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Macrobiotic Community of

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Community Description
Area Description	Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh lie in the northeastern part of the state. Durham is a regional center for the health care industry. It is the home of Duke University. Raleigh is the state capital and an educational, research and trade center. The metropolitan area including the three cities is 855, 500.
Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities	Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Henderson, Hillsboro, Raleigh.
Summary and Impressions of the Community	Macrobiotics in Durham was started by Grace Thomas in the mid-1980's with the creation of the Triangle Macrobiotic Association. At its peak, as many as 50-60 people came to pot luck dinners. In the mid-1990's, the Solterra community was created, originally planned exclusively for macro residents. Three macrobiotic families live in this area and constitute the heart of macrobiotic community life in the city at this time. Although this original goal was forsaken for a more practical approach, three of its families are macrobiotic, and each has a spouse who has recovered from cancer using macrobiotics. Thanks to these families and others, the community has a bi-monthly newsletter, sponsors visiting counselors to lecture and provide health consultations, gives cooking lessons, and organizes potluck dinners. Whole food supermarkets, and coops keep the macrobiotic community well supplied with their culinary and related needs.
Macrobiotic Community Assessment	Moderate Services: No resident counselors & 1 part time cooking teacher, Visiting counselors twice a year. Macro cooking started in 1980’s but not as a center. Moderate Activities: Monthly potlucks, newsletter.

Professional Services
Resident Counselors	None
Resident Cooking Teachers	Grace Thomas, Sally Weil
Visiting Counselors and Cooking Teachers	Warren Kramer and Lisa Arkin came in March, 2002. Lino Stanchich has also appeared periodically.
Professional Cooks or Caterers	Ginger Daniel from Carboro, NC cooks twice a month for George and Judith Krassner

Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners
Sally Weil
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	20 Years
Community Functions	Sally gives cooking lessons, and publishes the local newsletter entitled: Triangle Macrobiotic Association.
Macrobiotic Study	No formal study. She studied a little with Eric Stapleman in New York, at macrobiotic summer conferences, and on travel tours; Sally goes on whatever tours are given (such as Michio Kushi's Japan tour).
Alternative Healing Modes	She had Acupuncture for a year to help her digestion. She also had shiatsu. Occasionally she takes Echinacea and Vitamin C in flu season.

Support System
Paid or Potluck Dinners	There are monthly potluck dinners; about 12 - 15 people attend. It is coordinated by a rotating host who is responsible for soup and tea. There is also a potluck on the Friday night when a guest speaker is scheduled to appear.
Education Centers	None
Seminars	Twice a year, a guest speaker and cooking teacher are invited; in the past Lino and Jane Quincannon came 2 - 3 times. Warren Kramer and Lisa Orkin came in March, 2002. Some of the activities take place in the Durham Solterra common house, and at other times, in Raleigh.
Newsletter	Triangle Macrobiotics is published every 2 months by Don and Sally Weil.
Support Groups	Only at potlucks.
Work Study Program	None
Publications, Books, Cassettes	At local health food stores and co op.
Web Sites	Solterra Community http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3464/communities.html

Natural Food Sources
Macrobiotic Restaurants	No macrobiotic restaurants; 2 restaurants with vegan options, in addition to Whole Foods
Natural Food Chain Stores	Wellsprings, a subsidiary of Whole Foods is located in Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
Independent Natural Food Stores	None. Krogers carries a line of organic vegetables
Natural Food Coops	Weaver Street Co-Op, Durham Co-Op
Mail Order Buying Clubs	None
Cottage Industries	None