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!
When Being Bad is Good!
Happy Thursday evening, my lovely customers of our local market of love.
I am getting ready to open up the market for the week!! A few things to say before that happens…
This weblog comes to you as an announcement and introduction of one of our newest vendors!! Get ready to be excited and totally blown away by his products!!
His name is Sam, he contacted me way over a year ago about how to start the proper steps to get where he is, today, and, tonight, I am proud to say he now has his products on the market for sale.
I had him write a bit of a bio so that you all can learn about him, his history and his products…
Go, be bad…it’s all good:)
Bad Seed Mustard Company started out like any other food, In the kitchen. My late Grandmother, Phyllis Powell, came across a recipe of an old fashioned sweet and hot mustard made from habanero peppers back in 1981. Over the course of many years she made the mustard tweaking it every time until the mustard we have all come to enjoy, Perfect Burn, was created. The Perfect Burn became a staple condiment within the family. In 2006 she passed the recipe on to me.
My journey into the mustard business started as a young child. I’ve always envisioned myself as a self starter; an entrepenuer of sorts. At the age of 9 I had my own window washing business in the booming metropolis of Saint Paris, Ohio. My dream of starting a business continued on as I enrolled at Wright State University, graduating with a degree in Finance and then graduating with my MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
It wasn’t until 2012, fresh off a deployment to Iraq, did the wheels start turning for “Project Mustard”. I began making the my grandmother’s original recipe and selling it at the Springfield Farmers market. Over the next year I researched how to make my product commercially available and completed the FDA Canning Certification at Ohio State. This past summer was spent developing brands, networking, and cooking my mustards out of Ohio State Universities Pilot Program Commercial Kitchen. With some luck, hard work, and a lot of help (thanks Pam) The Bad Seed Mustard Company was born. Our intent is to provide our customers with a unique flavor using locally grown ingredients with no artificial preservatives or additives. I believe that once you try our varieties, whatever heat level you desire, you’ll agree that the Bad Seed Mustard produces “The Worlds Most Versatile Mustards”.
Samuel Powell
Director of Everything
Bad Seed Mustard Company LTD