Local Goodie, NC Prawns!: The Beet, Weaver Street's E-Newsletter

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Local Goodie: NC Prawns!
This weekend only, Weaver Street Market is featuring locally grown prawns by Joe Thompson in northern Orange County, NC. Prawns are similar to shrimp, however the taste is sweet, comparable to lobster, prawns are grown in fresh water, and are low in fat. Joe, a former long-time tobacco farmer, is transitioning into aquaculture with this first batch of freshwater prawns that he will be harvesting this Thursday. WSM and Panzanella will be featuring these local beauties this weekend only as supplies are limited. Buy them fresh for $10.99/lb (10-14 count, head-on) at Weaver Street Market or as a special at Panzanella this weekend.
Read more about Joe here

Jazz Brunch
Wiener Dog Day
Wine Sale & Shows

Healthy Aging Class
WSM Annual Meeting
Cooperative Community Fund
Community Economics
Hillsborough Last Friday
Film Series

Portugal Wine Dinner
Weekend Prawn Special

Weekly Produce Specials
Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials

Recipe:
Prawns over pasta
Local Tasting

Weekly Produce Specials


	Organic Broccoli	$1.79 lb	Save $1.00 lb
	Organic Red Seedless Grapes	$2.29 lb	Super Low Price!
	New Crop Fancy Pennsylvania Gala Apples	3 lb bags, 2/$6.00

Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials

	Fresh, North Carolina Large Shrimp	$6.99 lb	Save $3.00 lb
	Wild, Line Caught Alaskan Salmon Steaks	$6.99 lb	Save $3.00 lb

Read about other WSM Specials here.

Recipe: Prawns over Pasta

Serves four

1 lb of prawns
1/2 cup of butter
½ cup white wine
1 tbs parsley
½ cup of button cap mushrooms sliced thin
¼ lb scallops (optional)

Wash prawns, take off the heads, peel the tails, and devein. Heat butter, garlic, parsley, and white wine. Add mushrooms, sauté for a couple of minutes. Add prawns and scallops. Gently sauté prawns in sauce until just done, not too long. Serve over the pasta of your choice.

Local Tasting: Bone Sucking Sauce

Taste zesty, tangy Bone Sucking Sauce.
In Hot or Mild
Friday, September 29 at our Southern Village Store - 5-7:30 pm
Saturday, September 30 at our Carrboro Store - 11-2 pm


Jazz Brunch

Jazz & More! Brunch is where you want to be as the weather turns cool! At Weaver Street Market in Carrboro you'll find fresh coffee, sweet pastries, eggs, pancakes, grits, home fries, and great local music to make Sunday mornings relaxing and fun. What could be better? October 1 - Saludos Compay Trio - original and South American Music October 8 - A Taste of Time - old school jam October 15 - The Tim Stambaugh Band - Bluegrass, Celtic, folk & traditional October 22 - Son Libre - a new 5-piece Latin Band featuring danceable cumbias, warm Cuban quajiras, happy calypsos, and hot salsas! October 29 - The Tim Stambaugh Band - Bluegrass, Celtic, folk & traditional
Read about Weaver Street Market events here.

Wiener Dog Day: Sunday, October 1

Long ones, short ones, fast ones, slow ones, old ones, young ones...Dachshunds to gather at Weaver Street Market Wiener Dog Day, a gathering of Dachshunds and Dachshund enthusiasts, will be held on the lawn at Weaver Street Market on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gathering, celebrating its fifth year, is expected to draw more than 100 of the tube-shaped canines, in both standard and miniature sizes. Dachshunds are one of the most recognizable breeds, as well as one of the most popular, according to the American Kennel Club. Dachshunds are a playful, loyal breed that, historically, were bred to hunt badgers, following their prey so far into the ground, they had to be dug out of the badger's lair. Now, they "badger" their owners for treats. Wiener Dog Day will include obstacle courses, games and costume contests. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, such as "Fattest Dachshund" and "Longest Dachshund." The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. The Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society will bring some of their "adoptees" to the festival and donations will be collected from participants to support the dachshund rescue program. "We planned this as a kind of Oktoberfest activity in recognition of the Dachshund's German heritage," said Stacy Smith, event organizer. "We never thought it would grow so fast! It seems that everyone knows a wiener, whether it's in their own family or someone else's."

3rd Annual Fall Wine Sale & Shows

Wine Sale October 6-22 Featuring a selection of favorite and fine wines from around the world at discounts up to 48% off regular price! 10% regular case discount applies on top of sale price! This is a "no risk" wine sale - you can taste all these wines at the Wine Shows: Saturday, October 7, 1 - 5 pm in Carrboro Saturday, October 14, 1 - 5 pm at Southern Village Tickets are $5.00 each. A portion of the proceeds benefits WSM's Cooperative Community Fund. A complete list of sale wines will be available at both Weaver Street Market locations, Friday, October 6, 9 am.
Read about Weaver Street Market events here.

Healthy Aging Classes

Plum Spring Clinic, 104 Market Street in Southern Village, is hosting no-charge "Fundamentals of Healthy Aging" classes Wednesdays beginning Oct. 4. Open and free to the public, you will hear from a variety of integrative healthcare practitioners discussing creative ways to prevent chronic illness and maintain health and vitality through the aging years.

Classes are Wednesday evenings 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for six weeks. Come to one class or come to them all. Call to sign up at 919-945-0300. Check their schedule of other classes and driving directions at www.plumspring.com.

Plum Spring Clinic is an integrative medicine clinic combining Western and Eastern medical systems, plus alternative therapies, to promote optimal health. They are located at the corner of Market St and Kildaire Rd in Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. Parking is available behind the building off Kildaire Rd.

Save the Date, Weaver Street Market Annual Meeting

The Weaver Street Market Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 5 in the Carrboro Century Center. Free buffet lunch for all owners of the co-op will start at noon, followed by a “meet and greet” with the Board of Directors candidates and the business meeting. Mark your calendars and come learn about your co-op!

Cooperative Community Fund Winners!

Weaver Street Market’s Cooperative Community Fund is established as a permanent fund whose interest will be given annually to local groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food, hunger and social issues, environmental protection, and cooperatives. We expect that the CCF will grow rapidly to become a major factor in the achievement of our co-op’s mission to be a vibrant, sustainable commercial center.

In Weaver Street Market’s August newsletter, we put out a call for applicants for our first grant cycle from the Cooperative Community Fund. We had over a dozen qualified applicants, and also an intrepid committee to choose the recipients.

We are pleased to announce that the following three organizations will each receive a $500 grant from the Cooperative Community Fund:

Anathoth Community Garden
Orange Community Housing and Land Trust
Pa’lante

Alliance for Community Economics

Working to Build a Living Economy

Creating a Local Sustainable Economy:
A Talk by Michael Shuman, Co-Founder of the Business Alliance For Local Living Economies (BALLE) and author of Going Local and The Small-Mart Revolution

Over the last several months, a group of business people, academics, and economic development folks in Chapel Hill and Durham have worked together to create the beginnings of the organization called the Alliance for Community Economics (ACE). The Alliance for Community Economics believes that locally owned businesses are a major source of sustainable prosperity for communities, especially when they produce or distribute essential goods that would otherwise have to be imported from outside the region--e.g. energy, food, shelter, clothing, capital, and information. ACE is based on the ideas and principles developed by a national organization, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).

As part of their start up ACE is sponsoring a visit by Michael Shuman, a co-founder of BALLE, who will be spending 2 days in Durham and Chapel Hill, promoting the ideas in his recently published book, The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition, which follows his 1998 book, Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities. During his time here, Michael Shuman will be meeting with local community development leaders, featured on WUNC's State of Things radio program, and give two talks open to the public at the Duke Nasher Museum of Art auditorium on September 27th and in Chapel Hill (on the UNC campus) on September 28th.

Read more about this event here:

Hillsborough Last Friday Film Series

Please come to the Last Fridays "Filmmaker's Film Series" featuring a program by AV Geeks. The show will be on Friday, September 29th at 8:30 at the King Street Masonic Lodge in downtown Hillsborough across from the old Colonial Inn. Tickets are $5.00 in advance, available on-line at hillsboroughartscouncil.com, or $7.00 at the door. The Hillsborough Arts Council, Weaver Street Market, and Sports Endeavors sponsor this event.

Portugal Wine Dinner

Portuguese Wine Dinner: Moving Past Port
Monday, October 16, 2006
7:00 - 9:30 pm

Portugal is on the brink of exploding onto the world wine scene. With Porto, sweet fortified wine, already familiar to wine drinkers, the next evolution is recognizing this country's dry wine production. Given the rise in fame for Spanish wine production, Portugal has all the makings to follow the same route. Indigenous varietals, old vines, varied climates, eclectic grape blends, unique terroir and now top quality dry wine production poise Portugal as the next big wine wave to hit the shelves and restaurant wine lists.

Join us October 16 at 7:00 pm for six courses and seven terrific wines from Portugal. We will explore some of the best regions of Douro and Vinho Verde. Find out what this country has to offer with a selection of dry whites and reds. Don't worry—of course we'll finish this fine meal with a tasty port. Forget what you have tasted in the past, the days of Mateus are long gone. The new generation is here and ready to wow your palate! Wines from Importers Eric Solomon/European Cellars and The Rare Wine Company portfolios will be presented by Seth Gross of the Henry Wine Group.

Tickets for this event are $40. Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets in advance at Panzanella or the Customer Service Desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.

Locally Grown Prawns Featured Special at Panzanella!

This weekend only, Chef Chris Capron of Panzanella will be featuring fresh, local prawns from Joe Thompson of Orange County. These large, succulent beauties are grown in fresh water and are sweet and comparable to lobster.

Chef Capron’s first thought is to make a Panzanella style “Shrimp & Grits” with grilled prawns and polenta. Come check out the other specials!

Stop by Panzanella this weekend only for prawn specials while supplies last!

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