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Hope for the Holiday Gift Guide You shop - we give! The beauty of Weaver Street Market's annual Hope For the Holidays promotion lies in its simplicity: you shop, we give. Each year Weaver Street Market works with local charities to raise money throughout the month of December. When you purchase any of our designated Hope For the Holidays products, we donate to several worthy causes. Co-ops are about cooperation. By shopping at Weaver Street Market and supporting vital projects like the Hope For the Holidays promotion, you are participating with a community of people who believe that small good deeds can be transformed into great works through the power of collective action. More |
Hope for the Holidays Gifts! Holiday Reservation Form Weekly Owner Specials Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials Value Recipe |
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| Holiday Hours Open Mic Art in Hillsborough |
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| New Years Eve! Holiday Hours Art Show |
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| WSM Famous Stollen! New! Locally-made Soup Homemade Gift Ideas |
Cold Days - Hot Tea! December Newsletter Envirobits |
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| Weekly Owner Specials | |||
 • Freebird All Natural Boneless Chicken Breast • Chapel Hill Toffee • Weaver Street Market-made Brownies and Bars • Lindley Mills Unbleached Organic Flour • Weaver Street Market-made Roasted Garlic Hummus • Florida Seedless Juice Oranges • Great deal for all shoppers: Carolina Brewing Company Pale Ale 12 pk |
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| View this week's owner specials here. | |||
| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, December 15 through Monday, December 21. |
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| Organic Russet Potatoes |
5 lb bags $3.99 each |
save 99¢ each |
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| Organic Hass Avacadoes | 99¢ each |
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| Local, Organic Cabbage | 99¢ lb |
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| Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials | |||
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Carolina Classics Catfish Fillets |
All Natural $7.99 lb |
save $2.00 lb |
| Local, Grass-fed Ground Beef | $4.99 lb |
save $1.00 lb |
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| New! NC Shrimp | 1 lb pack $8.99 pack |
in the freezer section |
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| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials here. | |||
| Value Recipe | |||
 Our weekly value recipes incorporate lots of our On Sale items! Click below to view this week's value recipe: Cabbage Roll Casserole |
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| WSM Famous Stollen | |||
 The Story of StollenThe tradition of Christmas Stollen dates back to 14th century Germany. The earliest sweeteners in this period were honey and dried fruits rather than sugar. Until the 17th century sugar was an immensely scarce and precious commodity that trickled in from the Near East. Consequently, sweetness meant festivity and joy to the Europeans of old. The fruit bread "Stollen" was the most popular of the early breads in Germany and was made only at Christmas, the time of greatest rejoicing. Originally the confection was made without milk or butter because these items were forbidden in the Catholic Church. That changed in 1450 when Pope Nicholas V signed the "Butter Document", allowing bakers to use butter. It was much later when the use of milk was finally permitted. In the years that followed, Stollen was sometimes given as payment to feudal lords and a single loaf could weigh as much as 36 pounds. Often shaped into a cross, Stollen became part of the other various religious celebrations. Stollen continues to be a holiday favorite. The most famous is the patented Dresden Stollen that features candied fruits, raisins, and currants. However, like Grandma's family fruitcake, Stollen recipes vary, each one containing a secret ingredient or a special technique that makes it unique. Stollen is available now at all Weaver Street Market locations. This will be the fifteenth year for the famous Weaver Street Stollen, as always, it will be studded with golden raisins, apricots, dried cherries and currants, marinated overnight in sherry. This bread will stay fresh for several weeks - if you can keep it around that long! $7.95 includes a $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! |
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| New! Locally-made Soup | |||
 Delicious Homemade SoupsEpiri Foods, Southern Pines, NC Dorjan Arsi and Gent Kumi were both born in Tirana, Albania, the culinary crossroads between Italy and Turkey. When they moved to this country a dozen years ago, they brought a wealth of knowledge about Mediterranean cooking learned not from culinary schools, but from their parents and grandparents. For the past eight years, Dorjan has been working alongside his father at Corfu Taverna, a restaurant in Southern Pines, North Carolina. They soon gained a reputation for authentic Albanian flavors like lemon chicken soup, artichoke hummus and creamy tzatziki. "People would bring their empty jars to the restaurant and ask us to fill them up," Dorjan remembers. Demand for their signature soups, dips, and spreads grew so much that Dorjan called up his cousin Gent, who was living in Seattle at the time, and invited him to move to North Carolina to start a business selling fresh foods based on the recipes of their youth. Together they founded Epiri Foods, named after a mountainous region in Southern Albania, near the island of Corfu. "We cook like we did back home. We use simple recipes, with perishable ingredients. No preservatives, no colorings, just beans, rice, olive oil and fresh vegetables," says Gent. A steaming bowl of one of their all-natural soups is the perfect antidote for a cold winter's day. Choose from white bean, lemon chicken, or tomato basil, pair it with handmade pita and tzatziki sauce, and you have a fresh, flavorful meal that combines the best of Mediterranean cuisine with 100% locally-produced foods. Look for Epiri Foods locally-made soups in the Grab 'n' Go case at all WSM locations. Tomato Basil Soup 16 oz. $5.99 Lemon Chicken Soup 16 oz. $5.99 White Bean Soup 16 oz. $5.99 Tzatziki Dip 16 oz. $5.99 |
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| Homemade Gift Ideas | |||
 Looking for a homemade gift that is light on the wallet but sure to be appreciated?by Jason Baker, Contributing Writer Package some Friendship Soup, a medley of your favorite dry soup ingredients layered in a container. It's a great way to reuse those empty mason jars when there's nothing ready to be canned. Or, repurpose an empty honey, tomato sauce, or salsa jar. For a quart-sized jar, you'll want about a half cup of Barley ($1.59/lb), half cup of Yellow ($1.79/lb) or Green ($1.85/lb) Split Peas, half a cup of your favorite rice, and a half a cup of Green ($1.69/lb) or French ($1.79/lb) Lentils. For color and variety, you can add Adzuki Beans or Black-Eyed Peas, but stick to small beans or the soup will take too long to cook. Then, head over to the loose spices and pick up some of your favorites: parsley works well, and I usually add a bay leaf or two per jar, but otherwise use your best judgment and be creative! Don't forget to add a teaspoon or two of salt and a dash of pepper. Fill up the remainder of the jar with a pasta of your choice and seal it up. Wrap the whole thing in a decorative ribbon, and include a personal note with instructions for your recipient. (Tell them to add contents of jar to about three quarts of water, and optionally add fresh-chopped carrots, celery, cabbage, or their favorite seasonal vegetable and let it simmer for at least an hour or until everything is tender.) Or make a homemade pomander ball. Just grab a medium-sized orange or other citrus fruit of your choosing, along with some loose cloves ($1.25/oz). Poke some holes, insert the cloves, and let it dry out for the rest of the week. Depending on the size of the fruit and how densely you decorate, it takes between one and two ounces per fruit. Decorate with a bow and tie a string to hang it from. Pomander balls look and smell great for years! |
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| Cold Days - Hot Tea! | |||
 This time of year, there's nothing like wrapping your cold fingers around a hot mug of tea. Our tea selection features everything from old favorites and simple brews (like Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime), to herbal medicines and powerful health-boosters (like Republic of Tea Goji Raspberry superfruit green tea).On sale in December are the Celestial Seasonings holiday teas, available only during this festive time of year. Stock up on Nutcracker Sweet, decaffeinated green Candy Cane Lane, Gingerbread Spice, Sugar Plum Spice, and Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride; they'll be gone before you know it! Also look for Tazo teas on sale this month; who couldn't use a little more 'Calm' or 'Awake' this hectic holiday season? And if the cold wet days and extra-long dark nights have you sniffling or coughing, stop at the Traditional Medicinals boxes for some cold-fighting Echinacea, Breathe Easy, or Throat Coat tea. Want to give your body a boost of antioxidant aid? Check out the Republic of Tea green teas and superfruit green teas, in colorful cans of 50 bags. Their Double Green Matcha Tea contains a fine powder that drifts out of the teabag and into your cup; drink it down and reap the additional antioxidant benefits. Celestial Seasonings Holiday teas, on sale 2/$5 Tazo teas, on sale $2.79-$2.99 Traditional Medicinals teas, on sale $3.79 Republic of Tea superfruit green teas, $9.49; organic green teas, $10.49; matcha tea, $11.99 (50 bags) |
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| December Newsletter | |||
 The Weaver Street Market print newsletter is no longer direct mailed, but is still available for pick-up at all three WSM locations. You will find a link to it here. |
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| View the December CAP Flyer here. | |||
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| Holiday Hours |
 Holiday Hours for all locations:Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24 - Closing at 6 pm Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 - All stores closed Saturday, December 26 - open regular business hours New Year's Eve Thursday, December 31 - open until 9 pm New Year's Day, Friday, January 1 - open 10 am to 7 pm |
| Open Mic |
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:00-8:30 pm December 17th: SnoCones - A special festive set from Durham's enigmatic trio. Musicians are encouraged to bring their unique takes on Carols, Festive favorites and Seasonal originals. December 24th: Christmas Eve - no show Store closes early at 6 pm. December 31st: New Year's Eve - no show Store open regular business hours. January 7: Tim Stambaugh - Uncle Tim, Uncle Tim / We don't know what he may bring / But 'cos we like to hear him play / We asked him over anyway. One year anniversary shenanigans with one of our founding fathers. January 14: Chocolate Martini Therapy - Louise Thompson Bendall of Watermelon Sugar bringing her new project for the delectation of Hillsborough's elite muserati. Music designed to make you feel "cool, tingly, smiley, giggly." January 21: Mark Cool - Our old pal and long-time supporter revisiting us with new songs and old friends in tow. |
| View more Weaver Street Market events here. |
| Art in Hillsborough |
 Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough presents:Photography by Anna Maxwell Anna Maxwell's beautiful images of life and landscapes captured during her travels. On display in the Café of the Hillsborough store now through February 6, 2010. |
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| Board Meeting |
 WSM Board meetingWednesday, December 16, 6:30-9:30 pm Conference Room above Panzanella 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 December Agenda here. |
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| Trosa Christmas Trees | |||
 Buy a tree, help save a life!Thanksgiving week through December 24 7 days a week, 9 am - 10 pm Trosa will be selling fresh-cut Fraser Fir Trees, wreaths and garlands, tree stands and accessories and live trees. Christmas Trees at 5 convenient locations: • Rams Plaza, Chapel Hill • The Streets at Southpoint • Northgate Mall • 4215 University Dr Trosa is offering full service: trimming, bagging and loading included. Bring your stand and they'll fit your tree to it! Trosa is a non-profit residential treatment program for substance abusers. The majority of the program is supported through resident-operated businesses such as this. |
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