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!
Baby Please Come Home
The snow’s coming down…
I’m watching it fall…
Watching the people around…
Baby please come home…(Baby Please Come Home-U2)
Hello, Christmas in the 80s:)
So, life in California at Christmas…this song would blast in all of the shops, the clubs, everywhere.
As a flight attendant, I was zipping in and out of the airports of LAX, SFO, Orange County. Busy times, loads of holiday flights, crowds. I was working a ton of LAX-JFK flights. I was lucky enough to be part of the New York All Night crews. We were junior crews, running the big jets, meeting and greeting the passengers, flying all night, landing at 6am in NYC…
Christmas excitement was everywhere. We rocked the city, got a bit of sleep, boarded planes, the next day, and found ourselves in the heart of San Francisco, for another round of Christmas. The months of December were a whirlwind of bi-coastal Christmas fun. I had friends in every city to meet up with, flight attendants to roam with…decorations in each city. A Christmas wonderland of celebrations.
But, in all of the fun, I always had that tiny feeling that I wanted to be in my hometown, celebrating with familiar faces, familiar places, and being a local, again…
So, yes…being a local and buying local, and supporting local makes an amazing feeling at the holiday season…think about this as you are ordering, tonight, and into next week. When you make it about local, you make it about your heart, your soul, your love.
Baby, please make it local…we can help you in all of this!
We are open until 10pm, tonight!! Get your orders in, feel good about keeping it local, and give the gift of local love!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam