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!
When Your Hot Your Hot...
So…the weekend passed by in a blazing haze of heat!!
I hope that you all were able to get out to enjoy one or both of the local happenings, locally.
Saturday found your two market managers at the Simon Kenton Chili Cook Off competing with Hippie and the Farmer!! We got second place in booth creativity and design!! Yay!! It also gave us time to promote this market!!
Sunday found me with my side gig, The Soul Sisters, at the Covered Bridge and Bluegrass Festival in Union County!! Again, a hot day, but so fun to be out, do a bit of promoting, and it was nice to support our sister county!!
Now, we have crashed into fall, crashed into Monday, and still have that sunny heat!!
To celebrate the coming in of fall, Madison Ling has listed her gluten free zucchini bread!!
Why not take a moment, and get back in the swing of things, and order from our market!! You don’t even have to be out in the heat to do it!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam