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!
Bad Moon Rising
Don’t go around tonight…
Well, it’s bound to take your life…
There’s a bad moon on the rise…
(Bad Moon Rising-Creedence Clearwater Revival)
It’s been a crazy week, little local market of love customers!! It’s been busy, it’s been filled with activity, it’s been tiring, but it’s all been good, if not just a little bit off…
You know those kinds of days or weeks? You can’t put your finger on what exactly is off but everything seems just a tiny bit odd.
I like to always think that the moon is what drives us. Changes things up in our system, makes us crazy, makes us cranky, or makes us happy.
This week, as I get up, make coffee, gather baking supplies…I have taken my coffee outside, before dawn, and watched the most amazing scenes with the crescent moon, and most vibrant star patterns. It takes my breath away! After a while, I return to my kitchen to begin the baking for the day.
I love feeling part of something so large. I love starting my day out with the moon, while most people miss those early hours. It’s the magic hour…
But, this week was also met with a bit of an off feeling, oddly a bit tired, oddly in a bit of a mood. I couldn’t figure it all out but then more and more vendors and customers were arriving, tonight, with the same feelings. I could only sum it up by blaming it on the moon, la luna, the big crescent in the sky…
So, moving on, moving forward, let’s enjoy the moon but break the off feeling…let’s pick up the pieces and get this market started!! Nothing makes you feel better than to get back on track.
So, on that note…let’s open the market, think about the coming week, and make it all easy on you.
Fresh, local, inexpensive, nutrition…make this YOUR bad moon rising!! Make this your local connection week…let us lead the way…all the way to the moon!
Thank you for always supporting this market!! Because of you, we grow, each week, and we are strong, vibrant, and glowing…just like the moon!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam