Fair Trade Holiday Gifts By Jenni Butler, Wellness Department International trade laws may seem a remote issue to North Carolinians, but when product prices fall radically it has a catastrophic impact on the lives of millions of small scale producers and artisans, forcing many into crippling debt and countless others to lose their land and their homes. Weaver Street Market's mission is to be fair, mutually beneficial, and non-exploitative when choosing products to purchase and sell to you, the consumer. The Wellness Department has hand picked a stunning array of fairly traded clothing and accessories. Look for Lost Horizons wool hats, gloves, and knee socks made by skilled artisans in Nepal. From Forests of the World, we will be displaying adorable stuffed monkeys from Columbia, Brazil Nut candles from Peru, Philippine Brushkins ornaments, and Rwandan Peace Baskets. More

Friday Night Wine Tastings Beaujolais Nouveau Coming Nov 17! Holiday Tastings

Holiday Hours Election Day! No Organic Christmas Trees RSVVP Day Plum Pure Give-Away

Heritage Turkey Dinner Panzanella Holiday Hours Bordeaux Wine Dinner

Weekly Produce Specials

Fresh All-Natural Turkeys: Order Today Let WSM Help with the Holiday Cooking

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Fair Trade Holiday Gifts continued

Something new to the store this year is Unique Batik. This Fair Trade company introduces raw wool volcano products such as hats, gloves, and bags. These products are spun and woven by crafters in the village of Momstenango, Guatemala, and washed in volcano-heated springs. Also featured again this year are Andes Gifts. A co-op favorite for the past few years, this responsible manufacturer offers alpaca wool socks, hats, and mittens. By purchasing these wonderful Fair Trade items, you will be contributing to the artisans' deserved income and you will be supporting the rich traditions of these third-world countries.

Visit Andesgifts here.

Visit Forests of the World here.

Weekly Produce Specials
	Organic D'Anjou Pears	$1.29/lb.	low price
	Organic Red Potatoes	89¢/lb.	low price
	Florida Juice Oranges	2/$6.00	4 lb. bags
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Order Your Fresh All Natural Turkey

This year you will have a choice of two kinds of all-natural turkeys. One comes from Alison Farms, a North Carolina family farm focused on organic, free-range, all-natural turkeys. The other is from our very own local Grower's Choice Farmer's Co-op. These birds are also raised in an all-natural environment, just down the road. A limited quantity of smokehouse smoked turkeys are also available from Alison Family Farms. So make your selection early and get your order in to be sure you get the turkey you want for your family.

Print a turkey order form here.

Let WSM Help with the Cooking

Don't stress about what to cook and when to cook it and how are you going to find the time?! Let WSM de-stress your holidays with our abundance of home-made holiday fare. We'll have turkeys, sides, rolls, and pies ready for you to whisk home to your family for a traditional Happy Thanksgiving dinner. It's easy to order, just print out the pdf below and return it to the Pastry/Bakery Counter (you know, where all the baguettes live). To assure availability, make your reservations by 9:00 pm, Monday November 21. We will not be taking reservations for any items after this time.

Print your Thanksgiving Reservation form here.

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Friday Night Wine Tastings

Carrboro: 4:30-6:30pm Southern 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. This Friday, November 11, Carrboro and Southern Village will be tasting the new Thanksgiving Wines: 2003 Cheap Skate Mendocino Syrah and 2003 Cheap Skate Pinot Blanc. These wines are not only new to Weaver Street Market but new to the wine industry market as well. On Friday November 18, both stores will be sampling more and different Thanksgiving wines.

Beaujolais Nouveau Coming Soon!

Thursday November 17 4:30-6:30 in Carrboro Beaujolais Nouveau is "new" wine from the region of Beaujolais in France. It is aged only a few weeks before being rushed to wine shops and taverns to be enjoyed. Nouveau wines balance nicely between white wines and red wines. What is wine all about if not all about having fun? Join us as we uncork the season's first Beaujolais and see what all the excitement is about.

Holiday Tastings

Thursdays at Southern Village Fridays and Saturdays at Carrboro Watch for in-store tastings of our holiday fare. We'll be sampling our quickbreads, a variety of wines, cheeses and the sides available for special order.

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

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Holiday Hours

Weaver Street Market and Panzanella will be closed on Thursday November 24 We'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with our families on Thursday November 24 and so will be closing both stores and our restaurant. Get your lists ready and be sure to shop early for your holiday needs! Both Weaver Street Market and Panzanella will be open regular business hours on Friday, Saturday, Sunday following Thanksgiving.

Election Day!

Don't forget to vote in local elections today! Many local municipalities are voting for Mayor, Town Council, and School Board.

Visit the NC State Board of Elections here.

Sorry No Organic Christmas Trees

For the last couple of years, we have been lucky to have Curtis Buchanan of Western North Carolina bring his organic Fraser Firs to Carrboro. Curtis is taking advantage of a great opportunity to sell to a business in Atlanta and so will be unable to bring any trees to Carrboro this year. While we will miss his beautiful trees, we wish him well in his new endeavor.

RSVVP Day

Tuesday November 15, All Day Eat at Weaver Street Market, or Panzanella on Tuesday November 15 for RSVVP day. Participating restaurants have pledged to donate 10% of gross profits for the day to local shelters and community kitchens to feed the hungry. This popular annual fund-raiser benefits the Food Bank of North Carolina, the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, and The Urban Ministries of Durham Community Kitchen. The RSVVP Program began in 1989 with participation by restaurants in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. A year later, when Raleigh and Durham joined the program, it became an annual Triangle-wide event.

Plum Pure Give-Away

Saturday November 12, 11-2, Carrboro Plum Pure is a new company focused on body care products with all natural ingredients. Stop by Weaver Street Market in Carrboro this Saturday to talk with a representative from Plum Pure and to trade in your old lip balm for a new Plum Pure Peppermint Lip Balm.

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Heritage Turkey Dinner November 16, 5:30-9 pm in Panzanella Our 3rd Heritage Turkey dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, the 16th of November, 5:30-9:00 pm. This year, we are receiving the turkeys from Alex and Betsy Hitt of Peregrine Farm in Graham, and we promise this will not echo a traditional Thanksgiving meal. If you haven't tasted a heritage bird yet, be prepared; it is the reason Ben Franklin wanted the turkey as our national symbol—rich, flavorful, and full of itself. This is a benefit dinner, and 10% of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Learn about the ALBC here. Panzanella Holiday Hours Panzanella will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 24. We will be open regular business hours on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving. Won't you join us for dinner? You won't have to wash the dishes. Bordeaux Wine Dinner Monday November 14, 7-9 pm in Panzanella Other than the companionship and good cheer that is part of every Panzanella dinner, apart from the surpassing excellence of the food, and entirely discounting the fact that Bordeaux is one of the great wine regions of the world, there are any number of reasons to join us on November 14 for a (blare of trumpets, please) BORDEAUX WINE DINNER! Bordeaux? You sniff, thinking of English gentlewomen of a certain age and their glass of claret, or of a tedious, clubby stiffness associated with cigars and the glory days before imperialism got such a bad rap. To which I say, yes, Bordeaux. Apart from the history of its viticulture, Bordeaux is a fascinating region from both an historical and sociological perspective. Long under English rule (remember Aquitaine in all those Shakespeare history plays—that's Bordeaux) its culture of winemaking retains a whiff of Englishness that is hard to pinpoint, but palpable nonetheless. We'll discuss all of this (and more if you'd like) over all kinds of good food and wine. So that's why you should come. The cost of this event is $35 per person; space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the customer service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).