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!
It Ain't Over Til It's Over
‘Cause Baby it ain’t over ‘til it’s over…
(Lenny Kravitz – It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over)
I have been in a total old school Lenny Kravitz mood, lately…such a swoon worthy voice. I dug out my, Mama Said cd, the other day, and hello….soulful from way down.
Just like this little local market of love that is filled with so much soul, so much love, so much local goodness…we bring it, old school, from the days when eating was all about real food, local food, seasonal food.
With this bitter cold front, I know it’s easy to say that you don’t want to have to fight the cold to come out and pick up your market orders, so you end up not ordering. Then, you are sad. And, we are sad.
If you think about it…wouldn’t it make more sense to curl up to a computer, smart device, grab coffee, tea, wine, whatever your drink choice may be, and place a week’s worth of grocery shopping from the comfort of where you are? It’s warm, it’s cozy, we have so many options for you to try, and you are not warming up your car, driving to the store, fighting the bitter cold and crowds, and then getting food that is not local or seasonal?
Who else gives you the local love? Who else wants to see you, each week, just so we can show YOU some love? Yeah, not the big box stores.
Go ahead…get comfy, place your orders, and all you need to do is come to one stop to pick it all up. One stop for a local shop! Try it…we promise you will like it…
We close, tonight, at 10pm….you have two hours, and baby, it ain’t over til it’s over…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam