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Happy Hour Starts This Week at the Wednesday Market Everyone needs to unwind after work. Some people head to the local pub for a pint of beer. Others race home to take their dogs for a long walk. And starting this week, folks will be heading to the Wednesday night Farmers' Market in Carrboro to stroll amid the racks of produce and baked goodies as the stress of the day dissipates.The Wednesday night market has been my market of choice since I discovered it two years ago. Previously, I'd always gone on Saturdays, thinking the Wednesday market wouldn't have much to offer. But when I was forced to pick up my CSA box on a Wednesday one week, I discovered the truth: the Wednesday market is just my style. It's calm, there's room to walk, and it's easier to talk to the farmers. More |
Farm Tour Buttons on Sale Farm Tour Kick-off After Hours Begins 4/26 Jazz & More Brunch Animal Adoption Day |
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 While it is smaller than the Saturday market, the Wednesday market still has a good selection of produce, baked goods, and other treats. In fact, I personally found it easier to shop without the overwhelming choices that are available on Saturdays in Carrboro. What can you expect to find this week? Unable to visit the market, I called up my friend John from Ecofarm. "There's no telling what we're gonna have with this weather coming," he told me, but maybe head lettuce, kale, arugula, and spicy mesclun. "I don't know till I get there!" he added with a laugh. Other market regulars mentioned all kinds of lettuce (red and green leafy, green Boston, and Romaine), turnips, radishes, leeks, baby bok choy, and flowers (lilies, tulips, ranunculus, anemones, pussy willows, and viburnums) as possible wares. If you plan to go to market regularly, now is the time to buy a CSA share (CSA = Community Supported Agriculture). With a CSA share, you pay for a whole season of produce now and reap the benefits throughout the summer, picking up a weekly box full of whatever is ripe or blooming that week. CSA's help out farmers by giving them extra money now, at the beginning of the season, when they haven't been able to sell produce for several months but need money for seeds and fertilizer. I had my doubts about doing a CSA—would I really want to eat whatever was available at one farm? Wouldn't I rather have my money and the freedom to pick and choose exactly what to eat later in the season? But I wanted to help out so I signed up, and now I'm glad I did. For starters, having the CSA box was fun. It got me to market every week, when I might've lazily missed it and later regretted it. Always pushed for time, I could get in and out of the market in less than a minute if I had to, grabbing my box and going. I found myself eating healthier— with my fridge full of greens all spring, I was moved to sauté giant masses of them with every meal. My salads grew creative: forget the traditional carrot-tomato-cucumber accompaniment, I moved on to the classic pear-walnut-gorgonzola, the extravagant avocado-olive-goat cheese, the low cost apple-raisin-peanut-cheddar, and the what's-in-my-fridge-this-week mango-soy chicken. When the eggplants came, I was finally forced to figure out how to make baba ganouj: the secret is to bake the eggplant to death, until the outside is blackened, rendering the insides palatably soft and squishy. Several local farmers offer CSA programs, with different prices and terms—look for flyers around the market, or ask at your favorite farm's stand. If you can't make it out on a weeknight, there are always the Saturday morning markets in Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Durham. Whichever you prefer, it's time to start getting your fresh local produce straight from the men and women who grow it! The The Carrboro Farmers' Market is open from 7 am to 12 pm on Saturday mornings and 3:30 to 6:30 pm on Wednesdays. It is located by the Town Hall in Carrboro. The Hillsborough Farmers' Market is open from 8 to 12 on Saturday mornings and 3 pm to 6 pm on Wednesdays. It is located in the Suntrust Bank parking lot off of Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough. The Durham Farmers' Market 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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| Organic Florida Jumbo Valencia Oranges |
$1.00 lb |
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| California Asparagus | $2.00 lb | save .99¢/lb | |
| Organic green or red Barlett Pears | $1.50/lb |
save .49¢/lb |
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California Pride Farm Raised Catfish Fillets | $7.99 lb |
save $2.00/lb! |
| Niman Ranch, all natural Pork Boneless Chops | $5.99 lb |
save $1.00/lb! |
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| "Made at WSM", all natural Pork Italian Sausages |
$3.99 lb. |
super low price! |
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| Farm Tour Buttons on Sale Now! | |||
 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 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 |
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 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 Iron Gate Winery, Benjamin Vineyards & Winery 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 4/26! | |||
 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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| Jazz & More Brunch Returns! | |||
 Sundays,11 am - 1 pm On the lawn in Carrboro Weaver Street Market's Jazz & More! Brunch is under way! This family friendly event is 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. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome. Please keep the children out of the trees and fountain and dogs on leashes. Band schedule: April 15- Joe Woodson and The Bean Trees- Americana music April 22- One Sun - World Beat instrumental jazz April 29- The Dave Youngman Group - classy jazz & blues sounds along with the smooth vocals of Lola Youngman May 6- Susan Reeves - jazz vocalist sings blues flavored renditions of standards and lesser-known gems |
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| Animal Adoption Day | |||
 Weaver Street Market in CarrboroSunday, April 15 2:00 - 5:00 pm Looking for a dog or cat to love? Come to our Animal Awareness and Adoption day and visit with dogs and cats looking for that special home. Have animals to adopt out? Contact Kris Brannan at kris.b@weaverstreetmarket.coop. Organizations are welcome to bring animals to adopt, information about animal care, spay and neuter programs, or other animal issues. These events are weather permitting. The next Animal Awareness and Adoption Day will be Sunday, May 6, 2007. |
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| "Women's Health - Mind and Body Panel Discussion" | |||
 Tuesday, April 17 11 am to 1 pm. Southern Village Apartments - Club Room 200 Copperline Drive Chapel Hill Christie Yerby, naturopathic doctor, and Jean Templeton, licensed psychologist, will be joined by other Lake House associates to answer questions regarding drug-free options for handling emotional issues, life crises, and difficult family interactions while supporting their own physical health. Details about an easy and innovative home-test for diagnosing complex symptoms will also be described. No charge and open to the public (men welcome, too). Pre-register 919-704-6298. |
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 Friday, April 13 6:00 - 9:00pm This is a perfect opportunity for those of you who enjoy art, entertainment and live music! This community gathering event will be taking place in Carrboro and Chapel Hill on Friday evening. Admission is free to everyone. |
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| Anathoth Community Garden | |||
 New to the Farm Tour this year!Anathoth Community Garden Corner of Lonesome Road and Mill Creek Road, Cedar Grove Phone: 919-357-8107 Anathoth Community Garden is a powerful idea. For a small fee, and a little labor, people who do not have access to land or have not yet learned the skills to grow their own food, can come together and have both. The name, Anathoth, refers to the city where Jeremiah of the Old Testament, was directed by God to buy a field and grow his food. The five acres in Cedar Grove that make up this modern Anathoth, have been donated by the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church to be a farm garden for the community. Garden Manager, Fred Bahnson, interned with Harvey Harman where he learned about raised bed production and organic growing methods. Like Harvey's Sustainable Farm, the Anathoth Garden is farmed by hand with no tractor. The raised beds are rich with organic matter and seem high enough to weed without much bending. While one segment of the land is laid out in traditional rows, another is laid out in the form of a Celtic cross. Winding out of the field and into the woods is a path that crosses a stream and leads to a meditation area. This is their second growing season. Already the garlic is knee high and lettuce is popping out of the raised beds. Visitors to the garden on the Piedmont Farm Tour will find baked goods, lemonade, and T-shirts for sale and a deeply shaded porch to rest on. If you would like to be involved with Anathoth Community Garden the fee is $5 a year and a commitment of two hours a week of work. They currently have thirty-five members and hope to grow to a maximum of seventy-five members. You can call Fred on the garden cell, 919-357-8107 or email him at fred@anathothgarden.org |
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| Global Warming Rally - National Day of Action | |||
 Love NC- Stop Global WarmingSaturday, April 14 1:00 - 4:00 pm (Rally 1-2 pm, Activities 2-4 pm) Capital Grounds, Raleigh North Carolina will face drastic changes if the Earth continues to warm rapidly from global warming pollution. Sea level rise, stronger storms, and negative economic impacts to our tourism industry are real threats to North Carolina. We can all help reduce global warming pollution and protect our state. Learn what you can do! Speakers will discuss current science, impacts on the Inuit people, proposed NC bills on energy, and the faith and kids' perspective on global warming. Entertainment from the Raging Grannies and Radical Cheerleaders! Bluegrass from Big Fat Gap! Take action on current bills! Kids' activities include Sylvio the Storyteller, It's Up 2 You Relay, Games from the Arctic Olympics, and crafts! Displays on green building, biodiesel, electric cars, and a stop global warming mosaic! 1 Edenton St, Raleigh - Free parking in all public lots. *Bring a lawn chair or blanket, water, and family, friends, neighbors and kids! Questions? Contact amy@cleanenergy.org (919) 881-2920 or blrodriguez@intrex.net | |||
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