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!
Biggest Part Of Me
Sunrise…
There’s a new sun arisin’…
(Ambrosia-Biggest Part Of Me)
Hello, 1980…hello, big hair, lipgloss overload, high school slow dances, spring time fun…
So, first of importance…this weather!! I am so loving the warmth, yesterday’s sunshine, the soul cleansing that each new spring day brings!!
Second…as the lyric talks about…Sunrise!! This time of year, it’s all about the sun rising, the change of season, the change in the way the breezes blow through…all promising a change, growth, a season that makes us happy!!
Third…Biggest Part Of Me…my heart and soul and dedication that I give to this little local market of love. From the customers to the vendors to my volunteers to the YMCA…much love, baby!!
Fourth…Marc and Shary Stadler for putting Ambrosia, the band, back on my music radar!!! Shary, of Valley View Woodlands, was dropping their orders off, today, and she was telling me that she and Marc were going to a multi-band concert…with Ambrosia. We always trade music show knowledge, song knowledge, our general love of music…so, of course, my brain immediately went into background music overload!!
So, with this market being the biggest part of me, the biggest part of all of us….let’s open it, tonight, for the week!!
I realize we are approaching Good Friday, holiday weekend, Easter…and, if you are Paul, of YMCA fame, opening season for the Reds…but, try to take a bit of time to get your orders in for market!!
The market is now open…feel free to turn up the volume on Ambrosia, get lost in the late 70s/early 80s, and order…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam