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New! WSM Weekly Owner Specials see these great deals here. Parker Family Farm Dinner Farm dinners continue every month for the rest of this year! Watch for our exciting Holiday Farm Dinners coming up in November and December featuring a broad selection of locally grown and locally produced products. Celebrate the abundance of local farm production at Panzanella's October Farm Dinner featuring a menu designed around products from the Parker Family Farm. The Parkers strive to be good stewards of the land, committed to raising their four children, crops and animals in a wonderful, nurturing farming environment similar to the way they were raised. More |
Wine Sale & Shows Jazz Brunch HB Open Mic Halloween! |
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| Shakori Hills Festival Project Homeless Corn Maze Farmers' Markets |
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| Weekly Owner Specials Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials |
October Newsletter & CAP Flyer Value Recipe |
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| Parker Family Farm Dinner continued | |||
 Their children help feed and water the animals and with harvesting crops. The children love to raise their own pigs, cows and chickens for 4-H and just for fun. Their Farmer's Hybrid hogs are raised on open pasture along with a few cows, with small grains for cover crops and corn for feed. They rotate their pigs periodically to graze on forages of fescue, barley, millet, clover and other mixed grasses. Along with pasture to graze, the pigs are fed a corn feed mix. They adhere to the Animal Welfare Institute standards, practice humane husbandry skills and do not use antibiotics or growth hormones in their animals' feed. |
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| Weekly Owner Specials | |||
 • Local Golden Delicious Apples • Weaver Street Market-made Extraordinary Butter Croissants • Seedless Red Grapefruit - Coming Wednesday! • Herdez All Natural Salsas • Weaver Street Market-made Lemon Tahini Dressing • Accidental Baker Artisan Flatbreads • Great deal for all shoppers: Carolina Brewery Growlers |
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| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, October 6 through Monday, October 12. |
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| Fresh Asparagus |
$2.99 lb |
Save $1.00 lb |
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| Locally Grown Rome Apples | or Granny Smith! $1.19 lb |
Baking Apples! |
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| Locally Grown Biodynamic Sweet Potatoes | $1.79 lb |
Carolina Ruby Seasonal Pick! |
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All Natural Catfish Fillets |
$7.99 lb |
Carolina Classics save $2.00 lb |
| Boneless! Sirloin Pork Chops | $4.99 lb |
Save $1.00 lb |
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| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials here. | |||
| View the October CAP Flyer here. | |||
| October Newsletter & CAP Flyer | |||
 The Weaver Street Market print newsletter is no longer direct mailed. Instead, you will find a link to it here. |
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 Our weekly value recipes incorporate lots of our On Sale items! Click below to view this week's value recipe: Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chops with foil-wrapped Veggies |
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| Wine Sale & Shows | |||
 Weaver Street Market's6th Annual Fall Wine Sale & Shows Wine Sale: Now - October 21 All three Weaver Street Market locations - Featuring a selection of 39 favorite and fine wines from around the world at discounts up to 50% off regular price! 10% regular case discount applies on top of sale price! This is a 'no risk' wine sale - you can taste all these wines at the Wine Shows! Wine Shows: taste . . . choose from 39 wines! enjoy . . . live music, hors d'oeuvres, and some of your favorite wines at great values! Saturday, October 10, 1 - 5 pm on the lawn in Carrboro Saturday, October 17, 1 - 5 pm in Hillsborough Tickets $5: available the day of show. A portion of proceeds will benefit our Cooperative Community Fund. As Supplies Last. First Come, First Served! Store Hours: Weaver Street Market: Southern Village, 7 am - 9 pm Daily, 929-2009 Weaver Street Market: Carrboro, 7:30 am - 9 pm M-F, 8 am - 9 pm Sat/Sun, 929-0010 Weaver Street Market: Hillsborough, 7 am - 9 pm Daily, 245-5050 |
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| View more Weaver Street Market events here. | |||
| Jazz Brunch | |||
 Every Sunday11:00 am - 1:00 pm on the lawn in Carrboro Jazz & More Sunday Brunch series presents: October 11: 2nd Stage - Traditional, Folk, Bluegrass, & Popular Music October 18: Jon Shain - Americana & Blues Last one! October 25: Gilbert Neal - Hillsbohemian troubador extraordinaire with eclectic lyrical interests |
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 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:30-8:30 pm October 8th: Mark Holland's Rhythm Force - Welcome return for Chatham's own ambassadors of the funk...putting a little cosmic shine on your Lilac experience. October 15th: The Perfect Strangers - Lilac Lounge debut for local luminaries, bluegrass and Americana galore. October 22nd: Sinful Savage Tigers - Proving once and for all that all y'all Chapel Hillbillies are welcome here in the Northern O.C. The Lounge welcomes the Tigers and hopes you'll make them feel at home. October 29th: Tim Stambaugh - Everybody's favorite uncle Tim, back from the southlands with a touch of the spooky for Halloween week. |
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 WEAVER STREET MARKET'S ANNUAL GHOST STORIESjack-o-lanterns...spooky seasonal music...hot cider...cookies...a costume contest! Friday October 23 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm On the lawn in Carrboro Plan on spending the night under the oaks in your Halloween Costume listening to Willa Brigham tell great seasonal tales. Tim Stambaugh and Donovan Zimmerman will set the stage with spooky music and scary puppets at 5:30. Willa will thrill us all with her tales of adventure at 6:30. The winners of the costume contest will be announced at 7:15. Free Cookies and Cider! This event is co-sponsored by the Town of Carrboro and Weaver Street Market. Costume Contest Rules: Enter in one category only: 0-5 year-olds or 6-10 year-olds. Costumes will be judged on MOST ORIGINAL, FUNNIEST, AND SCARIEST. All participants must register by 6:45 pm. |
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| Board Meeting |
 WSM Board meetingWednesday, October 21, 6:30-9:30 pm 201 North Greensboro Street in Carrboro The Board usually meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings run from 6:30-9:30 pm and all owners of the Co-op are welcome to attend as observers. To confirm an upcoming meeting, please contact the board here. |
| View the September minutes here. |
| Vote! |
 VOTE for the Board of Directors! The Board election is your chance to participate in your co-op by voting for the Board of Directors. Consumer Owners! Look for Candidate Statements and Ballots in the 2009 Annual Report which was mailed to you on October 1, 2009. If you did not receive an Annual Report in the mail, additional copies including ballots are available at all Weaver Street Market locations. You may also view a pdf of the annual report. Follow the link below. How to vote: Deposit your ballot in the Ballot Box located near the check-out at any Weaver Street Market location now through November 1. Or Mail your ballot to: Weaver Street Market, Attn: Elections, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Ste. 10, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Meet the Candidates Consumer Owners may meet the candidates at the following times: Carrboro Store: Saturday, October 10, 12 pm - 2 pm Southern Village Store: Friday, October 16, 5 pm - 7 pm Hillsborough Store: Saturday, October 17, 12 pm - 2 pm Annual Meeting: Sunday, October 25, 6:30 pm - 9 pm at Carrboro Century Center Vote by 9 pm, Sunday, November 1 |
| View the 2009 Annual Report here. |
| Annual Meeting |
 Sunday, October 25 at the Carrboro Century Center6:30 pm Local Food Tasting Meeting 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to share your thoughts, find out what your fellow-owners are thinking, and have an effect on our future together. • Engage in lively dinner conversation about the Co-op of the future! • Hear the "State of the Co-op" reports from the General Manager and the Board of Directors! • Hear Michael Shuman Speak on "Building a Local Food System" - Get your ticket now! • 4th Annual Cooperative Community Fund Awards! • Meet the candidates for Board of Directors! • Vote for a candidate for the Board of Directors! • Raffle prizes! |
| View more information on Michael Shuman and tickets here. |
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 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and DanceFall Festival 2009: October 8-11 A family-friendly festival of music, dance, art, and education. 4 days, 4 stages, and over 50 bands in beautiful, green Chatham County! |
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| Project Homeless | |||
 3rd Annual Project Homeless Connect Orange CountyThursday, October 8, 2009 9:00am-3:30pm Hargraves Community Center 216 N. Roberson Street Chapel Hill, NC Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one-stop event to provide a broad range of services to people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Services being spotlighted will include housing, employment, health and dental care, mental health care, veterans' and social service benefits, legal services, and more. PHC makes a powerful impact on homeless people's lives by providing a wide range of assistance in one location and by the outpouring of respect and hospitality from service providers and volunteers. Guests will also receive lunch and personal care gift bags, and are offered haircuts, showers, coats, and other clothing. Volunteers and Donors are needed to support Project Homeless Connect Orange County. For more information please contact Jamie Rohe, Homelessness Program Coordinator, 919-245-2496. |
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| Corn Maze | |||
 Now through November 1 McKee's CornField Maze Fridays 3 pm - 8 pm Saturdays 10 am - 8 pm Sundays 1 pm - 7 pm Cost $10 The McKee CornField Maze is one of the largest cornfield mazes in North Carolina - with a 12 acre adventurous maze and a 2 acre interactive children's maze. Visit the maze for an afternoon of family outdoor fun! Remember to bring water, slap on sunscreen, and wear a hat. |
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 Local Farmers' Market are still going strong! Check out these special events!SquashFest Eno River Farmers' Market Saturday, October 17, 8 am - 12 Public Market House on Margaret Lane Biggest Sweet Potato Contest, Pumpkin Painting, Recipes & Samples, Games & Stories Hillsborough Farmers' Market Fall Lavender Planting Clinic Saturday, October 10, 8 am - 12 The Home Depot parking lot in Hillsborough Learn how to properly plant lavender. Hands on demonstrations include planting, fertilizing, purning, and problem solving. Lavender is a deer resistant, sun loving plant! Look for the purple tent. |
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| Envirobits |
 Leaf Bins Make Yard Cleanup Funby Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer We've enjoyed their shade all summer, and now we have to pay the price: it's time to start raking leaves! This year I won't postpone until mid-winter, when I'd rake with fingers frozen to the handle. I'm eager to rake this year because I have a leaf bin. Last year, I dumped the leaves in the wasteland of bushes at the back of my yard, knowing I'll encounter them again when I clear that area someday. Over the summer, though, I got some chicken wire and four posts and built a simple leaf bin like the one in the picture. (I used metal fence posts that could easily be pounded into the ground, and have tabs that are crimped down onto the chicken wire to hold it in place.) Suddenly, stray piles of leaves and plant trimmings left rotting around my yard had a purpose, a destiny. Eagerly, I gathered them to dump into the new bin. Then I emptied in several plant pots that had been sitting around the deck, withered plant carcasses and pot-shaped root balls eager to decompose in style. Leaves make great mulch and (given time) compost. Treated lazily (like my leaves), whole leaves will decompose into healthy organic matter in about two years. Speed this up by shredding the leaves; if you don't have access to a shredder, use your lawn mower. Leaves also make a great addition to a traditional compost pile, but generally a yard full of leaves is too much! That's why a leaf bin is handy. Read more about composting leaves, how leaf mulch affects soil nutrients, and the joys of leaf mold, here. If you need to get rid of leaves, bring them to four of the Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers' yard waste has been banned from the landfill. (Click here for more info.) In addition, town residents are served by the ever-exciting LEAF VACUUM TRUCKS, which make the rounds beginning in October or November. For more information about this service, click here for Carrboro, here for Chapel Hill, and here for Hillsborough. Durham residents have limited yard waste pickup; read about it here. |
| Shred-a-thon |
| Recycle Paper and Protect Your Identity! by Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer Wednesday, October 7 10 AM to 2 PM The Chapel Hill Police Department and Orange County Solid Waste Department with sponsorship from the Chapel Hill YMCA will conduct a free shred-a-thon at University Mall, Wednesday October 7 from 10 AM to 2 PM. A second shred-a-thon will held Saturday November 14 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the recycling site behind Home Depot in Hillsborough. Any Orange County resident, or those residents that reside in the Town of Chapel Hill found in Durham County, may bring confidential papers that are free of plastic, computer disks and other non-paper items for shredding by a local firm, A-Shred-Ahead. Those bringing paper in boxes can then recycle their empty cardboard boxes at the nearby recycling site. |
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