The Plainfield Co-op Newsletter
About This Newsletter
The Plainfield Co-op Newsletter will change in appearance starting with the winter issue in January. We have been using a layout that is easier to read as a paper copy, but more labor-intensive and costly than the electronic version we are moving to. The electronic newsletter will be easier to read online and can still be printed out. For those who need them, paper copies will be available at the Co-op.
The Supplement you are receiving here is a trial of that new format so we can get feedback and resolve problems before publishing a full issue. Feedback can be sent to the editor, Glenda Bissex, at songboat@vtlink.net.
This Supplement includes seasonal recipes from past issues, a favorite Newsletter feature. It also contains a few articles—a little nostalgia tour—from past issues, starting with a snippet from the very first Plainfield Co-op Newsletter in 1972.
We thank Julia Wilk and Leah Tedesco for working with us to make this change possible; and Elizabeth Mathai, our layout and design editor, for the many hours she has devoted to this project.
The Newsletter Committee
- Glenda Bissex, Editor, songboat@vtlink.net
- Elizabeth Mathai, Design and Layout, elizabethmathai@yahoo.com
- Gail Falk, Staff Writer, gail.falk@gmail.com
- Debra Stoleroff, Recipe Editor, debrastoleroff@protonmail.com
Blasts from the Past
From the first Plainfield Co-op Newsletter (Winter 1972-73):
Every Saturday afternoon, 1 pm. Children’s film series. Free, adults not admitted without a child along.
The first film was shown to about 100 little and big people [the film series, which lasted for many years, was produced by Rick Winston and Chris Wood. Rick went on to open the Savoy Theater many years later – Eds]. . . . Last night we held our third community supper. We made about $160 to help pay the building maintenance expenses. Special thanks to the Midnight Plowboys and the Whitehearts for the sounds that shook the building.
- Board Report, by Brian Tokar (2009)
- Growth Spurts Are Such A Pain; Plainfield Co-op’s Early Years, by Jim Higgins (2010)
- The Mystery and Challenges of Department Purchasing or . . . Why We Carry One Damn Thing Instead of Another, by Co-op Staff (2012)
- Remembering John Wires (1922-2013), Excerpts (2013)
- Cooperatives and the Environment, by Joseph Gainza, Co-op Board member (2015)
- On Being a Working Member, by Jacqueline Soule (2018)