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!
All The Scoop!
So, we have a lot of happenings, here, at this little local market of love…
Lots of new excitement, new interest, lots of customers, lots of vendors, and lots of new scoop to share…
Along with the addition of new vendors, we also have added new products in the Prepared Food Category!
We have commercially prepared vegan pesto from Kennedy Farms!!
Commercially prepared weekly soup varieties from Cosmic Charlie!
Commercially prepared/flash frozen farm fresh dinner selections from Hippie and the Farmer!!
In the next week or two, you will see one of your favorite vendors add her line of dried herbs and spices!! Michelle, of Honey Boy Honey, will begin offering her blends, soon, under her new vendor name, just for those organic items!!
And, for your sweet tooth, we will be adding homemade weekly pie varieties from a new vendor, Ruthie’s Pies!!
Most of you know her as part of the Oakview Farm Meats family, but now Ruth Runyan is branching out on her pie baking adventure! Look for her first editions, the week after next!
Just an update on all things market…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam