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!
September
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing.
As we danced in the night,
Remember how the stars stole the night away
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
(September-Earth, Wind, and Fire)
Well, if we are going to do this September thing, we may as well usher it in with a funky disco beat!! Make it fun, make it your own, make it a dance worthy preface to later in the month when we give way to autumn days.
Wow, like, seriously…September, man? Wasn’t I JUST beginning the crazy, market season months? The prelude to the summer heatwave? Well, those months just sort of raced by, giving way to a bit of relief from the Heat Draining Months of 2016.
This is the time of year, if you vend multiple markets, manage a couple of them, own a shop, bake your life away, and co-own another business, where your life finally goes back to just a regular crazy instead of a high octane crazy!! A time where you can stop, bask in the golden sun, enjoy the crisp breezes, and experience a rebirth of sorts.
The oncoming tease of fall always makes me feel like I am on the edge of rebirth, friskiness, open to adventure, and a general energy that only comes with the lull of time between heat wave and arctic tundra.
September…love it, embrace it, work it, caress it, savor it, and take advantage of what it has to offer!
Enter our market…still full of late season produce!! An additional egg vendor!! The incoming new dairy options!! Goodbye to some of our favorite summer produce, only to say hello to the next season!!
This market is dancing in September…won’t you join us?
Peace, Love, Groovy Tunes…
Cosmic Pam