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!
Happy Day!
This post expired on November 04, 2023.
Good morning all! Just a reminder that your vendors are hard at work getting supplies ready for the holiday push. Be sure to plan your baking and meals around your local sources as much as possible! We are all excited for the next few months of the craziness that becomes the holidays…the family, the food, the stress, the leftovers, and by all means, the FUN! Have a wonderful Monday and get your orders in before 8pm tomorrow night! We look forward to seeing you Thursday at the market!
p.s. We continue to thank the Y for their unyielding support of the virtual market. Peek in and tell Paul thanks for his leadership, Beth and the front desk staff for taking payments for us, and Kim, hard at work behind the scenes writing the vendor checks and keeping tabs on things from an accounting standpoint. They all make our lives so much easier and help to keep our costs so low! Thank you to each of you! We so enjoy you allowing us to be in the lobby and making us feel so very welcome! Thanks guys!