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It's time to feast on a very special Thanksgiving Dinner. On Thursday November 2, Panzanella will host its fourth annual "Heritage Turkey" Dinner, co-sponsored by Slow Food, USA. Three things make this turkey dinner special. The first thing is the turkey. The menu will feature a kind of turkey that was common in America before the commercial turkey was developed for mass production. Secondly, this dinner is a fundraiser for the American Livestock Breed Conservancy, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving heritage poultry, cattle, sheep, and other breeds. Lastly, a dinner like this provides a market to local producers who raise heritage turkeys to supplement their income in the off-season, like Alex and Betsy Hitt of Peregrine Farm who recently won the 2006 Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable Agriculture. More
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Alex and Betsy have raised a flock of Bourbon Reds, a heritage breed that was more common forty or fifty years ago before the large-scale commercialization of food production took place. Raising heritage turkeys is just one aspect of their innovative farm that has pioneered a new breed of small, sustainable farms. Alex and Betsy have been leaders in creating small, sustainable agriculture with an additional focus on the social aspect of food production: who's growing it and who's going to eat it.

The American Livestock Breed Conservancy was formed in the seventies in response to the dwindling number of heritage animals available for breeding. They educate people about the need to retain a diverse genetic bank for the future. The ALBC therefore encourages farmers and individuals to keep small flocks of heritage breeds, but the best method of ensuring a large healthy pool is having a market for the animals.

Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 9:00 pm. Reservations are accepted for groups of six or more.
Weekly Produce Specials
Bonus Buy!
Organic Imported Asparagus
$3.99 lb save $2.00 lb!
Organic Gala Apples3 lb. bags
$4.99 each
super low price!
New Crop
Florida Juice Oranges
4 lb. bags
2/$6.00
Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials
Local, All-Natural
Boneless Pork Chops
$5.99 lb from Redgate Farm
save $1.00 lb
Meyer All-Natural
80% Lean Ground Beef
$2.99 lb Save $1.00 lb
Ocean Boy Farms
Certified Organic Shrimp
$5.99 lb Save $2.00 lb!
Farm Raised
Carrboro Farmers' Market
Saturdays from 8 am to 12 noon

The Carrboro Farmers' Market is open until December 23, selling locally grown produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, baked goods, jellies, honey, plants, wool, furniture, and a variety of unique holiday greenery and gifts!

Also open on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving!
Wine & Food Tastings
Stop by Weaver Street Market to taste the jellies of the Farm Fairy.
Southern Village - Friday, November 3, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Carrboro - Saturday, November 4, 11:00 - 2:00 pm

Friday night wine tastings - stock your cellar or find that perfect wine for dinner!
Carrboro - November 3, 4:30-6:30 pm
Southern Village - November 3, 5:00-7:00 pm

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APS Dog Walk
Saturday, Novmber 4
Southern Village

The Chapel Hill News is helping to sponsor the first Walk for Animal Protection, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Animal Protection Society of Orange County, on Nov. 4 at Southern Village in Chapel Hill. The day's event begins at 9 a.m. with the walk itself commencing at 12:00 p.m.

Registrants will pay $25 to take part in the walk ($20 per person for each member of a group) and will receive an event t-shirt. Pet-related vendors will be on hand at the Village Green area, where the walk will start and finish. One lucky dog will be voted in as the Grand Marshall of the event and you can vote for your favorite candidate online at the Chapel Hill News Web site throughout October.

All money raised will go to operations of the APS, which offers dog training, low-cost spay/neutering and adoption services.

The APS Adoption Center, which serves as a rescue resource for other counties having difficulties making adoptions, has adopted out more than 1100 animals since it started operations in October, 2004.

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Annual Meeting
Sunday, November 5, 12-2:30pm
Carrboro Century Center


Panzanella's new chef, Chris Capron, has agreed to make lunch for the Annual Meeting, and that's a Lot of Lunch because it's free for all owners of the co-op! We'll be serving Pasta Fagioli, with salad from the WSM kitchen, Focaccia from our Bread Bakery, and Maple View Farm's ice cream.

Meet the candidates for the Board of Directors, hear the State of the Co-op address from our General Manager, share your ideas with the current Board Members, and enter the raffle for gift baskets and other WSM goodies. This is a great chance to learn about your co-op and brainstorm with your neighbors.

It'll be a quick-paced and lively meeting, so mark your calendars and plan to join us on November 5.
Owners' Month Specials
Every October, in conjunction with National Cooperative Month, Weaver Street Market holds elections for our Board of Directors and celebrates our cooperative structure with specials and events in the stores, and our Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 5.


The following owners-only specials will run from October 11 - November 7, 2006:
WSM's famous cookies for $.65, regularly $.95
Pistachios $4.99/lb, $1.00 off!
Olivella extra virgin olive oil $9.99/liter, regularly $12.49
WSM's large Rustic Bread $.50 off! Regularly $2.00
Salad Bar $1.00 off/lb Hot Bar, too!
Fair Trade, organic Bananas $.69, regularly $.89
10% off at Panzanella! Sun-Thursday - alcohol not included
Classifieds Due
Classified ad are due for the December Newsletter this
Sunday, November 5 by 9 pm
in our Carrboro store.

Please limit your ad to 50 words or fewer.

Cost is $10/month for owners of the co-op and $15/month for non-owners.
RSVVP Day
Tuesday November 14

You can help alleviate hunger in the Triangle and surrounding areas by eating out at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro or Southern Village or at Panzanella.

Weaver Street Market donates 10% of food sales to RSVVP which has raised more than $425,000 to fight hunger since its inception in 1989.
Early Voting
October 19-November 3
Locations:
Orange County Public Library Conference Room, Hillsborough
October 19-November 3 (Monday-Friday), 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; October 28 & November 4 (Saturday) 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro
October 23-November 3 (Monday-Friday), 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; November 4 (Saturday) 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill
October 23-November 3 (Monday-Friday), 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; November 4 (Saturday) 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

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Heritage Turkey Dinner

Panzanella & Slow Food invite you to the
4th Annual Heritage Turkey Dinner
Thursday, November 2, 2006
5:30 - 9:00 pm


This is our annual event featuring heritage breed "Bourbon Red" Turkeys grown by Alex & Betsy Hitt. 10% of restaurant sales from this event will benefit the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

The Red Bourbon Turkeys have their origins in Bourbon County, Kentucky, from around the 1900's. They are a beautiful red turkey that produces a very rich taste, with slightly darker color meat. Dark meat lovers will delight in their flavor. They are free-roaming, fed an all-natural diet and, of course, are antibiotic and hormone free.

November Wine Dinner

Around the World with Pinot Noir
November 6, 2006
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm


Join us for our first-ever Pinot Noir Wine Dinner. We will explore a variety of different styles of Pinot Noir including Sparkling and Rosé. What's so special about Pinot Noir? Well, It is one of the oldest grape varieties to be cultivated for the purpose of making wine. It was vinified as early as the first century AD. Pinot Noir's reputation as one of the world's most elegant and profound wines is owed to the wines of Burgundy, France. For most of wine history this 60 square mile area of France, called the Cote d'Or ("slope of gold"), is the only region to achieve consistent success from the pinot noir vine.

Great Pinot Noir can create lasting impressions on the palate and in the memory. When Pinot Noir is well made it is both elegant and powerful; the perfect wine paradox. SO, join us Monday, November 6, 2006 for a tasting tour of some of the tastiest Pinot Noirs from around the world. Discover for yourself the diversity and amazing grace this ancient grape has to offer. You'll enjoy a sparkling wine aperitif, and six wonderful courses prepared by Panzanella Chef, Chris Capron.

The cost of this event is $40 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.

December Wine Dinner

Sparkling Wine Dinner
Monday, December 11
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm


Join us Monday, December 11, and explore the amazing world of sparkling wines. What is sparkling wine? Well according to the Oxford companion to wine it is "a wine which bubbles when poured into a glass". To so many people it seems like so much more than just that simple explanation. Sparkling wine, and more specifically, Champagne, has always been associated with a certain class or elegance and almost always associated with the occasion of celebration.

The mystery of Sparkling wine carries on with the amazing amount of different styles it can come in. Just the tiniest hint of effervescence can change a simple white wine into something fun and exciting to drink. Sparkling wine can vary as much as still wine; it can be white, pink, and even red. It can be made in a sweet style like Italy's Moscato d'Asti, or bone dry like most French Champagnes. Other aspects of sparkling wines can vary immensely, like the alcoholic levels and the character and strength of the bubbles themselves. Join us for this exciting dinner and enjoy a vast array of sparkling wines and see just how well these wines match with elegant, delicious dishes prepared by Panzanella Chef, Chris Capron.

The cost of this event is $40 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.

Owners' Month Special

In Celebration of National Cooperative Month
October 11 - November 7
Owners will receive 10% off at Panzanella, Sunday - Thursday.
Alcohol not included