Name That 40th Anniversary Sunday, October 13 • Noon to 6 p.m. Brew! Join us at Cliveden, site of the Battle of Germantown, for our 40th Birthday Bash and Fall General Membership Meeting! Not to mention food, fun and music! GMM Agenda: President’s Remarks | Spring Minutes Review General Manager’s Report | Financial Report | Member Award Ceremony See Page 26. The Shuttle September 2013 Vol. 41 No. 9 Community-Owned Food Markets Serving Northwest Philadelphia Since 1973 Consider New WW the Hissing Committee Takes Cockroach on Food Justice Eating bugs not on your to-do by Kevin McCarthy, Weavers Way list? Shawn tried it so you can Food Justice Committee read all about it UNLESS YOU are immersed in the topic or have already read “Food Justice” by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi, you may be as unsure as by Shawn O’Connell, Weavers Way I was about what the term really means. Such Chestnut Hill Deli Manager was the case when /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I walked into the COOK, 40 hrs. per week, must understand Co-op meeting insects. Is this a job posting we might see Glenn Bergman photos Food room for the ini- from Weavers Way Kitchens? Well, likely Kebobs on the grill at Morris Arboretum’s “Bug Crawl”; below, Shawn faces her roach. tial meeting of the not this year. But . Justice Weavers Way Food //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Weavers Way Executive Chef Bon- “He was a bold man that first ate an Justice Committee. nie Shuman inspired me in her Shut- oyster,” noted Jonathan Swift. To some As it turned out, my own uncertainty was tle column last month with quotes from people, eating oysters has a gross-out fac- echoed as the dozen attendees voiced their M.F.K. Fisher, a writer who used food to tor, which many, many more people have views on food justice and how the concept ap- talk about human “stuff” and adventure. I at the thought of eating insects. If you plies to Weavers Way. needed to look to someone like her to fig- overthink, neither one is entirely pleasant. ure out how to get a handle on my writ- Committee Coordinator Nathea Lee in- I guess. I’m not one of those people. ing again . and how to talk about eat- troduced herself and fellow organizer Bettina ing bugs. So I took inspiration in naming When Glenn Bergman sent out an de Caumette, Weavers Way Outreach Coordi- this article from Fisher’s book “Consider the Oyster.” (Continued on Page 18) (Continued on Page 2) by Rebecca Torpie, In preparation for opening, we’ve up- Weavers Way Marketing Director Update: Weavers Way Next Door dated the look of Weavers Way-brand vi- tamins and supplements, but even more the Way in Mt. Airy, including New Chap- ingredients. Demeter Fragrances from We’ve been getting great feedback exciting, we’ll be offering a 5 percent ter supplements and Piggy Paints, a line New York has a fresh and fun line of about Next Door, the wellness and beau- member discount on them. ty store we’re opening at 8426 German- of nontoxic, eco-friendly nail polish for fragrances — from Tomato to Cher- town Ave. (next door to Weavers Way kids. We’re looking for a natural cosmet- ry Blossom to Gin & Tonic. As you may There’s still so much to do before Oc- Chestnut Hill — get it?), and our team ics line, and your ideas are welcome. imagine, we had a ton of fun working tober, but we’re taking our vitamins has been working hard making your We’re also excited to be bringing in our way through the samples! to stay strong and healthy during this wishes and dreams come true. products that you probably haven’t New and expanded sections will include undertaking. If you have any sugges- A big thank-you to all who participated seen in the area before. Next Door will Men’s, with skincare and shaving prod- tions or comments about the new in the Wellness Store survey. Per your carry skin care from suki, an environ- ucts, and Local, featuring some of the Weavers Way Next Door, contact me at suggestions, we will be offering several mentally conscious company dedi- wonderful health and beauty creations [email protected] or 215-843- new lines that aren’t currently at Across cated to Fair Trade, organic and “clean” coming from our own back yard. 2350 ext. 121. I’d love to hear from you! INSIDE... Integrated Pest Management 2 Food 18-19 What’s in Store at Weavers Way 3 Price Comparisons 19 Weavers Way Community Programs 4-5 Suggestions 20 General Manager’s Corner 6 Letters to the Editor 21 Co-op Specials 8 Weavers Way Events Calendar 22 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED REQUESTED SERVICE CHANGE Community 9, 14-16 Environment 24-25 www.weaversway.coop www.weaversway.coop School’s 10-11 Name the WW Brew! 26 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 PA Philadelphia, Lane, Carpenter 559 Gardening 12-13 Staff elebrityC Spotlight 27 Weavers Way Cooperative Association Cooperative Way Weavers Board Corner 17 Wyck & Weavers Way Behind the Fence 28 2 THE SHUTTLE September 2013 Editor’s The Co-op fruit bins benefit from intensive orchard monitoring that allows IPM fruit growers to apply Note pesticides sparingly by Mary Sweeten, Shuttle Editor mate with. For pheromone disruption to work, MUSING IN this space last month about farmers and orchardists have to under- how much I like Weavers Way Farms, I stand pest life cycles and plan ahead for made a somewhat specious playful con- the best time to control them, rather than nection between the farms and going to waiting until there is a problem. Florida for Phillies spring training. Now But aren’t peaches and apples on the it turns out there actually is some inter- top of the “Dirty Dozen” (a list of pro- esting GMO-related Florida orange juice duce most heavily sprayed with pesti- journalism going on, but I’ll get back to cides)? And shouldn’t we only purchase that in October, which is the Non-GMO them if they’re Certified Organic? Project’s Non-GMO Month. (Anything We choose to buy from these IPM for a news angle.) farms for a number of reasons. We re- Here at the Co-op, we take the genet- ‘Integrated Pest search them extensively to make sure ic modification of food very seriously, but they are growing to our standards, with or October is not Weavers Way Non-GMO without an organic certification. Month. No, it is Weavers Way 40th Anni- Management’: In the case of tree fruit, growing or- versary Celebration Month! ganically is incredibly difficult, espe- There will be some fun stuff in the Not Dirty Words cially in our region. You’ll see a lot of Shuttle and on the Weavers Way web- certified organic produce coming from site (www.weaversway.coop), but really, California, where the arid climate works I think the most fun you can have in Oc- by Stephanie Kane, Weavers Way Local Produce Buyer in favor of growing organically — their tober will be to go to the 40th Birthday irrigation systems water only the roots. In Bash on Sunday the 13th at Cliveden — the Northeast, regular rain means irriga- AT WEAVERS Way, we get a lot of ques- yes, that Cliveden, with the historic house tion isn’t necessary, but wet leaves and tions about how our peaches and apples (you can go inside!) and the great grounds fruit harbor diseases and insects. (site of the Battle of Germantown!). are grown. So here’s some information USDA photo Our main sources of local tree fruit There will be food, vendors, info ta- on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) grown with IPM methods are Beechwood bles, music, probably dancing, certainly and the local orchards that supply our use crop rotation and resistant varieties to Orchards and Three Springs Fruit Farm, cake — the whole deal. There will also be tree fruit. help prevent disease and further reduce both located in Adams County. They are a break for the obligatory Weavers Way IPM refers to a growing system pesticide use. both family run, and have each been in op- Fall General Membership Meeting, so based on the life cycles of pests and an Finally, the least harmful pesticides eration for over 100 years. Adams Coun- consider yourselves notified. understanding of the ecosystem of the are chosen first. This includes using pesti- ty is known for its orchards (20,000 acres Not to mention the tapping of the farm or orchard. cides that target only the bug causing the in tree fruit production) and we’ve chosen Weavers Way beer keg. Wait, the Co-op It begins by monitoring the number problem, rather than going with a type these farms for their ability to provide us is selling beer? Hah. When sustainably and type of pests to determine when to that will kill anything in its path. with high quality fruit, including peaches, raised pigs fly. No, what is actually hap- start using different biological pest con- nectarines, plums, apples and pears. pening is that Tom Baker, who puts the One of the main types of IPM con- trols. This allows farmers to control those Brew in Mt. Airy’s Earth Bread + Brew- trol is the use of pheromones to disrupt Here’s a fall fruit tip: Pear trees tend insects specifically, at optimal times. IPM ery, is making — tah dah — a Weavers insect mating. Flags dispense artificial to be biennial. We wondered why we also takes into account all the beneficial Way 40th anniversary beer! See Page 26 pheromones that replicate female insects’ didn’t receive many pears last year, and for more on that.