Real Local = Real Fresh By Wendy Hayes, Assistant Produce Manager At Weaver Street Market, our produce buyers shop around so you don't have to. We are constantly searching for the best price, the best taste, and the most local produce you can find next to the Farmers' Market. Over the past 365 days, our produce department purchased more than $90,000 in local fruits and veggies alone. We also brought in about $33,000 worth of staggeringly gorgeous local flowers and plants for you to take home and enjoy. That's over $120,000 that goes right back into our community. Local food is fresher, tastier, and more nutritious for you and your family. So, what's better than biting into a plump, juicy berry? Biting into one that's grown right here in North Carolina, just like in the old days.

After Hours this Thursday! Jazz & More! Brunch Free Tai Chi at SV July Fourth Costume Contest

Ownership Changes Friday Night Wine Tastings Bread Bakery Open House

Oregon Wine Dinner

Weekly Produce Specials Recipe: Asian Slaw

New Local Beers!

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Weekly Produce Specials Descriptions by Dave Jernigan, Southern Village Produce Manager
	Melon Mania!	2 for $7	Delicious!
	We've got em all this week! Shake yourself up a bit, try something you have never seen or heard of before. One melon may possess flesh the color of coolest cucumber, and another might remind you of a Carolina peach when you cut into it. Like the flesh, the exteriors of our melons couldn't vary more. A slightly ridged, russet skin may wrap itself over rich, rose petal pink inner fruit, while a smooth, emerald green exterior might conceal a fair, pilsner-gold fruit. All of our melons have the choicest qualities in common however; they are fragrant, sweet and sure to delight you. So spoil yourself, and a few friends too, take home two melons for $7.00!
	Local Organic Cabbage        or Red Potatoes	59¢/lb.	Super Low!
	You can put meal after delectable meal on the table when you take these two organic staples home, at a mere 59 cents per pound. What to do with organic green cabbage? A pinch or two of curry powder and a little fresh coconut is all it takes to add a new accent to a familiar summer favorite, like coleslaw. Toss roasted organic red potatoes, grape tomatoes, sweet onion, cilantro and minced organic yellow ginger with mixed greens. A touch of peanut sesame vinaigrette is all it takes to complete this simple salad.
	Organic Grape Tomatoes	2 pints/$4.00	Save 98¢ on 2
	Grape tomatoes are the fairy dust of the produce world. Sprinkle them across a dish of just about anything and they provide instant magic — a splash of bright color and a dollop of sweetness. They are also fantastic snacks; it is just too easy to eat a pint once you've popped one into your mouth. So if you're planning to toss them with your pasta tonight, take advantage of our 2 for $4.00 deal, or you just might end up having to change your meal strategy. The grape tomato is actually a baby Roma tomato. The natural sugars are concentrated in the smaller form, which is why these little guys are so yummy.
Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials.

Asian Slaw with Peanuts

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/4 cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons oriental sesame oil 1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger 2 teaspoons soy sauce 6 cups thinly sliced cabbage 6 green onions, very thinly sliced 6 ounces snow peas, stringed, thinly sliced lengthwise 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced 1/2 cup roasted peanuts Whisk liquids together and toss with vegetables. Slivered almonds can be substituted for the peanuts.

New Local Beers!

We are carrying two new products from Top of the Hill, a local bar and brewery. Be sure to pick up a six-pack soon! Ram's Head IPA - $5.99 Leaderboard Lager - $5.99

View their website.

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After Hours this Thursday

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. June 23 - Wiffer Creek - traditional & Original jam-grass June 30 - Equinox - Jazz and pop standards After Hours & the ALE Regulations We know how much fun it is to sit on the lawn and drink some beers, but unfortunately North Carolina law forbids Weaver Street Market from selling six packs for consumption outside. You can buy beer by the glass outside at the tasting table, singles, or half-gallon Growlers from Carolina Brewery, but please—be kind to our cashiers and don't buy a six pack to take outside. The ArtsCenter Cooking at After Hours this Week The ArtsCenter nourishes the arts, creativity and community through education, performance and exhibition. The unique not-for-profit community gathering place offers the best in Art Classes, Concerts, Theater Productions, Children and Family programs and Gallery exhibits. The ArtsCenter is unique in that it serves both professionals and amateurs through its wide variety of programs, events and classes. The ArtsCenter began more than 25 years ago, then known as 'The Artschool,' as a single painting class. Today the ArtsCenter serves more than 50,000 people each year.

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

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! June 26 - Laura Ridgeway & Friends - combination of jazz, oldies pop and blues July 3 - The Tim Smith Band - original Jamaican style Ska & Reggae

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

Free Tai Chi at Southern Village

Weaver Street Market, Plum Spring Clinic, StudiO2, and Southern Village Center are pleased to co-sponsor: Free Summer Tai Chi Classes taught by Alvaro de le Iglesia. Saturday Mornings at 7:30am through September 3, on the green across from the Lumina. Tai Chi, a 2000 year old martial art, is a sequence of choreographed movement that releases the energy known as Chi and moves it through the body to allow healing effects. The many benefits of Tai Chi include development of coordination and balance, regulation of blood pressure, strengthening of joints, and improved mental focus and calm. For more information, please contact the Plum Spring Clinic at 945-0300. Alvaro de la Iglesia, aka Al, has been involved in athletics and martial arts for 17 years. The last 10 years he has dedicated to Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi Chuan. His study of yoga included an internship in the TriYoga Teachers Training Program under the instruction of Joy Anandi. Teaching was a natural progression for him, and helping people to improve their health is very rewarding for him. Al currently also teaches at the Duke University Faculty Club.

View Plum Spring Schedule here.

July Fourth Celebration

9:30 am - 11:00 am, music by JAAFAR. Pull out your reds, whites, and blues and come to the Annual Carrboro Family Fourth of July Celebration at Weaver Street Market in costume! Register between 10:00 and 10:30am in the following categories: 1-5 years old, 6-10 years old, 11-15 years old, 16 years & up, Family/Group, Bike, Trike/Wagon, or Scooter/Other. Have fun making a Community Banner, Celebrational Hat and Bike and Wagon Decorating. At 11:00 am, show off your Patriotic Finery in the Peoples' Parade March down Weaver Street to the Carrboro Town Hall Grounds for more afternoon fun!

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Ownership Changes

The first of our two Owner's Forum meetings went really well last night! Not a huge turnout, but the folks that came enjoyed a more thorough explanation of the rationale behind the proposed changes to Weaver Street's Ownership Investment System. Owners also had the chance to meet with Board Members in small groups to discuss their concerns as well as some other ways that we can get the information out to all of our owners. There is one Owner's Forum meeting left, this Monday, June 27th, from 7-9 in Panzanella. This is the perfect time for you to meet with the Board and other owners to discuss everyone's concerns or ideas related to the proposed Ownership System changes. The Board will meet later next week to discuss revisions, and a new draft will be mailed to all owners of the co-op for additional comments at the end of July. If you can't make it to the Forum, but have input about the changes, please email board@weaverstreetmarket.coop or call 913-1642.

To view the Special Edition Newsletter, click here.

Friday Night Wine Tastings

Need to stock up? Looking for something new? Peg will be tasting value wines from Italy & Spain on Friday from 4:30-6:30 in the Carrboro store and Marilyn will be tasting Italian wines from 5:00-7:00 at our Southern Village store.

Bread Bakery Open House - Sunday, June 26th

We're warming up the oven — another bread bakery open house is just around the corner! Once again we'll have hand-kneading lessons at 6 P.M. We'll have some dough on hand for the kids to play with, and the oven will be ready and waiting for anyone who wants to bring dough from home to bake. We'll be sampling several breads, including a "taste test" of two French breads - the exact same ingredients put together with two different techniques. The 7 P.M. "T.V. style bread demo" will feature Vollkornbrot, our 100% rye bread. This bread uses a rye starter - like sourdough starter but with rye flour. Rye starter is actually a lot easier to keep alive than sourdough starter! Dough made with only rye flour is tricky to work with. It rises slowly and bakes differently than wheat doughs. If you're interested in rye bread, come learn all about it Sunday night. As always, the event is free and there is no need to sign up. Just come by the bread bakery, next to Panzanella in the Carr Mill Mall building, between 5 and 8 P.M., Sunday June 26th. Hope to see you there!

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Oregon Wine Dinner - Monday, July 18 from 7pm until 9pm

Join us on a tasting tour of Oregon's wine growing regions where rebellion, innovation, cooperation and a pioneering spirit are the terms that best distinguish this wine industry. Grape growing and wine production date back as far as the early settlement of the state in the 1840's. In 1919, prohibition severely crippled the industry until the 1960's when a few transplanted Californians ignored the nay-sayers (you can't ripen grapes up there/you'll be knee-deep in mud most of the year) and began planting grapes appropriate for the growing conditions: "cool-climate" varietals like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Riesling that thrive in the great French wine regions of Burgundy and Alsace. Many believe Oregon wine was first "put on the map" in 1979 by David Lett of Eyrie Vineyards when his 1975 Southern Block Reserve Pinot Noir raised eyebrows in Paris by placing in the top-ten at an international wine-tasting event. It didn't take long for the Drouhin family to officially endorse Oregon wine by purchasing land in the Dundee Hills and starting their own operation in the Willamette Valley. Oregon is now considered one of the great wine regions of the world. First and foremost, the state is known for its great Pinot Noir — silky in texture with layers of fruit, and with more Burgundian nuances of earth, truffle, barnyard, and toast than its more southern neighbor. As for white wine, the Alsatian varietals reign supreme in Oregon. Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Blanc all can offer rich, opulent flavors with good acid structure and crispness. Despite the increasing recognition, the growers and winemakers in Oregon maintain a degree of humility and modesty — there are no superstars and most in the business still consider themselves farmers. There is also an incredible cooperative spirit in Oregon allowing ideas to be readily shared between wineries and helping increase the general quality of the wines. Sustainable agriculture has also been of great interest in this environmentally-aware state. Join us on July 18, and taste what this magnificent state has to offer. Plenty of wonderful food will be served from Panzanella's kitchen. Tickets are $35/person. Please pay in advance 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).