Member Response to Changing Newsletter Distribution

Letters to the Editor

Member Response to Changing Newsletter Distribution

I agree that it is time to stop mailing the Connection to all members. Picking it up at the store is the best option for me. Reading it on the Internet is not very appealing. — Noreen Breeding

I would like to continue to get the Co-op Connection in the mail. I live between Grants and Zuni and only get in to the store once a month or so. Thank you. — Bruce Lowney

I think it's a wonderful idea to have Connection online! Why not save all that printing and mailing cost, considering that so many people now have Internet capabilities. I particularly like the idea of having it automatically emailed to me, so I won't forget to get and see it at the right time. So, thanks a lot — I'll go now to the web site and "subscribe." — T. Andres

At this time of Thanksgiving, I would like to express my thanks to the management and staff for all the good work you do to keep the stores functioning well and the Co-op alive. I appreciate being able to buy healthy food in an atmosphere that is non-pretentious and concerned about food quality, the environment, food growing practices, and each other. To the Board members and committee members, I thank each of you for your commit ment, concern, and hard work in keeping the
Co-op on keel.Thanks also for the newsletter, which continues to evolve. The addition of articles by Joanie Quinn and Trout Rogers, as well as reprints from other journals, is very welcome. I feel that the work Joanie is doing with volunteers in the community reflects the essence of the true cooperative spirit and process, and hope that it continues to be considered a high priority and an integral part of the Co-op structure. — Mary Grube

P.S. Several questions I have wondered about — perhaps you could address them in a newsletter article someday?

• Are pesticides/herbicides mostly sprayed on the exterior of plants (where they could be washed off) or can they also be found in the interior of plants (and to what extent)?

• Will a field where pesticides have been used/sprayed year after year accumulate more and more pesticides in the soil (due to rainfall, etc.)?

• Do plants that have a tough exterior, a kind of natural armor (e.g., artichokes) tend more to repel pests?

• Are plants that grow under-ground any more immune to pests?

Thank you.

Editor's Note: We will take up these questions in future issues of the Connection.