Community Owned Natural Foods Grocery
Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised over $64 million for programs that support keeping family farmers on their land. Farm Aid, best known for its annual music concert, works year-round to build a system of agriculture that values family farmers, good food, soil and water, and strong communities. Weaver Street Market is excited to support…
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Here is a letter of gratitude from Makeda Ma’at, executive director of Grow to Life–our June round up recipient at the Carrboro and Southern Village stores. This is Ms. Makeda Ma’at, Executive Director and Founder of Grow to Life, and I want to pass on our heartfelt thanks for your support during Weaver Street Market’s…
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Green Heffa Farm cultivates “From Seed to Sip”
Green Heffa Farms, co-founded by Clarenda “Cee” Stanley, is not only a farm, but also a tea company, a natural health brand, and an educational resource. The plants used in Green Heffa Farm’s teas are organically grown and sustainably sourced are those with strong cultural connectivity that Cee has studied voraciously.
For the month of July, we’re rounding up to provide Double Produce Dollars for our FOOD for ALL owners. Double Produce Dollars is an incentive program that makes fresh produce more affordable by matching produce purchases dollar for dollar up to $10 per day. Our FOOD for ALL program aims to increase food security by…
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Tierra Fértil, a worker-owned Hispanic farmer cooperative, was selected by RAFI USA to receive a $5,000 grant from our Cooperative Community Fund (CCF). Tierra Fértil, which means fertile ground in English, was established during the pandemic when six community members leased and started farming a one-acre plot of land in Hendersonville, North Carolina. …
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Thank you to all for supporting Ukraine! We donated 10% of our food bar sales from April – May 31, as well as $1 donation for the sale of each loaf of our Bread for Ukraine. It is a light rye bread studded with sunflower seeds that our bread bakers developed from memories of rye…
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For our closing tribute for Women’s History Month, meet Sherita Cobb and Avis Barnes. These two remarkable women with Orange County Schools (OCS) lead a team of social workers and counselors who support students and advocate for their emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. Sherita and Avis were instrumental in creating Weaver Street Market’s community food…
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Women’s Center of Wake County The Women’s Center is dedicated to serving and assisting marginalized, at-risk and homeless women seeking to break the cycle of trauma, abuse, violence, and homelessness. Through their comprehensive clinical and holistic services, women experience transformation that lends to behavioral and physical healthcare wellness, safe and permanent housing, and dignity. The…
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Working as a professional baker at Weaver Street’s high-production bread bakery is hard work—it’s physically and mentally demanding for a team of 12 bakers to produce thousands of loaves of bread each week delivered daily to our stores before we’ve sold the first cup of coffee. Bread baker Caroline Anders has successfully drawn upon her intellect, grit, and finesse to overcome the physical challenges of the work and become an accomplished artisan baker dedicated to “making each loaf the best it can be.
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One interpretation of the 2022 Black History Month theme of “Black Health and Wellness” includes literacy, education, and building the foundation for sustainable equity, equality, and inclusion. This week, we’re introducing Rofhiwa Book Café and re-introducing Book Harvest, two community partners that exemplify the uplifting of Black Health and Wellness in our community. Rofhiwa Book…
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