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Cooking at After Hours! Only four weeks are left for the Weaver Street Market After Hours events, and then fall will be arriving and we'll be facing a long, grill-less winter. Even with the heat of the last few weeks, crowds have come out on Thursday nights to picnic on the lawn, listen to music, and dance. Crowds not your thing? Well, here are some reasons you should come out anyway. 1) Support a local nonprofit. Every week, volunteers from a local nonprofit grill food out on the lawn and sell plates for $7 or $8. The money goes to support the group's projects. Menus range from more traditional hamburger/veggie burger plates to exotic Caribbean-style rice, beans, squash, and chicken/portabella dinners. You can picnic on the lawn with zero-effort, and the money goes to a good cause. More |
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| August Farm Dinner New art show! NC Wine Dinner |
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 2. Composting! In an effort to improve waste disposal at Weaver Street Market, we've been setting up a composting station during After Hours to dispose of all the paper plates, napkins, and cups that are used, in addition to any food waste. The "Composting Station" is manned by volunteers who sit by the bins during the event. Look for them near the grill and the recycle bins in the middle of the lawn.
3. Great music and entertainment. Each week, a different band plays out on the lawn. There's room to dance up front, and hula-hoopers take over the end of the lawn. Generally there are some spare hula-hoops if you want to give it a try. And if you just want to sit still, there's plenty of entertainment value in watching other folks dance and hula-hoop. The music is free and open to all! What's up this week? Volunteers from FOCAS, Friends of Orange County Animal Shelter, will be serving grilled chicken or portabella sandwiches, Oriental salad, and green salad, along with watermelon slices for dessert. Plenty of other dinner options can be found in the market, as well. Bring chairs or a blanket and you can find a space on the lawn; often there is plenty of room behind the band even after the event has started. Music will be provided by the Hushpuppies, a rockin' old time string band that includes fiddle, banjo, and guitar. These talented musicians have put lots of effort into learning old tunes from recordings and from the elderly musicians who've carried the old time tradition into the present. They regularly play at fiddlers' conventions and square dances. Old time music is like riding a bicycle or jumping through a sprinkler; it's a legacy we all share. Hearing the Hushpuppies makes you feel like you're remembering an essential part of your life you'd long forgotten. After Hours happens on Thursday nights. Music begins at 6 PM, and grilled food is served from 6 PM to 8 PM. Event parking is readily available in the Fitch Lumber parking lot and in the municipal lots on Weaver Street—one on the corner at South Greensboro Street and another just west of the corner, down the street a few buildings. There may also be spaces in the municipal lot on the corner of Main Street and Robeson Street (by the Armadillo Grill). |
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| Imported Transitional Gala Apples |
$1.99 lb |
Special buy! Super low price |
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| Sweet, Organic Seedless Red Grapes | $2.59 lb |
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| Delicious, Organic Black Plums | $1.59 lb |
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Alison's Farms All Natural Whole Chickens | $1.69 lb | Local! save 50¢ lb |
| Niman Ranch Fresh Ground Chuck | $3.89 lb |
All Natural save 50¢ lb |
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| Fresh Tuna Steaks |
$12.99 lb |
$2.00 off! |
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| Celebrate Local Food & Wine | |
 August 1 - September 1Join Weaver Street Market in celebrating the abundance of local food and wine! Drop by either our Carrboro store or our Southern Village location to sample local goodness! Carrboro - Local Producer Tastings Wednesdays, 5-7 pm August 8 - Southern Twang - Twang Sauce August 15 - Black River Farms - Goat Cheese & Poundcake August 22 - Larry's Beans - Coffee August 29 - Bracken Brae Farm - Eggs and Herbs Saturdays 11-2 pm August 11 - Cup A Joe & Thomas Sauce - Mocha Java & Marinades August 18 - Giacomo's Meats - Salami August 25 - Homeland Creamery & Meadow Creek Dairy - Chocolate Milk September 1 - Pluto's Caribbean Bliss - Jerk Sauce Southern Village - Local Producer Tastings Thursdays 5-7 pm August 9 - Southern Twang - Twang Sauce August 16 - Black River Farm - Cheese & Pound Cake August 23 - Larry's Beans - Coffee August 30 - Bracken Brae Farm - Eggs and Herbs Fridays 4:30-7 pm August 10 - Cup A Joe & Thomas Sauce - Mocha Java & Marinades August 17 - Giacomo's Meats - Salami August 24 - Homeland Creamery & Meadow Creek Dairy - Chocolate Milk August 31 - Pluto's Caribbean Bliss - Jerk Sauce North Carolina Wine Tastings Carrboro - Wednesdays, 5-7 pm and Fridays, 4-6 pm Southern Village - Fridays, 5-7 pm Get to know your local goodies! |
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| Recipe: Farmers' Market Fritters | |
 I made up this recipe when I had too much eggplant and squash left over and I really like it!Roast one large eggplant and one mid-sized butternut squash. Roast the eggplant whole until it is collapsed, blackened, and soft and squishy inside (about one hour). Cut the squash in half, remove the seeds, and roast it face down until it is soft (about an hour). You can roast them together on a cake pan to create less heat in your kitchen. Do it at night a day before so the AC won't have to work so hard! Dice a small onion. Remove the eggplant and squash skins and chop up the eggplant insides a little bit. Mix the onion, eggplant, and squash in a bowl with a few shakes of salt and pepper. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium high. Put flour or cornmeal on a small plate. Form the vegetable mixture into small patties and press each side into the flour or cornmeal before putting them into the frying pan. The patty-making and flouring can be done with hands or with two spoons, for those who don t like to get messy. Fry the patties until they are crispy and brown, then flip them and fry the other side. Add more oil if it runs out. Remove them from the pan when both sides are brown. Leftover patties can easily be reheated in more oil the next day for a "just-like-new" taste. |
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 Every ThursdayOn the Weaver Street Market lawn in Carrboro, 6-8 pm Weaver Street Market invites the community to enjoy an eclectic mix of local bands under the oaks in Carrboro. Bring a blanket or chair and relax with freshly prepared hot food from our Hot Bar or picnic on cheese, salami, and bread fresh from our bakery. Beer and wine will be available for sale inside the store. Weaver Street Market loves to see people enjoying our lawn and connecting with their community. To keep this event a safe and fun place, we ask that you only bring friendly, well-behaved dogs on leashes and please clean up after them. We want the children who attend our event to have a safe and happy time too, so we ask that they not be allowed to climb the trees, including the Crepe Myrtles. Lastly, please enjoy the fountain from its perimeter. Thank you for your help in making this event safe and fun for everyone. August 9 - Hushpuppies- Tasty old-time songs and tunes from the Piedmont of NC August 16 - Hot Tin Roof-50s and 60s rock and roll August 23 - Dom Casual Band-50s influenced modern rock between surf and Spy August 30 - Contrazz-a trad-jazz fusion After Hours & the ALE Regulations We know how much fun it is to sit on the lawn and drink some beers, but unfortunately North Carolina law forbids Weaver Street Market from selling six packs for consumption outside. You can buy beer singles from our cooler, or half-gallon Growlers from Carolina Brewery, but please—be kind to our cashiers and don't buy a six pack to take outside. FOCAS and the Orange County Animal Shelter Cooking at After Hours this Week The Orange County Animal Shelter is a municipal government agency, run by Orange County. They are a not-for-profit agency that can accept tax free and charitable donations. Their mission is to promote the welfare of the Orange County animals through sheltering, humane education, and service to the community. Their primary responsibility is to provide shelter for the stray and homeless animals of Orange County. The Orange County Animal Shelter strives to increase adoptions, reunite lost or found pets with their loved ones and to help put a stop to animal overpopulation in Orange County. FOCAS is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization, independent of Orange County government. FOCAS works to support and enhance the general operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter, by raising much needed funding and working with Dubey's Pet World to increase the adoptions at the Orange County Animal Shelter. |
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 Sundays11 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: August 12 - Susan Reeves - jazz vocalist sings blues flavored renditions of standards and lesser-known gems August 19 - The Todd Proctor Trio - rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic possibilities, from the roots of Jazz and other cultures August 26 - The Richard Tazewell Quartet - progressive jazz and Caribbean |
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| 3rd Annual NC Wine Tour | |||
 Friday, August 10Have you ever been to a vineyard and winery? Have you driven down a winding country road until row after row of grape vines appeared before your eyes? Well, I have and it is truly inspiring! Walking through a vineyard in the spring and seeing the season's first buds, or later in the summer and beholding bright, plump bunches of almost ripe grapes, is a sight I'll not soon forget. It reminds me where that amazing wine I had last night came from: the earth, sky, air and some dedicated farmers. Yes. Farmers. Wine doesn't magically appear in front of us whenever we get thirsty (although sometimes I wish it would). No, it is the product of someone's hard work and dedication that make it possible for us to chug it down on a hot night. Working a vineyard is a year round job. Days and days of pruning, trellising, planting, and harvesting go into each bottle of wine that sits upon our shelves. It's an awesome process. Do you want to know more? Want to hear someone other than me wax poetic about wine? Or do you wish you could tour wineries, see beautiful vines and talk to some really interesting people? Do you think this is only possible in California or Spain or Italy? Well, guess again. You can do this, here and NOW. This August we'll take you to three great NC wineries to see beautiful vineyards nestled into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, tour wineries big and small, and taste hand-made, hand-crafted wines made right here in our home state. Join us on a chartered bus, and enjoy a day packed with winery tours, beautiful vistas, great people, and best of all, terrific North Carolina wines. I have picked each winery and will personally guide you through our day-long tour. For complete details, check with our service desk in our Carrboro store. Tickets are $95 each and space is limited. Don't miss out! I'll see you on that bus! |
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 Sunday, August 266 - 8 pm Too hot to cook inside? Tired of hamburgers and corn? It's Pizza Grilling time! Come learn to grill pizza with local pizza expert Seth Elliott. 6 PM: Knead your own pizza dough(to take home) 7 PM: Pizza Grilling Demo and Sampling All materials provided. Kids welcome. In the WSM Bread Bakery Questions? Call Emily at 929-0010 ext 115. |
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 Sunday, August 12, 9:00 pm at our Carrboro StoreClassified ads for our September print newsletter dated: September 6-October 3 are due at our Carrboro Store by 9:00 pm on Sunday August 12. The cost is $10/month for owners and $15/month for non-owners. Please limit your ad to 50 words or fewer. Weaver Street Market reserves the right to edit ads for length. |
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| Co-op Community Fund | |||
 Through the years Weaver Street Market has come up with many creative ways to give back to our community - from sponsoring non-profit organizations to cook at After Hours to Hope for the Holidays. There are so many wonderful local groups working to improve our community that it has been difficult to give to them all. With sustainability in mind, we created the Cooperative Community Fund to be a permanent source for donations. As the fund grows our donations will have a greater effect in our community.
Each year we will disperse the interest from the fund to local groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food, hunger and malnutrition, environmental protection, and cooperatives. Small Grant Opportunity for Local Non-Profits Local groups working on issues relating to: 1) sustainable agriculture and organic food, 2) hunger and malnutrition, 3) environmental protection, or 4) cooperatives are eligible to apply for a grant from Weaver Street Market's Cooperative Community Fund. Eligible organizations must be certified non-profit and be working in Orange or Chatham County, NC. Recipients will be chosen by a volunteer committee of worker- and consumer-owners of Weaver Street Market, and will be featured in Weaver Street Market's Annual Report in early October. The deadline for applications is August 15, 2007 at 9:00 pm. |
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 Friday, August 10 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. While you're out viewing art, visit Weaver Street Market to sample some great local wines! Carrboro, 4-6 pm - Southern Village, 5-7 pm |
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 Whether it's your garden, your stomach, or your inner shopper calling you, get out to a Farmers' Market this weekend!The Saxapahaw Farmers' Market is on Saturday nights through the end of August. The market opens at 5 PM, and the music plays from 6 to 8 PM. For directions and a band schedule, visit their website at www.rivermillvillage.com. 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. Start your weekend early—begin to unwind Thursday evening at the Southern Village Farmers' Market. Located on the sunny, peaceful green in downtown Southern Village, this is the perfect market to visit if you want to take your time, chat with the vendors, and let off the stress of the week. The market is walkable to lots of shops and restaurants—if you have the time, stay for dinner and a movie. Before you know it, Friday will have blown by and the weekend will be here—and your fridge will already be well stocked! The Southern Village Market is open from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday evenings, on the green in downtown Southern Village. |
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 August 275:30 - 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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 Now through August 31Cindy Soehner is a familiar face to many of us. She's a longtime employee at Weaver Street Market's bakery counter and a fixture at the Carrboro Farmers' Market, selling produce from Eco Farm, her family's farm in White Cross, NC. More recently, she's written and produced 'Diet of the Gods', a Greek vegetarian cookbook that sells at Weaver Street Market. The phrase "has her hands in a lot of pies" comes to mind. Farmer, cook, and now...photographer? That's right. Cindy just hung an exhibit of her photographs a block away at Tyler's on Main Street. Many of the photos are from last summer, when Cindy's mom gave her her inheritance in advance. Cindy chose to spend it by taking her own children to Greece to visit the places where she'd grown up. Cindy remembers camping on the beach with her siblings on the island of Sifnos, while her parents slept in a hotel. Her family's friends still live on Kea, also pictured in the exhibit. Closer to home are photos of Eco Farm and its resident pig, Vernon. Cindy had some of the photos professionally framed and sells them for $95. Others that she framed herself are available for less than $20. The exhibit will be up through August; stop by Tyler's to see it. |
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