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Spring at Panzanella Spring is always an exciting time of year for everyone. New growth, warm weather, sunshine, etc.... Panzanella loves spring because all of our local favorite farms start their season. Eco Farm with arugula, spicy greens, and broccoli rabe. Periry-Winkle Farm with spring onions and leeks. Peregrine Farm and Maple Spring Gardens also following suit with all kinds of fresh produce - juicy, firm eggplant, heirloom tomatoes, eventually peppers, peppers and more peppers. I am very fond of beans, I really am, and potatoes....well who doesn't love a potato, but after six months I'm craving some local vegetables. |
Jazz Brunch this Sunday! Wine Sale begins Friday! Carrboro Wine Show this Saturday! Friday Wine Tastings WCOM Benefits |
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| Winter Friday in Hillsborough Coffee Producer Event |
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| Sunday Brunch open at 10:30 Spring Salad Madness |
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| Weekly Produce Specials 100% Organic T-Shirts! |
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I love this time of year personally because my relationship with all the farmers picks up after a dormant winter. It's like reconnecting with an old friend. Some will have all their old standbys, some will have new things; Norma Burns from Bluebird Farm, who I refer to as my designer farmer, surprises me every year with something that is not even supposed to grow here. Now is the planning time for our summer season: Farm Dinners, Totally Local Dinners and great fresh specials. New menus for all meals reflecting earth's great bounty will practically write themselves as meat, fish and produce arrive at our back door and scream out "I want to be soup", "I want to be in pasta" and "make me ice-cream." Look for our new Brunch menu this weekend - open at 10:30 am, and our new Lunch menu April 4, featuring Spring Salad Madness!| Weekly Produce Specials | |||
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Organic Broccoli | 2 bunches/$4.00 | super low price |
| Imported Organic Plums | $2.59/lb. | save 70¢/lb. | |
| Weekly Floral Special Imported Mixed Flower Bouquets |
$5.99 ea. | save $3.00! | |
| 100% Organic T-Shirts! | |||
 T.S. Designs, a local printed apparel company based in Burlington, NC, has been supplying t-shirts to Weaver Street Market for a little over a year; some of you might have noticed the Clothing Facts banner behind the check out aisles. This partnership is the latest example of their efforts to promote sustainable products made in North Carolina. T.S. Designs has been in the apparel industry for almost 30 years and five years ago experienced first-hand the erosion of textile jobs due to global competition. Most of their original client base, companies like Nike, Polo, and Gap, have moved offshore. T.S Designs decided to change their course and rebuild a company based upon values they believe are core to successful, sustainable business. "Our mission is to build a sustainable company by simultaneously looking after People, the Planet, and Profits." The Weaver Street Market t-shirts are 100% Organic Cotton, created and printed in North Carolina, and are printed with REHANCE Apparel Technology eliminating hazardous PVC's or phthalates. T.S. Designs is also involved in array of other sustainable activities from biodiesel to solar power. More information can be found at www.tsdesigns.com. The founders and employees of T.S. Designs believe it is important to walk the talk and demonstrate action especially in an area of the country where the idea of "business sustainability" is just catching on. They have also partnered to launch a new retail apparel brand called Green Label Organic www.greenlabel.com based upon these same principles. Green Label Organic apparel can be purchased from Townsend Bertram and Company along with many other fine retailers.
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This year's Piedmont Farm Tour t-shirts were printed by T.S. Designs and are available now at Weaver Street Market in three fun colors. You'll also be able to purchase them at most farms on the Farm Tour, April 22 & 23. Stop by Weaver Street Market to pick up a map, buy your button to all 31 farms...and buy a 100% Organic Farm Tour T-Shirt! |
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| Jazz Brunch this Sunday! | |||
 You know it's really spring when Jazz Brunch & More! returns to the lawn in Carrboro. Oh, boy, oh, boy, fresh coffee, sweet pastries, eggs, pancakes, grits, home fries, flat out on a blanket with a belly full listening to great music. What could be better?April 2 - Susan Reeves - jazz vocalist sings blues flavored renditions of standards and lesser-known gems April 9 - Joe Woodson along with Bill and Libby Hicks, Paul Rosenburg and Jordan Koronet - Americana music - original and traditional April 16 - Singularity - World Beat instrumental jazz April 23 - The Dave Youngman Group - classy jazz & blues sounds along with the smooth vocals of Lola Youngman April 30 - The Hushpuppies - Tasty old-time songs and tunes from the Piedmont of North Carolina |
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| Wine Sale Begins Friday! | |||
 Everybody loves a sale! So, don't miss our 2nd Annual Spring Wine Sale and Shows! Mark your calendars! Our spring wine sale starts March 31 and ends on April 16. This wine sale is chock full of amazing wines and even more amazing prices! Wines featured in our wine sale are at least 10% off, and some are discounted up to 65% off regular prices! Because you've responded with such enthusiasm and made our wine sales huge successes, we've been able to secure some of the best prices and quantities yet. Whatever your budget may be, we have great wines for you! Look for great everyday wines from all over the world, and don't miss out on incredible deals on classic wines like Barolo, Red Burgundy, Shiraz, and lots and lots of Bubblies. The best part of it all is you don't have to take any risks at all! Join us at one of our Wine Shows and taste all 42 wines before you buy them. Enjoy live music by Saludos Compay, hors d' oeuvres, and your favorite wines at great values! Wine Shows are Saturday, April 1, 1-5pm at our Carrboro Store, and Saturday, April 8, 1-5pm at our Southern Village Store. Tickets to the Wines Shows are $5.00, a portion of the proceeds benefit WCOM community radio. |
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Carrboro: 4:30-6:30pmSouthern Village: 5:00-7:00pm Every Friday night, Weaver Street Market offers a selection of wines for you to taste in our Carrboro and Southern Village Wine Departments. Knowledgeable wine representatives are on hand to talk about the wine and where it comes from. This is a great opportunity to expand your wine palate, stock your cellar, or buy a gift for that upcoming dinner. Wines for Friday, March 31: We'll be featuring a selection of the fabulous wines that will be on sale during April. Get a jump on the crowd! At both stores. |
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 At each wine show, Weaver Street Market donates a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the souvenir wine glasses to a local organization. For this year's Spring Wine Shows a portion of the proceeds will benefit WCOM Community Radio.
WCOM is a community radio station with a studio in downtown Carrboro and an antenna at Scroggs Elementary School in Southern Village. WCOM is the first low-power FM community radio station in the area to be set up under a program established by the Federal Communications Commission in 2000. Low-power FM is grassroots radio—an effort to counterbalance the increasing concentration of radio ownership by a few large corporations. |
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| Winter Friday Movie |
 Friday March 31, 8:30 pmPlease come to the final Winter Fridays "Filmmaker's Film Series" featuring work by award-winning filmmaker, Elizabeth Bouiss. The show will be on Friday, March 31st at 8:30 at the King Street Masonic Lodge in downtown Hillsborough accross from the old Colonial Inn. The filmmaker will be present for the screenings. A question and answer session will be followed by a reception with the filmmaker. The program includes: NO TIME FOR TEARS - Vietnam, the Women Who Served Director: Elizabeth Bouiss Producer: Mitch Wood Co-producer: Elizabeth Bouiss This award winning documentary captures the experiences of the American women who served in Vietnam. Quiet for years, this film breaks their silence. A diverse group of women share their intimate experiences of life in a war zone and the changes the go through upon their return home. What emerges is a story of hard work and heartbreak and healing. SpEak YoUr MinD Directed, Produced, and edited by Elizabeth Bouiss "Free speech is the oxygen of democracy!" says a protester outside the Republican National Convention in 2004. Speak Your Mind explores the First Amendment and dissent since September 11, 2001, presenting an important examination of First Amendment rights and the threat against those rights at the present time. SYM takes the viewer on this journey using interviews of civil rights advocates, activists and every day people brought to life with footage of protests, police actions and original music. On-the-street footage of activists contextualizes and shapes the film. Thoughtful commentary and analysis of the Constitutional scholars sheds light on the consequences of the government's policies and actions as filmed and experienced by ordinary citizens. Advanced tickets are $5.00, available at Calloway Jewelers in downtown Hillsborough, or on-line www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the show for $7.00. This program may not be suitable for small children. This event is sponsored by The Hillsborough Arts Council and Weaver Street Market. |
| Coffee Producers Event |
 April 5, 3:00 to 4:30 pm in PanzanellaLarry's Beans and Weaver Street Market are pleased to partner in hosting representatives from two producer cooperatives - PANGOA of Peru and Fondo Paez of Colombia. Join us at Panzanella on Wednesday, April 5 at 2:30 for a lively discussion about Fair Trade, organic coffee and the Fair Trade movement. The core of this presentation will focus on the first-hand experiences of the producer partners as Fair Trade, organic coffee cooperatives and suppliers for Fair Trade, organic roasters like Larry's Beans and the other members of Cooperative Coffees. The representatives of PANGOA and Fondo Paez will talk about their respective small-scale farmer cooperatives. The producer representatives will also talk about the challenges they face in developing and sustaining their cooperatives' production of Fair Trade, organic coffee well as their expectations for the future. Goals for this event: 1. To provide consumers with an introduction to Fair Trade, organic coffee and the producer cooperatives who supply the US market. 2. To provide consumers with the opportunity to meet and discuss Fair Trade and organics with producers from emerging economies. 3. To provide consumers with first hand accounts of active Fair Trade, organic coffee producers. 4. To clarify and create a dialogue about the connection between conscious consumption in the US and small-scale producers overseas. There is no charge for this event. Refreshments (including coffee!) will be served. Seating is limited, please sign up in advance at the Customer Service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro |
| Learn more about Larry's Beans here. |
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