Chatham County Cooperative Extension Agent Photo By: Debbie Roos Cathy Jones: Perry-winkle Farm $1.83 million purchased from local producers in2006 annual authenticauthannual entic foodfood 2006 report report Chapel Hill,N.C. Permit #191 US Postage Prst Std 27514 PAID 2 WEAVER STREET MARKET ANNUAL REPORT WEAVER STREET MARKET’S Cooperative Community Fund is established as a permanent fund whose interest will be given annually to local groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food, hunger and social issues, environmental protection, and cooperatives. We expect that the CCF will grow rapidly to become a major factor in the achievement of our co-op’s mission to be a vibrant, sustainable commercial center. In our August newsletter, we put out a call for applicants for our first grant cycle from the Cooperative Community Fund. We had over a WEAVER STREET MARKET’S dozen qualified applicants, and also an intrepid committee to make the final choices that we’re presenting here: firstCooperative annual Community Fund Grants 2006 CCF GRANT WINNER 2006 CCF GRANT WINNER 2006 CCF GRANT WINNER PA’LANTE ANATHOTH ORANGE COMMUNITY Pa’lante was formed in 2003 as a Spanish language COMMUNITY GARDEN HOUSING & LAND TRUST youth media program to involve youth in integrating Anathoth Community Garden is a ministry of Cedar Orange Community Housing and Land Trust Latin American immigrants with the greater Grove United Methodist Church that seeks to be a healing is a nonprofit developer of affordable homes community in Orange County. We do this by teaching and supporting youth to create Spanish language presence in the community by mending relationships in Orange County. The Land Trust sells single- media that enables them to express themselves with the land and with each other. Cedar Grove is a place family homes, townhomes, and condominiums broken by racial and economic divides. The land itself and provide access to information on community to homebuyers who live or work in Orange services and events. has suffered decades of misuse through unsustainable County. Currently, about twelve teens regularly produce tobacco production. Our hope is that by bringing people Typically, a 3-bedroom 2-bath Land Trust Radio Pa’lante, a music and public affairs show airing on of diverse backgrounds together to grow organic food townhouse with an appraised value of $165,000 WCOM and podcast on our website,www.radiopalante. for one another, that these divides will begin to crumble. sells for around $105,000. This is made possible org. The teens interview community members; play The garden is as much about building community as it by housing subsidies and because the ownership music; and broadcast a calendar of events. is about growing healthy food. of the land and improvements remain with the Research shows that programs that offer youth We work primarily in three areas: Through our CSA the opportunity to serve their community retain more Land Trust. Homeowners sign a 99-year ground (Congregation-Supported Agriculture) we provide youth, and youth who are involved in afterschool lease that conveys to them the rights and fresh organic produce for low-income families in and programs are more likely to graduate from high around Cedar Grove, NC. We serve a varied population: responsibilities of ownership. When they sell, school. The youth take their role of informing the Asian, Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian. We a resale formula keeps the price affordable for community very seriously and that is often the first invite anyone who is interested to join the CSA. Rather the next homeowner. thing they mention when they talk about why they than individual plots in the traditional community The Land Trust was formed in July 2001, and are involved in Radio Pa’lante. garden model, our work is done communally. the first Land Trust home was a Carrboro mill The teens currently are working on two house, at 305 Pleasant Drive. Today, Land Trust documentaries, one about helping friends avoid joining mmunity roots mmunity Another focus is providing a work-site for kids from properties are scattered throughout Orange gangs and another about conversations teens and parents Volunteers for Youth. We host anywhere between 5-15 should have about sex. The youth are now editing clips, County, including 12 in Carrboro. Currently, the kids/week on one of our two workdays. writing voice overs for the English language interviews A third focus is education. Next year we will Land Trust has a contract on a lot at 104 Broad and writing scripts for the documentaries. be teaching classes on organic gardening to local Street, Carrboro. If negotiations are successful, Learning to read and write in Spanish offers the residents. We will need to purchase books and we will build a new single-family home within youth another avenue through which to connect to their co supplies, as well as some extra tools. We will also be easy walking distance of Weaver Street Market heritage, a connection which helps build self esteem and funding an apprentice for the growing season. and Carrboro’s vibrant downtown. a strong sense of belonging to a community. WEAVER STREET MARKET ANNUAL REPORT 3 october is national cooperative month Weaver Street Market events: Annual Meeting sunday jazz brunch Every Sunday thru October 29 invitation 11 am - 1 pm Carrboro Lawn sunday, november 5 owner specials at the Carrboro Century Center October 11 through November 7 12 Noon: Watch for Owner-only specials throughout the month! lunch (provided) Some of your favorites! 12:30 pm: annual meeting Weaver Street Market annual meeting * Engage in lively dinner conversation about the Sunday, November 5 Co-op of the future! Noon - 3:00 pm at the Century Center * Hear the “State of the Co-op” reports from the Lunch provided . see invitation to the right . General Manager and the Board of Directors! * 1st Annual Cooperative Community Fund Awards! * Meet the candidates for Board of Directors! tastings * Vote for a candidate for the Board of Directors! Throughout October * Door prizes! Carrboro & Southern Village ghoststories Ghoststores under the stars . all month long . Spooky Seasonal Music . Great Owner Specials . Raffles for Great Prizes Costume Contest . Tricky Giant Puppets . Balloons . Samplings . .VOTE . Cider . Cookies Carrboro Southern Village Panzanella Friday, October 27 5 - 8 pm CARRBORO heritage4th Annual turkey dinner trick or treat at wsm Thursday, November 2 Spooky Seasonal Music . Tricky Giant Puppets Featuring locally-grown, free-range Bourbon Red heritage turkeys grown by Alex & Betsy Hitt. Flaming Hoola Hoopers . Cider . Cookies 10% of proceeds benefits American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Saturday, October 28 3 - 6:30 pm 5:30 - 9 pm Reservations accepted for parties of 6 or more. SOUTHERN VILLAGE PANZANELLA 4 WEAVER STREET MARKET ANNUAL REPORT david moser Current professional work: From November through April, I am continuing for a fourth year as a First Reader for Duke election University’s Undergraduate Admissions, reading both international and domestic applications as part of the process to create the entering freshman Meet the class community. Previous professional work: Candidates Three decades working in the Triangle J Council george hoag for Weaver Street Market of Governments’ seven-county arena. Until Current professional work: retiring in 2003, my activities involved planning, Retired but I still read stories to children twice a Board of Directors administration and advocacy. As Director of the week at Barnes & Noble. Area Agency on Aging I had many opportunities to focus on clear and balanced solutions to issues Previous professional work: of aging confronting older adults, non-profit College teaching & research (Sociology), and governmental providers of services, elected Managing community improvement (Public officials. One example: participating as a member schools), Sales ( School library books, reference In your personal life or when working on the Steering Team for Orange County’s Master materals & library supplies), Retail (Meat with organizations what strategies have Aging Plan. & fish, prep chef, sandwiches, food serving- you used to bring about understanding Wellspring/Penguin cafe), Bookseller & Cafe and consensus when dealing with Current community involvement: (Barnes & Noble) complex issues? Treasurer for two non-profit organizations—the I try to listen carefully & restrain jumping to statewide Friends of Residents in Long Term and Current community involvement: conclusions. Sometimes I fail & get passionate if Durham’s Senior PHARMAssist. Also a community Last thing was supporting Carrboro Farmer’s it’s an important issue. Letting long winded-self- volunteer for Durham’s Keeping In Step/Senior Market benefit for post-Katrina New Orleans important presenters die a natural death is a good Issues Team (KIS/SIT). This group grew out of a Farmer’s Market. I organized & made the strategy. strategic planning model project I helped to secure muffaletas. in 1990 and now serves as an advisory body for Briefly describe any experiences you the Durham County Commissioners and Triangle Previous community involvement: have had with the following: United Way. Public school improvement, neighborhood a) Value-based policy development Why I want to serve on the Board of activities b) Planning Directors: For a couple of decades—dating c) Organizational evaluation back to when the Carrboro Farmer’s Market Why would you like to serve on the I suppose all policy development should be value operated under the ancient tin-roofed rafters of its Board of Directors? based & the values made explicit in the process so that former location and Weaver Street Market (WSM) I would like to bring a mature point of view decisions & directions that may issue from the process operated from a fraction of its present square to the Board. Given my age--71-- and diverse are genuinely supported by the partcipants. It doesn’t footage—I’ve traveled regularly from my home experience I think I could make a contribution.