Solar Pioneer - Park Slope Food Coop

Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY August 31, 2006 5COOP CALENDARNew Member OrientationsMonday & Wednesday evenings: . . 7:30 p.m.Wednesday mornings: . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m.Sunday afternoons:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m.Gazette DeadlinesLETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES:Sep 14 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Sep 4Sep 28 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Sep 18CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:Sep 14 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Sep 6Sep 28 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed, Sep 20Plastic Recycling• 2nd Saturdays, noon–2:00 p.m.• 3rd Thursdays, 7–9:00 p.m.• last Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–noon• Plastics #1, 2, 4, only thosenot accepted by NYC, plusplastic shopping bags• Plastic #5 (from dairy products only)• All Clean & Dry!FOOD COOPFOODIETO THE EDITOR:The foods I consume areorganicAnd locally grown, allAtlantic;They keep me quite saneAnd nourish the brainExcept when they renderme manic.Leon FreilichWHAT DIFFERENZDOES IT MAKE?DEAR FRIENDZ ANDSUPPORTERZ:At the end of the July 25thGeneral Meeting a womancame up to me and askedwhy didn’t I run for the openseat on the Board of Directors.I told her that there was ano-message call to my phonefrom the Co-Op. Could havebeen the Glorious Septumviratecalling! I now learn,reading the Gazette, that theirsorry election had only one,unopposed, candidate, aworthy gentleman named BillPenner, who was not eventhere for the election!Looks like I might havedone pretty well that day,Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as webegin on time! The orientation takes about twohours. Please don't bring small children.General MeetingTUE, SEP 5AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m.—Itemssubmitted will be considered for theSeptember 26 GM.TUE, SEP 26GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. The agenda willappear in the next issue. Agenda flyers willavailable in the entryway of the Coopbeginning Wednesday, September 6.The Coop on Cable TV"Inside the Park Slope Food Coop"FRIDAYS 1:00 p.m. with a replay at 9:00 p.m.Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 67 (CableVision).If specific programming is available at presstime, it will appear on the CommunityCalendar page overleaf.LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR‘specially if I wore a tie orsumpin’, becauz they had tomake a special dispensationto elect a candidate who wasn’tpresent.The question still remainz,and ever will remain, Whatdifferenz does it make if wehave a Board or not, sincethey have been neuteredsince 1973! One more or oneless person willing to beneutered—what does thatmatter? As to being willing tobe neutered, I guess if I hadbeen notified I would haverun. So far, the Junta has notseen fit to say one wordabout representative governmentat the Co-Op, which isall I’m really about.As to the little girl who atethe apple, notwithstandingMitchel Cohen’s sentimentaland somewhat overblownremarks and Carol Lipton’svery judicious and helpfulreply, there is no excuse for ourrule against eating while shopping!Maybe other stores prohibitit, but we are a Co-Op and“we act on trust!” That is themantra the Septumviratelovez ta sing when they railroadsomething through (likeoverturning the rule that theymust submit all staff increasesto the General Meeting) orget people to do somethingztoopid, like making thesquad leaderz use three signinbookz instead of one, ornot eating while shopping, ornot shopping while on line,to name just a few. But whatcould be more “acting ontrust” than allowing peopleto eat productz while in thestore!! BTW, I don’t mean eatingthings sold by weight, likethe stated apple.Diane Aronson, fine job ofreporting the General Meeting,and seemz to me youhave reported quite a few ofthem, but you are fuzzy aboutthe Board of Directorz’ elections.Only an interim electioncan be held at or accept nominationsat a general meeting.For regular electionsnominations are not acceptedat the meetings. If evenyou, the greatest of theGazette reporters, are not upon the general meetingz, Ivolunteer to be the regulargeneral meeting reporter.Seriously friends, can anyoneimagine a serious newspaperhaving a Washingtoncorrespondent who onlyworked on Washington parttimeand other timez wroteabout, say, cooking or the artscene?BTW, the last line underOffice Supplies in the WorkslotNeeds box goeznowhere—Page 8.Seriously, I remain AlbertSolomon—718-768-9079,hobces@yahoo.comCARTOONS BY ROD MORRISONCOMMUNITY CALENDARCommunity calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or GazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop.Submission deadlines are the same as for classifiedads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue.*Denotes a Coop member.SAT, SEP 16GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: 9th AnnualPark Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Jamboree. Friday, 9/15,James Reams & the Barnstormers.8:00 p.m. (doors open 7:30),$10adults, $6 children. Saturday, 9/16,12:30-10:00 p.m., $4, workshops inbanjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica &bluegrass harmony singing plusall-day jamming. All acoustic.718-965-8490, 917-514-5364,tina@ jamesreams.comA CLEAR & DEFINITE PATH:Miami Beachyoga instructor FredBusch presents his new book, AClear & Definite Path: Enlightenment& Health withYoga & HolisticLiving. Integral Yoga Institute,227 W 13 St, Manh. 1:00 p.m.PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: In Process…,an African-American women’s acappella quartet singing aboutissues of love, self-respect, family,substance abuse, etc, etc. PamParker, with a repertoire of songs ofstruggle, love & clelebration, performeds blues, swing, jazz, folk &R&B. DIFFERENT LOCATION, thisconcert only: Community Church,40 E 35 St, Manh, 8:00 p.m. Admission:$12, more if you choose, less ifyou can’t. 212-787-3903.SUN, SEP 17“GOODBYE to NYC” from *KARENGLEESON & *PAUL SHERIDAN.We are moving to Maine! FREEGoodbye concert: Charlie King/Karen Brandow—political, satiricfolk music; bring $ for worthyfundraising & CD purchases. 12-4pm, Old Stone House, in 3rd St/5thAve park. Info: sheridanpa@ earthlink.net,karenglee@ earthlink.netTUE, SEP 26FREE! CAREGIVER STRESSREDUCTION workshop led by*Joan Vega. Learn breath work,guided meditation, and visualizationtechniques to cope with theoverwhelming demands of caregiving.Held at Leeza’s Place at PakSlope Geriatric Day Center, Tuesdays,4-5:00 pm. RSVP necessary.Please call 347-296-2345 to register.SAT, SEP 30PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Matt Jones70th B’day Bash Concert. Celebrate& honor a Freedom Fighter, FreedomSinger, prolific songwriter &composer. Matt Jones is a formerField Secretary of the Student NonviolentCoordinating Committee(SNCC) & a former director of theSNCC Freedom Singers. He composed& arranged over 500 freedomsongs & ballads, including“The Ballad of Medgar Evers,”which can be heard in Rob Reiner’sfilm “Ghosts of Mississippi.” Workmen’sCircle, 45 E 33 St, Manh, 8:00p.m. $12, more if you choose, less ifyou can’t. 212-787-3903.ONGOINGSHOWS/EVENTSTUESDAYS, SEP 5 & 12A.F.R.A.I.D.: A Musical Drama intwo acts: New York City, August1858. The weekly meeting of AmericanFemales for RighteousnessAbasement Ignorance & Docilitywas called to order by its venerablePresident, Mrs. Senza Bliss.The meeting is delightfully disruptedby a group of Women'sRighters, Abolitionists, Suffragists,Spinsters, Domestics, FallenDoves, Lunatics and yours truly,Fanny Fern. (Office CoordinatorKathleen Keske* is Senza Bliss.)7:30 p.m., The Brooklyn Lyceum,227 4th Ave. @President St, $20,students/srs $10, groups 6+ $15.Info & tickets: www.bropera.org.What Is That?How Do I Use It?Food Tours in the CoopIt's hard to keep up nowit seems we can't eat fast enoughall that the earth is pushing forthbeets beans behemoth baskets of lettucefour kinds of cucumber, innumerable squashevery green thing asserts itselfwith a kind of definitive tenacityit's almost intimidating — but not.People are nothing if not consumersand eat we do...still you might like to try something newand make a meal to remember:marinated tempeh, red cabbage, peppersand cashews. How's that?Better yet. Come tell me. Regale me with your recipesAnd I'll give you a tour of all that's in seasonand what from the bulk aisle will make it really singBrought to you by Myra Klockenbrinkat the one, the only Park Slope Food CoopDates:Friday, September 1 & 29Hours:12:00–1:00 & 1:30–2:30 p.m.