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!
Market Update!
Just a quick update on the status of this week’s lettuce orders, and the lettuce, going forward.
Sadly, there will now be no lettuce, this week for the market orders. Even more sad, Old Souls has informed me that it’s not only this week, but they have determined that even staking out a small space in their production, for our market, is taking too much away from their client in the Cleveland area.
So, I come to you with apologies…I had high hopes that this would continue to work out, but it looks like a no go.
If you have been a lettuce driven customer over these years, I hope that you will continue to be a weekly customer of our other fine items.
And, while I am saddened, I am thankful for the long years we had with Old Souls, and realize that we were very lucky to have had their products, year round, for as long as we did.
We now return to a seasonal lettuce market. If you are a grower/producer, I am looking to add lettuce and vegetables for the upcoming season. You can apply under the Growers Tab, on this site!
Thank you, to all of you, for being as excited as I was to have hoped to keep Old Souls in our family…
I already deducted all lettuces from your orders, this week, and you will not be charged for them.
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam