We interviewed Rodger from Norm’s Farms about his family farm in Missouri and the elderberry wellness products and preserves that are made here in North Carolina. Watch the video below.
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It’s Elderberry Time!
Last month we visited Rodger Lenhardt of Norm’s Farms in Pittsboro. Norm’s Farms makes a variety of elderberry products as well as co-sponsoring the annual Elderberry Festival in Carrboro (coming…
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Cheddar with Truffles: Il Truffelino from England
This month, our featured, get-it-while-you-can cheese has the luxuriant flavor of black summer truffles: Il Truffelino combines the creamy texture of a classic English cheddar with the complex flavor of truffles.
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A Visit from Nello’s
Look for updated news about Nello’s, now Nellino’s, here. Last week, we sat down to talk with Neal McTighe of Nello’s Sauce. Weaver Street Market has stocked Nello’s since Neal…
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New Local Gluten-Free Pastries
JP’s Pastries makes everything by hand, from scratch. They bake every day in a certified kitchen that JP built onto his home in Raleigh.
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Summer Pastries
This July, our pastry bakers have concocted two treats that celebrate the classic flavors of summer: the Pink Lemonade Whoopie Pie and the Smores Torte.
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Local Fruit Smoothies Are Here
The Cottle family of Cottle Farms in Faison, North Carolina, has been growing blueberries and strawberries for over fifty years. In 2015, they began bottling and selling JuVn8 smoothies, made with fruit grown on their own farm.
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Burrata Con Panna: Mozzarella with a Creamy Filling
This summer, we’re importing a limited quantity of a very special cheese from the Lioni branch in Italy: Burrata Con Panna won the gold metal at the 2012 Wolrd Cheese Awards. Burrata is a fresh mozzarella filled with a light, creamy filling.
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Drink Coffee, Help Sea Turtles
Joe Van Gogh sources its beans from farmers and farmer cooperatives, paying a fair trade price and, with the Cafe Feminino Project, an additional premium. In 2009, the local coffee…
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Weaver Bakers Reinvent Our Vollkornbrot: Try It, You’ll Like It
Voll (full). Korn (grain). Brot (bread). In German bakeries, this bread sits at the apex of dense and grainy rye loaves, proudly proclaiming its identity as the bread made only with 100% whole-grain rye. Weaver Street Market has been making this bread for at least 20 years…
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