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The Best of Both Worlds

Posted September 4, 2019 by emily in Healthy Eating

Summer meets fall in the produce department! Carolyn walks us through the early September highlights.

cast iron pan with sauteed slices of peppers, as if for fajitas

Local Pepper Extravaganza

Posted August 14, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

Peppers thrive in the heat, and we’ve got a great selection from our local farmers. Try out some of these varieties, fresh in a salad, roasted, sautéed, grilled, pickled, whatever you can think of!

frozen pops with three layers of different kinds of fruit

Homemade Frozen Pops

Posted August 2, 2019 by emily in Dessert, Favorite Recipes, Gluten-Free, Healthy Eating, Vegan, Vegetarian

One good thing about the summer heat is it makes great weather for eating frozen pops. Frozen pops are the perfect dessert option because you can make them with healthy ingredients like fruit and yogurt. If you’ve never made pops at home, here are some things to consider. The Right Pop Mold Frozen pop molds…
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Fresh salad with grilled peach halves, arugula and burrata on a plate on white distressed wooden background. Top view. Summer food concept

Everybody Must Get Stone Fruit

Posted July 24, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

The Midnight Rose aprium. The Dapple Dandy plumcot. The Nectapie donut nectarine. Learn all about stone fruit with Carolyn.

watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew pieces and whole on a table with flowers

What a Melon!

Posted July 3, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

Summer melons are in stores from Jackson Farming in Autreyville, via Farmer Foodshare. Read about the delicious watermelons, cantaloupes, and (coming next week) honeydews.

Everything Peach

Posted June 25, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

Peach season is here! Peach ripening tips, recipes, and more.

Summer Produce 2019

Posted June 24, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

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. And there is usually something in season!…
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How to Ripen Peaches

Posted June 12, 2019 by emily in Appetizers, Dessert, Favorite Recipes, Gluten-Free, Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating, Vegan, Vegetarian

Are you hesitating to take advantage of the southern peaches in our stores? Here are some tips to ripen them perfectly every time.

New Sunflower Tamari Tempeh

Posted May 22, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

The new Tamari Sunflower Tempeh is now on the salad bar in our stores. It’s both gluten-free and vegan friendly.

Local Strawberries Are Here!

Posted April 21, 2019 by emily in Hand Selected Products, Healthy Eating

Local NC strawberries have arrived in our stores! This year, organic berries are coming to us from eastern North Carolina via Eastern Carolina Organics, mainly from two farms: Cottle Organics and Uncle Henry’s Organics in Rose Hill. We also have conventional berries from Lewis Farm. Last year, our staff visited both organic farms on a…
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Healthy Eating

The Best of Both Worlds

Local Pepper Extravaganza

Homemade Frozen Pops

Everybody Must Get Stone Fruit

What a Melon!

Everything Peach

Summer Produce 2019

How to Ripen Peaches

New Sunflower Tamari Tempeh

Local Strawberries Are Here!

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