Last year this time, we visited Rodger Lenhardt of Norm’s Farms in Pittsboro. Norm’s Farms makes a variety of elderberry products in Elizabethtown, NC, using berries grown on the family farm in Missouri. Elderberries are nutrient dense and have medicinal properties. People use them to help with sinus congestion, ease muscle and joint pain, and…
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Bone Broth Protein Powder
On sale this weekend we have tubs of bone broth protein powder. You may have heard of the benefits of drinking bone broth: it’s rich in protein, collagen, gelatin, glucosamine, chondroitin, and key minerals, and it supports healthy joints, a healthy gut and immune system, metabolism, and more. But many people don’t have time to…
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Local Kefir
Kefir is a fermented milk drink made by inoculating milk with a starter. It tastes like a thin yogurt. Carolina Farmhouse Dairy produces a line of kefir including blueberry, strawberry, lemon, plain, and golden milk (made with turmeric).
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By Carolyn Twesten, Weaver Street Market Produce Merchandiser My favorite thing about buying local produce is the seasonality of it all. Sure it’s a bummer not to have juicy strawberries or tomatoes in January, but they taste so much better when the local harvest comes in, in season. There are certain dishes that I only…
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True Blue, Berry, I Love You
Local blueberry season is upon us. Blueberries, those nutritionally hip superfruits, are filled with things like antioxidants, flavonols, and tannins. Their myriad potential benefits involve cancer, aging, urinary tract infections, strokes, heart disease and blood pressure. So load up on the delicious treats and eat them by the handful with no hesitation. Native to North…
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Hemp in our Stores
As you may know, this week is Hemp History Week. In addition to traditional uses for hemp (like paper and rope) and modern uses (like bio-plastics and housing materials), hemp seeds and oil are used as a dietary supplement. They contain essential fatty acids like omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Here are some of the hemp…
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Summer Fruit: When Does It Start?
The hot spring weather may have you longing for sweet local blueberries and juicy southern peaches. They’ll be here before you know it. Carolyn, our Produce Merchandiser, assembled this chart of the expected arrival month for many of our favorite fruits. (Blueberries will probably begin in LATE May.) You can always check our Pick of…
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Fresh from the Coast: Locals Seafood
By Carolyn Twesten, Produce and Meat Merchandiser Weaver Street Market is excited to announce a new partnership with local seafood supplier Locals Seafood! Starting on Wednesday, April 27, all of our stores will be stocked with a supply of fresh, responsibly sourced seafood from the North Carolina coast, every weekend through the fall. Supplies will…
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Avocado Oil Is Here
We now carry San Lucas avocado oil. Avocado oil is great for frying foods (as well as roasting and other forms of baking) because it has a high smoke point of around 500 °F. (For comparison, refined [high heat] canola oil’s smoke point is about 400 °F, and olive oil’s can be even lower.) At…
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Cabot’s “Not Fried” Chicken Nuggets (with Greek yogurt)
If you’re aiming to eat a little healthier, but you’d still like to make chicken strips, then you might enjoy our baked chicken nuggets. Our nuggets feature some unique ingredients, such as Greek-style yogurt, which helps to add enjoyable flavors to the mix.
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