANNUAL PARTY AND FUNDRAIS- holding Friday night dances at Dance Times Square, 156 W. 2004 Baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. ER: Join Vandana Shiva, Frances 44th St., 3rd Floor. Introductory dance class 9 - 9:30 p.m. Moore Lappé, *Anna Lappé, & General dancing 9:30 - 12:00 a.m. Come enjoy an evening of ______friends. Silent & Live auctions, dancing and help animal welfare organizations at the same Live Entertainement, Food & Michael Galinsky, of RUMUR RELEASING, is the wine. 6-7:00pm Special reception, time!! 212-946-1824 www.dancingforanimals.org. a conversation with Vandana distributor for Occupation: Dreamland. A Brooklyn- based distribution company, RUMUR RELEASING Shiva & Frances Moore Lappé. 7- TUESDAYS, NOV H28, DEC 5, 12 & 19 10:00 pm Festivities. Space is lim- focuses on delivering thought-provoking documentaries ited. RSVP now. Reserve at A.F.R.A.I.D.: A Musical Drama in two acts: NYC, August 1858. The weekly meeting of American Females for and cutting-edge narrative feature films to audiences [email protected] for around the world. Their previous releases, Horns and adress & details. Righteousness Abasement Ignorance & Docility (AFRAID) was called to order by its venerable President, Mrs. Senza Halos, Radiation and Half-cocked, all garnered interna- FRI, DEC 15 Bliss. Shortly after, the meeting was delightfully disrupted tional acclaim. by a group of Women's Righters, Abolitionists, Suffragists, GOOD COFFEEHOUSE THIRD Spinsters, Domestics, Fallen Doves, and Lunatics. (Office Aaron Raskin, Dreams of Sparrows producer, founded COOP NIGHT: Hip hop activist, Coordinator Kathleen Keske* is Senza Bliss.) 7:30 p.m., The the Iraq Eye Group with Hayder in December of 2003— artist & educator Toni Blackman; Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave. @ President St, $20, stu- they have since produced several short news packages Rene Collins weaving togheter dents/srs $10, groups 6+ $15. Info & tickets: songs of spirituals progress, love & and short narrative films. The Soros Foundation just nature. Brooklyn Ethical Culture www.bropera.org. awarded a substantial grant to the group to continue its Society. $10 adults, $6 children. media empowerment project in Iraq. 8:00pm 53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2972 ______Film Night organizer, Trish Dalton, can be reached at [email protected] or 718.398.5704.

FREE Non-members welcome

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REAL ESTATE WBAI ELECTIONS We’ll organize through thick and thin BEDFELLOWS By morning, night and day (x2) CREDIT INFO FREEZE HI, I thought I saw the IndySlate In days of old (some 18 months ago), When you read this the WBAI elec- Alive as you or I The line was firmly drawn: no-touch, tionz may be over. Hopefully we will When I told them, “You’re ten years HELLO COOP MEMBERS: no-go. know the results by that time, but it dead!” Starting Nov. 1, 2006 a New York The residents of Williamsburg kept also likely that we will not meet quo- Said they, “We didn’t die!” (x2) security freeze is available for all clear rum (10% of eligible members) so that I do apologize that this song is credit bureaus. Basically, a “securi- Of those who lived in Greenpoint, the voting period will be extended for somewhat of an in-joke. However, I ty freeze” is a standing order for the out of fear two more weekz. If that should happen hope it puts my sisterz and brotherz credit bureau not to release your They’d be contaminated by the PLLLEEEEZZZZEE continue to vote of the Independent Campaign on information to others without veri- closeness for me! But even if you don’t vote for notice that we must work together in fying that the request is authorized. Of oldtimers infected with bourgeois me or my group, PLLLEEEEZZZZEE the future, plan beforehand, and Information is available at grossness. vote for someone because if we don’t organize ourselves as a legitimate www.consumer.state.ny.us/securi- The Billyburgers even posted a quip, make quorum the second time, da and public Campaign. I will leave no ty_freeze.htm, which states along “All Ye Who Enter Here, Abandon bumz will remain in office another stone unturned, nor will I rest until with other helpful information, that Hip.” year until the next election. this goal is achieved. VENCEREMOS! “You must write and mail a separate This warned their brethren of the BTW, the electionz are ztaggered, Albert B. Solomon, letter to each of the three major soulless scene so that after next year there won’t be World Counselor for Hom,opathy, credit reporting agencies: Tran- On the other side, where points are an election for two yearz. Again, out Candidate for 2007 WBAI-LSB, sUnion, Experian and Equifax. In grey, not Green. of 23 running, our candidatz (the [email protected], requesting a Security Freeze, your But rising rents have dented the good guyz) are: 718-768-9079, letters must contain the personal Dante warning, PACVID1.COM, information required by each credit And now, in any season, on any 1 - Steve Brown WBAI.NET, reporting agency. This information morning, 2 - Mitchel Cohen [email protected] is needed so the credit reporting You’ll see a moving van or two or ten 3 - Carolyn Birden agencies can verify your identify and Traversing the boundary line where 4 - Paul DeRienzo process your request. Each compa- Polish men 5 - Carole Drake LETTERS POLICY ny has different identification And women lived happily in a world 6 - Patricia Logan requirements…. IMPORTANT: Each apart 7 - Alex Steinberg We welcome letters from members. letter must be sent either by certi- (A century enwrapped in the 8 - Andrea Fishman Submission deadlines appear in the fied mail through the U.S. Postal maritime art) 9 - Albert Solomon Coop Calendar. All letters will be Service or via an overnight delivery From hipsterism in all its with-it printed if they conform to the pub- service.” forms. And plz vote in that exact order lished guidelines. We will not know- Sample letters are available on the What happens to an enclave that except PUT ME at the top. Thanks. ingly publish articles which are racist, web page as well. This is an important transforms That said, the October 31st General sexist or otherwise discriminatory anti-fraud, anti-ID theft measure. I From ethnic to artistic (often faux)— Meeting was one of the rare occasionz The maximum length for letters is encourage all to consider taking this Regeneration or a sure death-blow? when I missed a meeting purposely (my 500 words. Letters must include your step. A walk along the changing waterfront detractors, of course, would prefer that I name and phone number and be Cooperativley, Finds many a mutual greeting, nary a didn’t attend any meetings). The day typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE grunt, before I was on the air for the Candidatz’ tors will reject letters that are illegible As ‘Pointers take to the flock of Forum, and believe me it took a lot out or too long. youthful invaders of me. There was a period of my life You may submit on paper, typed or IN DEFENSE OF THE Who, like the locals, have become when the only thing I did was one five- very legibly handwritten, or via email esplanaders, minute audition once a month, which to [email protected] or CART SERVICE The happiest of once-averse only goes to show how much a person on disk. Disks are returned through an invaders. can do with a small task. I actually have envelope at the back of the Gazette HELLO Spillover success! What’s now on the done very little campaigning, but rumi- submissions box. A letter-writer is critical of the use hipster mind? nated about it a lot, which is work! of Coop workers to accompany shop- “If Greenpoint’s ours, can Bushwick My remarkz on the Air were in the Anonymity ping members and Coop carts to be far behind?” form of a song to the tune of “Joe Hill:” Unattributed letters will not be their destinations, because Coop Leon Freilich published unless the Gazette knows cyclists are more environmentally Deviation Blues the identity of the writer, and there- correct than those who travel to the You thought I would flake out last fore must be signed when submitted Coop by car. Why the all-or-nothing HALLOWEEN NOT THE night (giving phone number). Such letters thinking? I agree that the Coop might But I didn’t deviate will be published only where a reason do better in accommodating our GROSSEST You said, “But Al you’re such a rake!” is given to the editor as to why public cyclists, both in capacity and security But I didn’t deviate identification of the writer would of bike racks, but why pit cyclists HI, No, I didn’t deviate! impose an unfair burden of embar- against the Coop members who use This is in regards to the article “A Hal- rassment or difficulty. Such letters the cart return service? Many of us loween Primer” quoting that Halloween The Copper Boss cut off my steam must relate to Coop issues and avoid walk Coop carts to our homes, and rakes in $53 billion... we don’t spend He thought my will was broke any non-constructive, non-coopera- many more are too heavily laden with quite that much yet. According to the But I let out my primal scream tive language. boxes, bags, and kids to ride our National Retail Federation, Halloween He saw I was no joke (x2) bikes home from Coop shopping. is not the second highest grossing holi- The Indy Slate will sink or swim Fairness Might I also suggest that the person- day, but actually grossed just $5 billion Believe me when I say In order to provide fair, comprehen- nel awaiting their next gig, standing this year, making it 6th behind Christ- sive, factual coverage: outside the Coop in reflective orange mas/Winter holidays, Mother’s Day, 1. The Gazette will not publish vests, may serve as a deterrent to Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Father’s Day. CLARIFICATION: hearsay—that is, allegations not anti-bicycle mischief? Thanks, In my article entitled, "Human based on the author's first-hand Janet Gottlieb Rachel Dale Diversity: What's the problem?" observation. Best Eco Choice [November 9, 2006] I wrote the 2. Nor will we publish accusations clause, "When her complaints to that are not specific or are not sub- the Disciplinary Committee did stantiated by factual assertions. Best Eco-Choice not result in an effective reme- 3. Copies of submissions that make dy..." which has been objected to substantive accusations against spe- as inaccurate because the cific individuals will be given to those Presented by the Environmental Committee Disciplinary (Hearing) Committee persons to enable them to write a never received her complaint. response, and both submissions and Ms. Holland states as clarifica- response will be published simultane- Earth Enzymes Drain Cleaner tion that she had complained in ously. This means that the original the PSFC office to several per- submission may not appear until the This is a safe, non-toxic solution for clogged drains. sons about the incident with the issue after the one for which it was explicit intent and request of hav- submitted. Unlike the caustic chemicals most drain cleaners use, ing the DC receive her complaint. The above applies to both articles Earth Enzymes uses biodegradable enzymes, which won’t That they never did, and she and letters. The only exceptions will harm your family or the environment. believed until now that they had be articles by Gazette reporters which is a measure of the confusion she will be required to include the confronted. —J. William Smith response within the article itself. 06-11/23 p 07-12 11/22/06 10:07 AM Page 10

10 November 23, 2006 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Public Speaking for Everyone

WITH JEZRA KAYE

Do your speeches drive results? Whether you give business presentations… speak out for a cause… or talk to your civic organization, this hands-on coaching workshop will help you clarify your message, organize your thoughts and find the most powerful way to deliver them.

Learn how to: ❍ Find and develop your best speaking style ❍ Outline and write a speech ❍ Prepare to deliver it flawlessly ❍ Handle Q&A and media interviews

All are welcome. No prior public speaking

experience is needed. Wear comfortable PHOTO BY HAZEL HANKIN clothes, and bring a notebook and pen.

Jezra Kaye is a professional speechwriter and presentation skills coach who works with busi- ness and non-profit leaders. She is active in Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, which is fighting the 17-skyscraper Atlantic Yards Complex, and has been a PSFC member since 1981.

FREE Saturday, December 2 Non-members welcome 10:30 a.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

WITH M ORAIMA S UAREZ

Is there someone you need to forgive? Holding on to feelings of hurt, guilt, resentment, blame, anger and the need to punish binds up a lot of your own energy and keeps you locked in the past, instead of being fully present. The Forgiveness Process allows you to release these negative feelings and completes your own healing.

LEARN TO: • Forgive yourself and others • Focus and use the power of unconditional love • Align your head and your heart • Use the power and energy of love to relieve stress • Participate in a group unconditional love meditation

Moraima Suarez is a Coop member, certified Holoenergetic® Healing Practitioner, certified Bowen Therapist, and Reiki practitioner. She has studied and practiced the healing arts for over 20 years and her healing practice in the Park Slope vicinity.

FREE Saturday, December 2 Non-members welcome 3–5:00 p.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

Do you have WINTER CLOTHES you can’t use? Someone else needs them!

Bring adult and children’s winter clothes and outerwear to the Coop’s second floor starting on Monday, November 20th, through the end of January.

Clothes must be clean and have working zippers & buttons! Winter clothing only, please. • Adult men's clothing will go to CHIPS*. • Women's and children’s clothing will go to the Village Care of NY, Redhook Community Service Center, the Catherine St. Shelter in Manhattan or the homeless women’s shelter on 8th Ave. & 15th St. in Park Slope. Many Thanks! *Christian Help in Park Slope, our local soup kitchen at 4th Ave. & Sacket. 06-11/23 p 07-12 11/22/06 10:07 AM Page 11

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BED & BREAKFAST FOR SALE: EXPANDING DINING Ave, 718-638-4457, 917-363-0586. TABLE: 48 L x 18 inches W closed, 48 [email protected]. Discount BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN BED x 36 inches opened, 20 inches H. for Coop members. Light unfinished wood. Good also as AND BREAKFAST. Victorian home on HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS. tree-lined Prospect Heights block desk/couch table closed. $50. Snack Bar: Light wood edges, white tiled Adults, kids, in the convenience of has space with semiprivate bath, air your home or mine. Adults: $30.00. conditioning, Cable TV & phone. Full surface. 54 3/8 L, 36 11/8 H, 15 1/2 deep, $35 goes with Bar Stools, light Kids: $15.00. Call Leonora, breakfast provided in attractive 718-857-2215. smoke-free environment. Long & wood 25 1/2 high, fit under snack bar, short stays accommodated. Reason- $15 each. Call 718-965-2184. able rates. Call David Witbeck, FOR SALE-CASHMERE COAT FROM 718-857-6066 SAKS, great condition small ladies size camel color, $200 obo; old coins CLASSES/GROUPS and paper money including old gold mexican coin, shelving modules RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT GROUP. A white mesh-make your own shelves; safe, open, co-ed forum to improve $35 obo communication; deepen self-under- LOFT-Freestanding-7ft x 7ft with NEED IN-HOME CHILDCARE? Our standing; reduce isolation; and staircase. Free, just take away. baby sitter of over seven years is explore how you can have more Assembly required, will advise. Call available. Our baby sitter has done a rewarding relationships. Led by an 917-572-7923. great job of caring for our two kids experienced psychotherapist. To and dogs. She is mature, loving and learn more, call Gary Singer, LCSW, at SERVICES responsible. Call Phil or Nancy at 718-783-1561. 718-940-2627 for details. COMMERCIAL SPACE EXPRESS MOVES: Brownstone flight ATTORNEY-EXPERIENCED Personal specialists. Our FLAT RATE includes Injury Trial Lawyer representing labor and travel time. Great Coop ref- injured bicyclists & other accident PROFESSIONAL OFFICES available. erences. 670-7071. victims. Limited caseload to ensure Ideal for massage therapist, maximum compensation. Member acupuncturist, psychotherapist, etc. TOP HAT MOVERS, INC., 86 Prospect of the NYSTLA & ATLA. No recovery, Be part of a holistic center, either in a Park West, Bklyn. Licensed and no fee. Free consult. Manhattan beautiful Soho section or in an excel- Insured Moving Co. moves you office. Park Slope resident. Long lent Brooklyn neighborhood. Doctor stress-free. Full line of boxes & pack- time PSFC member. Adam D. White will introduce all patients to you. For ing materials avail. Free estimates 212-577-9710 information call 212-505-5055. 718-965-0214. D.O.T. #T-12302. Reli- able, courteous, excellent references MARKETING COACH. Strategies FOR RENT COMMERCIAL SPACE- & always on time. Credit cards to increase your sales and profits. Quiet ground floor office/studio accepted. Member Better Business Tell your business story with a space for rent. 1200 sq ft, $1550+util- Bureau. compelling marketing message! ities split-level 9 1/2ft ceilings, win- Instant and long-term results. Call dows on street, near Botanic IF IT’S NOT BROKE don’t fix it! But, if Alex Linsker at 347-983-9087 or Garden/Museum. 2, 3, 4, Q, B Sub- it is “Call Bob” - every kind of fix-it. [email protected] ways. Artist owned building. E-mail: Carpentry-Plaster Work-Plumbing- [email protected] or call Tiles-Phone Lines. Also: shelves, MINDBODY MEDICINE & PSYCHIA- Daniel at 917-561-9644 closets, doors hung, etc. If it’s broke, TRY. Find lasting relief from the call 718-788-0004. Free Estimate. chronic stress in your life. Feel the MERCHANDISE ATTORNEY-PERSONAL INJURY freedom of more loving relationships FOR SALE EMPHASIS. 28 yrs. experience in all and satisfying work. There is a solu- aspects of injury law. Individual tion to your difficulties! Please call attention provided for entire case. Albert Speranza, MD 718-570-7701 or THINKING OF BUYING A WATER FIL- visit www.parkwellnesscenter.com TER? Join lots of PSFCoopers who Free phone or office consultations. use MULTI-PURE for drinking / cook- Prompt, courteous communications. ing / ice / tooth brushing / rinsing 19-year Food Coop member; Park SERVICES-HEALTH fruit & veg, knowing lead / mercury / Slope resident. Tom Guccione, giardia / cysts / dry cleaning solvents 718-596-4184. HOLISTIC DENTISTRY in Brooklyn (Midwood) & Manhattan (Soho). Dr. / gasoline additives / particulate mat- NEED AN ELECTRICIAN? Call Art ter are removed from their water sup- Stephen R. Goldberg provides family Cabrera 718-965-0327. Celebrating dental care utilizing non-mercury fill- ply & plumbing. Ede Rothaus 34 years in the electrical industry. 212-989-8277, [email protected]. ings, acupuncture, homeopathy, Brownstone specialist, troubleshoot- temporo-mandibular (TM) joint ther- TEMPUR-PEDIC MATTRESSES, ing, small jobs, total electrical reno- apy & much more. For a no-obliga- NECK pillows, comfort products & vations and rewiring, old wiring, fans, tion free initial oral examination, call accessories. Mattress comes with a etc. Don’t wait till summer to install 212-505-5055. Please bring X-rays. 20-year guarantee & a 3-month trial your AC lines. Original Coop mem- period. The ultimate in comfort & ber, residing in P.S. since ‘72, born in HOLISTIC PHYSICIAN with over 12 pressure relief. Truly will improve the Bklyn. years experience using natural meth- quality of your sleep. Call Janet at ods to treat a wide range of condi- Patrick Mackin Custom Furniture—a tions including allergies, digestive T-P dealer for 10 yrs, 718-237-2592. disorders, endocrine conditions, female problems, depression, fatigue POETRY BOOK—Mitchel Cohen’s and cardiovascular problems. Insur- new book, “The Permanent Carnival,” ance reimbursable. Medicare accept- has just been published. Makes a ed. Margie Ordene, MD 258-7882. great gift. $14 + postage. Pay pal or credit card to mitchelcohen@mind- HOLISTIC OPTOMETRY: Most eye spring.com or mail check to: Mitchel doctors treat patients symptomati- Cohen, 2652 Cropsey Ave, Brooklyn, cally by prescribing ever-increasing NY 11214. Published by the Red Bal- prescriptions. We try to find the loon Poetry Conspiracy + The Brook- source of your vision problem. Some lyn Greens. of the symptoms that can be treated include headaches, eye fatigue, com- CLAIREWARE HOLIDAY POTTERY puter discomfort, learning disabili- SALE. Friday 12/1 10-6, Saturday 12/2 ties. Convenient Park Slope location. 10-5, Sunday 12/3 11-4. Special guest MADISON AVENUE HAIRSTYLIST in Dr. Jerry Wintrob, 718-789-2020. artists Therese Tripoli + Julia Dicken- Park Slope one block from coop-by holisticeyecare.com son. (Tiles + Jewelry.) 543 Union appointment only. Please call Maggie HOLISTIC DOCTOR in Naturopathy Street, corner of Union and Nevins. at 718-783-2154 at a charge of $50. Claireware.net or 718-875-3977 for stimulates body’s natural ability to more information. PAINTING-PLASTERING+PAPER- heal chronic conditions, allergy, skin, HANGING-Over 25 years experience muscle, cancer support with home- doing the finest prep + finish work in opathy, physical & chelation thera- ADVERTISE ON THE WEB MERCHANDISE- Brownstone Brooklyn. An entire pies, bioenergetic acupuncture, lab NONCOMMERCIAL house or one room. Reliable, clean tests, hair analysis & more. Research If your ad would benefit from broader exposure, try and reasonably priced. Fred Becker - Director. 20 years exp. As Featured the Coop's web page, www.foodcoop.com. The ads are Braun 10-cup coffeemaker, $15; vin- 718-853-0750. in Allure Magazine. Dr. Gilman FREE. 212-505-1010. tage table radio (wood, solid-state, ATTORNEY landlord/tenant, estate circa 1960), $50 or BO; gold-plated planning & LGBT law. Free phone con- ACUPUNCTURE, HERBS, CUPPING jewelry signed by artist (vintage), sultation. Know your rights. Protect THERAPY. Specializing in Meridian Answer to Puzzle on page 6 $20–40. Call 718-768-1598. your family. 14 yrs experience. Long- diagnosis and treatment. Grand Dried Tofu, Pickled Daikon, Bonito Flakes, Wasabi time Coop member. Personal, prompt Army Plaza location. Insurance reim- Powder, Kuzu Root Starch, Tekka, Umeboshi Plums, service. Melissa Cook, Esq., 16 7th bursable. Call Steven Guidi, LAC for Dried Daikon, Pickled Ginger, Dulse Flakes appointment at 718-789-8020.

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PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL EVALUA- TIONS. Helen Wintrob, Ph.D, long- time Park Slope neighbor and Food Art Director Needed What Is That? How Do I Use It? Coop member, licensed psycholo- gist, certified school psychologist, for the Gazette licensed teacher. 718-783-0913. Food Tours in the Coop Work with four or five illustrators and photographers. Much EXPERIENCED PSYCHOTHERAPIST. The light is slow to light and warm New York State license. Learn strate- of the work can be done from home. Also relate to a larger gies for developing interpersonal team of Editors, Reporters, and production workers for the vegetables sit and cure relationships. Empower yourself equivalent of a double workslot on an eight-week cycle. apples pomegranates and pears keep with practical solutions and gain About four weeks before your publication date, you will the creation has it all figured out- insights. Improve the quality of your talk to the editor about reporters' assignments; plan which bring home these deep foods, store them home and work relationships. Ray- illustrator or photographer would best handle each particu- and they will get you through mond Reichenberg MS Park Slope lar assignment; discuss assignments with your team mem- office 917-627-6047. the winter bers. At the end of the production week, you will receive Genius “THE CAREER SHRINK.” Empower their work, and choose among photos for which to use, and yourself at work by managing your write instructions for the layout team emotions and business savvy. If you are interested, write [email protected]. Deep from under the earth: Change your responses to bosses beets, celeriac, sweet potatoes and co-workers and change your out- come for the better. LIC NYS psy- deeply nourishing: dense diameters of squash chotherapist and career counselor kabocha, buttercup, hubbard, Raymond Reichenburg. Park Slope sweet dumpling, delicata office. 917-627-6047. Drivers and deep dished: pies, casseroles, soups and stews WHAT’S FOR FREE Equals deep energy to fend off the cold Needed to weather the dark FREE INITIAL ORAL EXAM in holis- The Plastics Recycling tic dental office for all Coop mem- to tend to our inner self bers. X-rays are strictly minimized so Squads need drivers to transport plastic recycled at the Coop to feed en famille the whole clan bring your own. Dr. Goldberg’s non- to the recycling plant in Brooklyn. One driver is needed for love packed in a pumpkin mercury offices in Soho or in Mid- each of the Saturday and Sunday recycling shifts. The schedule wood section of Brooklyn. For info is in the calendar below. Drivers must have a large capacity vehi- Come tour the produce and bulk aisles with me please call 718-339-5066 or cle (van or truck) for the volume of recycling material collected. 212-505-5055. Drivers must be prepared to store recycling collected in their Myra Klockenbrink TICKETS for concerts for true classi- vehicle or home until the recycling center opens on Monday. and we'll if we can pull out Thanksgiving dinner cal music lovers only. Lincoln Ct., Drivers are reimbursed for mileage according to IRS reim- Friday, December 1 & 15 Carnegie, etc., on short notice some- bursement rates. Interested? Contact Kim Nadel at 718-369- Noon and 1:30 tours times. 10-20 concert available each 2578 or [email protected]. Or you can join in any time from noon to 2:30. year. S10/yr management fee. For more info, call: 212-802-7456.

WELCOME!

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community. Cotrice Addison Andy Diamond Autumn Griffin Dennis Maroulas Marie M. Prophete Jerome Sumpte Kanishka Agarwala Nancy Dodd Katherine Griffith Jessyca Marshall Otto Ramstad Priscilla Sutton Amanda Ahrens Yvette Donovan Jonathan Halloran J.W. McCormack Jeremy Rayner Sonia Szajnberg Rukayat Aliyu Ian Dreiblatt Sarah Halloran Maureen McLean Eric Rayvid Oliver Tadena Eduardo Angel Patrice Duffy Jeffery Hendricks Tommy Mermelshtayn Mary Recine Manami Takaichi Ion Antonescu Henry Dunn Robin Honan Kevin Mills Jayanthi Reddy Chiba Takashi Judith Arnold Dan Edonyabo Sven Jakobson Sebastian Mondrone Patricia Reilly Chaya Thanhauser Maria Barrera Ewa Einhorn Julie Jesneck Bryce Montgomery Brandon Rist Tracy Tidgwell Janna Beckler NikiAnne Feinberg Isaac Kardon John Moore Dana Rivers Katie Toker John Beedenbender Monica Finley Ronnit Keha Kamdyn Moore Sonya Robbins Noemi Tolchinsky Michael Bennett Diane Fitzgerald Sarah Kermensky Jesse Novak Michael Rose Vasiliki Touhouliotis Cheryl Berkowitz Jacinta Flavius Antony Klugman Andrea Nugent Patricia Russell Tyler Townsend Ilan Brandvain Anny Fodor Patricia Koo Banu Ogan Dana Sauchelli Georgia Traganou Jennifer Breen Zaria Forman Bara Korcianova Paul Olsen David Scalza Edurne Uriarte Nicholas Buess Harold Foster Allens Krau Daniel Orr Annabelle Schwarz Viviane Valvezan Daniel Burke Rebecca Fredman- Kelly Kravet Denise Ortiz Fabienne Seveillac Shawn Vandor Noah Burwell Little Scott Kravet David Osorio Megan Shane Theo Vaskevitch Dawn Carr Yoshiko Furuta Jane Lancaster M. Rebekah Otto Michael Shepherd Michael Vilarello Maxine Cenac Jules Gaffney Brandi Lefler Jason Outlaw Natalie Sherwood Amanda Wagner Jacquie Chachitz Heather Gano Adam Lesser Jr., Stephen Painter Erin Shinneman Chalyn Waldron Jesse Christensen Sarah Geis Ellen Levy Lynn Parkerson Amir Shpilman Claude Walker Thelma Clarke Ben Godwin Kevin Lotery Kristiana Parn Monu Singh Victor Weinstock Vaughan Coulthard Barry Gold Isaac Lubow Joseph Petta Alena Smith Sharada Winston Armando Cuatianquiz Lolita Gold Michelle Lynch Jean Philips Walt Spangler Erik Wnuk Dana Cutzu Bethany Gotkin David Mahfouda Jill Pickhartz Jonathan Struthers Josephine Wnuk Kassie Daugherty Jenny Green Christina Markel Jan Pothier Becca Stumpf Jamie Zarowitz

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last two weeks.

Emily Alpren Daniel Diamond Alexa Goldstein Rachel Levy Fernando Romera Charlene Swift Rimma Ashkinadze Mia Diehl Claire Hallereau Mika Lior Susan Ruocco Michelle Swinehart Ari Banias Aaron Draper Sharon Hayes Cynthia Madansky Joe Salvati Mari Tochiya Eliza Bates Maria Eisen Michael Helland Abraham May David Sassian Veronica Aiala Trenes William Beckler Ellen Sofia Husni Abigail Miller Dina Scalone Zeynep Turan Jed Berger Vanessa Evelyn Kanako Itano Hanakyle Moranz Dana Schneider Ruben Valentin Jr. Nicole Berger Erin Fae Michael Kanter Kennedy Morris Lauren Shields Lee Varian Darin Burdman Tami Farber Katrina Kaufman Monique Perry Luisa Smith Puja Vohra Greg Ceo Lori Ganz Asami Kawamura Monique Pierre Rebecca Stein Yuri Weber Joy Chatel Gigi Merve Kayan Gina Podesta Andrew Steinmetz Nathalie Wiesner Aminta Climaco Alison Gilles Kiphakala Tanya Pollard William Stenhouse David Windmueller Barbara Conn Diane Goettel Mahayana Landowne Janice Prince David Stephens Sharone David Mike Goldenberg Amy Lesen David Rodgers Sandy Stern

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