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!
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
And never brought to mind…
Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
And auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne, my dear…
For auld lang syne…
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet…
For auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne…
And, just like that, we are on the cusp of yet another year. Another leap into the unknown. A chance to look at the year that is about to fade away. A chance to look hopeful in the eyes as we wave hello to 2016.
Each New Year’s Eve day, I spend reflecting. I am a firm believer in making peace with the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, of each year ready to pass, before I can allow myself to set sail into the new year to come.
This past year found me in a new beginning, the minute I rang in 2015. It found me moving to my shop front, it found me with an exploding Cosmic business, it found me exploring new paths, greeting exciting opportunities, giving love, and watching milestones happen. It also took one of my dearest friends from me, suddenly, and without warning. I miss her to my very core. She was my voice of reason, my sounding board, my confidant, my heart. This past holiday found me missing her, and mending the empty place that remains in my heart, since she passed on. The good, the sad, the reconciling of it all.
As I open the market, today, I would like to welcome back our customers, our vendors, the staff of the YMCA, my assistant managers, the Cosmic Bread Heads, all who support this little local market of love.
As we look back, and as we look ahead, we march on in pride, in love, and in hopes that you continue to be a part of this market family, as we watch the unfolding of 2016.
You mean the world to us…much love to you in this new year, and we look forward to seeing you all, next Thursday, at the first market order pick up of 2016!
The good, the bad, the happy, the sad…it’s all there, in each year…
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet…
For auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam