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Volume II, Number 13 June 26, 2014

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

Established1973

Why Eat Ancient?Emmer, an “ancient” grain,

differs from the refined andbleached wheat used inWonder Bread. The vintage,ecological role and nutri-tional composition of eachgrain is unique. According toJune Russell, Manager ofFarm Inspections and Strate-gic Development at Green-market, GrowNYC, healthfulancient and heritage grainsare nutritious and flavorful,with good vitamin and min-eral uptake and higher pro-tein content than refinedand denatured flours. It’sthese refined, commoditygrains and their products,which most people con-sume, which may have givengrains a bad name.

“All the nutrition isstripped out and what’s left is

starch,” says Russell. “Starchyfoods are not healthy. Somepeople feel grain must be fer-mented to promote betterdigestion—as is done inpreparing sourdough bread.But mass produced foodproducts are cooked rapidly.This doesn’t allow theenzymes to break down.Along with bleaches, brown-ing and caking agents andother unlabeled additives, allof this may contribute to theuptick in allergy incidence.”

Ancient and so-called her-itage grains also have a lowerglycemic index and higherprotein content, makingthem good transitional foodsfrom high meat consump-tion, Russell says. Plus theytaste good.

“Emmer tastes sweeter.Einkorn is nutty. It’s the

mother grain—the originalthe others descended from.The heritage grains grown inthis region include rye, buck-wheat, non-GMO corn—andbarley for both food andbeer,” says Russell.

Receiving Coordinator Ron Zisa reports that the

Coop currently offers spelt flour and berries, andemmer flour and berries

from Small Valley Milling, a Pennsylvania-based mill

which sells organic products.This summer, the Coop will

also begin carrying oats from Maine Grains,

a mill in Skowhegan, Maine.

Finding the Best Grain Varieties

Via a four-year long grantfrom the federal government,Cornell’s Dr. Mark Sorrells isidentifying the grain varietiesthat grow best in New York’svaried micro-climes. Henotes that both ancient andheritage grains are older andin many cases more adapt-

By Ed Levy

High-poverty communitiesmust take the keys to

health into their own hands.This is the message of Coopmember Sister Bisi Iderab-dullah, founder and head ofImani House, a youth devel-opment and family supportorganization that addressesissues of poverty and nutri-tion. In keeping with thatmission, Imani House spon-sored its second Walk-to-LiveWalkathon on Sunday, June22, when adults and childrencame together in ProspectPark to walk off extra calories,develop the habit of exerciseand learn about healthiereating.

“Fruit for life” was thisyear’s walkathon theme,inspiring many parents andchildren to wear the colorsand photos of their favoritefruit. After-walk festivitiesincluded music, Africandrumming and dance, CPRand health demonstrations,prizes and, of course, lots offree fruit.

Sister Bisi created theWalk-to-Live Walkathon as away for communities in high-ly affected areas in New YorkCity, especially communitiesof color, to take preventiveaction against childhoodobesity. The walk is a chanceto counter the cultural con-

Walk-to-Live: Imani HouseFights Childhood Obesity

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Next General Meeting on July 29The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on thelast Tuesday of each month. The July General Meeting will be onTuesday, July 29, 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 Coop governance, please see the center of this issue.

Amber Waves of GrainBy Alison Rose Levy

Over the last decade, a regional grain initiative has been spearheadedby farmers, artisanal bakers and a trio of regional non-profit and

educational institutions. These include Cornell University College ofAgricultural and Life Science’s Small Grains Project, the NortheastOrganic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) and GreenmarketGrowNYC. On June 23rd, their event, “Reinventing the Hudson ValleyBreadbasket,” was held in Red Hook, New York to showcase small grainsvarieties for local and specialty markets.

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IN THIS ISSUEWhy Isn’t Anybody Listening to This Guy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Coop Calendar, Governance Information,

Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: Nothing Like Chocolate . . . 10Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Exciting Workslot Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Thank You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Update on Location ofJune 26 CB6Landmarks/Land UseCommittee Meeting

The meeting will beheld at the YMCA onNinth St. between Fifthand Sixth Aves. Themeeting will begin at6:00 p.m.

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able and resilient than thegrains developed after theso-called “Green Revolution.”That so-called revolutionoccurred in the 1960s, andresulted in the hybridizationof many grain crops for easein mass production.

Green revolution grainswere bred for specific traits,such as shorter height tofacilitate fertilizer use,aimed at enhancing massoutput. In contrast, ancientand heritage grains, most ofwhich are organic, still havethe genes that can adapt tofluctuations in weather pat-terns and other risks to goodcrop yield.

“When you grow differentcrops, they are attacked bydifferent insects, fungi andbacteria, and when yourotate, that breaks up thecycle of diseases and insectsthat attack just one crop. Itreduces the problems,” Sor-rells says.

Regional Food ResilienceOne of the prime goals of

expanding ancient and her-itage grain cultivation is toassure food resilience in theNortheast. Traditional cropvarieties developed over cen-turies may withstand chang-ing weather patterns andresist disease better thannewfangled hybrids. Accord-ing to Russell, “Emmer isresilient and scrappy—it’shardy.” Getting grains backinto production is importantbecause “if we are going tohave a decentralized foodsystem we need to havegrains.”

Rotating ancient and her-itage crops with first, veg-etables and then, legumes

enriches the soil, preventssoil depletion and helps tolessen the prevalence ofinsects, disease and croploss in all crops rotated,says Sorrells.

History of the Grain Renaissance

According to NOFA-NY’sRobert Perry, the grain resur-gence began about a decadeago, when New York’s Green-market began requiring bak-ers to use 15% grains fromthe local region in theirbaked goods. “That startedthe hunt for products.Although Champlain ValleyMilling and Wild Hive Millbegan to grow local grains,many artisanal bakers seek-ing to fulfill that quota lackedaccess to the necessarygrains. There was not a lot ofhard red or white wheatgrown in the region—for thenew artisanal bread market,”Perry recalls.

“Using fresh flour is similar to using

fresh garlic or vegetables, and more people are

discovering that.If you pick up a

loaf of bread—it makes adifference whether it is fromChina or the Hudson Valley.

That is a food choice and if we want to be

self-sufficient in this region,it’s important to

understand that.”—Robert Perry,

NOFA-NY

Cornell , NOFA-NY andthe Greenmarket partneredto obtain a grant to developand research the grains andprocesses to help this bud-

ding grain resurgence. Theyalso offer an annual winterconference, along with fielddays and workshops forfarmers and others. Perryest imates that there arecurrent ly 3 ,000 acres ofal ternat ive smal l grainsgrown in New York State.Most are either organic orcould be so certified if thefarmers elected to gothrough the process. He ispleased with this develop-ment. “I can grow vegeta-bles and sell them at themarket in 30 to 60 days.Grain takes longer. Theseare grains we haven’t grownin 75 years—so to br ingthem back entails a learn-ing curve. It is not as easyas putt ing seeds in theground. There are newkinds of challenges. But weare meeting them.”

At the events NOFA-NYhosts, and others, Perry

demonstrates equipmentnew and old. “I take oldthreshing tables, and showthe process from the freshlypicked grain to the flour tothe bread and pasta,” hereports. “It always amazes mehow many people don’t knowthat those amber waves ofgrain are what make up a loafof a bread.”

Trying Ancient andHeritage Grains

To break the dominationof commodity crops—corn,soy and conventionalwheat—local grain growersneed help and part of that isbuilding a market for them.“Using fresh flour is similarto using fresh garlic or veg-etables, and more peopleare discovering that,” saysPerry. “If you pick up a loaf ofbread—it makes a differencewhether it is from China orthe Hudson Valley. That is afood choice and if we want tobe self-sufficient in thisregion, it ’s important to

understand that.”“If it works here, it can

work elsewhere,” says JuneRussell. “New York is theplace to leverage thesethings.”

For Coop members wish-ing to try traditional grainsfor themselves, ReceivingCoordinator, Ron Zisareports that the Coop cur-rently offers spelt flour andberries, and emmer flour andberries from Small ValleyMilling, a Pennsylvaniabased mill which sells organ-ic products.

This summer, the Coopwil l a lso begin carry ingoats from Maine Grains, amill in Skowhegan, Maine.Their oats are dry rolled ona stone grist mill to yield ahigher nutritional contentthan conventionally milledoats , according to BrianGoldblatt of GrowNYC.There will be several vari-et ies , as wel l as sampleof fer ings, in the weeksahead. ■

GRAINS: HEALTHY OR NOT?For decades, grains have been considered a “healthyfood,” by health-oriented people as well as the USDAfood pyramid. Nearly 20 years ago, the USDA FoodPyramid recommended six to 11 daily servings. Butrecently, the obesity epidemic has led researchers torethink the health up and down sides of widespreadgrain consumption, especially of refined grain prod-ucts, including breads, crackers, pasta, pizza, cerealsand sweets.

Recent research connects high glycemic foods withweight gain—leading grains to fall from favor. Withcurrent books like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly urgingpeople to reduce their consumption of high carbprocessed foods, it may come as a surprise to find agrain resurgence—here in New York State, and else-where in the Northeast. But the distinctions betweenprocessed grains and heritage or ancient grains makesall the difference.

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By Frank Haberle

Longtime Park Slope resi-dent, Coop member and

bicycling enthusiast SteveFaust passed away in March,following complicationsfrom leukemia. A longtimefederal transportation plan-ner, Steve is remembered atthe Coop for his contribu-tions to the popular bikevalet service and for hishelp redeveloping theCoop’s entrance and exitsystems from 2006-2008.Citywide, Steve was knownfor his leadership in devel-oping the Five Borough BikeTour and his efforts to cre-ate bike access across citybridges. Steve is survived byhis wife Linda, daughterJuliette, son Nathan andtwo grandchildren.

A Leader in the New York City Biking Community

Since the 1970’s, Steve—aVietnam veteran and a grad-uate in Urban Planning fromHarvard—was an earlyleader in efforts to make thecity safe and accessible forbicyclists. In 1977 Steve anda group of friends workedwith the American YouthHostel Association tolaunch the Five BoroughBike Tour. Steve served onformer Mayor Ed Koch’sbicycling committee andworked with TransportationAlternatives since 1992. Hewas particularly committedto opening bridges to bicy-cle and pedestrian traffic, agoal he achieved with theEast River bridges but notwith the Verrazano Bridge.“One of Steve’s great accom-plishments was getting thecity to make bridges accessi-ble to bikes,” says Coopmember Rod Morrison, alongtime neighbor and fami-ly friend. “Steve would go toCity Hall with the originalplans for the bridges, whichclearly outline bicycleaccess, even though theywere altered later. Stevefought for years to get theseoriginal plans reinstated.”

Ken Coughlin is a Coopmember who knew Stevesince the early ’90’s at Trans-portation Alternatives andwho served with him on theCoop’s Shop and Cycle Com-mittee. Ken remembers: “Afellow advocate said atSteve’s memorial service, ‘Itwould take many volumesto document Steve’s bikingadvocacy.’ Steve was a greatresource to the cycling com-

munity for decades. Becauseof his background as anengineer and transportationplanner his assessmentscarried an authority that fewothers could match, and noone had his attention todetail. He was involved invirtually every major bikingadvocacy campaign over thepast nearly half-century. Hisresearch was instrumentalin the city’s decision toremove stairs from theBrooklyn Bridge, givingcyclists easy access to thecrossing. He discovered thatthe original bridge had hadno stairs, and he alsodemonstrated that bridges

must conform to therequirements of AmericansWith Disabilities Act. He tes-ti f ied before the MTAnumerous times on bicycleaccess to trains.

“Perhaps Steve’s greatestpassion,” Ken continues,“and something that he didnot live to see realized, wasthe creation of a bike andpedestrian path on the Ver-razano-Narrows Bridge. Hisadvocacy on that issue

began when the bridgeopened in 1964 and Steve,still a teenager, took part ina demonstration protestingthe lack of a ped-bike path,which apparently had beenin the original designs butwhich Robert Mosesdropped, allegedly to securea lower insurance premiumfor the Port Authority.

“A few years ago,” Kenadds, “I stood with Steveunder the bridge as heexplained to me from an

engineering standpoint howa path could be built at verylittle cost. I comprehendedonly about a third of whathe said, but it was impres-sive. I kept wondering, ‘whyisn’t anybody listening tothis guy?’”

Bringing His Talent andSkills to the Coop

At the Coop, Steve con-tributed his skills and talentsin two key areas: the Exit andEntrance Committee work,during the Coop’s big expan-sion; and then to the Shopand Cycle Committee, wherehe helped develop the bikevalet system. Steve’s wife

Linda, who joined the Coopwhen she retired from teach-ing in 2003, remembers thatat first, Steve was reluctantto get involved. Then Lindaspotted an advertisement inthe Gazette, seeking membersto join the Exit and EntranceCommittee, which was setup to plan the flow of mem-bers into and out of theCoop. “I said to him, ‘You’rea city planner! This is some-thing you should be interest-ed in.’” Original plans called

for an extensionof the Coopentrance out ontothe street. Withhis city experi-ence, Steve knewthat the bureau-cracy involved inextending theentrance wouldbe formidable,and he encour-aged the commit-tee to focus itsenergy on reorga-nizing the check-out stations.Steve ’s technical sk i l lscame into play in develop-ing the debit card system,scanners and other techni-cal components of thecheckout stations.

Just as this work waswinding down, Linda sawanother Gazette ad, for mem-bers to join the Shop andCycle Committee. “Stevehelped with the planningand created the procedures,”she remembers, “but he alsohelped assemble the racks,set up the pipes and orderthe tent.” Sarah Phillips, a10-year member of the Coop

and the chair of the Shopand Cycle Committee,remembers when Steve firstgot involved in the spring of2008. “Back then it was anexploratory committee withthe mission to promotebicycling as a sustainablemode of transportation andas a convenient way to shop.The idea of a bike valet ser-vicing the Coop was floatedby some members whowanted to see secure bicycleparking in the Coop neigh-borhood. They formed anexploratory committee toresearch the issue and run abike valet trial.

“Working with Steve waseducational and fun,” Sarahsays. “He had a long-terminstitutional memory of theCoop and the New York Citycycling scene that informed

the committee’s work. Stevewas passionate at meetingsand had so much to con-tribute; it was sometimeshard to keep up. At commit-tee meetings he’d opineabout the bad old days ofcycling in the city. It washelpful to place our workwithin the context of thework of cycling advocateswho helped pave the way forall cyclists in the city. Inaddition to being the Shopand Cycle ‘historian,’ Stevewas our committee’s engi-neer, handyman and tinker-er. He custom designed andbuilt some of the parts weuse to run bike valet such asthe brackets we use to storethe equipment when it’s notin use.”

As Ken remembers it, “Ionly knew Steve’s work atthe Coop starting in 2008when he joined the Shopand Cycle committee. I’msure he had many contribu-tions before that. Steve wasa huge help and outstandingresource in getting theCoop’s bike valet service offthe ground. He retrofittedthe hardware to suit ourneeds, and always had a cre-ative idea for solving a prob-lem. As we struggled to staffup the shifts when bike valetwas first getting underway,Steve would readily volun-teer to fill in—sometimespulling two shifts in succes-sion as squad leader.

“When Steve focused on aproblem he would investi-gate all angles with greatthoroughness and come upwith a solution that oftenmade use of his engineeringbackground. He looked atthings in ways few otherswould or could. Steve alwayshad time for any question,project or request, and hedid it all cheerfully, especial-ly if it presented an intellec-tual challenge for him. Hewas a sweetheart of a guy, areal mensch.” ■

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‘Why Isn’t Anybody Listening to This Guy?’Coop Members and the Biking Community Remember Steve Faust

Steve Faust with his wife Linda.

Steve Faust was a tireless campaigner for the bikingmovement.

Building an effective Bike Valet program was a major focusfor Steve Faust.

“Steve was a great resource to the cycling community fordecades. Because of his background as an engineer and

transportation planner his assessments carried an authority thatfew others could match, and no one had his attention to detail.

He was involved in virtually every major biking advocacycampaign over the past nearly half-century.”

—Kevin Coughlin

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ditioning that tells us eatingat McDonald’s is fun and“chubby is cute”—a condi-tioning that puts kids, espe-cially those in communitiesof color, at greater risk forType 2 diabetes, heart dis-ease and cancer.

A study reported thismonth in The New York Timeshas also shown a sharpincrease among adolescentsin a disease known as nonal-coholic fatty liver. Damagefrom the disease, which caus-es the liver to swell with fat, isnearly identical to thatcaused by alcoholism, only inthis case the damage is doneby poor diet and excessweight. Fatty liver is particu-larly widespread among His-panics, many of whom carry avariant of a gene, that drivesthe liver to aggressively pro-duce and store triglycerides, atype of fat, the Times reported.

Overall, the number ofobese children in communi-ties of color has skyrocketed,and now affects one out offive children, Sister Bisi toldthe Gazette. The condition is adouble-edge sword, shenoted. On the one hand, thehealth is affected; on theother, obese children areoften bullied, isolated andmarginalized by other chil-dren. As a result, they end updealing not only with theserious and long-lastinghealth issues, but also with

the emotional scars of rejec-tion. Some studies have alsolinked obesity to poor acade-mic performance.

Why a Walkathon?While jogging can place a

lot of strain on bones andjoints, particularly in obeseor heavy people, walking isconsidered by many to be theideal exercise for those whoare obese. It’s safe, it’s easy,(we all know how to walk), it’sgood for the heart and bloodpressure and it’s relaxing.

“We should look closely atstatistics citing a decline inobesity among children.Obesity is declining only

among children between theages of one and five.

Among children 10 to 19,who are under less parental

control, it’s rising.”—Sister Bisi Iderabdullah,

founder of Imani House

Walking reduces bodyweight not only by burningcalories but by reducingstress as well—if you havetoo much stress, you eatmore. No special equipmentor training is required. All youneed for walking are the moti-vation and a good pair ofshoes. The Walk-to-Livewalkathon can provide thefirst, and possibly even thesecond. And exercise can domore than burn off calories. Itcan also ensure a healthier

and broader array of gut bac-teria. According to GeorginaHold, of the Institute of Med-ical Sciences, Aberdeen Uni-versity, the lack of a broadspectrum of bacteria in thegut has been implicated inmany health conditions andin how well we harvest thenutrition and energy from thefoods we do eat.

Sister Bisi advises that weshould look closely at statis-tics citing a decline in obesityamong children. “Obesity isdeclining only among chil-dren between the ages of oneand five,” she said. “Amongchildren 10 to 19, who areunder less parental control,it’s rising.” In fact, she added,these older children oftenturn away from healthierschool menus in favor of thecheap calories of fast foods.The lure of many fast-foodrestaurants starts with mar-keting that builds associa-tions in kids’ mindsbeginning when children arevery young, associatingFrench fries and super sodaswith indoor play places, jun-gle gyms and slides. “Themessage,” she said, “is thatfood outings, even when thefood consists of largely emptycalories, are fun. The annualWalk-to-Live Walkathon isintended to break those pat-terns, to show that walking,bonding, fresh air andhealthy nutrition can be evenmore fun.”

The link between fast foodrestaurants and obesity isalso based on hard datashowing that the trends ineating away from home inthe United States paralleltrends in obesity. That is, themore we tend to eat out as anation, the fatter we havebecome, and fast food out-lets have been by far themost rapidly expanding sec-tor of the U.S. food distribu-tion system. Foods typicallysold at these restaurants,burgers, soda and fries, arestatistically associated withhigher body weight and areinexpensive.

The Walkathon is lookingforward to an even biggerturnout next June.

Origins of Imani HouseSister Bisi started Imani

House when she, her hus-band and five children emi-grated to Liberia, WestAfrica, in 1985, as theyattempted to leave behindwhat she felt were limitedpossibilities for children ofcolor in the U.S. The tragicdeath of their daughterImani, in South Carolina,which Sister Bisi attributesto racism and classism, also

contributed to their decisionto emigrate. Born and raisedin Brooklyn, Sister Bisi hadbeen an activist and commu-nity organizer most of herlife, and as new arrivals inLiberia, she and her husbandcreated a nonprofit with theintention of starting aschool, a health and educa-tion program for women, anda farm project. Instead, soonafter their arrival, they foundthemselves in the midst of aviolent civil war. Sister Bisivolunteered in a hospitalward for wounded and aban-doned children and eventu-ally created a safe house forover 40 children, naming theprogram after her daughter,Imani. Imani House Liberiatoday provides health ser-vices and health educationto over 17,000 women andchildren each year.

In 1997, Sister Bisi returnedto Brooklyn, and out of thisexperience, and her observa-tion that families living inpoverty in America were facingmany of the same challengesas those in Liberia, was bornImani House Brooklyn.

Free Summer Day CampImani House Brooklyn pro-

vides free after-school youthprograms that engage chil-dren in performing arts, ath-letics, academic support andsocial and emotional devel-opment. This summer it willagain provide seven weeks offree day camp for 120 inner-city children ages five to 12.Instead of being babysat bythe TV, campers will be mak-ing friends, going on trips,taking dance, music and artclasses, exploring the worldaround them and gettingtutored. Imani House Brook-lyn also offers free adult liter-acy/ESOL and GED classes at

the Hanson Place Church, aswell as information and refer-ral services from its office onFifth Avenue.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit orga-nization Imani House, haswon a number of awards forthe excellence of its pro-grams in both Brooklyn andLiberia. To learn more, todonate or to volunteer, visitw w w . i m a n i h o u s e . o r g ,WWW.IHIWALKTOLIVE.COM,write to [email protected],or call 718-538–2059. ■

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Sudoku

Puzzle author: James Vasile. For answers, see page xx.

Sudoku is a puzzle. You are presented with a 9x9 grid ofsquares, and that grid is divided into 3x3 zones.

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Imani House sponsored its second Walk-to-Live Walkathonon Sunday, June 22, when adults and children came togeth-er in Prospect Park to walk off extra calories, develop thehabit of exercise and learn about healthier eating.

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Cheese ClassWe invite Coop members to learn more about the wonderful cheeses the Coophas to offer. This event will be limited to 30 people on a first-come, first-seatedbasis. It will be like musical chairs—come and claim your seat—there should beroom for you. Guest speaker Michelle Loayza began her career in cheese behindthe counters of Murray’s in the West Village, while completing an M.A. in FoodStudies at NYU. She now works for Forever Cheese, an importer of specialtyfoods and cheeses from Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia, and enjoys writingabout food (cheese included) on the side. This workshop is brought to you byCoop member Aaron Kirtz, who has worked in the cheese industry since 2003,and sells cheese to the Coop via Forever Cheese.

Compassion & VitalityBringing the Alexander Technique to chronic pain. Pain can make us feel helpless,frustrated, and less of the person that we’d like to be. Physically, pain tends to alsohave a shrinking effect: we tighten our muscles around the discomfort and stiffenour bodies to either numb or protect against further injury. In this workshop, youwill be introduced to a set of skills to respond differently to pain, so that it canbecome a wake-up call to expand and grow rather than retreat and shrink. TheAlexander Technique is a century-old method for improving one’s mind-body coordi-nation, balance, and well-being. Coop member Dan Cayer is a nationally certifiedAlexander Technique teacher working in the field of pain, injury, and stress. His per-sonal experience with the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of pain, inspiredhim to help others.

Agenda 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 8:00 and 8:15 p.m.Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda

Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave.,between Fourth and Fifth Sts.

Safe Food Committee Film Night:Nothing Like ChocolateDeep in the rain forests of Grenada, anarchist chocolatierMott Green seeks solutions to the problems of a ravagedglobal chocolate industry. Solar power, employee share-holding and small-scale antique equipment turn out deli-cious chocolate in the hamlet of Hermitage, Grenada.

Finding hope in an industry entrenched in enslaved child labor, irresponsiblecorporate greed, and tasteless, synthetic products, Nothing like Chocolatereveals the compelling story of the relentless Green, founder of the GrenadaChocolate Company. Nothing Like Chocolate traces the continued growth ofMott’s co-operative, exposing the practices and politics of how chocolate hasmoved worldwide from a sacred plant to corporate blasphemy.

An Update About Fast Track Legislation

An update about ‘Fast Track’ for ‘Free Trade’ legislation in Congress with a focus onhow passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would affect internet access. IT headstake note. We will also discuss the proposal to form a Coop Fair Trade Committee thatwould offer work-slot credit to continue this campaign. Bring questions, concerns andsuggestions to this informative and stimulating session. Susan Metz is presenting onbehalf of the Coop Fair Trade Group. A member since 1980, she was a Shopping SquadLeader for 22 years before retiring. Her letters appear regularly in the Coop'sLinewaiters' Gazette and other prestigious publications.

PSFC JUL 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 Coop

office. Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enteron Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible.


Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave.,between Fourth and Fifth Sts.

PSFC 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 Coop

office. Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enteron Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible.


Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m., at MS 51, 350 FifthAve., between Fourth and Fifth Sts.

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jul 1tue 8 pm

jul 8tue 7 pm

jul 11fri 6:30 pm

jul 29tue 7 pm

aug 5tue 8 pm

aug 26tue 7 pm

sep 2tue 8 pm

For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.comAll events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops.

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

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COOP HOURS

Office Hours:Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Friday & Saturday

8:00 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 line 15 minutes after closing time.

Childcare Hours:Monday through Sunday

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

718-622-0560Web address:

www.foodcoop.com

The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope FoodCoop, 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 oth-erwise discriminatory.

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 stan-dard editorial 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 [email protected]. 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). Classi-fied ads 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.

SUMMERTIMEDON T FORGET YOUR COOP SHIFT!

Oh %#@&!! I forgot my Coop shift!

If you plan on being away during one of your workslots, please make arrangements to have your shift covered.

One way to do it is to use the Shift Swap at www.foodcoop.com!

If you plan on being away for eight weeks or more, contact the Membership Office to take a leave of absence.

YOUR CO-WORKERS WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT!This Issue Prepared By:

Coordinating Editors: Stephanie GoldenErik Lewis

Editors (development): Erik LewisJoan Minieri

Reporters: Frank Haberle Ed LevyAlison Rose Levy

Art Director (development): Eva Schicker

Illustrators: Lynn BernsteinDeborah Tint

Photographer: Rod Morrison

Thumbnails: Mia Tran

Photoshop: Terrance Carney

Quark: Helena Boskovic

Art Director (production): Dilhan Kushan

Desktop Publishing: Joe BanishKevin CashmanOliver Yourke

Editor (production): Lynn Goodman

Puzzle Master: James Vasile

Final Proofreader: Nancy Rosenberg

Index: Len Neufeld

Advertisement: Eric Bishop

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Attend a GMand Receive Work Credit

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

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

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

name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The sign-ups sheet 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-for-

workslot-credit program two times per calendar year.

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

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

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

for the entire meeting.

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

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

passed around during the meeting.

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

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

Park Slope Food CoopMission Statement

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

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

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

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

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

WELCOME!

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Jeanette AbbinkMike AbbinkEmilie AbramsLaurie AdamsEmin AllenShemsut AmenAmani AnsariCarlos ArteagaDanielle AshAndrew BaronEric BarstadLucy BaumrindMatthew BennettBrian BergeronRaj Bond

Andrea BowenFrancesca BracagliaJocelyn Brooks SmerdJulie BrownTetina BuncheDavid CanoseNicole CattellNicholas ChuaAlison CorwinNeil CrevelingSteven CruzIsabelle D’UrselShoshana DentzAutumn Digatano-

Fedoruk

Zachary DionneKathleen DonnellyJessica DudaRebecca DunnanChristine DwyerAmy ErcolaniAvi FischerEric FriedmanKim GittlesonJay GlazerAmy GlobusBrenda GoldsteinJonathan GoldsteinJefferson GrantAmes Gravert

Robert GreenFalcon GriffithShermel GumbsRobert GurboVictor GurboDylan HalomElizabeth HartCecele HartmanMarissa HaversClare E. HenrieHazen HenryMichael IadarolaDanish IqbalTristan JeanBlake Jung

Sana KadriJaweed KaleemAmrita KapurChana KavkaJeremy KittelRachel KrantzEugenia KrechmerHannah LazarusJennifer LeeYoon Joo LeeTim LeongChristopher LinCorrina MacKoulCelia ManleyKris Manzur

Terrance MarryshowJenny McCoyMaria McFarlandJoseph McMahonJames Michael

McTwiganGareth MilesSophie MilesDan MillmanJoy MillmanBrendan MocklerAlex MoskowitzMelissa MoskowitzJerandy MoyetSandy Myers

Gerry O’LearyDorit Oitzinger-

WieserAiya OnoElizabeth OrneAlice OshimaDaniel OshimaFrank OudemanIrene Pedruelo TapiaLesley PellerMatthew PellerMargrit Pittman-

PollettaAnthony PolancoMonique Powell

James QuadriGabrielle RadekaReed ReederWhitney ReederSofia ReganWillene RegistreCourtney RiceNica RossAlisa RotenbergEmily RubensteinSimone RutkowitzAllison SamuelsKaty SamwellNatalie SanchezAmy Sandgrund

C O O P CA L E N D A RNew Member Orientations

Attending 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.com

The 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.

General Meeting InfoTUE, JULY 1AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m.

Submissions will be considered for the July 29

General Meeting.

TUE, JULY 29GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m.

Gazette DeadlinesLETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES:

July 10 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, June 30July 24 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, July 14

CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:July 10 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, July 2

July 24 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, July 16

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COURTESY, PLEASE

TO THE EDITOR:When does “excuse me”

mean “get the f**k out of myway”?

The other morning, as fre-quently happens, the Coopaisles were packed withshoppers and with workersrestocking shelves. As I wait-ed on the side of an aisle foranother shopper ahead of meto reach for something on thelowest shelf, I heard some-one behind me demand,“excuse me.” It was a womanwith a large cart plowing herway through the aisle. When Iasked her to wait while thewoman ahead of us bentdown for her item, shereplied, “All the other aislesare jammed,” and proceededto push her way through,while the other shopper,looking startled, squeezed

out of the way.This is a particularly egre-

gious—but by no means iso-lated—example of badmanners that saying, “excuseme” fails to justify. Could weall please shop with a littlepatience and consideration,reserving “excuse me” forwhen we make a mistake,rather than when we want topush someone out of ourway? Those who think theyare entitled to do otherwiseshould find their way to thewide aisles of Whole Foods.

Carol Messineo

BRING BACK YOURCART

MEMBERS:The other day on my way

from the Coop with my box ofgroceries, I found a cart (oneof the big, heavy, I’m-afraid-

of-no-curbs ones) sittingabandoned on the sidewalkon Seventh Avenue, abouthalfway between Union andBerkeley. I waited a few min-utes, thinking maybe thewalker had gone to Roma’sfor a delicious slice of pizza (Iwould totally understand,since their margarita pie is todie for), but to no avail. I triedto call the Coop office so thatmaybe someone would comepick it up, but the line wasbusy (maybe we could ask fora few more phone lines nextFestivus), so finally I broughtit back myself and told thecoordinator in charge aboutit. Yay to me, I guess.

My fellow members, Iunderstand that in our busylives, it might be a pain tohave to wait for somebody to

walk you and your groceriesto your vehicle, but rulesapply for everybody; if you’reshopping in the middle of theday, you probably have time,and your car is alreadyparked anyway. If you wantyour stuff delivered right toyour door, there is FreshDirect; otherwise, don’t be anentitled yuppie, don’t givethe neighborhood a bad rep-utation, and bring back thefreakin’ cart.

Benedicte Charpentier

REVISIT THERETIREMENTPOLICY

EDITOR:A country and/or Coop can

be judged how it treats itsyoung and old. The scorecardfor the young is a B+; for theold it’s an “F.”

Using the excuse of a laborshortage to keep everyoneworking till they drop wasreminiscent of corporatebosses and not empathetic,nice Coop leadership.

The Coop coordinatorsneed to regroup and comeup with a more humanesolution to present to themembership.

Frank Goldsmith

We welcome letters from members. Submission deadlinesappear in the Coop Calendar. All letters will be printed ifthey conform to the published guidelines. We will notknowingly publish articles which are racist, sexist or other-wise discriminatory

The maximum length for letters is 500 words. Lettersmust include your name and phone number and be typedor very legibly handwritten. Editors will reject letters thatare illegible or too long.

You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly hand-written, or via email to [email protected] oron disk.

AnonymityUnattributed letters will not be published unless the

Gazette knows the identity of the writer, and therefore mustbe signed when submitted (giving phone number). Suchletters will be published only where a reason is given to theeditor as to why public identification of the writer wouldimpose an unfair burden of embarrassment or difficulty.Such letters must relate to Coop issues and avoid any non-constructive, non-cooperative language.

FairnessIn order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage:1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allega-

tions not based on the author's first-hand observation.2. Nor will we publish accusations that are not specific

or are not substantiated by factual assertions.3. Copies of submissions that make substantive accu-

sations against specific individuals will be given to thosepersons to enable them to write a response, and both sub-missions and response will be published simultaneously.This means that the original submission may not appearuntil the issue after the one for which it was submitted.

The above applies to both articles and letters. The onlyexceptions will be articles by Gazette reporters which willbe required to include the response within the article itself.

RespectLetters must not be personally derogatory or insult-

ing, even when strongly criticizing an individual mem-ber's actions. Letter writers must refer to other peoplewith respect, refrain from calling someone by a nicknamethat the person never uses himself or herself, and refrainfrom comparing other people to odious figures like Hitleror Idi Amin.

LETTERS POLICY

VALET BIKE PARKING IS HERE ON SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS!

Every Saturday,April 5–November 22,

1:00–5:15 p.m.and

Every Sunday,April 6–November 23,

3:30–7:45 p.m.Coop members can leave their bikes with

our valet parking service, which is like a coat check for bikes. Working members will

check 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 on Saturdays after 5 p.m. or Sundays after 7:30 p.m.

Valet bicycle parking at the Coopis brought to you by the PSFC

Shop & Cycle Committee.

Do you want your old Coopattendance records?

Up until September 2009, the Coop keptattendance on index cards.

If you were a Coop member before then, we may still have your old partial or

complete cards.If you would like to have this as a souvenir,please come to the Membership Office and

ask for it. If we have it, it's yours!We will be recycling them shortly.

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BDS TOPICS:

DIVESTMENTS FROMG4S CORPORATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTSVIOLATIONS IN ISRAELIPRISONS

TO THE EDITORS ANDMEMBERS:

Recently the campaign for divest-ment from corporations that profitfrom the Israeli persecution of Pales-tinians achieved two important suc-cesses. On June 7, 2014, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationannounced its total divestment fromthe British “security” corporationG4S. And on June 12, the UnitedMethodist Church General Board ofPension and Health Benefits alsodecided to divest from G4S.

According to a June 10 article inMondoWeiss by the Northwest Region-al BDS Coalition, “G4S has a contractwith the Israel Prison Services toinstall and run security and manage-ment systems at six prisons wherePalestinian political prisoners,including children, are routinely sub-ject to torture.” It is corporations likeG4S that participate in and profitfrom the oppression of Palestinianpeople.

Others include Israeli banks thatprovide loans to build illegal WestBank settlements and that unfairlyrestrict investment for PalestinianWest Bank enterprises. HewlettPackard provides equipment forIsraeli surveillance and control of theOccupied Palestinian Territories.Companies like Combined SystemsIncorporated (CSI) sell the Israelimilitary “non-lethal” weapons forsuppressing protests against theoccupation. Motorola Corporationequips the Israeli army with encrypt-ed cellphones. The French corpora-tion Veolia provides, among otherservices, bus lines betweenJerusalem and the illegal West Banksettlements. See the website who-profits.org for more information.

The campaign for the liberation ofPalestine continues in multiple local,national and international efforts forBoycott Divestment and Sanctions.

You can be part of these efforts byboycotting Hewlett Packard andMotorola products.

And you can stop buying Ahavacosmetics and the Sodastream watercarbonation system. These manufac-turers profit from exploitation ofPalestinian land, labor and naturalresources.

Please see our website psfcbds.wordpress.com for more information.

Naomi BrusselPark Slope Food Coop Members forBoycott Divestment and Sanctions

EU COMMISSION ANDINTERNATIONALCELEBRITIES IGNOREBDS AND SUPPORTISRAELI BUSINESS

MEMBERS:Having probably heard about BDS

by now, business continues apace forinternational investors, research,and celebrities in Israel.

Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu and European Commis-sion President Jose Manuel Bar-roso attended the ceremony inJerusalem where EU Ambassador toIsrael Lars Faaborg-Andersen andIsrael’s Science, Technology andSpace Minister Yaakov Peri signedthe Horizon 2020 deal. Horizon 2020is one of the largest scientific andindustrial cooperation programs inthe world with nearly €80 billion($109 billion) available in fundingand grants for research and develop-ment. (TOIsrael)

will.i.am The founding memberand rapper of The Black Eyed Peasrecently went to Israel to introducehis latest smartwatch to a group ofIsraeli startups and angel investors.While in Israel, will.i.am (WilliamAdams) also expressed interest ininvesting in several Israeli startupsincluding Tonara, an interactivesheet music app and Wishi, a crowd-styling fashion app. The rapper alsovisited other up-and-coming star-tups like Guster and Fashioholic.

Jay-Z. Hip-hop legend and Gram-my winner Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) is aprominent investor and spokesmanfor Duracell PowerMat, an Israelicompany that specializes in wirelesscharging for electronic devices. “Ibelieve in the future of wireless ener-gy and I believe that Duracell Power-mat is the company to bring on therevolution,” the entertainer said in acompany press release.

Ellen Degeneres. Emmy award-winning talk show host EllenDegeneres wasn’t about to miss outon the bubbly craze, holding a give-away of SodaStream machines onher daily talk show.

Michael J. Fox Michael J. FoxFoundation for Parkinson’s Researchawarded more than $1 million ingrants to two Israeli companies—CellCure Neurosciences and ProneuronBiotechnologies—to support theirongoing research to find viable treat-ments for Parkinson’s.

As Palestinian journalist KhaledAbu Toameh says:

“In recent years there has been a signifi-cant rise in the number of non-Palestinianswho describe themselves as “pro-Palestinian”activists. In their view, inciting against Israelon a university campus or publishing “anti-Zionist” material on the Internet is sufficientto earn them the title of “pro-Palestinian”. Itis time for the “pro-Palestinian” camp in the

West to reconsider its policies and tactics. Itis time for this camp to listen to the authenticvoices of the Palestinians—those that areshouting day and night that the Palestini-ans want good leaders and an end to law-lessness, anarchy and financial corruption.”

PSFC founding principles cannotsupport boycott movements thatdemonize and lie about one side yetdo nothing for the people they claimto represent. BDS is only one exam-ple of how such movements destroypolitical inclusiveness through will-ful tactics of division and blame.Therefore we should codify a mini-mum 80% GM vote policy to enact offi-cial boycotts, and dispense with theunofficial 51% suggestion.

It’s time to change the conversa-tion. Finally.

Jesse Rosenfeld

‘JULY 2014: TAKE ACTIONAGAINST THEAPARTHEID WALL:’ APALESTINIANGRASSROOTSCAMPAIGN AGAINSTISRAEL’S WALL IN THEWEST BANK

MEMBERS:Background: On July 9, 2014, it

will be a decade since the Interna-tional Court of Justice (ICJ) issued anadvisory opinion: Legal Consequences ofthe Construction of a Wall in the OccupiedPalestinian Territory. Summary: (A) Con-struction of the Wall being build byIsrael, the occupying Power, in theOccupied Palestinian Territory,including in and around EastJerusalem, and its associated regime(gates, permits), are contrary to inter-national law; (B) Israel is obligated toterminate its breaches of internation-al law, to cease construction of theWall, dismantle structure, repeal leg-islation relating to Wall; (C) Israel isobligated to make reparations fordamage caused by the constructionof Wall in the Occupied PalestinianTerritory, including in and aroundEast Jerusalem; (D) All States obligat-ed not to recognize the illegal Wall,not to render aid or assistance inmaintaining the situation created bythe Wall, and to ensure complianceby Israel with inter-national humanitari-an law; (E) TheUnited Nations,especially the Gener-al Assembly andSecurity Council, toconsider furtheraction required toend the illegal situa-tion resulting fromthe construction ofthe Wall.

Ten years afterICJ: Powerful govern-

ments have shirked their responsibil-ities; the Wall has expanded withimpunity. Seventy percent complet-ed already, when finished the Wallwill stretch 800 kilometers and willenable the de facto annexation of 46percent of the West Bank. In the faceof official inaction, 30 Palestiniancoalitions and organizations,including US Campaign to End theIsraeli Occupation (a national coali-tion of 400 groups), recently issueda call for ordinary people around theworld to mark ten years since the ICJruling by making July the month ofaction against the Apartheid Wall.Using this opportunity to raiseawareness about the Wall, start orstrengthen boycott, divestment andsanctions (BDS) campaign focusedon companies involved in the con-struction of the Wall (Elbit, G4S),and pressure governments to live upto their obligations outlined in theICJ decision. The effects of the Wallin Palestine have been devastating:cutting people off from their fami-lies, employment, farms, educationand medical care; robbing Palestini-ans of their land and resources.(Jamal Juma)

The Wall: Construction started2002: concrete walls (height: twiceBerlin Wall), fences, ditches, razorwire, an electronic monitoring sys-tem, patrol roads, and a buffer zone.85% of the Wall cuts into the WestBank. Illegal settlements builtbehind the Wall are the single mostimportant factor behind the devia-tion of the route from the 1949Armistice (“Green”) Line. With 34 for-tified checkpoints, 634 militarycheckpoints, 1,661 km settler roadscomplementing the Wall System,Israel imprisons Palestinians intoghettoes: Northern Ghetto (Jenin toQalqiliya), Central Ghetto (Salfit),Jerusalem, Southern Ghetto (Bethle-hem, Hebron), Jordan Valley, GazaStrip. (stopthewall.org)

Crime of Apartheid: Systemic poli-cies by a regime to dominate/sup-press one racial group over another… ‘Action to Stop Apartheid Wall:’icjl0.stopthewall.org, #Stop Impunity.

Mary BuchwaldBrooklynForPeace.org

PSFC members for BDSwww.psfcbds.wordpress.com

What Is That? How Do I Use It?

Ask Me QuestionsAbout Coop Foods

Every Monday, 12 to 2:45 p.m.You can join in any time during a

question-and-answer session on the shopping floor.

Look for tour leaders in produce aisle.

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By Adam Rabiner

Films for Foodies tend to fallinto certain categories.

There are films that lavishaesthetic, cinematographic,appreciation which leave youhungry such as Jiro Dreams ofSushi. Others screened in thisseries use food as a launch-ing point to tell a larger story.Black Gold is not so muchabout coffee as it is about fairtrade. Bananas! deals with theexploitation of Nicaraguanbanana farmers exposed by aU.S. multi-national tobanned toxic herbicides andAsparagus! dwells on theplight of the small townAmerican farmer. Beer Wars isless about beer and moreabout the warlike, cutthroatnature of the beer industryand King Corn is not aboutcorn on the cob but about thepervasiveness of corn syrupand other corn derivatives inour food system and our verybodies. Juliette of the Herbs wasa loving biography of a fasci-nating, nomadic woman whodevoted her life to under-standing and using the pow-ers of plants to heal.

What is remarkable aboutNothing Like Chocolate is that itis at once a story about a per-son, a business, and choco-late while it also addressesthe larger issues of fair tradeand food justice. The filmworks on all these levels.

Mott GreenThe heart of the film is

Mott Green, born DavidFriedman. Green grew up inNew York, the child of twointellectuals, and droppedout of college in 1988 just shyof graduation. That year he

met some anarchist squattersand became an activist with aradical approach to alleviat-ing suffering. He electrifiedthe squatters’ abandonedhouses, installed solar-pow-ered hot-water showers, con-verted a Volkswagen bus torun on electricity and workedin several soup kitchens. Inthe mid-1990s Green movedto Grenada where he foundedthe Grenada Chocolate Com-pany in 1999.

The camera crew tagsalong with Mott as he speakshonestly of his life on theisland, weighing the loneli-ness he feels as a single managainst the freedom heenjoys to work around theclock on his business and fol-low his passions.

ChocolateMott’s great passion for

chocolate developed, in part,out of his enjoyment for cocotea, a mild stimulant. Beforestarting the business, heknew nothing about choco-late, but he learned. Leadinga tour of the factory, Mottexplains to some childrenthat the phrase, “like waterfor chocolate” is a misnomerbecause water and chocolatedon’t mix. In fact, in drying,fermenting, and roastingcacao beans, the very point isto get most of the moistureout. The cacao nib, or center,is 50% fat and 50% solid.Grinding the nib is very simi-lar to making peanut butterand results in a rich, thick,delicious looking (but actual-ly very bitter) dark brownpaste known as chocolateliquor that when sweetened,molded, and hardened

becomes chocolate. It takesMott three days to make hissmall batches of chocolatefrom scratch.

Clearly, for Mott, and theother chocolatiers featured inthis film, chocolate is a foodnot a candy. Their artisanalchocolate is pure, unlikemass-produced commercialproducts adulterated withpalm butter. They revere thisfood, as did the indigenouspeoples who used the cacaobean as currency to tradewith the Spanish conquerors.

Food Justice/Fair Tradeand the GrenadaChocolate Factory

One of the reasons Mottbegan the Grenada ChocolateFactory, the only chocolate-making company in a cocoa-producing country, was hisabhorrence of a decades-longproblem endemic to industri-al chocolate production,forced child slavery in WestAfrica, particularly the IvoryCoast. He felt this social prob-lem had its roots in the globalscale of production whichkeeps cocoa production sepa-rate from chocolate makingand divides consumers fromproducers. Unlike wine whoseorigin is specified, the cacaobeans that go into a mass pro-duced candy bar can comefrom anywhere.

Mott, a kind of radicalWilly Wonka, wanted to pro-duce chocolate in the oppo-site way—locally, organically,sustainably, ethically, and asan Organic Cocoa Farmers’and Chocolate-Makers’ Coop-erative proudly paying cocoafarmers the highest price inthe world for the beans at

$2.00 per dry pound, a full$.70 more than the $1.30offered by the government’sGrenada Cacao Association.

The company, whose slo-gan is “tree to bar,” is one ofthe only small-scale chocolatemakers producing chocolatewhere the cocoa grows, and itperforms every activityinvolved in production, fromplanting and growing cocoatrees to drying the cocoabeans in the sun and ferment-ing them. Mott created uniqueprocessing methods, designedand maintained his own solar-electric powered machines,refurbished antique equip-ment and even packaged thefinished product. Mottshipped the chocolate bars toother Caribbean islands on a13 foot Hobie Cat and toEurope on the Tres Hombreswind powered sailboat anddelivered them to their finaldestinations using volunteerbicyclists in the Nether-lands. In 2011 the companywas recognized by the StateDepartment for promotingsustainable economic devel-opment and outstandingenvironmental conservation.

In researching Nothing LikeChocolate, after watching themovie, I was shocked and sad-dened to learn that Mott Greendied on June 1, 2013, just a yearafter the film was made. He

was electrocuted while work-ing on some solar-poweredmachinery. He was 47.

The Grenada ChocolateCompany continues with thehelp of Mott’s mother andbusiness partners. The docu-mentary’s director, Kum-KumBhavnani, will join the post-screening discussion fromLondon via Skype and JoeAngello, a business partnerand distributor of the productin the U.S., will be here inperson. Mr. Angelo workedclosely with Mott and will beable to give personal insightinto Mott’s accomplishmentsand philosophy of non-com-placency. Nothing Like Chocolateis a great film about a specialman. Knowing that MottGreen is no longer makingthe world a better place is,indeed, bittersweet. ■

Nothing Like Chocolate willshow on Tuesday, July 8, 7 p.m.Park Slope Food Coop, 782 UnionSt., 2nd floor. Free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will be served.

Looking to help new coops form in Brooklynwhile getting a tax deduction?

Support the Fund for New Coops—a project of the Park Slope Food Coop.The Fund for New Coops will make low-interestloans to start-up coops that use the full-memberlabor model like ours. Loans will be extended to qualified start-ups to address problems andmaximize the chances that start-ups will flourish.

How can you donate?• Use the scannable Fund for New Coops donation cards

available on the shopping floor

• Donate directly from the Coop’s website, foodcoop.com. Follow the link forthe Fund for New Coops and select the DONATE button

• Mail a check—made out to the Fund for New Food Coops—to: FJC, 520 Eighth Ave., 20th Flr., New York, NY 10018

Help nascent coops that want to use our model: Contribute today!

EXPERIENCED REPORTERSPlease Apply

Workslot DescriptionWe have four distinct Linewaiters’Gazette teams—each producing anissue every eight weeks. You willdevelop and produce an article aboutthe Coop in cooperation with yourteam’s editor every eight weeks.

For More InformationIf you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to learnmore about the job, please contact Annette Laskaris in theMembership Office or e-mail her at [email protected].

To ApplyPlease send a letter of application and two writing samples at least800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview, not aQ&A) to [email protected]. Your letter should stateyour qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience andwhy you would like to report for the Coop. Your application will beacknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editors,Stephanie Golden and Erik Lewis.

Seeking to Diversify the Gazette StaffThe Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested inusing this opportunity to diversify our staff. We believe that wecan enrich the quality of the Gazette and serve the membershipbetter with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resem-bles the mix of Coop members.

S A F E F O O D C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T

Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: Nothing Like Chocolate

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

BED & BREAKFASTHOUSE ON 3RD ST AT 6TH AVE

Parlor floor thru sleeps 4 in priva-

cy, AC, wifi, kitchenette, deck, 12’

ceilings, $170 a night for 2. Visit

our site at houseon3st.com or

call us, 718-788-7171. Enjoy

modern comfort in true Park

Slope style. Grandparents our

specialty! We want to be your

hosts in the Slope.

CLASSES/GROUPSDRUM AND HAND DRUM

LESSONS Study drumset and

hand drums with a world class

professional. Over 20 years expe-

rience in NYC and around the

world. Jazz, rock, funk, hiphop,

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point?! 917-769-6240.

EMPLOYMENTHELP WANTED. Part-time posi-

tion as a driver and helper for a

local licensed moving company.

Excellent driving record and

moving experience required.

Must be able to drive a 16-foot

box truck. No commercial license

required. This is a non-smoking

position. 718-622-0377 or email

[email protected].

SERVICESAVAILABLE

ATTORNEY—Personal Injury

Emphasis—36 years experience in

all aspects of injury law. Individual

attention provided for entire case.

Free phone or office consulta-

tions. Prompt, courteous commu-

nications. 24-year Park Slope Food

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dent; downtown Brooklyn office.

Tom Guccione, 718-596-4184, also

at www.tguccionelaw.com.

MADISON AVENUE HAIRCUTTER

is right around the corner from the

Food Co-op, so if you would like a

really good haircut at a decent

price, please call Maggie at 718-

783-2154, I charge $60.00.

EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price

for the entire move! No deceptive

hourly estimates! Careful, experi-

enced mover. Everything quilt

padded. No extra charge for

wardrobes and packing tape. Spe-

cialist in walkups. Thousands of

satisfied customers. Great Coop

references. 718-670-7071.

HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS.

Color, Perms, high lights, low

lights in the convenience of your

home or mine. Adults $35-40. Kids

$20-25. Leonora 718-857-2215.

VACATION RENTALS3-SEASON BUNGALOWS Studio,

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CLASSIFIEDSTo Submit Classified or Display Ads:

Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas-sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30.(Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” cate-gory are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form.Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Dis-play ads 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.


WELCOME! (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the lasttwo weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Melichior SchollerSam SederAssaf SelaAleksandra SevrukCourtney SheetsJeremy SmerdThomas StubbsRachel Swaby

AnnMarie SykesToccarra ThomasLisa UhligLesley UnruhGabriela VazquezLouise VoccoliRebecca VolinskyJarrett Waite

Anna WakoLinda WengerElara WillettBeverly WilliamsPatrick WilliamsChristopher WladykaLaVoya Woods- DionneSherry Xuan Yang

Minette YaoRebecca YoungermanMichelle YuFaith ZeitlinCatherine ZhouShuli Zilberfarb Sela

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THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joinedthe Coop in the last four weeks.

Chris AgeeThomas AhernNova AmiAparna AnantharamanNatalie D. AnavaZach AppelmanYael AvnonSharon Avnon YanivAriana BahretJane BarnettNancy BeckStephanie BejarMaria BordalloBrianJennifer BrownBruceTetina BuncheZoe CareyShelly CarvalhoSandra CataniaNerissa ClarkeErica Cohen-TaubSam ColemanMatthew Coluccio Daniel D’Oca Nico DannMargaret De CruzAlicia DeBrincatAva DonaldsonMichelle EilersAaron ElliottMaggie FayAmara FosterOra FruchterLisa GennJason GlickZoltan GluckStephanie Goichman

Dan GoldsteinLaura GrantAdjua GreavesMolly GuntherMarshall HaginsRobert HernandezRachel HurnYelena ItkinaKaren JohnsonKate JohnsonConall JonesKaoru Jones-Kobayashi JuliaBarbara KassNoah KershawKimSavannah KnoopAndrew KonczLeah KraussJoshua KristalElizabeth L.Robert L.LaurylLeon LazaroffJessica LevinLiatRyann LiebenthalKristin LilleyCammie LinEdgar LinPaul LiuLizLisa LopezColleen MacklinTrevor MacDermidManissa MaharawalAriana MangualAudrey Mazur

Catherine McCawSarah MeredithMelissa MetrickEmily MillerMadelyn MoyerCyslin Pajares Jade PayneMacarry PobanzAngela RedekopDavid RedekopDawn RedekopWilliam RedekopRochelle ReynosaMarissa RhodesFaye RichardsCarolyn RobbinsHillary RubensteinStephanie RutkowskiYotam Silberstein Margo Simon Mae SingermanS. SinghDaniel SlepitskyRachel SmerdThomas SouthwickAnim SteelJeffrey SternLuke SternMaxwell TaylorJacqueline VimoChris VossSally WarringLiz WisanKatie YeskelAmy YuAdrienne YurickIlana ZarankinKate Zuckerman

✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮

Office Set-upMonday-Wednesday, 6 to 8:30 a.m.Need an early riser with lots of energy to doa variety of physical tasks including: settingup tables and chairs, buying food and sup-plies, labeling and putting away food andsupplies, recycling, washing dishes and mak-ing coffee. Sound like your dream come true?This job might be for you. Please speak toAdriana or Cynthia in the Membership Officefor more information.

Store Equipment CleaningMonday, 6 to 8 a.m.The Coop is looking for members to clean thecheckout area of the store. It entails cleaningthe scales at each checkout and vacuumingaround the base of the checkout station as wellas sweeping and occasionally mopping. You willwork under the supervision of a staff person.

Check Store SuppliesMonday, 9 to 11:45 a.m.This workslot is responsible for restocking sup-plies on the shopping floor, at checkout lanes,entrance desks and the cashier stations, and inthe basement. This is a task- and detailed-ori-ented job, ideal for someone who likes workingindependently and is pro-active. Please speak toAlex in the Membership Office or contact him [email protected] if you are interested.

Office Data EntrySaturday, 3:30 to 6:15 p.m.Must have been a member for at least one yearwith excellent attendance. Are you a stickler fordetails and accurate on the computer? Do youlike working independently? If this sounds likeyou, then Office Data Entry will be your perfectshift. Please speak to Ginger Jung in theMembership Office (or put a note in her mail-box) prior to the first shift for more informationand to schedule training. You must make a six-month commitment to this workslot.

Bank RunMonday, WednesdayDaytimeThis job is task-oriented, not time-oriented.Working with a partner, you will assemble mate-rials for Coop cashiers. This is a midday job withan 11 a.m. start time. Requires a six-monthcommitment, complete dependability in atten-dance, and great accuracy. Contact Kathy Hieatt,Bookkeeping Coordinator, Monday-Friday, 9-5.

Daily Coin ProcessingSaturday EveningThis job is task-oriented, not time-oriented. Youwill be counting coins, filling out forms, andusing machines that count coins and bills.Comfort with numbers and electronic machines

a plus. This is an evening job with some flexibili-ty in start time. Requires a six-month commit-ment, complete dependability in attendance,and great accuracy. You will be trained on yourfirst shift. Contact Kathy Hieatt, BookkeepingCoordinator, Monday-Friday, 9-5.

General Meeting Set-UpTuesday, early eveningAdaptable, physically energetic, team work-ers with excellent attendance needed tohelp set up and break down the space wherethe Genera l Meet ing i s he ld . ContactAdriana Becerra, Membership Coordinator,[email protected].

Van/Truck Driver for GMDelivery/Pick-UpLast Tuesday night of the monthMember with a van or truck needed to pickup and load the team of workers and gearfrom the Coop at 5:30 p.m. and drop them offat the local General Meeting venue (currentlyM.S. 51) and help unload. Then, be on call toreturn to venue for pick-up and loading ofworkers and gear between hours of 8:45-10p.m., and drive back to Coop. You must bedependable, with good attendance. ContactAdriana Becerra, Membership Coordinator,[email protected].

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