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Fair Trade Chocolate! The Holiday season is fast approaching with Halloween leading the way in just under two weeks. And as your mind turns to the holidays it must also turn to chocolate. While it might be a simple delight, it is not a simple product. Chocolate, like coffee and petroleum, makes our lives better and like coffee and petroleum it has an economic, social, and political past, present, and future. Chocolate was originally grown by the natives of South America and shortly after the arrival of the Spanish, became a commodity for export around the world. Like any valuable commodity there are political and social forces that have bent and shaped chocolate production to the world market's need. Indigenous producers have been shoved aside for large plantation farmers, upsetting the delicate balance of the ecosystem in which chocolate was created. More |
Wine Sale & Continues Ghost Stories and Trick or Treat Last Jazz & More! Brunch Pumpkin Carving Contest |
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| Annual Meeting Owners Month Celebration Volunteering at a Cooperative WSM Receives Living Economy Award GM Awarded Citizen of the Year |
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| Wine Dinner October 24th Open Monday Lunch Artists Reception |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Fair Trade Chocolate Products |
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Today, however, we have forward-looking people and companies like Equal Exchange and Global Exchange who use Fair Trade practices to help small family farmers. Fair Trade practices strive to pay better-than-market prices directly to farmers and producers. More money can restore health and vigor to their economy and help protect the rain forest that shelters so much more than just cacao trees. The work that these companies do and the market share they achieve create pressure and opportunity for other companies to follow suit. One such company is the Dagoba Organic Chocolate Company. Dagoba is committed to preserving the rain forest where cacao grows and in creating direct partnerships with the indigenous farmers and where possible, retaining heirloom cacao plants. (Who knew there were heirloom cacao plants? I'm glad someone does.) They source their cacao based on sustainability, organically grown, shade grown, and on high quality. They are family owned and brew their chocolate in small batches. All of their chocolate is certified organic, and much of it is also certified Fair Trade. I hope that as you make your chocolate selections this Holiday season, you will give full consideration to buying Fair Trade Chocolate whenever possible. |
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| Read about Equal Exchange here. | |||
| Learn more about Dagoba Organic Chocolate here. | |||
| Visit Global Exchange here. | |||
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Organic Honey Crisp Apples | $2.49 lb | totally delicious | ||||||||||
| Organic Red Seedless Grapes | $2.49 lb | | Organic Bartlett Pears |
$1.19 lb |
save 30¢/lb | Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials. |
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| Fair Trade Chocolate Products at WSM | |||
Equal Exchange is a leader in the Fair Trade business world and the darling of our cooperative hearts. They provide us with Fair Trade Coffee, Baking Cocoa, Hot Chocolate Mix and now a Milk Chocolate bar and a 55% Dark Chocolate with Almonds. Yum! Other Fair Trade chocolate bars include the Maya Gold from Green & Black's, Divine Milk Chocolate bar and Milk Chocolate with Almonds, and from Rapunzel, Semi-Sweet Espresso and Semi-Sweet with Almonds. WSM also carries lots of delicious candy bars by Dagoba Organic Chocolate Company. Indulge your chocolate love guilt-free! |
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| Read about Equal Exchange here. | |||
| Recipe: Emily's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies | |||
Emily Buehler, one of WSM's bread bakers, created these cookies to have as a great vegan treat to offer her vegan friends. Vegan and non-vegans alike will love these very chocolate-y cookies!Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups soy margarine room temperature 1 cup white sugar 1 cup packed light brown sugar 3 tsp egg replacer 4 tbp water 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup cocoa 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 10 oz. vegan chocolate chips Cream together margarine, and both sugars until light and fluffy. Whisk egg replacer and water together in a small bowl till fluffy. Add to margarine with vanilla. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together. Add to wet mix on low speed until just mixed. Scrape sides of bowl. Fold in chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes until the cookies look puffy and dry. If they look shiny, let them cook another minute. After removing from oven, let stand to cool before removing from tray or they might fall apart. Emily recommends the bulk vegan chocolate chips over the grain sweetened ones. | |||
| Check out more Weaver Street Market recipes here. | |||
| Herb Planet Sampling | |||
Carrboro Saturday October 22, 11-2 pmFrances O'Halloran, founder of Herb Planet is a local herbalist currently studying with Suki Roth and a past apprentice of Will Endres. Of her mission she says, "Because of my love and connection to plants and the natural world, my mission is to share their beauty and healing properties by creating the highest quality, naturally pure, aesthetically pleasing, handcrafted Herbal and Nutritional products. Everything I make is designed with Holistic Health oriented principals for enhancing health, vitality, and well being. I never use artificial preservatives or additives and absolutely no synthetic or chemical ingredients are ever utilized in any of my products or practices. I am dedicated to working in harmony with nature and humanity, hoping to promote a conscientious lifestyle that is beneficial to the planet and all living beings. I strive to serve this mission with love and compassion." This Saturday, Frances will be at our Carrboro store sharing the experience of her products with you. Stop by to chat with her and try one of her teas, liquid smudge, or a healing salve. |
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| Wine Sale Continues |
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. |
| View the complete list of wines here. |
| Ghost Stories |
Carrboro - Friday, October 28, 5:30-8:00 pmFriday October 28 plan on spending the night under the stars in your Halloween Costume listening to Willa Brigham tell great seasonal tales. Tim Stambaugh and Donovan Zimmerman will set the stage with spooky music and scary puppets at 5:30. Willa will thrill us all with her tales of adventure at 6:15. The winners of the costume contest will be announced at 7:00. Free Cookies and Cider! This event is co-sponsored by the Town of Carrboro and Weaver Street Market. Costume Contest Rules: Enter in one category only: 0-5 year-olds or 6-10 year-olds. Costumes will be judged on MOST ORIGINAL, FUNNIEST, AND SCARIEST. All participants must register by 6:45 pm. Winners will be announced at 7:00. For more information call 929-0010 ext 115. TRICK OR TREAT AT WEAVER STREET SOUTHERN VILLAGE Saturday October 29, Catch The Paperhand Puppet Intervention's "Catywonkus" on the green at 4:30 then head to Weaver Street Market for trick or treat from 5:30-7:30 pm. Free cookies, cider, and live music by Saludos Compay. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Last Jazz & More! Brunch, 2005. Sundays from 11am until 1pm |
 Our popular Sunday music series is nearly done! 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 23 - Chris Reynolds, Swing 'N Jazz - just like the name sounds - Last Jazz Brunch! |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Pumpkin Carving Contest |
 Thursday October 27, 5-7 pmBring a friend and your creativity to our Pumpkin Carving Contest on Thursday October 27. Pumpkins and carving utensils will be provided. Limit of 15 spaces. Sign up on the day of the event. Call 929-0010 ext 132 for more information. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
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| Join us for the Weaver Street Market Cooperative Annual Meeting! | ||||||||||||
 Sunday, October 23 from noon to 2:00The Weaver Street Market Cooperative Annual Meeting will take place this year on Sunday, October 23 from noon to 2:00 in the hall of the Carrboro Century Center. Free Lunch for all owners of the co-op will be followed by a brief State of the Co-op address by our General Manager, Ruffin Slater. This year we are fortunate to host guest speaker Walden Swanson, of Cooperative Development Services. Walden will speak about Community Ownership, and a discussion with the Board will follow. | ||||||||||||
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| 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 including:
$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. | ||||||||||||
Candidate information is available here. |
| Volunteering at Weaver Street Market |
|  Of course, I'm a Foodie by nature—one of those people who can engage you for hours in talk about the unlimited pleasures of food. As a customer service volunteer, I can tell you that most WSM shoppers are the same way! How wonderful it is to live in a place where so many Foodie Meccas are in business. But Weaver Street Market stands out among them all. My ownership investment simultaneously provides me with the best place to shop for food, and a higher quality of life in the place I call home. What I spend at Weaver Street Market contributes to initiatives that I get to vote on and that enhance my community while I shop. Not only do I get access to the best locally and responsibly produced foods, as an Owner, I also get to participate in the Market's operations and contribute to defining its visions and goals for the future. And as a volunteer, I'd say the Market returns to me threefold the energy I put in each week. Yet, I love my Co-op most for the people who ARE the Weaver Street Market. Like an all-hours centrifuge of Carrboronian interactivity, the sense of community is tangible, taste-able, and magnetic. It's recognized by anyone after just one afternoon's shopping or relaxing there, thanks to the people who do the work to make the Weaver Street experience all that we so much enjoy. And this work is valued. As an Owner, a shopper, and a volunteer, I feel strongly about the Market's commitment to its staff, from strategizing towards equitable profit-sharing for Worker-Owners, to raising the bar on living wages and benefits. As anyone who has worked in, or even just filled out an application for a corporate market can tell, this is a level of commitment few grocery businesses endeavor to approach (let alone not blush for). My Foodie dollars and three hours of each Tuesday are happily spent at Weaver Street Market, knowing that I'm keeping it Local, and that I'm supporting—and belonging to—the rootwork of this people-oriented business.
| WSM Wins Living Economy Award |
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Weaver Street market was chosen to receive the 2005 Business Ethics Living Economy Award from among thousands of possible business applicants. The Living Economy award is granted to businesses that are locally based, to human scale, stakeholder owned, democratically accountable, life serving, and seek fair profits rather than maximum profits.
Business Ethic Magazine is a premier publication, which covers the subjects of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and socially responsible investing. Marjorie Kelly, who currently serves as its editor, founded the magazine in 1987 to act as a watchdog on corporate behavior. WSM is proud to receive this award and thankful to all the owners and employees that support our mission and our work.
| GM Awarded Citizen of the Year |
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Ruffin Slater, Weaver Street Market's General Manager, has been recognized again for his contribution to the community. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year. He was credited with helping establish and support a sustainable economic community in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas. While serving as chairman of the Orange County Economic Development Commission, he led the group through the planning of a five-year economic development strategic plan that has been adopted by the county commissioners.
Of course, when receiving the award, Ruffin recognized the employees and community owners for keeping the local economy sustainable and called on more efforts to that end from the community. He feels that the award is recognition of what we've accomplished together. |
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11:30 am - 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! |
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| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). | ||||
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November 7, 5:30-7 pm in Panzanella
Stop by Panzanella on Monday, November 7th to chat with artist Shannon Bueker and enjoy her whimsical work. Open to the public, light refreshments. |
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| See more of Shannon's work here. |
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