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!
Dancin' In The Moonlight
Dancing in the moonlight…
Everybody’s feeling warm and bright…
It’s such a fine and natural sight…
Everybody’s dancing in the moonlight…
(Dancing In The Moonlight-King Harvest)
First…have you all been enjoying this totally AMAZING weather? This is my favorite kind of weather. Like, if I could just bottle it up and have it year round, I would be so happy!
Second…did you SEE the amazing moon, last night?? I just propped up in a window and let myself be mesmerized by the beauty of it all. I am a lover of the different moons and last night just took my breath away.
So, of course, it brought to mind this song, the happy beat, the memories of my time living in California and going to Malibu beach parties and dancing the night away. This song, of course, would always be on the music agenda of the evening.
Good friends having good times…just like our little market of love. We have become a friendly little family, full of warmth, full of charm, full of beauty. Much like this amazing weather and beauty of the moon. We shine like the brightest sunshine, and then we dazzle like the moon…
We are in the middle of ushering in this fall season. As much as I cry and sob over the ending of summer seasons, I do fall in love, each year, with this tiny bit of perfection. The coloring, the warm days, the cool nights…and, as we celebrate the change, we also notice the shift in purchases at our market.
Apples, fall flavored baked goods, summer’s late produce, locally produced meats, dairy, seasonings and herbs for soups and stews, greens to toss in with fall dishes, dried beans for soup making, maple syrups for cool morning breakfasts, eggs for baking, a more intense scent to the soaps, granolas, flours…the last of the season’s berries..
The shift is happening…just like the shift in the sun, the shift in the moon…a natural progression. The best part is that your local, year round, online market can accommodate all of your needs just like we did all summer.
So, be happy, enjoy these days, enjoy the moon while we still have it in this stage, and dance…we can take care of the rest while you are enjoying!
It is Monday evening. Your market is open until tomorrow night at 10pm.
Dance over to us…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam