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We'Moon Calendars Are Here! Datebooks, calendars, and journals are great Holiday gifts. They keep us on schedule, inspire us, and record our dreams. Here at Weaver Street Market we have a delightful and creative selection just in time for the upcoming season. We'Moon Calendars are colorful and inspiring date books that come in spiral bound and book bound forms. They're filled with beautiful art and poetry by women from around the world and include an astrological guide and the phases of the moon. We'Moon is a small collective of women who live communally on the land outside of Portland Oregon. More |
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| Last Week to Vote! Annual Meeting Report Hurricane Relief Donation Disbursement |
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| Artists Reception 10% Off for Owners Bordeaux Wine Dinner |
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| Weekly Produce Specials | Recipe: Pumpkin Quickbread New Product:Earth Mama Angel Baby |
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 The calendars are printed on recycled paper or paper from sustainably harvested trees. Look for them in our Wellness Department along with blank journals from Acorn Designs. These lovely journals are made with a blend of sustainably-harvested tree-free kenaf fiber and post-consumer recycled paper fiber. Part of the mission of the company is to give ecologically minded artist an outlet for their work.
If you're looking for a wall calendar be sure to peruse the eclectic selection in our Wellness Department. From the Faces of the Buddha, to Crop Circles, to the Haunted Realm, there is something for everyone on your Holiday list and it's never too early to start shopping! |
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| Read about We'Moon here. | |||
| Learn more about Acorn Designs here. | |||
| Weekly Produce Specials | |||
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Organic Gala Apples | $1.39 lb | low price |
| Organic Russet Potatoes | 5 lb. bag, 2/$5.00 | Newman's Own | |
| New Crop Florida Tangerines | $3.49/dozen | ||
| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials. | |||
| Recipe: Pumpkin Quickbread | |||
Ingredients
2 Eggs, well beaten 2/3 cups Canola oil 2/3 cups Water 15 oz. Pumpkin Puree 2 cups Sugar 2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground Cloves Mix eggs, oil, water, and pumpkin pie puree together. Whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices and add to wet ingredients. Pour into two greased bread pans and bake at 320 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan. |
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| Check out more Weaver Street Market recipes here. | |||
| New Product: Earth Mama Angel Baby | |||
Our Wellness Department has brought in a new line of herbs, salves, and lotions designed to support a woman through pregnancy, birth, and after. Earth Mama Angel Baby is devoted to informing and providing women with high quality, organic products to nurture them and their babies. Look for a variety of packages such as the Pregnancy Kit, Labor Ease Kit, Breastfeeding Support Kit, and Postpartum Kits each with a tea blend and lotion or salve.
We also carry their teas, lotions, salves, Diaper Rash Soap and Baby Wash separately. A Labor Hot Sock or an all-in-one teapot with cup will make a welcome gift for that Mom-to-be. |
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| 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. Bring a pumpkin with you or buy one here. We'll have lots to choose from. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Ghost Stories |
 Carrboro - Friday, October 28, 5:30-7:30 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, then Donovan and the Puppets will lead a costume parade. 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. Thank you to Ali Cat and Wootini for their donation of the prizes for the winners of the costume contest. 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. |
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| Last Week to Vote! |
 Participate in your Co-op!Only 5 days left to vote for your representative on the Weaver Street Market Board of Directors. Balloting runs until 9pm this Saturday, October 29th. |
| Read about the candidates and print out a ballot here. |
| Annual Meeting Report |
 What would happen if a multi-national corporation bought out Weaver Street Market?
The attendees at the Cooperative's Annual Meeting this past weekend grappled with this very question during a presentation from Walden Swanson, a locally-based cooperative consultant. Really it comes down to what having the co-op here means to individuals and to the community. On the downside, if Weaver Street Market were sold, owners at the meeting would expect less money going back into to the community, lower quality, lower wages, loss of environmental and social goals, homogenous merchandising, local money being used nationally for things that we don't agree with, and even the business closing because it is too small to be profitable for a large company to operate. We all had a few ideas about how the store might improve, too! Better advertising might reach a larger audience and bring in more people, produce might be cheaper, check-out might be automated and therefore quicker, loss-leader sales, and, well, probably the floor in the Carrboro store would be new and level. With National Cooperative Month coming to a close, we want to encourage all of our owners and community members to think about what cooperatives and locally-owned businesses bring to our community—and keep in our community. Thanks to all of the owners who joined us for a tasty lunch and conversation on a beautiful afternoon! |
| Hurricane Donation Disbursement |
With your help Weaver Street Market Cooperative raised over $12,000 to aid the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. We disbursed the funds to the American Red Cross, Project Safety Net, Bayou Rescue, the Cooperative Development Fund, and Habitat for Humanity.
As first responders to disasters all around the world, the American Red Cross is constantly in need of money, supplies, and volunteers. But they can only do so much once the initial crisis has passed. It is then up to other organizations to take up the task of providing aid. Project Safety Net is a local organization that is purchasing clothing and sending it directly to shelters in Texas and Mississippi. Their most immediate need is for underwear and shoes, but come the colder weather, they will be buying coats and toys for Christmas gifts. Learn about Project Safety Net here. Bayou Rescue is one of the many small groups that have sprung up in response to the thousands of dogs, cats, and other pets that had to be left behind after Hurricane Katrina. This is a North Carolina group that has made several trips down to New Orleans and Mississippi to feed, transport, and rescue pets left behind in areas where people have not yet been able to return to their homes. Read the Bayou Rescue blog here. The Cooperative Development Fund will be targeting its Katrina resources toward helping the agricultural community in the tri-state area recover. They can help rebuild businesses and replace farm equipment. Cooperatives have been key players in the development of the rural areas in the Gulf and will continue to help those communities rebuild. Learn more about the CDF here. Habitat for Humanity is gathering funds and volunteers for their project, Operation Home Delivery. Houses are being assembled on the banks of the Mississippi as far away as St Paul, Minnesota and are being shipped by barge down the river. Habitat says this will be the largest project they have ever undertaken. Read more about Operation Home Delivery here. |
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