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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!



 
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Thursday Update!


The market is ready for pick ups, EARLY, today!!

So, if you want to shoot me a text, 937-926-4833,
I’ll make sure your order is ready and waiting!!

XOXO,
Pam

Monday Evening


Hello!

Well, hello to May that feels more like winter!

You know what could warm things up? A whole lot of hot and heavy orders flying in!

Thursday is supposed to be sunny and beautiful and perfect for an order pick up day!

But, first, before we can all enjoy that sunny day pick up day, you need to get your orders in before 8am, tomorrow morning!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Birthday!


They say it’s your birthday
Well, it’s my birthday too, yeah
They say it’s your birthday
We’re gonna have a good time
I’m glad it’s your birthday
Happy birthday to you…
(The Beatles)

That’s right…today was my birthday, and I was so happy to spend it, greeting you, chatting with you, and getting your orders ready for you!

And, now…now, it’s that time of the week to open the market back up!!

Let’s get this party started!!

PS….thank you, so very much, for all of the kind words, this evening…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Tuesday Groove Line


Can you believe it? Can you dig it? Can you groove it?

Yes, it’s that time again…the bewitching hour before the market closes at 8am, this morning, for the week!!

Jump on the Groove Line…

Pack your grip
Takin you on a trip
Ain’t no seats
All we got’s dancin’ feet

Leave your worries behind
(Leave your worries behind)
‘Cause rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa) (whowa whowa)

Get this train
Know you’ll be glad you came
Hit the track
Party hard there and back

Leave your worries behind
(Leave your worries behind)
‘Cause rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa) (whowa whowa)

Check out the wheels a turnin’ (who-e-uu)
You know we won’t stop
We got this boiler burnin’ (who-e-uu)
We’re keepin’ it hot
So grab your friends
Get the train comin’ through
Climb on board
Where you leave’s up to you

Leave your worries behind
(Leave your worries behind)
‘Cause rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa) (whowa whowa)

Leave your worries behind
(Leave your worries behind)
‘Cause rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa) (whowa whowa)

Check out the wheels a turnin’ (who-e-uu)
You know we won’t stop
We got this boiler burnin’ (who-e-uu)
We’re keepin’ it hot
So grab your friends
Get the train comin’ through
Climb on board
Where you leave’s up to you

Leave your worries behind
(Leave your worries behind)
‘Cause rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa) (whowa whowa)
We can ride
Rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa)
We can ride
Rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa)
We can ride
Rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa)
We can ride
Rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight (whowa whowa)
We can ride
Rain, shine don’t mind
We’re ridin’ on the groove line tonight
(Heatwave)

Now, you’ve got an opening song for the day, and you have an hour ahead of you for some groovy ordering action!

Also…who doesn’t have a memory with this song? For me, it was Friday night skate nights in my middle school aged years…the lights, the disco balls, the bell bottom jeans, the Bonne Bell Lipsmacker in my jeans pocket, the feathered hair…you get it…now, go groove it…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Happy Together


I think about you day and night, it’s only right…
(The Turtles)

This little local market…I think of it, constantly! It makes me happy, it brings me joy, and it brings all of us this whole variety of local goodness!! It’s just all so good, so easy, so happy…

You, too, can jump on this happy train of ordering. And, you still have until tomorrow morning, at 8am, to get yourself organized, log in, and make your skies all blue, all sunshine, and, just think of Thursday, your pick up, and how you could drive home, loaded up with good for you items, brought to your car, handed over with a sunshine smile, a chat, and a wave…

Imagine how the world would be so very fine…
So happy together…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Happy Thursday!


And, just like that, the market reopens for another week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Strawberry Alarm Clock


Incense and peppermints, the color of time…

Good morning! And, as you wonder about this song, because the market does not have incense or peppermints (but, actually, the lovely oils from ELM Tree Essentials remind me of incense…) However, this is your wake up call, your alarm that the market closes at 8am, this morning…

Your Strawberry Alarm Clock…

And, I woke up with this song rambling around in my head. Also, if you are as obsessed with watching, Daisy Jones and The Six, you will remember that this song was in the first episode as Daisy makes were way around the Whisky A Go-Go and other clubs in the late 60s.

Ok…now, turn up the music, and get your orders in!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Gimme Some Lovin'


Why won’t you gimme some lovin’
Gimme some lovin’
Gimme some lovin’ every day…
(The Spencer Davis Group)

Ok, well, how about some market love, lol…

We are open, and the orders are flooding in!! And, guess what…

For all of you garlic lovers…THE SPRING GARLIC IS HERE FROM JC GROWERS!!!!

Just go to the vegetable category, and while you are grabbing all the loveliness that is spring garlic, grab your lettuce orders, as well, because spring garlic is AMAZING in a salad! And, go to the Meats category or go to Freshwater Farms category, to pair your spring garlic!

My favorite way to serve spring garlic is to char it on the grill, with other vegetables!! And, also, serve it on top of whatever else you have on the grill!

Or, sauteed in olive oil, and tossed with pasta! Or, roasted with a big pan of chicken that has been brushed with a bit of olive oil, and one of the jam selections on the market. I know it sounds strange, but that jammy, roasted garlic combo on chicken? Amazing…

Or, you can take out the jam option, and drizzle the chicken with honey or maple syrup, some seasoning from JC GROWERS, and the roasted garlic…FYI, the jam/honey option works so well with beef, as well.

Ok, go, order…you have until tomorrow morning at 8am!!

Give the market some good lovin….

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

A Thursday Market Blurb


Hello! I am opening the market for weekly orders, and also sharing a blurb from Laurie, a loyal market customer from way back in the day and has also been a market vendor!

Hi! Anchor Acres in Milford Center is offering several choices of chicks for sale this spring! The smallest are one week old, hatched on April 5-6 right here on site; barnyard mix, straight run, great variety of colors and patterns! $4 each, minimum 2, or $3.75 each for 8 or more. The next set are from hatcheries and are all sexed as pullets. There are barred rocks, white rocks, and light brahmas. They are 3/22 hatch date so 3 weeks old now. Mix and match those breeds for $10 each (minimum 2) or $9 each for 6 or more. Then I have some started pullets (hatchery sexed) Rhode Island Reds that are 8 weeks old and off heat. They are $18 each, minimum 2. (I also do have some one year old hens currently laying (blue or brown egg layers) and also hatching eggs available if anyone is interested in those!) Please text me if interested, thanks! – Laurie 703-677-1253

Tuesday Reminder!


Good morning!!

It’s that time of the week, again…and, yes, I know we are coming off of a holiday, and spring breaks, so that always confuses everyone, on the day of the week, and market orders…

But, you still have until 8am to get those orders in, for the week!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam