Last week we visited the Latino Community Credit Union (LCCU) in Carrboro Plaza to learn about their place in our community. They will have a table at our upcoming Co-op Fair where you can learn more about becoming a member. Gabe Treves, Development and Community Affairs Senior Specialist, described LCCU’s vision (Economic Opportunity for All)…
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Physics Art, in Our Carrboro Cafe
Art:K12 is an exhibition program at our Carrboro store’s cafe that focuses on artwork created by local children and youth. This month’s exhibit features physics-related art from Emerson Waldorf School and will be on display through Sunday, April 30. This exhibition is a collection of Main Lesson Books from the physics program at Emerson Waldorf…
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Dirt to Shirt Tees
All of our T-shirts, including the annual Piedmont Farm Tour tee, are printed in Burlington at TSDesigns. TSDesigns has worked to revive the North Carolina textile industry, creating a local supply chain for T-shirts. By not shipping cotton to China to be made into a tee, the transportation footprint can be reduced from 17,000 to…
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Less Than a Month to the Piedmont Farm Tour
Every spring, local farmers open their farms to visitors during the Piedmont Farm Tour. Visitors can learn about sustainable agriculture and farmstead cheese, see baby animals, gather eggs, and enjoy the beauty of Piedmont farms. They can meet the people who grow their food and see how it is grown. Farm Tour participants buy a…
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OCIM’s A Walk for Hunger
Orange Congregations In Mission’s (OCIM’s) A Walk for Hunger is Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Little River Regional Park in Rougemont. The walk is a major source of funding for OCIM’s food pantry and Meals on Wheels programs. Walkers collect donations, then show up to participate in the walk; there are both long and short…
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$52,000 in Weaver Street Community Donations Has Immediate Impact for PORCH’s Families
In two weeks, Weaver Street staff, owners, and shoppers donated over $52,000 to PORCH’s Food for Families program! Thanks for the amazing support! Weaver Street Community, your PORCH donations are having an immediate impact on our neighbors in need of healthy food. We’ll deliver boxes of fresh groceries to 135 PORCH families on Wednesday, March…
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Volunteer on the Piedmont Farm Tour
The annual Piedmont Farm Tour is still five weeks away, but the CFSA is already signing up volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to participate: you’ll spend one day greeting visitors at a farm or helping behind the scenes, and the other day you are able to go on the tour with your free button….
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The View from the Road: Weaver Race Farm Gallery
There’s still time to register for this year’s virtual running challenge, Run the Farm. Registration is free for the first 100 runners with promo code wsmfree, and there are about 40 spots left. Register at https://racery.com/r/weaver-street-challenge-III/#racers. More info at https://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/weaver-race-iii-run-the-farm/. New this year, runners will see Google Street Views of their location. Since you’ll be…
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PORCH Campaign 2017: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
By Tizzy Giordano, Weaver Street Market Front End Staff, Carrboro Hello Weaver Street Family! My name is Tizzy Giordano, I am one of your friendly Carrboro cashiers and a coordinator of the 2017 Groceries For PORCH Families campaign. We’ve kicked off this campaign with an unprecedented level of support, raising over $28,000 in just 5…
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Weaver Race III: Run the Farm
The Weaver Race is back! This year our virtual racecourse runs past all 36 farms on the Piedmont Farm Tour.
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