Welcome to March!: The Beet, Weaver Street's E-Newsletter

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Welcome to March!!
By Elizabeth Friend, Contributing Writer
If you've made it this far, congratulations! March is the beginning of the end for winter — a month that hints at better things to come. After soldiering through January and weathering the fickle winds of February, celebrate the coming of spring with a wide array of sweet treats to suit any taste. On March 14, gather your cerebral pals around something round to celebrate properly Pi Day (and Albert Einstein's birthday) with a delicious slice of, well, pie. Stick around until March 17, St Patrick's Day, when we'll march out our velvety rich Irish Cream Cheesecake, flavored with Bailey's Irish Cream Liquor and Jameson's whiskey, and a traditional chocolate orange quick bread made with Guinness stout. More

Daylight Savings Time
Hillsborough Open Mic
Wine Sale & Shows
SV Bike Event

Board Enews
My Co-op Rocks!

Classified Due

Cruelty Free Cosmetics
Piedmont Farm Tour

Special Promos!
Artist's Reception
Call for Entries

Weekly Produce Specials
Weekly Meat Specials
On Sale - Cheddar Cheese

Tastings: WSM Guacamole
Every Day Low Price items
Hamantaschen



Welcome to March! continued
We may not have a pot of gold, but we've got great deals for Saint Patrick's Day. Look for these fabulous St Patrick's Day specials! Irish Oat Scones, ON WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY ONLY, Available now thru March! Chocolate Orange Guinness Quick Bread - made with real Guinness Stout. Irish Soda Bread - Whole-grain quick bread made with buttermilk, apricots, figs and currants, Available now - March 28 Murphy's Irish Stout Pub Draught Cans available now thru March 17 - sale $5.99/4pk Smithwick's Irish Ale Bottles available now thru March 17 - sale $7.99/6pk Guinness Stout Pub Draught Cans available now thru March 17 - sale $6.99/4pk Guinness Extra Stout Bottles available now thru March 17 - sale $7.99/6pk Irish Dubliner - This classic Irish Cheddar has the sharpness of mature cheddar, balanced out with a nice rich texture and a hint of sweetness. Irish ale or stout and this cheddar make a great pair!
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, March 3 through Monday, March 9.


	First sign of Spring! Cantaloupes	2/$4.00	product of Costa Rica and Honduras
	Organic Pink Lady Apples	3 lb. bags $3.99 each	Last of the season! product of Washington
	Organic Cherry Tomatoes	2 pints/$4.00	product of Mexico

Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials

	Beef Sirloin Steaks	1 lb. pkg $8.99 lb	All Natural save $1.00 lb
	Local, Grass-fed Ground Beef	Rare Earth Farm, $5.79 lb	Zebulon, NC save 70¢ lb
	Trident Panko-breaded Tilapia	12 oz. pkg $4.99 each	From our freezer save $1.00
	Wild-caught Mahi Mahi Fillets	$7.99 lb	From our freezer save $2.00 lb
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.


On sale - Cheddar Cheese

This is a great deal! While supplies last! Mild Wisconsin Cheddar (rBGH-free) - This is a very creamy, mild Wisconsin cheddar. Perfect for all melting applications like macaroni & cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches. This is an amazing deal — don't miss it! $3.49/lb, regularly $4.99 /lb

Tastings: WSM Guacamole

*WSM Guacamole & NEW* Fresh WSM Salsa with the Xochtl Chips that are on sale! New salsa, new beer; what could be more exciting? Friday, March 6,** 4:00-6:30 pm in Southern Village and NEW Fat Tire Beer, all 3 varieties. Saturday, March 7, 11:00-1:30 pm in Hillsborough and NEW Fat Tire Beer, all 3 varieties. Saturday, March 7, 3:30-6:00 pm in Carrboro and NEW Fat Tire Beer, all 3 varieties.

Every Day Low Price

To help you with your budget, Weaver Street Market has added many items to a selection of Every Day Low Price values. To see the list of these items, please click here. Look for these items throughout the store. Local and delicious! Maple View Farms Milk Products are Every Day Low Prices at Weaver Street Market. It's Almost Spring - Hang in There and Stay Healthy with Emergen-C Your neighbor on the bus is coughing. Partially used tissues pile up on your officemate's desk. Everyone has a cold, and you're next — there's no avoiding it. Or is there? On the bottom shelf in the Wellness aisle are small blue boxes of Emergen-C, packets of Vitamin C powder with added B vitamins (for non-caffeinated energy), mineral complexes, antioxidants, and other micronutrients. One packet mixed with 4 to 6 ounces of water makes a fizzing, fruit-flavored drink that protects your good health and makes you feel good! Take them when you're worried about getting sick, when you're traveling, or when you have to bike to work and don't have time for breakfast. Buy just one packet to sample, or buy a whole box at their new Every Day Low Prices! Emergen-C comes in a variety of fruit flavors in its Original Formula, as well as in newer formulas like "Heart Health," the sports drink "Electro-Mix," and low calorie "Lite." Check out all the flavors and formulas on the Emergen-C website here. (Click on the orange boxes along the bottom to view different categories — the flavors available in each category will appear in the central box.) If you see a flavor that Weaver Street Market doesn't carry, we can special order a box for you. Don't start spring with a cold. As the last few bitter days pass, keep your vitamins plentiful and your energy boosted with Emergen-C.

Celebrate Purim with Hand-made Hamantaschen

The Jewish holiday of Purim, this year on March 9-10th, celebrates a victory of the Jews in the 6th century BCE, when they lived under Persian rule. When Haman, the advisor of the Persian king, plotted to have all the Jews killed, the king's wife Esther revealed her true identity as a Jew and stopped the killing. The traditional treats of Purim are Hamantaschen, fruit, seed, and nut-filled triangular cookies. The name derives from montashn, the name for a generic filled cookie, and the name of the historic villain Haman. Some like to think of the cookies as representing Haman's hat, while others say the cookies are his ears, which fell off during his execution! Try our new Chocolate Pecan Hamantaschen and Apricot Walnut Hamantaschen, available now through March 10th.



Daylight Savings

Spring forward or you'll be late! Daylight savings start this Sunday, March 8, 2009

Open Mic in Hillsborough

Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-Mic Every Thursday 6:30-8:30 Here's your update from the wilds of Northern Orange County...we were trying to get Garrison Keillor to narrate this, but he had a prior commitment. Audience: The Lounge is cosy and the crowd is nice...a lot like your house, but with live music. Our casa is your casa. Don't be a stranger! We've had a thrilling diversity of artists so far and are very excited about the treats we have in store for you in the next few weeks. Musicians: Come early! Come often! Don't think your distinct style is not for us... we're very polite and respectful and we want to include all of you in our big Lilac hug. Perhaps most persuasively for all you musician-types: There is beer in the store... you can buy it and drink it while you play. It's a win-win proposition. Also, while we're on the subject, the Lilac Lounge needs your help: Donations of old floor lamps or rugs for the beautification of the space are welcomed. Eclectic decor is our bag, so don't be afraid of clashing. Contact Pete at the Hillsborough store: 919 245 5050. Lilac Lounge at Weaver Street Market, Hillsborough every Thursday night 6:30-8:30 Our esteemed guests in the Lounge for the next few weeks: March 5th: Doctor Oakroot (The good Doctor brings his medicine-show blues and homemade guitars) March 12th: Red Rover (Tim and Susan Wells, Orange County's Tammy and George without the domestic turmoil) March 19th: The Whompers (Stormingly loud harmonica and fiddle assault with a brash take on the traditional) March 26th: Mark Cool ("Pie" album launch from Durham-based songwriter Mr. Cool)
View more Weaver Street Market events here.

Wine Sale & Shows

Wine Sale! - April 3 - April 22. Weaver Street Market's Spring Wine Sale & Shows will be Saturday, April 4 in Hillsborough, 1-5 pm Saturday, April 11 in Southern Village, 1-5 pm Saturday, April 18 in Carrboro, 1-5 pm

Sv Bike Event

Southern Village Children's Safety Fun Day Saturday, March 21st 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Southern Village in Chapel Hill Featuring a Bike Rodeo, a Children's Safety Puppet Show & much, much more Presented by the Chapel Hill Police Department, the Chapel Hill Fire Department, the UNC Injury Prevention Program and Market Street at Southern Village Southern Village welcomes spring with a Children's Safety Fun Day. Events will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 21st in the rear parking lot at the Mary Scroggs Elementary School in Southern Village, when the Chapel Hill Police Department will host a Bike Rodeo. The event will feature a 4-station bike safety course which will be set up in the parking lot. The Bike Rodeo will last until noon. The program is designed for children of elementary school age, who are encouraged to bring their bicycles so that they can drive through the course, practicing the safe bike riding techniques that the police officers will be teaching. The event is designed to be fun as well as educational. It is open to the public and is free of charge.



Board Enews

Stay in touch with Weaver Street Market's Board of Directors with their monthly email newsletter featuring current board news, including notification of newly posted minutes, highlights of hot topics and board discussions, forthcoming agenda items that you can share your views on, and board-related volunteer opportunities.
Sign up for the Board e-newsletter here.

My Co-op Rocks!

The National Cooperative Grocer's Association is sponsoring an online video contest that is intended to help people share what they love about their co-op! The contest will run now through April 17. Co-op staff, members and shoppers ages 18+ are invited to create and enter a video that reflects the great things about their co-op. Enter the My Co-op Rocks Video Contest now through April 17, and count down the top 10 reasons your co-op rocks. That's it - just use some good ol' imagination, creativity and voíla. You're already halfway there. Then, submit and upload your video and you could win seriously awesome prizes. And remember — you have two ways to win. With a high rating from lots of your friends and fellow members, you could totally win the People's Choice. And if your video can impress our judges, they might just pick you! Make Weaver Street Market the subject of your prize-winning video and we'll add an extra $100 WSM Gift card on top of your prize from the NCGA.
Learn more about My Co-op Rocks here.



Classifieds Due

The next deadline for April Newsletter dated April 1 - April 28 is Sunday, March 8, by 9 pm. Cost of a classified ad in the Weaver Street Market monthly newsletter is going up. The new rate will be $15/month for owners and $20/month for non-owners. Please limit your ad to 50 words or fewer.
View the current list of classified ads here.

Cruelty-free Cosmetics

Celebrate your toenails, your skin, and your self!
by Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer
Every spring I celebrate the return of warm weather by painting my toenails. No more sticky socks and binding, close-toed shoes; it's time to break out the sandals for the next six months! My toes want to celebrate in style, so I pick a good spring green nail polish and dress them up.

This year, they'll be going green in more ways than one: I've made the switch to Weaver Street Market's "No Miss" nail polish. Running out of my years old bottle of nail polish remover motivated me: if I had to buy more, I wanted to do it right, but I despaired of finding a locally-owned business selling eco-friendly nail polish remover. Then I saw it right in our own store! The No Miss Polish Remover is made of fruit acids and acids from lichens with no acetone, ethyl acetate, harsh odor, or "cruelty."

The trouble was, it only works on environmentally-friendly nail polish; the cruelty-free No Miss nail polish has no formaldehyde, toluene, or dyes. So I'm sending my high school collection of nail polish to the Free Market, and collecting new colors one bottle at a time, starting with "Tampa Teal."

The nail products are found in the back of the Wellness Department in Carrboro, right next to the carousel of makeup testers. Not being much of a makeup person, my head swims at the sight of rows of bottles of facial wash, facial cleanser, facial toner, and facial lotion. I'm particularly entranced by a bottle called "Lait démaquillant rose sauvage" until I realize it's in French, and I grow more entranced reading "Wild Rose" in all the different languages on the bottle: wilde roos, rosa silvestre, rosa canina, vildros.

Whether you wear makeup or not, the Wellness aisles in all our stores are a good place to poke around if you're looking for a way to treat yourself. There's a rack of tiny vials of essential oils, along with the "Aromatherapy Room Diffuser" to send them out into your house. Tapers and votive candles can set the scene while you take a relaxing shower with your "Loofah Bath Mitt" or "Exfoliating Hydro Glove." Brighten your day with Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers in flavors like champagne, fig, cocoa, nutmeg, and merlot.

You may have to hunt around between the practical stuff (toothpaste, shampoo) to find the fun stuff, but even the essentials can be enticing since everything comes in appealing flavors. Look for Clearly Natural Glycerine Soaps on sale in March, in alluring scents like Cucumber, Rainforest, and Honeysuckle.

Need a reason to celebrate? How about International Women's Day on March 8th? Begun in Europe in 1911 as a day of rallies to campaign for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, and hold public office, the day has spread worldwide with hundreds of events to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Local groups choose themes to reflect their local issues, while the United Nation chooses a global theme — this year's is "Women and men united to end violence against women and girls." (Read more about International Women's Day at the website, here.)

So whatever your reason to celebrate, pamper yourself today with healthy products from the Wellness aisle.

Piedmont Farm Tour

The Fourteenth Annual Piedmont Farm Tour
will take place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26.

Maps and buttons will be available April 2 at all Weaver Street Market locations.


Special Promos

Panzanella is featuring 3 delicious, healthy ways to live well during an economic downturn. At Panzanella, we're going to keep making great food from the best ingredients. So, here's our 3-part strategy for eating well and feeling good: Fresh, Fast $5 Lunch: Fast food that's good for you! Monday - Thursday, 11:30 am - 2 pm • A Cup of Soup, made fresh daily • Weaver Street House Salad • Slice of handcrafted bread from Weaver Street Market's bakery $20 Family & Friends Dinner Special Sundays & Wednesdays 5:30 - 9 pm Price includes: • 1 cheese pizza • A second pizza of your choice, from the menu • A large Weaver Street House Salad, served family style Extra pizza toppings available for $2 each. "Family & Friends" offer available on Sunday and Wednesday evenings, 5:30 - 9:00 pm only $10 Wines! Enjoy extravagance at your mid-week meal with excellent wines at an incredible price. Available Tuesdays & Thursdays, during both Lunch and Dinner, beginning tomorrow. Enjoy your choice of these 3 selected wines for only $10 a bottle: Bricco dei Tati Cortese 2007 (white) Villa Sorono Pinot Noir delle Venezie 2006 (red) Vallevo Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2007 (red)
Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).
Sign up for Panzanella's Enewsletter here.

Artist's Reception

"Weaver Street Market in Carrboro: 20 Years of Community Partnership" Now - April 5, 2009 Starting out with goals that focused on authentic food, environmental concerns and supporting the local economy, Weaver Street Market has always been more than a grocery store, and has influenced, and been influenced by owner interests, local producers and farmers, and area non-profits. This exhibit contains images created by our neighbors and inspired by the people, places, and events that continue to make our little town so extraordinary. Artist's reception - Monday, March 16, 5:30- 7:30 pm in Panzanella.

Call for Entries

Local Farms / Local Art: An Art Exhibit Celebrating the 14th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour This spring, Panzanella and Weaver Street Market's Hillsborough store will host a juried exhibit to explore what North Carolina artists create when the inspiration is local farming. Farmers and their families, crops, animals, landscapes, farm buildings and equipment are all possible subjects. This is our second year presenting the Local Farms/Local Art Exhibit. It will be displayed in Panzanella and the Hillsborough Weaver Street Market from April 5 through June 8, 2009.
View the complete application here.