The Weblog
The local foods movement is alive and well in Champaign County! Here are some updates on other projects while we finalize our virtual market:
Local Producers Map:
Our local producers map is ready for publication and you will soon be able to find it on gochampaign.com. Copies will be distributed around the community, in the local telephone book, and other “hangouts”. The guide lists the location and contact information for nearly 50 local producers within our county. The map was a project of the Local Food Council and printed with the help of some local sponsors including the Monument Square District, Champaign Bank, the Community Improvement Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Farm Bureau and others. It is a great start to finding a local source for Champaign County’s finest!
Hello, Old Friend
This post expired on May 06, 2024.
As I am strolling down the garden path
I saw a flower glowing in the dark
It looked so pretty and it was unique…(Eric Clapton, Hello, Old Friend)
Old friends…there is nothing like the comfort and ease of an old friend. An old friend has known you a lifetime. They know you at your best and at your worst. They know your likes and loves. They hold your deepest secrets. They laugh with you, they cry with you. They cheer you on the gloomiest of days, they cheer you on the sunniest of days!
I feel this way, right now, as I walk through my yard, looking at flower beds, picking up sticks, cutting lilacs for vases around the house…each new bloom that I find feels like saying, Hello, to old friends. At the end of each winter, we know these friends in nature are out there, we know that when they reappear, they will cheer us, makes us smile, and bring sunshine filled days our way, again. We rely on the power of happiness that they bring to our souls.
I would be lost without the love that I get from my close knit group of very old friends….some I have had even since Kindergarten. I was lucky to grow up with guys and girls who still make me smile, who still share the love, and who still feed my soul just like all of nature that is springing back to life.
Celebrate old friends, celebrate new growth that greets you like an old friend, and celebrate us, your friends at the best little local market around. We are here to make you smile, feed your souls, and fill your days with sunshine…
Today is Tuesday, old friends…that means it is the last day for market ordering, this week!! We close at 8pm, tonight. It’s a rockin’ market, this week! Don’t get left out of the fun because it’s really good to see you all, once again, at market pick up on Thursdays!