June 27th, 2013 : Volume HH, Number 13 - Park Slope Food Coop

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 1OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOPEstablished1973Volume HH, Number 13 June 27, 2013Hepworth Farms:The Seventh GenerationBy Brian DentzImagine being able to go to a farm andask them to plant exactly what you’d liketo see end up on your dinner table. That’sthe kind of relationship the Coop has withHepworth Farms, run by twin sisters in theHudson Valley.“That farm is a very big deal to us and we area big deal to them,” said Allen Zimmerman, aGeneral Coordinator at the Park Slope FoodCoop, which has been buying produce fromHepworth Farms for 30 years. Today, Hepworthis the Coop’s largest local supplier of fruitsand vegetables.A Vegetable Wish ListWhile having dinner recently with the farm’sthree main players, Zimmerman reports thathe gave them a “wish list of everything I wantedthem to grow for us.... A good deal of thatwish list will be in the produce aisles this year.”ELECTION RESULTSThe election for two three-year terms forthe Board of Directors took place at theFood Coop’s June 25 Annual and GeneralMeeting. The winners were Zoey Laskarisand Imani Q'Ryn.Officers of the corporation were alsoelected. These are: President Bill Penner;Vice President Imani Q'Ryn; Secretary JesseRosenfeld; and Treasurer Tricia Leith.Full story to follow in the next issue of theLinewaiters’ Gazette, July 11.Q’Ryn(L to R) Gerry Greco, Amy Hepworth andGail Hepworth.Of the 230 produce items available at thePSFC, about 150 are grown locally during thepeak of local growing season. And about halfof those local items come from HepworthFarms, Zimmerman said.Hepworth Farms is in Milton,NY, about 88 miles northof the Coop. The same familyhas farmed it since 1818. Twinsisters Amy and Gail Hepworthare now the seventhgeneration on the farm. Theywork alongside partner GerryGreco to make it all happen.LaskarisGail joined her sister Amyto work full-time on the farmfive years ago after a 25-yearcareer as a biomedical engineer.“Mostly I did thisbecause of Amy’s talent andthe demand“ for her produce,CONTINUED ON PAGE 2PHOTO BY BRUCE WEISSDecreasing YourFeminine FootprintBy Taigi SmithHow many times have you perused the aisles of the Park SlopeFood Coop and silently wondered, “What the heck is that?”For me, the most interesting section of the PSFC is the healthand beauty aisle, full of notions and potions, oils and gadgets,balms and goo. And while I’ve purchased scores of oils and bathsalts, I’ve never considered trying one of the many alternativefeminine hygiene products available at our Coop. I often lookedat them with curiosity but the buck stopped there. Unlike my vegetables,I like my feminine products conventional. I want to usethem and then throw them away. And evidently, I am not alone.CONTINUED ON PAGE 3Along U.S. coastlines, tampon applicators make up 2.2% ofthe total debris field, more than syringes, condoms andplastic six-pack rings combined.Next General Meeting on July 30The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on thelast Tuesday of each month. The July General Meeting will be onTuesday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m. at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., betweenFourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. The FourthSt. entrance is handicap-accessible.For more information about the GM and about Coopgovernance, please see the center of this issue.ART BY PAUL BUCKLEYCoopEventHighlights✮Tue, Jul 9 • Safe Food Committee Film Night:Eat This New York 7:00 p.m.Thu, Fri, Sat • See What the PAFCU OffersJul 25-27 4 - 6 p.m., Thu & Fri; 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., SatFri, Sat • See What the PAFCU OffersAug 9-10 4 - 6 p.m., Fri; 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., SatThu, Sep 5 • Food Class 7:30 p.m.Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue.IN THIS ISSUEPuzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Plugging Into the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Plow-to-Plate Movie Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The Coop Gets New Air-Conditioning Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Member Submission: The Trans-Pacific Partnership . . . . . . . . . 7Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . 9Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Classifieds, Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Exciting Workslot Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Shopping hours on Thursday, July 4:8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.✮

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 5Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 27, 2013 5lation. Depending on whoseestimates you use, that payoffperiod might be as little assix years, and probably nomore than 12.Max pointed me to anexcellent Web site thatallows people to explore allthese issues, and even tofocus on their own buildingand calculate the costs andbenefits of solar energy.It’s the New York SolarMap, developed by CUNY(www.nycsolarmap.com).Checking out my house, athree-family brownstone, thesite estimated the biggestsystem I could install wouldgenerate just less than threekilowatts per year, and costme about $9,000 after allincentives and taxes, givingme a payback period of 13years. I have signed up withSolarize Brooklyn for anassessment, and I am interestedto see the numbersestimated by EmPower Solar.A Cooperative VentureEllen has been a ParkSlope Food Coop membersince 2004, first working onthe Orientation Committee(“it gave me good training inpublic speaking”), and now asa member of the ShoppingCommittee. Anne, who haslived in Brooklyn “off and onsince 1986,” joined the Coopin 2007. Max, who lives inGowanus, has been a member,but circumstances havepulled him away from theCoop for the time being.“I think the whole ideabehind Solarize Brooklyn isaligned with cooperative values,”Max says. “It’s aboutneighbors joining together toachieve their goals. Youcould think of it as a coop or aCSA for solar power.”Ellen agrees, and hopesthat Park Slope Food Coopmembers will consider participating,at least to the extent ofsigning up for an assessment.“We think that Coop membersare among the most likelypeople to join a project likethis. We need to move awayfrom non-renewable sourcesof energy. Why not now? Whynot here?”If you are interested, checkout Solarize Brooklyn’s informativewebsite (www.solarizebrooklyn.org). The deadlineto sign up for an assessmentis July 15. There are no costsor obligations involved. And,emphasizes Ellen, “the morepeople who act, the lower thecosts.” Let the sun shine! ■The Environmental CommitteeIs Looking for New Members.The Environmental Committee works ona broad range of issues related to food,energy and the environment, with anemphasis on issues that impact the Coop.We particularly need people who aregood at putting ideas into action.We will accept people with a broad rangeof experience, but leadership and/ororganizational abilities will beput to good use.To be considered for a spot on thecommittee you must have been a Coopmember for at least 6 months and havea good attendance record.Work for the environment whilefulfilling your Coop workslot!For more information contactthe Environmental Committee atecokvetch@yahoo.com.SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORTPlow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents:Eat This New YorkBy Adam RabinerEat This New York chroniclesthe 15-month saga in2001 and 2002 of two fastfriends and aspiring Midwesternentrepreneurs, JohnMcCormick and Billy Phelps,to open Café Moto on DivisionAvenue in Williamsburg,Brooklyn, an areapopulated then largely byHasidic Jews, Puerto Ricansand Dominicans. Interspersedwith this story is aseries of interviews with severalof New York’s most storiedcelebrity chefs, as well asfamed food critic Ruth Reichland publisher Tim Zagat.While the film’s slightlypugnacious title gently pokesfun at New York (you canalmost imagine MartyMarkowitz substituting“Brooklyn” for “NY” andemblazoning this signage onthe Williamsburg Bridge), thedocumentary celebrates thecity’s ethnic diversity, businessvitality and reputationas a Mecca for aspiringrestaurateurs from France,Italy and everywhere.John and Billy don’t haveany relevant food experience,a budget, financing or much ofa business plan. They are noteven sure if the locals willpatronize their place. But theyhave a lot of determinationand a dream, which helpsthem through their many setbacksand stresses. John andBilly’s fretting about lostinvestors and arenovation that isfast becoming amoney pit is starklycontrasted withthe ruminationsof a tuxedo-cladDrew Nieporent,owner of TribecaGrill, Montrachet,Rubicon and variousNobus, fromthe back seat of alimousine as he’sdriven to a glamorous downtowngala to receive a lifetimeachievement award.Nieporent’s reflections,along with those of otherfamous chef/restaurant owners,including Daniel Boulud,Sirio Maccioni, Keith McNally,Danny Meyer and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, painta picture of a business whosesuccess requires expertise inreal estate, design, business,customer service, marketingand, oh yeah, cooking. Thisexplains why every year morethan 1,000 new restaurantsopen in New York City butfour out of five of them failwithin five years—a rategreater than any other business.As one observer states,restaurants attract “greatpeople who don’t know whatthey are getting into.”As this venture runs out ofcash, John and Billy’s partnershipand friendship is severelytested. Billy has to borrowmoney from friends and evenWhat Is That? How Do I Use It?his therapist,John’s dad signson as a carpenter,and you haveto wonder if theywill even be ableto open theirdoors, let alonesurvive for fiveyears.The movie’sfinal scene is ofa packed houseon openingnight, 15 months later. Thesmall room is filled with hipsters(apparently it wasn’t abig draw for the neighborhood’sHasidim and otherlocals) and you have a sensethat Moto might just makeit. A quick check on Yelp confirmsthat Moto did in factsurvive (and with four starsgets rave reviews, as well).Eat This New York should bean inspiration for any BrooklynDIY brewer, chocolatier,candy maker, pickler, sauerkrautor kimchi maker, manufacturerof beef jerky, icedcoffee concentrate, canner,preserver, Smorgasburger orany other foodie or fermenterwho wants to starthis or her own business. Ifyou can do it here, you cando it anywhere. ■Eat This New York will show onTuesday, July 9, 7 p.m., ParkSlope Food Coop, 782 Union St.,2nd floor. Free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will be served.Ask Me QuestionsAbout Coop FoodsMonday, July 1, 12 to 2:45 p.m.Monday, July 8, 12 to 2:45 p.m.You can join in any time during aquestion-and-answer sessionon the shopping floor.Look for tour leaders in produce aisle.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 66 June 27, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYThe Coop Gets New Air-Conditioning UnitsDuring the week of June 17,2013, the Coop’s air conditioningsystem was replacedby RAC Mechanical, the Coop’sservice maintenance vendor.Five new air conditioning unitsreplaced the original system inthe 784 Union St. building (the“new” building, including theshopping floor and the secondfloor office, meeting and childcarerooms). The original system,installed in 2001, cost$20,000 to repair last year. Thenew, more energy-efficient system,cost $115,000 and shouldkeep the Coop cool for manyyears to come. ■PHOTOS BY DEB PARKERRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 7Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 27, 2013 7By Carola BurroughsNever heard of the TPP? Nosurprise, as much of it istop secret. It stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a tradeagreement the Obama Administrationis negotiating with10 other countries—11 ifJapan joins, as is expected inJuly. The TPP would cover 40%of global trade.Trade agreements are notsomething the average consumeris used to thinkingabout. But if you’re concernedabout the environment,our food supply, healthand in general, our ability tomake choices about thingsthat affect our lives (e.g.GMOs, fracking, health careand energy), that will have tochange! For example, underthe North America Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA) that linksCanada, Mexico and America,an American company isthreatening to sue Canada forQuebec’s moratorium onfracking and could collect acool $250 million if the casemoves forward and it wins.MEMBER SUBMISSIONThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): A Bad DealThese cases are tried in secretinternational tribunals headedby three unnamed privatesectorlawyers under noobligation to disclose the fullterms of their decisions.So it’s no surprise if you’venever heard of this loomingthreat to much of our way oflife. Representatives from 600businesses have access to itstexts and are actively involvedin shaping the agreement—instrictest secrecy—while thepublic, the media and evenmembers of Congress aregiven no access to it whatsoever.The only reason we know asmuch as we do isthat some smallportions of its 29chapters wereleaked. What cameto light reveals a“Mother of All TradeAgreements” socomprehensive andoutrageous that TheNation describesit as “NAFTA onSteroids.” It would:• Give foreigncorporations theright to sue ourgovernment outsidethe U.S. courtsystem for whatthey might make if they didn’thave to obey our labor,health, safety and environmentallaws. In recent history,this has had a chillingeffect on passing such laws inthe first place.• Open us to natural gasexports, increasing frackingacross the U.S.• Offer benefits for companiesto move offshore, sendingwell-paying jobs tolow-wage nations and loweringworking conditions andlabor rights.• Prevent re-regulationof Wall Street banks, hedgefunds and insurance companies.• Extend patent expirationdates, blocking access toaffordable, generic medications.• Displace family farmersin favor of agribusinesses,concentrating global foodsupplies and creating pricespikes for the world’s consumers.• Curtail internet freedoms,forcing providers tomonitor and report our activitiesand treat insignificantviolations the same as bigtimefor-profit scams.• Limit food labeling andpermit foreign food importswithout any safety checks.• Limit how our electedofficials can use our tax dollars.For instance, it couldban Buy America or Buy Localinitiatives.• Outlaw the ability of participatingnations to regulatecross-border finance.• Establish the legal rightto override sovereign U.S.policies at the federal, state,local and court levels.What Can We DoAbout This?President Obama is notonly in favor of finalizing andpassing the TPP, he has indicatedthat he will ask Congressfor Fast Track Authority(FTA) to do so. FTA eliminatesCongress’ Constitutionalright to amend trade agreementsin favor of Executivepower, allowing Congressonly a yes-or-no vote. Luckily,FTA expired in 2007.Now it’s up to usto both educateand pressureCongress tovote against theFast Track andagainst the TPP.Here’s what youcan do:1) With oneclick, you can sendan excellent online letterto your Congressionalrep asking for a draft of theTPP text, which should beaccessible to them as wellas to you, the public:www.act.stopcorporateabuse.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=115892) Most importantly, weneed to write, call and preferablyactually visit our representatives’offices and urgethem to vote against both FastTrack and the TPP. Emphasizethat their Constitutionalpower to debate and amendtrade agreements will be sidelinedby Fast Track, and pointout all the ways TPP coulddestroy the fabric of our lives.You can use this lobbyingtoolkit: www.sierraclub.org/trade/toolkit/toolkit-2.aspxTo get more involved withthis critical issue, join theSierra Club’s Atlantic (NY)Chapter TPP Task Force bysigning up at: www.nyc.sierraclub.org/tpp-resources/ART BY MICHAEL J. COHENAdditional Actions andInformationPublic Citizen TPP websitewww.www.exposethetpp.org/Sign avaaz.org’s one-million-personpetition atwww.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_corporate_ death_ star/to governments negotiatingthe TPP. This petition calls onthem to make the processtransparent to all and rejectlimits to regulate in the publicinterest. ■Based on an article by StephanieLow entitled “TPP: A Bad Deal forthe 99%” that appeared in theClinton Chronicle.VALET BIKE PARKINGIS HEREON SUNDAYS!Every Sunday, April 1–November 7–November 18, 24,from 3:30–8 p.m.,Coop members can leave their bikes withour valet parking service, which is likea coat check for bikes. Working members willcheck in and watch your bike for you.Just drop off your bike, stroller, scooter orpersonal cart, do your shopping or your shift,and hop back on.No locks, no worries, no theft.Service operates rain or shine.Look for us in front of the yellow wall.(Note: no bike check-in after 7:30 p.m.)Valet bicycle parking at the Coopis brought to you by the PSFCShop & Cycle Committee.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 88 June 27, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYCOOP HOURSOffice Hours:Monday through Thursday8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Friday & Saturday8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Shopping Hours:Monday–Friday8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.Saturday6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.Sunday6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m.*Shoppers must be on a checkout line15 minutes after closing time.Childcare Hours:Monday through Sunday8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.Telephone:718-622-0560Web address:www.foodcoop.comThe Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park SlopeFood Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215.Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. TheGazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwisediscriminatory.The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAll submissions must include author’s name and phone number andconform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters andarticles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appearin the Coop Calendar opposite.Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if theyconform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairnesspolicies appear on the letters page in most issues.Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articlesthat are essentially just advertisements for member businesses andservices.Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words.Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, whichare published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letterspolicy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, allsubmissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and ifnecessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guidedby the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as standardeditorial practices of grammatical review, separation of factfrom opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudimentaryfact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual content oftheir stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contactand communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorialchanges. Writers must make a reasonable effort to respond toand be available to editors to confer about their articles. If thereis no response after a reasonable effort to contact the writer, aneditor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial changes to asubmission without conferring with the writer.Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten andplaced in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at thebase of the ramp.Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Dropdisks in the wallpocket described above. The email address forsubmissions is GazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop. Receipt of yoursubmissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day.Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalfof Coop members. Classified ads are 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 a submission form(available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classifiedads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads mustbe camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5").Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. This Issue Prepared By:Coordinating Editors: Stephanie GoldenErik LewisEditors (development): Dan JacobsonCarey MeyersReporters: Brian DentzTom MatthewsTaigi SmithArt Director (development): Michelle IshayIllustrator: Paul BuckleyMichael J. CohenPhotographers: Ingsu LiuAnn RosenTraffic Manager: Barbara KnightThumbnails: Saeri Yoo ParkPhotoshop: Bill KontziasArt Director (production): Lynn Cole-WalkerDesktop Publishing: Kevin CashmanMatthew LandfieldDiana QuickEditor (production): Michal HershkovitzPuzzle Master: Stuart MarquisFinal Proofreader: Nancy RosenbergIndex: Len NeufeldAdvertising: Eric BishopRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 9Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 27, 2013 9WELCOME!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.Sue-Heidi AcostaLawrence AdamsMika AhuviaDarian AlexisAnne Marie BeckhamTom BeckhamDaniel BirnPortia BleechingtonLute BreuerAndrew CaplanBenjamin ChathamAlexander ChuKimmie ChuChristina ClemonsEric ClemonsAlicia CobbRyan CuppernullPatricia EdwardsMartha ElliotAbigail EllmanJustin FieldsKristy FieldsCharles Ian FisherKolja GjoniTalya GreenspoonPeter GrossmanChristopher GrunkeMadeline GuzmanEva HaannonMichael HendleyColin Hooker-HaringWhitney JacobyGary JimenezTia JiminezAlberta JohnsonMary JohnsonChristina JustizSelma Kalousek FisherSarah KauffmanElaine KavanaghRory KinnearDavid LarsonSarah LinfordAgnes Link-HarringtonBrittany LoganHondo loganCecilia Lynn-JacobsJuliet MartinEli McNamaraAlison McQueenTimothy MendesRobert MichaelMichael MondoroPaul MorrisroeJaideep MukerjiAnais MurpheyBridget NagelWilliam NallettBojan NastavSpela NastavEmily OliveiraCaley OstranderEmbry OwenAlberto PerezJeanna PhillipsStephanie RaffeleLucinda RaweNathan RichmondDavid RodriguezJohnathan RosenChristopher RoughAnna RovedoMatthew SampsonSarah SampsonLianne SchulmanSara SchwinEmilia ShawTetiana SmelyanskyMichael SobelGenc SokolajNergesh TejaniSarah TemechAlex ThrailkillKylah TorreMatthew TwomeyHarrison E. Varner Jr.Rodolfo VelazquezAnne VickHollie VoseJessica WalkerAndrew WardChris WirkmaaJeremiah ZinnJessa ZinnEugenia ZorbasCOOP CALENDARNew Member OrientationsAttending an Orientation is the first step towardCoop membership. Pre-registration is required forall of the three weekly New Member Orientations.To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact theMembership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622-0560 during office hours.Have questions about Orientation? Please visitwww.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop”page for answers to frequently asked questions.The Coop on the Internetwww.foodcoop.comThe Coop on Cable TVInside the Park Slope Food CoopFRIDAYS 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon),and live streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network.Attend a GMand Receive Work CreditSince 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-forworkslot-creditprogram 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 yourname to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The signupssheet is available all month long, except for the day ofthe meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On theday of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in theMembership Office.Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please seebelow for details.• Two GM attendance credits per year:Each member may take advantage of the GM-forworkslot-creditprogram two times per calendar year.• Certain Squads not eligible:Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, FoodProcessing, 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 presentfor the entire meeting.• Signing in at the Meeting:1. After the meeting the Chair will provide theWorkslot Credit Attendance Sheet.2.Please also sign in the attendance book that ispassed around during the meeting.• Being Absent from the GM:It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask thatyou remove your name if you know cannot attend. Pleasedo not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations.General Meeting InfoTUE, JULY 2AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m.Submissions will be considered for the July 30General Meeting.TUE, JULY 30GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m.Gazette DeadlinesLETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES:Jul 11 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Jul 1Jul 25 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Jul 15CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:Jul 11 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Jul 3Jul 25 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Jul 17Park Slope Food CoopMission StatementThe Park Slope Food Coop is a member-ownedand 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 possiblewithin 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 processedand healthful foods. We seek toavoid products that depend on theexploitation of others. We support nontoxic,sustainable agriculture. We respectthe environment. We strive to reduce theimpact of our lifestyles on the world weshare with other species and future generations.We prefer to buy from local, earthfriendlyproducers. We recycle. We try tolead by example, educating ourselves andothers about health and nutrition, cooperationand the environment. We are committedto diversity and equality. Weoppose discrimination in any form. Westrive to make the Coop welcoming andaccessible to all and to respect the opinions,needs and concerns of every member.A l l A b o u t t h eG e n e r a l M e e t i n gOur Governing StructureFrom 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 incorporatedin 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,July 30, 7:00 p.m.The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of eachmonth.LocationMS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts.Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance ishandicap-accessible.How to Place an Itemon 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 Ann Herpel at the coop.Meeting FormatWarm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators• Enjoy some Coop snacks • Submit Open Forum items• Explore meeting literatureOpen Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time formembers to bring brief items to the General Meeting. Ifan item is more than brief, it can be submitted to theAgenda Committee as an item for a future GM.Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’Report • Committee ReportsAgenda (8:00 p.m.)The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Cornerand may also appear elsewhere in this issue.Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extendthe meeting) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Directorsvote • Announcements, etc.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 11Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 27, 2013 11bership. Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holidayclub account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking;Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any new member to openan account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, or any member to refer anew member to the credit union will be entered to win a Drive Away VacationPackage. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift.Representatives from the PAFCU will also meet at the Coop on July 27 and August 9-10.jul 27sat 10–12:30 pmSee What the PAFCU OffersRepresentatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the ParkSlope Food Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership.Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holidayclub account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking;Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any new member to openan account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, or any member to refer anew member to the credit union will be entered to win a Drive Away VacationPackage. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift.Representatives from the PAFCU will also meet at the Coop on August 9-10.aug 10sat 10–12:30 pmSee What the PAFCU OffersRepresentatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the ParkSlope Food Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership.Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holidayclub account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking;Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any new member to openan account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, or any member to refer anew member to the credit union will be entered to win a Drive Away VacationPackage. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift.aug 13tue 7 pmSafe Food Committee Film NightFilm to be announced.jul 30tue 7 pmPSFC JULY General MeetingMeeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how toplace an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages ofthe Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes andthe status of pending agenda items are available in the Coopoffice. Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enteron Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible.aug 6tue 7:30 pmAgenda Committee MeetingThe Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates theagenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk withcommittee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m.Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an AgendaItem for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The nextGeneral Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave.,between Fourth and Fifth Sts.aug 9fri 4–6 pmSee What the PAFCU OffersRepresentatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the ParkSlope Food Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership.Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holidayclub account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking;Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any new member to openan account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, or any member to refer anew member to the credit union will be entered to win a Drive Away VacationPackage. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift.Representatives from the PAFCU will also meet at the Coop on August 10.aug 27tue 7 pmPSFC AUG General MeetingMeeting Agenda to be announced. For information on how toplace an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages ofthe Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes andthe status of pending agenda items are available in the Coopoffice. Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enteron Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible.aug 30fri 7 pmCheese ClassWe invite Coop members to learn more about the wonderful cheeses the Coop has tooffer. All you have to do is come hungry and we will feed you free cheese at the Coop.This event will be limited to 30 people on a first-come, first-seated basis. It will be likemusical chairs—come and claim your seat—those left standing will have to wait untilnext time. The plan for these sessions is to bring a guest speaker each time and explorecheeses together. So trust your palate and tell us your experiences as we go on thisjourney together. Guest speaker to be announced. This workshop is brought to you byCoop member Aaron Kirtz, who has worked in the cheese industry since 2003, andsells cheese to the Coop via Forever Cheese.sep 3tue 7:30 pmAgenda Committee MeetingThe Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates theagenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk withcommittee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m.Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an AgendaItem for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The nextGeneral Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 FifthAve., between Fourth and Fifth Sts.sep 5Food Classsep 10Safe Food Committee Film Nightsep 6Film Nightsep 14WordsproutsRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 1212 June 27, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYWHAT’S UP WITH THEGAZETTE’S REPORTERS?We welcome letters from members. Submissiondeadlines appear in the Coop Calendar. All letterswill be printed if they conform to the publishedguidelines. We will not knowingly publisharticles which are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatoryThe maximum length for letters is 500words. Letters must include your name andphone number and be typed or very legiblyhandwritten. Editors will reject letters that areillegible or too long.You may submit on paper, typed or very legiblyhandwritten, or via email to GazetteSubmissions@psfc.coopor on disk.AnonymityUnattributed letters will not be publishedunless the Gazette knows the identity of thewriter, and therefore must be signed when submitted(giving phone number). Such letters willbe published only where a reason is given to theeditor as to why public identification of thewriter would impose an unfair burden of embarrassmentor difficulty. Such letters must relateto Coop issues and avoid any non-constructive,non-cooperative language.LETTERS POLICYFairnessIn order to provide fair, comprehensive, factualcoverage:1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—thatis, allegations not based on the author's firsthandobservation.2. Nor will we publish accusations that arenot specific or are not substantiated by factualassertions.3. Copies of submissions that make substantiveaccusations against specific individuals willbe given to those persons to enable them towrite a response, and both submissions andresponse will be published simultaneously. Thismeans that the original submission may notappear until the issue after the one for which itwas submitted.The above applies to both articles and letters.The only exceptions will be articles by Gazettereporters which will be required to include theresponse within the article itself.RespectLetters must not be personally derogatory orinsulting, even when strongly criticizing an individualmember's actions. Letter writers mustrefer to other people with respect, refrain fromcalling someone by a nickname that the personnever uses himself or herself, and refrain fromcomparing other people to odious figures likeHitler or Idi Amin.TO THE EDITOR:What are we to make of a recentspate of opinionated articles attackingand mocking the Coop’s membershipby Linewaiters’ Gazette reporters?The Gazette’s Coordinating Editorshave issues to consider.Numerous letters have appearedcriticizing these articles. Among otherswas “Journalistic Sloppiness”(3/7/2013) in which Martin Beauchamp’ssleuthing uncovered sourcesfor Taigi Smith’s 2/21/2013 article(“Leaving the Coop! Why Folks Fly theCoop”). According to him, “Thereporter is trolling the comment sectionof Yelp and regurgitating theworst of it into the Gazette. This is notjournalism and more importantly it isnot constructive criticism about howto make our Coop better.”The article’s first two columnsdeserve special attention, describing amembership “teeming with Coopjunkies who...plow their way throughthe aisles...mak[ing] snarky remarks at[those] who...get in their way...For[whom] shopping elsewhere is akin tofoodie suicide...[The Coop] is their holyground.” The description ends with thissmug consolation, “And then, ofcourse, there are the rest of us.”The last column profiles one exampleof those sane members who lovethe Coop and “wouldn’t dream ofshopping anywhere else.” One supposesthis satisfies the balancerequirement, but one also wondershow this profile differs significantlyfrom those “who’d rather go hungrythan to Whole Foods.”The article that escaped the barrageof complaints but richly deservedit was Allison Pennell’s 2/21/2013Gazette front-page story (“On DebatingDebate: Jan. 29, 2013 General Meeting”)which describes the reporter’sfeelings about covering this GM,which she compares to the trauma ofhostage situations. About the attendees,she observes: “Lovers of democracy”were “out in numbers,” todiscuss the issues and “to talk aboutthe current market value of theirbrownstones...Old hippies work thatin...just like Harvard grads do.”The presenters and debaters fareno better. That the debate clearly hadimportance to them just adds to hermocking and caustic astonishment.She refers to one contributor as“Mitchell, of something and somewhere”and throws in an “Oh lordy” forgood measure.These reporters, being members,have every right to express theseviews, but should they get workslotcredit for them? A Gazette documenttitled “A Program for the Linewaiters’Gazette,” is a set of guidelines forreporters and editors. About reporterarticles, it says:• The article should be structuredin a normal journalistic style and notbegin with or mention the process ofassignment or selection or preparingthe article unless this contributesmeaningfully to its content.• Personal opinions of thereporters should not be expressed inarticles that can be considered ashard news.• Purely opinion articles should besubmitted as Letters to the Editor orvoluntary articles without workslotcredit.One wonders what the CoordinatingEditors think, especially whetherthese articles conform to the guidelinesgiven above. Certainly there’sbeen enough reaction to warrant aresponse, and so one is requestedhere, as provided for in the final paragraphof the “Gazette Editorial Policies”(12/29/2011).David BarouhRESPONSE TOBAROUH LETTERDEAR MR. BAROUH:Thank you for taking the time torespond to my article. I consider it anhonor, as a quick Internet searchrevealed that you often comment onmatters related to the Linewaiters'Gazette. The wonderful thing about thePSFC is that everyone, when asked,seems to have an opinion. All one hasto do is ask. I will not use this forumto defend myself, as I don't feel theneed to do so. I've been a professionaljournalist for almost 20 years andhonestly, this is the first time I'vebeen accused of "journalistic sloppiness."To be clear, I conducted numerousinterviews for the story, "WhyFolks Fly the Coop." I used the Internetas a tool to track down peoplewho had opinions on the Internet. Infact, I conducted interviews with bothEmily Poehler, Aaron-Taylor Wideman,and Rene Brinkley. I solicitedinterviews from several other people,but didn't get responses. Interviewswere by conducted e-mail and byphone. In addition to that, I was suppliedover 100 exit surveys from PSFCCoordinator Ann Herpel. I reviewedeach of those surveys and found cluesto "why folks fly the Coop."Taigi SmithRESPECT YOURNEIGHBORSDEAR EDITOR,Following this short note from meis a thoughtful letter from one of ourneighbors on the block who took thetime to write to all of us. Our MissionStatement says that "We strive to be aresponsible and ethical employer andneighbor." Please help in any way youcan to address the problems outlinedbelow.In cooperation,Joe HoltzGeneral CoordinatorAfter living on the same block asthe Food Coop for 20 years, I canattest to the fact that some of yourmembers are extremely inconsiderate,and they make the rest of you lookbad. Those of us who are your neighbors(but not members) put up with alot of inconvenience. Though we havenoticed and appreciate that you arecaring for the recently planted trees onthe block, there are many actions weregularly witness that are much lessneighborly. We'd appreciate if you'dconsider this list of do's and don'tsthe next time you visit the Coop:Don't park in front of the firehouse;blocking the firehouse puts livesin danger.Don't park in spots designated forfiremen; free parking is one of the fewperks they get for risking their livesevery day.Don't ride your bike on the sidewalk.If you're 13 or older, it's illegal,never mind dangerous to pedestrians.If your dog barks incessantly assoon as you are out of view, don't tiehim/her up outside while you shop orwork your shift. It is unkind to youranimal and unkind to our ears. Leaveyour pet home or ask someone tokeep him/her company while you'reinside.Don't unload your groceries intoyour bike carriers and leave the cardboardboxes behind. Though theymay be biodegradable, the boxes arequickly used by others as a receptaclefor coffee cups, empty bottles, anddog waste. It falls on your neighborsto bag and dispose of this trash.If your cart tips over and your groceriesend up on the sidewalk, don'tleave broken glass, tomato sauce, oreggs for us to clean up. Go back to theCoop, get a broom or a bucket ofwater and take care of the mess.If a truck is double-parked whiledelivering to the Coop and traffic isunable to pass, don't let the situationdegenerate into gridlock, horn-honking,yelling, and fisticuffs. Instead ofwatching from the sidewalk, helpdirect traffic.The next time you see a fellowmember acting inconsiderately, callthem on it, don't just look the otherway. A New York Times article last yearreported that people who purchaseorganic food were less consideratethan the average person; please provethose researchers wrong. Though youmay not reside on Union Street, weare all neighbors.Sincerely,Your Neighbors on Union StreetANOTHER PERSPECTIVEON PLASTIC BAGSDEAR MEMBERS:I suspect that many of us membersare confused about the proposal tophase out the free distribution ofplastic produce bags at the Coop. Intheory I'm in favor of phasing outplastic produce bags, but not at theexpense of the Coop's smooth operations.And what does phasing out freedistribution actually mean? Is theemphasis on the word "free" or are thewords "phasing out" the priority? Iffree distribution is being phased out,does that mean that bags will costmoney or that they just won't be available?I've seen inconsistencies in theproposal and discussions of it, as towhat we are really being asked to voteon. And I'm very concerned by theCONTINUED ON PAGE 14Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 13Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY June 27, 2013 13BDS TOPICS:THE OTHER SIDEOF THE STORYTO THE EDITOR:Labeling West Bank Products.The EU has called for labels differentiatingIsraeli products made within the1949 border from those made in theWest Bank. According to Israel's ForeignMinistry, this would hurt Jews—but harm some 22,500 Arabs workingin West Bank Israeli towns far more.Palestinian employees of JewishownedWest Bank businesses earn onaverage 88% more than those workingin Arab towns. They also receivehealth benefits, pension rights andsocial benefits usually unavailable toother Palestinians. If the aim of BDSand the EU is to help PalestinianArabs, then labeling goods as "fromthe settlements” is counterproductive,the report continued. “The labelingissue affects [Palestinian] employment,income level, youth unemployment,and the wealth of [Palestinian]Arabs” (Boston Herald, Jerusalem Post).SodaStream, Popular BDS Target,Skyrockets. Despite BDS' bestefforts, Sodastream is doing betterthan ever. PepsiCo is negotiating tobuy out the Israeli-based company for$2 billion. In Germany SodaStream’sshares shot up nearly 20% after thereport. Exporting to 45 countries, revenuesrose 55% in 2012 and 54% so farin 2013 (Dailyfinance.com)..Los Angeles Shoots Down BDS.Rejecting the BDS movement aimedat bringing economic pressure onIsrael, the L.A. City Council unanimouslyapproved a resolution to continueawarding city contracts withoutregard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict(LA Indymedia: Activist News).Queen Elizabeth Honors IsraeliProfessor. Buckingham Palaceannounced that as part of her "BirthdayHonours List" the British Queen willrecognize Professor David Newman ofBen-Gurion University for advocatingacademic partnership between countriesand opposing the U.K. academicboycott of Israel. (haaretz.com).BDS Leaders Oppose PeaceTalks with Israel. At the annual BDSconference at Bethlehem UniversityOmar Barghouti, head of global BDS,said that talks are "absolutely useless"even if they include freezing Israeliconstruction. Barghouti (a graduatestudent at Tel Aviv University majoringin Ethics) continued proclaiming animositytoward the Jewish state, saying."The only alternative [to boycotts] isviolence" (Israel National News.com).Israel to Build 1,140 PalestinianHomes. The Civil Administration ofthe West Bank submitted plans tobuild 1,140 homes for Palestinian inArea C (currently under Israelicivil/military control until final statusis determined through negotiations).They would provide a legal housingsolution for Palestinians living in inadequate,illegally constructed homesand unauthorized villages not properlyconnected to utilities. The plan wasmade with the understanding of thePalestinian Authority and heads of thePalestinian villages (Jerusalem Post).70 Gaza Farmers Attend Tel AvivAgriculture Conference/Exhibit.Palestine Today reports $450 million currentlyin trade between Israel andGaza. Opportunities to export fruit andvegetables to the Israeli market couldbe game-changing to Gaza farmersand their relationships with Israelifarmers. "We want to sell in Israel,"said Mahmoud Ikhlain, chairman ofBeit Lahiya Cooperative. "The Israelmarket is a good market. All the timewe and Israel are in contact. We areneighbors," he added (Jerusalem Post).Ruth BolletinoFOURTH NATIONALBOYCOTT, DIVESTMENTAND SANCTIONSCONFERENCE:BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY,JUNE 8, 2013COOP MEMBERS:The all-day conference, organizedby the BDS National Committee, wasthe fourth of a series of national BDSconferences held in Palestine sincethe 2005 Palestinian call for Boycott,Divestment and Sanctions againstIsrael. There were almost 30 speakersin three sessions and closed with nineconcurrent workshops.700 attended: bused from Ramallah,Hebron, Haifa, Jenin, Jaffa,Nablus, Jerusalem, Qalqilya, Tulkarem,Lydda, Salfit, Palestinians fromabroad, and several Israeli activistsfrom Boycott from Within. OmarBarghouti, the BDS movement cofounder,described the meeting as themost successful BDS conference inPalestine, with a huge cross section ofPalestinian society.Barghouti: 2013’s conference sloganwas “spreading BDS locally: ascampaigns.” This is the first time wewill design BDS campaigns in the nineworkshops. Each will develop a plan ofaction for BDS locally until next year;workshops: youth/students, women,prisoners’ support, agricultural sector,tourism sector, trade and professionalunions, civil society organizations,official level, and international BDS.Opening Session: The head of the Universityexpressed his support for BDS(first time publicly). Video of supportfor the conference from Desmond Tutu(South African anti-apartheid activist,retired Anglican bishop) said of theIsraelis: ‘they might be struttingaround as if they are invincible, butthey are on the side of the wrong. Oneday Palestinians will walk tall, free citizensof a free Palestine.’1st Session: 10 speakers focused onBDS initiatives: local and international.Anger was voiced: the PalestinianAuthority (PA) has not followedthrough on promises from 2010 to preventthe “ubiquity” of settlement productsin Palestinian shops in the WestBank. A local activist described issuingcertificates to Palestinian stores thatboycotted Israeli products. An exampleof a triumph: the recent terminationof certain G4S (British securityfirm) contracts in illegal settlements.The Kairo Palestine (OrthodoxChurch) document endorsed BDS(triggering international backlash fromIsraeli supporters). The documentasserts Christianity is oriental, MiddleEastern and Palestinian.2nd Session: Strategies to combatnormalization: Speakers denouncedefforts by Israel and its collaboratorsto normalize the occupation in variousarenas: (cultural, academic, economic,youth/students) using powerful financialincentives: scholarships to universities,travel, dialogue with Israelis.Many demanded the PA make laws topunish normalization. Several said thePA was undermining boycott effortsthrough joint initiatives with Israel.Normalization was a deliberateattempt to undermine BDS.3rd Session: Facing the Public: Thissession was intended for activists tohold the representatives of the PA andPalestinian Liberation Organization toaccount for its participation in normalizationand security coordination withIsrael. The Minister of Economy, afterrudely responding to an audiencemember, walked out. Barghouti, representingcivil society on the panel, putthe focus on the importance of peopletaking the initiative and resist withoutwaiting for anyone’s permission.An attendee summed up the day: “agreat indicator of the unity of our people.”Source: Asa WinstanleyMary BuchwaldBrooklyn For PeacePSFC members for BDSwww.psfcbds.workpress.comARGUMENT BYCELEBRITY & DECEPTIONTO THE EDITOR:In our celebrity-obsessed culture,BDS supports its indictments of Israelwith lists of musicians, actors, andwriters, and recently a physicist, asthough these are the endorsements ofthe gods. But it's doubtful that any orall of these luminaries have dutifullyspent time studying and hearing bothsides of this highly complex geopoliticalissue and pursuing and reviewingthe evidence versus the propaganda.In truth, celebrity boycotts lend nocredibility whatsoever to the legitimacyof BDS and its hyperbolic claims ofapartheid, international law violations,and the so-called right-of-returnfor Palestinian refugees and theirdescendants, claims repeatedly andcompellingly refuted in these pagesand elsewhere.That said, we would hope at the veryleast for truth in reporting. But in additionto the debunking (by Jesse Rosenfeld,5/16/13) of claims made in theGazette and elsewhere that Bruce Willis,Jean Claude Van Damme, and WoodyAllen support the boycott, the TorontoStar recently corrected an earlier reportthat actress Meg Ryan is boycottingIsrael, a claim also made in thesepages. According to the Star, Ryan'spublicist has denied that she supportsany boycott of Israel. [1] And contrary tothe claim that Stevie Wonder's cancellationof an appearance at a Los Angelesfundraising concert for the IsraeliDefense Forces was a "boycott victory"as described in the Gazette, the Starreported that Mr. Wonder hasn'trefused to perform in Israel and plansto contribute to organizations supportingdisabled Israeli and Palestinianchildren. And according to the Committeefor Accuracy in Middle-EastReporting in America, musician LennyKravitz, also identified in the Gazette asa boycott supporter, in fact cancelled aperformance in Israel only because ofan unexpected extension of a film contract,not because of the boycott. [2]On a happier note—not that it addsany weight to either side—despite awritten appeal made to Alicia Keys byAlice Walker: “It would grieve me to knowyou are putting yourself in danger (soul danger)by performing in an apartheid country...",Ms. Keys has said "I look forward tomy first visit to Israel. Music is a universallanguage that is meant to unify audiences inpeace and love....” [3] Note also that in2010, tennis player Venus Williamsagreed to defend her title in Dubaionly if Israeli player Shahar Peer wasadmitted to the Emirates, where thetwo played under heavy guard whichunfortunately limited their audience. [4]So when it comes to celebrities it’s awash but argument by celebrity is noway to defend a political position.Remember these false celebrityboycott claims in the broader light ofthe BDS claims of active boycott ofIsrael by Hampshire College, Harvard,Motorola, and TIAA-CREF. What dothese all have in common? They've allbeen revealed as BDS hoaxes. [5,6][1]www.thestar.com/opinion/corrections/2013/05/24/news_corrections.html[2]www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=147&x_article=2484[3]www.artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/despite-protests-alicia-keys-says-she-willperform-in-tel-aviv/[4]www.sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4927251[5]www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-scohen/another-israeldivestment_b_786196.html[6]www.divestthis.com/category/bdsother/bds-hoax-bds-other/page/4Sylvia LowenthalRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 1414 June 27, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYCONTINUED FROM PAGE 12General Coordinators' strong oppositionto the proposal in its currentincarnation: these people live andbreathe the Coop and are extremelysustainability/green-oriented and ifthey don't like the current proposal, itwarrants taking seriously (even if notas gospel).Also, it occurs to me to ask why thethin plastic produce bags are beingtargeted rather than all the little containerswith food in plastic, whichseems like a much bigger issue. I reusethe produce bags for produce,carrying lunch items that could leak,Thursday,July 254 – 6 p.m.attheCoopYou wouldn’tbelieve whatPeople’sAllianceFederalCredit Unionhas to offer!and even scooping litter. I try to reusethe plastic tubs for carrying lunchitems, but let's face it: most of thoseget recycled and not re-used. Butthose containers would seem to posea much bigger challenge to sustainabilitythan the produce bags, and theproduce bags can even avoid illness.While I carry at least one Chico-bagsling in my purse most of the timeand try to carry at least one cloth sacfor produce, it isn't realistic for me tobe self-sufficient and carry all possiblebags with me in case I, say, wantto stop at the Coop on the way homePlease protect yourfeet and toes whileworking your shiftat the Coop by notwearing sandals orother open-toedfootwear.Thanks for your cooperation,The Park Slope Food CoopFREE Nonmembers welcome at the CoopThursday, July 25, 4-6 p.m.; Friday, July 26, 4-6 p.m.;Saturday, July 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;Friday, August 9, 4-6 p.m.;Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.FREENon members mbers WelcomeRepresentatives efrom People’s Alliance FederalCredit Union willbe atthePark Slope Food Coop inthe Meeting eRoom to signup members for creditunion membership.Learn about: refer a new memberto thecreditunion willbe from work (and many of us don’tlive.at a location that would allow usto stop at home to pick up our producebags before heading to theCoop). And those cloth bags certainlyhave failed me when bagging up, forexample, bulk salted peanuts (saltended up everywhere), so I havelearned that sometimes plastic is thebest option.I've felt strongly for a while thatthe best approach to plastic producebags would be heavy taxation thatwould change behavior. Now thatMetrocards cost $1, the number ofdiscarded and abandoned Metrocardsseems to have been reduced tonear nil. If produce bags each cost(say) 25¢ at checkout, even as an"honor system" thing where thecheckout worker asks the memberhow many new bags they have andthen adds a non-taxable $1 for fourbags, I think that would significantlyreduce overuse of the bags whileleaving them available. I'm awarethat that approach would create newissues and might not be palatable toCoop employees (which deservesserious respect and consideration)or some other members, but seemslike a middle-ground approach. Thepoint being, however, that the currentproposal is simply too vague inits current incarnation to allow for aproper vote. While I respect the proponentsand their very good intentions,some fine-tuning andclarification is in order.Jeanne R. SolomonCayuga PureOrganicsurgently needs yourfinancial help!Cayuga suffered a devastating fireon May 30 and needs to raise $200,000by July 28 to replace equipment andbuilding. Without these facilities,Cayuga will be unable to process anddistribute their grains and beans.Cayuga Pure Organics is the Coop’ssupplier of New York–grown, organic,non-GMO black beans, pinto beans,oat groats, soybeans and otherheirloom varieties.Collection boxes are located at thecashier stations, entrance desk orMembership Office. You can alsodonate on-line athttp://igg.me/at/cpo/csfb.For further information about thefire or Cayuga Pure Organics, seewww.cporganics.com.Thanks for your support!Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

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Additionalfees for parking.Please Note…CALLING ALL HOLISTIC HEALERS.You are invited to join a newly formingHolistic healers cooperative. Tofind out more visit www.spiritfreedom.orgsfmc page or call/emailHeidi at 646- 242- 8477 dancewithheidi@hotmail.com.VACATIONRENTALSHAVEN OFF THE HUDSON Friendly,historic 3-season wooded communityin Westchester County.Coop offers hiking, tennis, pool,wifi, café, organic community garden,social activities. BeautifulHudson riverfront nearby. Studio,1- and 2-bedroom cottages,$25K-160K. www.reynoldshills.org/bungalowshop.Contact Mel 347-307- 4642 or melgarfinkle@yahoo.com.VACATION/RENTAL IN CATSKILLSFamily-friendly Lake Huntingtonsummer community. Many Coopmembers. Lake, pool, tennis, basketball,beautiful grounds, activitiesfor children. Bright, renovated bungalowwith deck and gas grill. AvailableJuly 21-Aug 19, $775 per week,2-week minimum. Ralph. Engelman@gmail.com718- 488- 1009.NORTH FORK COTTAGE Bright cozy1 bdrm, bath, livingrm, kitchen apton quiet country road in East Marion,close to sound and bay beaches,farmstands. A/C, W/D, WiFi, composting.Kayak and bicycles. Petsupon approval. June-Oct monthlyand weekly rentals, starting$1,000/wk. Security, references. 917-499-6320. rlsimmen@gmail.com.The Coop will no longeraccept special orders forVitamins and Supplements.Please plan accordingly asthere will be no exceptions.We apologize for anyinconvenience.Why this change? Vitamin/supplement specialorders have increased and we currently lack thestaffing to process them. Our staff will concentrateon maintaining the vitamin aisle for the membershipat large.Updates will be posted in the Vitamin aisle, theLinewaiters’ Gazette, and on foodcoop.com.To Submit Classified or Display Ads:Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Classifiedads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30.(Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” categoryare free.) All ads must be written on a submission form.Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Displayads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x3.5" horizontal).Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near theelevator in the entrance lobby.COMMUNITY CALENDARCommunity calendar listings are free. Please submit yourevent listing in 50 words or less toGazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop.Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads.Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue.SAT, JUN 292-4 p.m. Sour Power: Learn Howto Make Sauerkraut and ProbioticVeggies for Vibrant Health! ThirdRoot Community Health Center,380 Marlborough Rd.,$25-$35sliding scale. To register, e-mail:registrations@thirdroot.org.More info at: www.thirdroot.org/events workshops/#sourpower.FRI, JUL 126:30 p.m. The latest film fromDeborah Koons Garcia, Symphonyof the Soil, will screen at the IFCCenter, (323 Sixth Ave., NY, NY).Tickets are $13.50 availableonline or at the box office. Formore info: www.ifccenter.com/films/symphony-of-the-soil.Classified advertising in the Linewaiters’ Gazette is available only to Coop members. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Coop.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

13-06-27-pp1-16_Layout 1 6/26/13 6:04 PM Page 1616 June 27, 2013 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYREMINDER: CHILDREN UNDER 18 WORKING/SHOPPING AT THE COOPFor more than 25 years, wehave had the following policyon children working, as per the MembershipManual:In accordance with the laws of NewYork State, children between the agesof 14 and 18 may work in the Cooponly if a copy of their working papersare filed in the Membership Office.Children must also have a speciallydesignated “Child of” MembershipCard that specifies “working paperson file.” Children with the above documentationmay come to work in theplace of members of your household.They will not have their “own” Coopworkslots until they turn 18.There are several restrictions to childrenunder the age of 18 working andshopping at the Coop, even if they haveworking papers on file and have “Childof” Membership cards. No child 18 oryounger, with or without workingpapers, may work checkout or cashier.This rule stems from the New York StateLiquor Law and from our concern foraccuracy and speed in these crucialjobs. Neither may your childwork for people outside of yourhousehold, even if they are relatedto you. Finally, for reasons ofsafety, Coop kids under the age of16 are prohibited from enteringthe Receiving areas on the shoppingfloor and the basement.When your at-home childturns 18 and is out of highschool, he/she will be required tojoin the Coop as a working member.For further information, see page 30of the Membership Manual.✮ EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES ✮MaintenanceCommando CrewSunday, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.This squad works a 6-hour shift, onceevery 12 weeks. These squads are supervisedby a paid staff member, IbraimDauti, who will assign members variouscleaning and maintenance projectsthroughout the Coop that are done bestduring the hours when the Coop is closed.A few examples of projects would be moppingthe Shopping, Receiving and Officefloors; vacuuming staircases, offices andbeams; cleaning the produce cases, etc.This workslot involves physical and dirtywork and working to help maintain a highstandard of cleanliness in the Coop.(Note: Members of this squad say the shiftgoes quickly because they work steadilythroughout the shift. Mid-way through theshift members take 30-minute break.)Check Store SuppliesMonday, 6 to 8:30 a.m.This workslot is responsible for restockingsupplies on the Shopping floor, at checkoutlanes, entrance desks and the cashierstations, and in the basement. This is atask- and detail-oriented job, ideal forsomeone who likes working independentlyand is proactive. Please speak toAlex in the Membership Office or contacthim at alex_marquez@psfc.coop if youare interested.Bathroom CleaningMonday, Thursday, 12 to 2 p.m.Work with a partner to deep clean theCoop’s bathrooms. Tasks include scrubbingfloor tiles, cleaning toilets, moppingfloors and stocking the bathrooms. Youwill work with only natural cleaning products.This job is perfect for members wholike to clean and are conscientious aboutdoing a thorough job.Office Data EntryThursday and Friday, 4 to 6:45 p.m.Must have been a member for at least oneyear with excellent attendance. Are you astickler for details and accurate on thecomputer? Do you like working independently?If this sounds like you, then OfficeData Entry will be your perfect shift.Please speak to Ginger Jung in theMembership Office (or put a note in hermailbox) prior to the first shift for moreinformation and to schedule training.Must make a six-month commitment tothis workslot.Lookingforsomething new?Check out the Coop’sproducts blog.The place to go for the latestinformation on our currentproduct inventory.You can connect to the blogvia the Coop’s websitewww.foodcoop.comPHOTO BY KEVIN RYANTHANK YOU!Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks.Lenny AdlerAllenAmandaBronwen P. ArmstrongB. Jonathan AronoffJoseph BaffutoKate BahnBeverlyJuanita BoddieKurt BrondoVictoria BuonannoAmy CarriganYula CastroJoanne CheungGabriel ClaryLiz ClaryJoanne ColanPaisley CurrahGabriel DaltatreyanElise DeBoardGreg Di GesuAudrey DucasDoug EachoDavid Siren EisnerAndy FeldmanLouisa FloydAngelica GalianoRomeroStephanie GannonLarry GastMichael GordonRoberta GordonSteven GuidiChris HambyAllison HamlinCharlie HarrisPhyllis HarrisKelly HayesDoug HecklingerAndriana R. HerreraKarin HilfikerTrevor HippEdward HongDavid HopeDavid JacobsChristopher JaggerDarwin JohnsonJulie KayKelli KolodnyAnastasia KoneckyDaniel KoneckySarah KosharJesse LafianAurelie LangDanielle LeuMatthew LoveIgor LumpertLeah M.Alice MacDonaldErica McDonaldIleana Mendez-PenateJohn MettamSusan MetzKarl MeyerHannah MooreAmber NelsonKiyomi NodaKira NyysolaTanya PollardSara ProcopioRivka R.Carolyn RobbinsSelma RondonAnjana RoyRandall RubinsteinJames RuschakJacquelyn ScadutoAimee SchiwalLeah SchwartzAlana ShawJustin ShuCharlotte SimsDaniel SoleSheena SoodPetra SpiegelTheresa StanleyMiki TakedaBrian ThompsonDarlene VanascoNatalie VendeminiEmily WeiserMichael WeiserRebecca WhiteCharter WilliamsRumiana WilliamsToby WilliamsMaria YakovenkoGabrielle YoungMariko ZapfKate ZuckermanRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com