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!
Homeward Bound
Homeward bound…
I wish I was…
Homeward bound…
(Simon And Garfunkel – Homeward Bound)
This song kept playing, on repeat, in my brain, tonight, as I went from a long day at the Cosmic shop to a dinner meeting of Monument Square District. Annual meeting, I wear many hats, both literally and figuratively, gave too many speeches about events that I chair, and the whole time, I wanted to just be home, comfy oversized shirt, glass of wine, and peace:) It was all good, the meeting went well, etc. but it was rainy, dreary, a chill to the air…the kind of day where you just seek comfort and quiet…
Comfort comes in many shapes, many forms, and many ways….but, tonight…well, tonight was a night I would have been happy to just be…do nothing…hang out. In the midst of wanting all of this comfort, I started to think about this little local market of love…how comforting it was, to me, to know that I had placed my order, I have nothing to worry with, deal with, or stress over…the ordering is easy, you can do it from the comfort of home, even…and the pick up is a breeze, a snap, a walk in the park…Why not let yourself have a comfort filled, stress free kind of week? The market is you local home…come home to us…be Homeward Bound…
You have one hour, this evening, to get your orders in! I will close the market at 10pm….let me see the love…let me see the spirit…let me see your orders…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam