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It's Time to Plant! Winter frosts are over and it's time to get out in the garden! Authentic food doesn't get any better than growing it yourself, digging in your own dirt, and planting seeds; and for those of us without greenhouses and winter row covers, now is the time to get seeds in the ground. Remember, once the summer heat is upon us, little plants will struggle to grow. According to the NC State Planting Guide (available here), it's now too late to plant most colder weather plants, like onions, broccoli, kale, and lettuce. But the warmer weather plants are just getting started: April planting plants include beans, melons, cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes. Plant some pumpkin seeds for the fall. And for lovers of greens, try to get in some last minute chard seeds. (Here's a hint: Will Cramer of Verdant Furrows at the Eno River Farmers' Market had nonstop chard last summer, and he thinks it's because he planted it by the okra plants, which grew up to shade it mid-summer.) More |
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| Wild Herb Walk Celebrate Earth & Sky Community Non-Profit Day Carrboro Farmers' Market |
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| Piedmont Farm Tour Roland Walters Volunteer for the Farm Tour Envirobits DIG Garden Party |
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| Artist's Reception Tuscan Wine Tasting Event |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials |
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 High quality seeds are available at all three Weaver Street Market locations from Botanical Interests, a family-owned business located in Broomfield, Colorado. Their seeds have a reputation for high germination rates and are untreated and free of genetic engineering, and many are certified organic. Visit the website below, or look on the inside of the seed packets, for more information on planting.If you don't want to wait, tomato seedlings from J&B Herb and Plant Farms in Roxboro, NC are available at our Hillsborough and Carrboro stores. The heirloom varieties include Purple Cherokee and German Pink. We also have summer squash seedlings, just dying to burst out of their pots and crawl all over your yard. Locally grown potted herbs are available as well, including French lavender, English thyme, catnip, garlic chives, peppermint, chocolate mint, pineapple mint, marjoram, sage, curry, golden oregano, Italian oregano, and Greek mountain oregano. J&B Farms plants come in compostable pots made from 100% organic rice hulls. To extract the plant from the pot, give the pot a whack with your trowel. And finally, add a splash of color to your garden with pink and white dianthus from Multiflora Greenhouses, a family-owned, environmentally friendly business in Hillsborough! (Visit their website below, or read their all natural recipe for deer and rabbit proofing your plants here — it involves Texas Pete hot sauce!). Dianthus are only $2.50 a pot. Later in the week, look for Husky Red tomato plants and bedding plant 6-packs from Multiflora Greenhouses as well. |
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| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, April 14 through Monday, April 20. |
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| Organic Red Delicious Apples |
99¢ lb |
super low price! product of Washington |
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| Organic Red Bartlett Pears | product of Chile $1.49 lb |
& Argentina save 50¢ lb |
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| Imported Seedless Red Grapes | $1.69 lb |
product of Chile |
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USDA Choice Rib Eye Steaks |
$9.99 lb |
All Natural super low price |
| USDA Choice Ground Sirloin | $4.99 lb |
All Natural save 50¢ lb |
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| Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets | $7.99 lb |
All Natural save $1.00 lb |
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| View the April CAP Flyer here. | |||
| April Newsletter | |||
 The Weaver Street Market print newsletter will no longer be direct mailed. Instead, you will find a link to it here. |
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| Farm Tour T-Shirts: Locally Grown Cotton! | |||
 14th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour T-Shirts are now on sale at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro! Made with cotton grown locally by Cotton of the Carolinas, these unique and beautiful souvenirs of this year's farm tour are limited in supply. When these babies are gone there will be no more. Get yours now! $18 |
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| 5th Annual Spring Wine Sale & Shows | |||
 Please join us for our 5th Annual Spring Wine Sale & Show, one more weekend of tasting some of the best deals in wine.Some of the highlights of this sale are; another great deal on North Carolina wine, our first sulfite-free sale wine, a good selection of either sustainably farmed, organic or biodynamic wines, and prices ranging from $3.99 to $15.99 and deals at up to 44% off! Over 3/4 of this spring's selections are 25% off or more, and 2/3 of the sale wines are ten dollars and under. So, if its real value for your buck you're after - this is the wine sale for you! Featuring nearly 40 wines at heavily discounted prices, taste all you like for only $5, and take home a commemorative wine glass to celebrate the occasion. A 10% additional case discount applies on top of all regular discounts. Live music by Saludos Compay. Wine Sale! - April 3 - April 22. Weaver Street Market's last Spring Wine Show!: Saturday, April 18 in Carrboro, 1-5 pm |
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| Hillsborough Open Mic | |||
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:30-8:30 pm Our esteemed guests in the Lounge for the next few weeks: April 16: Gilbert Neal - Hillsbohemian troubador extraordinaire with eclectic lyrical interests April 23: Gregory Blaine of Rootzie - Blue Bayou mainstay in full acoustic glory April 30: Ladies Night Out - Featuring special artist Kat Whalen! May 7: Skeedadle - Retro-fitted Durham five-piece bring their dirty blues genius for your pleasure May 14: Haw River Rounders - return visit from possibly the highest educated trio in the Triangle The Lilac Lounge has so far given away CDs and even Musical Instruments...if you missed those fantastic prizes, we have another great giveaway for the next two weeks! Our friends at WQDR Raleigh have donated several pairs of day tickets for the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. We'll be giving them away both this week and next week, we hope to see you at the Lounge! Generous donations of floorlamps still graciously accepted by the Lounge. |
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 Sunday, April 2611:00 am - 1:00 pm on the lawn in carrboro We're kicking off our Jazz & More Sunday Brunch series with a special event on April 26th to feature a newly designed trail map series designed by local nonprofit group the Sustain Foundation. April 26 - Chris Reynolds Swing N' Jazz - Just Like the Name Says May 3 - The Jeff Brown Quartet - Original Jazz May 10 - The Tim Stambaugh Band - Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk & Traditional May 17 - One Sun - World Beat Instrumental Jazz May 24 - Equinox - Jazz & Pop Standards May 31 - The Donnybrook Lads - Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes June 7 - Dana & Susan Robinson - Original Old Time Music June 14 - Different Drum - American Music with a World Beat June 21 - Craicdown - A Poly-Ethnic Hoedown June 28 - Magnolia Klezmer Band - Romanian, Ukrainian, & Dixieland Klezmer Big Band |
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| Board Meeting |
 WSM Board meetingWednesday, April 15, 6:30-9:30pm The Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month in the Community Realty building on the northwest corner of Weaver and Greensboro Streets in Carrboro. Meetings run from 6:30-9:30pm and all owners of the Co-op are welcome to attend as observers. To confirm an upcoming meeting, please contact the board here. |
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| Wild Herb Walk | |||
 Monday, April 205:30 - 7:00 pm, rain or shine Meet outside Weaver Street Market 228 S Churton St. 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. Cost $15. No pre-registration required. Just show up ready to learn. 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 he sells at local farmers' markets and natural foods stores. Will can be reached at 919.732.9785. |
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| Celebrate Earth & Sky | |||
 Sunday April 19, 20091:00 - 5:00 pm Carrboro Century Center An expo of high school earth science student projects along with local "green" organizations. Focusing on sustainably-developed islands from around the world. FREE! |
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| Community Non-Profit Day | |||
 Sunday, May 3, 11 am - 1 pmon the lawn in Carrboro Every first Sunday of the month, May through October, from 11 am - 1 pm, Weaver Street Market will host nonprofit groups from our community. Local, non-profit groups will have informational tables where you can find out about the good works of our local charitable groups. Come prepared to learn, to donate, and maybe find a group you'd like to volunteer with! If your organization would like to attend: Space is limited and assigned on a first come basis so we ask that you sign up at least a week in advance and limit the number of times you sign up to three (3) per year. Also, your group must be a 501(c)(3). To apply, please email Jason Baker or call 919-241-1794. Your request will be confirmed by email or phone. Come out and let everyone know what your group is doing in the community! |
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 Saturdays: 7 am - NoonWednesdays: Now open 3:30 - 6:30 pm Thursdays at Southern Village: May 7th 3:30 - 6:30 pm April 25th: Carrboro Farmers' Market Fourth Annual Kid's Seedling Event! On Saturday, April 25, 2009 beginning at 8:30 am, the Carrboro Farmers' Market will give away Cherry and Sungold tomato seedlings to kids. The Market will supply growing instructions and the Orange County Master Gardeners will be there as well to offer planting advice. About 10 weeks later, the Market asks the kids to come back with a clipping from their seedlings. The fruit is then displayed state fair-style for all to see and admire. The Market's vendors donate the seedlings for this event. This event is done the same weekend as the Carolina Farm Stewardship Piedmont Farm Tour with the goal of showing kids where their food comes from. Last year, the Market was able to give away upwards of 400 seedlings to kids! We hope to have another great year this year! |
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| 14th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour |
 Saturday, April 25Sunday April 26 1:00 - 6:00 pm Re-connect with the land and the Farmers who grow and produce your food on the nation's largest farm tour. From adorable lambs, pigs, ducks and bunnies to cutting edge organic and sustainable vegetable growing techniques, the 14th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour has something for everyone. Drawing over 3,000 families per year, this self-directed tour event is the largest sustainable farm tour in the United States. Cost: $25/car in advance for all the farms. $30/car the day of the tour. This year's tour has forty farms - more choices than ever before. It will feature old favorites like Celebrity Dairy, Chapel Hill Creamery, Maple View Farm, Pine Knot Farm and Peregrine Farm as well as eight new farms and projects. Maps and Buttons available for purchase at all three Weaver Street Market locations now! This tour is sponsored by Weaver Street Market and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. All proceeds from the tour benefit the CFSA. |
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 Walters Unlimited at Carls-Beth FarmBy Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer It's always a treat to be in a restaurant and see a 'we buy local!' sign. I tend to assume that restaurants buy food from large companies, since I so often see distributors' trucks parked on Main Street, hazard lights blinking as a man in uniform with a dolly wheels boxes of ingredients down the truck's ramp. But I noticed an exception in the Wooden Nickel on Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough: We serve local, grass-fed beef. If you want to see the source of the beef, or buy some for yourself, visit Walters Unlimited at Carls-Beth Farm, new on the 2009 Piedmont Farm tour! A drive out to Carls-Beth Farm in Efland is a bit like stepping into a painting of the countryside with Mary Poppins. Leaving towns and interstates behind, you'll ride past fields and silos and green rolling hills. Just when you think it can't get any prettier, you'll round the bend and arrive at Carls-Beth Farm. The green pastures on both sides of the road used to grow corn and wheat to feed the hundreds of meat and dairy cattle that lived there. When Roland Walters returned with his family in 2005 to take over the farm from Roland's father, the farm just raised beef cattle. Roland converted the operation to 100% grass-fed animals, with rotational grazing. This means he uses several grassy fields for the cattle; when they've eaten through one, he leads them to another, full of grass, and they are eager to go. After the drought of 2007, when the fields were bare and he had to buy grass for the cattle, Roland knew change was needed: he downsized the herd, built a website, and started marketing the meat himself. In 2006, he added goats to the farm and chickens for both eggs and meat. He's just added pork, and hopes to raise turkeys for Thanksgiving, and perhaps pond-raised catfish someday. Roland sells his meat at the Hillsborough Farmers' Market at Home Depot on Saturday mornings, and from the farm's store on Fridays (4 to 6 PM) and Saturdays (1 to 3 PM). Visit his website here, and head out to Carls-Beth Farm to see the cattle, the goats and chickens, the lone remaining turkey, the guard donkeys (who ward off coyotes), and their working dogs. |
| Volunteer For the Farm Tour |
| The sustainable farming and food movement is stronger than ever and a big part of that has been getting people out onto farms to see things firsthand. We could not have accomplished this without the help of volunteers. We would love to have you join us in 2009 for one day of volunteering. Here are the details: The tour will be Saturday and Sunday April 25 and 26, 2009 It is 1 PM to 6 PM both days Volunteering is easy — you check people in when they arrive and help the farmer as needed. Volunteers receive: • the pleasure and fun of helping support sustainable farming • behind-the-scenes knowledge of a specific farm • fun with kids • a cool tour T-shirt • a free button to tour farms the other day of the tour • our enduring appreciation! If you would like to volunteer this year, email Fred Broadwell at the Carolina Farm Stewardship or call him at 919-542-2402 (office) or 919-943-1068 (cell). Once again, thank you so much for considering this service! Recruit others and spread the word about volunteering! |
| Envirobits |
 It's Never Too Late to Compost!The early bird might get the worm, but even late birds can get a compost bin! Orange County Solid Waste Management still has bins available from their March sale. Buy one for $40 (tax included) at their administrative office located at 1207 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill (cash or check only please). There's no limit to the number you can purchase, and you do not have to be an Orange County resident. This years bins are the Norseman 'Earth Machine'. Go to their website for details about the Earth Machine and about composting in general. Based on Orange County Waste Assessment data, the average Orange County household can divert more than 200 pounds of food waste from the landfill per year by composting food scraps at home. Composted material can be used as a rich soil additive for lawns and gardens, improving soil water retention and giving you greener grass, healthier flowers and better fruits and vegetables. Organic material sent to landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Celebrate Earth Day every day, and compost! |
| DIG Garden Party |
 Sunday, April 192 pm - 6 pm At SEEDS This Sunday is the annual DIG Garden Party at SEEDS! SEEDS is a non-profit community garden whose goal is to teach people to care for the earth, themselves and each other through a variety of garden-based programs. Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) is a youth-driven, urban farming leadership development program that empowers teens by teaching organic gardening, sound business practices, healthy food choices and food security values. DIG youth are paid a stipend to cultivate fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and mushrooms, which they sell at the Durham Farmer's Market. The party will raise money for summer youth salaries with a pie social and skill share silent auction. A suggested minimum donation of $10 includes up to 4 slices of pie. Then bid to learn skills from pickling to flying a plane: the skill share silent auction puts a spin on a traditional silent auction instead of bidding on things, bid on "skill shares," or quality time you'll spend learning fun and interesting skills from fellow community members. Learn how to speak Russian or make strawberry jam buttermilk biscuits, and more! Bring a plate and cup — save a tree. For more information, call 919-683-1197 or visit their website. |
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