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Community Share Now Available

Posted January 28, 2019 by emily in Community

Become an owner: the Community Share is now available to qualifying SNAP recipients.

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Round Up! for PORCH’s Fresh Food Program

Posted January 28, 2019 by emily in Community

From February to April, our Round Up! campaign benefits PORCH.

Good Bowls Is Back Soon, and We Need Your Feedback

Posted January 14, 2019 by emily in Community

Shoppers may remember Good Bowls, the nutritious, tasty frozen meals. The bowls a pilot test of a new product, seeking to alleviate hunger while helping local farmers. Here’s a project update and survey.

Your Round Ups Provide Healthy Food for Hungry Neighbors

Posted January 7, 2019 by sylwia in Community

How can 44 cents feed the hungry? When shoppers round up 635,392 times!

Hope for the Holidays—and All Year Long

Posted January 2, 2019 by emily in Community

Our annual Hope for the Holidays campaign raised $12,554.50! What Is Hope for the Holidays? Since 1998, Hope for the Holidays has paired fund-raising and gift giving during December: we make a donation each time you buy a Hope for the Holidays product. We choose some of our favorite products, like local poinsettias and pecans,…
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Round Up in Action: 432 Kids Receive Boxes of Healthy Food for Winter Break

Posted December 20, 2018 by emily in Community

Last week, Weaver Street staff delivered two truckloads of fresh, healthy food to feed kids who are at a high risk for food insecurity over the two-week winter break, when they do not have access to free school meals. We want to share more about this piece of your Round Up donations in action. Our…
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Hope for the Holidays 2018

Posted December 5, 2018 by emily in Community, Hand Selected Products

December 5 begins our annual Hope for the Holidays campaign. We’ve selected over a dozen holiday favorites, like locally grown poinsettias and our house-made stollen and quick breads. Look for signs around the store. We’re also offering our popular, ready-to-give “Gifts for Good” gift packs, like the local Sweet and Nutty Gift Pack and the…
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Reusable Bag Proposal

Posted December 4, 2018 by emily in Community

Weaver Street is proposing to eliminate single-use plastic and paper bags in favor of other bag options. Our goal: 100% reusable bags in 2019! Please send us feedback by email (feedback@weaverstreetmarket.coop) or at the displays in our stores (later this week). Why switch to reusable bags? Single-use plastic bags are a poor option: They create…
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Errol pushes a pallet with boxes of food, in a warehouse

Rounding Up: For the Community, By the Community

Posted October 23, 2018 by brenda in Community

With one week left to round up for backpack meals for kids, shoppers and owners have rounded up more than 300,000 times for $135,000 donated for the food insecure kids served by Orange County Schools and TABLE. This week we’re reporting on how your Round Up funds are feeding hungry kids at six schools in…
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2018 CCF Grant Recipients

Posted August 27, 2018 by emily in Community

This year’s Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) grants benefited four local groups working to connect underserved community members with local produce. Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels received $2000 to outfit their expanded space at their new location to increase their ability to provide meals for their clients. They’ll purchase a large capacity freezer to freeze…
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