Brighten Up Your Day    with Flowers Fashion Show Fundraiser Farm Tour Coming Soon! ArtsCenter: Roots Series Classified Deadline WCOM Fundraiser Main Street Update Greek Wine Dinner Wine Wednesdays Owners Get 10% Off

The Doctor is In... by: wendy I usually sell produce but this stuff is really great hayes Are you ready to indulge? The world-renowned skincare line, Dr. Hauschka, is back in the WSM wellness department after a brief respite. If you are one who doesn't do all the good things for your skin like drinking enough water, eating enough veggies and fruit, or, ahem, exercising. . . these products could help your gorgeous mug look and feel even better. Read more...

Weekly Produce Specials

Recipe:Cinghiale Lamb Sausages

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The Doctor is In... (continued)

I really can't say enough good things about this company. Their products are either biodynamically grown (think of it as organically and holistically grown) or ethically wildcrafted. This wouldn't mean much if the end product wasn't fabulous, but it is! As a woman who has been trying out different skincare lines from department stores to drugstores to natural foods stores for almost 20 years (remember how everyone had Clinique in middle school?), I can tell you that I think this is the best line in the world. When you use Hauschka, you feel like you are in a spa, getting treated to the most sensual, luxurious preparations around. No matter how lazy you are, you will never skip washing your face if Cleansing Milk is waiting in your bathroom. Because the products treat the skin holistically (as opposed to fighting acne or dryness) the products are universal. They are created to encourage the skin to heal and balance itself. You can use the line all year long, with very few adjustments. Especially good for winter is the Rose Cream (no fake rose fragrance here, only the real, pure attar of rose); for summer, the normalizing day oil will actually help combat shininess on those humid North Carolina days. Like I said, I could keep going, but I'd better go tend the asparagus now. Just know that if you want the best for your skin, you can find it at WSM. xoxo

Read more about this producer.

Weekly Produce Specials
	Organic Fuji Apples	$1.25/lb.	While they last!
	Organic Hass Avocadoes	5/$4.00	Super low price!
	Organic California Lemons	$1.00/lb.	Save 79¢/lb.
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Recipe: Cinghiale - Italian Wild Boar Stew

Chef Peter McCloskey prepared this recipe for a special event at Panzanella with his own unique twist. You can make this stew with boar, beef, lamb, chicken, or TVP (textured vegetable protein). Ingredients to serve 2-4 people 3 lb cubed roast or stew meat 2 large onions, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 1/2 cups good red wine 16 oz can plum tomatoes crushed by hand 1/2 cup sherry vinegar or cider vinegar 2 tbls fresh rosemary, chopped 2 tbls fresh oregano, chopped 1-2 dried Anaheim chiles - deseeded 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 cup pine nuts 1/2 cup black currants (or candied fruit) 1/2 cup raisins (or candied fruit) 3 oz bittersweet baking chocolate 2 tbls cocoa 6 oz or less tomato paste salt & pepper to taste Toast the peppers, pine nuts, cloves and cinnamon in a dry pot to release the oils. Set aside. Sauté one large onion chopped and 2 chopped carrots until onions are translucent. Add one stalk of celery, sauté slightly. Add meat and brown on the bottom of the pan. Add 1-1/2 cups good red wine, plum tomatoes, rosemary, oregano, and stock to cover. Simmer until the meat is tender. There are two things to remember when choosing your wine, if you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it; and the darker the meat, the darker the wine. Sauté second onion till sweet and golden brown, remove, and deglaze pan with vinegar. Combine the pepper mix with the onion and all other ingredients and add to meat. Cook for one hour remove the Anaheim pepper and serve.

Lamb Sausages

Our meat department has been busting out all over with new ideas from fancy sausage varieties to Pinwheel steaks. The man behind these great ideas is Grady, who has been in the meat business for 35 years and learned the trade from his father, who had a grocery store for 18 years while Grady was growing up. Lately, Grady has been working on lamb sausages and has tried out a Moroccan sausage with curry, cinnamon, garlic and pomegranate wine. That batch sold out quickly, but today he's working on a Greek style, with feta cheese, anise, garlic, and white wine. Look for it in the case by Wednesday. Hungry today? Try one of the new Pinwheel Steaks with Jarlsberg cheese and spinach. Grady has more exciting ideas for future products and as time and space in the case allow he hopes to produce bratwurst, kielbasa and andouille. Yum!

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Brighten Up your Day with Flowers

Our produce department is working hard to bring a little sunshine and warmth to these last cold days of winter with fresh cut tulips, lilies and iris from Sarah & Michael's Farm and beautiful blooming orchids by Bob Davidson. Whether you choose fresh cut or potted, these flowers are sure to keep your hopes up that spring is just around the corner. While you're there, check out our wild birdseed selection and premium suet. Birdseed is on sale this week - two 25-lb. bags for $15! Dreaming of a garden of your own? The Seeds of Change have arrived!

Read more about Sarah & Michael's Farm and other local producers.

Fashion Show Fundraiser

Plan on attending "A Local Window to the World" Fashion Show at Panzanella in Carr Mill Mall on Monday, March 21, 2005 from Noon until 1:30pm. See the latest spring offerings from around the neighborhood and around the world: Designer Clothing Wearable Art Fine Fabrics Outdoor Gear Jewelry Accessories This popular annual event will benefit Cornucopia House this year. Cornucopia House provides support to cancer sufferers and caregivers in our area. The presenters (all Carr Mill Mall merchants) this year include: Fleet Feet Jewelworks Mehera Shaw Mulberry Silks Original Ornament Painted Bird Sofia's Townsend Bertram & Co. Wootini Doors open at 11:45. $25 per person which includes lunch and the show. Seating is limited. Tickets are available at Weaver Street Market's Customer Service Desk. Sponsored by The Chapel Hill Herald, Weaver Street Market, Panzanella and Carr Mill Mall.

Read more about the merchants at Carr Mill Mall.

10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour Coming Soon! 6 New Farms!

Celebrate Earth Day this year by touring area small farms. The 10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour will be held this year on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Farms will be open both days from 1pm to 5pm. This year, thirty farms are on the tour! All proceeds benefit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Advance buttons are $20 for all farms. Buttons and maps will be available starting March 21 at Weaver Street Market locations.

Read more about the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

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The ArtsCenter: American Roots Music Series The ArtsCenter's American Roots Music Series continues. Upcoming events: Hal Ketchum with Pawnshop Ruby Friday, March 4, 8 p.m. This Grand Old Opry member has stolen our hearts with 15 Top Ten singles including the number one hit "Small Town Saturday Night." Hal has sold over four million albums, is featured on the soundtracks for Something To Talk About and Maverick, appeared in Lonesome Dove and is a mainstay of CMT and VH1. Part of our American Roots Series! "Ketchum has the most effervescent voice in Country music today- USA Today. www.halketchum.com. Carrboro alt-country band Pawnshop Ruby opens the evening. $29, $27 ArtsCenter Friends Gary Louris & Mark Olson Tuesday, March 8, 8 p.m. These roots rockers from The Jayhawks draw influence from the Byrds and CSN&Y. Part of our American Roots Series. www.thejayhawks.net. $18 day of show, $16 advance and ArtsCenter Friends Stillhouse Bottom Band Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m. Stillhouse Bottom is a real geographic feature near Chapel Hill and A.C. Bushnell, Alan Julich, Bobb Head and Mark Weems play some of the best Old-Time music you've ever heard! Part of our American Roots Series. $12, $10 ArtsCenter Friends

Visit The ArtsCenter's website for more information.

Classified Ad Deadline

The next WSM Print Newsletter deadline for the March 31 - April 27, 2005 Issue is Sunday, March 6 at 9:00 pm. $10/classified ad per month for WSM Owners, $15/classified ad per month for non-owners. Please limit ads to 50 words. Email marketing@weaverstreetmarket.coop or call Cat at 929-0010 x115.

WCOM Fundraiser - ¡Que Noche!

Join us on Saturday, March 19 for ¡Que Noche!, a Latin dance party at the Carrboro Century Center with live music by local band Saludos Compay. Jane Tuohey will teach a beginners' Latin dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. and the band will start playing as soon as she's through. During band breaks, Sonido Boomgo (DJ Candido) will spin discs and banda singer El Tremendo de Jerez will perform. Our emcee for the evening will be WCOM Saturday evening DJ Berkeley Grimball. Come on out and join the fun. Even if you don't dance, you can have a beer and a snack (food donated by Jade Palace and other local eateries) and support WCOM. We'll be raffling off donated treasures, selling WCOM T-shirts, and generally having a good time. Tickets are $10, available only at the door. The Century Center is located at the corner of Greensboro and Weaver Streets in downtown Carrboro.

Contact WCOM if you want to help with the fundraiser.

Main Street Development Update

Last Wednesday, at the ArtsCenter, residents of Carrboro got a preview of the proposed redevelopment at 300 E. Main Street. They examined the site plans set up on easels and were intrigued by the three dimensional paper models complete with elevations. Some residents questioned Laura Van Sant of Main Street Properties of Chapel Hill LLC, the firm that is planning the project. Others clustered around the model questioning Jim Spencer of Jim Spencer Architects. Everyone displayed interest and curiosity about what will go where, how it will look and whether all the businesses currently on site will have a place in the redevelopment. The owners and architects welcomed all questions and were forthcoming and complete with their answers. They assured us that all of our concerns were truly valuable and have and will be taken into account in the continued planning. The multi-use proposal containing residential, retail, cultural and office space, an outdoor theater, open arbors, eateries and a possible hotel on site will be truly mixed use. Eight to twelve foot sidewalks will keep it off the street and the recessed top floors will disguise the five levels. The use of brick and large windows will keep the building in line with the local architecture. On or about May 1st, various committees in Carrboro will begin a yearlong review with the next step being the town council. Any residents with questions should contact either Main Street Properties or Jim Spencer Architects to have their concerns directed to the appropriate committee. Most people that attended this three-hour open house left with the feeling that this project will be a positive improvement in keeping Carrboro vibrant as we move forward.

View the latest concept plan.

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Greek Wine Dinner

Monday Evening, March 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Panzanella Join us for a tasting of wines from Northern Greece. This area is rich with Greek Wine culture. Discover the distinctive regions as well as grape varieties that are unique to this area. Discover wine regions with as many differences as similarities to the famous regions of France. Join Panzanella and Weaver Street Market for a journey through Northern Greece vineyards and its indigenous grape varieties. Plenty of delicious food will be served from the Panzanella kitchen to complement these wonderful wines. Join us and open your mind to new grape varieties and the wonderful wine producing regions of Greece. The cost of this event is $35 per person; space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the customer service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.

Learn more about the wines of Greece.

Wine Wednesdays

Due to popular demand, the Wine Wednesday Special has been extended through the month of February. Each Wednesday, Panzanella features 5 different specially selected bottles of wine for only $10 per bottle (tax not included)! Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a great bottle of wine at a great value. Featured wines are available by the bottle only. Regular wine list is available.

Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).

Owners Get 10% Off!

Through the end of March, owners will receive a 10% discount EVERY time they eat at Panzanella Sunday through Thursday (closed Monday). Simply print out the coupon available in the link below, fill out your name and owner number and sign each coupon. Present to your server upon ordering your meal. Unlimited usage but you must have a coupon each time you dine. So print out a stack of coupons and dine often! There are so many delicious items on the menus this winter - you’ll want to sample them all!

Click here to print your coupons.