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!
Lost In My Mind
Momma once told me…
You’re already home where you feel love…
I am lost in my mind…
I get lost in my mind…
(The Head And The Heart – Lost In My Mind)
Do you feel the love? Do you feel like our little local market of love is like being home, going home, feeling at home?
I learned, a very long time ago, that home is wherever you feel the love. Family, friends, a place, a time…If it brings love to your heart, well, then you ARE home.
I get to see so much, on so many levels, at this market. I see my own work, I see the work of my hard working assistants, Mark and Charlene. The hard work of each vendor, in this market. The love and the care that they each put into their work, their products, their customer base. The dedicated hours that the YMCA gives us. And, the work of you, our customers, of this little local market of love. Without you, where would the love be?
Each week, I watch as friendships happen, as trust between vendors and customers, builds. As trust in this market continues to go, full steam ahead. I get to chat at the market, greet vendors and customers, share tidbits of conversation, answer questions, and hopefully bring a bit of sunshine and song to everyone I happen to come into contact with, each week.
Thank you, to each customer, vendor, assistant manager, YMCA staff, for making this market feel like home, each week.
Each of you is very important….I thank you, I love you, and I love that together, we build this little market that has become our home…
The song that I used, tonight, is so very beautiful…seek it out, listen to it…fill your heart…
The market is now open for the week. It was nice to see old customers, this week. It was nice to welcome new customers. It was amazing to share the love…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam