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!
November Blue
November shadows, shade November change
November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains
November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains…
(November Blue-The Avett Brothers)
It’s now that cold, chill that the November winds kick in. It reminds us that we are now out of the warm limbo that is between the end of summer, and the dazzling of fall. We are headed to Thanksgiving, and then we are headed to the months that I like to call both hibernation, and yet planning mode.
We usher in the hush of the growing season, while we begin, at least with Hippie and the Farmer, the indoor growth time. The seed saving, grown lighting, garden planning stages…
November is the cusp of both the goodbye, and the hello…
We open the market, this week, to say hello to returning vendors, and also to remind you that we will have next week, as a market, and then we will be closed for the Thanksgiving week!!
Get your orders in, see all that we offer, and let us guide you through these months of winter…we can make it all an experience in local…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam