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| After Hours begins May 19 Jazz & More! Brunch Animal Awareness & Adoption Tai Chi Music at Southern Village Truckload Sale |
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| Get Your Taste Buds Ready! Get your taste buds ready. . .'cause we have some super stuff for you! If you didn't get this last week, pay special attention to the gorgeous local organic asparagus - so tender, slender, and tasty - you won't even believe it! You can eat the stalk almost down to the very bottom, so there's very little waste. Be careful not to cook it for too long, steaming for two to three minutes is plenty. You can just throw a little butter, or lemon and salt on there for something really simple and perfect. Supplies are kind of limited here, so we may have to fill in with non-local, domestic asparagus between deliveries. But we'll try not to. More... |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Eastern Carolina Organics |
Cheese Feature Maple View Hamburger |
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In addition to the 'grass (produce folk speak for asparagus), Eastern Carolina Organics is bringing our broccoli this week! So you can make that broccoli casserole from childhood - you know, the one with the cheddar cheese and rice...or you could make a quiche, stir-fry, or just eat it raw. Those kind folks from E.C.O. brought those strawberries y'all were munching on last week, as well as the beautiful kales and spinach. Thanks E.C.O., and Happy Birthday!| Weekly Produce Specials | |||||||||||||
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Local Organic Broccoli | $2 bunches/$4 | super low price | ||||||||||
| Organic Fuji Apples | $1.29/lb. | while supplies last| Local Organic Strawberries |
$$3.99/1 lb. pkg. |
From Vollmer Farm |
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Eastern Carolina Organics |
 Eastern Carolina Organics (ECO) grew out of Sandy Kronick's experience in connecting farmers with markets at Oberlin College in Ohio and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's (CFSA) desire to create a distribution vehicle owned by farmers. While attending Oberlin College, Sandy helped a student food co-op source produce, place orders, and even drove the truck to pick the produce up from the Amish Farmers. When she came south looking for a position that would continue that work, she teamed up with the CFSA and along with a grant from the Tobacco Trust Fund, Sandy began meeting farmers, visiting restaurants and matching up producers with consumers. That was in 2003, by 2004 Sandy's position was full-time, and she was busy driving a truck to pick up vegetables from local farmers and delivering them to local markets and restaurants. In her travels, she met Todd Dumke, a chef who shared her passion for connecting local food with local markets. Todd came on board and Eastern Carolina Organics began to take shape. In 2004 the business did $248,000 in sales. At that size, they were stable enough to separate from their start-up partner, CFSA, and stand on their own.In early 2005, thirteen farmers met with Sandy and Todd to formalize the business structure. The farmers retain 80% of the sales and the business runs on 20%, making the business stable for the long term. ECO sources vegetables from all over North Carolina and parts of Tennessee. North and South Carolina have a similar range of diverse growing regions, much like California. We also have enough acreage to grow and supply our area's organic produce demand. With coordination, we could grow vegetables almost year round. This is why Sandy believes the Carolinas are set-up to be the "bread basket of the east" as far as vegetables are concerned. ECO is positioning itself to be a distributor now and into the future. While they primarily sell wholesale to restaurants and stores, they are retailing at the Raleigh Farmers' Market in order to make organic produce more available in the Raleigh market place. Recently, they moved their central operation to Pittsboro, and are sharing space with Piedmont Biofuels. The move will provide a place to park their truck, keep a big vegetable storage cooler, and allow them to have a demo garden that new customers can visit. One of Sandy's future dreams is to take teams of restaurateurs around to local farms to knit closer connections between farmers and consumers. Look for local produce distributed by ECO in our produce departments. |
| Read more about local producers. |
Mini Brie! |
 Weaver Street Market Cheese buyer, Mary Turner, has done it again. This week she scored a stash of 17 oz. American brie by Tradition de Belmont. It's an amazingly well-priced cheese that is just as good as expensive French brie. Perfect for a picnic or to take to a celebratory gathering (think graduation) $4.99 each, limited supply. Don't forget to grab a few baguettes... and a bottle of wine. |
New Product: Maple View Hamburger |
 Maple View's all-natural stew beef and hamburger patties are now available in the freezer section in convenient one-pound packs. This beef is locally-grown and pasture-raised with no hormones or antibiotics. |
| Read more about Maple View. |
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| After Hours begins May 19! | ||
After Hours has grown to be one of the "best of the best" nights in Carrboro. It's old-fashioned fun with free music by local bands and the chance to relax on a blanket and picnic with your family on fresh grilled food by local charities. Kids of all ages can dance the night away or catch-up with friends.Weaver Street Market loves to see people enjoying our lawn and connecting with their community. To keep this event a safe and fun place, we ask that you only bring friendly, well-behaved dogs on leashes and please clean up after them. We want the children who attend our event to have a safe and happy time too, so we ask that they not be allowed to climb the trees or the Crepe Myrtles. Lastly, please enjoy the fountain from its perimeter. Thank you for your help in making this event safe and fun for everyone. May 19 - Jonathan Byrd & Friends - original & traditional country & bluegrass May 26 - Saludos Compay Trio - original and South American music |
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| 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 15 - ...Different Drum will delight you with their American music with a world beat. May 22 - Chris Reynolds Swing 'n Jazz, just like the name sounds. |
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| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. | ||
| Animal Awareness and Adoption Event - Sunday, May 22 | ||
Animal Awareness and Adoption Day, Sunday May 22 from 2-4 pm on the Carrboro lawn. Weaver Street Market will host three Animal Awareness and Adoption Days this summer: May 22, June 19, and September 18 in an effort to help place our area's many, many homeless dogs and cats. At each event, you'll be able to visit with dogs and cats looking for their forever homes, get information on low-cost Spay and Neuter programs, find out what local rescue groups are doing for the animals in our area, and sample all-natural pet treats. It's kitty season and there'll be lots of sweet kitties to choose from!
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| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. | ||
| Tai Chi takes a break | ||
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. | ||
| Read more about the instructor. | ||
| Music Series at Southern Village has begun | ||
Enjoy music on the green at Southern Village every Sunday from 5-7:30 pm. Special guests this year include the Two Dollar Pistols and the original Red Clay Ramblers. Be sure to stop by Weaver Street Market for all your picnic needs.
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| View the summer schedule. | ||
| 1st Annual Truckload Sale! | ||
Featuring a selection of your favorite top selling natural food products at discounts up to 50% off regular price. This is a great opportunity to fill your pantry with summertime staples...lots of beverages, snacks, on-the-go food, and, of course, great deals on select wines perfect for picnics. Watch our website and look for flyers in the stores for specific products. Both Weaver Street Market locations. Discounts apply to case purchases only. | ||
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| Organic Kids Wanted |
| The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking child volunteers, ages 2 to 4 for research on whether or not a saliva test in children can measure the protein cholinesterase, an indicator of pesticide exposure. Participation includes two visits to UNC and a one-week daily food diary. If you are interested in having your child participate, please contact Susan McMaster at 919-966-6385. |
| Piedmont Farm Tour - Huge Success! |
This year was a fabulous year for the 10th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour. Over 2,000 visitors made over 8,000 visits to this year's 30 farms that raised over $14,000 for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Topping the list as most popular farm was the Chapel Hill Creamery with over 900 visitors. The new farms this year were quite popular, and the veteran farms continued to enjoy large numbers with many receiving over 500 visitors despite the cool, blustery weather.
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| WCOM Live at After Hours! |
On May 19th WCOM will be our first charitable group to cook at After Hours. WCOM is a community radio station with a studio in downtown Carrboro and an antenna at Scroggs Elementary School in Southern Village. WCOM is the first low-power FM community radio station in the area to be set up under a program established by the Federal Communications Commission in 2000. Low-power FM is grassroots radio—an effort to counterbalance the increasing concentration of radio ownership by a few large corporations. They will be grilling fresh picnic food as a fundraiser for the radio station from 6-8 pm on Thursday, May 19 at After Hours as well as broadcasting live from the lawn. Come out and support this great local organization.Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. Read more about WCOM. |
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| On the Menu |
It's spring and the Panzanella Salad has returned as a special with John Soehner's fresh, spicy mesclun mix and arugula. Additionally, Norma Burns' Bluebird Hill Farm supplies lemon balm, violet leaves, butter crunch and green oak lettuce to the salad. If you haven't tried the Panzanella Salad before, it's made with focaccia croutons, fresh vegetables, and greens. This delightful salad will eventually find a permanent home on the menu as the summer progresses - Chef Peter likes to make it with only fresh local ingredients.Recent and upcoming specials include: Bruschetta with Soft Poached Guinea Hen Eggs (also from Norma Burns), Bacon, and Gruyere; a variation on traditional vichyssoise with fresh spring garlic from Cathy Jones of Perry-winkle Farm (her spring garlic has been awesome according to Chef Peter); fresh North Carolina Trout has always had a featured spot on the menu - now you can look forward to NC Tilefish as well. Tilefish has a wonderful sweet flavor with white flakey meat, similar to grouper. Soft shell crab season is here! Panzanella will have soft shell crab specials beginning this weekend while supplies last. It could be fried in a beer batter or sautéed in butter, but rest assured no matter what the method, you can't go wrong with soft shells! Check our website for other menu offerings. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| WCHA Benefit |
 WCHA will host their annual meeting on Monday, May 23 from 5 - 6 p.m. at the Bolin Creek Cooperative followed by community tours and a benefit open house from 6 - 8 p.m. Bolin Creek Cooperative is located at 100 and 102 Crest Street in Carrboro."We're trying to make a clear statement that simply because people may be from lower wealth, or lower income communities, it doesn't mean they should have less control over their living spaces," said Karen Archia, WCHA Executive Director. "In fact, what the non-profit is doing now, is offering more training and education opportunities for residents to empower them to self-govern in a cooperative model." "If you haven't seen it yet, I encourage everyone to come out and see what the organization and a few committed people have already done to make their living spaces beautiful and functional," Archia said. Four more 2-bedroom units are expected to be ready for new occupants by June 1st. If you're interested, come by the open house, or call Karen Archia at (919) 969-7410. |