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!
Galway Girl
When I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I’ve traveled around I’ve been all over this world
Boys I ain’t never seen nothin’ like a Galway girl…
(Galway Girl-Steve Earle, performed by many)
So, this week…yeah, this week. One of those weeks that knocked you for a loop, gave you crazy goals to accomplish, obligations to fulfill, and then gave you a whole lot of emotion to sort out.
When I get in these busy times, when it looks like I will either get it all done, or I will have a break down that will result in me regrouping, taking off, finding myself, and then returning to kick it all in the ass, is when I turn to what makes me strong, what made me, my roots, and I focus.
Music, obviously, does this for me, in these times. I found myself turning to the music that I could twirl to, dance to, sing to, and give a nod back to where my family all came from. It helps me to think of my grandfather, his Irish roots, my family that hailed from Galway in Ireland.
This song was with me, all week. I love the Irish roots, I love all of the different versions that I could find, I love that part of the Grateful Dead performed it…my roots brought me back to life, this week. Made me remember who I am, who had a part in making me become me, and who would be guiding me, still, if he were still here. My grandfather would give me the time to go work it all out, whatever was weighing on me, and then promptly kick me back into the fold of things.
So, here I am…back to all of you, ready for action, many goals accomplished, this week, many tasks and business obligations completed, and now, here I am…twirling around, looking to bring you all into this market. This little local market of love. The pride that is this community.
Let’s go…let’s all get our twirl on, and take a spin with some ordering love.
I open the market, tonight, with much love…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam