Front Page 2020-06-09

Coop’s Meat Supply Chain Stable Despite Rollercoaster

Margie Lempert, the Coop’s Meat Buyer and Receiving Coordinator has built her career around small livestock farming. Photo by John Midgley

By Hayley Gorenberg 

Despite a huge spike in sales in the early days of the pandemic followed by a steep plunge, the Coop’s meat supply has been relatively stable amidst Covid-19, showcasing the resiliency of smaller, more responsible producers and processors. 

     The stability contrasts sharply with the major disruptions in the more industrial national meat supply chain as several consolidated factory meat processors shut down amid Covid-19 outbreaks among workers. 


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Sheltering and Schooling in Place – Coop Families Reflect on Remote Learning

Imani Larrier is teaching 4th grade remotely while her college-age son studies from home. Photo by Rachel Blatt   By Rachel Blatt  This time last year, Imani Larrier, a longtime Coop member and New York City teacher, was preparing to be an empty nester. “I was getting ready to send my youngest child off to…

First Virtual General Meeting Focuses on Struggling Coop Finances

Illustration by Tommy Kane By Leila Darabi  The Coop made history on the evening of May 26, convening the first virtual General Meeting of its membership. No voting took place during the meeting, which focused heavily on the financial blow the Coop has weathered over the past two months due to citywide Covid-19 safety restrictions.…

Illustration by Deborah Tint

Letters

THANK YOU NOTE

  Thanks, you guys—board, staff, temporary staff, General Coordinators—tonight  was a great meeting that provided us all with the deep reassurance that we are in excellent hands moving forward—whatever happens. How wonderful to get to feel that about something these days.   Take care, continue being safe, and stay well.  Blessings, Heidi Oleszczuk A Very Proud Coop Member 

This Issue Prepared By:

Editor (development)Dan Jacobson
ReportersRachel Blatt
Leila Darabi
Hayley Gorenberg
Lucy Rumack
Art Director (development)Rod Morrison
IllustratorsTommy Kane
Deborah Tint
PhotographersRachel Blatt
John Midgley
Rod Morrison
Onsgard Family
Hewitt Pratt
ThumbnailsBecky Cassidy
PhotoshopAdam Segal-Isaacson
Art Director (production)Matthew Landfield
Web PublishingDavid Mandl
Erik Schurink
Erin Sparling
Editor (production)Nancy Rosenberg
Final ProofreaderLisa Schorr

Recipes

Zucchini  Quesadillas

Ingredients for Zucchini Quesadillas can all be found at the Coop. Photos by Rod Morrison Contributed by Lucy Rumack who joined the Park Slope Coop in 1983  Continue Reading →


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