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Weavers Way Coop News

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September 23, 2021: Playing for Change and Falling for the Arts in the Hill, and Fresh News from Our Community Fridge

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Playing 4 Change Concert in CH

Kick Back and Groove to Co-op Music in the Hill 

Saturday, Sept. 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., the backyard behind Weavers Way Chestnut Hill

Feed your need for live tunes with a session celebrating International Playing for Change Day, featuring guitarist Jay Klales, clarinetist and sax player Dave Kutzik of Objective Perspective, and others. They’ll be collecting donations during the show for the Playing for Change Foundation. More info is here.

Fall 2021 GMM

NEXT WEEK Our GMM is Back and Live

Saturday, Oct. 2, 4-5:30 p.m., Awbury Agricultural Village, 6336 Ardleigh St., East Germantown

Be sure to RSVP for our first live general membership meeting in two years. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind meal from our Prepared Foods department, tours of our farm and the Agricultural Village, a business meeting and more. Note: This is a zero waste event; if you’re able, please bring your own bowl, plate, cutlery and a cup. Get more info and respond here.

CH Fall for the Arts 2021

Fall for the Arts Returns to the Hill

Sunday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Germantown Avenue between Willow Grove and Rex avenues, Chestnut Hill

The Co-op will feature samples and vendors from our Wellness department as well as a book signing by the local author and illustrator of the children’s book Goodnight Baby Sunflower. It’s available to purchase at all of our stores, but now is your chance to meet the local creators! Free; get more info here.

Other Important Co-op Stuff

Save on Salmon, Pizza Dough and More

Friday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 26, all Weavers Way locations

This weekend, save $3 a pound on Jail Island Atlantic salmon filets and $1 on pizza dough from Conshohocken Bakery (Ambler only) and West Philly’s Four Worlds Bakery. From the grocery aisles, containers of Levittown’s Michael’s Seitan vegan wheat meat are $1 off, along with 12-ounce cans of Audobon’s Valerio cold brew. Please note: No other discounts will apply.

This weekend's sales

TODAY Virtual New Member Orientation

Thursday, Sept. 21, 1-2:15 p.m., virtual event

New and newish members can Zoom in and get some easy credit toward your working member hours by learning about Co-op operations. Explore our online Member Center, discuss the benefits of membership and more! Register and get further details here.

Virtual New Member Orientation
This weekend's demos

Grab ‘n’ Go Greats:  The Sequel

Friday, Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Weavers Way Chestnut Hill/Saturday, Sept. 25, same time, Weavers Way Ambler

The Demo Dude, John Connor, will once again delve into the Prepared Foods specialties at our Hill and Ambler stores. Be sure to swing by and see what he puts out for tasting!

This week's FM highlights

Psst —the Doughnuts Are Back!

Tuesdays & Fridays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 7095 Henry Ave., across from Saul Agricultural High School, Roxborough

Local produce and specialties at our Henry Got Crops Farm Market this week include:

  • New Hope’s famed Solebury Orchards apple cider doughnuts, $4.99/half doz.
  • NEW! Biglerville’s Beechwood Orchards Smokehouse apples, $1.59/lb.
  • Weavers Way Farms bunched collard greens, $3/ea.
WW Farms Produce in Our Stores

Lots of Greens on the Scene, Plus…

Here’s what’s available from our farms in our stores and and at Henry Got Crops Farm Market this week (Selection and quantity will vary by store):

  • Arugula, baby chard and beet greens, and spicy mix
  • Swiss chard
  • Collard greens
  • Parsley
  • Mixed hot peppers
  • Pawpaws
AB Community Fridge Update

Our Fridge is Busy, and Needs Your Help

Our community fridge, located near the side entrance to our Ambler store, has been available to all for six months. We are regularly in need of the following:

  •  Milk, especially 1% or skim milk; eggs, yogurt cups, sliced cheese, sticks of butter or margarine, tofu or seitan and orange juice or lemonade.
  • Sliced bread
  • Fresh vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes and peppers,   salad greens and avocados
  •  Fresh fruit like apples, mandarin oranges and pears

Event Help and More Needs

Check out the Message Board on the Member Home page of our Member Center for a list of recent cooperator options. Here are a couple more:

  • Helping at the Friends of Chestnut Hill Library Book Purge Weekend on Sunday, Sept. 26.
  • Performing assorted tasks at the Harvest Festival at Awbury Arboretum on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Volunteer for these and/or others in our Member Center.

Working member opportunities

A Vivid Cultural Tapestry

Through Oct. 14 in the eNews, the Co-op’s Racial DEI Committee celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Puerto Rican bomba

Puerto Rico and the Bomba Beat

Bomba is a 400-year-old dance tradition created by enslaved West Africans who toiled in the island’s sugar plantations. It is an interactive musical conversation performed with elegance and determination between dancers, percussionists and vocalists. Originally, it articulated sadness and resistance to enslavement. Today, bomba is a part of  happier occasions, including baptisms, weddings and other ceremonies.

Here is a video featuring the Cepeda family of San Juan, the most prominent bomba family in Puerto Rico.

Cool News for the Neighborhood

Revolutionary Germantown Fest Returns

Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Ave.

Spend the day visiting Historic Germantown sites and learning about the 1777 Battle of Germantown and the people who experienced it. More info, including COVID protocols, is here.

Revolutionary Germantown Festival 2021

Introducing the Math Matriarchs of Bryn Mawr

Monday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., virtual event

Learn about three remarkable women mathematicians  who left “deep footprints” in their field. Presented by Dr. William Dunham, a research associate in mathematics at Bryn Mawr College. Free; register here.

CRP#s thru 9/18
Yet Another Mask Update

Don’t miss the biweekly eShopper for specials, store news, and more!

Weavers Way eShopper

Weavers Way Ambler
215-302-5550
217 E. Butler Ave.
8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Weavers Way Chestnut Hill
215-866-9150
Main Store:
8424 Germantown Ave.
8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Next Door Wellness:
8426 Germantown Ave.
9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Weavers Way Mt. Airy
215-843-2350
Main Store:
559 Carpenter Lane
8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Across the Way
Wellness & Pet
:
610 Carpenter Lane
8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

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