Volume U, Number 4 February 24, 2000

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

The intruders cut thelock on the gate of thes c h o o l y a rd which

adjoins our pro p e rt y, thenscaled the back of our build-ing. They cut our outsidephone wires. We found aheavy-duty knotted climbingrope tied to the coolingequipment on our back ro o fwith the lower end re a c h i n ginto the schoolyard nextd o o r, probably for a quickescape. The intruders thenripped apart a second-floorskylight, pried loose the iro nbars inside the skylight andd ropped into an office. Theroom into which theyd ropped contained the hubof our phone system and abank of computer networkconnections. They cut, dis-connected or ripped out all ofthem.

In order to enter an off i c enot accessible from theire n t ry point, they bro k e

through a wall. Once they hade n t e red that office, they hadaccess to the video monitor.In addition to cutting thecables, they were able toremove the video tape onwhich they might have beenrecorded.

Weekend nights are a typi-cal time for robberies ins u p e rmarkets becausethieves expect to find a safewith heavy weekend receipts.We do not have a safe and donot keep cash in our building.We were there f o re re i n f o rc e din our thinking, supported bythe police, that we have acash handling system thatsuits our needs well.

Our insurance companywill cover the damages, soour expenses are limited tothe deductible.

Members and staff wereseriously inconvenienced bythe lack of telephones on

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IN T HIS ISS UEGeneral Meeting Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Whole Foods Bans GE Foods from Their Product Line . . . . . . . 2Report to Members: Help Needed for Critical Loan Drive . . . . 3Why We Still Don’t Have Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Scholarship Opportunity: The Power of Coops . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Food Allergies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Coop Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement. 7Workslot Needs , Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Next General Meeting on February 29The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on thelast Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will beTu e s d a y, Febru a ry 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elo-him Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl.

The agenda is printed inside this issue (see index below) andis posted at the Coop Community Corner. For more informationabout the GM and about Coop governance, please see the cen-ter of this issue.

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

BREAK-INAT THE COOPThe Coop was broken into Sunday night after all

members had left. As we do not keep money in the

building, the losses to theft were extremely small:

three Radio Shack walkie talkies.

By Linda Wheeler, General Coordinator

It had all the trappings of a political campaign. Mailboxes were filled with fliers. To w n

meetings were called. Every voter got a tele-phone call urging them to cast a ballot.

And in the end the Onion River Food Coopof Burlington, Ve rmont has won the gre a ts u p e rmarket war of ski country. It will build an e w, 15,000-square-foot store downtown thatwill serve as the city’s primary food store.

But to get to this point meant a battle thatpitted the food coop against a superm a r k e tchain, Shaw’s, that also wanted to build astore downtown to fill the void left by the clos-ing of the Price Chopper supermarket in April1999.

Although 350 miles away, the battle is rele-vant to Brooklyn, where the Park Slope FoodCoop is planning to expand and competeswith chain stores like Key Food on SeventhAvenue for some business.

The Onion River Food Coop operates a3 , 5 0 0 - s q u a re-foot store. But the closing of thePrice Chopper presented an opportunity toexpand, said Ned Flinn, Onion River’s manager.

The coop responded to the city’s request forp roposals and drew up a plan for a 15,000-s q u a re-foot store that, apart from the naturaland organic food staples, would also includeconventional items like Cheerios and GrapeNuts, Flinn said. Adding such items, Flinn said,would address community concerns that note v e rybody would be interested in organic food,which by and large costs more than standardg o o d s .

Meanwhile, Shaw’s, which serves all of NewEngland, drafted its own proposal for a 45,000-s q u a re-foot store. The City Council appro v e dthe Onion River plan 12-2 in December but apetition drive forced the issue to a referendumthat was held January 25.

Shaw’s supporters said the size would allowfor a wider range of offerings than a coop and,if the city of 38,000 residents was going to haveonly one supermarket, it may as well be some-thing traditional. Shaw’s asserted its food wascheaper but Flinn said the claim was madebased on comparing conventional itemsagainst organic.

“It was apples and oranges,’’ he said. “Ours t a n d a rd items were cheaper than theirs.’’

S h a w ’s also canvassed voters by tele-phone, printed fliers distributed to everyh o u s e h o l d .

“The mailing was warm and fuzzy, ’’ Flinn said.“They had a big photo of the original store in1897. They were trying to say we are not a cor-porate entity owned by a big British company. ’’

The company also tried to rally residents attown meetings. The Friends of Shaw’s Commit-tee, a community group, urged people to votefor a store with a more traditional off e r i n g .

In the end, however, not enough voters sup-p o rted Shaw’s to overrule the council. Shaw’sneeded two-thirds of the voters, but got 60 per-cent, Flinn said.

The new store is scheduled to be completedby June 2001.

“ONION” WINS INV E R M O N TFOOD COOP WILL BECOME BURLINGTON’S BIG STORE

By R. C. Archibold

Coop E v e n tH i g h l i g h t s

Thur, Feb 24

Thur, Mar 2

Fri, Mar 17

Sun, Mar 26

Blood Drive, 6:30 p.m.

Food Class–Sea Vegetable, 7:30 p.m.

Good Coffeehouse–Steal the Donut, 8:00 p.m.

Family Concert–Imagination Workshop Band, 3:30 p.m.

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

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

As in Ve rmont, prices andexpansion are high on theminds of many Park SlopeFood Coop members.

Recent price comparisons u rveys show that items at theCoop usually are cheaperthan supermarket chains likePathmark, which carry limited

o rganic goods if any. “Big box’’s t o res such as Costco and BJ’stend to beat the Coop, but ofcourse they only offer mega-quantities and a limited selec-tion. (And like the Coop, theyspecialize in long lines.)

The city has no connectionto the Park Slope Coop’sexpansion plans but it, too,has generated a lot of talkamong members.

The design, which would

use the adjacent building theCoop bought last year, callsfor 60 percent more shelfspace and wider aisles.

Joe Holtz, General Coord i-n a t o r, said the Coop hopes toreceive bids from contractorsin mid-April to determine thecosts of the expansion. Con-s t ruction could take up atleast another year or so, but itw o n ’t be known for sure untilthe bids come in, he said. ■

2 F February 24, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Monday—the busiest phoneday of the week—and muchof Tu e s d a y. Unfort u n a t e l ypeople calling from outsidegot a ring signal but noanswer so that it seemed thatwe were just not answeringour phones. With the loss ofphone service, we lost e-mail,our fax and the ability totransmit the bulk of ourorders for the week. Our tele-phone contractor was veryp rompt and worked all dayMonday. Bell Atlantic was notparticularly responsive to oure m e rgency need Monday,and we had to wait until Tues-day for cable repair. As I writethis, the phones are beingreconnected one by one, andthe necessary reprogrammingis almost complete.

The cost to the Coop ins t a ff time has been signifi-

cant. Several of us devotedv i rtually all of our time inthese first two days to recon-necting networks, securingthe building and arr a n g i n gfor necessary repairs. Othersof us attempted to carry onbusiness as usual withoutn e c e s s a ry phone, fax andcomputer access. The bre a k -in created extra work for allmembers of the staff. Nor hasthe work ended.

We still have to work onimprovements to our securitysystems to prevent furt h e ro c c u rrences. We havereceived valuable advice fromthe police, from our videosecurity system people andfrom our insurance company.

We especially appre c i a t ethe understanding andpatience of the members whowere directly affected, and weare grateful to others for theirg e n e rous sharing of cellphones. ■

The controversy overgenetically engineered foodsat the Coop entered a newphase this month whenWhole Foods, the Austin-based gro c e ry store chain,announced that it would stopusing genetically modified

i n g redients in any of thep roducts sold under its pri-vate label. Wild Oats, theD e n v e r-based chain, quicklyfollowed suit. Up until now,the Coop has defended itspolicy of selling geneticallye n g i n e e red (GE) foods asn e c e s s a ry given the diff i c u l t yof finding adequate substi-tutes for them. That meansthat anytime you purc h a s ec e rtain products that are notorganic, you are probably get-ting genetically engineere dfoods. These pro d u c t sinclude canola oil, radicchio,c o rn or corn oil, papaya,potato, soy, squash andtomato. In terms of

p rocessed foods that theCoop sells, this includesmany canned tomato pro d-ucts, most vegetarian pro-teins and any breads, chips,or crackers that use “veg-etable oil.”According to onere p o rt from the Enviro n m e n-tal Committee, the Coop sellsliterally hundreds of geneti-cally engineered pro d u c t s .

Genetically engineere dfoods may pose a danger tohumans as well as the envi-ronment. Little re s e a rch hasbeen done on the health risksposed to humans by geneti-cally engineered food. Someof the genetically engineere dfoods have genes from other

foods spliced into them. So,for instance, you might biteinto a tomato and actually beeating genetic material fro ma fish. Studies show thata l l e rgens can be passedthrough foods in this way andthus put people with allergiesat risk. Genetically engi-n e e red foods may also haved i s a s t rous effects on thee n v i ronment. One studyshowed that Monarch butter-flies were adversely aff e c t e dafter genetically engineere dc rops were introduced intotheir domain. The crops inquestion had Bt spliced intothem. Bt is a naturally occur-ring pesticide that is now

spliced into the very geneticmake-up of corn, cotton andpotatoes. Not only might Bth a rm certain species ofinsects, but many enviro n-mentalists believe that itcould create a problem of“superpests,”insects thathave ingested enough Bt tobe immune to it. Such super-pests would seriously thre a t-en org a n i c a l l y - g rown cro p s ,which rely heavily on Bt.

Although many in the busi-ness of “biotechnology”(ani n d u s t ry euphemism forgenetic engineering) counterthat these products will feedm o re people with fewer pesti-cides, there is no evidence

that that is happening. In fact,one study cited on the Gre e n-peace webpage suggestedthat farmers are using more

pesticides on genetically engi-n e e red crops. Last month afederal judge ruled that theUS Environmental Pro t e c t i o nAgency has sixty days to pro v ethat genetically engineere dp roducts are safe for humansand the environment or risklosing a lawsuit bro u g h tagainst it by the Center forFood Safety.

Now the PSFC must decidewhether to take a standagainst genetically engi-n e e red foods. Such a standmight involve labeling anyfoods that are likely to con-tain genetically engineere dp roducts and even banningmany of those products fromour shelves. In any event, it istime for the membership tomake a decision. EstelleEpstein has submitted anagenda item for the GeneralMeeting to discuss the ro l ethe Coop might play in thes t ruggle to ban geneticallyengineered foods. She hopesthat it can be scheduled forthe March GM. Meanwhile,t h e re is plenty of room formembers to make their voic-es heard on this issue,whether by calling the coordi-nators or writing letters to theGazette. ■

Whole Foods Bans GE FoodsFrom Their Private LabelBy Laurie Essig

“Onion” Wi n sC O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

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

General Meeting A g e n d afor Tuesday, February 29, 7:00p . m .• Items will be taken up in the order given.• Times in parentheses are suggestions.• More information on each item may be available atthe entrance tableat the meeting. We ask membersto please read the materials available between 7:00 &7:15 p.m.

Item #1: Agenda Committee Election (15 minutes)Election: "One two-year term is open. Nominations arebeing accepted now and will be accepted on the floor of theGM." —submitted by the Agenda Committee

Item #2: Hourly Employment Policy (40 minutes)Proposal: "To authorize the General Coordinators to amendthe existing Hourly Employment Policy as needed." —sub-mitted by the General Coordinators

Item #3: Added Value Membership Cards (35 minutes)Proposal: "That the Coop implement a discount program atp a rticipating local businesses for Coop members." —sub-mitted by the Marketing Committee

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L o c a t i o n :C o n g regation Beth Elohim Social Hall(Garfield Temple)274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue.

The Coop's HourlyEmployment Policy pert a i n sto all employees who are paidby the hour such as theReceiving, Office and Book-keeping Coordinators. Thepolicy covers wages, hours,scheduling, holidays, sicktime, vacations, health insur-ance, lunch policy, pension,hiring, firing, superv i s i o n ,and grievance and complaintproceedings.

The policy was originally

adopted by the GeneralMeeting in late 1990 and hasbeen amended by the GMseveral times since. Curre n t-l y, the General Coord i n a t o r shave authority to set payscale, hire, supervise, fire andd e t e rmine the number ofhourly employees and theirschedules. The re m a i n i n gp rovisions—sick time bene-fits, holidays, vacation timeand certain types of healthi n s u r a n c e — re q u i re amend-

ment to the policy by theGeneral Meeting.

Since these elements arep a rt of the cost of the entirecompensation package, wep ropose that the GeneralC o o rdinators be authorizedto amend these benefits asneeded (as we do with payscale) in order to more quick-ly and easily respond to theneeds both of the hourlyemployees and of the Coop. ■

GM Agenda Item:

Employment Policy By the General Coord i n a t o r s

Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY February 24, 2000 f 3

Two years ago the Coopordered scanners. We intend-ed to have the scanners upand running by December of1998. Instead, in Febru a ry of2000, the Coop is still spend-ing a lot of time and energ y(and of course money interms of labor and opportuni-ty costs) on getting the scan-ners to work. One of thereasons that the scannersstill are not operational isthat the software the Coopbought, from a companycalled Trimax, did not dowhat it was supposed to do.For instance, Trimax claimedthe software could handle upto 200 suspend/resume trans-actions at a time. In fact, thes o f t w a re could only handleeight such transactions. Theproblem is that the Coop sys-tem of checking out can cre-ate a line with more thaneight persons in it. Thus thesoftware needed to be able tosuspend more than eighttransactions after they hadbeen rung up at the checkoutstations, then resume themagain when those peoplemade it to the cash re g i s t e r sto pay for their transactions.U n f o rt u n a t e l y, the suspend/resume problem was some-what unique to the Coopbecause of our bifurc a t e dsystem of checking out andpaying. So Trimax took untilDecember 1999 to rewrite thes o f t w a re so it could do whatthey promised it would.

Then the new version ofthe software created anothercomputer problem. Original-l y, each computer station,whether checkout or cashre g i s t e r, would be able to

continue functioning even ifthe network went down. Thenwhen the network was work-ing again, the individual sta-tions could share their datawith the network. Becausethis is a problem for all thes t o res using Tr i m a x ’s soft-w a re, General Coord i n a t o rJoe Holtz feels optimistic thatTrimax will fix the pro b l e mmuch more quickly than theydealt with the suspend/resume issue. Meanwhile, there p resentative from CenturyData Systems, which sold thescanners to the Coop,advised the Coop againstusing the system until eachstation can function indepen-dently of the network.

The other software pro b-lem that needs to beaddressed has to do with barcodes and items sold by thecase. Because the bar codeson the outside of many casesare for a single item, a check-out person could easily makethe mistake of charging forone item rather than theentire case. The coordinatorswant the computer to flash“quantity re q u i red” wheneversuch items are scanned intothe system. That way thecheckout worker will bef o rced to think for a secondabout whether s/he is charg-ing for one or many items.

Despite the re m a i n i n gp roblems, the Coop is pro-ceeding as if everything willbe operational soon. The ten-tative plan is to install then e w, computerized cash re g-isters on Sunday night, March5. The checkout lines willremain the same for severalm o re weeks. The new cash

You will soon see a table inthe Coop with members andc o o rdinators soliciting mem-ber loans in support of thedevelopment of our newspace at 784 Union St. Mem-ber loans have always beenan important method offunding growth and improve-ments to our building, andthey will be again for the cur-rent project.

We expect to begin con-s t ruction in June. The Reno-vation Committee is workingwith the architect, food storep l a n n e r, environmental advi-sor and refrigeration andequipment consultants tocomplete the plan that will goout to general contractors forbids in March.

In April, the committee willselect the best bid. At thatpoint, we will know the pro-jected cost of the project. InM a y, the National Coopera-tive Bank will determine howmuch money they will lend usbased on an appraisal of thet h ree buildings, how much wehave in the bank and whatthey think we can aff o rd in

monthly mortgage payments.Member loans support the

Coop in several ways. Notonly do loans bring moneyinto our bank account, theyare an indication of the directs u p p o rt of the membershipfor their Coop. The NCB haslooked at that strength in thepast when considering mort-gage and development loans.The member loan pro g r a malso supports our membersd i rectly by allowing us tokeep the required investmentfor individual members aslow as possible while obtain-ing needed capital fundsf rom those members whohave more money.

In addition, loans to theCoop made by members costthe Coop less than loans fro ma bank, yet the members whomake the loans earn a higherrate of interest than theywould get by depositing themoney in a bank. The bankencourages us to get as manyloans as possible from ourmembers. The more memberloans we get, the less we’llhave to borrow at the bank’s

higher interest rates.

Why Now?Member loans will be most

effective if they come in beforewe finalize the developmentloan with the bank.

If we don’t have our fund-ing in line by early May, theRenovation Committee willhave to try to pare down thep roject. The committee hasbeen conscious thro u g h o u tof the cost of the project. Cut-ting back would be unfort u-nate because it would meanthat we would have to give upon needed features.

How You Can HelpOf course, you can make a

loan to the Coop. However,whether you can make a loanor not, you can contribute tothis eff o rt by helping us staffthe loan table and spread theword.

Workslot credit will beavailable. Please help withthis two-month campaignf rom mid-March to mid-May.If you are interested, pleasecontact the office. ■

Help Spread the Word!Let everyone know about your Coop!

Are you a realtor, a health practitioner? Doyou have an office or a store? Do you have aplace to distribute our newbright green “business cards”?Can you carry a few in your wal-let for those times when youtell others about the best placeto shop in Brooklyn! Take asmany as you would like from thebox at the exit door or from theo ffice. (And coming soon: theCoop’s new trifold flyer.)

registers will work like theolder, “dumb” machines untilthe scanners are up and ru n-ning. In the meantime, thereis stil l a lot of work to bedone. Not all the bar codeshave been entered into thecomputer and some barcodes need to be generated

for products that do not havethem. Training in the new sys-tem will begin for at least oneor two people on each squad.The Coop staff has a targ e tdate of April 10 to have thescanners up and running. Yetthey admit that finding thetime to get all this done is

going to be difficult, especial-ly since the new buildingtakes up so much of theirtime. So the scanners are stillnot working, but they may besoon, if all the re m a i n i n gs o f t w a re problems can besolved and the tasks com-pleted. ■

R E P O R T T O M E M B E R S

Help Needed for Critical Loan DriveBy Joe Holtz, General Coordinator

Why We Still Don’tHave ScannersBy Laurie Essig

By Elisa Wasserman, Director,Marketing Communications, NationalCooperative Bank

Do you know an outstanding stu-dent who is looking for scholarshipmoney for college? If so, you need toi n f o rm them about the Judy A. Mur-phy Memorial Scholarship.

The Judy A. Murphy MemorialScholarship offers students theo p p o rtunity to learn about coopera-tive business operations. It is anationwide competitive essay pro-gram centered around cooperativeeducation and writings that award sthe winner a cash scholarship of up to$3,000 for college.

National Cooperative Bank, (NCB)sponsors this scholarship pro g r a ma n n u a l l y. NCB provides financial ser-vices and technical assistance to coop-e r a t i v e l y - s t ru c t u red businessest h roughout the United States and itst e rritories. The scholarship offers thebank an opportunity to teach America’s

youth about the power of cooperatives. Applying for the scholarship is sim-

ple! Each student is re q u i red toresearch and write an essay on coop-eratives. A Committee selects thewinning essays, and the winnersreceive a cash award of $3,000 and aplaque and are featured in an art i c l epublished in Bank Notes, NCB’snational publication.

If you know a high school senior orstudent enrolled in a junior/commu-nity college who has a GPA of 3.0 on a4.0 scale or higher, tell them to con-tact NCB for details on how to apply.The deadline for the entries is May 15,2000.

If you would like more information,please contact:Human Resources Department, NationalCooperative Bank, (202) 336-7700Judy A. Murphy Memorial Scholarship,c/o National Cooperative Bank, 1401Eye Street, N.W., Suite 700, Wa s h i n g t o n ,D.C. 20005. www.ncb.com. ■

4 F February 24, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Scholarship Opportunity:

the Power of CoopsThe Judy A. Murphy Memorial Scholarship

What To Do When

There’s “Nothing to Do”2 / 1 2 / 0 0Because of the immense growth of the Coop, would you [sic] re-consider thetwo make-up policy because the Coop becomes overcrowded with workers withnothing to do. Thank you, Member.

R e s p o n s e :Please keep in mind that shifts that follow yours, including the next morning,a re not as well-staffed. Whatever you can do to lighten their load is gre a t l yappreciated. Are all the shelves fully stocked? Is the produce case full almost too v e rflowing all of the time and displayed well? Are all dried fruits, nuts andspices bagged and stocked? Is the cheese case full? The yogurt case? Dairy ?Chicken? Frozen food? For every case of food leaving the building, another caseshould be coming up from the basement! Are all the floors swept? Is thereceiving area clean? Is the sidewalk outside swept? The staircase and entrancearea? Is the bathroom clean? We hope that this list gives members some ideaof what to do when there’s “nothing to do.” Thanks! Ellen Weinstat

The Shopping Committee Feedback Book is used by squad leaders, committee coordi -nators and Coop Coordinators to ask and answer questions, comment on experience duringsquad work, etc. The comments and dialogue are often informative and /or amusing.

Sea Vegetable Thursday ~March 2

Tastings!

o Nutritional Highlightso Cooking Tips

R e c i p es include:o Sea Caesar Salad

o Blueberry Kanten

o Dulse Casserole

o Curried Tofu Salad

By Marjorie Ord e n e

When most peoplethink of allerg i e s ,they think of the

sneezing, runny noses andw a t e ry, itchy eyes associat-ed with allergy to pollen,animals, or dust. However,t h e re is another type ofa l l e rgy which, though com-mon, is much more insidi-ous. This is food allerg y. I’mnot re f e rring to the obviouskind of food allergy we allk n o w – w h e re someoneb reaks out in hives or hasd i fficulty breathing aftereating shrimp or peanuts.I’m talking about them o re subtle kind ofa l l e rgy that occurs solong after eating theo ffending food–ati n t e rvals of hours todays–that cause and eff e c ta re not readily appare n t .Symptoms vary widely, fro mtypical allergy reactions likedark circles under the eyes,constant throat clearing andrashes to vague and gener-alized symptoms like brain-fog, fatigue and depre s s i o n .

A four- y e a r-old girl devel-oped the habit of constantlyclearing her throat. At thesame time her mothernoticed pink circles underher eyes. The pediatricianre f e rred them to an allerg i s twho did 16 scratch tests tovarious foods andinhalants, al l negative .F i n a l l y, the parents decidedto do an elimination chal-lenge diet, in which theyremoved all suspect foodsfor a period of time to see ifsymptoms resolved (elimi-nation) and then addedthem back one at a time tosee if symptoms re a p p e a re d(challenge). In this case thep a rents were suspicious of

c a l c i u m - s u p p l e m e n t e dfoods because they were arecent addition to thec h i l d ’s diet and so, besidesthe usual offenders ofwheat, eggs and citru s ,they eliminated calci-

um-enriched juice and soymilk. (Dairy had alre a d ybeen eliminated, hence thecalcium supplements.)Within a week the thro a tclearing ceased and the cir-cles disappeared. Addingback citrus, egg and wheathad no ill effect. There f o re ,the parents concluded itwas the calcium. (Strictlyspeaking, they should haveadded it back as well, butthey were afraid of pro v o k-ing the symptoms.)

Renee was having dailyincapacitating headaches.When I questioned her abouther diet, one thing stoodout–she consumed bre a dand cheese daily. When Isuggested she might bea l l e rgic to them and shouldeliminate them from herdiet, she exclaimed, “Howcan I do without bread and

cheese? What will I eat?” Tome this was proof enough,but Renee remained uncon-vinced. I did a skin test for

y e a s t

(found in bread) and mold(found in cheese) and withinten minutes they became redand itchy. For the next thre eweeks, Renee did withouther bagel and her Brie andshe had no headaches. Then

she ate pizza. The next dayshe had a whoppingheadache. Since pizza con-tains both bread and cheese,it was impossible to saywhich was the culprit. Reneeresumed the eliminationdiet. She seems to be able toeat bread without dire con-sequences but so far, everytime she eats cheese, theheadaches return.

I rene was suffering fro mc h ronic vaginal burning. Ye twhenever the gynecologistexamined her, no infectionwas to be found. Her doctorsuggested food allergies asthe cause. Through a combi-nation of allergy and elimi-nation challenge testing, it

was determined thats h e w a s a l l e r g i cto vinegar. When-ever Irene atefoods like mayon-naise, catsup,salad dressings ormarinades, shehad the burn i n g ;

when she avoidedthem, she was fine.These three exam-

ples illustrate casesw h e re the off e n d i n g

foods were relatively easy toidentify and eliminate. How-e v e r, there are many casesw h e re even on an extensiveelimination diet, the symp-toms do not go away com-p l e t e l y. More o v e r, even ifthey do subside consider-a b l y, such a restrictive dietwould be unacceptable bothf rom a practical and a nutri-tional point of view.

Susan is a 30-year- o l dwoman who had suchs e v e re eczema that she hadto wear long sleeves ands k i rts at all times. After try-ing everything from anti-histamines to stero i dc reams to vi tamins, shefinally turned her attentionto diet. Off grains, dairy, cit-rus, eggs and soy, her skini m p roved to the pointw h e re she could discontinuethe steroid creams. However,

she still had severe eczemaover much of her body. Iadvised her to undergo aspecial kind of desensitiza-tion involving very low(homeopathic) doses ofantigens. Before her firstinjection I had her cleanout her gut with antifungaland antibacterial agentsand follow a special vita-min and mineral pro g r a m .Then for three days sur-rounding the shot, shecould eat only hypo-aller-genic foods such as lamb,fish, sweet potatoes andlettuce. She had to avoidp e rfumes, smoke, cosmet-ics and lotions. After thre eshots, given at intervals oftwo or more months, theeczema was gone. Thist reatment, which is muchsafer than conventionali m m u n o t h e r a p y, is usefulfor many immune andf o o d - related i llnessesranging from autoimmunediseases like rh e u m a t o i da rthritis and ulcerative col-itis , to hyperactivity toasthma and hay fever.

When you think about it,i t ’s not surprising that peo-ple develop food allerg i e s .Food is after all a fore i g nsubstance that we take intoour bodies. I f every t h i n ggoes right, then the foodstays in the alimentary canal,separated from the bloods t ream by the intestinal wall,until it has been completelydigested into amino acids,sugars and fatty acids, whicha re no longer foreign. Onlythen are they absorbed intothe bloodstream. However,when digestion is incom-plete or when the mucosalb a rrier is leaky, undigestedfood particles bearing for-eign proteins are pre s e n t e dto the immune system andt h e re the trouble begins. It isfor this reason that the firststep in treating food aller-gies is to repair the faultydigestion and leaky gut thatcaused it in the first place. ■

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Food Allergies

Ellen Weinstat is happy to announce the birth of her grandson:

Gennaro Bosamonte, III (“JJ”)January 23, 10:33 p.m.

6 lbs. 8 oz.

Baby and proud parents, Rachel Marlin andJerry Bosamonte, are doing fine!

Picture TakersWanted

Over 4000 members have had theirnew digital cards made. Now, ino rder to reach the remaining 2000,we are beginning to provide weekendhours for picture taking.

If you are interested in doing ashift taking members' pictures on theweekend, please call the office. Wewill discuss training and your sched-ule. FTOP work credit is available.

6 F February 24, 2000 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

This Issue Prepared By:Coordinating Editor: Stephanie Golden

Editors (development): Jon Bloom

Reporters: Randall Achibold Laurie EssigMarjorie Ordene

Art Director (development): Valerie Trucchia

Illustrators: Janice FriedSusan Greenstein

Traffic Manager: Monona Yin

Classified Ads Prep: Martha Becker

Saturday Coordinator: Diana Quick

Text Converters: Peter BentonDavid Sternlieb

Proofreaders: Margaret Benton

Thumbnails: Barbara Jungwirth

Preproduction: Yan KongBill Kontzias

Art Director (production): Lynn Cole

Desktop Publishing: Lenny HendersonChristian LeMoineIyakka Tafari

Editor (production): Marian Cole

Index: Len Neufeld

Puzzle CornerContributions from members are welcome.Please sign your entries. If your puzzle is printed,you will be credited. Answer appears on page 11.

Cryptogram Topic: Salad GreensThe code used on the list below is a simple lettersubstitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in onew o rd, it will be the same throughout the list.

U V H W G X C U

U Y S Q F U

W G J T J C W

S W Y S U C Q X Y

L U V H C J Y

K U Y Y U C

C U P P J H U

M W P U G H G U V V

K G Q V U U

V H W C C Q X Y V

COOP HOURS

Coop Office Hours:Monday through Friday

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Coop Telephone:622-0560

Hours for Getting Membership Cards:Evenings — Monday & Thursday

5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Daytime — Monday through Friday

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Coop Shopping Hours:MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday

Friday 8:05 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.Saturday 8:05 a.m. to 7:30* p.m.Sunday 8:05 a.m. to 5:00* p.m.

*Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time.

Childcare Hours for Shoppers:MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday

Friday 8:05 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.Saturday 8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Sunday 8:05 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

World Wide Web address:http://www.foodcoop.com

}10:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.

}10:30 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.

The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly bythe Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Stre e t ,Brooklyn, New York 11215.

Opinions expressed here may be solely the viewsof the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publisha rticles which are racist, sexist, or otherw i s ediscriminatory.

The G a z e t t e welcomes Coop-related articles, andletters from members. A “Member Submissions”envelope is in the G a z e t t e wall pocket near theentrance of the Coop. All submissions: All submissions MUST i n c l u d ea u t h o r’s name and phone number and conform tothe following guidelines. Editors will reject lettersand articles that are illegible or too long.Letters: Maximum 500 words.Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words.Submissions on Paper: Double-spaced, typed orvery legibly handwritten. Submissions on Disk: We welcome 3.5” disks alongw i t h the paper copy of your letter or article. Pleasesave your submission in text format. Disks arere t u rned in the Member Disk Returns envelope atthe back of the Gazette submissions box.Classified & Display Ads: Ads are available to Coopmembers only. Classified ads are prepaid at $10 perinsertion, business card ads at $20. All ads must bewritten on a submission form. Forms are availablein this issue and at the front of the Coop. Classifiedads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Displayads must be copy-ready and business card size.Recipes: We welcome original recipes fro mmembers. Recipes must be original and signed bythe creator.Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free tomembers in the store. Subscriptions are availableby mail at $16 per year to cover the cost of postage(at 1st class rates because our volume is low).Printed by: Vanguard Offset Printers, Hillside, NJ.

Friday, March 17

Alan Friend, Stephen James, Dan Schiavetta & HayleyG o re n b e rg sing and play Old-Time Southern mounta i ntunes and other traditional music. They accompany them-selves on fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, cello, concertina & any-thing else they can get their hands on.

ROBERTA PIKETRo b e r ta Piket has played piano with jazz gre ats such as BennyGolson, Joe Williams and Lionel Hampton and was a featured gueston Marian McPa r t l a n d ’s Piano Jazz. She took second place in the1993 Int e r n ational Thelonious Monk-BMI Composers’ Compet i t i o n .Her CD, Unbroken Line, is the first release by a woman leader in thehistory of Criss Cross Jazz.

COMING PROGRAMS

APR. 21 no coffeehouse

MAY. 19 XODÓ & Nancy Kennedy Quintet

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

Our Governing Structure F rom our inception in 1973 to the present, the openmonthly General Meetings have been at the center ofthe Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coopincorporated in 1977, we have been legally required tohave a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tra-dition of General Meetings by requiring the Board tohave open meetings and to receive the advice of themembers at General Meetings. The Board of Directors,which is re q u i red to act legally and re s p o n s i b l y, hasa p p roved almost every General Meeting decision atthe end of every General Meeting. Board members areelected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of theC o o p ’s bylaws are available at the Coop CommunityCorner and at every General Meeting.

Next Meeting: Tu e s d a y, February 29, 7:00 p.m.The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday ofeach month.

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

How to Place an Item on the AgendaIf you have something you’d like discussed at a Gener-al Meeting, please complete a submission form for theAgenda Committee. Forms are available in the racknear the Coop Community Corner bulletin board andat General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa-tion on how to submit an item appears on the submis-sion form. The Agenda Committee meets on the firstTuesday of each month to plan the agenda for the GMheld on the last Tuesday of the month. If you have aquestion, please call Linda Wheeler in the office.

Meeting FormatWarm Up (7:00 p.m.)• Meet the Coordinators• 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 for thenext meeting.

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

Agenda Discussion (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.

Attend a GMSign up to Receive Work Credit

In order to increase participation in theGeneral Meeting, the GM has voted toallow a o n c e - p e r-year workslot credit forattending a GM.

Sign Up:• The sign-up sheet is posted at the

Coop Community Corner beginning in thefirst week of each month.

• Please read the full instructions p o s t e dabove the sign-up sheet and follow themcarefully.

How It Wo r k s :• Coop members on squads in Shop-

ping, Receiving, Inventory (except dataentry), Maintenance, Daytime Office, Con-s t ruction and FTOP can receive credit forone workslot by attending one GM. (Othersquads are omitted because their work ism o re difficult to cover, or attendance atGMs is part of their job.)

• After attending the GM, the memberwill summarize the meeting very briefly fortheir squad during the squad meeting oftheir next regular workslot.

• You will re p o rt to your squad on thenext day you work and may then skip thesecond regular workslot following theGM.The work credit may also be applied tomake-ups owed or be banked as FTOP

• Missing the GM without canceling inadvance will result in your owing a make-up, asyou are making a commitment as well astaking a slot that someone else will not beable to take.

Park Slope Food Coop

MissionStatementThe Park Slope Food Coop is a member-owned andoperated food store —an alternative to commerc i a lp rofit-oriented business. As members, we contributeour labor: working together builds trust through coop-eration and teamwork and enables us to keep pricesas low as possible within the context of our values andprinciples. Only members may shop, and we shareresponsibilities and benefits equally. We strive to be aresponsible and ethical employer and neighbor. Weare a buying agent for our members and not a sellingagent for any industry. We are a part of and supportthe cooperative movement.

We offer a diversity of products with an emphasison organic, minimally processed and healthfulfoods. We seek to avoid products that depend on theexploitation of others. We support non-toxic, sustain-able agriculture.

We respect the environment. We strive to reduce theimpact of our lifestyles on the world we share withother species and future generations. We prefer to buyfrom local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We tryto lead by example, educating ourselves and othersabout health and nutrition, cooperation and the envi-ronment.

We are committed to diversity and equality. Weoppose discrimination in any form. We strive to makethe Coop welcoming and accessible to all and torespect the opinions, needs and concerns of everym e m b e r. We seek to maximize participation at everylevel, from policy making to running the store.

We welcome all who respect these values.

New Member OrientationTell your friends. Orientations are held every

Monday, every Wednesday and many Sundays.Monday, Feb. 28, Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27We d n e s d a y, Feb. 23, Mar.1, 8, 15, 22 & 29Sunday, Feb. 27, Mar. 12 & 26

Be sure to be here promptly: 7:30 or before!The orientation takes about two hours.

Although we provide childcare during mostof our shopping hours, we are unable to pro-vide childcare for the orientations. We ask younot to bring small children.

Gazette Deadlines:LETTERS & VOLUNTA RY ART I C L E S :

Mar. 9 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon., Feb. 28Mar. 23 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon., Mar. 13

CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:Mar. 9 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1Mar. 23 issue: 10:00 p.m., Wed., Mar. 15

General Meeting TUE, FEB 29GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. For locationand further information please see the sidebarat right. The agenda appears in this issue

TUE, MAR 7AGENDA SUBMISSIONS for the March 28GM: 8:00 p.m. Please see the sidebar at rightfor information on how to submit a GeneralMeeting agenda item.

Yogurt Container Recycling:

SAT, MAR 10…and every 2nd Saturday of the month.Noon–2:00 p.m. Clean yogurt, ice cream & sor-bet containers & lids. ALL BRANDS.

Coop EventsFlyers are available in the display case outside theCoop. Also look for display ads in the Gazette.

THU, FEB 24 BLOOD DRIVE in cooperation with MethodistHospital. Save a life—less than 3% of the pop-ulations donates blood and 90% will use bloodsome time in their life. 6:30-9:00 p.m. at theCoop. Please see the display ad in this issue..

THU, MAR 2 FOOD CLASS: a popular bimonthly series withSusan Baldassano. This month: Sea Vegetable.Nutrition facts, recipes, tastings. $2 materialscharge. 7:30 p.m. at the Coop.

FRI, MAR 17 GOOD COFFEEHOUSE–COOP NIGHT: thirdFriday series. This month: Steal the Donut.Musicians are Coop members. $8. 8 p.m. 53Prospect Pk W. 768–2972.

SUN, MAR 26 CHILDREN’S CONCERT: a popular annualevent brought to you by the Coop’s Fun’raisingCommittee. The Imagination Workshop Band,3 : 3 0 p.m. at Camp Friednship, 339 8th St.$ 5 per person. Light re f reshments available.Look for a display ad in thisissues.

TUE, APR 11 N ATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT—with JerryWi n t rob. 7:30 p.m. at the Coop.

FRI, APR 21 NO GOOD COFFEEHOUSEbecause of the holidays.

COOP CA L E N D A R

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THU, FEB 24

BLOOD DRIVE in cooperationwith Methodist Hospital. Savea life—less than 3% of thepopulations donates bloodand 90% will use blood sometime in their life. 6:30-9:00p.m. at the Park Slope FoodCoop. 782 Union St. 622-0560.For further info, call StuartRosenhaus, 780-3644.

FRI, FEB 25

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE:B e rnadette Speach & ThulaniDavis, music & poetry collabo-rators, in “Outtakes & Pas-sages,” a collection of newwork. They are joined by anall-star ensemble includingbass, guitars, trombone, saxo-phone & piano. $8. 8 p.m. BklnSoc. for Ethical Culture, 53Prospect Pk W. 768-2972.

B R O O K LYN RAW FOODPOTLUCK: Join us on the lastFriday of each month. Bringf resh fruits, vegetables or araw vegan dish. Free. EcoBooks, 192 5th Ave (@ U n i o nSt.) 7:30 p.m. For more info,call Robert Miller, 499-6 9 8 4 .

TEEN TALENT SHOWCASE:B rooklyn teens, 14–21 yearsold, will sing, dance dramatizep o e t ry, tap, & act their wayinto the audience’s heart. Sofar about twenty acts have reg-i s t e red. Free. 5-10:00 p.m. atthe Picnic House. For info, callChase Torres, 965-6931

WED, MAR 1

FOLK OPEN SING: Bring yourvoice, instruments friends,neighbors & family. Fre e .Potluck supper and snacks co-s p o n s o red by the PinewoodsMusic Society. Free. 6:30-10p.m. Bkln Soc. for Ethical Cul-t u re, 53 Prospect Pk W.768-2972.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS: aseries of discussions withguest speakers in the fields ofl i t e r a t u re, music & art .To n i g h t ’s guests are singer-songwriters George Wu rz b a c h& Ilene Weiss. Free. 8:00 p.m.Bkln Soc. for Ethical Culture ,53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2 9 7 2 .

THU, MAR 2

FOOD CLASS: a popularbimonthly series with SusanBaldassano. This month: SeaVegetable. Nutrition facts,recipes, tastings. $2 materialsc h a rge. 7:30 p.m. at the ParkSlope Food Coop. 782 UnionSt. 622-0560.

FRI, MAR 3

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Multi-i n s t rumentalist (guitar, bass,cello & mandola) Barry Korn-hauser, in a departure from hisdaily routine as fre e l a n c emusician, accompanist &a rranger for Latin & jazz

bands, perf o rms his originalcompositions with specialguest vocalist Lucia Pulido,whose solo CD “Lucia” mixestraditional Colombianrhythms with jazz. $8. 8 p.m.Bkln Soc. for Ethical Culture ,53 Prospect Pk W. 768-2 9 7 2 .

SAT, MAR 4

BOOK FAIR: selling thousandsof new & used books, records,CDs & tapes. Also childre n ’sbooks & videos. Incre d i b l eb a rgains! Park SlopeMethodist Church, 6th Ave @8th St, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE,Bring donations to the churchFriday night (March 3) after 7p.m.. 718-788-3306

FRI, MAR 10

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Anevening of traditional and not-so-traditional music withblues singer Bob Malenky, seachantey singer Frank Wo e rn e rand ballad singers Alison &H i l a ry Kelley. $8. 8 p.m. BklnSoc. for Ethical Culture, 53Prospect Pk W. 768-2972.

TUE, MAR 14

JEWISH BOOK CLUB SERIES:“Journey to the End of the Mil-lennium” by A.B. Ye s h o s h u a .The public is invited to attendand participate in the discus-sions. Brooklyn Heights Syna-gogue, 131 Remsen St, 7:30p.m., f ree. Call to re g i s t e r522-2070

FRI, MAR 17

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE–COOPN I G H T: The third Friday ofeach month is a series spon-sored jointly by the Park SlopeFood Coop and Bro o k l y nI n t e rfaith Action. This month:Steal the Donut. Musicians arePark Slope Food Coop mem-bers. $8. 8 p.m. 53 Pro s p e c tPk W. 768-2972.

SAT, MAR 18

ROSES & BREAD: Wo m e n ’sp o e t ry & perf o rmance event.6:30-9:00 p.m. $4-$7 donationto Wo m e n ’s Defense ofVieques, Puerto Rico. Awomen only event. Church ofthe Gethsemane, 8th Ave. @10th St. For info, call Resis-tance in Brooklyn, 399-8366

THU, MAR 23

A WORKSHOP ABOUT RELA-TIONSHIPS: with Margo Stein-feld. Everyone who wants adeeper understanding andawareness of their self in rela-tionship is welcome. Free, 730p.m., at the Park Slope FoodCoop, 782 Union St.,718-622-0560.

FRI, MAR 24

GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: BigBand Swing Night with Art Lil-l a rd ’s Heavenly Band, one ofonly a handful playing brandnew music that’s just as excit-ing and tuneful as the stan-d a rds of the 30s & 40s.. $8. 8p.m. Bkln Soc. for Ethical Cul-t u re, 53 Prospect Pk W.768-2972.

SUN, MAR 26

FA M I LY CONCERT: with theImagination Workshop Band.P resented by the Park SlopeFood Coop Fun’raising Com-mittee. Singing, dancing anddelicious snacking. 3:30 p . m . ,$5 per person, 339 8th St.

WED, MAR 29

WOMEN’S BODIES, WOM-EN’S CHOICES: An afternoonof discussion & viewing video-tapes by Dr. ChristianeN o rt h rup on women’s healthissues. Free. 7-9:00 p.m. BklnSoc. for Ethical Culture, 53P rospect Pk W. For info, callAnne Klaeysen, 965-3611

COMM UNITY CALE NDARListings in the community calendar are free. Please submit your listings in 40 words orless by mail or drop them in the mailslot just outside the main door of the Coop. Sub-mission deadlines are the same as for classified ad submissions. Please refer to theCoop Calendar in the center of this issue.

ONGOING EXHIBITS/SHOWS

2/14-3/18WORKS ON THE WALL: Geoff Farnsworth presents “Toyflesh,”a collection of paintings which explore magic in the world andwht lies below the surfaces of things. Spoke the Hub, 748Union St., 857-5158.

2/19-3/18DRIVE: Photographs by E. E. Smith. Kim Foster Gallery, 529 W29 St, NYC 10011. Tues-Sat. 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., 212-229-0044

2/24-3/15AN EXHIBITION OF FRAMED MIRRORS: by David Faden.David takes old pieces & gives them a new life & identify. NewWorld Coffee, 127 7th Av., 832-3517

GAZETTE:

• Desktop Publishers—Post-production:

Tuesday approximately 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. We are looking formembers who are frequent usersof Quark with a variety of skills.Photoshop knowledge is a plus.

• Development Art DirectorDevelop art for the issue in con-sultation with the editors andyour team of illustrators and pho-tographers.

EVENING/WEEKEND:

• Bread Invoice Bookkeeping

Work Sunday evening checkingmath on handwritten bre a dinvoices and preparing vouchersfor the weekend deliveries. Aswith most Coop bookkeepingjobs, reliability and attention todetail are more important thanprior bookkeeping experience.Sunday afternoon.

• FilingWork alone on a 6-week cycle (thejob takes about 4 hours) cro s sre f e rencing and filing invoices.There is some flexibility in sched-uling.

• GM Chair CommitteeThe group of members that chairthe General Meetings has open-ings. We especially want to reflectthe diversity of our community.The committee meets for 1 1/5hours on the first Tuesday of eachmonth, and members have rotat-ing work assignments (chair, sec-re t a ry, support) several times ayear at the GM. The total hoursa re equivalent to a regular Coopworkslot. This can be your regularworkslot, or you can get FTOPc redit. To apply, call the Coopoffice.

• Maintenance CommitteeWork with a team of 12, 7:00 p.m.Sunday nights. See the immedi-ate results of your hard work.With the help of the MaintenanceCommittee, we consistentlyreceive excellent ratings in annu-al Department of Agricultureinspections.

• Inventory CommitteeSunday 5:30-8:15 p.m. Counteverything in the Coop! Work witha team of 30, away from the shop-ping crowds. It’s a great way toget to know everything the Coop

carries. Your numbers are the firststep to a well-stocked Coop.

DAYTIME:

• Store Equipment Cleaning:

We d n e s d a y, 6:00-8:30 a.m. Cleancalculators and other equipmentin the store before it opens toshoppers. Complete the workshiftwith some attention to theo ffice—wastebaskets and a quicksweep.

• Early Morning CleaningWednesday morning, 7:00 a.m.Deep clean the childcare space—floors, shelves, etc. but not thetoys (we have a toy cleaner). Alsoclean the three bathrooms.

• Toy Cleaner:Clean the childcare toys. It mightmean scrubbing down plastictoys (or taking them home to putin a dishwasher) and launderings t u ffed toys. Clean the toyshelves, straighten the books.Evaluate the condition of booksand toys, and remove toys thatare broken, badly worn or missingpieces. Work C-week, and coordi-nate your eff o rts with the toycleaner who works A-week.

• Early Morning Office PrepMonday through Friday morn i n g ,6:00-8:30 a.m. Pre p a re for theoffice day. This is a quiet time inthe office for an independentw o r k e r. The work could be cleri-calÑtying up leftovers from theday beforeÑor it could be clean-ingÑmopping, paper re c y c l i n g ,etc. No phone work.

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• Emergency Office andReceiving Lists

You do not need to be a re g u l a ro ffice or receiving worker if youcan be available on short noticeduring the day Monday thro u g hT h u r s d a y. You may have FutureTime Off work credit.

WAITING LIST:Did you miss the special jobyou wanted? Or would you liketo switch to a specific shop-ping squad? The office main-tains a waiting list for all sortsof jobs or squads. We will callyou before the jobs go ontothe general openings listsused by the office.

MOR E LI STI NG S IN F UTUR E I SS UE S

MEETINGS

B R O O K LYN RAW FOOD lecture/ support group. Every 1st &3rd Weds. Discussion & Q&A on raw food diet & lifestyle. Free.7:30 p.m. at Ecobooks, 5th Ave. & Union St. For more info,Robert Miller, 499-6984.

COOP WORKSL OT NEEDSAre you needing or wanting to change your Coop schedule? This listing has both dayand night openings for some behind-the-scenes jobs. If you are interested, please callduring office hours. PLEASE NOTE: Except for a few cashier slots, there are noMon-Thur evening shopping squad openings.

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NO TO CREDIT/DEBITCA R D S

TO THE EDITOR:The coordinators have proposed to

raise the markup, in order to pay forthe privilege of debit/credit cards atthe Coop. Supposedly, the conve-nience of the cards will both re t a i nand attract membership.

This seems crazy. What makes theCoop most attractive to most peopleis cheap food. Raising the markupshould be a last resort.

If the convenience of members is atissue, the Coop should install anATM. The coordinators’ arg u m e n t sagainst an ATM are unpersuasive: Iftiny mom-and-pop outlets can handlethe space and security concern sposed by automated teller machines,why can’t we? An ATM, which chargesfees only to those who use it, is theequitable answer to the question ofconvenience.

Sincerely,Phyllis Eckhaus

MORE ONDEBIT/CREDIT CA R D S

TO THE E D I T O R :R e g a rding the General Coord i n a-

tors’ presentation of the article, GM toDecide: Should the Coop Accept Debit andCredit Cards, in which the writer states:Accepting credit and debit cards will help usmaintain a higher membership level. We willbe putting the Coop at risk if we don’t:

T h e re is no logical foundation foran assessment that the Park SlopeFood Cooperative (PSFC) will be atrisk if the General Coordinators’ pro-posal is not passed. The existence ofPSFC does not depend upon thea p p roval of a proposal to offer cre d i tand debit cards as payment options.Earlier in the same article, the

unidentified writer leads us to believethat we will suffer higher prices andunderstaffed squads if we do not sup-p o rt this proposal. These statementsare not realistic.

That said, we may agree that featur-ing new payment options would pro-vide a nominal attraction for newmembers, but these services will becostly to all of us. New paymentoptions will increase our gro c e rymark-up. That additional expense willbe diverted from PSFC, and dire c t e dto the banking industry (an industrythat has quite enough moneyalready!).

T h e re are much better ways toincrease sales and ensure fully-staffedsquads at the PSFC than attemptingto attract new members with paymentoptions. To increase sales, let’s makethe shopping experience more eff i-cient. The waiting time for check-outoften exceeds 40 minutes. Because ofthis major inconvenience, manymembers limit their visits to PSFC,and spend their money elsewhere forf requent small purchases. Let’s solvethe check-out problem, and theamount of purchases by pre s e n tmembers will increase greatly.

On the subject of workshift cover-age, we need not fear a shortage. Ofcourse, with almost 6,000 members,we have plenty of people to coverworkshifts. If we were to experience anactual shortage, we could adjust thework schedule to aff o rd 4-hour work-shifts, rather than our administrative-ly cumbersome 2-hour and 45-minuteshifts. That, and other stru c t u r a lchanges, would certainly address theproblem effectively.

These are only a few suggestions toi m p rove the PSFC. There are manym o re that we should all considerbefore passing a proposal that wouldincrease our 20% mark-up.

Juliana LueckingPSFC member

Elizabeth D. Poole is a long-time Coop member. She is a certified Jin Shin Do® Bodymind™

Acupressure practitioner and a New York State licensed massage therapist.

Acupressure for Spring Cleaning

Learn to locate acu-points by perceiving thehuman energy field

Explore how acupressure can help you andyour loved ones:

• Increase suppleness of joints,• Improve muscle fatigue, weakness &

headaches,• Transform anger into benevolence,• Tap into spring energy,• Rekindle the spark of life,• Reawaken your ability to plan

and make decisions.

An Exploration

Thursday, March 16 ~ 7:30 p.m., in the Coop

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

L ETT ERS P OL ICYWe welcome letters from members. Submission deadlines appear in the CoopC a l e n d a r. The maximum length for letters is 500 words. Letters must includeyour name and phone number and be double-spaced, typed or very legibly hand-written. Editors will reject letters that are illegible or too long. We welcome 3.5”disks along with the paper copy of your letter. If your disk is not Macintosh,please save your submission in a text format. Disks are re t u rned through theMember Disk Returns envelope at the back of the Gazette submissions box.

ANONYMITY POLICY—L ETT ERSUnattributed letters will not be published unless the Gazette knows the identity ofthe writer, and there f o re must be signed when submitted (giving phone num-ber). Such letters will be published only where a reason is given to the editor asto why public identification of the writer would impose an unfair burden ofembarrassment or difficulty. Such letters must relate to Coop issues and avoidany non-constructive, non-cooperative language.

FAIRNESS P OL ICY

In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage:

1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on theauthor's first-hand observation.

2. Nor will we publish accusations that are not specific or are not substantiat-ed by factual assertions.

3. Copies of submissions that make substantive accusations against specificindividuals will be given to those persons to enable them to write a re s p o n s e ,and both submissions and response will be published simultaneously. Thismeans that the original submission may not appear until the issue after the onefor which it was submitted.

The above applies to both articles and letters. The only exceptions will be arti-cles by Gazette reporters which will be required to include the response within thearticle itself.

CALLING ALL SQUAD LEADERS!The Park Slope Food Coop wants to revive the Squad Leader guidelines.

We want to compile an up-to-date manual for squad leaders. Please sharewith us procedures that you currently use or have used as a squad leader.Also please think about what you would like to find in this manual. ContactMayimuna Garcia, 718-972-7563 or jpgarcia@mindspring.com.

DiscountedParking for Park Slope FoodCoop Members

The 800 Union St. Garage provides discounted parking rates for Coop memberswhile they shop or work in the Coop. Member rates are $3 for up to two hoursor $5 for up to four hours (including all taxes). The special validation sticker tobe attached to your garage ticket is available from the Coop exit worker.

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D I S P L AY AD SUBM IS SION

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Display ads must besubmitted prepaid at $20 per insertion. Payment WILLNOT be refunded or credited on canceled ads. Use thisform or the submission form printed in the Gazette. Adswill not be accepted unless they are accompanied bypayment and submitted on a Gazette Classified Submis-sion form.

• COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED.• Only CURRENT members may place ads.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Attach your check (NOCASH) to this form, OR pay the cashier and have the exitdoor worker record your payment in the book.

• RECORD PAYMENT INFORMATION BELOW. • Place this completed form with check or receiptinformation in the wall pocket, or mail it to the Coop.

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COPY INSTRUCTIONS: Ads will appear in a 2”x3.5” borderedbox (standard business card size). Submissions will bescanned “as is.” No modification or development services areavailable.

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I TEM S FOR SALE –NON COMME RCIAL

WHAT QUALIFIES FOR REDUCED RATE? To qualify for the reduced rate of $4 perinsertion, ads must be for items sold by individual members, not in any way commercial &priced at under $200. See box below for additional submission & payment info.

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Classified ads must be submitted prepaid at $10 perinsertion. Payment WILL NOT be refunded or credited on canceled ads. Ads will not beaccepted unless they are accompanied by payment and submitted on a Gazette ClassifiedSubmission form.

• COMPLETE ALL INFORMA-TION REQUESTED.• Only CURRENT members mayplace ads.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Attach your check (NO CASH) to this form, OR pay thecashier and have the exit door worker record your payment in the book.

• RECORD PAYMENT INFORMATION in box above. • Place the completed form with check or receipt information in the wall pocket, or mailit to the Coop.

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❏ Housing Available❏ Housing Wanted❏ Housing Sublets❏ Vacation Rentals❏ Merchandise for Sale*❏ Merchandise Wanted

❏ People Meeting❏ Pets❏ Services Available❏ Services-Health❏ Services Wanted❏ What’s for Free

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BED & BREAKFAST

BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN BEDand Bre a k f a s t . Victorian home ont ree-lined Prospect Heights blockhas rooms with semi-private bath,air conditioning, television andphone. Full breakfast provided inattractive smoke-free enviro n-ment. Long and short staysaccommodated. Reasonable. CallDavid Whitbeck, 857-6066.

THE HOUSE ON 3rd STREET,located on 3rd St.just below 6thAve. Beautiful parlor floor- t h ruapt., sleeps 5. Private bath, colorT V, deck overlooking gard e n ,kitchenette, separate phone line,a gracious comfortable Park Slopehome. Call 718-788-7171 for infor-mation and reservations.

CHILD CARE

LOOKING FOR CHILDCARE? Ourcaring and responsible sitter islooking for full time employmentbeginning in April. She has beendoing a great job for us and we’re

sure she will do the same for you.Call Christine and Jamie for moreinfo. 718-369-9891.

OUR LOVING and reliable sitter isavailable Mondays and Fridays.Call Holly at 802-0044 for re f e r-ence, or Karen directly at919-1210.

LONG TIME Coop members seekchild care for our 4-month oldbeginning April or May, 3 to 5days/week. Interested in sharingw/another family. We welcome sit-ter recommendations. Call Ken orBarbara, 718-788-1408.

CLASSES/GROUPS

A RT LESSONS: Teacher with 33years experience, formerly atB rooklyn Museum Art School.Skilled at nurturing individualgrowth while providing a solid tra-ditional foundation in portraiture,still-life painting, landscape anddrawing. All mediums, all levels.Beginners welcomed. Phone499-0154.

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KUNDALINI YOGA IN PA R KSLOPE offers ongoing classes inKundalini Yoga and meditation.Heal your body, raise your spirits.473 13th St. between Pro s p e c tPark West and 8th Av e n u e .$12/class or 6 classes for $60.718-832-1446.

IYENGAR YOGA CLASSES onBergen Street. This yoga style pro-vides detailed instructions, mak-ing the yoga poses safe, healingand accessible to all levels andphysical needs. Certified instru c-tor; both morning and eveningclasses. Call Erin at 718-399-8955.

ARE YOU SINGLE? Tired of all thedating games? Frustrated by theN . Y. singles scene? THE RELA-TION-SHOP helps you build newdating and relating skills togetherwith other men and women. Thisis a 4 week course that re a l l ymakes a diff e rence! Call Psy-chotherapist and Dating CoachCharley Wininger at 718-832-4590.

OPEN HATHA YOGA: Park Slopesites a.m. & p.m. Gentle, Chair,Levels 1 & 2, Kid’s yoga. Bre a t h-ing, postures, deep re l a x a t i o n ,meditation in compre h e n s i v e ,balanced, easeful flow. Expandbody awareness, peace & mind.Integral Yoga certified, Exerc i s ePhysiologist. Private sessions.D o l o res Natividad, 718-8 5 7-0 0 4 9 .

COMMERCIAL SPACE

PROFESSIONAL OFFICES avail-able. Ideal for massage therapist,acupuncturist, psychotherapist,etc. Be part of a holistic center,either in a beautiful Soho sectionor in an excellent Brooklyn neigh-borhood. Doctor will introduce allpatients to you. For inform a t i o ncall 212-505-5055

EMPLOYMENT

HIGH END NYC CONSTRUCTIONCo. seeks qualified superv i s o r s ,skilled labor and finish carpen-ters. Please fax resume with asmuch detail as possible.2 1 2-2 2 6-1880 or email Person-n e l @ K H A L S A C O N S T R U C T I O N.COM

WANT A MORE satisfying job?O p p o rtunity for the right personto join our holistic optometricpractice. Must love working withc h i l d ren. Will train as a visiontherapist to work with childre nand adults. Part time. Call Dr. JerryWintrob: 718-789-2020.

PARK SLOPE-based moving com-pany (Top Hat Movers) needss t e a d y, part-time help. Up to $13per hour ($7-8 base + tips). Excel-lent working environment. Must

be over 18, strong and re l i a b l e ,able to work as part of a team.Valid driver’s license, pre v i o u sexperience a plus. Contact Robert718-622-0377.

HOUSINGAVAILABLE

LARGE ROOM available inProspect Heights. Non-residentialuse preferred. Perfect for writer ora rtist. Sunny and quiet. $500 permonth. One month security andre f e rences re q u i red. Call7 1 8-6 2 3-8549 for inform a t i o n .Available March 1.

S PACIOUS COMMUNAL bro w n-stone in downtown Brooklyn seek-ing fourth housemate.Non-smoking and must like cats(but not have any). Communalmeals are mostly vegetarian.L a rge room, reasonable re n t ,b a c k y a rd with vegetable gard e n .Call 522-3561 or 522-5703.

VACATION HOUSING

FA N TASTIC CATSKILL CO-OP forsale or rent. Large pool, mountainviews, 8 acres of grounds. Unique-ly designed; two large sleepinglofts, 2 full baths plus 5 otherrooms. Hardwood floors, com-pletely furnished. Two hours fromBrooklyn. Located in Spring Glen,N . Y. $2200 season rental. $30,000sacrifice sale. Peter 718-783-5698.

SUMMER RENTAL IN MART H A’ SV I N E YARD. Gorgeous two bed-room duplex in Oak Bluffs. Walk tobeach and town but still very pri-vate.Huge yard with garden andbeautiful deck. Great kitchen, d/w,TV/VCR, w/d in basement! All new.Sleeps five easily; more w/kids.Call Doug 718-768-8078.

MERCHANDISEFOR SALE

GREAT DEAL on circa-1900 Victo-riana sofa & chair set! Sofa is 7 ft.long, perfect for a snooze in yourparlor flr Brownstone apt! Chairupolstery & spindle wood arms &carved back is a perfect match. Allcushions with set, orig from Ken-nette Sqr PA estate sale. Moving,MUST SELL! $1000 or BO. Call718-330-0054 & SEE!

MULTI-PURE WATER FILTERS pro-vide a constant source of purewater at home, office, school fordrinking, ice, cooking, rinsingf ruit&veg, pets&plants. We arehappy to sell this excellent prod-uct to fellow Coop members con-c e rned about health, water,

e n v i ronment. Ede Rothaus &Anne Seham Multipure Ind. dis-tribs. 212-989-8277.

MERCHANDISE-NON COMMERCIAL

BASEMENT SALE: Bookcase,m i n i a t u re bil liard-ping pongtable, coffee table, child sofa,shoe rack, computer desk, chairs.Phone: 398-9514.

MOVING SALE: Attractive chest ofdrawers. Stained wood. 30 incheshigh x 50 inches wide. $60. Beauti-ful sofa. Muted colors, floral pat-t e rn, excellent condition. Paid$900, asking best offer over $200.Call Margie 622-6454.

MERCHANDISE WANTED

SEEKING BOOKS! We needdonations of new & used books,re c o rds, CDs, tapes, videos. Alsochildren’s books, games & videos.To benefit the Park Slope UnitedMethodist Church (Book Fair willbe held on March 4th). Excellentconditon only, please! For info orto arrange pickups, call 788-3 3 0 6 .

PEOPLE MEETING

THE COUNCIL on Intern a t i o n a lEducational Exchanges (Council)seeks host families. Families takein a 15 to 18 year old from anotherc o u n t ry and provide room andboard for them for one year (startsAugust 2000). Council pro v i d e sinsurance, spending money andother services. Student goes tolocal high school. For more infor-mation, call Marsha at 783-0 5 7 2 .

PETS

S A LVADOR NEEDS A HOME!Endearing male cat, less than 2years old, rescued during coldspell. Healthy, playful, FIV/FELVnegative, vaccinated andn e u t e red. White with grey mark-ings—grey spot on chin like a lit-tle beard. Likes other cats, O.K.with gentle dogs. Please call Mar-lene at 638-4604 to adopt.

SERVICESAVAILABLE

E C O L O G I C A L LY CONSCIOUSE X T E R M I N ATING. Injection tre a t-ment for most insects gets jobdone safely. We use non-carc i n o-genic, no or low-odor pesticides.Some are natural. We also exter-minate rodents, etc. Licensed andinsured. Rec. by NYCAP. Commer-cial accounts welcome! Call Ster-ile Peril 718-622-0053.

IF IT’S NOT BROKE don’t fix it!But if it is “Call Bob”-every kind offix-it Carpentry - P a i n t i n g - P l a s t e r-w o r k - P l u m b i n g - Tiles etc. If it’sb roke call 718-7 8 8-0004. Free Estimate.

TOP HAT MOVERS,INC., 925Union Street, Bkln. Licensed andI n s u red moving Co. moves yous t re s s - f ree. Full line of boxes &packing materials avail. Free esti-

mates 718-6 2 2-0377. D.O.T. #T-12302. Reliable, courteous, excel-lent re f e rences & always on time.C redit cards accepted. MemberBetter Business Bureau.

M ATH TUTOR WITH A HEART:PhD student in mathematics with10 years’ experience teaching andtutoring all levels, including pre pfor SAT, GRE and other tests. Ispecialize in helping studentswith math anxiety. Get in touchwith your inner mathematician!Call Julia S. Brainin 718-622-1514.

MADISON AVENUE HAIRSTYL-IST—15 years experience. Av a i l-able 1 block from Coop byappointment only. Please callMaggie at 718-7 8 3-2154 $40.00

HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS?Call BYTE BOYS! At only $35 perhour, we charge less than anybodyelse. We come to your house to fixthe problem! We also build orupgrade computers. Either call usat 718-499-1035 or e-mail at Byte-boys1@aol.com. Call BYTEBOYStoday!

ATTORNEY - PERSONAL INJURYspecialist. 21 years experience inall phases of personal injury law.Individual attention provided fore n t i re case. Free office or phoneconsultations. Referrals in otherfields of law. 13-year Food Coopmember; Park Slope resident. TomGuccione, 718-596-4184.

TO BEST SOLVE your plumbingand heating problems, call ane x p e rt. Av rum Fink has over 25years experience in the field. Forp rompt rel iable service, callAvrum at 718-768-5392.

MY THOROUGH and re l i a b l ehousekeeper is available to makeyour home sparkle. Call Holly for aglowing re f e rence at 802-0044, orMonica directly at 201-9 4 6-7314.

PAINTING INSTRUCTION foradults and teens. Beginning andintermediate phases. Guidance inmaterials, technique and inspira-tion. Small groups tailored toindividual needs. 8 sessions for$145. Private instruction alsoavailable. Call Robin Ross at718-852-6047.

SERVICES-HEALTH

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY in Brooklyn(Midwood) & Manhattan (Soho).D r. Stephen R. Goldberg pro v i d e sfamily dental care utilizing non-m e rc u ry fillings, acupuncture ,h o m e o p a t h y, temporo m a n d i b u l a r(TM) joint therapy & much more .For a no-obligation free initial oralexamination, call 212-5 0 5-5 0 5 5 .Please bring X-rays.

Classified advertising in the Linewaiters’ Gazette is available only to Coop members. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Coop.

Answer to Puzzle on page 6E s c a role, Endive, Arugula, Dandelion, Mesclun, Fennel, Lettuce, Watercress, Frisee, Scallions

ADVERTISE ON T HE WEBIf your ad would benefit from exposure on the World Wi d eWeb, dial up the Coop’s home page. The ads are FREE, andthe submission form is contained in the web page.

Park Slope Food Coop web address:http://www.foodcoop.com

SERVICES-HEALTH

HOLISTIC PHYSICIAN using nat-ural therapies to re s t o re balanceand well—being. Problems tre a t-ed include allergies, asthma,sinusitis, fatigue, headaches,digestive disorders, horm o n a lp roblems, menstrual pro b l e m s ,menopause. Insurance re i m-bursable, Medicare accepted.Please call Marjorie Ordene, M.D.718-258-7882.

HEADACHE, Fibromyalgia, mus-culo-skeletal pain, PMS, TMJ,Digestive distress, cellul ite?Comb. of acupre s s u re, cranio-sacral & lymphatic drainage cant r a n s f o rm pain, diminish distre s sof surgery, reduce anxiety & elimi-nate emotional tension held inbody tissues. Eliz. Poole, LMT, cer-tified acupressurist. 718-2 8 4-7 7 9 4

PSYCHOTHERAPY TO SUIT yourneeds and your lifestyle. HelenWintrob, Ph.D. licensed psycholo-gist with postdoctoral cert i f i c a t e sin individual, couple and familyt h e r a p y. Will accept GHI, Oxford ,Value Behavioral Health, Empire ,US Healthcare, Blue Cro s s / B l u eShield. Park Slope office, Eve.appts available. 783-0913.

PERSONAL FITNESS Trainer / rawfoodist nutritional counselor- 4certifications - 10+ yrs experience.Specialties: Sport specificity /O rthopedic concerns / Immunesystem disorders / Senior’s condi-tions / Nutrition/ Pre-natal. Yo u rhome / mine (I have equipment) /your gym, Call Angela 783-4356.

EXPERIENCED THERAPIST WITHFLEXIBLE APPROACH able tohelp you improve re l a t i o n s h i p s ,

reduce stress, enhance cre a t i v i t y.Specialties in: artistic conflictsand child therapy. Adria Klinger,CSW, 718-965-2184.

CONSIDERING PSYCHOTHERA-PY? Experienced therapist canhelp with symptoms of depre s-sion, trauma of abuse, adultissues of living & aging, and thechallenges of a chosen life. Learnabout yourself with compassion &humor. Moderate fees. Park Slope.M a rtha Becker C.S.W.718-499-6662.

HOLISTIC OPTOMETRY-Most eyedoctors treat patients sympto-matically by prescribing everincreasing prescriptions. We try tofind the source of your visionp roblem. Some symptoms that

can be treated incl. headaches,eye fatigue, computer discomfort,l e a rning disabilities. Park Slopelocation. Dr. Jerry Wi n t ro b -718-789-2020.

OPTIMAL MEDICAL CARE - Holis-tic & complementary med provid-ing a caring therapeuticrelationship. Treatments include:Naturopathic, family MD, IV thera-p y, homeopathy, acupuncture ,massage therapy, allergy testing,colonics. Park Slope location. CallD r. Jef f rey Goodman,718-636-3880.

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST/H ATHA YOGA. Winter f itnesstraining tempered with yoga inhome, gym for an intelligentbody/mind conditioning program.

New goals? Need motivation?ACSM, ACE, Integral cert i f i e d .Athletes, seniors, beginners.Reduce stress. Rehab injuriess a n e l y. Dolores Natividad,718-857-0049.

COMMUNITY CHIROPRACTIC &ACUPUNCTURE compre h e n s i v eholistic care for the entire family.Car accident, work or sport sinjuries Therapy, X-ray, Nutrition-al supplemental & homeopathicc a re available. Sliding scale awainsurance reimbursement. Allpatients treated by Dr. Kare nThomas, 175 6th Ave. Corner Lin-coln Pl. Call: 398-3100.

MASSAGE THERAPY pro m o t e sdeep relaxation, relief from pain,and self-awareness. I have 20years of experience working withclients to achieve improved healthand well-being. Please call SusanKaner, LMT, at 768-6994.

P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y: insightful,sensitive and sensible help witha n x i e t y, depression, work, familyand relationships. Adults, chil-d ren and families. Oxford ,M e d i c a re, PHS, Workers Comp,other insurance. Linda Nagel,Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist.718-788-9243.

TIME-LIMITED PSYCHOTHERAPY.30 years of experience with chil-d ren, adolescents and adults.P roblem-oriented, solution-focused treatment. Office oneblock from Food Coop. Karen B.Peterlin, CSW 718-789-2464.

WHAT’S FOR FREE

FREE INITIAL ORAL EXAM inholistic dental office for all Coopmembers. X-rays are strictly mini-mized so bring your own. Dr. Gold-b e rg ’s non-merc u ry offices inSoho or in Midwood section ofB rooklyn. For info please call7 1 8-3 3 9-5066 or 212-5 0 5-5 0 5 5 .

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W E L C O M E !

A warm welcome to the following new Coop memberswho joined us in the two weeks before the Gazette deadline.We ’ re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

THANK Y OU!

Thank you to the following members for re f e rr i n gfriends who joined the Coop in the last two weeks.

As the Coop has a normal turnover in membership of20-25% every year, we constantly need new members tomaintain the size of our working squads.

We encourage all members to tell their friends aboutthe Coop!

Lisa AltJessie BarthelemyScott BodennerDvid BuckelLuz BuenoRobert DickeyStuart F.Suzanne FiolAndrea FrodemaTamari GoelmanJeffrey GoodmanJanice HarperRita Idavoy

Clare JacobsonBrent KramerJean LehrmanTainesha McKinneyAlix OlsonMarah RhoadesKimberly S.Liesl SchwabeIlana StoraceShameela Um-ShakoraMichele WeinerJ. York

Pnina AaronsonYitzchok AaronsonLuis AlvarezAdam Bar-YakovMeadon BlumDebora BurakDavid CaiatiKofi CarpenterChestel CeusAlison ClarkeCollette Cohen-HenriquesChris DechertLinda DeJesusJoseph DesrosiersStacy DorrisInna GaberDavid GittAriela GreenblattValentino GulyakoChris HeineSven HelsenKim HoffnagleJeffrey HogrefeHaisi HuBrem HydeKarl JannuskaMargaret KernsJason KnightAllyssa Lamb

Jennifer LapidusLucas LedbetterWilhelmina MarxerSandra McDadeRosemarie McElaneyLaurie NardoneLydia Pacheco-CarpenterFredda PattiLarissa PhillipsHeidi PrieurNadine Rahman-MunajjSpencer ScottAaron SewardYelena ShvartsAndrew SmithBill StringfellowJanetta StringfellowAndrew TerranovaShakhete ThomasJennifer ThompsonErmina Van HoyeCurtis VanceTatiana VolkinBenjamin WarnkeDenise WashingtonTyra WashingtonEzra WeinbergAngel Kyodo Williams

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Sunday March 26, 3:30 pm

Camp Friendship ✹ 339 8th St.

$5 per Person ✹ babes in arms free!

Light Refreshments Available

Join the Park Slope Food Coop for a family concert with the

ImaginationWorkshopBand

Interactive musical theatre for children up to 10 years old and their adults!

Get ready to sing, dance and exercise your imaginations...

For more information, please call 718.369.3644

Directions to Camp Friendship, 8th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues:

Take the R train to 4th Avenue or the F train to 7th Avenue.