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Autumn Treats As the summer heat begins to dissipate, the focus of the produce department begins to shift towards our fall crops. Pumpkins and winter squash are arriving on the scene by the bin full, and I know that you can hardly wait to tuck into your first Delicata. For those of you out there who are unfamiliar with the winter squash, I hope you'll stop in and try some. With all the variety of colors and shapes, a few winter squash can really add a seasonal flair to the look of your kitchen...and if you can operate a knife and an oven, you're more than halfway to a fantastic autumn treat. More |
Wine Sale & Show Wine Shows Carrboro & SV Jazz & More! Brunch Owners' Month Specials Friday Night Wine Tasting |
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| Open for Lunch Mondays Tuesday Octoberfest Today 10% Owners Discount New Art October 10 |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Recipe: Chunky Squash Soup |
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| Autumn Treats continued | |
 While you're visiting with us, be on the lookout for new fall crop apples, apple cider, and the season's first citrus. As always, don't hesitate to ask a produce staff member for a sample of anything that you'd like to taste for yourself...trust me, we love to sample our produce too!
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Organic Broccoli | 2 bunches/$4.00 | low price | ||||||||||
| Organic Red Globe Grapes | $2.00 lb. | delicious & sweet| Organic Valencia Oranges |
$1.00 lb. |
save 59¢/lb | Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials. |
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| Recipe: Chunky Squash Soup |
Local chef and cooking instructor, Carol Barrow, resided in the center of Florence and in the province of Tuscany for ten years where she learned regional cooking from the masters: restaurant owners, farmers, family and friends. She owned Ristorante Vien under the Volta dei Peruzzi in Florence for four years. Caroleena cracks the mysterious code of Tuscan cooking and translates her very special language into easy, delicious and healthy recipes. She will be sharing recipes and tips with us from time to time. Caroleena is available to cook for you in your home. Call her at 960-8875.Chunky Squash Soup I love this recipe not only because I choose the vegetables that I want, but also because a chunky soup in the cool weather makes me warm all over. I also put a little crushed red pepper in, that way the heat comes from two directions! Ingredients; Extra virgin olive oil Garlic cloves (leave the skin on-prevents it from burning) Salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper Onion (coarsely chopped) Carrot (coins cut into halves and quarters) Celery (ribs cut in half, then sliced down the middle) Cabbage (coarsely chopped) Potato (diced) Sweet potato (diced) Pumpkin (diced) Zucchini (coins into quarters) Broccoli (chopped) Cauliflower (chopped) Broth (whatever kind you use - miso is also a good base) White beans (one can is about the right size) cooked Ditalini pasta (optional) cooked So, you already understand what is going on; start cooking the oil, salt and peppers on a low to medium flame. I am not giving you quantities because using one of everything, except the cabbage (just use some - not a whole head) makes an awful lot of soup. Cut the onion up and add that. Start stirring. Cut up the carrot. Add that and keep stirring. Add the celery and keep stirring...(keep going with the other vegetables in the order of the ingredients list). What we are doing is mixing the flavors and the textures. The cabbage will keep it hearty. The starches will thicken it up. Now you can add your broth. The beans add texture and protein. Don't cook it for too long (about 45 minutes). No decent Italian would ever eat a soup like this without adding pasta - you can make up you own mind. Cook the raw pasta in it - about a handful per person (but keep stirring) or cook it on the side. Serve hot with a hearty piece of bread and... Buon Appetito! Don't forget - always cook with love and don't be cheap! |
| Check out more Weaver Street Market recipes here. |
| Cooperatively made products for 2005 |
Each year during the month of October, National Cooperative Month, we highlight the products in the store that are made or come from co-ops. So as you shop during this month keep in mind these very special businesses that share our belief in the cooperative advantage:Sunkist Growers Co-op Navel oranges, lemons, and grapefruit Equal Exchange Coffee, wholly worker-owned co-op Frontier Natural Products bulk herbs, bulk teas and tea accessories, Sensua Organics, Natural Relaxer, and string bags Tillamook County Creamery Association cheddar cheese Organic Valley butter, milk, cream and cheese Cabot Creamery Cooperative butter and reduced fat cheddar cheese Le Chevrot goat cheese Swiss Gruyere and Emmenthal cheese Vecchia Torre Primitivo red wine, Leverano red and white wine, and Salice Salention Rosso Vignerons de Saumur white wine Don't foreget that all the wonderful bread, cookies, pies, pastries, tarts, hot bar food and salad bar food is made by the Weaver Street Market Cooperative. |
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| Second Annual Fall Wine Sale |
October 7-October 23Our wine sales and shows have been such great successes, we hold them twice a year. This fall, the sale will be held from October 7 through October 23. And just like last fall, GREAT deals can be found on wines from around the world - some up to 50% off! This fall we have found fantastic bargains from all over; Look for more tasty, French and Australian treats, and amazing bargains on big rich reds, and fantastic bubblies for the holidays. This is THE perfect time to stock up on great, handpicked wines for all your holiday needs because you can stop by either wine show to sample every wine on sale. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. View the complete list of wines here. |
| Wine Shows Carrboro & SV |
Carrboro - Saturday, October 8, 1-5 pmFeaturing 40 wines from all over the world at discounts up to 50% off! Our 10% regular case discount applies on top of the sale price. Taste all 40 wines while munching tasty treats and listening to Latin tunes by Saludos Compay. Southern Village, October 15, 1-5 pm All forty wines will be available to sample in Southern Village again with sumptuous snacks and live music by ...Different Drum. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. View the complete list of wines here. |
| Jazz & More! Brunch, 2005. Sundays from 11am until 1pm |
 Our popular Sunday music series is in full swing! Bring a chair or a blanket to enjoy an eclectic mix of music and feast on fresh breakfast fare from our hot bar and pastry case - eggs, pancakes, home fries, muffins, croissants, and loads of fresh, hot coffee!October 9 - Equinox - Jazz and pop standards October 16 - Laura Ridgeway & Friends - combination of jazz, oldies pop and blues |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| National Co-op Month and Board Elections |
October is National Cooperative Month, and we're celebrating all month long here at Weaver Street Market with events and specials culminating with our Annual Meeting at the Century Center on October 23 at noon (read: FREE LUNCH!!!). We've taken some of our biggest hit specials and are running them for a week each, from Tuesdays - Mondays starting with:
a 50¢ cup of coffee for all owners from Tuesday, October 4th through Monday, October 10th. $1.00 off Salad Bar and Hot Bar for all owners from Tuesday, October 11 through Monday, October 17 $1.00 off/pound bulk Pistachios for all owners from Tuesday, October 18 through Monday, October 24 Also, be sure to vote for your Board of Directors representative by Saturday, October 29th at 9pm. |
| Read about candidates here. |
| Friday Night Wine Tastings |
 Carrboro: 4:30-6:30pmSouthern Village 5:00-7:00pm Every Friday night Weaver Street Market offers a selection of wines for you to taste in our Carrboro and Southern Village Wine Departments. Knowledgeable wine representatives are on hand to talk about the wine and where it comes from. This is a great opportunity to expand your wine palate, stock your cellar, or buy a gift for that upcoming dinner. |
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| Howard Bowers Day |
 Saturday October 8Weaver Street Market will participate in the Howard Bowers Day by donating 1% of sales on October 8 to the Howard Bowers Fund. The Howard Bowers Fund was created to strengthen the consumer cooperative sector, largely through educational programs. The fund's grants support general consumer cooperative education in the United States, educational programs for consumer co-op managers, and training for young people to pursue careers in the management of consumer-owned food co-ops. The Howard Bowers Fund was established by the Hyde Park Cooperative Society in memory of its long-time General Manager, Howard Bowers. |
| Read more about the Howard Bowers Fund here. |
| Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue |
Over Ten Thousand Dollars Raised For Katrina ReliefThrough the collection jars at the registers, our generous owners, customers, and employees have donated $1,956.00 to local survivors. Weaver Street Market continues to donate $2 from each 6-pack of Abita Beer sold, so far totaling $800. One of our wine distributors, the Haw River Wine Man, is donating a percentage of his sales to Weaver Street Market, providing an additional $370. Our Gulf Aid Benefit Dinner in Panzanella raised $7,000 and local artist Bill Koeb donated artwork which sold for $80. Bringing the total amount generated to date to: $10,206. |
| Why Cooperate? |
 What is a co-op? Why do people join a co-op? Is it about price? Organic produce? Or is about something more? The prices at Costco, Walmart and Sam's Club can save you a lot of money. You can get organic produce at Food Lion and Harris Teeter. What's the difference? For me the difference is all about ownership. Owning the store gives us power, power over what kind of products the store carries and how it does business. Owning the store cooperatively ensures that power is exercised for the benefit of the whole community. So if we want organic and local produce, sustainably grown fair trade coffees and tropical fruits, cruelty free cosmetics and so on, we can make it happen. If we want the store's employees to be properly paid and fairly treated, we can make it happen. If we want workers in distant lands who produce goods for us to be properly paid and fairly treated, we can make it happen. If we want our goods and services to be produced without destroying the environment we can make it happen. We don't have to petition, beg or plead. We can take responsibility ourselves and just do it. And notice it's not just about the food. It's increasingly about how the store does business, how it relates with the world. By owning the store we can set rules for the business that correspond with values that we hold. Our very own Weaver Street Market is one of many thousands of co-ops across the world that have shown that it really is possible to operate a thriving, growing, significant, important business without losing sight of our values and ethics. That's why I  my co-op!
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| Open for Lunch on Mondays |
11am - 2 pm
Panzanella is open for lunch on Mondays. Now you have a place to get a fabulous lunch on Mondays and you can look forward to our fun and funky Monday Plate Special! |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| Tuesday Octoberfest Specials |
Beer...Food...Fun...Tuesdays
Throughout October we'll feature authentic German peasant food and a selection of Oktoberfest beers...including Carolina Brewery's Oktoberfest draft...Tuesday 5:30 - 9 pm. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| 10% Owners discount |
Weaver Street Market owners receive a 10% discount in Panzanella through October. This discount applies Sunday - Thursday. Alcoholic beverages are not discounted.
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| Print out a coupon here. |
| New Art in Panzanella |
October 10: Shannon Bueker
Enjoy the lyrical work of Shannon Beuker on the walls of Panzanella for the next month. Shannon's work is gestural and whimsical and always a delight to see. |
| See more of Shannon's work here. |