Eclipse

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that’s to come
and everything under
the sun is in tune
but the sun
is eclipsed by the moon.
(Pink Floyd-Eclipse-Dark Side Of The Moon album 1973)

Will you remember it, always? It was one of the most mesmerizing events that I will ever witness. I hope you all were able to partake.

The market is open for another day, the orders are pouring in, and we don’t want you to miss out. Use the energy from yesterday, to groove you…we close at 8am, tomorrow morning…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Sunshine On A Plate

To continue the sunshine theme, I wanted to share my Sunshine On A Plate salad that I just had. All with ingredients from this little local market of love. The market that puts the sunshine, in your life, weekly!

I had a Sunday hair appointment, because thankfully, my hair girl opens her salon on Sundays, for girls like me, who only have about a nano second of time to give to a luxury like hair. But, also, a Sunday appointment gives me a quiet salon, with piped in music, and a whole lot of zen…

But, this post is not about me, my hair, or my hair salon…

I just needed to paint the picture. After my appointment, I was starving. Like, so starving, I could not think. I get like that. I will get busy, and forget to eat, and then I am that crazy, get out of my way hungry.

I raced home, and made a huge salad, that resembled the sun, and as I was eating it, I noticed that it had been made, using all items from your lovely vendors/growers…

I used a lettuce mix of romaine, and red butter from Davidson Family Growers. Peppers from Hippie and the Farmer. Peaches from Champaign Berry. Farm Cheddar Cheese, cut up, from Covington Cheese Company. Microgreens from Live Simply, Live Richly. And, a light drizzle made from a quick whisk of olive oil, a champagne vinegar, and a bit of maple syrup from Valley View Woodlands with a bit of cracked black pepper from Swisher Hill Herbs. I also sprinkled with a bit of red pepper flake that came from JC Growers, a while back.

The only other things that I added were a handful of walnuts, and a bit of corn that was cut off the cob, from Kroger, but only because Hippie and the Farmer corn is not quite ready, yet.

There you have it…a total salad of sunshine on a plate…and now, I have refueled with healthy food, I know where my food is coming from, it’s all local, and it was all so cost effective!! And, if you really want to make your week, easy, make salads in huge quantities, and store in grab and go containers.

To add more protein, you could get locally grown meats, right here,from Oakview Farm Meats, to grill or bake, and add to the top of this salad. You could get eggs from this market, from Oakview, Rocky Ridge, or Laughman’s, hard boil, and slice on top. There are any number of cheeses from both Covington Cheese Company, and Dugan Road Creamery, to add for taste delights.

You could even do any combination of produce, from Davidson Family Growers, JC Growers, Hippie and the Farmer, End Of The Road, Live Simply, Live Richly, and Vegetables by Olga Wright! Or boil/roast/grill potatoes from End Of The Road, to slice, and cool, and then add to this…

Madison Ling makes a granola bar that would be excellent crumbled, on top! The possibilities are endless!!

And, you could even get ready by washing your hands with one of the soaps from Elm Tree! Light a candle for your dining from Old Homefarm Candles! Brew a pot of coffee from Spotted Cow, to serve with a sweet treat from Littler Farms, GaGa’s Goodies, and Madison’s Gluten Free Baking! Or, enjoy your dessert with a glass of creamline milk, from Dugan Road Creamery. You may even want to stir a bit of honey in your coffee, to sweeten it, with local honey from both Lippincott Honey or Honey Boy Honey! Need to add toasted up croutons? Look to Cosmic Charlie for breads to go with, or breads for toasting into croutons! Perfect salad topper!

Maybe, you want to bake your own concoctions, and need flour from either Ella Bella, or Oberly Bros Farm!

And, while you are enjoying this whole lovely scene, don’t forget your furry friends…they would love to dine with you, as they enjoy their favorite treats from Kimmy Shark Creations!

California Sun

And they twist
And I’ll shimmy
And they shimmy
And I’ll fly
And they fly
Where they’re out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Where they’re out there having fun
In the warm California sun
(California Sun-The Rivieras)

You don’t have to be in California to enjoy the warm sun!! We’ve got it all, right here!! And, to make it even more fun, you can take a bit of time to get your weekly market orders in!!

Why not twist around the market, to see what grooves you, what moves you, and what makes you shimmy…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Ready, Set, Go!

The market is now open!

Let’s get ready to rock the week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Good Day, Sunshine

Good day sunshine,
Good day sunshine,
Good day sunshine.
I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I’ve got something I can laugh about…
(Good Day, Sunshine-The Beatles)

We have nothing but sunshine, these past days, lovely market customers!! And, it looks like another one, heading our way.

Just a reminder that the market will close, this morning! I usually close it up at 8am, but because I was having problems with the market site, yesterday, I am going to give an extra hour, this morning!

At 9am, the market will close for the week! Make sure to groove on in, and place those orders! We have lovely produce, sunflowers, EGGS, and all of the other amazing products, that you love!!

When I reopen, on Thursday eve, we will say hello to our new coffee vendor!! We bring to you, The Spotted Cow Coffeehouse, in conjunction with Hemisphere’s Coffee Roasters, to bring you local coffee choices, on the market!! Make sure to read all about The Spotted Cow, in their bio, and give them some love as you drive through town, and need that coffee fix!!

Also, check out new produce vendor, Olga, and her amazing, produce from her gardens!!

A quick note that Madison Ling is returning to school, and will be offering her products in very limited forms and quantities, but is available for special orders on her gluten free baked goods!! We’ve loved having her, all summer long, with us!!

The eggs have been an issue! We cannot keep them in stock!! But, Tyler was able to get more on, Oakview is working hard with their egg vendors to bring more in, and hopefully, we will continue to keep the quantities up for you!! JC Growers have older girls, now, who just are not laying. Jim is on a vacation leave with Rocky Ridge, and we just really miss the over production of eggs, but we are working on it!!

Ok…go, order, have a great day…see you at 9am!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Short and Sweet!

Your market manager is tired, she is so appreciative of all vendors, customers, and staff of the YMCA!! Together, we truly rock this market, in this local scene, in our little community!!

I am opening the market, tonight, with love!! Go ahead, begin the ordering…I can hardly wait to see each of you, next week, at order pick up!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Vendor Visit!

Hello, little market of love customers!

Just a heads up that tomorrow night, at market pick up, we will have Covington Cheese Company, in the house!

If you are picking up or passing through, bring a bit of extra money to purchase their amazing cheeses!!

See you, there!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Wake Up!

Wake up, Maggie I think I got something to say to you
(Rod Stewart – Maggie May)

Just a little wake up call, wake up song, song implant, to get you up and ready to place your orders for the market!!

You have until 8am to get it all together…this little market of love is here, helping you to gently enter into the day. Make it a good one…order.

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Go ahead…dig out your old Rod Stewart vinyl…

We Are Here!

We know it is the week of the Champaign County fair, we know it usually slows down, for us, during this week, but just giving you a little shout, a little wave, a little love, just to remind you that we are live, until tomorrow morning at 8am…just in case you can’t go a week without us.

If not, we will see everyone, back to normal, next week!!

Also…Champaign Berry has added more peaches, and berries!! How peachy!

And, we have new produce items from new local grower, Vegetables From Olga Wright!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Hello, Again!

Welcome back to another week of market love!!

We know that tomorrow is the kick off to our Champaign County Fair, and we know that so many of you will be busy with that, but if you think about it, in your downtime, why not give us some love, and your orders?

We are here for you…keeping the Lovelight shining bright…

Thank you for another excellent market week, this past week!! We hope to see you, next week!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam