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Healthier Beef - Grass-Fed! Grass-fed beef is becoming more familiar as the product becomes available more and more at our local farmers' markets and at all three Weaver Street Market locations. As a consumer and cook, making the transition is as simple as adjusting cooking times. Familiar recipes may need to be adjusted slightly, but the emerging health benefits of grass-fed beef make it worthwhile, emphasizing the importance of switching. Grass-fed beef isn't just a fad that provides some extra vitamins; it's a traditional food that Americans ate for decades, and when the switch was made to mass-produced, quickly-fattened feedlot (grain-fed) beef, obesity problems and diets deficient in essential fats arose. More |
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 Grass-fed beef has much less fat than grain-fed beef, and can lower bad cholesterol levels. The lower fat content also means less calories. On the other hand, grass-fed beef contains more of the good omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s are most abundant in seafood and certain nuts and seeds such as flaxseeds and walnuts, but they are also found in grass-fed animal products because they make up a large part of the fat found in grass. When cattle are taken off grass and shipped to a feedlot to be fattened on grain, they rapidly lose their store of omega-3 fatty acids. Switching to grass-fed beef is one way to restore vital Omega-3s to a diet.Omega-3s are "heart friendly," reducing risks of high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, and serious heart attacks, and essential for the brain, reducing risk of depression, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder (hyperactivity), and Alzheimer's disease. Another benefit is they may reduce risk of cancer and help those with cancer respond better to treatment. In addition, grass-fed beef (and milk) is the richest-known source of a good fat called CLA that is believed to reduce the risk of cancer, and contains as much as five times more CLA than products from animals fed conventional diets. And grass-fed beef is higher in vitamin E, even compared to feedlot cattle given a dose of synthetic vitamin E. Vitamin E is linked with a lower risk of heart disease and cancer and may have anti-aging properties, and many Americans are deficient in it. ~Read the full article "Why Grassfed is Best" with references here. In addition to the health benefits when you purchase local grass-fed beef you are supporting small producers and processors close to home as well as supporting a fair price paid to farmers. Animals are treated humanely and are raised without antibiotics and synthetic hormones. In order to read more about our commitment to safe and delicious meat click here. Get inspired to make the switch to grass-fed beef by sampling some at Weaver Street Market's tasting events. Click here for helpful cooking tips for grass-fed beef. Get started now and enjoy a summer full of heart-healthy cookouts! |
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| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, May 12 through Monday, May 18. |
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| New crop Organic Gala Apples |
product of Chile $1.49 lb |
& Argentina save 50¢ lb |
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| Last of the season Minneola Tangelos | product of California $1.29 lb |
Seedless a customer favorite! |
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| Ripe, sweet Honeydew Melons | $2.99 each |
product of Honduras & Costa Rica |
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Murray's Boneless Chicken Breasts |
$5.99 lb |
All Natural save $1.00 per lb |
| New item! Martin's Pork Breakfast Links | $4.99 lb |
All Natural save 50¢ per lb |
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| NC Wild-caught Shell on Shrimp | 2 lb. bags $12.99 each |
From our freezer |
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| May Newsletter & CAP flyer | |
 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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 Sensational Teriyaki Chicken Breast***INGREDIENTS: • 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil (WSM's special: Bella Famiglia Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 liter sale: $7.99, reg. price $17.99, save $10.00!) • 6 skinless, boneless Chicken Breast halves (This week's WSM special: Murray's all-natural Chicken Boneless Breasts, sale: $5.99/lb, reg. $6.99/lb, save $1.00/lb!) • 1/2 cup Teriyaki basting sauce (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: San-J Teriyaki Cooking Sauce sale: $2.79/10oz reg. $3.69, save 99¢!) • 1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing sauce (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: Drew's all-natural Dressings & Marinades sale: $2.29/12oz reg. $3.29, save $1.00!) • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: Organic Valley Sharp Cheddar sale: $3.99/8oz reg. $5.29, save $1.30!) • 1-2 onions, chopped (This week's Seasonal pick: New Crop Vidalia Sweet onions, $1.00/lb, product of Georgia) • 1 bell pepper (Seasonal pick: Field-grown red or yellow Bell Peppers, $2.99/lb, product of Mexico & Florida) • 1/2 (3 ounce) can Bacon bits • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Parsley, for garnish (Check out our potted herbs: 3/$5.99 - ready for your garden!) *** VEGETARIAN OPTION: Substitute chicken with Firm Tofu. (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: West Soy's Extra Firm Tofu sale: $1.79/16oz reg. $2.49, save 70¢!) (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: West Soy's Firm, reduced fat Tofu sale: $2.29/16oz reg. $2.79, save 50¢!) DIRECTIONS: 1. Marinate the chicken in the Teriyaki sauce for several hours. 2. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C). 3. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts, and saute 4 to 5 minutes each side, until lightly browned. 4. Place browned chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix the remaining Teriyaki sauce with the Ranch dressing and spooned the mixture over the chicken. Sprinkle with cheese, green onions and bacon bits. 5. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Garnish with Parsley or other favorite herbs and serve with rice (WSM's special: La Piana Vialone & Arborio rice sale: $2.69/16oz, reg. $3.25), pasta (Variety of La Piana Pastas on sale!), or couscous (This Month's Co-op Advantage Special: Organic Couscous sale: $2.29/lb reg. $2.69/lb, save 40¢!) |
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| Grass-fed Beef Tastings! | |
 Local, grass-fed Beef tastings!Come to Weaver Street Market in Carrboro to taste the authentic flavor of grass-fed beef. Tuesday, May 12, 12 - 3 pm Wednesday, May 13, 4 - 7 pm Thursday, May 14, 4 - 7 pm Friday, May 15, 4 - 7 pm Saturday, May 16, 11 - 2 pm Sunday, May 17, 1 - 4 pm We'll be sampling meatballs in our fresh Marinara sauce and our Bourbon Pepper sauce. Pick up ready made meatballs for dinner tonight. Also look for fresh ground beef patties or Bourbon Pepper marinated Rib Eye steaks! |
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| Alba Botanica Products | |
 On Sale Through May!With all the rain and cold weather, it's hard to think about summer sunshine; but now's the time because Alba Botanica sunscreen is on sale. If your bottle is running low or has expired, you'll need more soon enough; take advantage of the discount and get it now! Proper use of sunscreen makes a difference in its effectiveness. For example, applying it twenty minutes before going outside gives it time to absorb into the skin and begin protecting. Even water resistant sunscreen will wear off throughout the day. And combo sunscreen/insect repellent may not be a good idea for long sun exposures, because insect repellent should not be reapplied and may lower the 'sun protection factor' (SPF) of the sunscreen. Read more sunscreen myths and facts, including information about getting vitamin D from the sun and the sunburn danger of cloudy days, here. Alba Botanica's sunscreens come with an SPF from the minimum recommended of 15 to 32. (Bypassing the mysterious mathematics of calculating SPF, I read that an SPF 15 provides protection against 93% of UVB rays, while SPF 30 provides 97% protection. But a lower SPF 2 only provides 50% protection.) There are water resistant varieties as well as lavender or aloe vanilla scented, sensitive skin formula with aloe, and varieties for kids, facial, and sports. Sunscreens are on sale for $6.99. Also look for SPF 18 Sun Lip Balm for $1.79. |
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| Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad | |
INGREDIENTS:• 2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces • 4 cups sliced strawberries • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/4 teaspoon paprika • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds DIRECTIONS 1. In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries. 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat. |
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| Local Lettuce is here! | |
 Fresh, local lettuce is here, waiting to be tossed in your salads and sandwiched atop your cookout burgers!Grown at Peregrine Farm in Graham and Maple Spring Gardens in Cedar Grove, lettuce is available in all Weaver Street Market locations for $2.49 a head. |
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| After Hours Returns! |
 Southern Routes!Thursday, June 4 6 - 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's almost time for After Hours! |
| View more Weaver Street Market events here. |
Hillsborough Open Mic |
 The Lilac Lounge: Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:30-8:30 pm Friends of the Lilac Lounge visiting during the coming weeks: May 14: Haw River Rounders - Return visit from UNC/Duke bipartisan ensemble, jug-band and blues galore. May 21: Marla Vickers - A little bit country, Bayou and Clay Street regular with her acoustic duo. May 28: Mark Holland's Rhythm Force - Cosmic blues genius of Jule Brown and Jennyanykind in his fresh incarnation, straight outta Pittsboro. May 29: Last Friday with Tim Stambaugh - Our favorite Carrboro uncle Tim, proving to all you Carrboro folk that you CAN leave the village. June 4: Radar's Clowns of Sedation with Mark Cool - Your regular pal Mark Cool and your irregular host Pete Pawsey sharing birthday celebrations. June 11: Alex Weiss - Alex of old school Weave regulars ...Different Drum, bringing his incandescent harmonica playing back to us. June 18: Judy Woodall - Hiho Grand-Dame and cultural conduit Ms. Woodall with her dark and loose assembly, Muletrain. June 25: Taz Halloween & Stu Cole - Southern-fried bombshell Taz Halloween sultrifying up the Lounge to the point of no return, with Squirrel Nut Zippers' bass supremo Stu Cole. June 26: Last Friday with Red Rover - Lilac Lounge favorites Tim and Susan Wells, David Hughes and Chris Mankoff, helping your Friday night go off with a bang, not a whimper. During the month of May, Weaver Street has Lilac Lounge-endorsed snack food in the form of Green Mountain Tortilla Strips and Salsa fresh from Winston-Salem and on sale for the whole month. Along with beer specials, fresh bread, pastries, hot and cold prepared food and countless other epicurean gems, the Lilac Lounge is a gastronome's delight. |
| Jazz Brunch! |
 Every Sunday11:00 am - 1:00 pm on the lawn in Carrboro Jazz & More Sunday Brunch series presents: 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 July 5: Gilbert Neal - Hillsbohemian troubador extraordinaire with eclectic lyrical interests July 12: The Mystery Hillbillies - Honky Tonk & Rockabilly July 19: Club Boheme - String Jazz with Swinging Vocals July 26: The Swang Brothers (formerly Edsel 500) - Traditional Rockabilly, Swing, & Blues August 2: Laura Ridgeway & Friends - Jazz, Swing, Oldies, & Pop August 9: The Hushpuppies - Tasty old-time songs and tunes from the Piedmont of NC August 16: Joe Woodson & the Bean Trees - Americana Music |
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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON BLUEGRASSSaturday, May 16 Noon - 5:00 pm "Bluegrass Heart: A Benefit for Jan Johansson" will be held on the Village Green on Saturday, May 16th from Noon to 5:00 pm. Performers include Jim Watson, Bill Hicks, Joe Newberry, Danny Gotham, Armand Lenchek, Jan Johansson, David DiGiuseppe plus surprise guests. This event is a benefit to help local bluegrass musician Jan Johansson, a legendary fiddle player, who has racked up extensive medical bills from a chronic heart condition. Jan has been playing bluegrass music since the 70s and has been a part of the local music scene since the mid-1980s. He is a dedicated family man who gives much to the community, especially the local music community, and we are pleased to be able to help him. The suggested donation for the event is $5.00, and you'll get your money's worth with an afternoon of great music and fun! Bring a picnic, or pick up some lunch at one of our 7 local food establishments, and get ready to kick back and have fun. In the event of rain, the event will be held at 610 Market Street in Southern Village, next to La Vita Dolce Espresso & Gelato Cafe, adjacent to the Village Green. Sunday Music Series: Every Sunday at 7 pm on the green May 17 - Trilogy (Folk, Swing and Originals) May 24 - Blue Diablo (Blues, Rock and Boogie) May 31 - The Magnolia Klezmer Band |
| View the full schedule here. |
| Animal Awareness & Adoption Day |
 Sunday May 312:00 - 4:00 pm on the Carrboro Lawn Weaver Street Market is hosting Animal Awareness and Adoption Days this summer in an effort to help place our area's many, many homeless dogs and cats. On Sunday May 31st you'll be able to visit with dogs and cats looking for their forever homes, get information on low-cost Spay and Neuter programs, and find out what local rescue groups are doing for the animals in our area. If you know of a local rescue group that would like to participate, please email or call 919-241-1794 for more information or to sign up. |
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| Board Meeting |
 WSM Board meetingWednesday, May 20, 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. |
| Find the May agenda and April minutes here. |
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| Wild Herb Walk |
 Monday, May 185:30 - 7:00 pm, rain or shine Meet outside Weaver Street Market 228 S Churton 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. 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. |
| Smart Commute Challenge |
 Join the thousands of Triangle commuters who do something good for the environment everyday by not driving alone to work! Participation is easy. Visit their website today and take the 2009 SmartCommute Challenge to ride the bus, bike, walk, vanpool, carpool, work from home or, new this year, carpool in an alternate fuel or hybrid vehicle! Pledge to take a smarter, greener commute at least once before May 30 and you could win fabulous prizes, including a commuter bike or a laptop!If you're already a SmartCommuter, go greener! Take the SmartCommute Team Challenge and encourage your friends and co-workers to try a smarter commute. Together, we will reach our goal of signing up 12,000 Triangle commuters and students and reducing over 2.2 million pounds of carbon between April 15 and May 30! For more information about how to start a greener commute, take the Challenge, or form a SmartCommute Team, visit the website. You can sign up to take the Challenge at Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough on May 17, from 11am to 1pm. |
| HB Sidewalk Sale |
 Saturday, May 16Sunday May 17 Downtown Hillsborough Spring Sidewalk Sale will be held in conjunction with the Spring Garden Tour May 16th and 17th. Downtown merchants along Churton Street and King Street in Downtown Hillsborough will showcase sale items along the sidewalks, many related to gardening, plants, cooking, and springtime. The Spring Garden Tour will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16th and Noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday May 17th. You may purchase Garden Tour tickets by calling 732-7741 or going online to their website. |
| Chapel Hill Greek Festival |
 Annual St. Barbara Greek FestivalEast Chapel Hill High School 500 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill (919) 682-1414 Per person, $1. Friday, May 15th: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday, May 16th: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Sunday, May 17th: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Enjoy Greece for three days! FESTIVE WEEKEND filled with a wide variety of authentic Greek Food right here in Chapel Hill. You'll enjoy lots of delicious food, entertainment, shopping and more. Proceeds benefit the building fund and American Red Cross. Great way to experience the culture, and the traditions of Greece! Festival's website. |
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