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Last month, the Piedmont Farm Tour celebrated it’s 20th anniversary. In spite of rainy weather, over 5600 visitors were out touring farms. The event raised $16,800 for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. We went out on Saturday to visit four long-time participants: Turtle Run Farm, Peregrine Farm, Perry-winkle Farm, and Eco Farm.
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Do you know a high school student interested in developing leadership skills while enjoying a fun-filled week learning about co-ops? Cooperative Leadership Camp is held by the Cooperative Council of…
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As part of the Community Food Partnerships, Weaver Street Market and TABLE are asking shoppers to make donations to fill backpacks with healthy food for kids at risk for hunger during the summer months. The campaign begins Wednesday, May 20
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Art:K12 is an exhibition program at Weaver Street Market’s Carrboro store, focusing on artwork created by local children and youth. The program began in February 2015. Its initial intention is…
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10th Annual Cooperative Community Fund Grants Applications due by 10 pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Grants will be awarded at WSM’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Download the…
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Last month, WSM shoppers donated more than 1,000 bags of fresh produce to PORCH’s Food for Families program though the co-op’s “Donate a BAG of Produce” campaign. Today, 100 refugee families received the first delivery of the bags of produce. The produce that WSM purchased for the donations weighed over 35 pounds and had to be delivered in overstuffed BOXES!
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Art:K12 is an exhibition program at Weaver Street Market’s Carrboro store, focusing on artwork created by local children and youth. The program began in February 2015. Its initial intention is…
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For two weeks, WSM asked shoppers to donate bags of fresh produce for neighbors in need. More than 2,500 shoppers responded with a resounding, “YES!” The food campaign yielded $31,000 in donations, which exceeded our ambitious goal of 1,000 bags of produce. The donated produce will go to PORCH’s Food for Families program, which provides a week’s worth of groceries to local families at risk for hunger.
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Starting today, WSM shoppers can donate bags of fresh produce and eggs to PORCH, a local hunger relief organization. The food campaign is part of WSM’s Community Food Partnerships. The goal of the program is to offer ways to participate that are meaningful for shoppers who value fresh healthy food. For the PORCH campaign, shoppers can donate bags of fresh produce for $30.
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Cindy and John Soehner are the farmers behind Eco Farm, 23 acres west of Carrboro. With the help of their children, they produce year-round produce, shiitakes and strawberries, flowers, eggs,…
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