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!
Good Day, Sunshine!
Good day sunshine…
Good day sunshine…
Good day sunshine….
I need to laugh, and when the sun is out…
I’ve got something I can laugh about…
(Beatles – Good Day Sunshine)
Well, finally…the kind of day that I can smile about. The kind of day that makes me feel alive. The kind of day that tells me growth, green, the next season is finally within our grasp! Yes, Good Day, Sunshine…it’s amazing!
It was so therapeutic to drive with my sunroof, open, this morning. To shed the 20 layers that I needed, all winter, just to keep warm. It was nice to just drive with tunes, breeze, sunshine, hair blowing in the wind, and finally feel like I am whole, again!
The other sunshine feeling I am getting is looking at the market orders, so far! A nice market for a Monday…I can tell that customers are ready to begin venturing out, once again…to place orders, to anticipate coming out to order pick up…to once again give some love to our little local market!
I would LOVE to see this market soar into record breaking numbers, this week, to celebrate the return of the sun, of the spirit, of the soul…let’s do this!! Even if every customer and vendor orders just ONE product, it would be amazing!!!
The market is open, it will be open until tomorrow night, at 10pm. Make me even happier than I am right now…flood this market with love and orders!!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam