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What Can Healthy Bread Do? Everybody knows that whole grain breads are healthy. What exactly do they have to offer? Whole grain breads include the wheat plant or other plant's germ and bran: this means they contain fiber (which may lower the risk of colon cancer, breast cancer, and several bowel diseases); B-vitamins (which support metabolism, the immune and nervous systems, and healthy skin and muscles, and help the body combat stress, depression, and cardiovascular disease); and minerals like zinc, magnesium, and chromium. More |
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| Community Investment Opportunity MLK 5% Donation Results Hope for the Holidays Results Farm Fairy CSA Hillsborough Events Classifieds Due |
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| February Wine Dinner March Wine Dinner Dessert Coupon Next Art Show |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials |
Recipe: Quorn-Apple Melts |
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| Organic Choice Navel Oranges |
99¢ lb |
super low price |
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| Organic D'Anjou Pears | $1.29 lb |
save $1.20 lb |
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| Organic Red Mangoes | 3/$4.00 |
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Troller Point Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Fillet | $12.99 lb | save $2.00 lb |
| Troller Point Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Steaks | $9.99 lb |
save $2.00 lb |
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| Niman Ranch Ground Chuck |
USDA Choice $3.99 lb |
All Natural save 50¢ lb |
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| Recipe: Quorn-Apple Melts | |||
 By Emily Buehler, Contributing WriterSome vegetarians shy away from imitation meat products. "I gave up meat," they say. "Why would I want to eat THAT?" Not me. I mourn the loss of all the favorite meals I had as a child: chicken and rice in white sauce, chicken à la king, and most of all, Mom's chicken and crumbs with cream soup. I've tried to find substitutes I enjoy with limited success. Until now. Look in the WSM freezer case and you'll see two rows of something called "Quorn." I described it to my dad euphemistically, and not entirely honestly, as "ground up mushrooms." My mom hates mushrooms, so I told her it was "mycoprotein," which is true. "Myco" means fungus: Quorn is made from a fermented fungus. It's high in protein and has a flavor and consistency like chicken, as far as I can remember. It's the number one selling meat substitute in Europe. And it's on sale this month! Quorn-Apple Melts take fifteen minutes to make. Place your breaded Quorn nuggets on a baking sheet or cake pan and put them in the oven as directed on the package. After seven minutes, remove the pan and flip over each nugget. Then put a slice of cheese and a slice of apple on each nugget and return the pan to the oven for the final 3 to 8 minutes, until the cheese melts. I used Smoked Gouda, also on sale this month. If the smoked flavor is too strong, try the French Raclette, another good melting cheese with a mild flavor. Using the cheese to cement the apple to the nugget worked well. |
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| Community Investment Opportunity |
 Weaver Street Market is committed to supporting the local economy. Because of our cooperative ownership structure and initiatives such as local purchasing of goods and paying our employees a living wage, we have always contributed much more to the local economy than any corporate owned business could. In the spirit of our continued efforts to find new ways for Co-op members to invest their money locally, we are quite pleased to announce our Community Investment Initiative. By loaning money to Weaver Street Market, your investment stays local with a business you know and trust, and you provide critical support for our expansion project. To receive more information, including the complete Offering Memorandum, contact Kathy Bucher, WSM Finance Manager, at 913-1591 or kathy.b@weaverstreetmarket.coop. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 5% Results |
 Thanks for shopping, Monday, January 21Weaver Street Market met our goal of $2500. Each year Weaver Street Market donates 5% of store sales to the MLK Scholarship Fund which awards scholarships to deserving Chapel Hill-Carrboro high school students. Since 1993, we have awarded over 50 scholarships to students from a variety of racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds who exhibit community leadership. |
| Hope for the Holidays Results |
 The totals for Hope for the Holidays are in. It was an old-fashioned Christmas this year at WSM with our Hope for the Holiday sales. With each purchase of selected items, a donation from 50¢ to $5.00 went directly to our Hope for the Holidays Fund. Shoppers took home 448 bottles of Luna Argenta Prosecco, 690 Stollen, 408 Almond Quickbreads, 550 pounds of Peacestachios, and a whopping 725 boxes of Clementines along with a host of other items. Thanks to you the fund grew 11% over last year to an amazing $7,302, enabling us to give $2,434 each to the Friends of the Orange County Department of Social Services, Club Nova, and Weaver Street Market Cooperative Community Fund.Friends of the Orange County Department of Social Services is an all volunteer organization that works with Orange County's social workers to provide help to families in crisis situations. They provide emergency funds to keep utilities turned on, and for rent assistance to stave off homelessness, and distribute food from the North Carolina food bank. Founded in 1987 to address the needs of Orange County citizens living with mental illness, Club Nova provides a holistic, caring environment designed to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. Club Nova follows the successful Clubhouse Model pioneered by Fountain House in New York City, which focuses on members' strengths and potential rather than their illness. Weaver Street Market's Cooperative Community Fund is a permanent fund whose interest is given annually to local groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food, hunger and malnutrition, environmental protection, and cooperatives. |
| The Farm Fairy CSA |
 A Garden in Your Backyard—Hassle Free!By Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer Do you love fresh vegetables? Do you want to sleep in on Saturday morning, instead of getting up in time for the Farmers' Market? Then the Farm Fairy's newest venture, "The Farm Fairy @ your backyard," sounds just right for you! Farmers Sandra and Fabian Lujan of Elon, NC have dreamed up a clever twist on the traditional CSA, where shoppers pay ahead for a summer's worth of local produce, picked up at a weekly Farmers' Market. The Lujans garden organically in compost-intensive raised beds, following the "square foot method," and it's been so successful for them that they've decided to share the wealth. If you sign up for their program, they'll set up such a bed at your house, complete with a drip hose on a timer and weekly visits for weeding and planting. You get to choose the vegetables planted and enjoy the harvest. The deadline to sign up is February 5, so contact the Lujans soon if you're interested. They'll send you a packet with information on vegetable selection, how the system works, and fees. There are also some requirements, like a space with 6 to 8 hours of sunlight. Contact Fabian and Sandra at contactus@thefarmfairy.com. |
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| Hillsborough Events |
 There's lots to do in Hillsborough!
Hillsborough Farmers' Market - 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10 am - noon, now through March. Suntrust Parking Lot. January 25 - The Arts Council Presents - AIN'T WE GOT FUN: A MUSICALE at the Masonic Lodge, FRIDAY 8 PM, A musical review of the late 1800s and early 1900s, pre-vaudeville era, sometimes known as the "Opulent Period." It was a time of high-stepping cakewalks, Ragtime, and impressionism. Last year's show was sold-out, so get tickets early. Tickets are available online, and will also be available at the Visitor's Center. February 9 - The Arts Council Presents - THE THREE LITTLE PIGS by Opera Express at the Masonic Lodge. Performances are tailored to K-5 age groups. The Three Little Pigs is an adaptation by John Davies; set to the music of four famous Mozart operas: Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute. There will be a 10am show and a 3pm show. Advance tickets, $7, day of, $9. Tickets are availabe at the Vistor's Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC. |
| Classifieds Due |
 Sunday, February 3, 9pmClassified Ads for our March newsletter are due in our Carrboro store by 9pm, Sunday February 3. Please limit your ad to 50 words or fewer. Cost is $10/month for WSM owners and $15/month for non-owners. You may run your ad for as many months as you wish to pay for. |
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