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Committed to Fair Trade: Equal Exchange Coffee! As part of our month long Celebration of Local Food and Wine, Weaver Street Market is highlighting our local coffee companies. This week we look at Equal Exchange - Equal Exchange is the worker-owned co-op—and 100% Fair Trade coffee roaster—who helped pioneer the Fair Trade model with coffee farmers in the late 1980s. Today they're still working with food co-ops around the nation to expand an alternative food system that brings a variety of high quality, organic coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate from small farmer co-ops around the world. The mission of Equal Exchange is unorthodox for a business, but will probably resonate with the worker and consumer members of Weaver Street Market. More |
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| NC Wine Tour SV Farmers' Market Drawing Hillsborough Farmers' Market Board Seeking Candidates Battery Recycling Local Farmers Honored |
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| Farm Dinner: Eco Farm Totally Local Dinner |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials |
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| NC Food & Wine Tastings! New Product: Pancetta & Prosciutto |
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 Specifically it is. . ."to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world." After 20 years they're making some good progress. For example, organic Fair Trade Certified™ coffee is now imported from more than 20 farmer co-ops in 9 countries. They also facilitate more than a $1,000,000 in affordable credit to farmer partners every year. Lastly, they enjoy working with Weaver Street Market in re-connecting people with the farmers who grow the good food that we all enjoy and depend upon. |
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| Learn more about Equal Exchange here. | |
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| Organic Seedless White Grapes |
$2.99 lb | super low price | |
| Organic Red Fortune Jumbo Plums | $1.69 lb | save 50¢ lb | |
| Organic Walla Walla Onions | $1.49 lb | ||
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| Meyer's Angus Blue Cheese Beef Patties | $4.29/lb | Antibiotic & hormone-free | |
| NC Waho Fillet | $8.99/lb | ||
| Read about other WSM Specials here. |
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| After Hours Every Thursday! | |||
 On the Weaver Street Market lawn in Carrboro, 6-8 pmAfter Hours is back and hotter than ever! Come prepared for picnicking, dancing, wine or beer tasting, and lots of fun! Local charitable groups will once again be providing freshly grilled picnic fare to purchase. Or choose from an expanded array of Hot Bar meals made daily in our very own kitchen. Weaver Street Market loves to see people enjoying our lawn and connecting with their community. To keep this event a safe and fun place, we ask that you only bring friendly, well-behaved dogs on leashes and please clean up after them. We want the children who attend our event to have a safe and happy time too, so we ask that they not be allowed to climb the trees, including the Crepe Myrtles. Lastly, please enjoy the fountain from its perimeter. Thank you for your help in making this event safe and fun for everyone. August 17 - JAAFAR - Middle Eastern Jazz August 24 - Singularity with guest Jim Beckwith - 20th Century set featuring music from the 20s to 2000 August 31 - The Hushpuppies - Tasty old-time songs and tunes from the Piedmont of NC After Hours & the ALE Regulations We know how much fun it is to sit on the lawn and drink some beers, but unfortunately North Carolina law forbids Weaver Street Market from selling six packs for consumption outside. You can buy beer by the glass outside at the tasting table, singles, or half-gallon Growlers from Carolina Brewery, but please—be kind to our cashiers and don't buy a six pack to take outside. The People's Channel is Cooking at After Hours this week. The mission of The Peoples Channel is to provide the means and promote the opportunity for area citizens to exercise free speech through media production and distribution of cable television programming. The primary goal of The Peoples Channel is to promote use of the designated access channel(s) by coordinating the use of the public access channel(s) and providing production facilities, and to provide technical assistance and media training to any individual, group, or organization interested in producing cultural, informational, entertainment, or educational media productions of interest to the community. The Peoples Channel will provide Chapel Hill and the surrounding area residents, organizations, agencies and institutions with media training, equipment, production and related services on a first-come, first-served basis, free from censorship. Their policies are designed to ensure maximum convenience and fairness for all in the public access community. Since they want public access to be available to the whole community, they welcome your suggestions on how they may improve these policies. Can't get to After Hours? Listen to our great local musicians via live remote on WCOM 103.5 FM your Community Radio! |
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| Read about Weaver Street Market events here. | |||
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| Jazz Brunch Every Sunday! | |||
 When it's hot out where do you go to be cool? Jazz & More! Brunch at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, of course! 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?August 20 - FolkPsalm - new acoustic music & bluegrass August 27 - The Richard Tazewell Quartet - progressive jazz and Caribbean September 3 - Armand's Acoustic Duo - original blues, swing and rock & roll September 10 - Chris Reynolds, Swing 'N Jazz - just like the name sounds September 17 - David DiGiuseppe Trio - accordion Nuevo September 24 - Jonathan Byrd & Dromedary - original & traditional country & bluegrass |
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 For the fourth year, Market Street in Southern Village is hosting a summer-long Sunday Music Series. Every Sunday evening at 7 pm the Village Green and stage will be alive with performances from May 14 through August 27. All concerts are open to the public. In addition to the Market Street Association, sponsors this year are Harrington Bank and media sponsors Chapel Hill News and WCHL 1360.This year's Sunday Music Series lineup is the best ever, according to Danny Gotham, a professional guitarist and Southern Village resident who books the performers for the series. "We have everything from jazz to opera to rock and roll to Gilbert and Sullivan." |
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| Dirty South Improv | |||
 Sunday, August 27, 3-5 pmSave the last Sunday of the month for the family friendly shows of the DSI Comedy Theater on the lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. DSI Comedy Theater is located in Carr Mill Mall and offers shows seven days a week. Classes are also available for those who want to learn to perform improv comedy. |
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| 2nd Annual NC Wine Tour! |
 Friday, August 25 Join us on a chartered bus to enjoy a day packed with winery tours, beautiful vistas, great people and, best of all - great North Carolina wines! Peg Conway, Weaver Street Market's Wine Buyer has hand-picked each winery, and will personally guide you through our daylong tour. Wineries to Visit: Round Peak Vineyards Buck Shoals Vineyard Westbend Vineyards Tickets: $95 and includes: Chartered bus, breakfast, lunch, snacks, all winery fees and souvenir tasting glasses and DOOR PRIZES! Check in time at WSM: 6:30 AM Departure time: 7 AM Approximate return time: 7 PM For complete details check with our service desk at our Carrboro store. Tickets are $95 each and are extremely limited. Tickets are on sale now, so, don't miss out! |
| SV Farmers' Market - only 3 weeks left! |
 Every week there will be a drawing for prizes from Market Street Merchants. While you shop look for the box to enter your name for the drawing. The box will be located at a different vendor's booth each week. You don't have to be present to win. This week's prize is a $20 Gift Certificate to Market Street Books.
Shopping at the Farmers' Market is a great way to get to know the people who grow your food (they not only grow it but they are the ones selling it to you.) Feel free to ask them questions about how they raise their pigs or grow their tomatoes. Come join us every Thursday through August 31 on the Village Green. Rain or shine, we're there. |
| Learn more about the Southern Village Farmers' Market here. |
| Hillsborough Farmers' Market |
 Don't overlook this market as a great place to find fabulous local produce from our farmers!Wednesday, 4 to 7 PM Sheriff's Parking Lot, 144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough Saturday, 8 to noon SunTrust Parking Lot, 128 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough |
| Board of Directors Seeking Candidates |
 Informational packets are available at the Carrboro customer service desk for Weaver Street Market owners interested in running for the Board of Directors. The packet includes background information as well as the application. Applications are due by 9pm on September 19, 2006. Please contact the owner services coordinator or the board with questions at christy@weaverstreetmarket.coop or board@weaverstreetmarket.coop. |
| Battery Recycling |
 Batteries make our lives so much easier and fun: cell phones, laptops, cameras, flashlights, portable CD players and more. But when the batteries wear out and are thrown away, they can become hazardous to our environment, contributing to heavy metals and lead in our land and water. Taking batteries to a recycling center is a good way to ensure that they are disposed of properly.
Weaver Street Market has partnered with Orange County Solid Waste Management to help reduce the number of batteries going to the landfill. You can recycle dry cell batteries such as those from hearing aids, cell phones, cordless phones, cameras, power tools, flashlights, toys, and other battery-operated or rechargeable devices at Weaver Street Market. Look for the bright blue plastic tub on the shelf at the front of the store at both our Carrboro location and our Southern Village location. Orange County residents can bring any type of battery to any of the six Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers for recycling. The Convenience Centers also accept lead-acid batteries such as those used for autos, boats, motorcycles, and lawnmowers. In addition to accepting batteries at the Solid Waste Convenience Centers, all batteries are accepted at the Orange County Household Hazardous Waste Collections. |
| Local Farmers Honored |
 Alex and Betsy Hitt of Peregrine Farm have been awarded the Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable Agriculture. The award is presented by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, the USDA's effort to make agriculture more sustainable. "This award recognizes producers who have explored ways to make farming more profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities, and have served as effective educators".Alex and Betsy are always amazed when anyone recognizes them for what they consider everyday farm work and the outreach they do to anyone who has questions. Alex and Betsy will fly to Wisconsin to accept the award and they will be interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered with Melissa Block on Wednesday, August 16 in the afternoon. |
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