Baldwin Family Farm: The Beet, WSM's E-Newsletter

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Baldwin Family Farm
Weaver Street Market is now carrying locally produced, 100% Charolais Beef from the Baldwin Family Farms. The Baldwins have been raising Charolais Beef cattle for over thirty-five years in Yanceyville, North Carolina. Three generations of Baldwins now work on the farms. The Baldwins chose the Charolais breed for its naturally lean meat. Even back in the sixties, Mac Baldwin felt that America would awaken to the fact that it was consuming too much fatty meat and would want lower fat alternatives. The meat is naturally leaner than Angus, the breed Americans are most familiar with. More...

Farm Tour by Bike
Coming Up at Windsong
Food for Life Class
Classified Deadline: May 8

Wine Tasting Dinner
Wine Wednesdays

Weekly Produce Specials

Charolais Beef Family Pacs



Baldwin Family Farm (continued)

Farmers have been breeding Charolais Beef in the region of Charollais, France, since the mid 1700s. It is now considered a delicacy of the region and much sought after in gourmet restaurants. The breed is also a good fit for the environment here in North Carolina, which offers productive grasslands, and mild winters to provide lots of year round forage for the cattle. At the Baldwin Family Farms their herd of purebred Charolais graze on organic grassy pastures that have been chemical free for more than twenty years. The cattle are raised naturally, with no hormones or antibiotics. The meat from the Baldwin's cattle is custom processed locally in Siler City by a small meat packer who is committed to quality. The meat is dry aged for twenty-one days following a study by Texas A&M which recommended fourteen days for tenderness and twenty-one days for flavor. Being able to process their meat locally ensures the quality and reduces the cost of shipping. Weaver Street Market is proud to now offer you the Baldwin's Charolais beef - it's naturally leaner, all-natural and supports our local economy.
Check their website for more information and a virtual tour of the farm.

Weekly Produce Specials

	Organic Gala or Fuji Apples	$1.29/lb.	Super Low Price!
	Organic Barlett Pears	$1.00/lb.	Save 59¢/lb.!
	Local Organic Strawberries	2 pints/$4	From Whiteville, NC
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.


Charolais Beef Family Pacs

Weaver Street Market is now carrying a variety of cuts of beef from the Baldwin Family Farms located in Yanceyville, North Carolina. Dry aged for tenderness and taste, these naturally lean meats are your chance to try 100% Charolais Beef. Raised on grass with no antibiotics or hormones and processed locally to ensure maximum flavor and quality. Look for ground beef, ground beef patties, shoulder cut steaks and sirloin steak. Family packs of ground beef or variety cuts are available as well. You'll find them in our frozen section.



Jazz & More! Brunch Band Schedule, 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! May 1 - JAFAAR - Middle Eastern Jazz May 8 - Get moving with the funky world beat rhythms of Second Third.
Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Tai Chi Chuan on the Lawn

Tai Chi Chuan or Grand Ultimate Fist is an age-old form of exercise from China. This beautiful and slow moving form is practiced by millions of people world wide as a way to increase energy, flexibility, strength, balance, agility, and an overall feeling of well-being. The goal of this introductory course of tai chi chuan is to give beginning and intermediate students a taste of what tai chi can do for the body, mind, and spirit. Students can expect to learn basic Chi Kung exercises and a short Yang style form. This series of 4 classes will begin on Sunday, May 1st from 8-9am on the lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro and continue through the month of May with the exception of May 15th. Attire is loose and comfortable and shoes are not mandatory but also not condemned. Alternate location in case of rain is the Carrboro Farmers' Market. Sifu Chris Heintzman has studied martial and healing arts for a quarter of a century. He currently holds numerous titles in the competitive world, traveling as far as China and Brazil to train and compete. He was the 2003 gold medalist in open tai chi trials in Qing Dao China and is the trainer of many champions.
Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here.

Fundraiser at Southern Village for Russian Baby Home

6th Annual Baby Home Benefit Festival Sunday, May 1st from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Green Bring your lawn chairs and refreshments. Kids might want to bring their favorite outdoor toy, as there is lots of room to play. Shade tents and umbrellas are permitted. Sunscreen is recommended. No pets please. Performers Armand & Bluesology (original Blues & Swing) featuring Will McFarlane with the Spoonful of Nomads Horns and the Bluesolojettes Bo Lozoff & Bo Lankenau Andy Law Ron Stutts, Radio Impresario from WHCL AM 1360, will be our Master of Ceremonies. PHIL CAMPBELL from the FLYING BURRITO will be GIVING AWAY FREE FOOD!!! Joshua Lozoff, Street Magician, will be roaming the crowd doing magic tricks (www.deep-magic.com) * Hosted by: Armand and Becky Lenchek * Purpose: Kamensk Uralski Baby Home in Russia needs repairs * No cover charge but donations encouraged. Checks to MAPS marked for Baby Home Benefit are tax deductible. * 100% money raised goes to the cause Why hold this benefit? Armand and Becky Lenchek are holding this benefit to raise funds for the Kamensk Uralski Baby Home in Russia. The Lencheks adopted their son from there in 1998. The Baby Home is home to about 60 infants & toddlers waiting for "Forever Families". We also hope to raise awareness of the happy option of adoption. There is no cover charge, but there will be a large jar for donations to the orphanage. Checks should be made out to MAPS (Maine Adoption Placement Service) and in the memo area write: Baby Home Benefit. Please include your address on your check. MAPS will send you a thank you letter and receipt for tax purposes. As always, 100% of the money we raise will go directly to the Kamensk Uralski Baby Home. MAPS will put all of the money into the hands of the director of the orphanage. There are no middlemen. The roof has been "leaking insanely" and it will take at least $6000 (US) to repair the water damage. As in the past everyone participating in the festival volunteers his or her time and talent. Please call us or email us if you would like to be a VOLUNTEER. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR TWO SPECIFIC AREAS: 1) to be at the donations table; 2) "roadies" for the band. We would like to thank our sponsors: Andy Law of Corporate Investors Mortgage Group (Platinum Supporter) Human Kindness Foundation (Gold Supporter) Mark Civiok, Coldwell Banker/HPW (Silver Supporter) 919-913-2627 or 929-7777
Go here to get more information about international adoption.

Carrboro Day

Carrboro Day is held on the first Sunday in May. This year it will be held from 12:45 until 7:00 pm at Town Hall and on the Commons. Join in the fun!
See carrboro.com for more details.



Farm Tour by Bike

By Emily Buehler, Bread Bakery A few years ago, I drove out to the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the fall foliage. Since I was alone, and could do whatever I wanted, I decided to stop at every scenic overlook available. After the first three or four, I began to feel queasy. Starting the car, stopping the car, out and in, up and down, the obligatory photo at each pre-marked scene.... Heading back to Carrboro, I had one thought in my head: next time, I'm going on my bike! The same thought fits when I think of the Farm Tour, which I finally did this year, although by bike it could more accurately be described as the Farm-and-Country-Road Tour. Originally, I had grand plans to fit in as many farms as possible - we would be fifteen miles out in the country by one o'clock, ready to hit our first farm. Thankfully, I relaxed my expectations before Saturday arrived, making for a peaceful and healthy day. Our first stop on Saturday was Fickle Creek Farm, which I wanted to visit to verify the claim of "Happy Chickens." To get there, we rode on Arthur Minnis, including the gravel section. It was rough going but well worth the effort - there were almost no cars, the scenery was peaceful in a way I hadn't found elsewhere, and the trees hung over the road instead of being chopped back the requisite ten feet from the pavement. We lucked out with the weather, too - the brief downpour hit seconds after we reached the barn at Fickle Creek Farm. On the way back, we visited Finnabar Farm and walked the woodland trail to Herb Haven. The sounds of the road faded completely in the woods, but it was a bit muddy and we lost the trail for a while. It had gotten late when we headed home, so we passed up a stop at Maple View in favor of an unspoiled dinner, although at that point, I felt I could eat a giant sundae and still have room for dinner. My Sunday plans were scaled back to just nearby farms - first off, the Chapel Hill Creamery. We had seen two of their cows at Fickle Creek Farm, and they were my favorite kind - the soft brown ones with the big doe-y eyes - so I wanted to see more. The Creamery was great. They had cows in all sizes, and the year-old heifers were eager to lick visitors and be petted. There was also a roving band of chickens. After that I rode down to visit the Soehners at Eco Farm (home of Vernon, the pig). Were there problems with Farm Touring by bike? The pollen in our eyes was pretty bad, even after the rainstorm. Also, we forgot to bring food, and raw eggs just weren't a good afternoon snack option. But the balance of speed with the pleasant outdoor journey was well worth it.


Happenings at Windsong Retreat and Learning Center

May 3 - A Time to Renew: A Retreat for Spiritual Leaders May 6 - Caring for the Caregiver Retreat: Become More Peaceful, Connected and Strong May 6 - Mother and Daughter Yoga May 7 - Spirit Awakening Retreat May 8 - Love Your Mother (Earth) Service Day May 27-29 - NonViolent Communication Workshop
Call 919.542.2611 or go to www.windsongretreat.org for more details.


Food for Life Nutrition Classes at Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center

Co-Sponsored with Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine 6 Tuesdays, May 10-June 14 from 7:00-9:00pm Susan Neulist, Cooking Instructor Registration REQUIRED 401-9333 You may register for individual classes or all six. Each class is limited to 15 students, so call early. May 10 Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods May 17 Favoring Fiber May 24 Replacing Meat May 31 Discovering Dairy Alternatives June 7 Planning Healthy Meals, plus Antioxidants & Phytochemicals June 14 Immune-Boosting Foods and Maintaining a Healthy Weight Want to put yourself on the road to good health? Just think of food as your medicine! It's a simple, delicious way to provide the fundamental building blocks we need for a healthy immune system, and it doesn't require health insurance or visits to a doctor or clinic or hospital. In conjunction with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and The Cancer Project, Cornucopia House is offering the "Food for Life Nutrition and Cooking Class" this spring. This series aims to help advance understanding of the healing power of food. The free cooking course will be on Tuesday evenings, from May 10-June 14. You may take one or more of the classes. Reservations are required and each class is limited to 15 participants. In the classes, we'll learn which foods are good for us and how to make them taste good too. Local cooking instructor Susan Neulist will show us how to enjoy a low-fat vegetarian diet loaded with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Designed by physicians, nutrition experts, and registered dietitians, each class provides infomation on the way certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage cancer growth. Simple cooking demonstrations will show us things we can do at home. The goal of this program is to empower cancer survivors, their friends, and their family members to learn cooking skills that turn every meal into an easy and delicious dose of healthy nutrition.
Visit www.cornucopiahouse.org for more info.

Classified Ad Deadline

The next print newsletter will be effective from June 2 through June 29. If you would like to run a classified ad in that edition, please submit it by 9 pm, May 8. Email marketing@weaverstreetmarket.coop or stop by the Customer Service Desk. Ads are $10 per month for owners and $15 per month for non-owners.

May Wine Tasting - May 9 from 7pm until 9pm - Sideways Dinner: Meet the Santas

By now everyone in the country is familiar with Miles and Jack's trip through California's Central Coast winemaking regions in the Oscar-nominated movie Sideways. Enjoy a culinary feast inspired by the movie and learn about the regions visited by those bumbling characters on their Pinot-soaked journey. Local wine guru Craig Heffley, known for intimidating the wine snobs with his fun, no-nonsense approach to all things vinous, will be pouring fantastic wines from Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Rita Hills. Please Note: No Merlot will be poured at this dinner.

Tickets are $35 and are available at the Service Desk in Carrboro and at Panzanella.

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

Wine Wednesdays

Due to popular demand, the Wine Wednesday Special continues! Each Wednesday, Panzanella features 5 different specially selected bottles of wine for only $10 per bottle (tax not included)! Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a great bottle of wine at a great value. Featured wines are available by the bottle only. Regular wine list is available.