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Weavers Way Festival June 21 Features the Best of Fresh & Local

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PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 10, 2014 — Weavers Way Co-op celebrates LOCAL with our biggest-ever Fresh & Local Fair in the Backyard at the Chestnut Hill store Saturday, June 21, from noon to 4 p.m. Participants can try samples from local vendors, talk local with the Co-op staff and meet the Weavers Way farmers. (Only your backyard is more local!)

Weavers Way and other local musicians will be performing all day as part of Make Music Philly, a “do-it-yourself” music festival encompassing more than 500 cities worldwide. (Weavers Way Mt. Airy is also a Make Music Philly site. For more info, visit www.makemusicphilly.org.) Susty Party will also be on hand hosting kids’ craft projects. (This Brooklyn-based outfit makes disposable party goods from renewable or sustainably harvested materials, all in North America.)

Supporting local producers and bringing local products to our shoppers is one of the primary missions of Weavers Way. The first of the seven “Ends” that guide the Co-op states: “There will be a thriving and sustainable local economy providing meaningful jobs, goods and services to our members and the community.” And since last July, we’ve fulfilled that goal to the tune of $4.4 million in sales, including local produce, prepared foods, meat and dairy, grocery and health and beauty supplies.

Here's who will be in the Backyard — rain or shine, we’ve got a tent! — on June 21:

  • Awesome Foods, Bridgeport, PA (gluten-free)
  • Calkins Creamery, Honesdale, PA
  • Common Market, Philadelphia
  • Donna & Co., Cranford, NJ (chocolates)
  • Ironstone Creamery, Riegelsville, PA
  • Jyoti Indian Foods, Sharon Hill, PA
  • My House Cookies, Philadelphia
  • Philly Bread, Philadelphia
  • Philly Fresh Pickles, New Holland, PA
  • Soom Tahini, Philadelphia, PA
  • Sweetnote Bagels, Philadelphia (gluten-free)
  • Swiss Villa, Wrightsville, PA (eggs)
  • Wakim’s Hummus, Bristol, PA
  • Yellow Springs Farm Goat Cheese, Chester Springs, PA
  • Zsa’s Ice Cream, Philadelphia

Weavers Way Chestnut Hill is at 8424 Germantown Ave.; the Weavers Way Next Door health and wellness specialty store is, well, next door, at 8426 Germantown Ave. Head inside to browse for even more wholesome, local and sustainable products!

And even when the Fresh & Local Fair is over, Weavers Way has plenty of ways to support local all summer and into the fall:

  • Weavers Way Community Programs Farmstand 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays at Weavers Way Chestnut Hill
  • Farm to City Farmer’s Market 3-7 p.m. Thursdays at Weavers Way Mt. Airy (starting June 26)
  • Weavers Way Farms at Headhouse Farmers’ Market 2nd and Lombard streets, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays
  • Weavers Way Farmstand at Saul Across from Saul High School, 7100 Henry Ave., 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 2-6 p.m. Fridays
  • Weavers Way Farms Produce Delivered to Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill on Wednesdays and Fridays.
 

Weavers Way Festival June 21 Features the Best of Fresh & Local

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 10, 2014 — Weavers Way Co-op celebrates LOCAL with our biggest-ever Fresh & Local Fair in the Backyard at the Chestnut Hill store Saturday, June 21, from noon to 4 p.m. Participants can try samples from local vendors, talk local with the Co-op staff and meet the Weavers Way farmers. (Only your backyard is more local!)

Weavers Way and other local musicians will be performing all day as part of Make Music Philly, a “do-it-yourself” music festival encompassing more than 500 cities worldwide. (Weavers Way Mt. Airy is also a Make Music Philly site. For more info, visit www.makemusicphilly.org.) Susty Party will also be on hand hosting kids’ craft projects. (This Brooklyn-based outfit makes disposable party goods from renewable or sustainably harvested materials, all in North America.)

Supporting local producers and bringing local products to our shoppers is one of the primary missions of Weavers Way. The first of the seven “Ends” that guide the Co-op states: “There will be a thriving and sustainable local economy providing meaningful jobs, goods and services to our members and the community.” And since last July, we’ve fulfilled that goal to the tune of $4.4 million in sales, including local produce, prepared foods, meat and dairy, grocery and health and beauty supplies.

Here's who will be in the Backyard — rain or shine, we’ve got a tent! — on June 21:

  • Awesome Foods, Bridgeport, PA (gluten-free)
  • Calkins Creamery, Honesdale, PA
  • Common Market, Philadelphia
  • Donna & Co., Cranford, NJ (chocolates)
  • Ironstone Creamery, Riegelsville, PA
  • Jyoti Indian Foods, Sharon Hill, PA
  • My House Cookies, Philadelphia
  • Philly Bread, Philadelphia
  • Philly Fresh Pickles, New Holland, PA
  • Soom Tahini, Philadelphia, PA
  • Sweetnote Bagels, Philadelphia (gluten-free)
  • Swiss Villa, Wrightsville, PA (eggs)
  • Wakim’s Hummus, Bristol, PA
  • Yellow Springs Farm Goat Cheese, Chester Springs, PA
  • Zsa’s Ice Cream, Philadelphia

Weavers Way Chestnut Hill is at 8424 Germantown Ave.; the Weavers Way Next Door health and wellness specialty store is, well, next door, at 8426 Germantown Ave. Head inside to browse for even more wholesome, local and sustainable products!

And even when the Fresh & Local Fair is over, Weavers Way has plenty of ways to support local all summer and into the fall:

  • Weavers Way Community Programs Farmstand 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays at Weavers Way Chestnut Hill
  • Farm to City Farmer’s Market 3-7 p.m. Thursdays at Weavers Way Mt. Airy (starting June 26)
  • Weavers Way Farms at Headhouse Farmers’ Market 2nd and Lombard streets, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays
  • Weavers Way Farmstand at Saul Across from Saul High School, 7100 Henry Ave., 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 2-6 p.m. Fridays
  • Weavers Way Farms Produce Delivered to Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill on Wednesdays and Fridays.
 

Local

Nobody sources from more local vendors than the Co-op

At Weavers Way, we define “local” as products produced within about 150 miles of Philadelphia. We work with more than 300 local vendors; many are producers making the everyday items you find in the store including hummus, bread and soap. These items are locally produced but often the primary ingredients are not local. Other vendors are farms that grow the primary ingredient locally (such as produce, meat or dairy), and many of whom turn it into delicious jams, cheese and yogurt.

Half of the money we spend on sourcing products to sell go to local vendors. We work with our suppliers to bring in new products to the stores. Part of Weavers Way’s mission is to have a positive impact on the local economy and for that reason we work hard to fill the stores with items made close to home all year long. Supporting small businesses in our area is a cooperative value that we take seriously. If you have any questions about out local sourcing philosophy, vendors or products, please email Purchasing Manager Norman Weiss at normanb@weaversway.coop.

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Nobody sources from more local vendors than the Co-op

At Weavers Way, we define “local” as products produced within about 150 miles of Philadelphia. We work with more than 300 local vendors; many are producers making the everyday items you find in the store including hummus, bread and soap. These items are locally produced but often the primary ingredients are not local. Other vendors are farms that grow the primary ingredient locally (such as produce, meat or dairy), and many of whom turn it into delicious jams, cheese and yogurt.

Half of the money we spend on sourcing products to sell go to local vendors. We work with our suppliers to bring in new products to the stores. Part of Weavers Way’s mission is to have a positive impact on the local economy and for that reason we work hard to fill the stores with items made close to home all year long. Supporting small businesses in our area is a cooperative value that we take seriously. If you have any questions about out local sourcing philosophy, vendors or products, please email Purchasing Manager Norman Weiss at normanb@weaversway.coop.

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Local

Nobody sources from more local vendors than the Co-op

At Weavers Way, we define “local” as products produced within about 150 miles of Philadelphia. We work with more than 300 local vendors; many are producers making the everyday items you find in the store including hummus, bread and soap. These items are locally produced but often the primary ingredients are not local. Other vendors are farms that grow the primary ingredient locally (such as produce, meat or dairy), and many of whom turn it into delicious jams, cheese and yogurt.

Half of the money we spend on sourcing products to sell go to local vendors. We work with our suppliers to bring in new products to the stores. Part of Weavers Way’s mission is to have a positive impact on the local economy and for that reason we work hard to fill the stores with items made close to home all year long. Supporting small businesses in our area is a cooperative value that we take seriously. If you have any questions about out local sourcing philosophy, vendors or products, please email Purchasing Manager Norman Weiss at normanb@weaversway.coop.

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Weavers Way Petapalooza Festival Saturday, May 31, Celebrates Everything Animal

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PHILADELPHIA, May 13 — Weavers Way’s fourth annualPETAPALOOZA, a street festival celebrating dogs, cats, chickens, hamsters, horses and more takes place Saturday, May 31, 2014, from noon to 4 p.m.

Carpenter Lane between Greene and Sherman streets in Mt. Airy will be closed to vehicular traffic for the party, which is centered at the Co-op pet store at Weavers Way Across the Way, 608-610 Carpenter Lane.

This year’s Petapalooza theme is “Rescue Me.” Several rescue organizations, including the Pennsylvania SPCA, will be bringing animals who are ready for forever homes. Humans who adopt during Petapalooza will get free Weavers Way starter kits worth $50 filled with all kinds of kitty and doggie booty — including a full-size package of Wellness pet food — to help their furry new family members feel at home.

Petapalooza offers a great opportunity to talk to and learn from some of the most knowledgeable and reputable people in pet nutrition, pet training and animal advocacy. Pet-food vendors who promote diets free of byproducts or low-quality, generic ingredients will offer free samples. Local veterinarians, animal trainers, pet-care professionals, walkers, groomers and washers will be on hand. Of course, there will be live music and the famous Weavers Way Grill.

Fowl will represent too. Meet Philadelphia Backyard Chickens, a group that has made great strides toward making chickens legal again in the city. Look for the hens pecking around the Pet Store window at Weavers Way Across the Way — admire their plumage and throw a few mealworms for them to snack on!

Five percent of the day’s Pet Store sales will be donated to the participating nonprofit animal-rescue organizations.

In addition, all month long, Weavers Way Across the Way will be home to two animal benefit drop-offs.  Bring your well-loved stuffed animals for good-karma repurposing by Glad Dogs Nation (gladdogsnation.com),  which wil upcycle them into new dog plushy toys. The Co-op is also collecting supplies for the PSPCA — cardboard tubing, newspapers, and new or gently used pet bedding, towels and pet toys. Bring them to the Pet Store at Across the Way during business hours, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, through May 31.

And the Petapalooza Paw-Purrazzi Pet Photo and Video Contest is in full swing! Through May 29, pet stage-moms and stage-dads can upload their photogenic furbaby’s best lick, trick or costume to the Paw-Purrazzi Facebook page(www.facebook.com/wwpetapalooza2014).

A panel of esteemed animal lovers and pet professionals will choose winners in three categories: Cutest Portrait, Best Costume and Best Trick Video. Plus, the pic with the most “likes” will be the People’s Choice winner. (We are a co-op, after all.) Winners will be announced during Petapalooza, around 3 p.m.

Here's a preliminary list of Petapalooza participants:

Rescue organizations
Brenda's Cats www.brendascatrescue.com
Greene Street Animal Rescuegreenestreetanimalrescue.vpweb.com
Morris Animal Refuge www.morrisanimalrefuge.org
PSPCA pspca.org

Adovcacy groups
The Humane League www.thehumaneleague.com
Leaping Bunny www.leapingbunny.org
Philadelphia Backyard Chickens www.facebook.com/groups/321078164597392

Animal professionals
Bad Dog Good Dog training (CJ Hazell)
Bark Play Love www.barkplaylove.com
Chris Switky dog training
Canine Partners for Life k94life.org
Mt. Airy Animal Hospital www.mtairyvet.com
Philadelphia Saddle Club philadelphiasaddleclub.blogspot.com
Queenie's Pets www.queeniespets.com

Pet Foods and Supplies
Acana www.acana.com
Annamaet www.annamaet.com
Glad Dogs Nation gladdogsnation.com
Merrick www.merrickpetcare.com
Orijen www.facebook.com/OrijenDogandCatFoods
Primal Pet Foods ‎www.primalpetfoods.com
Top Quality Dog Food www.topqualitydogfood.com
Verus www.veruspetfoods.com‎
Weruva www.weruva.com

Miscellaneous vendors
Mucho Bueno food truck eatmuchobueno.com
Primex Garden Center primexgardencenter.com
Roadside Linen Arts www.facebook.com/pages/Roadside-Linen-Arts/133104860202412‎
Spoil Yourself upcycled jewelry

About Weavers Way: Founded in 1973 as a neighborhood buying club, the Co-op now encompasses two grocery stores, three specialty shops in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill and still growing. Weavers Way is member-owned and open to everyone. We are committed to offering quality products that are local, sustainable and nutritious. For more information, visitwww.weaversway.coop.

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