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| Weekly Owner Specials | |||
 • FreeBird All Natural Bone-in Chicken Thighs save 26% • Weaver Street Market's Fresh Fruit Tarts save $1.00/each • French Emmenthal Cheese save $1.50/lb • Weaver Street Market's Homemade Traditional Hummus save 25% • Green Forest Paper Towels save 50¢/roll • Green Forest Bath or Facial Tissue save 60¢ • Organic Seedless Red or White Grapes save $1.50/lb • Great deal for all shoppers: Petit Cochon Bronzé VDT Rosé save $5.00/bottle |
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| View this week's owner specials here. | |||
| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, August 10 through Monday, August 16. |
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| Local Watermelon |
$4.99/each |
from North Carolina |
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| Organic Cherries | $4.99/lb |
from California |
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| Local Cantaloupes | $2.99/each |
from North Carolina |
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| Organic Peaches |
$2.69/lb |
from South Carolina |
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| White & Bi-Color Corn |
6 for $3.00 |
from North Carolina |
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| Local, Organic Potatoes | Red or Yukon $1.99/lb |
from North Carolina |
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| Local, Organic Cucumbers |
$1.99/lb |
from North Carolina |
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| Local, Organic Eggplant | $1.99/lb |
from North Carolina |
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| Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials | |||
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Pasture-raised Pork Breakfast Sausage |
$3.99/lb |
save $1.00/lb |
Tilapia Fillet | $7.99/lb |
save $1.00/lb |
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| Cool Cooking | |||
 Cool Soupsby Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer Soon enough we'll be enjoying hot bowls of soup on chill autumn evenings. But with weeks of summer to go, why not try cool soups? Serve them straight from the fridge with a side of ready-made pasta salad or crackers and cheese. 1. Mrs. Buehler's Zucchini Soup. This one works hot or cold, and it's perfect for late summer when zucchinis are abundant. Sauté 2 pounds zucchini (sliced) and 1 medium onion (chopped) in 1/4 cup butter. When they are limp, add 24 oz broth (about 2 3/4 cups), 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add 1/2 cup milk and puree in a blender. Garnish with parsley to serve. 2. Gazpacho. Fill a bowl with fresh, chunky gazpacho at the salad bar, or take home a quart from our Grab 'n Go case. This Spanish summer soup will cool and refresh you after a day at work or an evening mowing the lawn. To make your own, see the recipe on page 4 of the August CAP flier, available at the stores or here. 3. Fruit Soup. Perfect for brunch or dessert, fruit soup is a unique way to celebrate summer. In a blender, purée 3 cups of fruit (melon and peaches are perfect in August!) along with 1 cup of fruit nectar (available in the juice aisle) and a dash of lemon juice. Add an optional splash of white wine for additional flavor. Add sugar to taste; chill and serve with mint garnish. |
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| August Newsletter | |||
 Pick up the Weaver Street Market print newsletter at one of our locations, or view it online here. New Newsletter Layout! Beginning with our September issue WSM will roll out a new look to our printed newsletter. We will be changing from a monthly format to a twice monthly flyer packed with more on sale and special items. Look for the new flyer in our stores September 1st. |
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| View the August CAP Flyer here. | |||
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| Classifieds Changing | |||
 Changes to the classifieds!As of September, Weaver Street Market will no longer be offering classified advertising in our print newsletter. We will continue to offer classified advertising on our website. We will place a link to the Classified section in The Beet, which reaches over 5,000 emails weekly. See link below. Classified prices will remain the same: $15/month for owners and $20/month for non-owners. Classifieds for September are due on Sunday, August 22. |
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| After Hours | |||
 Every Thursday, 6 pm - 8 pmCarrboro Lawn Weaver Street Market's signature event, After Hours, is in full swing on the Carrboro lawn with local music every Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Bring a blanket or chair to relax under the live oaks. Hot bar, salad bar, and picnic fare are available for purchase inside. The music is free! August 12th Milagro Saints - Original and Soulful Roots Rock and Americana View the complete schedule here. |
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 Every Sunday, 11 am - 1 pmCarrboro Lawn August 15th Joe Woodson & the Hopscotch Kings - Americana Music View the complete schedule here. |
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| Hillsborough Open Mic | |||
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:00-8:30 pm August 12th - Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes - Carolina Chocolate Drop and all-round musical genius Justin Robinson was one of the highlights of our last summer. His magical, original solo set will be revisited and enhanced with the aid of his talented combo, the Mary Annettes. View the complete schedule here. |
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| Call for Candidates |
 October Board ElectionOctober is National Co-op Month, making it the perfect time to hold the election for the Weaver Street Market's Board of Directors. One of the benefits of being an WSM owner is participating in governing the store, by voicing your views on ownership issues and electing members to the Board of Directors. You also may serve on the Board yourself. Any current owner in good standing, who has been an owner in their current class of ownership for at least one year by the date of their application, is eligible to nominate him or herself for election. Candidate application packets may be picked up at all WSM store locations. These packets include background information, details of the election process, and how to learn more about the Board and its processes. Candidates for elected positions on the Board will acquaint themselves with board governance policies and procedures prior to application. Opportunities for doing this include: reviewing the current Board policy notebook, discussing his/her candidacy with a Board member, and attending a board meeting. Such preparation prior to applying will help a prospective candidate to decide whether serving on the Board is a commitment he/she wishes to make. Candidates must present applications in the established form by the published date; no write-in candidates are allowed. You are encouraged to participate! Contact the board by email for more information. Consider nominating yourself, or simply vote for a candidate in October. Exercising your rights as an owner is critical to WSM remaining a successful and vital part of the community. Application deadline is August 27, 2010, 10 pm |
| Cooperative Community Fund |
We've planted a seed and it's growing steadily! Now in its fifth year, the Cooperative Community Fund is a sustainable fund for community donations and is part of a national campaign called, 'Give where you live.' Sponsored by the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation, the fund serves as a means for co-op members and shoppers to make donations to an endowment that donates to local nonprofit organizations.Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation directly invests the money raised by individual co-ops across the country in socially responsible funds such as credit unions, locally owned community banks that support cooperatives, the Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund, and the National Cooperative Bank. This year the fund generated $1500 in interest for Weaver Street Market to disperse to local groups while leaving the principle to grow next year's community seed! Small Grant Opportunity for Local Nonprofits Local groups working on issues relating to: 1) sustainable agriculture and organic food, 2) hunger and malnutrition, 3) environmental protection, or 4) cooperatives are eligible to apply for a grant from Weaver Street Market's Cooperative Community Fund. Eligible organizations must be certified nonprofit and be working in Orange, Chatham, or Alamance Counties, NC. Recipients will be chosen by a volunteer committee of worker- and consumer-owners of Weaver Street Market, and will be featured in Weaver Street Market's Annual Report in early October. Learn more and download an application here. |
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| Envirobits |
 Tips for Efficient Air Conditioningby Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer 1. When it gets cool at night, supplement air conditioner (AC) use with fans. A fan pointing OUT a window will pull in air through other windows, creating a powerful flow. (Close windows nearest the fan to benefit the whole house!) Fans can also circulate cooled air through a house, while ceiling fans stop heat from building up at the ceiling. 2. A programmable thermostat can help you save by scaling back AC use while you are at work or in the middle of the night. (You can also scale back the temp by hand on your way out the door.) 3. Cooling your body in other ways (going barefoot, taking a cool shower) enables you to tolerate a higher surrounding temperature, making less work for your AC. 4. When you first turn on the AC, don't set it at a very low temperature. It won't cool the house any faster. 5. Make sure lamps or other appliances aren't heating the thermostat. Also, shading the outdoor AC unit increases the efficiency of the heat exchanger. Plant shrubs to shade the unit but do not block the airflow. (Incidentally, a few well-placed trees can also shade your house!) 6. Clean or replace filters. 7. Clogged drain channels (on window units) prevent a unit from reducing humidity properly. Channels usually can be cleared by passing a stiff wire through them. 8. Close curtains to keep out sunlight, keeping your house cool and making less work for the AC. If you need light, open a curtain that doesn't allow in direct rays of the sun. 9. If you have a dehumidifier, use it for greater comfort, which will enable you to tolerate a higher indoor temperature. 10. Time your chores to heat the house when no one is home, or at night when fans can remove the heat and the house can quickly be re-cooled. Chores like dishwashing and clothes drying (in appliances) produce heat. Do prep cooking (like boiling beets or roasting potatoes) in the evening; cooked foods can quickly be reheated at mealtimes. Labor intensive tasks that will warm you are also best done at night or early in the morning. Content provided by the Department of Energy online here and by About.com here. |
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