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Easter Features! Weaver Street Market has lots of goodies to make this Easter season memorable. Fill someone's Easter basket with Lake Champlain bunnies and eggs. Lake Champlain is an environmentally responsible chocolatier that makes delicious preservative-free chocolates from locally sourced honey, butter, cream and maple syrup in Vermont. There are also festive box sets to choose from including a box of toffee and chocolates from the local Carolina Confectionary Company. If you haven't tried all the seasonal pastry delights, this week is your last chance. Don't miss Hot Cross Buns, cunningly spiced and not too sweet, Coconut covered Biddies that look like chicks, and Cocomacs, plain or dipped in chocolate. The meat department has you covered with leg of lamb, lamb chops or ground lamb for that that traditional Easter dinner. More |
SV Wine Show Jazz & More Brunch Farm Tour Kick-off After Hours Begins 4/26 |
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| CHICLE Cultural Program Wild Herb Walk Local Farmers' Markets Gobal Changes: Local Solutions |
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| Farm Tour Get your T-shirt! Iron Gate Winery Compost Bin Sale Piedmont Biofuels Meeting |
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| April Wine Dinner Open Easter! |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials |
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The floral department will have gloriously delightful srpingtime flowers for Easter or just to brighten up your table and home. Our lovely spring potted Iris, Crocus, Hyacinths, Hydrangea, Easter Lilies and Cyclamen can be transplanted to your garden, too! We'll have lots of beautiful Asian Lilies from Sara & Michael's to add elegance to your table setting. | Weekly Produce Specials | |||
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| Organic Pink Lady or Gala Apples |
3 lb bag $3.99 each |
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| Organic Bi-color Corn | 6 ears for $5.00 | special buy | |
| Organic Florida Red or Green Leaf Lettuce | 3 for $5.00 | super low price | |
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Troller Point Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Steaks | $8.99 lb | save $2.00/lb! |
| Troller Point Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Fillets | $10.99 lb | save $2.00/lb! | |
| Alison's Family Farms All Natural Boneless Chicken Breast |
$5.99 lb. | save $1.00/lb! | |
| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials. | |||
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| SV Wine Show | |||
 Weaver Street Market's 3rd Annual Spring Wine SaleMarch 30-April 15 This sale will feature a selection of favorite and fine wines from around the world at discounts up to 44% 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 Show. Wine Sale Hours Weaver Street Market: Carrboro, 7:30 am - 9 pm M-F, 8 am - 9 pm Sat/Sun, 929-0010 Weaver Street Market: Southern Village, 7 am - 9 pm Daily, 929-2009 Wine Sale Show: Saturday, April 7, 1 - 5 pm at Southern Village Saludos Compay will provide lively, entertaining music while you sip 40 fine wines from around the world. Tickets are $5 and are available the day of the show. All of the proceeds benefit WSM's Cooperative Community Fund. Enjoy...music, hors d'oeuvres, and your favorite wines at great values! | |||
| Jazz & More Brunch Returns! | |||
 Sunday, April 811 am - 1 pm It's almost time for Sunday morning Jazz & More Brunch at Weaver Street Market! Get ready for hot food, cool tunes and a great way to start your Sunday. Inside, we'll have fresh scones, muffins and sweet pastries in our bake case; fresh, hot coffee and a barista to make that special coffee drink; and an array of eggs, grits, pancakes or French Toast to fill you up! Outside, under the oaks, you'll hear a range of local bands playing Jazz, Americana, Blues, and Bluegrass; keeping everybody happy and dancing. |
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| Farm Tour Kick-off! | |||
 Thursday, April 196 - 8 pm on the lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro! Meet farmers, enjoy a freshly grilled meal by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, chill out to the great Jazz and pop standards of Equinox, taste wines from Irong Gate Winery, the Benjamin Winery & Vineyard and Horizon Cellars, all on the Piedmont Farm Tour this year. This event is a benefit for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Oh, and don't forget to buy your button/ticket at the advance sale price of $25 for all 34 farms! Souvenir t-shirts are going fast! |
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| After Hours Begins ! | |||
 Thursday, April 266 - 8 pm Get ready for this! Hot summer nights, cool local tunes, everybody spread out under the oaks in Carrboro at Weaver Street Market. Yes! It almost time for After Hours! April 26- Edsel 500 - Rockabilly, Blues, & Swing May 3- The Tim Stambaugh Band- Bluegrass, Celtic, folk & traditional May 10- Tristeza Trio- Bossa Nova May 17- Charles Pettee and Friends-Bluegrass/Finger twisting acoustic originals May 24- Saludos Compay- original and South American Music May 31- Different Drum-American music with a World beat |
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| CHICLE Cultural Program | |||
 The Wild Animal Trade
SundayApril 15, 2006 5:00 pm Maria de Bruyn of the Carnivore Preservation Trust Maria will discuss the wild animal trade and why there is a need for a place like CPT. She will bring photos and talk about many of the animals that are at the Trust. This lecture is free and open to the public. CHICLE Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education 101 E Weaver St. 3rd floor, Suite G-1 Carrboro, NC 27510 Ph. 919/933-0398 Fx. 919/933-1142 chicle@chi-cle.com |
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| Learn more about CPT here. | |||
| Hillsborough Wild Herb Walk | |||
 April 165:30 - 7:00 pm, rain or shine Meet outside Cup-A-Joe 120 W. King Street Hillsborough Join Herbalist and Wildcrafter, Will Endres on this informal walk to learn more about the incredible healing herbs and plants located right here in the heart of Hillsborough. Will Endres is a local Hillsborough resident who is recognized nationally as an expert and pioneer in the healing properties of herbs. He also has developed a line of herbal tinctures and dry herbs, many of which grow right here in Hillsborough. Bring your questions, but most importantly, your desire to learn. Cost $10.00. Children aged 10 and under FREE when accompanied by a parent. Will can be reached at 919.732.9785. No pre-registration required. Just show up. |
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| Farmers' Markets Open! | |||
 Hillsborough Farmers' Market is open!My first visit to the Hillsborough Farmers' Market last weekend left me excited for a summer of goodies! I'd been told this market was smaller than what I was used to on Saturday mornings in Carrboro, but I arrived to find a lot full of vendors. Everywhere I looked, something different was for sale. My inner shopper took over— never mind budgeting, there was local cheese and handmade jewelry and baby plants to be had! Fearing for my wallet's well-being, I pulled out my notebook and got to work meeting vendors. Here's a brief sampling of what was for sale this early in the season: lettuce, chard, kale, spinach, pork, eggs, cheeses, bread, baked goods, jellies, honey, seedlings, compost and composting worms, soaps, jewelry, artwork, cards, quilts and sewn crafts, and yarn. And here is a list of some of my favorite items: John Blythe's "compost tea," a 100% natural plant food; Simply Sourdough's homemade, bone-shaped dog biscuits, shining in their silver dog bowl; Tobi's Home Baking's decadent "Millionaire Shortbread," a shortbread cookie with homemade caramel and chocolate on top; Heathen Handcrafts' all natural heat packs—they contain feed corn that stays warm or cool after nuking or freezing them; The Farm Fairy's beeswax, sold with a recipe for making your own lip balm; and don't miss Scrambled Acres Farm's chicken-footed table! So whether it's your garden, your stomach, or your inner shopper calling you, get out to a Farmers' Market this weekend! The Hillsborough Farmers' Market is open from 8 to 12 on Saturday mornings. It is located in the Suntrust Bank parking lot off of Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough. The Carrboro Farmers' Market is open from 7 to 12 on Saturday mornings. It is located by the Town Hall in Carrboro. The Durham Farmers' Market (opening April 7) is open from 8 to 12 on Saturday mornings. It is located in the Measurement, Inc. parking lot on the 400 block of Morris St between The Carolina Theater and the old Durham Ball Park in downtown Durham. |
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| Global Challenges: Local Solutions | |||
 Screening of "After the Peak"April 5, 2007 Century Center in Carrboro 7 pm to 9 pm We know that cheap imported energy won't last forever. But it's a problem that seems overwhelming in its scale and impact. This evening will focus totally on how our energy future might impact Orange County and some of the local solutions available to us. We can act now and we can make the end of cheap oil a much easier transition, if we reflect on the consequences of doing nothing and take hold of our options for the future. "After the Peak" is a docudrama made in Orange County by Filmmaker Jim McQuaid. It uses the form of a local cable TV evening news show to portray how an abrupt end to cheap oil might affect ordinary people, communters, farmers, households, the police, our schools and even sports. |
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| Farm Tour! Get your T-shirt! | |||
 12th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour April 21 & 22 Gather your friends, fill up a car, and visit your local family farms on the Piedmont Farm Tour! $30 per car for all 34 farms—each car receives a SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS button, or $10 per car per farm. Advance Button Sales for $25 & Maps available at: CARRBORO: Weaver Street Market Fifth Season Gardening Maple View Ice Cream Store CHAPEL HILL: Weaver Street Market (Southern Village location) Niche Gardens DURHAM: Durham Co-op Grocery SEEDS Booth: Durham Farmers' Market RALEIGH: Harmony Farms Triangle Nutrition Moore Square Farmers' Market PITTSBORO: General Store Café Chatham Marketplace Fearrington Farmers' Market Carolina Farm Stewardship Association HILLSBOROUGH: Maple View Ice Cream Store Hillsborough Farmers' Market GREENSBORO: Deep Roots Market GRAHAM: Benjamin Vineyards & Winery Souvenir t-shirts are now on sale at Weaver Street Market for $18.00. Get yours now! |
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| Iron Gate Winery | |||
 New to the Farm Tour this year!Irong Gate Winery 2540 Lynch Store Rd, Mebane, NC 27302 Phone: 919-304-WINE Debbie Stikeleather and her Husband Gene planted their first vines in 2000. Gene Stikeleather comes from a tobacco farming family and he and Debbie both wanted to protect some of the beautiful countryside from the ever growing residential subdivisions. So, they purchased an old tobacco farm in 2000, and joined the ever-growing number of winery and vineyard owners in North Carolina. Iron Gate is a 60 acre farm, 8 of which are under vines. The land itself is very sandy and has proven to have good drainage and balance for growing grapes. In 2001, Iron Gate bottled a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc, now they bottle nine different wines, the majority of them are estate grown and bottled. The wines produced at this winery are top-notch, high quality wines. Be sure to visit this local producer on the Piedmont Farm Tour, April 21 and 22. |
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| Compost Bin Sale | |||
 In case you haven't seen the round, black plastic composting bins in front of Weaver Street Market reminding you of the County's Annual Compost Bin Sale, mark your calendar for Saturday, April 7 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Eubanks Road Park and Ride Lot. Bins are $39, about half the retail price. They will fit in the trunk of your car and some assembly is required when you get them home. (Even I could do it successfully!) If you're a composting novice, experts will be at the sale to help you get started. If you're a composting fanatic already, perhaps you need a second bin, or a third! Or you want to give someone an early Christmas present or a unique birthday gift. This is truly a gift that keeps on giving. If you want your compost ready-made to amend right into that waiting soil, or need some mulch to spread around your newly planted bushes, you can find those at the Orange County Landfill Mondays through Fridays, 8:00am to 4:00 pm and Saturdays 7:30 am to noon. The landfill sells a three cubic yard scoop of high-quality aged mulch made from local yard waste for $18. A cubic yard of Class A, unrestricted compost, made in part with locally collected food waste, is $25. Here are two more great opportunities to buy locally grown and produced products rather than cypress mulch, pine bark nuggets or pasteurized cow manure from a big retail chain. (Note: You must tarp your load when leaving the landfill.) |
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| Piedmont Biofuels Meeting | |||
 SAVE THE DATE!
Piedmont Biofuels will hold its Annual Member Meeting April 14 at the McKimmon Center at NC State University at 9:00 am. Signs will direct everyone to the room. Everyone from the community is invited to attend. Co-op members may run for office and vote. Members interested in running should submit a bio and a photo.Highligts of the meeting: Opening Remarks by Steve Kalland, director of the NC Solar Center. Annual report on the state of the co-op. The year in review. Overview of internships, education and outreach efforts, fuel-making, green building, Tami Tank update. Presentation of the biofarm - Lyle Estill and Doug Jones Growth plan for 2007 April 19 at the Weaver Street Market Farm Tour Kick-off members will be able to exchange their keys and non-swipe cards for a card to swipe at the Carrboro pump! |
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