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Volume NN, Number 4 February 28, 2019 Massive Food Waste and What We Can Do About It By John B. Thomas asted food is a major Wtopic of national conver- sation, as cities look to reduce their carbon footprints and consumers look to be more socially and environmentally responsible in the absence of national policy. As much as 40 percent of

the food supply in the U.S. PHOTO BY INGSU LIU is wasted every year, accord- Guiding carts through the produce aisles. ing to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). That staggering sta- Working at Peak tistic can be seen another way: approximately one-third of Shopping Times calories produced are never eaten as a result of food loss By Meredith Kolodner during that time. Shoppers are and waste. lmost every Coop member bumping her stocking carts, Wasted food typically refers Ahas felt it at some point– stone-faced and determined to edible food that is produced sumers throwing away uneaten The NRDC study found the that wave of dread when you to plow through the aisles as and not consumed due to or “undesirable” foods (versus problem is most concentrated scan your schedule and realize quickly as possible. inefficiencies in supply chains food loss on farms due to inef- at the retail (restaurants and the only time you can shop is Then there are the people in or, most commonly, through ficient production practices). caterers) and consumer levels, Sunday afternoon. the basement, responding to waste by restaurants, grocers, The impact of food waste where food waste is estimated There’s also probably not a the steady stream of random food service providers and con- in environmental, economic, to be 31 percent (133 billion member out there who hasn’t requests. “Do we have any Bell and social terms is huge. pounds of food worth $161 arrived at the Coop not realiz- and Evans breaded chicken From an economic stand- billion in 2010). The NRDC ing it was one of the high-vol- nuggets—not the tenders or point, food waste costs reports fruits and vegetables ume shopping times. The the gluten-free variety?” And the global economy $940 and prepared food leftovers rack of shopping carts is com- of course there are the check- billion annually. Since were the two largest categories pletely empty and the check- out workers, scanning piles of most wasted food ends up of wasted food. Coffee, milk, out line is snaking through apples or mushrooms so varied in landfills, it decomposes apples, bread, bananas, pota- the produce section. You wish (“um, I’m sorry, what are these?”) there and turns into meth- toes, pasta, and chicken were you were somewhere else— that shoppers can’t remember ane, a greenhouse gas 86 some of the most commonly anywhere else. which kind they are. Most of times more potent in its wasted. The average American But imagine being the person the time, the checkout workers effects on global warm- wastes 218.9 pounds of food stocking the produce shelves CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ing than carbon dioxide, per year. according to the NRDC. In Next General Meeting on March 26 a country where many mil- Changing Behaviors The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held lions of people go hungry Many solutions to food on the last Tuesday of each month. The March General each year, distributing just waste focus on changing Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m. at St. 30 percent of the food we behaviors, with simple inter- Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth currently discard would be ventions like reducing plate size and Seventh Aves. enough for the total diets shown to reduce food waste in For more information about the GM and about Coop of 49 million Americans. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 governance, please see the center of this issue.

Fri, Mar 1 • Film Night: Traces of the Trade: IN THIS ISSUE A Story from the Deep North 7:00 p.m. Puzzle, Community Calendar 2 Thu, Mar 7 • Food Class: Breakfast Bakes: Greening Agriculture in the Green New Deal 4 Coop A Week of Seasonal Breakfasts 7:30 p.m. Environmental Committee Report 5 Welcome 7 Tue, Mar 12 • Plow-to-Plate Film: Mission Statement, Governance Information 7 Event Julia! America’s Favorite Chef 7:00 p.m. Calendar of Events 8 Highlights Sat, Mar 16 • Coop Kids Variety Show Classifieds 10 Located at Old First Church 5:00 p.m. Safe Food Committee Report 11 Letters to the Editor 12 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Thank You 12

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Food Waste reduce food loss and waste in the U.S. and internationally. PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A non-profit group called hotel restaurants by 20 per- ReFED is leading the food Wednesday, March 14, 3:45-6 p.m. cent. Information campaigns waste charge, with a mission can have significant effects on to use data to help leaders in Saturday, March 23, 1:45-4 p.m. changing consumer behavior, businesses, non-profits, foun- with educational leaflets spur- dations, and governments For Coop members only ring reductions of food waste solve the national food waste up to 48 percent in some cases problem. In their “Roadmap to Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. (via increased composting). Reduce U.S. Food Waste” they Several large initiatives to identified 27 opportunities Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products reduce food waste have taken they say could cut food waste sold at the Coop—food and non-food. off in the last five years, with 20 percent nationwide, rang- Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, significant media coverage ing from consumer education pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. of the problem (including a campaigns and standardized Coop members interested in Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll film, “Wasted! The Story of date labeling to a range of ways doing more to reduce their own bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and Food Waste”), corporate com- to facilitate food donations, food waste can do a few things: re-use any bags you do take before recycling. mitments to action, and the centralized composting, better Compost: New York City is Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling United Nations’ Sustainable management of the cold chain, making it easier to compost wrap, and small bulk bags. Development Goals setting and improved waste data and at home (by freezing food an ambitious goal to halve analytics, among others. In scraps and waste), via central- food loss and waste by 2030. addition to reducing waste, the ized collection points at farm- NO food residue, rinse as needed. Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. National governments have solutions can provide financial ers markets and through the followed suit, with the U.S. benefits, reduce greenhouse Zero Waste Initiative that has Department of Agriculture and gas emissions, save water, cre- expanded city-wide compost- EPA announcing a domestic ate jobs, and recover meals. ing for 3.5 million residents. For all community goal to reduce food Plan: For Coop loss and waste by members on the go, members: half by 2030. The this is the hardest Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. Consumer Goods part. Poor planning Forum—a global and inability to con- Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes industry network of sume food in a timely Energy bar wrappers and granola bar wrappers CEOs and senior manner are two Brita water filters and related items (other brands management at of the major chal- also accepted) major retailers, lenges to reducing manufacturers, and food waste. Making Cereal and cracker bags/box liners food service pro- more frequent shop- viders—also set a ping trips, or buying Donations in any amount are welcomed to help goal to halve food only what you need offset the cost to the Coop of this collection.

PHOTO BY JOSHUA KRISTAL waste within the (especially for com- Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection? operations of its 400 corporate Food waste. monly wasted foods like milk, Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. partners, and released a report chicken, and bananas) can For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com on how companies can see a help reduce waste. Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] return on investment for reduc- Learn more: Surveys show ing food waste. Salad com- consumers generally don’t pany Sweetgreen and Blue Hill understand the problem of Stone Barns worked together food waste, and don’t recog- to produce a salad from the nize their own role in con- restaurant chain’s leftovers (the tributing to the problem or “wastED salad”). the solution. If you think this Non-profit groups like the doesn’t apply to you, then World Resources Institute have it’s probably you! There are Sudoku launched the Cool Food Pledge several resources for further to encourage companies to reading listed at the end of Sudoku is a puzzle. You are presented with a 9x9 grid of integrate more resource-effi- this article. n squares, and that grid is divided into 3x3 zones. cient, climate-friendly foods You solve the puzzle by filling the empty squares with single-digit numbers so that every zone, column and row into what they offer. Academic Sources Gazette Sudokuuses each of the numbers fromby Abdul1 to 9. Powell institutions like Princeton Uni- The Coop Takes the Berkenkamp, JoAnne et versity and University of Califor- Initiative al. Food Matters: What Food We nia Santa Barbara have created So what is the Coop doing Waste and How We Can Expand the 3 4 interesting partnerships with about food waste? Fortunately, Amount of Food We Rescue. Natu- their psychology and behav- the Coop is already implement- ral Resources Defense Council. 9 7 ioral science faculties to help ing two important policies to Issue Brief. October, 2017. reduce food waste and promote reduce its waste. The first will Linder, Noah et al. “Using 1 9 pro-environment behaviors on not be a surprise to anyone who Behavioral Insights to Promote college campuses. And in 2015, has ever worked an early morn- Food Waste Recycling in Urban the Rockefeller Foundation ing receiving shift. Produce that Households—Evidence from 2 9 launched a major initiative to has spoiled is composted, sig- a Longitudinal Field Experi- nificantly reducing the amount ment.” Frontiers in Psychology. 2 6 9 8 of food the Coop itself sends March, 2018. to landfills. The second solu- Russell, Sallly. “Bringing 7 1 4 2 tion deals with food that might Habits and Emotions into Food be bruised, ugly, or otherwise Waste Behavior.” Resources, Con- 4 1 undesirable to the average servation, & Recycling. 2017. Coop consumer. Every morn- “Smaller Plate, Less Waste.” ing the receiving team sorts Behavioral Evidence Hub. 2013. 7 6 4 5 8 and boxes this produce, which USDA Economic Research is then collected by the Soup Service. 8 3 7 Kitchen squad and taken to a “A Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Puzzle author: Abdul Powell. For answers, see page 10. soup kitchen a few blocks away. Food Waste by 20%.” ReFED. Puzzle author: Abdul Powell. For answers, see page 8.

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Peak Shopping try to trust that we’re trying to go the Sunday of the Labor Day CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 as quickly as we can.” weekend. Labor Day sales were One member who works the $175,616, which was the fourth aren’t even done with one shop- maintenance shift on Sundays highest Monday sale total in the per’s pile when the next member from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., which last year. Labor Day very clearly starts to unload. primarily involves cleaning, marks the end of the “slower” has some tips for members summer shopping season, Rob- Why in the World? who have to use the bath- inson said. Why in the world do these room during that time. “When In general, the major holi- members choose these you’re cleaning the shopping days are busy, as are Monday shifts? Is it due to necessity, floor bathrooms, it’s particu- holidays. The three or four days or do they have a masochistic larly frustrating to have people leading up to Thanksgiving and streak? We thought it might try to use the bathroom while Christmas are very busy and be interesting to find the you’re cleaning it.” He suggests then things become quiet for

answers to these questions members use one of the three the two or three days following. PHOTO BY INGSU LIU and ask them for tips on how bathrooms on the second floor, New Year’s Eve is a very busy Checkout stations during a recent Monday holiday. to make the whole wretched which he promises will allow shopping day, as is January 2. experience go more smoothly. him to finish up more quickly. Several other holidays are busy, athon and the NYC Marathon blocking aisles as she bends Adam Fachler works in both result in slightly lighter over to study a piece of trash on receiving on Sunday after- shopping on the day of the the floor, or running out of view. noons. “It can be hectic, event, Robinson said. And you’re less likely to have to but it’s a busy market,” said resort to belting her into the Fachler, who was guiding a Fly-by Possible? cart as she wails in protest. cart through the produce aisle Pro tip: The Coop is pleas- I always found that the peo- on a Sunday afternoon in Feb- antly sparsely populated when ple working their shifts at that ruary. “It is what it is.” it opens at 6 a.m. on Satur- hour were relaxed and happy to His suggestions to shoppers? days and Sundays, which may make friends with—and funny “Don’t wear ear pods,” he sound like a worse fate than faces at—my daughter, which said. “You’re in a place with a lot shopping with the hordes on made the experience more like of people; just don’t tune out.” the weekend. But, if you are an outing than a chore. The bulk aisle can be one of among the lucky parents whose the toughest to slide through, little darlings awaken regularly Use Your Words as shoppers stop to load up on in the dark wee hours of the But if you have no choice rice, beans and other staples. Anything You Can Do especially the ones that fall on morning, the Coop isn’t a bad except to shop during the most Jesse Ash, who works receiving to Avoid the Flood of a Monday like Memorial Day option. (Full disclosure: this peak of peak hours, just remem- and stocking in the bulk aisle Humanity? and Labor Day. Sometimes the advice comes from personal ber that the person working on Sunday afternoons, says he’s Work and family schedules bump comes after the holiday, experience.) It’s very easy to their shift and blocking your never witnessed anyone being are what they are. But in case of such as the end of any week get large shops done quickly access to the Lacinato kale has actively rude. Still, he says it a miracle train that isn’t delayed where New York City public and with little stress during the probably been bumped against, goes better for everyone when or traffic that isn’t horrific, and schools are on break. And some early morning hours, even with and possibly grimaced at, by a shoppers try to stay respectful. you get extra time added back non-holiday events have histor- a toddler. You don’t have to be dozen people before you, so “We’re all New Yorkers; to your life, there are data on ically impacted shopping: for as concerned about her wreak- take a deep breath and try to there’s often a me-first men- the least crowded times to shop. example, the Brooklyn half-mar- ing havoc on other shoppers, remember to use your words. n tality,” said Ash. “I’ve never Not surprisingly, shift witnessed any ill will, but changes are the worst: on most sometimes people forget to use days, shopping, food processing their words.” and receiving begin and end at Board of Directors Election He also asks that shoppers the same times, at 10:30 a.m., not leave their carts in the aisle, 1:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 8:30 The General Meeting & The Board of Directors conducts votes at since it causes back-ups in the p.m. The changeover of workers The Board of Directors the end of every GM whether to accept the narrow space. slows down the work process From our inception in 1973 to the present, advice of the members that night. Members momentarily, as new members the monthly General Meeting has been the of the Board are required to act legally and “It’s Not Too Boring” settle in their shifts. Often, those decision-making body of the Coop. Since responsibly. Amy Lynn Stewart was work- ending their shifts try to save an the Coop incorporated in 1977, we have ing her regular Sunday after- extra trip to the Coop and do been legally required to have a Board of Opening noon checkout shift as the their own shopping at the same Directors. There are two openings on the Board, each Coop buzzed with activity and time, said General Coordinator for a three-year term. the express line wound through Jess Robinson. The Bylaws of the Park Slope Food Coop two aisles and ended in Aisle Sunday is usually the busiest state: “The portion of the Board of Direc- Candidate Deadline 5. She says she actually prefers day, as it was the week of Janu- tors meeting that is devoted to receiv- ing the advice of the members shall be If you wish to place your name into nomi- working when it’s busy. ary 27, when there was about nation, you must declare your candidacy by “It’s not too early, and it’s not $13,800 in sales per hour, and known as the General Meeting. The mem- bers who gather to give advice to the submitting a statement of up to 750 words too boring,“ Stewart said. “At Saturday wasn’t far behind. to: [email protected]. Can- least I’m not painfully aware Monday and Friday were next, directors may choose to vote in order to express their support or opposition didates may also opt to include a small that I’m just sitting here the each with roughly $11,500 per photo for publication in the Linewaiters’ whole time.” hour. Wednesday and Thursday for any of the issues that have come Gazette and the member proxy mail- But when her shift is over, she usually round out the bottom before the meeting.” ing. Deadline for candidacy sub- doesn’t do her shopping. “I just and that week they had about mission is Friday, March 1, 2019. have to get out of here,” she said $9,500 each per hour. with a laugh. Shopping patterns vary sig- Duties of the Directors Deciding and Voting Magda Pezacka has been nificantly by season, with much The Board of Directors is working the same Sunday after- more shopping in the winter, comprised of five elect- Candidates will have the opportunity to noon checkout shift for seven fall and spring (going from high ed Coop members and the present their platform at the March 26, years, and she also likes the to low) and less in the summer. senior General Coordina- 2019, General Meeting. busyness. The main reason she Robinson said the busiest Sun- tor present. Members serve Every member will receive a proxy pack- stays on the shift, she says, are day in the most recent 53 weeks three-year terms. Members age in the mail in May. Members may the people she works with, who was December 2 (the Sunday of of the Board are expect- vote by returning their ballot by mail she really likes. the long Thanksgiving weekend; ed to attend GMs monthly. or by bringing it to the Coop. Members “Sometimes people get frus- $223,918 in sales). The Sun- They receive Coop work credit may also vote at the Annual Meeting on trated, because they’ve been on day with the lowest total sales for their attendance. June 25, 2019. line for so long,” she said. “Just was September 2, which was

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the word farmer-to-farmer on Greening Agriculture in the Green New Deal how to transition to regenera- By Alison Rose Levy According to Dr. James Han- tive practices, the Green New o say that it’s been a chal- sen, the world’s leading expert Deal can help land managers Tlenge for many Americans on climate change, 50 parts and growers transition more and for the U.S. government per million of carbon as well acreage away from depleting to acknowledge—and address as excess methane and nitrous industrial practices, thereby the challenge of—climate oxide “could be sucked down lowering actual agricultural change is a vast understate- and stored in the soil over the emissions, and making carbon ment. But that is changing. next 50 years” using organic and drawdown scalable, which, The recently introduced con- sustainable, i.e. regenerative presently, it is not. gressional resolution for a land management practices. Recently, in The New York Times, Green New Deal has strong Paul Hawken and other author Jedediah Britton-Purdy support from registered voters environmentalists have char- wrote: “In the 21st century, envi- in both major parties. acterized this process as ronmental policy is economic Given the central role of “drawdown.” Regenerative policy. Keeping the two separate ecology and agriculture in our agriculture, which prior issues isn’t a feat of intellectual disci- primary offering—food—the of the Linewaiters’ Gazette have pline. It’s an anachronism.” Coop has a long history of covered, comprises evolv- weighing in on attempts to ing farming practices that Where Things Stand limit or forestall the fossil fuel can accomplish drawdown in Along with the 95 and

use that drives climate change. ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL BUCKLEY order to mitigate prior carbon counting members of Con- According to General Coor- ous climate zones, have made The resolution is diverse release. These same practices gress who have co-sponsored dinator Joe Holtz, the Coop it more obvious to more peo- in its range of proposed goals restore damaged land, reverse (or pledged their support) has on numerous occasions ple that the Earth is heading but sufficiently concise for desertification, and produce for the Green New Deal, the supported action on environ- into a climate crisis—and that interested Coop members to organic food. Sunrise Movement and its mental or agricultural policies something must be done. familiarize themselves with it The bottom line is that environmental, food and jus- as well as food justice issues, through a quick read (see the industrial agriculture, with its tice organizational allies have from backing the United The Sunrise Movement second link below). greater use of fertilizers, pes- identified this as a bona fide Farm Workers in the 1970s to Into the breach between At this stage, it’s not a fully ticides, herbicides, hormones, planetary emergency. As such, involvement in the 2017 cli- admitting it’s a concern and realized plan with defined and antibiotics, not only governmental policy makers mate march. actually addressing it as an legislation but a proposal harms the health of people and industries that have con- In the recent past, the emergency strode a group of for a House committee to (who absorb these chemicals tributed to (or ignored) the Coop was actively engaged in millennial activists, known as develop—with the intention when consuming many of its mounting problem can no efforts to ban fracking in New the Sunrise Movement. that legislation be completed products), but also damages longer delay (or backslide) on York and to address climate When they famously and ready to enact in the next the soil, Earth, water supply, a concerted national response. change. The Coop wrote let- entered House Speaker Nancy presidential administration. and livestock animals. Up to The Sunrise leaders ask that all ters on the impact of fracking Pelosi’s office last fall to 45 percent of global methane concerned Americans reach on New York agriculture and request a Green New Deal they Food in the Green New emissions comes from the out to their senators to thank offered direct financial sup- were joined by then-Congress- Deal industrial agricultural sector. them for co-sponsoring the port to key groups, as well as woman-elect Alexandria Oca- The resolution calls for The USDA has normalized, resolution – or to urge them provided occasional work slot sio-Cortez, whose 14th district “eliminating greenhouse gas subsidized and helped finance to do so. In New York State, for credit for Coop members offer- is in the Bronx and parts of emissions from the manu- the poor and abusive land and example, Senator Kirsten Gil- ing services to environmental Queens. AOC, as the freshman facturing, agricultural and livestock management prac- librand is a sponsor, but Sen- initiatives. Congresswoman is known, other industries, including by tices conventional farmers are ator Charles Schumer is not. A has become a champion of investing in local-scale agri- driven to use in order to sur- vote in the Senate is expected, The Climate Emergency the Green New Deal, along culture in communities across vive economically in a system and may have occurred by the Emerges with veteran Democratic Sen- the country.” It also calls for that advantages mass mono- time this article is published. Last fall, the United Nations ator Ed Markey of Massachu- funding “massive investment crop growers over smaller, Please check with the Sunrise Intergovernmental Panel setts. Together they released in the drawdown of green- local farmers practicing Movement to participate and on Climate Change (IPCC) a resolution on February house gases.” healthy, diversified farming. check current status. n sounded the alarm, report- 7th in support of a series of What does this mean for Rafter Ferguson, a scien- ing that not only was climate major infrastructural shifts to food agriculture? Ronnie tist with the Union of Con- Sources: change already happening but address (among other things) Cummins of the Organic Con- cerned Scientists, explains the http://climatecommunication. the outlook was more grave the causes of climate change, sumers Association and pio- ecological process created by yale.edu/publications/the-green- than ever. It warned that peo- environmental injustice, and neering organic farmer Will the concentration on indus- new-deal-has-strong-bipartisan- ple have until 2030 to inter- an agricultural system that Allen explain that the carbon trial agriculture. support/ vene in the ever more deadly degrades soil, land, food storage capacity of soil is three “Diverse mosaics of annual https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/ process of climate change and and health. times greater than the amount and perennial crops and wild sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/Res predicted that “every fraction A few of its goals are to of carbon already released into plants have been replaced with olution%20on%20a%20Green%20 of additional warming would create millions of good, the atmosphere by the fos- large uniform blocks of homog- New%20Deal.pdf worsen the impact.” high-wage jobs and to sil fuel, industrial agriculture enous annual crops, the soil https://regenerationinternation The scientific evidence, achieve zero-net carbon and other industries. Yet cur- pummeled through the grow- al.org/2019/01/14/a-call-for-the- along with more extreme fires admissions through a shift rently, soil’s storage capacity is ing season with heavy plow- food-movement-to-get-behind-the- and drought occurring in vari- to renewable energy. under-utilized. ing, fertilizers, and pesticides, green-new-deal/ then left bare and exposed to https://www.organicconsumers. the elements through the cold org/essays/climate-catastrophe-sur COMMUNITY CALENDAR season. As wild landscapes viving-21st-century-ronnie-cum and biologically diverse agri- mins-and-will-allen Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less to culture disappear, so do the https://www.iarc.fr/wp-content/ [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. critical environmental services uploads/2018/07/MonographVol Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. on which agriculture and all of ume112-1.pdf us depend: water filtration, https://blog.ucsusa.org/raf performing, teaching and pub- wildlife habitat, flood mitiga- ter-ferguson/why-we-cant-sepa FRI, MAR 1 lishing since the Greenwich SAT, MAR 2 tion, and carbon sequestra- rate-justice-and-sustainability-in- 7:30 p.m. Happy Traum, Byron Village folk scene of the 1950s. 8 p.m. Beth DeSombre; Bev tion, among others.“ the-food-system Isaacs & Kenny Kosek sing St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Grant. Peoples’ Voice Cafe, 40 E. Fortunately, both the envi- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/ and play American folk/roots/ Christopher St., NY. $25 gen- 35th St., NY. 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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORT

The Right Way to Recycle E-Waste it’s legal. Commercial property for DSNY e-waste events or landlords can pay private con- make a special trip to drop- By Lev Chesnov, tractors to recycle e-waste, but off sites, maybe we can install Environmental Committee some landlords are reluctant a few containers, one for the ome of the products sold to pay, and it’s easier to tell alkaline/rechargeable batter- Sby the PSFC end up as supers to sneak the e-waste ies and another for the small electronic waste, such as ther- out into garbage bags. GFL lamps. When it fills up, mometers, small lights for I walked around Park Slope our Environmental Commit- bikes, old inefficient incan- for a couple of days and took tee members, (me, for exam- descent bulbs, and alkaline dozens of pictures of the ple) can bring it down to the and rechargeable batter- dumped CFL tubes in garbage Gowanus E-waste warehouse. ies. Some environmentally- cans. These CFL tubes will Next time there is good conscious PSFC members likely break down and become weather and you are going take these items to local hazardous mercury released with your kids to buy Brook- e-waste drop-off locations. into our air. lyn-made ice cream at the These locations, found via a The NYC Department of Ample Hills creamery, please, quick internet search, allow Sanitation has certain instruc- take with you a couple of used

for the products to be recy- PHOTOS BY LEV CHESNOV tions and suggestions about batteries, CFL lamp or an cled properly. Many people, Executive Director of the Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse proper discharging and recy- old iPhone to drop off at the however, do not know two Christine Datz-Romero. cling of e-waste as well as rec- Gowanus E-waste Warehouse very important things: 1) How ommended drop-off spots, but on your way. Make a contribu- bad e-waste is for the envi- leak into the soil and ground environmental organization few folks follow that. You can tion to clean, organic, healthy, ronment, and 2) Where to water, introducing poisonous operating since 1987. drop off fluorescent tubes & non-mercury-containing milk- find e-waste recycle drop-off heavy metals such as mercury, On my first visit, I recycled CFL’s, devices containing mer- made ice-cream! n locations. What is interest- lead, and cadmium into the my old iPhone. On the sec- cury, at Home Depot, Ikea and ing is that NYS Rechargeable environment. ond visit, I was given a ware- Lowe’s. If you live in a build- Links: Battery Recycling Act requires Another good reason to house tour by co-founder and ing of up to 10 units in Brook- Information about a Sanita- retailers that sell batteries to recycle e-waste is to harvest Executive Director Christine lyn, Staten Island or western tion Department drop-off spots: accept them back as recy- their precious metals, like gold Datz-Romero. Christine has Queens, you can request https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/ cling—but this act seems to and platinum. This can reduce a long history of environ- the Sanitation Department’s dsny/site/services/electronics/elec not be enforced. the need for mining, often mental activism, pioneering electronic curbside pick-up. tronics-drop-off-locations Most e-waste drop off done under poor work condi- composting and e-waste pro- A suggestion for PSFC mem- Gowanus E-waste warehouse: locations are hard to access, tion and with child labor. grams. The warehouse has bers: if you don’t want to wait https://www.lesecologycenter.org/ causing people to just throw We at the PSFC can work space to resell some old elec- rechargeable batteries and together to limit the dam- tronics at the ReUse Store, compact fluorescent lamps age inflicted on our environ- a favorite of vintage lovers. (CFLs) in the trash, which ment by e-waste. Check out If you are lucky, maybe you is legal, according to the the Gowanus E-Waste Ware- could find a late 1990s vin- NYC Sanitation Department house located at 469 Presi- tage Apple desktop, like the rules. Taking this e-waste to dent Street. This warehouse is legendary IMAC G3. If what the proper facilities, how- the largest e-waste municipal you’re looking for isn’t being ever, is highly recommended. spot in NY State. It is part of sold, chances are you can Improperly disposed of the Lower East Side Ecology rent it. The warehouse has a e-waste will decompose and Center, a community-based prop library where the prod- ucts are rented for shows and movies, like old record play- ers and tube TV sets, the likes of which broadcasted the “Adam-12” series in color. Some of the e-waste is CFL tubes in a garbage basket. transformed into artworks, and ends up in art galleries. Every STATEMENT ON THE year the Gowanus E-waste Center provides an Art- COOPERATIVE IDENTITY ist-in-Residence program to DEFINITION support local artists. They give A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united them studio space in the ware- voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural house and supply free access needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically Rechargeable and alkaline batteries at PSFC. to the e-waste materials. controlled enterprise. I met the artist Andrew Jan Hauner, the current art resi- VALUES Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, dent at the Gowanus E-waste democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their warehouse. He loves to create founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of art objects from camera lenses honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. and TV screens. It’s the best end-use for this waste, rather PRINCIPLES than continuing to spoil the The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put soil in landfills. Andrew is also their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance a child educator for a crafts adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. program in the KoKo NYC stu- They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership dio in the Open Source Gallery 2. Democratic Member Control in South Slope. 3. Member Economic Participation E-waste is just as bad in the 4. Autonomy and Independence commercial sector. In most 5. Education, Training and Information cases, superintendents and 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives facility workers will put CFL 7. Concern for Community tubes into black garbage bags Reference: ica.coop E-waste somewhere in Park Slope. and dump them into trash—

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless- ly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Mem- Yiddish songs for the Ides of March ber Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Josh Waletzky (founding member of the early Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use klezmer revival band Kapelye) is the world’s leading their editorial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether let- contemporary Yiddish songwriter. Performing a ters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of concert of original and traditional songs of assassina- the issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines tion, revenge, revelry, prophesy, and betrayal, Waletz- of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. ky is joined by an ensemble of internationally You may submit via e-mail to [email protected]. renowned recording and performing musicians. Letters: Maximum 500 words. English translations will be provided. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a Marje Josh Waletzky - vocals higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: Yoshie Fruchter - guitar, bass, oud A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present Jenny Levison - vocals accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but Ilya Shneyveys - accordion not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a Eléonore Weill - vocals, utes positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a sub- mitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- Kathleen Payne with Lily White tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member The Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter Kathleen Payne’s businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of performances re ect her wide-ranging musical experience opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. and interests, from R & B and gospel to pop and musical theater. Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the pub- Kathleen is joined by Lily White, an accomplished pianist and lished guidelines and policies. saxophone player. After extensive touring with premier jazz LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES ensembles, Lily has devoted her energy to writing and Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more performing, most recently setting to music poems by than 25% non-original writing. immigrant women living in Brooklyn. All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discrimina- tory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the same topic by the same writer. This Issue Prepared By: Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- Coordinating Editors: Alison Rose Levy sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual RETURN POLICY content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Joan Minieri and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their keep prices low for our Editor (development): Dan Jacobson 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- m embership. Mini- be presented. es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, mizing the amount of Reporters: Meredith Kolodner 2. Returns must be handled or reject the submission. If agreement between the writer and the editor returned merchandise within 30 days of purchase. Alison Rose Levy about changes does not occur after a first revision, the editor may reject is one way we do this. the submission, and the writer may revise and resubmit for a future issue. 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WELCOME! A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Rachel Aguayo Carly Cody DiAnna Ganiev Sujung Kim Candace Madonna Emma Orme Shepard Skiff Danielle Winter Tiffany Aliston Ashni Dave Ashley Grohoski Roger Kingsepp Luke Malone Hadas Pacholder Solon Snider Christina Oscar Aponte Zoe Davidson Brianna Harrison Laura Kivlen Gabriella Marraro Rebecca Paley Marisa Soghoian Wisniewski Matthew Baldiga Tatiana De Daniel Hoffman C J Knowles Nicholas McKenna Victoria Pan Andra Stanley Peter Wisniewski Michael Woewodsky Joyce Hom Georgios Kontos Julie McMahon Sophia Pedlow Yurari Sugiura Cheyenne Wyzzard- Beigelmacher Nicholas Desloge Harakas Hristoula Herve Lafond Jessica Mercado Elizabeth Rainey Sarit Unreich Jones Molly Bernard Daniel DiClerico Bethany Hyland Micah Langer Melvin Mercado Suniti Ramanujam Vaidyanathan Colby Zito Kristell Bernaud Huyen Do Shelly Kalish Marc Lavallee Jeremy Meyers Lilah Raptopoulos Venugopal Ivan Bertona Marilyn Dominguez Yaniv Kalish Simone Lee Alex Miller Allison Regan Maria Josefina Viteri Michelle Bosch Justine El-Khazen Esther Karp Erica Lesser Matthew Milroy Noah Ross Jeff Voss Angela Boutouzov Marcellus Forbes Yeshaya Karp Jason Levine Shannon Monson Gage Salzano Adela Wagner Hayley Brooks T’ai Ford Vladimir Katz Hannah Lieberman Chris Mul Maximilian Christine Sikeem Chattman David Frank Katrina Kaufman Tianwei Liu Isla Murray Schmoetzer Wertheimer Beni Chhun Isabel Frye Corwin Kave Alexander Mackie Rachel Navarro Adelia Shiffraw Meme Wilson

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, MARCH 5 Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for monthly General Meetings have been at the center of all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com. Submissions will be considered for the March 26 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required Have questions about Orientation? Please General Meeting. visit www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board the Coop” page for answers to frequently asked TUE, MARCH 26 questions. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the The Coop on the Internet members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is required to act legally and responsibly, has www.foodcoop.com Gazette Deadlines approved almost every General Meeting decision at LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: The Coop on Cable TV Mar 14 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 4 the end of every General Meeting. Board members are Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Mar 28 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 18 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon), and live CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: every General Meeting. streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/ Mar 14 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 6 community-media/bcat-tv-network. Mar 28 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Mar 20 Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each month. Mission Statement and Receive Work Credit Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented Sixth and Seventh Aves. set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit business. As members, we contribute our program was created to increase participation in the labor: working together builds trust through How to Place an Item Coop’s decision-making process. cooperation and teamwork and enables us to Following is an outline of the program. keep prices as low as possible within the con- on the Agenda text of our values and principles. Only mem- • Advance Sign-up required: If you have something you’d like discussed at a General To be eligible for workslot credit, you must sign-up bers may shop, and we share responsibilities Meeting, please complete a submission form for the and benefits equally. We strive to be a respon- at foodcoop.com. A computer dedicated to sign-ups is Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack sible and ethical employer and neighbor. We located in the elevator lobby. You may sign up for the are a buying agent for our members and not a near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at meeting all month long, until 5 p.m. of the day of the selling agent for any industry. We are a part of General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information meeting. and support the cooperative movement. on how to submit an item appear on the submission Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see below for details. We offer a diversity of products with an form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday emphasis on organic, minimally processed of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Two GM attendance credits per year: and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. • Squads eligible for credit: We respect the environment. We strive to Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Meeting Format Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items generations. We prefer to buy from local, committees. (Some Committees are omitted because • Explore meeting literature covering absent members is too difficult.) earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try to lead by example, educating ourselves and Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. for the entire meeting. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the We are committed to diversity and equal- Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: ity. We oppose discrimination in any form. • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot We strive to make the Coop welcoming and Reports (7:30 p.m.) Credit Attendance Sheet. accessible to all and to respect the opinions, Report • Committee Reports The agenda is posted on • Being Absent from the GM: needs and concerns of every member. We Agenda (8:00 p.m.) It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that seek to maximize participation at every level, foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please from policy making to running the store. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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at the Coop, and wants to empower his class in leveraging whatever is fresh mar 1 Film Night: Traces of the Trade: and available to create delicious, practical, fun, healthy, and delicious break- fri 7 pm fasts for our busy morning lives. Menu includes: Spring Vegetarian Bake; A Story from the Deep North Hearty Latin Bake; Picky Eater Bake. This class is vegetarian (though some In the award-winning 2008 documentary Traces of the dishes will include meat), gluten-free, and optionally dairy. Trade: A Story from the Deep North, producer/director ASL interpreter available upon request, please contact the Membership Office. Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the larg- Materials fee: $5. RSVPs by February 28 are appreciated, contact est slave-trading family in U.S. history. The film follows [email protected]. To inquire about leading a Food Class, Browne and nine fellow family members on a remarkable go to bit.ly/CCCChef1. journey which brings them face-to-face with the history and legacy of New England’s hidden enterprise. Ten DeWolf descendants (ages 32-71, ranging from sisters to seventh cousins) retrace the steps of the Triangle Trade, visiting the DeWolf hometown of Bristol, Rhode Island, slave forts on the Safe Food Committee Film Night: coast of Ghana, and the ruins of a family plantation in Cuba. Back home, the mar 12 family confronts the thorny topic of what to do now. In the context of growing tue 7 pm Julia! America’s Favorite Chef calls for reparations for slavery, family members struggle with the question of how to think about and contribute to “repair.” Meanwhile, Browne and her family Julia! America’s Favorite Chef is part of a PBS Emmy- come closer to the core: their love/hate relationship with their own Yankee culture winning documentary series. Scooping up a potato pan- and privileges; the healing and transformation needed not only “out there,” but cake, patting chickens, coaxing a reluctant soufflé, or inside themselves. Elizabeth Sturges Llerena, a DeWolf family member featured rescuing a curdled sauce, Julia Child was never afraid in the film, will join us for discussion afterwards. Longtime PSFC member, of making mistakes. Catapulted to fame as the host of Margaret Seiler, and Elizabeth will talk about the anti-racism group they both the series The French Chef, Julia was an unlikely star. Her early culinary belong to, Coming to the Table. CTTT was founded by descendants of enslaved attempts had been near disasters, but once she learned to cook, her passion people and slave owners. Its mission is to provide leadership, resources, and a for cooking and her devotion to teaching, brought her into the hearts of mil- supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from lions and ultimately made her an American icon. racism that is rooted in the United States’ history of slavery. Elizabeth and See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at Margaret will discuss the work of the local NYC CTTT chapter. www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the Park To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com.

mar 5 mar 15 Yiddish Songs for the Ides tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting fri 8 pm Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm of March; Kathleen Payne The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Josh Waletzky (founding member ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by of the early klezmer revival band and talk with committee members face-to-face Kapelye) is the world’s leading between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an contemporary Yiddish songwriter. Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat Performing a concert of original item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, and traditional songsrocking of clear- assassination, revenge, revelry, General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. prophesy,around town for her Piedmont- and betrayal,travels—on the Waletzky is joined by an ensem- style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world The March General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 7 p.m., at ble ofand Brooklyn, internationally with all kinds of renowned recording and perform- excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. ing musicians.Jimbo Mathis and CW Stoneking. English translations will be provided. www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] PerformersJosh are Park Waletzky Slope Food Coop members and - receive vocals; Coop workslot credit. Yoshie Fruchter - guitar, bass, Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 oud;PARK SLOPE FOOD Jenny COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, Levison NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718)- 622-0560 vocals; Ilya Shneyveys - accordion; Eléonore Weill - vocals, flutes. The Brooklyn-born sing- mar 6 er-songwriter Kathleen Payne’s performances reflect her wed 7 pm Cheese Class wide-ranging musical experience and interests, from R & B and gospel to pop and musical theater. Kathleen is Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by joined by Lily White, an accomplished pianist and saxo- Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, phone player. After extensive touring with premier jazz ensembles, Lily has Elena Santogade. This month’s class will feature a selection of unique cheeses devoted her energy to writing and performing, most recently setting to music from around the world and fun pairings you can try at home! poems by immigrant women living in Brooklyn. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn mar 7 Food Class: Breakfast Bakes: Society for Ethical Culture. thu 7:30 pm Week of Seasonal Breakfasts “Breakfast Bakes” (e.g., frittatas or egg casseroles) are mar 16 quick and easy meals. By varying the ingredients, you Coop Kids Variety Show can easily accommodate different diets, food preferenc- sat 5 pm es, and seasonal availability. This class will teach you Event takes place at at Old First Church, Carroll St. and the basic ingredients, proportions, and preparation. Chef Jeff will present a Seventh Ave. Entrance on Carroll St. Performers in alphabeti- few specific recipes that can guide your own creative experimentation and cal order: Ollie Mae Bailey, Samuel Jackson Bailey, Ava culinary self-expression. He learned to cook at his father’s Jewish Delicatessen Chilenski, Ybo Engelkes, Noa Epstein, Adam Gottesdiener, (think Katz’s, but in LA) and as manager of a hippie/natural foods restaurant at Brea Haye, Eli Jort, Antonia King, Abigail Tsion Konigsberg, UC Santa Cruz. He believes in cooking as a creative expression working with Leia Aura Konigsberg, Jasper Krents, Asmara Lance, Gianluca local, in-season ingredients. He loves the wide range of healthy foods available Lance, Ronan Meils, Charles Mitkowski, Gaspard Moritz, Ilias Nelson, Isaac

For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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Norman-Sokoll, Elan Rabiner, Julian Raheb, Lola Sanchez, Banjo Sande, Sylvie Steadman, Adisa Terry, Avery Tsai, Jake Voytko, Alex Watkins, Gus apr 2 Watkins, Nina Woods. Types of acts include: singing, piano, violin, cello, gym- tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting nastics, saxophone, bands, guitar, harmonica, beat-boxing, magic act and jokes. Refreshments for sale. Nonmembers welcome. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Event takes place at Old First Church, Carroll St. & Seventh Ave. Entrance on ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by Carroll St. Admission: $12 adults; $7 seniors; $7 kids 12-18; free kids under 12. and talk with committee members face-to-face between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the mar 24 General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission sun 12 pm Buying/Selling Co-ops Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The April General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m., at This workshop is to help first-time homebuyers and potential sellers learn St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. about the process of buying and selling real estate in New York. We will go over the differences between buying or selling co-op apartments, condomini- ums, single family homes, multifamily buildings, and new construction apart- ments. We will talk about how to prepare to buy or sell, making an offer, what apr 4 Food Class: happens after your offer is accepted, the length of time it takes to get to the thu 7:30 pm closing table, closing costs, and other topics. Alfred R. Fuente is a real estate Handmade Pasta & Sauce We will learn the foundation of homemade pasta. First, attorney and a proud member of the Park Slope Food Coop. He, his wife, and we will learn how to make two different kinds of dough, their beautiful, amazing one-year-old daughter are happy and grateful to call one with egg and one without. Then, we will learn the Park Slope home. Alfred is passionate about practicing law and would like to variety of pasta shapes and their names. This will be a share his knowledge and experience with other PSFC members. partly hands-on class—participants will get an opportunity to create from the variety of forms. Chef Bartolomeo started to work in restaurants since he was 13 years old on his native island of Ischia of Naples, Italy. In his numerous mar 26 New Paradigm Multi- wanderings through Europe, he worked in diverse kitchens and dining rooms tue 7 pm with many chefs. Yet the simple, peasant cooking magic of his upbringing Dimensional Transformation never left him. Rustic pasta, humble ingredients and honest cooking. SWe will discuss the energy of Shamballa, build vortexes, do clearing medita- Menu includes: Eggless Pasta; Egg Pasta; Pasta Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes. ud Items will be taken up in the order given. This class is vegetarian. tion,Times in parentheses and are suggestions. receive activations calling on the Ascended Masters and Archangels More information on each item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- ASL interpreter available upon request, please contact the Membership Office. forable between their healing Love and Light. Join Esme Carino for two hours to introduce 7:00 7:15 p.m. Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Materials fee: $5. RSVPs by March 28 are appreciated, contact bit.ly/FoodClassRSVP. NewTemple) Paradigm MultiDimensional Transformation. Carino is a New Paradigm 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. To inquire about leading a Food Class, go to bit.ly/CCCChef1. MDT facilitator, a published author and an ancient Coop member. u o o u Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

od o o dd o u Discussion: “Presentationmar by candidates 26 for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC MAR General Meeting uu d oo For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see apr 5 the center pages of the Linewaiters Gazette The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending Film Night agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on fri 7 pm how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the Film to be announced. center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda [email protected]. items are available in the Coop office. Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves.

mar 31 Sweet Relief sun 12 pm Home & Office Organizing apr 6-7 Food Drive to Benefit Organize, clear, transform your home, your life. Allow your space support you sat-sun 9 am–7 pm CHiPS Soup Kitchen to thrive! You deserve to be inspired, productive and at peace in your space. CHiPS Soup Kitchen, located at Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street, is the You can be free of feelings of overwhelm and shame and have surroundings recipient of much of our edible but unsaleable perishable food. They also that support you to live as you wish and know best! In this interactive work- need donations of nonperishable foods. This food will go to CHiPS to help shop you’ll get perspective and practical strategies, learn how to open your them feed people in the neighborhood who are in need of a nutritious spaces for new possibilities and see that you are not alone. Shira Sameroff has meal. Consider contributing nonperishable foods and commercially pack- been a member of her beloved PSFC for 25 years. Her work has evolved over aged foods; canned fish; canned fruits and vegetables; pasta sauce; pasta; 25 years of experience with individuals, groups and organizations as a counsel- pre-packaged rice; pre-packaged beans; canned beans; canned soups; or, workshop facilitator, program director, event planner, activist, board presi- Parmalat milk; dry milk; peanut butter; cooking oil; or boxed raisins. Give dent, volunteer coordinator and more. donations to the collection table outside the Coop. still to come apr 9 Plow-to-Plate Film apr 12 Wordsprouts

apr 13 Cheese Class apr 19 Prospect Concert

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Three Coops That Forgot What They Were: 300,000 active accounts. But a were ruined; even schoolyards decade ago, when a member were doused with the toxic The New Deal and Rural Electrification inquired about renewable brew. Some angry homeown- energy options, he discovered ers pulled guns on the workers By Ed Levy warm in their brooder houses. lation had electric power. that his coop discouraged tasked with spraying. oops didn’t begin in the Electrified pumping, welding, Largely unnoticed, these green power and that its board Transparency didn’t exist Clate ‘60s with bell-bot- shearing, irrigating, sawing, Depression-era coops per- was a self-perpetuating cabal, at PVEC. Board meetings tomed dropouts and tahini. and drilling transformed the sisted, and were left mostly to with some officers in power were closed, their minutes Their history in the U.S. farmer’s life. regulate themselves. Member for 40 years. In 2007, reports of unavailable. There were no dates back centuries. A for- Why did it take so long? owners often lost interest in excessive compensation gal- public meetings, no informa- gotten part of that history Utilities making big profits in how they were run, as long as vanized members, and within tion on the website, and no is the role coops played in urban areas had no incentive the compressors worked. Inev- three years they were able to way for members to close the rural electrification. to run long transmission lines itably, there were abuses. reform the coop’s governance. wide gap between practice Electricity was very slow into the countryside. So farm- For the first time in its history, and verbiage about coop prin- to spread across the U.S. ers took matters into their own Choctaw Electric the PEC returned capital cred- ciples. Last year, a member Until the 1930s, 90 percent hands and began not-for-profit Choctaw Electric Cooper- its to its members; committed committee generated enough of farmers had none at all. cooperatives. In 1937, Con- ative (CEC), founded in 1940, aggressively to renewables; member-owner interest to Flammable kerosene lamps gress offered them low-interest began charging so much for extended loans to members open things up. Reforms to extended long hours of back- loans and technical assistance power that some seniors had to who wanted to switch to solar the coop included notifica- breaking manual labor. With through the Rural Electrifica- choose between medicine and and wind; and engaged with tion of spraying on a weekly electricity, refrigeration could tion Act (REA). Within a few their electric bill. Local activ- retailers to distribute more basis and spraying opt-out; keep the milk cold; machines years, the REA had helped to ists, using Facebook to orga- efficient appliances and lights. monthly open board meet- instead of hand cranking found 417 rural electric cooper- nize, discovered that beginning PEC meetings are now open, ings; expansion of the web- could separate out the cream; atives, and by the early ‘50s, 90 in 2008, its CEO Terry Matlock publicly broadcast, and actively site from a basic billing portal and baby chicks could be kept percent of the U.S. rural popu- had used the 15,000-member seek member input. to an informational resource, utility as a piggy bank to pay and reawakened membership, Solution to this issue's sudoku puzzle for escort services, European Powell Valley Electric reflected in a quadrupling trips, and improvements to Powell Valley Electric of member participation in 6 2 5 1 3 7 8 9 4 his own property, and had Cooperative (PVEC) arose annual board member elec- received a million dollar “gift” out of New Deal-era efforts tions, compared to the previ- from the board, plunging CEC to electrify Appalachia and ous eight elections. 9 8 3 2 4 5 7 6 1 into debt. Efforts to replace now serves eight counties of Founded with a boost from him ran up against the loyalty east Tennessee and south- government policy during a 4 1 7 9 8 6 3 2 5 of his handpicked board. When west Virginia. progressive era, these three a recall petition succeeded, the In 2017, PVEC decided not coops are again thriving due entrenched officials resigned to notify its 30,000-member to member involvement. 8 6 4 7 1 2 5 3 9 one by one, allowing their cor- owners about the cocktail For more about them, see rupt cronies to replace them. mix of herbicides it was about “GreenDreams—Pedernales Eventually, the reformers won to spray under power lines Electric Coop Revolution and 5 3 2 6 9 8 1 4 7 enough seats to change the to clear the right of way. Bee Amazing Story of Choctaw bylaws. They took back their colonies were destroyed, fish Electric Co-op Revolution— 7 9 1 3 5 4 2 8 6 coop, and the former board were killed, organic gardens We Own It!” on YouTube. n members went to jail. 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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” “Julia! America’s Favorite Chef” category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission By Adam Rabiner, ing school for young ladies, studio in Cambridge, Massa- form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Safe Food Committee and she spent her time there chusetts in 1962 to film the Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” ulia Child is number one having a good time and not black and white pilot of the x 3.5” horizontal). Jon Thrillist.com’s “The distinguishing herself in any show Aykroyd made fun of. In Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the 25 Most Influential TV Chefs way. Afterwards she headed an era when the food industry, elevator in the entrance lobby. of All Time,” ranked before to New York City with its media, and popular culture Emeril Lagasse, Martha “endless possibilities,” preached the convenience of Stewart, Guy Fieri, Gordon continued to party, but frozen meals and the bondage Ramsay, James Beard, Mario failed to land her dream of house-keeping, proto-fem- Batali, and Rachel Ray, not to job at the New Yorker, write her inist Child was enthusias- mention the other 17. novel, or kindle any passion, tically demonstrating that That’s saying a lot because though she did land a job cooking could be fun and the Child died almost 15 years writing ad copy for a furniture kitchen an acceptable place to ago, before today’s celebrity- store, W. & J. Sloane. spend some time. chef, media-saturated era. Child’s “a-hah” moment “The French Chef” ran for But Julia Carolyn Child, who occurred years later, over 10 seasons, airing its final lived to the ripe old age of lunch at Hotel de La Cou- episode in 1973. However, 91, was already an American ronne, France’s oldest Child remained on TV well Icon in 1978 when many who restaurant. She loved the into her 80s, starring in the are now adults first became entire meal, savoring the oys- 1990s shows Cooking with Mas- familiar with her through Dan ters and duck over her glass ter Chefs, In Julia’s Kitchen with Aykroyd’s hilarious parody of of local white wine, but was Master Chefs, and as late as “The French Chef,” on Saturday particularly enthralled by the 1999, Julia and Jacques Cooking Night Live. classic French dish, Sole meu- at Home. Child died on August ”Julia! America’s Favorite niere. She was captivated not 13th, 2004, just two days shy Chef” is an hour-long biogra- just by the food, but by the of what would have been her phy, part of PBS’s American elegant, ritualistic formality 92nd birthday. Masters series, Chef’s Flight, of the experience, the som- This documentary makes featuring documentaries on melier who helped her choose abundantly clear why Child famous chefs such as James her drink, the uniformed deserves her Number One Thril- Beard, Jacques Pepin, and waiter who arrived at the table list.com ranking and tribute: Alice Waters. “Julia!” was to debone her fish. “Child is now, and always co-produced by Robin Hes- In this film as in the 2009 shall be, the first name that sman, a member of the Plow drama, ”Julie & Julia,” we comes to mind when you think to Plate Movie Series and Safe see Child’s courtship and of a TV chef, a woman who was Food Committee, who will long happy marriage to Paul teaching Americans the vir- also be leading the Q & A. Child, a free-spirited artist tues of then-untenable haute Child was born in 1912 credited with much of her French cuisine before Guy in Pasadena, California of success. He supported her Fieri started frosting his tips… blue blood Presbyterian desire to attend the famous Even 13 years after she went stock with upper crust New Cordon Bleu cooking school on to the big kitchen in the England roots. She was the in Paris (a blessing with some sky, her presence is felt every eldest child of John McWil- degree of self-interest: a poor time a cookbook goes to print liams, a stern, conservative cook before her training, or cameras roll in a kitchen.” n Republican banker, “the voice she once exploded a duck). of responsibility,” and the Although the head of the See upcoming events, past reviews former Julia Carolyn Weston, school felt she had no nat- and a comprehensive list of films a more freewheeling, warm, ural talent, she received her shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com, funny, and extroverted per- certificate in 1957. which can now also be reached via a son. She took more after her Child’s lack of “natural tal- link on the Park Slope Food Coop’s mom than her dad. ent,” did not hold her back. home page at www.foodcoop.com. Child came of age at a More likely, it influenced her time when women, espe- to become a teacher and Julia! America’s Favorite Chef cially those of her class, were ensure that her two volume, will be presented on Tuesday, expected to marry and not 726-page, encyclopedic Mas- March 12, 7 p.m. at the Park Slope pursue their own careers. tering the Art of French Cooking, Food Coop, 782 Union St., 2nd However, Julia always felt she co-written with Frenchwomen floor. Free and open to the public. had a unique spirit and was Simone Beck and Louisette Refreshments will be served. meant to do something spe- Bertholle, contained detailed, cial with her life. She once step by step, instructions. Her admitted that if she had set- goal was to take the mystery tled with the kind of wealthy, out of haute cooking; she conservative husband her always felt that if she could do father would have approved of, it, you could too. The ultimate “I would have become an alco- success of the first volume, holic.” published in 1961 after years But Julia was a late bloomer, of testing, writing and initial and it took many years for her publisher rejection, launched to divine what her spirit meant her career in early television. for her to do. Smith, where she Child was 49 when she attended college, at that time walked into the young was little more than a finish- WGBH-TV public television

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SERVICE DOGS their dogs in service dogs har- Comedy Kicks Off Wide-Rang- panied by photos of five white make better efforts to repre- nesses had real service dogs. ing General Meeting.” men. This is neither good sent the Coop’s diversity in HI, Of course you shouldn’t con- Four women were quoted optics or messaging. I am sure your photo spreads. Recently I have noticed a front people about this as the in the article yet it is accom- it was an oversight but please Mitzie Rothzeid disturbing trend of people with chance of harassing a legiti- service dogs (or at least ser- mate owner of a service dog is THANK YOU! vice dog harnesses) that don’t high. But this is a real problem appear to be actual service that needs to be addressed. It Thank you to the following members for referring friends dogs in the Coop. Clearly one should be possible to add a who joined the Coop in the last four weeks. can’t be sure whether a service flag to a person’s account to Atossa Abrahamian Rebecca Davis Erin Lee Anh-Hao Phan dog is a real service dog just by check when entering the Coop James Altman Cosmo Di Giulio Margie Lempert Eugene Rasporskiy the outside appearance of the if they have a legitimate service Olivia Ascione D’Elia Carla Duarte Lydia Lichtiger Erica Razook service dog owner. That said, dog. It isn’t fair to the Coop Sandrine Asmani-Allen Davis Duffield Marina Litvak Ikaika Regidor one can buy a service dog har- that people take advantage of Anna B. Soffiyah Elijah Christine Liu Jennifer Robertson ness off any number of online this and use fake service dog Carolina Baizan Emily Lola Lorber Kaitlin Roh retailers with no requirement harnesses. Nicole Baum Grace Ezzell Alexandra Lunn Elda Ryan to prove that the dog is a gen- Kind Regards, Philip Bayer Alison Fichera Marina John Ryan Martin Beauchamp Andrew Fine Mackenzie Martin Emilia Sattari uine service dog. Many small Tristan Murphy Aline Bessa Noa Fort Maya Shelby Saucier children and others are scared Rebecca Blady Jack Glottman Paul McMahon Gavin Schalliol of dogs so the Coop rule of DISAPPOINTED BY Matteo Boffo Nicole Gorton Ella Joy Meir Kim Skadan only genuine service dogs Julia Bosson Courtney Held Joy Millman Eileen Smiley makes sense and is correct. GM PHOTOS Elsa Brute de Remur Adam Hill Joshua Milowe Rebekah Smith But, unfortunately people have Anita Bushell Jerald Isseks Miriam Jennifer Snow a habit of taking advantage! I TO THE EDITOR: Bohdan Bushell Mallory Jacobs Ann Tyler Moses Aaron Streiter would be extremely surprised I was disappointed and Alexia C. Susan Karwoska Kate Newburger Aliza Theis if the two people I saw with dispirited reading “Coop Sarah Case Katherine Victoria Olson Eric Wilson Nerea Castell Sagues Edward Kaufmann Oren Dan Wolkowitz Kathleen Clark Isissa Komada-John Meredith Padgett Elaine Yao Sean Cortes Jonathan Landau Laura Pfeffer Amy Zion Catherine Crawford Rebekah Laskin Hang Pham February 14, 2019

The Coop is seeking five members to serve on the Pension Advisory Committee Coop Job Openings: (“PAC”). The PAC will represent the interests of the Membership and Staff by monitoring the overall performance of the fund and maintaining regular communica- Part-Time Receiving Coordinators tion with the Pension Plan Trustees. This Committee, which will also include two members of the paid Staff, will Sunday/Monday or Saturday/Sunday provide ongoing education and performance reports to the Membership at General Description: Meetings and through articles in the Linewaiters' Gazette. Portfolio decisions, All Receiving Coordinators ensure the smooth functioning of the Coop. selection of Trustees, and the hiring of the Plan Investment Manager or Plan Actuaries • Facilitate and supervise the continual stocking of the store • Train working members how to stock and complete projects are not under the PAC’s purview. • Communicate with Squad Leaders and squads about priorities Term lengths: Members will be elected at a monthly General Meeting. The three • Sustain knowledge about products and inventory members receiving the highest vote counts when will receive three-year terms. The • Answer members’ questions members receiving the next two highest vote counts will receive two two-year terms. • Respond to physical plant and refrigeration issues Subsequent terms will be three years. Part-time Receiving Coordinators are generalists who work with staff and members to stock the Coop. They support the Receiving and Food Processing squads. We urge you to apply if you have these qualifications: The ideal candidate will: Coop Experience • enjoy working with people and crowds • be an excellent team player with strong communication skills • Minimum five years of Coop membership immediately prior to joining the committee; • have ability to teach, explain procedures, give feedback • An excellent attendance record in your Coop work slot with minimal absences per year • be able to evaluate Coop needs, prioritize tasks and delegate work Professional Experience • be comfortable with computers (Macs preferred) • experience working in a grocery store is a plus • Minimum three years relevant professional experience in at least one of the following: Hours: 16 hours. 2 days per week. Sunday/Monday or Saturday/Sunday. -Pension fund management, institutional investment advising, or portfolio We are looking for candidates who strongly desire a part-time schedule for the foreseeable future. Ability management to occasionally work another shift during the week is a plus. Applicants must be prepared to work during - Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA) holidays, the Coop’s busiest times. - Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Wages: $28.12 per hour - Volunteer at a non-profit/educational/religious institution or labor organization Benefits: Paid safe and sick leave. Transit checks. where you interface(d) with endowments and/or engage(d) in long-term financial Requirements: planning on a large scale Candidates must be current members of the Park Slope Food Coop for at least six months immediately prior to application. - Journalists, educators or graphics specialists who focus on the financial sector Applicants must be able to: Core Qualities • lift up to 50 pounds • reach, crouch, bend, stand, climb stairs and work for hours in walk-in coolers and freezers • Effective verbal and written communicator • work with and around common allergens including nuts and dust • Ability to distill and disseminate complicated concepts to audiences of all levels • work in noisy, hectic surroundings • Skilled in collaborative processes How to Apply: • Excellent time management and organization skills We strongly encourage candidates to work at least one Sunday afternoon Receiving shift. When at Coop, please introduce yourself as an applicant to one of the Receiving Coordinators. Please indicate whether To apply, please complete this form http://bit.ly/CoopPAC and forward your you are available to work the Sunday/Monday position or the Saturday/Sunday position or both. professional resume, cover letter and one reference letter to: Please attach resume and cover letter as single document and submit to: [email protected] https://bit.ly/2Trtf2v Applicants will receive acknowledgment of application via email. Do not call the Membership Office to check on the status of application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects If you applied to a previous Coop job offering, please re-submit your materials. the diversity of the Coop’s membership. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership.

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