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You vs. the Cold: Fighting Back
by Jenni Butler, WSM Wellness Department
The cold, that common perennial villain that gets you each time winter rolls back around. Sniffle, cough, and shiver, it steals your bright-eyed daytime hours and disrupts your dreams. If you? re determined to avoid the endless, blind self-experimentation of trying syrup after syrup and lozenge after lozenge, here is a bit of direction, some vitamin, mineral, herb and food info that may help you clear your path to quick recovery and prevention. Weaver Street has recently brought in an alternative to Alacer's Emergen-C. More

Book Drive

Recycling Christmas Trees
Recycling FYI: 2007

January Wine Dinner
New Art in Panzanella

Wellness Specials
Bowl Snacks

Weekly Produce Specials
Floral Department Specials




You vs. the Cold continued

Try Ultima Replenisher in Wild Raspberry, Orange, Kiwi-Strawberry, or BananaBerry. It is an amazing product without artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners. One serving packets are 75¢. Vitamin C is essential in fighting cold viruses, suggest Phyllis and James Balch in their book, Prescription for Nutritional Healing. Another essential helper is echinacea. Echinacea is the herb of choice as the first offense against the cold. Known as an antiviral and an agent to alert and boost the immune system, it gets the body's defenses rolling against incoming infection. Its anti-inflammatory properties also make it an enticing choice for those with the discomforts of headache and swollen lymph glands or nasal passages. Echinacea comes in many different forms these days, allowing you to choose according to personal taste. Gaia's Echinacea Supreme has proven to be one of the best echinaceas on the market. The formula contains crucial Echinacea species with isobutylamides. This chemical is vital for cold and flu onset because of its anti-inflamatory and immune boosting properties. We also have a variety of capsules, box teas, and various combinations in which echinacea is the collaborative and super star element. New Chapter has also developed a super critical Sinus & Respiratory formula containing several time-tested herbs (oregano, garlic, echinacea, elderberry, goldenseal and astragalus, to name a few), containing multiple immune-stimulating constituents. These two products combined create a formidable defense against colds and flu. Now through January on sale at $16.49. Paying attention to what you eat during times of lowered immunity is just as important as how you supplement yourself. In fact, there are several foods whose healing properties are so noted that they have become supplements themselves. When you think of food for colds, think warm. Think of ginger or garlic or cayenne, for example. According to years of Chinese herbal wisdom, ginger is known to expel cold and benefit digestion. More specifically, fresh ginger tea is ideal to use at the first sign of congestion and cough, according to Michael Tierra, author of The Way of Chinese Herbs. Garlic, also known to expel cold, has antiviral, antibacterial, antibiotic, and immune- enhancing properties. Cayenne, likewise, expels cold and breaks up congestion. Ginger, garlic, and cayenne, in addition to being consumed in culinary fashion, are available in capsules and tinctures. Most deliciously, ginger is also available in various box teas and loose from local herbalist Suki Roth in her cold and flu tea blend. If the gentle, yet empowering mode of homeopathy is your preferred approach, there is certainly no lack of options for you. Amidst the many homeopathic cold and flu formulas, including Oscillococcinum and Coldcalm by Boiron, are a selection of unique homeopathic cough syrups on sale through January. Finally, remember that when a cold takes you down, that is the perfect time to pamper yourself back to health. Soaking in a hot bath with warming herbs and bath salts like Masada's Cold & Flu or Eucalyptus bath salts. Most importantly, listen to your body, what supplements and foods you prefer, the sleep you need, and when it is necessary, to see a doctor or alternative health practitioner. And certainly, our Wellness Department staff will be glad to help you find any other references you desire in order to educate yourself further and continue your quest to defeat that common cold villain once and for all.

Weekly Produce Specials


	Organic Fuji Apples	$1.79 lb	save 50¢ lb
	Organic White Grapefruit	$1.29 lb	super low price!
	Organic Lady Moon Tomatoes	$1.99 lb	save $1.00 lb!

Floral Department Specials

In the Floral Department this week: we will have tulip bunches starting Tuesday Jan. 2, 2007 for only $9.99 a bunch. These are from Sarah & Michael's Farm in Durham, NC. Also check out our new local bouquets from Spell Wholesale in Durham, NC.


Wellness Specials

Check out these Wellness specials to help you fight back when a cold strikes! New Chapter Sinus & Respiratory On sale $16.49 regularly $21.95, 30 capsules Boiron Cold Calm On sale $7.99 regularly $11.99, 60 tablets Boiron Oscillococcinum Twin Pack On sale $19.99 regularly $35.98, 2/6 dose paks Gaia Echinacea Supreme Liquid Phytocaps On sale $16.19 regularly $21.19, 60 liquid capsules, 100% vegetarian
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.




Book Drive

At Weaver Street Market! Southern Village, Sunday, January 7, 2-5 pm Carrboro, Sunday, January 14, 2-5 pm The Orange County Literacy Council in cooperation with the Triangle United Way, will be collecting new and gently used books in the first two weeks of January. Bring your books to Weaver Street Market Carrboro or Southern Village to place in their bins. The books will be distributed free to agencies throughout Orange County. Last year's drive was a great success, gathering thousands of books from 17 sites as well as from groups and individuals. Triangle United Way has named it the "signature project" in Orange County for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service that United Way sponsors.
Learn more about the Orange County Literacy Council here.




Recycle Your Christmas Tree

It is time to take down the tree and wreaths; if you purchased live versions, it is time to recycle. Here are some things to remember. Remove all debris from the tree. The trees will be collected on the same schedule as yard waste. Wreaths can also be left curbside for pickup with the trees, please remove all wiring. If you do not have curbside pickup, residents can drop off trees at the Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Center on Eubanks Road. Christmas trees can be added to loads of other yard debris and taken to the Orange County Landfill on Eubanks Rd. for a fee of $7. Remember the loads must be covered. When adding mulch this winter do not forget that you can purchase the Christmas tree mulch blended with other yard debris for only $18 per cubic yards at the Orange County Landfill.


Recycling FYI: 2007

by Blair Pollock, Orange Community Recycling By this time, those of you living in single family houses or duplexes inside Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough should be madly recycling your mixed paper at the curb using your new blue recycling bin. Include newspaper, magazines, those (non-metallic) greeting cards you're not planning to reuse next year, phone books, junk mail, office paper, cereal boxes (liners removed), gable top paper cartons for juice or milk (rinsed, no juice boxes) and other clean dry paper, except corrugated cardboard which must still go to the drop off sites. You can also recycle shredded paper by putting it in a paper bag, no plastic bags please. Put cans and bottles in the other bin. By the end of January, the 11,000 or so of households outside town limits that receive curbside recycling services should be receiving a second orange bin for their mixed paper. As in town, arrival of the bin is your signal to start recycling mixed paper at the curb. As with others, use one bin for all paper and the other for all cans and bottles. Do not mix them. We expect this effort to divert another 700 tons per year of paper for recycling from the curbside mixed paper program. Help prove us right or exceed that goal. Those without curbside recycling are encouraged to use drop off sites and convenience centers for all your recycling needs. We also continue to urge waste reduction by getting off mailing lists. Call those toll free numbers on the catalogs, use Mail Preference Service or those strategies listed at www.newdream.org, the web site for New American Dream. This past holiday season you may have received a gift or two swaddled in bubble wrap or nestled in Styrofoam packing peanuts or air packs or one of the many other packing materials that cannot be readily recycled in Orange County. Most of these are readily reusable by one of the many local mailing houses including the four local UPS Stores (formerly Mailboxes, etc.) Carolina Packaging, Wrap, Pack and Ship in Mebane and other local resources. See www.co.orange.nc.us/recycling or call us for more information on where to take these things: 968-2788. Do not leave materials off without calling ahead. Some questions just do not go away. The question about "If it says #2 type plastic inside a recycling symbol on the bottom of my yogurt cup or margarine tub, why can't I recycle it along with all my bottles also resin type #2?" Or the lady seen at a recycling center who was reported to me by another recycler as stating "I'm putting it in the bin, I know they'll find a way to recycle it if I just put it in there." Well, don't we wish that were true. It isn't true. There are no local, cost-effective markets for non-bottle plastics. Yes, there are markets for source-separated cups and tubs, but they are not local and most demand a high volume and a level of separation that the area recyclers we can sell to are not ready to provide. When prices of natural gas and petroleum go up substantially, look for this to change. So just believe us when we tell you, bottles only, no cups, tubs, toys, trays, etc. Orange County Solid Waste Department is in the midst of a planning process targeted at several major areas including how we are going to go from our current 45% waste reduction rate towards our goal of 61%, whether we should consider any changes in the solid waste collection systems in unincorporated Orange County for businesses and residents, the future of the drop off sites and convenience centers and where we will site our new transfer station by the time the landfill closes in 2010. Watch this space and other area media for new developments in this solid waste planning process in 2007. Once a draft report is done, it will be out for public review and comment. Finally, we will begin our 2007-08 budget planning process in February, so if there are other recycling and waste reduction program improvements you would like to see, please let us know via email: recycling@co.orange.nc.us or by phone 968-2788 or mail: PO Box 17177, Chapel Hill NC 27516.
Get more recycling information here.


January Wine Dinner

Wines of the Rhône Valley January 15, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Join us Monday, January 15 for a tasting tour of France's Rhône Valley. The Rhône Valley has two very distinct sub regions, the Northern and the Southern Rhône. The northern region produces the most prestigious and most complex Syrah and Viognier in the world from the towns of Condrieu, Cornas and Côte Rôtie. Head south and you'll find spicy, peppery reds from Gigondas and Vacqeyras, and aromatic, elegant whites and reds from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The Rhône is a diverse, exciting wine producing region, with the most well known wines produced being Côtes-du-Rhône. This term can be used for wines produced in the entire Rhône region and range widely in quality and style. Each of the smaller towns and designations has very distinct styles and terroir, so each wine has a different personality from the next. Join us for this tasting tour of the Rhône valley and see what this diverse region has to offer. 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.
Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).
Sign up for Panzanella's Enewsletter here.

New Art Show

Next up in the Gallery: New works by Jenifer Padilla January 9 - March 12 Artist's Reception: Monday, January 29, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Padilla draws from her dynamic surroundings and steadied observations to elicit, at once, movement and delicacy in her still-life paintings. Padilla's paintings are informed by her craftsmanship in a variety of other media: "I use my photography, sketches, Xerox, and 8mm film for reference in the making of my paintings," says Padilla. With this approach, Padilla's paintings transcend the still-life medium. Recently, Padilla moved her studio to Archer Graphics in Carrboro, North Carolina where she shares space with four other artists. The large glass bay doors of the old auto repair shop allow light to flood her studio. Padilla stands at her easel centered on the oil-stained concrete once inhabited by craftsmen of a different sort. The previous life of the space, the abundance of natural light and vintage character of the Mid-Century Modern building have all inspired Padilla to employ new color and line in her work. Previously, Padilla was a member of the Antfarm, a cooperative studio in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The 4,000-square-foot space, (former home to the Raleigh Washboard Factory) its rustic, urban surroundings and Padilla's collective experiences all greatly influenced her work. "The Antfarm and my new space all give me a chance to experiment and explore the limits of my paintings and process," Padilla says. "My work is directly influenced by my surroundings, my travel experiences and by food—especially the delicate shapes, textures and colors of fruit, the mark of graffiti and tag art, the shapes and lines created by cityscapes, mass transit and the trains that pass by." Most recently, Padilla traveled to Barcelona where she studied with world-renowned Spanish artists Tom Carr and Carmen Miguel. Of her journey, Padilla exclaims, "Barcelona was the most artistic and inspiring city I have ever been too. I was amazed and inspired by all the incredible graffiti, museums, public art, architecture, mass transit, oceans, design, city planning, performance art and landscape." A native of Chapel Hill, Padilla is a graduate of North Carolina State University College of Design and has studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy and La Llotja Escola d'Art in Barcelona, Spain.
View more of Jenifer's work here.