Farm Tour: 6 New Farms! Farm Tour Kick-Off Wine Sale Continues! bow WOW! Dog Parade Volunteer Fair Jazz Brunch Begins!

New Hot Bar Menus! This week you can expect to find some new and tasty hot bar selections. In response to your requests, and our goal to offer you more variety and higher quality entrees and side dishes, we will be unveiling a whole new seasonal menu effective this week. Included with these changes is also an increase in the cost per pound. However, this extra cost allows us to offer you much, much more. Just a sampling . . .look for meat entrees everyday to include . . .beef, chicken breast, pork, or lamb . . . new and higher quality vegan and vegetarian dishes such as . . . Vegan Black Eyed Pea Fritters with Cilantro Chutney . . . Lentils topped with Spinach & Mushrooms . . . More...

Documentaries at Lumina SV Farmers' Market Opens! WCOM Programming Needs

New Spring Menus New Spring Drinks

Weekly Produce Specials

Wines for Passover

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New Hot Bar Menus! (continued)

. . . more variety in side dishes . . . Broccoli with Sweet & Spicy Walnuts . . . Potato & Mushroom Gratin . . . Mushroom & Okra Curry. These new seasonal menus are in effect at both Weaver Street Market locations. Stay tuned for new Salad Bar selections . . . organic salad greens are just the beginning . . .

Read recipes from Weaver Street Market and Panzanella.

Weekly Produce Specials
	Organic Valencia Oranges	99¢/lb.	Super Low Price!
	Organic Fuji Apples	$1.29/lb.	Save 50¢/lb.
	Organic Florida White Grapefruit	99¢/lb.	Sweet & Juicy!
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Wines for Passover
These Kosher wines are available at the Carrboro store.
Bartenura Soave	$10.99	Regularly $12.99
Bartenura Valpolicella	$10.99	Regularly $12.99
Alfasi Merlot	$8.99	Regularly $9.99
Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon	$8.99	Everyday Low Price
Alfasi Chardonnay	$8.99	Everyday Low Price
Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc	$8.49	Regularly $9.99
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

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10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour Coming Soon! 6 New Farms!

Celebrate Earth Day this year by touring area small farms. The 10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour will be held this year on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Farms will be open both days from 1pm to 5pm. This year, thirty farms are on the tour! All proceeds benefit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Advance buttons are $20 for all farms. Buttons and maps are available at Weaver Street Market locations. We will feature a new farm here each week until the tour. Local Producer: Suki Roth - Teas, Tinctures and Herbal Honeys By Cat Moleski, Features Editor Many of you may have tried Suki's tasty, medicinal teas that Weaver Street Market introduced to our bulk tea selections last year. The herbs in her tea blends are lovingly grown in her garden or gathered wild (ethically wildcrafted) from the lower Piedmont, NC, mountains, with a few specific treats coming to us from out of state. This year she has expanded her offerings with Herbal Honeys and a line of tincture blends. In her work with plants, Suki balances the spiritual, practical, and medicinal with an intimate knowledge of the plants themselves. She has studied with herbalists, wildcrafters, and doctors to understand the physical and chemical relationship of plants and their effects on people. She also discovered that if she meditates on a plant, she frequently receives information about mental, emotional or spiritual affects the plant may have on a person. Often by searching through old texts, she has been able to verify these insights. Suki's delightful tea blends and Herbal Honeys are a great way to introduce yourself to the healthful benefits of plants. Look for them in our bulk tea area and in the grocery department. Need a little more help? Try one of Suki's tincture blends. These are combinations that she has found effective over the years for relieving pain, reducing stress, aiding indigestion, boosting the immune system and more. If you would like to have a plant blend for a specific need you can call Suki for a consultation at 932-7240.

Read more about other local producers.

Farm Tour Kick-Off!

Celebrate Earth Day and the beginning of the 10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour by coming to Weaver Street Market in Carrboro on Thursday, April 21 from 6pm until 8pm. There will be live music and grilled food! Meet farmers on the tour and local producers! Enjoy an evening of live music and grilled food with friends, neighbors, and our community of small farmers and producers. You'll meet folks from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (they'll be grilling!) and the Sustainable Farming Program in Pittsboro. You'll be able to sample products from area local producers. Advance button sales to tour all farms will be available this evening for $20. For more information, call 929-0010, ext 115.

See the Farm Tour Brochure.

Wine Sale Continues through April 17!

Don't miss the last week of the Wine Sale! The wine sale continues through April 17. GREAT deals can be found on wines from around the world - some up to 40% off! The show in Southern Village was held this past Saturday and was a huge success. Customers purchased over $7000 of wine! The next wine show and sale will be held in October!

bow WOW! Southern Village Dog Parade

It's time for Market Street's Annual Dog Parade! April 16th at 10:00am until 2pm in Southern Village, Chapel Hill Here's some of the doggone fun we have in store: Enter your pooch in one of our Leader of the Pack Contests: Best Costume sponsored by La Vita Dolce Owner/Dog Look-a-like sponsored by Pringle's Best Smile and Bark sponsored by the Cottage Shop Best Fur sponsored by Paisley and Company Best Fed sponsored by Pazzo Largest and Smallest sponsored by Market Street Books and Maps Best Trick sponsored by Weaver Street Market Best Doggie Breath sponsored by Bloom Doggie Talent Contest on the Green at 11:00 am David Walker will launch his book Puppies, Puppies, Puppies at Market Street Books. La Dolce Vita is serving up K-9 Kappoochinos for the doggies and special gelato flavors for the kiddies. Market Street Shops will have tables set up with neat treats for your pup. Animal Portrait artist Beth Smith will be showing her work in front of Bloom. The Orange County Animal Shelter will have a booth set up with lots of great information and special four legged friends to adopt. Girl Scout Troup 301 will sponsor a Dog Wash. $2.50 for small pooches, $3.50 for medium pups, and $4.50 for large canines. Cole Park Animal Hospital staff will be on hand to share health and safety information. Following the Talent Contest there will be a dog parade down Market Street to strut our ruff-ruff! All creatures welcome (even cats)! All pups need to register for the contests at Bloom! For more information, call Bloom at 942-9880.

Visit the Orange County Animal Shelter's website.

Volunteer Fair - April 16

The Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce presents its Fourth Annual Volunteer Fair on Saturday, April 16 from 10:30am until 2pm on the Weaver Street Market lawn in Carrboro. More than two dozen area non-profits will be on hand to recruit new volunteers and to spread the word about the work their agencies are doing. So, plan to . . . Stop By . . . Sign up . . . Help Out!

Jazz & More! Brunch Band Schedule, 2005. Sundays from 11am until 1pm

Our popular Sunday music series starts this Sunday! 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! April 17 - Saludos Compay Trio - original and South American Music April 24 - The Dave Youngman Group - classy jazz and blues sounds along with the smooth vocals of Lola Youngman

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

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Documentaries at the Lumina Theatre in Southern Village

Be sure to see the documentaries below at the Lumina Theatre, located on Market Street in Southern Village. These films are shown in conjunction with the 10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24th from 1pm until 5 pm.... Saturday, April 16 at 11AM and Wednesday, April 20 at 2PM FREE OF CHARGE. For more info call 929-0010, ext 115. OPENING: The Future of Food by Deborah Koons Garcia The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. If you eat food, you need to see the Future of Food. For more information about the film, visit www.thefutureoffood.com or www.organicconsumers.org. FOLLOWED BY: Standing at the Crossroads: A CFSA documentary video project by April Walton Standing at the Crossroads: Food & Agriculture in North Carolina puts a human face on the sustainable agriculture movement by exploring the histories, hopes and challenges of three native North Carolinian farm families. The video profiles how three farmers approach their work with the land as stewards and artisans, preserving not only our cultural heritage, but the natural resources that support it. This project examines the difficulties faced by these farm families as they stand at the crossroads of food and agriculture in North Carolina. April Walton's documentary was made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a state-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Southern Village Farmers' Market Opens this Thursday, April 14 at 3:30!

Stop by and visit with the farmers on Thursday and be sure to bring home some delicious, locally grown food!

WCOM and Local Public Affairs Programming

By Chris Frank, WCOM Thanks for tuning in - I assume that you have your radio set to 103.5 and listen non-stop! As you know, we're on the air around the clock, with our fabulous LIVE DJs every evening and during the day on weekends. (Check the website for the schedule.) We've been adding a lot of music to the library, and "building shows" that run on our automated broadcast system for the hours when there isn't a live DJ. We are also running shows from the Pacifica Network between 5-7 PM, including Democracy Now at 5, and Free Speech Radio News at 6:30. We are now mobilizing to create local public affairs programming, and we need your help. Our near-term goal is to produce 2 1/2 hours of local programming every weekday, 8-9 AM, 12-1 PM (in Spanish) and from 6-6:30 PM. We need hosts, producers, writers, reporters and engineers to create and maintain these programs. We are modeling our structure after a very successful community station in Madison, WI, WORT-FM; in this model, programs are produced by a group of members who share the work and the responsibility. Our goal is to divide the work into manageable parts so that many people can participate without making it a huge time commitment. If you're interested in participating in news and public affairs programming, or know someone who is, please contact me at chris@communityradio.coop. Thanks for your support. Regards, Chris Frank

Go to WCOM's website.

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New Spring Menus!

We've changed our Brunch, Lunch and Dinner menus to reflect springtime goodies! The patio is OPEN! Come on by and check out our delicious Spring Menus.

Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).

New Springtime Drinks!

Panzanella has a new Springtime Drink menu with delicious offerings: Irish Eyes Green Crème de Menthe, Jameson's Irish Whiskey and cream. Shaken with ice, served in a martini glass Jelly Bean Sambuca, Brandy and Blackberry Brandy. Served chilled, straight up. Peach-Almond Champagne Peach Schnapps, Amaretto and Champagne. Served in a flute. Income Tax Cocktail Gin with a little OJ, dry and sweet vermouth and a dash of bitters. Straight up and cold. Vermouth Cooler Dry Vermouth, Pomegranate Juice, club soda. Served in a tall glass, on ice with an orange slice.