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!
Bring It On Home To Me
Oh, oh, bring it to me…
Bring your sweet loving…
Bring it on home to me…
(Bring It On Home To Me-Sam Cooke)
This song takes me back to carefree, fun filled, classic songs kind of times. When I lived in Los Angeles, a million years ago, my group used to frequent little haunts of clubs out along the beach and roads of Malibu. We loved the little out of the way, long forgotten, old clubs. We could sit with bottles of wine, a round of food, and soulful tunes.
Back then, your market manager was usually broke, living life as a flight attendant, happy to have made networking friendships with club/restaurant owners. I could eat and drink for free, frequent the old, classic places, steep myself in the culture of a by gone time, and feed my soul.
Just like what this little market of love tries to do. We try to build that friendship. That bond. That soul binding relationship between producers, customers, community. We provide an umbrella of shelter, a local outlet of goodness, and a whole lot of love that brings it all home. Bringing you the best of the best in local, bringing you the trust, the nutrition, the friendship.
I open the market, tonight, after yet another AMAZING market pick up!!! We rock and rolled the produce, the greens, the seasonal berries, the goodbye to asparagus, the herbs, locally produced meat, fresh water fish, breads, dairy, cheeses…We have it all. We love it all. Go ahead…bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’, bring it on home…bring us your orders so we can bring it on home to you!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam