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!
Watching The Wheels
People say I’m crazy…
Doing what I’m doing…
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings…
To save me from ruin…
(John Lennon – Watching The Wheels)
It’s been a crazy week coming off of a crazy weekend that had involved all things on the local front. A large amount of us were part of the State Of The Plate. It was such a huge success, and left so many of us on a high, that it took a bit of effort to get back in the swing of reality, this week.
I felt like the week just went into crazy mode, the minute Monday morning hit. It just kept going, I just kept baking, delivering, working my shop, and working this market. I tend to go into Cosmic overload, and then I remember to stop, take a bit of time, meet up with friends, recharge with a bit of downtime, great laughs, a cocktail or two, and a tiny bit of sleep.
When I am at my most frantic, I fall back on my friends. Either in person, via the phone, texts, social media…My friends have an uncanny ability to reach out to me, randomly, just when I need it. They ground me, they love, me, they support me, they make me laugh, they make me cry. I have collected quite an eclectic group of pals, over the years, through the decades, some of them reaching way back to even elementary school.
Spending time with old friends is very much like just sitting and watching the wheels go round. A familiar routine with familiar faces, familiar voices, familiar arms that reach out to hug you. I love that they bring me back to reality, and restore the calm.
This market is like a familiar old friend, these days. Sort of like watching the wheels go round and round. We have worked hard to get it to this level. The level of friendship, the level of trust, the level of when you order, you feel like you are visiting an old friend…over and over.
The local of it all, the love of it all, the friendship of it all. It all works, together, to bring you the familiar, each and every week.
Go ahead, let the market be your familiar friend, place your orders, get to know us even better, and let yourself relax while watching the wheels go round and round…
Good friends in a familiar place…it’s what we are here for!
Tonight is Thursday, I am opening the market for the week, and I encourage you to try us, like us, love us…you won’t be sorry!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam