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| Local Lettuce! | |||
 Local Lettuce from Alex Hitt of Peregrin Farm and Ken Dawson of Maple Spring Gardens is now in stores! Lettuce is a great cleansing spring ingredient bringing all the goodness of nature to your table and your diet. Photo courtesy of Debbie Roos. |
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| Weekly Owner Specials | |||
 • Equal Exchange Organic Espresso Save $5/lb • FreeBird All Natural Chicken Tenders Save $2.00/lb • Weaver Street Market's Chipotle Pimento Cheese 25% Off • Locally Grown Organic Sweet Potatoes Save 34% • Weaver Street Market's Chocolate Rolls 25% Off • Andrew & Everett Cheese Slices Save $1.00/pkg • Great Deal for all Shoppers: Pabst Blue Ribbon 12 packs Save $1.24 |
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| View this week's owner specials here. | |||
| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, April 27 through Monday, May 3. |
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| Local, Organic Vollmer Strawberries |
1 lb package $3.99 each |
Save $1.00/pkg |
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| Organic Blueberries | 2 packs for $6.00 |
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Ataulfo Mangos | 4 for $5.00 |
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| Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials | |||
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Local, Grass-Fed Ground Beef |
$4.99/lb |
save $1.00/lb |
Bay Scallops | $8.99/lb |
save $1.00/lb |
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| Value Recipe | |||
 Our weekly value recipes incorporate lots of our On Sale items! Click below to view this week's value recipe: Tasty Chicken Tenders! |
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| View more WSM Recipes here. | |||
| April Newsletter | |||
 The Weaver Street Market print newsletter is no longer direct mailed, but is available for pick-up at all three WSM locations. You will find a link to it here. |
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| View the April CAP Flyer here. | |||
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| Jazz Brunch Begins! | |||
 Jazz Brunch Begins May 2!Every Sunday, 11am-1pm Carrboro Lawn Please join us on Sunday, May 2nd for a special kickoff to our Jazz & More series, out on the lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Frankie Alexander & Friend will perform classic jazz standards for your introspective ears while you enjoy our tasty breakfast buffet, old friends, great conversations, and a beautiful Carrboro morning. During the break at noon, we're pleased to be able to host the first performance of the Durham & Chapel Hill Complaints Choir. The Complaints Choir movement began in Finland and has spread across the world. The Finnish masterminds behind the worldwide complaint choir movement say: "This hilarious project transforms the complaints of the participants into an impressive choral song." More information here. Finally, at 1pm, enjoy a special performance by the Piedmont Youth Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble, founded in Chapel Hill over 45 years ago. This group is made up of students ages 8 to 16 coming together once a week to learn ensemble skills and make music, and of course, to have a good time doing so! Sunday's performance will feature the music of Handel, Mozart, and Rossini as well as fiddle tunes and other contemporary pieces. And of course, with our brunch music series comes the return of our Community Non-Profit Day. Held the first Sunday of each month in conjunction with Jazz & More Brunch, Community Non-Profit Day is an opportunity for local non-profit organizations to share more about the good work they do in our community and how you can get involved. For more information or to sign up as a participant, please Jason Baker. For a complete Jazz & More Brunch schedule, please click here. May 2nd: Frankie Alexander & Friends May 9th: The Tim Stambaugh Band May 16th: Earl Pickens & Family May 23rd: The Jeff Brown Quartet May 30th: Club Boheme |
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| View more Weaver Street Market events here. | |||
| Hillsborough Open Mic | |||
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-Mic Every Thursday 6:00-8:30 pm April 29th: Sinful Savage Tigers - A welcome return for Seth and David Tiger, replete with guitar, mandolin and stand-up bass, new songs, stories, yodelling, hollering and all stages in between. May 6: Puritan Rodeo Premium quality twang from John Pardue's gang of outlaws, playing tunes from "The Magic Suit Ball" and brand spanking new material. True tales of the harsh life in the Wild Western Badlands of Chapel Hill. May 13 Greg Humphreys A Lounge debut for Hobexian, 'Public Nudist', esteemed songwriter and bon viveur Greg Humphreys. Playing material from the acclaimed 'Trunk Songs' and his brand new (work in progress) album. |
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| Community Non-Profit Day | |||
 Sunday, May 2, 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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| Carrboro Day | |||
 Sunday, May 2ndMusic, Art, Poetry, Food And Family Fun Everyone is welcome! The citizens of Carrboro and nearby communities are cordially invited to the 15th annual Carrboro Day celebration on Sunday afternoon, May 2nd. Let's celebrate our community's many achievements in sustainability and diversity! Carrboro Day will be celebrated at the Carrboro Commons and Town Hall at 301West Main Street. If it rains, most activities will relocate to the Carrboro Century Center at Main, Weaver and Greensboro Streets. Carrboro Day is a zero waste event—PLEASE RECYCLE! Recycling containers will be marked. This year's activities will include: Music at the Town Hall Front Lawn by six local and regional performers: Village Band, 12:45-1:15 Milagro Saints, 1:30-2:20 Great Big Gone, 2:30-3:20 Carrboro High Jazz Ensemble, 3:30-4:20 Spoonful of Soul, 4:30-5:20 John Howie Jr. and the Sweethearts, 5:40-6:30 Events Paws 4Ever Drill Team, 2:30 Carrboro history video, 2 - 3:45 Special appearance by Mother Goose, 2 - 4 Family Crafts, 2 - 4 Family Games, 3 - 5 Poetry readings Walk of the Bolin Creek Valley, 4 - 5:30 (Meeting place: Wilson Park. Guide: Rob Crook, forester) Book and baked goods sale by the Friends of the Carrboro Library, 1 - 5 Plant exchange sponsored by the Carrboro Garden Club, 1 - 5 Boy Scouts' Hot Dog Sale, 1 - 5 Indian food by Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe, 1 - 6 Carrboro Community Art Project (exhibition in Town Hall), 1 - 6 Displays, 1 - 6 Police, Fire and Public Works Departments WCOM People's Channel Friends of Bolin Creek OWASA/water conservation Bring a picnic dinner to celebrate an end to a perfect day! More activities may be added to Carrboro Day and they will be included in future announcements! |
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| Learn more about Carrboro Day here. | |||
| Farm to Fork | |||
 Sunday, May 23 at Breeze FarmThe Farm to Fork Picnic brings together, local farmers, producers, chefs, and food lovers to celebrate local abundance and to raise funds for the Farmer Apprentice Programs at Breeze Farm. This year Panzanella Chef Jim Nixon has been paired with Perry-winkle Farm while Weaver Street Market Bread Bakery Manager, Rob Nichols will present Weaver Street Market's artisanal bread in the artisan tent. Farm to Fork is sponsored by Orange County, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, and Slow Food Triangle. |
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| Read more about Farm to Fork and buy tickets here. | |||
| Animal Awareness Day | |||
 Call for Groups!Animal Awareness & Adoption Day Sunday June 13th 2:00 - 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 June 13th 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 are involved with a local rescue group that would like to participate, please email or call Jason at 241-1794 for more information or to sign up. |
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| Hillsborough Last Friday | |||
 Celebrate Last Fridayat Weaver Street Market Hillsborough April 30th 5:00 - 8:00 pm Downtown Hillsborough features live outdoor music, an art walk, pie contest, and much more. Weaver Street Market is pleased to host the gateway act live on our lawn. For more information about what's going on around town, please visit the Hillsborough Arts Council website. From 5-7 pm, Weaver Street Market will be hosting a free wine sampling with a variety of favorites available for tasting. From 6-8 pm, please join us for live music from John Howie Jr. & the Sweethearts - An overdue debut for the good guy in the huge hat, bringing Miss Billie Feather on bass and Mr. Nathan Golub on Pedal Steel, to put a little Country in the first Last Friday of 2010. |
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| Free T'ai Chi | |||
 Saturday Mornings with Lewis Tisher8:00 am - 9:00 am on the green across from the Lumina in Southern Village Now through Saturday, October 2, 2010 T'ai Chi, a 2000 year old martial art, is a sequence of choreographed movements that release the energy known as Chi and moves it through the body to allow healing effects. The many benefits of T'ai Chi include development of coordination and balance, regulation of blood pressure, strengthening of joints, and improved mental focus and calm. Call 929-7048 for more information. |
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| Envirobits |
 Avoid Chemical Carnage with Preventionby Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer When I first bought my house, I stopped by the Wellness department in Carrboro to buy a bundle of sage. With visions of myself dancing through my new rooms, cleansing the space with sage, I took it home and got out the matches. I soon realized, however, that it takes a lot of arm-waving to keep a bundle of sage lit. When I finally waved my way through the last room, I chucked the practically unburned sage onto the grate in the fireplace and forgot about it. That summer, two wasps started building a nest on my front porch. I thought about knocking it down to discourage them, but they never left it unprotected. Besides, they ignored me as I came and went, and I didn't want to turn out creatures who needed shelter. A month later, though, when more wasps had joined the originals and begun filling the nest with eggs, the wasps grew aggressive, dive-bombing me as I scurried in the door. Now I was stuck: there were too many wasps for me to knock the nest down with my broom, but I didn't want to kill them or use chemicals. What should I do? In the end, I didn't have to decide; my parents visited. I came home from work to find the nest gone, nothing remaining but a few battered wasp carcasses on the porch and the lingering smell of chemical assault. Lesson learned: avoid killing and use of horrible chemicals by discouraging insects in the first place. So this spring, when I opened my shed door to find a dozen wasps hovering inside, staring me down like a troop of helicopters from Apocalypse Now, I knew I had to get rid of them. A sudden inspiration struck me: years ago, at a Sweat Lodge, we'd burned sage in the lodge to drive out insects who'd ventured in. Didn't I have some sage somewhere? I raced inside to put on protective clothing and find some matches. The sage lay in the unused fireplace grate where I'd left it three years before. Remembering my arm-waving efforts, I took a candle in a stable candleholder with me. At this point I'd like to point out that basic fire safety precautions should be used, and any underage Beet readers should not attempt the following without a parent. Be aware of gasoline-powered mowers and other flammables in your shed. I set the candle in the middle of my metal wheelbarrow and lit it. Then I held the sage into it until smoke rolled off. The wasps began calmly making their way toward the exits. I kept the sage burning, and when I got brave enough, I shut the shed door to help the smoke build up. The sage drove out the wasps, but a few returned. I burned it a few more times, and left incense burning in the shed while I worked in the yard. In the end, I still had to knock down three tiny wasp nests, and one persistent wasp continues to eye me from the tine of my pitchfork, but she hasn't started building. Hopefully, the other wasps are happily building nests in the trees, away from my house and safe from my parents. Look for incense in the Wellness Departments at our Carrboro and Hillsborough stores. Bundles of sage are sold in Carrboro. |
| Farmers' Markets |
 May Day! Spring Celebration next Saturday!South Estes Farmers' Market A Southern Season Parking lot 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Join us May 1st to celebrate the growing abundance of local food and the launch of the Farmer Foodshare at South Estes Farmers' Market Chapel Hill. Music, a May Pole, tasty culinary treats from A Southern Season and Face painting at the welcome table for kids! Abraham Palmer from Box Turtle Bakery will lead hands on demonstrations of grain threshing and winnowing. Special guest vendor: the Master Gardeners of Orange County. Spring Lavender Planting Clinic & Sale Saturday, May 8, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Hillsborough Farmers' Market.. At The Home Depot parking lot. Exit 165 off of I-85 at Hwy 86. 625 Hampton Pointe Blvd., Hillsborough, NC 27278. Learn how to properly plant lavender with hands-on demonstrations to include planting, fertilizing, pruning, and problem solving. When it comes to growing lavender in North Carolina, there are some tricks of the trade. Visit Annie Baggett, of Sunshine Lavender Farm, to ask your specific lavender gardening questions. The farm is a niche family farm growing, caring, harvesting and creating a line of lavender products from the crop that is grown using organic practices. Lavender is a deer resistant, sun loving plant. Demonstrations, results oriented tips and a variety of seedlings will be offered along with our line of hand crafted lavender items made right on the farm for spring gift giving. Lavender is the herb that symbolizes devotion, joy and luck after all. Look for our purple tent. Come early for the best selection. Be sure to pick up a Lavender Planting Guide. For more information: Annie Greer Baggett, 919.732.5533, Sunshine Lavender Farm, Hurdle Mills, NC annie@sunshinelavenderfarm.com |
| View a complete list of local Farmers' Markets here. |
| Chatham Marketplace |
 Where's Your Food FromDiscussion Series presented by Chatham Marketplace Saturday, May 1, 2:30 pm Cafe Talk led by Charles Sydnor from Braeburn/Cane Creek Farms in Snow Camp. Producers of grass-fed beef and free-range pork products. |
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