One Ton at a Time: Fair Trade Bananas By Wendy Hayes, Asst Produce Mgr Howdy! Did you know that y'all eat almost a ton of bananas every week? That's actually a modest average during our slowest weeks; sometimes it goes as high as 2500 pounds or more - that's a lot of 'naners. Well, we are proud to announce that we are now offering exclusively Fair Trade organic bananas in our produce department - and at $.89/lb, they retail only ten cents higher per pound than our regular (organic) bananas! Why make the transition? Read more...

After Hours Jazz Brunch Wine Tastings Hoop Workshops Book Signing    and Reading

Why Be on The Board? Carrboro Development WCOM Update

Weekly Produce Specials Meet Local Farmers

Try this Recipe New WSM Product!

Sunday Brunch In The News

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One Ton at a Time: Fair Trade Bananas  (continued)

Take a look at the principal criteria established by TransFair USA, the only independent certifier of fairly traded products in the United States: --Fair prices for small farmers - as much as six times the price paid by local middlemen --Fair wages and good working conditions for plantation workers --Workers' right to organize with local unions if they so choose --Sustainable agricultural practices that restrict the use of agrochemicals The premium prices help fund community development including schools and basic medical care, as well as transition to certified organic cultivation. Most of these bananas are being grown organically (ours are) or are in transition to such. In 1996, only 2500 of the ten million metric tons were being sold according to Fair Trade terms. Now, more than 110,000 metric tons (that's about 123,200 imperial tons) of Fair Trade bananas are sold in the world market per year - that's 1% of the entire volume of bananas traded worldwide. So you can see, with our ton-a-week average, we'll be increasing the volume quite a bit! We want you to know that your purchase makes a difference, and hopefully, that will taste even sweeter to you.

Read more about Fair Trade ...

Weekly Produce Specials
	Fair Trade Organic Bananas	$.89/lb.	New Item!
	Organic Red Seedless Grapes	$1.39/lb.	Low Price!
	Organic Imported Braeburn Apples	$1.39/lb.	Save $.80/lb.
	Organic Snack Pack Biodynamic Raisins	2 pkgs/$5.	Great Price!
	North Carolina Blueberries	2 pints/$5.	Delicious!
	South Carolina Tree-Ripened Peaches	$.79/lb.	The Best Yet!
	SPECIAL! Full-basket Peaches	$12.99	25 lb. Basket
	New Mexico Sweet Onions	$.99/lb.	Delicious!
	Avocadoes	$1.00 each	Save $.39
Stock up on other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Meet Local Farmers: Celebrity Dairy

Brit and Fleming Pfann Celebrity Dairy fresh goat cheese, or chèvre, has long been a popular feature at Weaver Street Market. Brit and Fleming Pfann began the dairy located near Silk Hope, 17 years ago. While Fleming developed their signature chèvre, Brit worked to transform a collection of old barns and outbuildings into a goat farm. Over the years, they remodeled an 1800s log cabin, a bunkhouse and a farmhouse. As their herd of dairy goats grew to 60 or more, they added on to the existing barn and recently erected a cloth barn for extra pens and hay storage. Eventually, the 1800s log cabin was enlarged and turned into a Bed & Breakfast with beautiful, cozy bedrooms, and an atrium for large gatherings. At the end of the atrium, I joined Brit for a farm breakfast at the keeping table, where we chatted about the changes at Celebrity Dairy. After so many years of making cheese and cooking for guests, Fleming has decided to semi-retire. She has taken on an apprentice cheese-maker from Tennessee, Whitney Mayes, to help with the cheese-making. Whitney brings enthusiasm and creativity to the process, with new flavor combinations and names, including Asian Luv (toasted sesame, powdered ginger, garlic and hot pepper flakes), French Kiss (herbes de Provence), and Furry Curry, a mold ripened cheese made with curry. The curry turns the usually stark white cheese to a creamy yellow. She also helps with the milking and the care of the goats as she learns all about what it takes to run a goat dairy farm. Read more...

Read about other local producers.

Try this Recipe: Easy Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients 4 big ripe bananas 2 cans coconut milk optional: pinch of nutmeg	1/2 cup sucanat 2 tsp vanilla extract
Bringing it all together: Combine all ingredients in a blender and and blend until smooth. Pour into a baking pan and put in the freezer. Once frozen (2 hours or so), reblend and refreeze for a few minutes (if you can wait). It's soooo good!
Try other recipes from Weaver Street Market.

New WSM Product

Pomegranate Wine This unusual wine is 100% pomegranate, and hails from Armenia's Ararat Valley, whose wine making and agriculture history date back to biblical times. The pomegranate can contain as many as 800 seeds. Due to its profusion of seeds, the ancients connected this fruit with procreation and abundance and they believed the goddess Aphrodite, deity of love, had planted it on the isle of Cyprus. This extraordinary fruit has appeared throughout history as a symbol of fertility, royalty, hope and abundance. Celebrated in art mythology, religious texts and literature for centuries, pomegranates appear in Greek mythology, Egyptian papyrus, and have been mentioned in the Old Testament under the name of rimmon. The word pomegranate is derived from Middle French "pome garnete" and literally means "seeded apple." This much-lauded fruit hasn't quite supplanted the apple in popularity in our country, but perhaps it should, considering recent studies extolling the health benefits of pomegranates. Current studies suggest these hardy, ancient fruits could become the next superfood. The pomegranate is high in antioxidants - higher than red wine or green tea. Antioxidants guard your body against free radicals - molecules that can cause premature aging, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and even cancer. No wonder the ancients put such stock in this beautiful fruit. So, maybe you've tried the ultra-popular pomegranate juice that comes in that fancy, shapely bottle, but have you ever had pomegranate wine? Well, now is the time! This pomegranate wine is full of flavor, and has a bit of sweetness. It has layers of bright pomegranates, fresh cherries and a hint of cranberry. Serve well-chilled or add it to sparkling wine for a refreshing, unique aperitif.

Find out about new products in various departments!

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Summer Fun at After Hours!

It's gonna be hot, hot, hot so why not spend Thursday, August 19th with us under the oaks enjoying the pop twang with bluegrass sensibilities of the Brown Mountain Lights and munching on a fresh grilled, picnic style meal prepared by the Carrboro Parks Project. Your outdoor dinner purchase supports this local non-profit. We also offer a selection of wine and beer outside to taste and purchase to accompany your meal or just to lounge back, sip and enjoy the show. Free music from 6-8 pm. Bring a blanket or chair, and of course, family and friends.

Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Mellow Out at Jazz & More Brunch!

Sundays on the lawn are a time to relax, listen to good music and eat fabulous food. Purchase fresh hot breakfast fare and tasty baked goods at the Market and enjoy the Piedmont Allstars Oldtime Revue as they send up a tonic of traditional music from Renaissance to Redneck on Sunday August 22 from 11-1.

Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Wine Tastings

Whichever location you choose to stop by on Friday evening, you can't miss tasting a wide array of wines. Educate your palate, stock your cellar, get your wine pairing questions answered. 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Carrboro and 5:00 to 7:30 pm at Southern Village.

Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Hoop Workshops

HOOPLA! Join Julia Hartsell and Vivian Hancock at their Hoop Workshops to learn how to hoop with larger, homemade hoops that are more fun, fluid and forgiving than the high-speed hula hoops you might remember. $20. Please call or email to register: 932-7737 or hoopdreams@fmgirl.com. Adults and children 13 and up welcome. On the Green in Southern Village, Saturday, August 21, from 12-1:30 pm. On the Lawn in Carrboro, Sunday, August 22 from 1:30-3:00 pm.

Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Book Signing and Reading

Rags the Recycled Doll By Ann Jackson, local cookbook author (Heart of the Home, Cookin' Southern) Illustrated by Shannon O'Connor (former WSM employee) Weaver Street Market lawn Saturday, August 21 from 11 am - 1 pm This beautiful, fun children's book features a rhyming story about a rag doll, hand-drawn illustrations, and an old-fashioned search and find game. Good for bedtime or read aloud anytime.

Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

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What It Means to be on The Board

By Zack Robertshaw and Christy Raulli, Worker Owner Representatives Being on the Board of Directors is an exciting and satisfying experience. While we work with the other Directors in writing policy and monitoring performance, there are also many ways we gain personally and professionally from our experience. Because we work in the store (Zack in the Grocery Department and Christy in Marketing), we offer a unique perspective on the day-to-day operations of WSM. One of the valuable ways that the worker-owner reps balance out the Board is to offer our own concrete experiences, as well as those of the other workers. When writing and reviewing policy, we are able to foresee how the implementation will affect operations. On a professional level, our experience is invaluable in many ways. We can see how our work in the Co-op contributes to the "big picture" of the business. As a resource for our fellow employees, we answer questions about our unique business model. We also help employees understand the relationship between the Board of Directors and Management. In the Policy Governance (PG) model the rights and responsibilities of the Board and Management are different from the traditional Board/Management relationship. On a personal level our experience is very fulfilling and educational. We've learned a whole new way of thinking through using the PG model. Instead of second-guessing or making decisions for management, the PG model lets us concentrate on directing the philosophical direction of WSM. We've also been empowered by being able to play such an important part in WSM, in addition to our everyday jobs. This has also resulted in our becoming more interested in the co-op business structure, local government and planning. We feel that we speak for all Board members when we say that working with such a dynamic group of people is just one more reason to be proud of Weaver Street Market.

Read more about the Board of Directors.

Carrboro Development

Several interesting projects are in the works for downtown, according to James Harris, Economic Director for the Town of Carrboro. 1) The owners of the property around the Carrboro ArtsCenter are proposing to develop the area stretching from the railroad tracks to the Performance Bike Shop. The plan includes a new home for the Cat's Cradle and the ArtsCenter, as well as new retail, office, and residential space. It also includes a pedestrian area designed to mirror the Weaver Street Market lawn, which will include outdoor dining and an outdoor amphitheater. The owners, including longtime Chapel Hill resident, Sherman Richardson, want to solicit community input at this early stage of designing the project. They are inviting the community to participate in a public forum on Monday September 13 from 7-9 pm at the Century Center. 2) There are plans to renovate the Trading Post building and additional space will be available for lease. The Trading Post will remain! 3) A day care center is considering renting the old post office. Across the street, the owners of the old Andrews Riggsbee Hardware store / lot are working on new plans for that location. 4) The old Scott Rent-all Building is vacant and available for rent, according to Dickie Andrews, the building's owner. 5) On Weaver Street, the Wellness Alliance is planning an expansion. And the owners of the Barbecue Joint on Weaver Dairy Road plan another barbecue restaurant at 401 West Weaver. 5) Capelli Hair Studio has rented the old Tar Heel TV space across from the Weaver Street Market. 6) And "The Corner Building" is being renovated to house the studio for WCOM (see next article).

Visit the Town of Carrboro's website.

WCOM Update

Here's what's happening at your community radio station: 1)  We've received some great programming proposals and we need more. If you are interested in creating or hosting a show, please go to the website and fill out the form for program producers: 2)   If you have already submitted a proposal, make sure that you sign up for an interview with the program committee. There is a clipboard for that purpose outside the door of the WCOM office (in The Corner Building at the corner of Greensboro Street and Weaver Street). 3)   The development committee meets on Mondays. This committee, like all committees at WCOM, is just starting to take shape- we need your help! Please consider joining us. 4)   The big news is that Jacques is constructing the tower right now - watch for it going up when you are in the neighborhood. The slab for the studio has been poured and framing has begun. Skilled construction volunteers are needed, work begins at 9 AM every Saturday until we're done - come early, come late, but don't come late for lunch, as the saying goes. Thanks for all your help so far- see you soon!  Sign up for our mailings!

Learn more about WCOM, your Community Radio station.

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Sunday Brunch

Our Sunday Brunch menu features creative comfort food. Dare to go beyond basic eggs and grits and try our signature dish: Crespella - soft Italian crepes stuffed with asparagus, tomatoes, artichokes and cheese. Satisfy all the tastes in your group with a selection of egg dishes or salads for a light lunch. Brunch inside or out on our patio under the oaks.

See Panzanella's Brunch Menu.