In September 2016, we hosted a Co-op Fair at our Food House. Visitors walked through our kitchen and bakeries, watching demos by staff and learning about our food. They met local vendors and the winners of this year’s Cooperative Community Fund grants. If you missed the fair, check out our interactive map, with videos and…
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Archives for October 2016
Have Your Pumpkin and Eat It, Too
Pumpkin season is upon us! The orange (and tan and blue) squashes are filling our produce departments, just waiting to decorate or be eaten… or both. As always we have carving pumpkins, small decorative gourds, and baking pumpkins. Fairy tale pumpkins are back, with their wide, flat bottom and perfect creases. New this year are…
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TSDesigns Cotton Harvest Tour
TSDesigns Cotton Harvest Tour is coming up October 15. If you’ve never been, you don’t want to miss it. Spaces are limited, and the tour is only $5! TSDesigns is committed to traceable clothing with a minimized travel footprint. As part of its Cotton of the Carolinas program, TSDesigns produces tee shirts using local cotton that…
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WSM’s CCF to Receive $1,000 in Matching Funds for Dividend Donations
The CCF grants Weaver Street Market awards each year go to local nonprofits for community projects that focus on “Access to Healthy Food.” The grants come from our Cooperative Community Fund (CCF), a sustainable endowment fund for community donations administered by Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation. We grow the fund through contributions from owners and shoppers,…
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