volume cc, number 7 march 27, 2008 third kids’ variety

Volume CC, Number 7 March 27, 2008

O F F I C I A L N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E P A R K S L O P E F O O D C O O P

Established1973

Next General Meeting on April 29The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on thelast Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will beTuesday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth ElohimTemple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl.The agenda will be available as a flyer in the entryway of theCoop on Wednesday, April 9. For more information about theGM and about Coop governance, please see the center of thisissue.

Two of my long-timefavorite Coop favoritescome from just these typesof producers. Blue Moonsorbets and Sullivan Farmssmoked fish.

Blue MoonThe first time I tasted Blue

Moon’s pear-ginger sorbet Icould hardly believe I waseating a commercially pro-

Many of the products carried by the Coopcome from small producers—oftencompanies started by people with a

love, some would call it an obsession, for oneunique food item, people as interested in creat-ing perfection as in generating profits.

Small ProducersCreate Big FlavorsBy Ann Pappert

Third Kids’ Variety ShowDraws Happy ApplauseBy Hayley Gorenberg

C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 4

IN THIS ISSUEProduct Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Disciplinary Hearing Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Bottled Water: The Plot Thickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Coop Shopping Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Coop Hours, Coffeehouse, Puzzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs

Governance Information, Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10In Defense of an Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 2

The third biennial Kids’Variety Show opened onMarch 8 to uproarious

cheers and applause, fromthe floor all the way up to thebalcony of Old First Church.

Local cello teacher andlongtime Coop Fun’RaisingCommittee member MarthaSiegel, who had auditioneddozens of young performersafter New Year’s, took themicrophone after commit-tee members Eric Kelley andLen Heisler warmed up thecrowd with folk tunes onacoustic guitars.

Following a warm wel-come and quick question-and-answer on the meaningof the word biennial (com-plete with audience calcula-tions that the kids shouldplan on returning to thestage in 2010), Siegelopened the performance bybreaking out her cello to

accompany Kiyomi Johnson,6, who performed Hunters’Chorus on the violin.

More string players fol-lowed, as David Gratz, 7 (whomentioned in the programthat he likes to break dance,create cartoons and knit),treated the crowd to a portionof Seitz’s Concerto #2, accom-panied by his mother, Coopmember Susan Buchsbaum.

Professed music and art-lover Laila Iarussi, 7, sang“Somewhere Over the Rain-bow,” and Oliver Sand, also 7,performed the Beatles’ “HeyJude” on the piano—thoughhe professed that his favoriteBeatles song is “EleanorRigby.”

Captivating the audiencewith a spoken-word interludeamidst the plentiful musicalofferings, Natasha Radtke, 8,recited several works of origi-nal poetry. Radtke’s program

notes advised, “From mypoint of view, poetry lets usshow the creative side of allof us, as well as lets usexpress our opinions aboutlife and things in life.”

The music soon flowedagain, as Reuben Gelley-Newman, age 9 by the timethis Gazette issue hits thestreets, (and also a studentof Siegel’s) performed “Sim-ple Gifts” and “Apples” onthe cello.

Violin and viola studentsof Hagain Kamil at the Brooklyn Conservatory ofMusic next took the stage tooffer two classical numbersas an ensemble. The perform-ers included Cyan Hunte, 8(who professes to want to bea filmmaker as an adult),Meaghan Accarino, 8 (wholoves cats and reading HarryPotter), Tai Chen Baedecker, 7(who plans to be a basketballplayer), Mei Li Baedecker, 10(who is a great enthusiast of“ligers”), Maeve Farrell, 8 (also a Harry Potter fan), andSimone Robbennolt, 10 (whonoted that her favoriteamphibians are frogs).

The P.S. 321 PerformingArts Company (PAC), an after-school program run by P.S.321’s Dance Educator artspartner, Karen Curlee, closedout the first half of the pro-gram with rousing perfor-mances of the original“Brooklyn Is” and “BroadwayBroadway.”

Fourth- and fifth-gradePAC students learn musicaltheater skills—singing, danc-ing, acting, song-writing,play-writing, and choreogra-

CoopEventHighlights

Sun, Mar 30 •Pub Night: Sing in the Spring at Freddy’s Back Room 7:00 p.m.

Thur, Apr 3 •Food Class—The Flexitarian Table 7:30 p.m.

Sat, Apr 12 •Food Drive 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Sun, Apr 13 •Food Drive 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sat, Apr 12 •Children’s Clothing Swap 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Fri, Apr 18 •The Good Coffeehouse–Bev Grant and the Dissident Daughters and Jean Rohe 8:00 p.m.

Sat, Apr 19 •Purse, Bag and Shoe Exchange10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Thu, Apr 24 •Blood Drive 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.Fri, Apr 25 •Blood Drive 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Sat, Apr 26 •Blood Drive 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue.

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Kiyomi Johnson on violin with Martha Siegel.

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phy and perform for parents,school classes, and commu-nity events.

Curlee raved about herambitious group: “I say,‘Jump,’ and they say, ‘Howhigh?’ ” she laughed.

The second half of the pro-gram featured an array ofyoung vocalists, beginningwith Solana Schlau Appen-zeller and Milan Puntes, both

10. The girls sang the original“I Thought I Was,” composedin part by Puntes, who credit-ed as her “Best Friend Forev-er” Appenzeller (who for herpart confessed occasionalstage fright).

They were followed byanother duo of singing ten-year-olds, Isabelle Siegel andAlexus Williams, who sang“True Friend,” by Hannah

Montana. Siegel hopes tobecome an actress andsinger, and Williams alreadyloves to dance and hopes tomake a profession of it.

Sarah Gratz, 10.5 (whoselikes range from magic tricksto sushi to hiking), played theopening “Largo” from Dvo-rak’s New World Symphony

on flute, accompanied by hermother, Susan Buchsbaum.

She then joined her friendZoe Gorenberg Screwvala, 8,to sing the humorous“There’s a Hole in the Buck-et.” The girls were introducedby their own “stage manager

and emcee,” Aidan Goren-berg Screwvala, 6. Zoe’s pro-gram notes remarked thatshe is athletic and wants tobe a trapeze artist, and thather younger sister “is funnyand likes to joke around, andthat is why she is ourannouncer.”

Next up was Marina Zero

Espinet, 11, who sang “Beau-tiful” by Linda Perry. Espinet,a 6th grader in Vocal Talent atI.S. 239, encountered someaudio system volume glitch-es, but handled them withaplomb, actually returning tothe stage to repeat the song

after a few of the problemswere ironed out. An originaldance to the Beatles’ “I SawHer Standing There” alsoencountered brief technicalproblems, but later came offwithout a hitch, performed bythe tie-dyed and otherwisecolorfully clad Maya Cariño,12; Julianne Cariño, 9; Justine

Farhi, 9; and Eli Rose, 10. TheCariños and Farhi are homeschooled and take danceclasses at Brooklyn ArtsExchange. Rose attends P.S.29, where he participates inthe drama crew.

Riley Stanzione, 13, andRuby Bilger, 11, offered a skitcalled “The Credit Card.”Stanzione professed a love ofacting, “because it lets us besomeone who we are not.”Bilger, also a trumpet player,clued the audience in on herlove of “anything to do withhedgehogs.”

Raye Holab, 13, soloedwith a dance that she createdas a requirement for a schoolproject at New Voices MiddleSchool, performed to theDixie Chicks’ “Not Ready ToMake Nice.”

After only seven months ofself-taught clarinet experi-ence, Zach Hicks, 13, played amedley of traditional Jewishsongs in the Klezmer style,accompanied by his father,Gene Hicks. Zach has playedflute for five years and alsocomposes for ensemblesranging from flute trio to fullsymphonic orchestra.

A duo from Siegel’s cellostudio, Aidan Farhi, 14, andJory Dawidowicz, 16, wereaccompanied by Ellen Farhiin performing two move-ments of Handel’s Sonata for2 Cellos and Continuo.Aidan, the oldest of five,wrote that he hopes to makea career of cello perfor-mance. Dawidowicz, similar-ly dedicated to “playingmusic his whole life,” alsoplays bass guitar.

Conaugh Cutler, 14, tookthe stage for “Good Enough,”by Evanescence, and “Listen,”by Beyonce. Cutler also chore-ographs, and she plays guitar.

With such a packed pro-gram, the evening ran late, soSiegel nixed a plan to haveHeisler lead the audience inthe song “You are the Cham-pions.” No matter; the per-formers already knew theywere, anyway. ■

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Kids’ Variety Show C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

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Product Return PolicyThe Coop does not “exchange” items. You must return item and repurchasewhat you need. Returns of eligible items will be handled at the SecondFloor Service Desk within 30 days of purchase only when accompanied bythe PAID IN FULL receipt.

Please use the following guide to determine if an item is eligible for return:

Produce May not be returned with the exception of (fresh fruits & vegetables) coconuts, pineapples and watermelon. Even

if the claim is that the item is spoiled or thatit was purchased by mistake, produce cannot bereturned except for the three items listedabove.

The produce buyer may be contacted onweekdays by members to discuss any otherclaims for credit.

Books May not be returned.

Juicers May not be returned.

Bulk items & bulk items May not be returned. Members may contact packaged by the Coop the bulk buyer to discuss any other claims for

credit.

Refrigerated items May not be returned unless spoiled.Frozen items

All Other Products A. Other products may be returned if they (not covered above) are spoiled or defective and the category

is not specified above

B. Other products may be returned if theyare unopened, undamaged and thereforecan be sold again.

C. Other products may not be returned ifthey are opened or unsellable, and werepurchased by mistake or not needed.

The EnvironmentalCommittee has a blog!

We’reblogging

about ouractivities at the Coop,

as well asenvironmental events

of interest at the Coopand beyond.

Find us at:http://ecokvetch.blogspot.com/

Please visit oftenfor timely news and

informationfrom the PSFCEnvironmental

Committee.

PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Top photo: PS 321 Performing Arts Company. Photo above,from left to right: Maya Cariño, Justine Farhi, JulianneCariño and Eli Rose.

The Diversity & Equality Committee (DEC) is dedicatedto improving human relations and communicationsthrough impeccable interpersonal interactions, poli-cies and procedures in the Coop.

The goal is to work toward preventing and eliminating discrimination inthe Coop and to promote the ideal of equal and respectful treatmentbetween all Coop members and paid staff regardless of each individual’sdifferent identity. The DEC also aims to provide advocacy for individualswho feel they have experienced discriminatory practices in the Coop.

Voicemail (888) 204-0098

E-mail [email protected]

Contact Form DEC Contact forms are available in the literature rackor Letter: in the ground floor elevator lobby. Place a completed

form or other letter/note (anonymously if desired) in asealed envelope labeled “Attn: Diversity and EqualityCommittee” and use one of the three methods listedbelow to get it to the committee.

Mail Park Slope Food CoopAttention: Diversity & Equality Committee782 Union StreetBrooklyn, New York 11215

Mail Which is located in the entryway vestibule Drop Box on the ground floor under the flier caddy.

Membership The DEC has a mailbox in the Membership Office Mailbox Office on the second floor of the Coop.

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Adisciplinary hearing was heldon Saturday, March 1, 2008 todetermine the future status of

members accused of being in viola-tion of multiple Coop regulations.Hearing officers Mel Spain, MarianHertz and Gerald Sun presided overthe hearing held in the Coop’s secondfloor meeting room. A two-personhousehold (to be referred to as Mem-ber A and Member B) was chargedwith accumulation of excessive make-ups, failure to do said make-ups, fail-ure to cooperate with the DisciplinaryCommittee and shopping while sus-pended (theft of services).

The hearing procedures, estab-lished in October 2005, call for thepresence of three officers and as manyas 15 members to hear the evidence.Witnesses for both sides provideinformation relevant to the issue.Each of the witnesses waited outsidethe meeting room so as not to influ-ence each other’s testimony.

Curtis March, serving as the Coopadvocate, detailed the charges andpresented the Coop’s evidence. Twodocuments were presented. The firstwas a timeline of the household’swork record. The next was a timelineof disciplinary communications withMember A and Member B. Accordingto March, the household owed morethan 20 shifts between them. By thetime it came to the committee, Mem-ber A owed 21 shifts and Member Bowed seven.

“Today, as a member of the Disci-plinary Committee which is my cur-rent squad, I’m going to talk to youabout [the household] who have beenmembers of the Coop since 2002 andwho almost since they joined togetherfailed to fulfill their work obligations. Idon’t know why this happened, but Iknow that it did and it happened overa long period and it got worse andworse,” March said in his statement.“They had plenty of warning aboutthis, but they continued to shopdespite the fact that they were sus-pended from shopping as a result oftheir owed shifts.” At the time of thehearing, the household owed 31 shiftsbetween them.

March charged that the householdfailed to respond to repeatedattempts by Coop staff members tocontact them to help them work out asolution. “When the case was finallyreferred to the Disciplinary Commit-tee, they failed to respond to us. Theyonly responded to the DisciplinaryCommittee when we were forced tosuspend them from entering theCoop,” he said, “It was this ongoingfailure to cooperate with the Discipli-nary Committee that has brought usto this hearing today.”

The first witnesses to address thegroup were office coordinators whoprovided information regarding how somany make-up shifts can be accruedand the Coop’s policies and efforts tokeep members from falling so farbehind in their work shifts. One prac-tice requires letters to be sent when itbecomes clear that members are notmaking progress in their effort to com-plete their make-ups.

“In May of ’06, the first letter wassent to [Member A] and to [Member B]

in August of ‘06,” the coordi-nator said.

If a member missestwo shifts in a rowand does not doany make-ups inbetween theseabsences, they areremoved from theirsquad and their mem-bership status islabeled, ‘unassigned.’ Members areinstead listed as ‘not placed’ if amember of their household continuesto show up for shifts. While notplaced, Member A continued toaccrue make-ups every four weeks.After the household was suspended,records indicate that they shopped onmultiple occasions, occasionallytwice in one day. Once the effort tocontact them via mail was exhausted,the household was handed over to theDC for follow-up.

“All members have the option forone-time amnesty,” said Andy Feld-man, a member of the DC. This meansthat if a member steps away from theCoop for a year and then returns, allmake-ups owed will be removed andthey can start fresh. Feldman adds themember has to ask or apply foramnesty. This option was presentedto Member A via phone and bothmembers via email. The householdchose not to use this option, opting togo through with the hearing. Bothexpressed a willingness to do theirmake-ups.

The AccusedOnce all of the Coop’s evidence was

presented, the household was afford-ed the opportunity to offer their sideof the story. Member B opened bythanking the group for participating inthe hearing.

“We refused amnesty because wereally wanted to resolve it,” Member Bsaid, adding “If we are allowed back intothe Coop, we will consider ourselvesduly disciplined and better informed ofthe seriousness of our commitment.” Intheir defense, Member B mentionedthat none of the make-ups that theywere able to do were included in thedistributed timelines.

The household argued mitigatingcircumstances and presented evi-dence that Member A suffered a bro-ken wrist that made the workslotimpossible and Member B hadreturned to school which, combinedwith a heavy preexisting workload,made Coop shifts challenging. Onseveral days Member B was unable towork, Member A provided coverage.The logs evidencing this were present-ed to the group.

“We refused amnesty because we really wanted

to resolve it.”

After Member B, Member A spokestating that, “I don’t really have muchto add. Twenty-four make-ups arepretty hard to explain away.” MemberA expressed an unwillingness torepeat information already presented,but did want to thank Feldman whowas said to be the most helpful and

forthcom-ing with information. “If Ihad known that the neteffect of me not doingthis would have led tothis level of discipline, then Imay have made another choice.” Heconcluded with an apology to the DCand to Member B, for allowing thingsto get so out of hand.

Deciding Group SelectionOnce all of the evidence was pre-

sented, witnesses heard, panel ques-tions asked and answered, andrebuttals and final statements weremade, 14 people on the hearing paneldrew lots to determine which ninepeople would decide, during a confi-dential deliberation, whether a viola-tion was committed. A decision isreached when six of the nine mem-bers of the deciding group agree.

Yellow legal pad pages were torninto squares and placed in a smallmixing bowl that was passed around.Each member of the hearing panelremoved a square. Any person hold-ing a slip with a handwritten ‘X’ was inthe deciding group. All others wereexcused and allowed to leave.

The committee was asked to decideon the following points:

• Did Member A fail to fulfill Coopwork requirement?

• Did Member B fail to fulfill Coopwork requirement?

• Did Member A fail to make a goodfaith effort to complete the make-ups?

• Did Member B fail to make a goodfaith effort to complete the make-ups?

• Did Member A shop after thegrace period expired?

• Did Member B shop after thegrace period expired?

• Did Member A display uncooper-

ative conduct?• Did Member

B display unco-operative con-duct?

• Were theremitigating circum-

stances?The meeting room was cleared of

everyone save the deciding group sothe appointed members could discussthe charges in seclusion. They delib-erated for several minutes and con-cluded that although both memberswere guilty of owing excessive make-ups and shopping while suspended,only one of the household membersshowed no interest in rectifying thesituation. The deciding panel alsostated that the household’s failure torespond to the Coop’s efforts to com-municate with them was uncoopera-tive conduct, and that the reasons thehousehold offered were not sufficientexcuses for all the missed shifts.

Disciplinary ActionOnce the panel’s decisions were

read, the deciding panel was formallythanked and dismissed. The hearingofficers left the meeting room todecide what disciplinary action wouldbe taken.

The committee returned severalminutes later with a unanimous deci-sion. The household was suspendedfor one year with no opportunity foramnesty. After the year of suspension,they may be reinstated for work privi-leges only and must join a regularsquad and complete all make-upsowed before their shopping privilegeswill be restored. Their year of suspen-sion began March 1, 2008 and willconclude on February 28, 2009 whenthey will be able to begin doing theirmake-ups. ■

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Disciplinary HearingTwo coop members were suspended for a year formissing shifts, and shopping while suspended

By Ramona Tirado

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East New York Food CoopHelp a new coop in Brooklyn

FTOP credit available In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we frequently offer support

and consultation to other coops. For the East New York Food Coop, we have alsooffered help in the form of Park Slope Food Coop member workslots.

The East New York Food Coop welcomes PSFC members to assist inits first year’s operations.

PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. To receivecredit, you should be a member for at least one year and have an excellent

attendance record.To make work arrangements, please email ellen_weinstat @psfc.coop

or call 718-622-0560.

East New York Food Coop419 New Lots Avenue

between New Jersey Avenue and Vermont Streetaccessible by the A, J and 3 trains • 718-676-2721

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duced product. The sorbettasted like I was eating a just-picked pear at the height offlavor with just a hint of gin-ger—nothing tasted artificialor enhanced. The texture,too, was reminiscent of ahand-made sorbet. It was likea one-of-a-kind dessert lov-ingly created by a skilled chefat an upscale restaurant. Andin a way, it was.

John Donaldson, whoowns Blue Moon with his wifePamela Frantz, was a pastrychef at a restaurant in Wood-stock, Vermont. As part of hischef duties he regularly madeice creams and sorbets forthe restaurant. He also madelots of heavier desserts, andas the chef, he had to tastethem all.

“So when I shopped fordesserts to eat at home, Ialways looked for somethinglight,” Donaldson explains,“but I was always disappoint-ed by the sorbets that wereavailable at the supermarket.One day I was standing in lineat the grocery store wonder-ing when someone was goingto come out with a decenttasting sorbet and suddenly Irealized I could do that.”

“I could hardly believe I waseating a commercially

produced product.”

In 1995 John and Pamstarted making Blue Moonsorbets. “I basically took therecipes I had been using overthe years in restaurants andexpanded on them.”

Donaldson makes his sor-bets with only three ingredi-ents; fruit puree, water andsugar. The majority of thefruit purees come fromFrance because he believesthat French purees are thebest in the world. Only theblueberry puree is local-made from hand-picked wildMaine berries.

For the first six years, BlueMoon was made in the base-ment of the couple’s home inQuechee. Nowadays, it’s pro-duced in a small plant downthe road in White River Junc-tion. But the office remains intheir house.

The plant is capable ofmaking 1,000 pints a day, butcurrently John and Pam,along with their threeemployees, produce about3,000 pints a week.

Blue Moon sorbets comein ten flavors: Pear Ginger,Lemon Zest, Mango Passion,Grapefruit Campari, PeachMelba, Red Raspberry, WildBlueberry, Blackberry Lime,Raspberry Cassis and Straw-berry Daiquiri. Their mostpopular flavors are the PearGinger and the Mango Pas-sion (the favorite of Coopbuyers).

The Coop carries the first 6flavors listed, currently

priced at $3.75 a pint. The company is so small

that John makes all of thedeliveries, something thathasn’t changed from thecompany’s earliest days.“First we started makingdeliveries to local stores, andthen we started driving a lit-tle further, until we were dri-ving as far as New York City,”John told me.

Sullivan Harbor—one of thelast independently owned

smokehouses in the region.

Since Blue Moon began,other companies have sprungup that offer high-quality sor-bets. But John says that hisbusiness model isn’t foreverybody. “It’s just tooexpensive to make sorbet aswe do. There’s not a lot ofmoney to be made. But that’sokay for us. We’re in it for thelove, not the money.”

Sullivan Harbor FarmsSullivan Harbor Farms

also sprang from owner JoelFrantzman’s belief that hecould produce smoked fishsuperior to what was avail-able. After years of eatingsmoked salmon, Frantzmandecided that he could do itbetter. His dedication to pro-duce the best smokedsalmon possible led him toScotland, where he trained ata Scottish smokehouse.

Frantzman and his thenpartner, Leslie, opened theirsmokehouse in Sullivan,Maine, across from Bar Har-bor, in 1992.

Today Sullivan Harborremains a small-scale artisanproducer and one of the lastindependently ownedsmokehouses in the region.

What makes Sullivan Har-bor’s fish different from mostcommercially produced

smoked fish is their curingprocess and attention to thesmallest detail. Unlike mostbig smokehouses, the fish atSullivan Harbor is neverimmersed in brining tubs.Instead, the raw salmon iscured in small batches byhand-rubbing them with saltand brown sugar and left tosit for six hours. Then theyare rinsed in spring-fed wellwater and cold smoked over afruitwood fire for eight hours.

The resulting flavor is sobuttery and unique that theirsalmon was rated numberone by tasters at Cook’s Illus-trated magazine.

In addition to the 1,000pounds of salmon SullivanFarms smokes every week,they also smoke small quan-tities of shrimp, scallops,trout and char.

Except for the Coop, theirproducts can be hard to findin New York. One reason isbecause the majority of theirbusiness is wholesale toMohegan Sun casino in Con-necticut and Legal Seafoodsin Boston.

My favorite Sullivan Farmsproduct is their smokedsalmon pate. Its flavor isunlike any other salmon pateI have ever tasted—a mix ofsalmon and spices with aslight lemony tinge.

Joan Rittmann, SullivanFarms production managerfor the last 14 years, devel-oped the pate years ago,Until then, Rittmann nevergot involved in producing theproducts. “But one day theguy who made the pate didn’tshow up, and I was asked tomake the pate. I decided thatI would change the recipethey had been using. I addedsome flavors to give it a littlemore zing. I made it the way Iwould like it.” Sullivan Har-bor has used Rittmann’srecipe ever since. ■



SmallProducers Thursday,

April 3

7:30 p.m.at the Coop

MENU

• Crispy Pressed Chicken or Tofu with

Garlic and Mint

• Creamy Whole Grain Risotto with Spring

Greens and Asiago cheese

• Shaved Spring Vegetable Salad

The Flexitarian TableInspired, flexible meals

for vegetarians, meat lovers and everyone in between

$4 materials feeViews expressed by the presenter do not

necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

Guest Chef Peter Berleyis a personal chef, caterer,cookbook author andculinary instructor. Peter'sforemost concern is thedevelopment of local sus-tainable food systemsand the fate of homecooking in America. Peteris the author of threecookbooks including theJames Beard and IACPaward-winning TheModern VegetarianKitchen. Fresh FoodFast was chosen as oneof the 25 Best Books of2005 by Food and WineMagazine. Peter's latestbook, The FlexitarianTable, was released inJune 2007 and will be onsale at the food class.

MEMBERS &NON-MEMBERSWELCOME.

Come earlyto ensure a seat.

WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT?

Food Tours in the CoopIf you’ve fallen off the wagoncan’t get up from the couchIf living has lost its zingand the simple thing comes hard

Remember the shift from one season to the nextthe interlude when animals shed their coatsleaving tufts of furcaught in the yet dry weedswhen the birds are spending their last reservesflying to warmer climeswhen the turtle and frog stirin their muddy dens but waitfor the ice to ease

These cold winds bring advance news here and there we hear the home birdssing a different songthe light strikes with new vigor

Ease out of your rut: get to bed a little earlyrise and greet the sunor bike to a point and watch it setgo somewhere you haven’t been:a few blocks awaytalk to a stranger about deep thingsstop, breathe and listento the beat of your own heart

Be part of the advance team of springget involved with something bigger

better

The Park Slope Food Coop is a good placeto begin—inspiring more than just dinner

by Myra Klockenbrink

Mondays April 7 (B Week)Noon to 1 p.m.1:30 to 2:30 p.m. AND6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

April 14 (C Week)Noon to 1 p.m.

and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday April 8 (B Week)11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunday April 13 (B Week)Noon to 2 p.m.

You can join in any time during a tour.

C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

Lotte Walworth, Liv Ryan and Clara Siegmund indulge inBlue Moon Sorbet.

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Arecent AssociatedPress investigationfound traces of a broad

range of pharmaceuticals inour surface waters and under-ground aquifers. Theamounts are tiny to be sure,numbering in the parts perbillion or parts per trillion.The AP also reported onsome indications that lowlevels of pharmaceuticals canhave effects on human tissuecultures, but it is not known ifpharmaceutical traces dilut-ed to this degree can still beharmful to actual humans.

The pharmaceuticals findtheir way into rivers, streamsand lakes, and seep downinto underground aquifersafter being excreted by peo-ple taking them, from unusedand expired medicines beingthrown away or flushed downtoilets, and from the massiveamounts of antibiotics andhormones fed to livestock,which are then excreted intohuge waste lagoons fromwhere they run off into thenation’s surface waters andseep down into groundwater

State and municipal offi-

cials of the regions mentionedin the investigation were quickto give reassurances to theeffect that their water com-plies with all State and Feder-

al laws and regulationsregarding it—reassurancesthat reassure nobody, for theobvious reason that there areno laws or regulations govern-ing or regulating traces ofpharmaceuticals in the water.Neither the EPA, which other-wise stringently regulates tapwater, the FDA, which lessstringently regulates bottledwater, nor any of the tradegroups involved, set stan-dards, limits, or do any testingat all for pharmaceuticals.

And this is not new news.Studies by the US GeologicalSurvey and others have foundthat pharmaceutical tracesenter the water in this fash-ion, but the research hasnever hit the mainstream

media quite like this before. But what does it mean for

our proposal to discontinuethe sale of bottled water atthe Coop? News of the pro-

posal has appeared in thegreater community, making itinto articles in the GowanusBlog of March 7, the BrooklynPaper’s March 8th issue and asegment of the Brian LehrerShow on WNYC-FM on March10, with General CoordinatorJoe Holtz one of the partici-pants. So Brooklyn andGreater New York City arewatching! Is bottled water,then, a refuge after all fromthese contaminants?

The International BottledWater Association was quickto put out a statementdefending its clients prod-ucts. That statement pointedout no less than three timesthat bottled water was notsimply tap water in a bottle(but further down acknowl-edging that many brands arejust that, with some under-going no further filtering).The statement said thatmany brands come fromunderground aquifers pro-tected from the direct influ-ence of surface waters,although the AP reportedthat groundwaters also con-tained the pharmaceuticaltraces. The statementclaimed that bottled watermeets all safety and qualitystandards of the FDA, aneven emptier reassurance

Bottled Water Initiative—The Plot ThickensPharmaceutical Traces Found in the WaterBy David Barouh, for the Environmental Committee

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than the one given by munic-ipalities regarding the EPAand tap water, because theFDA does not regulate phar-maceutical traces. The state-ment went on to mentionmany of the filtering tech-niques used by bottlers,(some bottlers—not all),without actually claimingthat those filtering tech-niques removed the pharma-ceutical traces, for theobvious reason that they’dnever been tested to do so.

One of the leading waterfilter manufacturers, Multi-Pure, also issued a pressrelease (at www.multipure-co.com) expressing confi-dence in the ability of itsproduct (and of home-filter-ing technology in general) tofilter out contaminants, butadded the straightforwardacknowledgement that,because “NSF International,the leading certifying body inthe industry, does not haveestablished test protocols forpharmaceuticals; and theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) has not estab-lished allowable limits for anyover-the-counter or prescrip-tion drugs found in drinkingwater supplies. Multi-Pure…cannot make any NSFcertified claims to removepharmaceuticals from water.”

To summarize, then: (1) wedo not know if pharmaceuti-cal contaminants at this levelof dilution are harmful to

humans, and (2) we do notknow to what extent bottledor filtered water protects usfrom exposure to them.

We intend, therefore, to goahead with the proposal allthe more urgently. What if therebirth of confidence in ourexcellent public water and thegrowing awareness that muchof the marketing of bottledwater is empty hype were tocollapse and people returnedto bottled water in the mis-taken belief that it was pureand free of these traces? Wefear that in the current politi-cal environment this wouldlikely provide the states andfederal government excusesto deny the funding andresources required to toimprove our wastewater treat-ment technologies, keep ourwaterways clean, and ensurethe quality of our publicwater. It would allow the giantcorporations that make upthe bottled water industry togain ever greater control overand exploit our public waters.

As individuals we have theenergy of our advocacy, ourvote, and our creativity toinfluence events. But as aCoop, our most direct andpractical influence is in ourpatronage, or the withhold-ing of that patronage, and theexample it sets. Our propos-al, then, is to withhold thatpatronage from bottled waterfor the purpose of supportingthe most precious of all ofour public treasures.

If you have any questionsor comments, email the Envi-ronmental Committee atE c o k v e t c h @ y a h o o . c o m .Please let us know if you’dlike to be on our Friends ofthe Committee list and getvery infrequent (really!)updates about new greenproducts the Coop is carryingor issues the committee isworking on. And check outour blog at http://eco kvetch.blogspot.com ■

To read the International Bottled Water Association’s statement, go towww.bottledwater.org/public/2008_releases/2008-03-11_statement. htm

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FOOD DRIVEto benefit

CHIPS Soup Kitchen

Saturday, April 12Sunday, April 13from 9:00 – 4:30

CHIPS Soup Kitchen, located at 4th Avenue and Sackett Street, is therecipient of much of our edible but unsaleable perishable food. Theyalso need donations of non-perishable foods. Consider donating some-thing from the "Do" list below at the collection table outside the Coop.This food will go to CHIPS to help them feed people in the neighbor-hood who are in need of a nutritious meal.

Do ContributeNon-Perishable Foods andCommercially Packaged Foods

�Canned FishCanned Fruits & VegetablesPasta SaucePastaPre-packaged RicePre-packages BeansCanned BeansCanned SoupsParmalat MilkDry MilkPeanut ButterBoxed Raisins

Don't ContributePerishablesItems from bulk bins & silosItems packaged in the Coop

�Refrigerated foodsFrozen foodsTeaSweetsJuice (bottles or

juice packs)Baby FoodCrackers

Pocketbook, Purse, Bagand Shoe Exchange

This exchange is a community event that is ecologically responsible and fun. Why support the consumer market

and buy, when you can share bags that havealready been well loved? Reuse, renew, recycle.

FREENon-memberswelcome

Saturday, April 1910:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.in the meeting room

To bring Pocketbooks, and Shoes…• Do not leave items in the Coop

before the hours of the exchange.• Bring up to 15 items only• Bring gently used, clean purses,

pocketbooks and shoes that you areproud to be able to exchange with a new owner.

(Unchosen items will be donated to a local shelter.)

Join the Street SquadDo you love the Coop? Do you enjoy talking to friends, neighbors and strangers about the joys of Coop membership? The Street Squad may be the work-slot for you. Work outdoors on Saturdays and Sundays from April to October, and help keep the Coop strong.

The Street Squad serves an importantpublic relations role for the Coop. Fromtables set up outside the store, at localstreet fairs and special events, the StreetSquad talks to current and prospectivemembers, hands out literature, answersquestions, gives tours of the Coop, andjust generally offers people the chance tobecome familiar with our organization.

We invite you to join us if you are:◆ a Coop member in good standing for

at least six months◆ friendly and upbeat with enthusiasm

about the Coop◆ knowledgeable of Coop procedures◆ willing to work outdoors◆ reliable, responsible and able to work

independently

New Street Squad members mustattend a training session.

If you are interested in joining theStreet Squad, please contact :

Robin718-230-7199call before 9:00 p.m.

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Support a New Coop!Do you live or work in the Bronx?

Would you prefer to do your worksloton Saturdays?

Then inquire about supporting theSouth Bronx Food Cooperative!

In accordance with the 6th Principle ofCooperation, the Park Slope Food Coop is

offering the SBFC support and consultation byallowing PSFC members to

complete their workslot at the Bronx location.

PSFC members will receive FTOP credit inexchange for their help.

To receive credit, you should be a PSFC member for at least one year and have an

excellent attendance record.

To make work arrangements, please [email protected] or call

718-622-0560

South Bronx Food Coop646-226-0758 • [email protected]

The South Bronx Food Coop is seeking anexperienced

graphic/web designerto update their website ASAP for work-

slot credit!

Must know how to:• set up online purchasing system

• create edit-able calendar • incorporate audio & video links

• link websites

Preference for designers who can linkdatabase/inventory systems to web sales. Most

important—must have cool sense of design!

South Bronx Food Coop646-226-0758 • [email protected]

Emma Missouri: “Good! The shelves were well-stocked, theCoop was not crowded, and the prices are always right!”

Danny Hellman: “Surprisingly easy. I gotlucky about the time of day as compared toSunday night, which was brutal.”

Fork Burke with daughter Alithea: “Exquisite! All the fresh produce was here today.”

Bebian Aranha: “Very good! All the time, theCoop is the best place in Brooklyn for organ-ic food. I’ve been a member for 11 years.”

Shakti Smith: “Quick and easy! A rainy day is an easy time to shop. I could stand there andlook at the soaps without being trampled.”

How Was Your Coop Shopping Experience?Gazette photographer Lisa Cohen interviewed random Coop shoppers on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in March.

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly bythe Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street,Brooklyn, New York 11215.

Opinions expressed here may be solely the viewsof the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publisharticles that are racist, sexist, or otherwisediscriminatory.

The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, andletters from members.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All submissions MUST include author’s name andphone number and conform to the followingguidelines. Editors will reject letters and articlesthat are illegible or too long. Submission deadlinesappear in the Coop Calendar opposite.

Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will beprinted if they conform to the guidelines above.The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear onthe letters page in most issues.

Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words.

Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legiblyhandwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled"Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp.

Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcomedigital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocketdescribed above. The email address forsubmissions is [email protected] of your submissions will be acknowledgedon the deadline day.

Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placedby and on behalf of Coop members. Classified adsare prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at$30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial”category are free.) All ads must be written on asubmission form (available in a wallpocket on thefirst floor near the elevator). Classified ads may beup to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads mustbe camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5").

Recipes: We welcome original recipes frommembers. Recipes must be signed by the creator.

Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free tomembers in the store. Subscriptions are available bymail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (atFirst Class rates because our volume is low).

Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ.


This Issue Prepared By:Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden

Erik Lewis

Editor (development): Wally KonradTom Moore

Reporters: Hayley GorenbergRamona TiradoAnn Pappert

Art Director (development): Mike Miranda

Illustrators: Rod MorrisonCathy Wassylenko

Photographers: Lisa CohenIngrid CussonKevin Ryan

Traffic Manager: Monona Yin

Text Converters: Joanne GuralnickAndrew Rathbun

Proofreader: Susan Brodlie

Thumbnails: Mia Tran

Photoshop: Adam Segal

Preproduction: Susan Louie

Art Director (production): Doug Popovich

Desktop Publishing: Lee Schere Matthew LandfieldMaxwell Taylor

Editor (production): Nancy Rosenberg

Final Proofreader: Isabelle Sulek

Post Production: Jessica Tolliver-Shaw

Index: Len Neufeld

COOP HOURS

Office Hours:Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.Friday & Saturday

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.

Childcare Hours:Monday through Sunday

8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Telephone:718-622-0560

Web address:www.foodcoop.com

Friday

Apr. 188:00 p.m.

A monthly musical fundraising partnership of

the Park Slope Food Coop and

the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45]Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit.

Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741Childcare is available from Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture for a nominal fee.

Bev Grant and the Dissident Daughters Bev is joined by Angela Lockhart and CarolynMurphy, who contribute harmonies and leadvocals to this dynamic trio. They offer an eclecticmix of Bev Grant originals with a serious, funny,sometimes irreverent, sassy and distinctly woman’spoint of view.

Jean Rohe New Jersey native Jean Rohe and her band perform an

exciting mix of their own original music as well as folkmusic from various parts of Latin America, done with a

global twist. With diverse musical backgrounds that spanfrom jazz and improvised music to folk music of the

Balkans and back to Brazil, the band brings a wide range ofexperience and expertise to their unusual sound.

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Monthly on the...Third Thursday

April 177:00–9:00 p.m.

Last SundayApril 27

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Second Saturday

April 1210:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

On the sidewalk in front of the receiving area at the Coop.

What plastics do we accept?• #1 and #2 non-bottle shaped

containers and #1 and #2 labeledlids. Mouths of containers must beequal width or wider than the bodyof the container.

• All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids.• #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically

marked lids and caps (discard anywith paper labels).

• Plastic film, such as shopping anddry cleaning bags, etc. Okay if notlabeled.

ALL PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELYCLEAN AND DRY

We close up promptly. Last drop offs will be accepted 10minutes prior to our end time to

allow for sorting.

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Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the openmonthly General Meetings have been at the center of theCoop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor-porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have aBoard of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition ofGeneral Meetings by requiring the Board to have openmeetings and to receive the advice of the members atGeneral Meetings. The Board of Directors, which isrequired to act legally and responsibly, has approvedalmost every General Meeting decision at the end ofevery General Meeting. Board members are elected atthe Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylawsare available at the Coop Community Corner and atevery General Meeting.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of eachmonth.

Location The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (GarfieldTemple), 274 Garfield Place.

How to Place an Item on the AgendaIf you have something you’d like discussed at a GeneralMeeting, please complete a submission form for theAgenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack nearthe Coop Community Corner bulletin board and atGeneral Meetings. Instructions and helpful informationon how to submit an item appear on the submissionform. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesdayof each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on thelast Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, pleasecall Ellen Weinstat in the office.

Meeting FormatWarm Up (7:00 p.m.)• Meet the Coordinators• Enjoy some Coop snacks• Submit Open Forum items• Explore meeting literature

Open Forum (7:15 p.m.)Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief itemsto the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, itcan be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an itemfor a future GM.

Reports (7:30 p.m.)• Financial Report• Coordinators’ Report• Committee Reports

Agenda (8:00 p.m.)• The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner

and may also appear elsewhere in this issue.

Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting)• Meeting evaluation• Board of Directors vote• Announcements, etc.

A l l A b o u t t h eG e n e r a l M e e t i n g

Attend a GMand Receive Work Credit

Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the GeneralMeeting has been our decision-making body. At theGeneral Meeting (GM) members gather to makedecisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit program was created to increaseparticipation in the Coop’s decision-making process.

Following is an outline of the program. For full details, seethe instruction sheets by the sign-up board.

• Advance Sign-up Required:To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your

name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see

below for details.

• Two GM attendance credits per year:Each member may take advantage of the GM-for-

workslot-credit program two times per calendar year.

• Certain Squads not eligible:Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food

Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction,and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omittedbecause covering absent members is too difficult.)

• Attend the entire GM:In order to earn workslot credit you must be present

for the entire meeting.

• Childcare can be provided at GMs:Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership

Office at least one week prior to the meeting date.

• Signing in at the Meeting: 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the

Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet.2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is

passed around during the meeting.

• Being Absent from the GM:It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that

you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Pleasedo not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations.

• Is it FTOP or a Make-up?It depends on your work status at the time of the

meeting.

• Consider making a report…...to your Squad after you attend the meeting.

Park Slope Food CoopMission Statement

The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem-ber-owned and operated food store—analternative to commercial profit-orientedbusiness. As members, we contribute ourlabor: working together builds trustthrough cooperation and teamwork andenables us to keep prices as low as possi-ble within the context of our values andprinciples. Only members may shop, andwe share responsibilities and benefitsequally. We strive to be a responsible andethical employer and neighbor. We are abuying agent for our members and not aselling agent for any industry. We are a partof and support the cooperative movement.We offer a diversity of products with anemphasis on organic, minimally pro-cessed and healthful foods. We seek toavoid products that depend on theexploitation of others. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respectthe environment. We strive to reduce theimpact of our lifestyles on the world weshare with other species and future genera-tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try tolead by example, educating ourselves andothers about health and nutrition, coopera-tion and the environment. We are com-mitted to diversity and equality. Weoppose discrimination in any form. Westrive to make the Coop welcoming andaccessible to all and to respect the opin-ions, needs and concerns of every member.We seek to maximize participation at everylevel, from policy making to running thestore. We welcome all who respect thesevalues.

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Cheese InventoryMonday, A week, 8:00. to 10:45 a.m.Work alongside Yuri Weber, the Coop’s cheesebuyer, to take an accurate inventory of ourunsold cheese. Work involves 1.) weighing allcheese on the shopping floor and countingcheese sold by the piece and 2.) weighingand/or tallying all cheese in the basement. Musthave good handwriting, be able to do basicarithmetic (weights, fractions, addition), be reli-able and have good attention to detail. Contactthe Membership Office if you’re interested.

Schedule Copying Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m.The main task of this workslot is to copy com-mittee schedules from originals provided using

the Risograph machine. You will need to beable to troubleshoot possible problems withthe printer. This is a job that requires you to beon your feet for most of the shift. You will beworking independently so good work atten-dance is required. You must be a member for atleast six months and be willing to make a six-month commitment to this workslot. If interest-ed please speak to Debbie Parker in theMembership Office.

Attendance Recorders orMake-up RecordersTuesday, Wednesday, Friday or SundayThe Coop needs detail-oriented members tohelp maintain attendance recorders for Coopworkers. You will need to work independently,

be self-motivated and reliable. Members will betrained for this position, and staff members areavailable for further assistance. Workslotrequires a six-month commitment. Pleasespeak to Lewanika Ford-Senghor or CynthiaPennycooke in the Membership Office if youwould like more information.

Early Morning Receiving/Stocking CommitteesMonday–Friday, 5:30, 6:00, and 7:00 a.m.Early morning Receiving/Stocking squads workwith Receiving Coordinators to receive deliver-ies and stock the store. These squads help tounload delivery trucks, organize products in

New Member Orientations

Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . . 7:30 p.m.Wednesday mornings: . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m.Sunday afternoons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m.

Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as webegin on time! The orientation takes about twohours. Please don't bring small children.

Gazette Deadlines

LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES:Apr 10 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Mar 31Apr 24 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Apr 14

CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:Apr 10 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Apr 2Apr 24 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed,Apr 16

General MeetingTUE, APR 8AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Submissions will be considered for the Apr 28General Meeting.

TUE, APR 29GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m.The agenda appears in this issue and is availableas a flyer in the entryway.

The Coop on the Internetwww.foodcoop.com

The Coop on Cable TVInside the Park Slope Food Coop

FRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m. Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 69 (CableVision).

C O O P CA L E N D A R

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Puzzle CornerNational Poetry Month

Each clue is a line from a published work. Below, fill in the last name of the person who penned the line. Rearrange theletters in the boxes to reveal what these writers have in common. Number 1 is done for you. Answers on page 15.

By Janet Farrell

1. Never try to trick me with a kiss

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2. Whosever room this is should be ashamed!

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3. Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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4. I’ve known rivers:

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5. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

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6. A free bird leaps on the back…

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7. Because I could not stop for Death

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8. If ever two were one, then surely we.

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9. childhood remembrances are always a drag…

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10. Once upon a midnight dreary…

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11. I saw the best minds of my generation…

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12. April is the cruelest month

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13. anyone lived in a pretty how town

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Latin American folk songs with avariety of performers). JJ ByrnePark, 5th Ave. (btwn. 3rd & 4th sts).2 p.m. $10. For info/reservations:718-768-3195.

BROOKLYN ACUPUNCTURE PRO-JECT (B.A.P.) invites you to itsGrand Opening. FREE acupunc-ture, food and prizes. B.A.P. offerssliding fee scale acupuncture $15– $45 (you decide what you canafford). Feel better this spring. Joinus at 530 3rd Ave (btwn 12th &13th), Suite 4F, 1 – 5 p.m. For info,call 718-369-0123.

BROOKLYN FLEA: A new, weeklyFort Greene flea market kicks offtoday—rain or shine—at BishopLoughlin Memorial High Schoolon Lafayette Ave. (btwn Clermont& Vanderbilt aves.). Featuring 200vendors of vintage furniture, cloth-ing and antiques alongside newitems by local designers. EverySunday! For more info, visitwww.brownstoner.com

TUE, APR 8

2008 ECO-FESTIVAL: Kingsbor-ough Community College is host-ing its 3rd annual symposium andfestival, providing a unique oppor-tunity for students, faculty & mem-bers of the community to gatherunder a common banner, toengage in a dialogue centered onthe environmental problems &challenges we face at the dawn ofthe 21st century. April 8 – 10. For more information, visit,www.kingsborough.edu/eco-festi-val/index.htm

FRI, APR 11

FINGER-STYLE GUITARIST DELREY performs at the Good Coffee-house Music Parlor. Seattle’s Del

Rey (hobemianrecords.com) isone of the best blues finger-styleguitarists in the world. 8 p.m. $10adults/$6 kids. 53 Prospect ParkWest at 2nd St. 718-768-2972www.gchmusic.org

SAT, APR 12

PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: RayKorona Band at the Workmen’sCircle, 45 E 33rd St (btwn Madison& Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheel-chair accessible. For info, call 212-787-3903 or visit www. peo-plesvoicecafe.org. Suggesteddonation: $12 general/$9 mem-bers/more if you choose, less ifyou can’t. No one turned away.

SUN, APR 20

BROOKLYN FRIENDS OF CHAM-BER MUSIC: Duo Prism. JesseMills, violin; Reiko Aizawa, piano;with Eric Poland, percussion.Beethoven: Sonata for violin andpiano in F Major; Spring Cowell:Set of Five for violin, piano & per-cussion; Brahms: Sonata No. 3 inD minor for violin & piano. AtLafayette Avenue PresbyterianChurch, 85 S. Oxford St. atLafayette Ave. 3 p.m. $20 at thedoor/$10 students. www.brooklyn-friendsofchambermusic.org.

SAT, APR 26

PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: HeatherLev/Terry Kitchen at the Work-men’s Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btwnMadison & Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m.Wheelchair accessible. For info,call 212-787-3903 or visitwww.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug-gested donation: $12 general/$9members/more if you choose, lessif you can’t. No one turned away.

SAT, MAR 29

PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: HookReport and Songs of Water/Songs ofWar at the Workmen’s Circle, 45 E33rd St (btwn Madison & Park),8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair accessi-ble. For info, call 212-787-3903 orvisit www.peoplesvoicecafe.org.Suggested donation: $12 general/$9members/more if you choose, less ifyou can’t. No one turned away.

SUN, MAR 30

MEET OUR FARMERS: Members &friends of Sweat Pea CSA in Brook-lyn Heights & all those consideringa share in the 2008 season are invit-ed to learn more about where ourfood comes from & how a CSAworks. Local snacks provided! 4p.m. – 6 p.m. At the Chapel at FirstUnitarian, corner of Pierrepont &Monroe, Brooklyn Heights. Formore information, contact [email protected]

MON, MAR 31

RETURN OF THE BIG CHEESE:Marty Stiglich, former & belovedcheese buyer at the PSFC, returns

to the Coop for one week to sub-stitute for Yuri while he’s on vaca-tion. Come and pay your respectsto the big cheese!

FRI, APR 4

SINGER-SONGWRITER TIMGRIMM (timgrimm.com) performsat the Good Coffeehouse MusicParlor. In his home state, Indi-anapolis Monthly listed Tim Grimmin their year-end “Best of Indy” issueas its singer-songwriter of choice. 8p.m. $10 adults/$6 kids. 53 ProspectPark West at 2nd St. 718-768-2972www.gchmusic.org

TRIPLE CREME’S FINAL SHOW:Rock & Dance Party Blowout! DJSarah FM & DJ Idiot Kid spinbetween sets and all night. AtSouthpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., $10. 8 p.m. doors/8:30 p.m. show. 718-230-0236.

MS 51 BENEFIT AUCTION &DANCE: at Camp Friendship, 3398th St. 7–11 p.m. Auction featur-ing dinners, gift certificates, acatered party for 20 in a Victorianbrownstone and much more. Tick-ets $35 in advance/$40 at the door.

For more info, email [email protected] or visit www.ms51.org

SAT, APR 5

PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: KristinLems/KJ Denhert at the Workmen’sCircle, 45 E 33rd St (btwn Madison& Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheel-chair accessible. For info, call 212-787-3903 or visit www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Suggesteddonation: $12 general/$9 mem-bers/more if you choose, less if youcan’t. No one turned away.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOOD FES-TIVAL 2008: Free films about ourmost important life-sustainingresource: FOOD. Find out what youare really eating; how it affects yourhealth and the planet; where yourfood comes from, and why youshould care. Through April 12. Formore info, call 347-439-4110 orvisit foodfilmfest.com

SUN, APR 6

ZEEMEEUWSIC III!: an eclecticSunday concert series at the OldStone House, featuring MaraGoodman* (classical and cabaretsongs, and Yiddish, Ladino and

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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

W O R K S L O T N E E D S

the basement, load carts, and stock shelves, bulk bins,coolers and produce on the shopping floor. You may beasked to stock perishables in the reach-in freezer or walk-in cooler. Boxes generally weigh between 2 – 20 lbs., afew may weigh up to 50 lbs. Other duties include break-ing down cardboard for recycling, preparing produce fordisplay, and general cleaning. You will have the opportu-nity to work closely with our produce buyers and learn alot about the produce the Coop sells.

Mop CleaningThursday, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.This workslot involves organizing the cleaning equipmentused by the Maintenance Committee, washing (by hand)all the mop heads in the Coop, and replacing any worn-out mop heads. Speak to Mary Gerety in the MembershipOffice if you are interested.

CHIPS Soup KitchenMonday, Tuesday or Saturday, 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. or11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.CHIPS serves a daily meal to the homeless, needy andhungry at their storefront soup kitchen located at 4th

Avenue and Sackett Street. Workslots preparing food,helping serve meals and cleaning-up are available toCoop members who have been a member for at least sixmonths. Coop members will work alongside other volun-teers at CHIPS. Reliability, cooperation and ability to takedirections are vital. Experience with food prep is a plusfor working in the kitchen. Please contact Camille Scuriain the Membership Office if interested.

Office SetupWednesday, Thursday or Friday, 6:00 to 8:30 a.m.Need an early riser with lots of energy to do a variety ofphysical tasks including: setting up tables and chairs,buying food and supplies, labeling and putting away foodand supplies, recycling, washing dishes and making cof-fee. Sound like your dream come true? This job might befor you. Please speak to Adrianna in the MembershipOffice, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm.

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This is part three of a three-part series on the gray area betweenlocal and organic food.

“Certified or not,” AmyHepworth said inOctober, “if you want

to know how a farmer farms,you look at what’s on theirbookshelf.”

Last month I had her readoff some of her titles over thephone: Wendell Berry’s Unset-tling America, Fukuoka’s OneStraw Revolution, Secrets of theSoil by Tompkins and Bird, Per-maculture and Biodynamic Agri-culture, Spirit in the Realm ofPlants by Stiener, The Small-Mart Revolution. Along withshelves devoted to herbs,Native American philosophyand love, Hepworth hasinherited a taste for the agri-cultural manuals of the 1800sin which every color plate ispretty enough to frame.

She considers walking andobserving as some of themost important practices inher cultivation, anddescribed compost piles solarge she told me I’d think Iwas “hallucinating.” Shedescribed the colony of beesthat lived between the wallsof her old farmhouse and theprocess it took her to buildthe new, solar poweredhome. “I lived in a teepee; mymother wouldn’t even visit

me for five years.”If you ask Hepworth how

many acres she farms, she’llfirst tell you how many areforest, open space and uncul-tivated orchards, and explainhow each of them are essen-tial to supporting the 169acres of cultivated fruit treesand 55 acres of vegetables.(Hepworth Farms uses theAlive Systems Approach tocombating pests andpathogens, using plants asallies to eliminate orchardpests by revering and protect-ing natural predators.) “Weuse all the good organicmethods and we’re notrestricted, so if we know ofsomething better, we use it,”

This woman is true blue,describing her “sustainablepie” as made up of ecology,people, and economics. Shereminded me often that it isnot just her up there in Mil-ton, NY. Hepworth and herpartner, Gerry Greco, collabo-rate with family members andcore group of 5 men to man-age the farm.

“We are blessed every day

with people proudand trustworthy andloving, making ourlives very rich.” Whenwives and familymembers from SouthAmerica come to

visit the workers, “it’s a lovefest!” They stay in the Hep-worth’s own house, and Hep-worth and Greco spend partof the winter with them inMexico.

I met Hepworth and Grecoback in October, as I have said,and I still remember what itwas like to have them in theroom, the way they sat in theirchairs and looked us in theeye, Hepworth embodying thedescription I read once in theScotland Sunday Herald: “apassionate maverick.”

And with all of us in theroom there we saw how AmyHepworth also embodies col-laboration and commitmentin a way I have never seen.Season after season, it con-tinues; the farm’s food showsup for the Coop, and ourshelves for them. For over 25years these two organizationshave urged, supported, andheld each other accountableto their ideals, nurturing us inthe process.

And I would eat almostanything that came out ofhands like those. ■

In Defense of an Apple, Part IIIGrowing Sustainable Food and Relationships

By Melanie Chopko

How to Contact the Disciplinary Committee

eThe Disciplinary Committee is responsible for the review,investigation, and disposition of all submitted complaints ofmember misconduct.

If you would like to submit a complaint, please contact us.

oEmail: [email protected]

CLetter Drop Off: Written reports may be left in the DC mailboxlocated to the left as you enter the Membership Office.

NBy US Post: Park Slope Food CoopAttn: The Disciplinary Committee782 Union St Brooklyn NY 11215

RVoicemail: 888.922.2667, ext 86

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Member Contribution

The Fun’raising Committee is seeking Coop members with

professional cooking and/or waiting experience to work the Coop’s

35th birthday party on May 3 for FTOP credit. We’re specifically looking

for members who are chefs, caterers, waiters and those who have

front-of-house experience in catering. Kitchen prep is

needed the week prior to the event and most of the day on

May 3rd, as well as the evening of the event. Front-of-house

staff needed for set-up, event time and breakdown. In your

email please give a brief description of your

experience and availability.

Call Esther at 917-513-0860 or email [email protected]

Chefs and Waitstaff Wanted

The Food Coop’s Fun’raising Committee

is seeking a Coop-member band to play

for workslot credit at the Coop’s 35th

birthday party on the evening of

Saturday, May 3. We’re specifically look-

ing for a band to play Latin, R&B, and

Motown music.

Band Needed

If interested, please call Lenny at 718-614-2289


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CORN-FOOD-ENERGYTO THE EDITOR:

The Feb. 28 article calling attentionto the squeeze put on dairy farmersmade me sigh because I knew oneclaim was going to be made. Sureenough, the article concludes with acall by the milk company CEO to endbuilding of ethanol plants and state-ments about the U.S. needing toreconsider the wisdom of turning tocorn to reduce our dependence onfossil fuels, etc, etc.

First of all, for a good summary of corn’s impact on food costs, read-ers can go to www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/February08/Features/CornPrices.htm

The USDA makes it clear hugehikes in the price of corn actually havelittle impact on food prices. Ethanolis mostly produced from field corn,normally animal feed. Price hikes incommodities should be blamed onrising oil prices and inflationarymoney policies. Last year, The Con-sumer Price Index reported prices offood and beverages went up 4.4% in ayear. What about fuel prices? 14.5%!

Folks, it’s about the oil. As all theseattacks against ethanol occur, it’s oilcompanies who benefit and oil com-panies who buy the ads in the papersAND fund the studies that tell you topay no attention to that man behindthe curtain. The costs of obtainingfood stuffs all over the world aredirectly linked to rising energy costs.Farmers are paying for the energycosts as well. If anything, organic cornis a better deal for farmers as pricesfor petroleum-based pesticides, herbi-cides and fertilizer have skyrocketed.

But the ultimate question doesn’tinvolve corn. It doesn’t involve aflawed industrial agricultural system

that favors big farms and GMO’s andMonsanto. The question is, how canwe make ethanol cheaply and effi-ciently and increase the amount offood we produce?

A new book tells how: DavidBlume’s Alcohol Can Be a Gas! Fueling anEthanol Revolution for the 21st Centuryargues that by using permaculturalfarming methods, higher yield cropsthat consume less water and need lit-tle fertilizer, and crops that come fromlocally-based sources, we can have asizeable impact on the hold the Oilo-gopoly has had on us. Not to mentioncleaning up our air, water and improv-ing soil fertility! The community sup-ported energy plan outlined in thebook comes out of the communitysupported agriculture (CSA) move-ment, of which Mr. Blume was partwhen he worked as an organic farmer.

If we don’t want to see fossil fuelproducers determine our energyfuture, we have to begin at the grassroots. Go to [email protected] and join us as we plan torun our vehicles on America’s bestoption for renewable fuel made fromanything from donut waste to cattailsto sunchokes to sorghum to mesquiteto pimelon to beets and any numberof sources. Put $2 a gallon ethanol inyour car, reduce toxic emission, fightthe power!

For more questions, [email protected]—who can also provide more infor-mation on the book as well.

Michael Winks

WATER ITO THE EDITOR:

Our bottled water initiative againdrew letters—from Daniel Marshall,answering my rejoinder to his earlierletter, and from Don Wiss.

Daniel disputes my claim thatwater is heavier that most other prod-ucts, and says water does not requireas much packaging per unit volume,because it comes in relatively largerquantities compared to items likecheese, candy, snacks, meat, andmilk. He forgets that all of thoseexcept milk come wrapped in plasticfilm—less massive than the hardplastic that packages water.

Daniel says that my claim that oneshould use a filter to alleviate con-cerns about the purity of tap water isonly partially valid. He cites “consid-erable investment of time and money,(but buying bottled water involves farmore investment of time and money),“alkalinization of the water,” (perhapsa reference to the superiority of bot-tled water, a superiority invented byadvertising), “consumption of elec-tricity,” (a reference to distillers, theonly home filtering devices that useselectricity—but still more cost effec-tive than bottled water), and “imper-fect filtering,” (nothing’s perfect, butthe results produce a higher qualityand better taste than water sitting inplastic for however long). On the lackof regulation of bottled water, Danielsays it’s perhaps time to increase thatregulation. No doubt! But how likelyis that? And what control over it do wehave? Answer: our patronage.

Daniel mentions fluoridation, cit-ing books attesting to its danger, andDon Wiss brings up lead in pipes, andclaims (incorrectly) that multiple fil-ters are required for lead, fluoride,and chlorine. We’ve never taken aposition on the benefits or dangers offluoride, but the obvious solution ifone has this concern is to filter itout—which one of our Doulton mod-els does. The Doulton and other qual-ity filters will also filter out lead andchlorine, and the city sends out freelead testing kits for those concerned.Just call 311.

Daniel reiterates that this initiativeis a distraction from bigger issues,such as making the bottles frombiodegradable plastics, and ultimate-ly, “changing the way we relate withthe earth.” Can we realistically expectto influence the industry to take thatexpensive and environmentally ques-tionable course any time soon? Orcan we expect humans to collectivelysee the light and change our wayswithout the “distraction” of the littlechanges along the way, and perhapsarguing about which of them to make?

Finally, Don incorrectly claimed Irecommend a distiller to procurewater for use in irons. Just the oppo-site. However, I did advise those whowish to drink distilled water, (andsome people do), that a distiller is themore cost effective and practicaloption. Don found a silver lining inthe exercise value of lugging theheavy plastic bottles home.Admirable though it is, that’s not areason to keep selling bottled water,and I’m sure such a creative individ-ual will find equally inventive ways towork exercise into his daily activities.

David Barouh

WATER IITO THE EDITOR:

As a person who wants to drinkspring water, and not some doctoredup product that comes from the tap, Iresent other people telling me what Ican and cannot buy. No one is makinganyone buy bottled water. I just wantthe option.

In general people are skeptical of thevarious US regulatory agencies. It hasoften been shown that they have favorindustry’s interests. But here, now thatit is convenient, the agencies that regu-late water can do no wrong. But whatabout the recent revelation that our tapwater has traces of pharmaceuticals init? This did not come from any agency,but was an independent investigationby the Associated Press. On March 9ththey reported that NYC’s water con-tains trace concentrations of heartmedicine, infection fighters, estrogen,anti-convulsants, a mood stabilizerand a tranquilizer.

Only a reverse osmosis filter willremove these. They are expensive andnot practical for a renter. To find thereport on the web search for “DrugTraces Common in Tap Water.”

Why haven’t we heard about thisbefore? As the AP reports, “Waterproviders rarely disclose results ofpharmaceutical screenings, unlesspressed” and “utilities insist theirwater is safe.” But is it?

On average I spend less than$32/week at the Coop. This is a lot lessthan most members. Forcing me tobuy my weekly gallon of spring waterelsewhere will of course reduce this.

Don Wiss

COOP RETIREMENTTO THE EDITOR:

Cynthia Blayer’s February 28, 2008letter entitled “Making A Contributionof Work” clearly wants to continue theCoop’s policy of the Preferred StatusRetirement Policy of Coordinators. Thisis neither fair nor cooperative. Herargument is that 1) we owe paid staffmembers a great deal for making theCoop work; 2) we should provide themthe equivalent of Macy’s continuationof their employee discount by allow-ing them to retire and not work. Sheseems to not be aware that 1) the ParkSlope Food Coop could not haveexisted if those of us who are theaging long term members had notbeen here to work (and she also doesnot seem to know that originally we allworked longer than the 2.75 hours); 2)paid staff members already have adefined benefit pension (few busi-nesses now offer this), a generoushealth benefit and their spouses are notrequired to work. In addition, LindaWheeler, who she mentions specifical-ly, was not a Coordinator for 30 years.Here are some other facts: paid staffmembers, of which there are about 60,do not contribute monetarily to theirpensions (where do you think themoney comes from?), only have towork 14 years plus an age require-ment, do not all put in 80-hour weeks,and, judging from Linda, who was 61at the time of her retirement, perhapshave to attain the magic number of 75(the age deemed by our Coordinatorsas the age when a person might not beable to continue working). If I addedthe number of years I’ve worked as a



We welcome letters from members.Submission deadlines appear in theCoop Calendar. All letters will beprinted if they conform to the pub-lished guidelines. We will not know-ingly publish articles which are racist,sexist or otherwise discriminatory

The maximum length for letters is500 words. Letters must include yourname and phone number and betyped or very legibly handwritten. Edi-tors will reject letters that are illegibleor too long.

You may submit on paper, typed orvery legibly handwritten, or via emailto [email protected] oron disk.

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published unless the Gazette knowsthe identity of the writer, and there-fore must be signed when submitted(giving phone number). Such letterswill be published only where a reasonis given to the editor as to why publicidentification of the writer wouldimpose an unfair burden of embar-rassment or difficulty. Such lettersmust relate to Coop issues and avoidany non-constructive, non-coopera-tive language.

FairnessIn order to provide fair, comprehen-sive, factual coverage:

1. The Gazette will not publishhearsay—that is, allegations notbased on the author's first-hand

observation.2. Nor will we publish accusations

that are not specific or are not sub-stantiated by factual assertions.

3. Copies of submissions that makesubstantive accusations against spe-cific individuals will be given to thosepersons to enable them to write aresponse, and both submissions andresponse will be published simultane-ously. This means that the originalsubmission may not appear until theissue after the one for which it wassubmitted.

The above applies to both articlesand letters. The only exceptions willbe articles by Gazette reporters whichwill be required to include theresponse within the article itself.

RespectLetters must not be personally

derogatory or insulting, even whenstrongly criticizing an individualmember's actions. Letter writers mustrefer to other people with respect,refrain from calling someone by anickname that the person never useshimself or herself, and refrain fromcomparing other people to odious fig-ures like Hitler or Idi Amin.

LETTERS POLICY

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member of this Coop and my age, itwould be well over a 100! All I and myfellow aging long time Coop membersare asking is for a voluntary equitableretirement from the workslot policy for all,including paid staff members. Afterall, if they think the work requirementis so important, why don’t their spous-es work and why don’t they want towork after retirement? That would cer-tainly be fair and cooperative.

She also seems to know Coopmembers who are retired from theirfull-time jobs and voluntarily workextra at the Coop. Is it a coincidencethat Joe Holtz also knew of such peo-ple? Who are they? How come Cynthiaor Joe doesn’t notice that the peopleasking for a voluntary equitable retirementfrom the work slot policy are long termmembers of the Coop who are aging?We’ve put in our time and it is certain-ly longer, much longer than 14 years.

Lila Rieman

Editor’s note: Linda Wheeler retired atage 62 and was a coordinator for 26 years.

ALBERT ET ALIA

TO THE EDITOR:Friends and family were shocked

and saddened to learn that HerndonEly, 61, the constant companion andlongtime caretaker of our friendDorothy (Schwartz) Podber, 75, hasalso died. There will be a memorial forHerndon on the afternoon of Satur-day, March 29th at the Catholic Work-er, 55 East Third Street, Manhattan,212-777-9617. Please call to confirmdate and time. Pictures and video-tapes of them and their artworksshould be available at that time. Con-dolences may be sent to the CatholicWorker or contact me below. Twonoble and brilliant young ladieswhom we were privileged to accompa-ny in their last years—rest in peace!

"They can create an image of you assubversive…They can paint the imageof you as someone irresponsible, andyou can come up with the best pro-gram that will save the [Co-Op mem-bers] from the oppression of the

[Co-Op leaders]," Malcolm X said.Rumor has it that a well known agentof the Establishment, one MelvynSpain, has been delegated to deni-grate the Campaign in this extendedelection season. Be assured that hewill not discuss our main issue—rep-resentative democracy—becausethere is no way to deny its superiorityover the appalling morass that is ourpresent "free government."

Our objective is fair and equal rep-resentation and the visibility andaccountability that intrinsically flowfrom it. That never changes. Malcolmalso said, "when the people create aprogram, you get action. When these'leaders' create programs, you get noaction." Unfortunately our Campaignhas a solution, a detailed solution,and we will not deviate from it. Thisinvolves, among other things, propor-tional representation, regular andcomplete records of individual votingin the Gazette, and an activated Boardof Directors in a bicameral power rela-tionship with the General Meeting. Iwill not support any reform that doesnot provide these—unless, of course,those more knowledgeable and expe-rienced than I join the campaign andconvince me of other possibilities.

Therefore when I say that, if elected,I will present this and other proposalsto the Board of Directors, I am not try-ing to disrupt the whole previous planof the Town Meeting; I am only apply-ing one part of the objective using thepower you have granted to me to doso. And as I said, I will do this becauseI consider the Board of Directors to beour only elected representatives as ofnow. I will be only one of six Boardmembers, and obviously I'll be voteddown on all counts—but at least theBoard will be forced to act, rather thanillegally abnegating its own authority,oversight and responsibility.

It is interesting to note, if we areright about the Board of Directors, thelegal responsibility for any acts of theStaff rests with them, so if and whenthe crunch comes, they will be leftholding the bag! Since the Directorsseem completely cut off from anyinspection rights or communicationwith each other, and don't even signan oath of confidentiality, it seems

highly unlikely they could implementtheir fiduciary responsibilities even ifthey wanted to. This is another bigquagmire that I will be constructivelyaddressing—and resisting!—if yougive me a platform as a Director.

A. SolomonCampaign for Co-Op Democracy

Scrivener to The Pacifica FoundationPACVID1.com/page2.html

[email protected] • 718-768-9079

THANKS COOP!

TO THE EDITOR:On behalf of the patients whose

lives you have touched, we would liketo thank you for hosting the WinterBlood Drive on January 24-26, 2008the Park Slope Food Coop.

We know you believe whole-heart-edly in our “Life Saving” cause. Weappreciate being given the opportunityto come to the Park Slope Food Coopto do our good works. I know that themembers also appreciate being giventhe opportunity to donate in their owncommunity. During the days of thedrive, we saw 44 donors and collected36 units of Live Saving blood.

Coordinating a blood drive takesa lot of time and dedication. Weappreciate all the work you put intomaking sure our drive was successfuland ran smoothly.

The need for blood has never beengreater in the New York City area aswell as in the rest of the country. Only

through the efforts of our friends andneighbors can we continue to ensurean adequate blood supply to meet ourpatients’ needs. Thank you once again!

We look forward to working withyou again.

Yours truly,Grace Gehrke and Sidney Leonidas

Supervisors, Blood Donor RecruitmentNew York Methodist Hospital

DID SOMEONEMENTION DEMENTIA?Beloved Grandma often forgetsTo eat, to drink, to call;She may mistake a vital medFor a Ping Pong ball.To ensure she’s taking just what’s

helpfulAnd avert a breathing stall, I decided on a security necklaceTo press if she should fall.So I phoned an order for the itemAnd talked to a helpful cubWho went and shipped what I’d

requested,A very useful Club.I felt that I had helped immensely And Gran’s good health was sealedUntil she phoned: “My neck is

aching—Isn’t what I need a Shield?”Her wits are not what once they wereAnd so must be excused,But now I can’t help wondering,Who’s the more confused?

Leon Frelich

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WWW.FOODCOOP.COMCurrent and back issues of the Linewaiters’ Gazette

Daily Produce List • Product Blog • Membership Manual • Videos and Podcasts

A map of our local suppliers. . .and much, much more.

Have a story ideafor the Gazette?

Or know of an interesting Coopmember you think otherswould like to read about?

Email your suggestions [email protected]

(please write Gazette Story Ideas in the subject line). Friday, March 28

7:30 p.m. at the CoopFREENon-members welcome

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

The fundamental nature of mind is stable, strong and clear—yet these qualities become

obscured by the stress and speed of our lives.

Meditation opens and calms the mind.

This is a basic meditation class for beginners, and for anyone who would like a renewed

understanding of the technique.

Allan Novick, has practiced meditation in the Shambhala Buddhisttradition since 1975 and is a certified meditation instructor in thattradition. He lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for 14yars, and works as a psychologist for the NYC Dep. of Education

Meet YourMind

WITH ALLAN NOVICK

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FREENon-members welcome

UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY:• The energetics of reproduction• What our grandmothers never told us:reading our body’s signals

OBSTACLES TO FERTILITY:• Chinese medicine patterns of imbal-ance• “Unexplained infertility” explained

IMPROVING THE ODDS:• Nutrition and lifestyle choices for yourbody type• Tilling the soil: preparing the body for the rigors of pregnancy

WORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES:• Eastern and Western approaches side by side

Lara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified ChineseHerbologist. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan specializing inWomen’s Health and Fertility and works at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases’Initiative for Women with Disabilities. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciencesfrom Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwanfor three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicineand a Coop member.

Sunday, March 3012:00 p.m. at the Coop


ENHANCING FERTILITYNATURALLY:

A CHINESE MEDICINE APPROACHWITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC.

Sunday, April 612:00 p.m. at the Coop

FREENon-members welcome


Past Life RegressionThrough Hypnosis

DO YOU HAVE THE FEELING THAT YOUHAVE LIVED BEFORE?

Have you ever just met someone and feltlike you have previously known them?

Are there other countries or cultures thatseem familiar to you?

Well there might be an explanation forthis.

Through hypnosis we can tap into thesubconscious mind, as well as enter into a peaceful trance-like state to retrievememories of our past lives.

Relax and take a journey within.

Gain: • Realizations • A deeper understanding of who you are• Retrieve memories • Pass beyond death and back again

Bring: A blanket to lie down on or a comfortable lawn chair to relax into A note book to write down anything that comes up

Jeffrey T. Carl, CHt, a Coop member, is a certified clinical hypnotherapist,and a member of I.A.C.T. Jeffrey is also certified in past regression thoughthe Wiess Institute.

W I T H J E F F R E Y T . C A R L , C H T .

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ATTORNEY—Experienced personalinjury trial lawyer representing injuredbicyclists and other accident victims.

Limited caseload to ensure maximumcompensation. Member of NYSTLAand ATLA. No recovery, no fee. Freeconsult. Manhattan office. Park Sloperesident. Long time PSFC member.Adam D. White. 212-577-9710.

NEED AN ELECTRICIAN, call ArtCabrera at 718-965-0327. Celebrating35 yrs. in the electrical industry,skilled in all aspects of field from sin-gle outlets to whole buildings. Trou-ble shooting specialist. No jobturned away. Original Coop member,born in Brooklyn. Brownstone spe-cialist, low voltage & 220 wiring.

HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS inthe convenience of your home ormine. Also color perms, hot oil treat-ments. Adults $30.00, Kids $15.00.Call Leonora 718-857-2215.

ATTORNEY—Personal Injury Empha-sis—30 years experience in allaspects of injury law. Individualattention provided for entire case.Free phone or office consultation.Prompt, courteous communications.18-year Park Slope Food Coop mem-ber; Park Slope resident; downtownBrooklyn office. Tom Guccione,718-596-4184, also at www.tguc-cionelaw.com.

SERVICES-HEALTH

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY in Brooklyn(Midwood) & Manhattan (Soho). Dr.Stephen R. Goldberg provides familydental care utilizing non-mercury fill-ings, acupuncture, homeopathy,temporo-mandibular (TM) joint ther-apy & much more. For a no-obliga-tion free initial oral examination, call212-505-5055. Please bring X-rays.

HOLISTIC OPTOMETRY: Most eyedoctors treat patients symptomati-cally by prescribing ever-increasingprescriptions. We try to find thesource of your vision problem. Someof the symptoms that can be treatedinclude headaches, eye fatigue, com-puter discomfort, learning disabili-ties. Convenient Park Slope location.Dr. Jerry Wintrob, 718-789-2020.holisticeyecare.com.

HOLISTIC DOCTOR in Naturopathystimulates body’s natural ability toheal chronic conditions, allergy, skin,muscle, cancer support with home-opathy, physical & chelation thera-pies, bioenergetic acupuncture, labtests, hair analysis & more. ResearchDirector. 20 years exp. As Featured inAllure Magazine. Dr. Gilman212-505-1010.

ACUPUNCTURE in Park Slope. Reju-venate your body in a relaxing andsupportive atmosphere. Treatmentsinclude: pain relief, women’s health

& fertility, hypertension, digestive,respiratory, smoking cessation,weight loss and fatigue. Ann E.Reibel-Coyne, L.Ac., National board-certified. 911 Union St. 212-629-2007.

VACATIONS

BERKSHIRE LAKE HOME. 4 bed-rooms, dock and deck on beautifulclean lake. Canoe, kayak, rowboat.Large screened-in porch. Well-equipped kitchen. Near Jacobs Lad-der and other cultural attractions.$1100/wk. Call Marc 917-848-3469.

FIRE-ISLAND-SEAVIEW, full seasonMay 19 - Sept. 5. Bayfront housemagnificent view sunrise/set. 5 BRand upstairs porch, LR, DR, largekitchen/pantry. All appliances, dw,w/d, backyard BBQ, satellite TV, DSL.32,000 or less. Info/pics www.12bayview.info or 718-429-3437 or718-426-8555. Jerry or Don.

JULY 12-19 08 STUDIO, sleeps four atthe Golden Strand Ocean VillaResort, 17901 Collins Ave Sunny IslesBeach Florida 33160. Going rate forthat time is $209 per night. Asking$1200 for the week. Call Jeanninehome 718-855-0371 cell917-731-4439. 4th floor balcony,faces ocean. Building #2. View onweb goldenstrand.com.

SEEKING NEW VACATION SPOT.Clean responsible extended family (7adults 2 sm. children) seek Vineyardalternative for 1-2 wk. rental. Needlow-Lyme tick, low pesticide environ-ment due to health issues. Access toorganic food, water for swimming,and rainy day bookstore big plusses.Call Jennie at 347-730-6713.

WHAT’S FOR FREE

FREE INITIAL ORAL EXAM in holisticdental office for all Coop members.X-rays are strictly minimized so bringyour own. Dr. Goldberg’s non-mer-cury offices in Soho or in Midwoodsection of Brooklyn. For info pleasecall 718-339-5066 or 212-505-5055.

BROOKLYN ACUPUNCTURE PRO-JECT (BAP) invites you to its GrandOpening, Sunday April 6, 1 p.m. to 5p.m. Free Acupuncture, food andprizes. BAP offers sliding fee scaleacupuncture $15-45, you decide whatyou can afford. Feel better thisSpring. Join us at 530 3rd Avebetween 13th & 14th streets. For infocall 718-369-0123.

To Submit Classified or Display Ads:Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per inser-

tion, business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) Allads must be written on a submission form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces.Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x 3.5" horizontal).

Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the elevator.

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THANK YOU!

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

Mike A.Michael AdamsMolly AhernAlinLaShonda AllenCara B.Rod and Lilach BacharAdy Ben-IsraelTellok Amen Bashiri BeyGloria BigelowKoren BrighamKari BrownStella BugbeeSarah ButterworthAlissa Clark

Evan CollierJason DasAngela DavisNancy DoddK.C. DutcherKate EdmundsonJamie EmerickHoratio FrancisAmy FritchArdis GilesE. Robinson GilliganLily GoetzMarcy GreenbergLinda HagoodAhssan Haj-Yehia

Jennifer HampClaire HansenHagit HertzSol HockingsAllison HornsteinHelmi HuninIrmaJason KassHarlene KatzmanEli KentKyel KrambIlana KramerInna KurtichDavid LeeDiana Lieu

Wendy LipsonJohn LloydAlicia M.Ashley M.Emily M.Leah MadoffNora McComiskeyNicholas McGaugheyKristen McMahonShabnam MerchantMonica-Lisa MillsDonald MurkBrianna NicholsJasmina NikolovMelissa Noonan-Mazzei

George OlkenModupe OlufunmiAnna S. ParkRobin Patterson-Lee Jeff PearringArlington PetersKrista PetersonLiz Pilecki-Doninger Sally R.Ran RabinovitzJeff RatnerTamar ReichHillary RubensteinSarah Sajdak Bruce Schlein

Cecilia SchmidtLouis SchwartzNathan SemlerAura Shahaf WoelfleDanesha ShawDavid SilverErica SimonianStuart SingerAlex van Slyck Rae SolomonRebecca SteinThomas StephanosAnneka StreetVictoria SweatPaula Szuchman

Luis TorresClara WaloffMera WhiteMonica WillisGabriel WillowBen WittmanHyman WrightClaire Wright-SimpsonChristina Ziegler

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.

John AdamekSarah AdamekLinsay AlexanderLiz AlterCeli AquinoEsther ArdenPatrick ArdenMichele ArmsRoberta ArnoldWilly B. BagbeniK. BainKeino BairdMarkus BartenschlagerLily BayardKirsti BenekeEmily BestLaila BialiDaniel BlankinshipJenna BonistalliCarmen BoonZachary BraunMelissa BrownEvan BrownsteinHannah BruehlCaitlin Cahill

Jason CaponeDesiree ClaudioDevon CorbetRachel CrockerAmanda CurryLaura DanielChris DaviesRafael de la UzDiana DeaverAnNur DeCostaIvette DelgadoMaxime DemetrioGeorge DevendorfCrystal DickinsonElizabeth DonnellyElena DovydenasJoanna DretzinAndi DubeCharles DuhiggSamantha EdwardKisha Edwards-GandsyAlexandra EganNelly El-KhouryNicolas El-Khoury

Nour Abu Assali El-Khoury

Crystal EllisKate EllisonRuka EttiKate FitzpatrickLuiza Flynn-GoodlettDianne FortuneStacey FranchinaSharon GambleJorge Garcia-SpitzLesley GarrisonJason GeeringNiklans Gehring DanielRichard GilbertNoama GivoniPeter GoetzMax GoldmanDaniel GoldsteinAdam GordonChristopher GrandsyZoe GrecoDavid GruberDeirdre GuelkeMeredith Halpern

Jennifer HenryMark HenryRebecca HornChelsea HunterItchyJillian JohnsonEva KaplanOlga KaplanRobert KaplanElizabeth KarpinskiIrina KaylakovaJon KeeganDavid KelleyPushker KhavechaEvan KilgoreHamish KilgourVictor KimbleJulie KirkpatrickDan KleinmanNik KoblovArin KramerNari KyeOlivia LaneLiv LeeHeidi Lehmann

Danny LewisJason LiszkiewiczLiza LogounovaMaia MacdonaldAnna MacEwanCedar MannanMadeline MartinezCheryl MatsonMaushumi MavinkurveMallory McMahonVedran MisicFrank ModestoMario MontanezMo MullenKatie MurrayChristopher NattrassNatalia NepveuPhilip NikolovMartha OrchardDaniel PerezBonny PerkinsTed PommerWinsome PowellBeverly Cooper PurchasKern Purchas

Marisa RagoneseJocelyn RedfernXander RedfernEllen ReidAndrea ReisingLee ReitelmanMargaret ReynoldsGregory RichardsonJudith RimermanFrancisco Javier RocaAnne RocheSusan RomanskiTsvi (Steve) RosenbergBrigitta RubinDavid RubinLomin SaaymanNatalie SaibelKimberly SandbergMatthew SandersJacob SavageSamantha SchupackTousette SefmanRay SheppardRebecca SheppardLisa Siegel

Ian SimonJeryl SkinnerTristan SpenceKatie StamarisJonny SteinbergTiffany StevensTom SullivanThereece ThomasRajeev VaidyaJessica ValdezRuth VallartaAnna VanderzeeAerin VanhalaBertha VivarJohn VonneCislyn WalkerJohn WarrenJoel WeberGabrielle WeissAriel Westerman

SAVETHE DATE

The Coopis turning 35!

Deejay! Dancing!Food for sale!Don’t miss it!

Big birthday bashSaturday, May 3Garfield Temple

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