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!
Let It Be
And when the night is cloudy…
There is still a light that shines on me…
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be…
I wake up to the sound of music
(Beatles – Let It Be)
Today was a day!!!!! Today was more than a day!!! Today needed to end, for your market manager, at 7am!! A day of multiple irritations, a day of my eyes looking like they surely had those X’s for eyes, a day when I wanted to shout things like…are you KIDDING me? Or…Seriously? Really?
Yes…one of those days that met me as my eyes blinked open at 4am. One of those days that took everything I had just to make it to the next step.
Luckily, these days are very, very, very rare for me. And, when these days DO happen, I tend to just start silently humming this song, over and over, in my head. It calms me, it makes me feel whole, again, and it makes me feel like the foolishness of the day will only be temporary.
Much like this little local market of love…this safe little haven that we have all built. I love coming to this Weblog, I love looking over the lovely orders, I love thinking of each of you, the lovely customers, placing your orders with such love and care.
You and this market are truly little lights that shine even on the days where light is very much needed. Thank you for being you, thank you for the love you put into this market, and thank you for making us part of your local love.
The market is open until 10pm…show us a bit of love, show yourselves a bit of love…make your week of shopping easy…place your orders, let us take it from there, and then just…Let It Be…calm, happy, love..
I am here for the evening…let me see those orders as they come in. Let me see the love…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam