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!
How Deep Is Your Love?
And you come to me on a summer breeze…
Keep me warm in your love and then… softly leave…
And it’s me you need to show…
How deep is your love?
(How Deep Is Your Love? Bee Gees)
So, yes…slow dance, anyone? 1977, anyone? That span of time, this music, my West Enders, our middle school, the gym decorated in the crepe paper décor of the times? The Snow Ball dance pick that always had you hoping for the coolest guy in your grade, but while you were busy applying your Bonne Bell Lip Smacker, you watched your cool guy pass right by you. The horror!! But, as silver linings always happen, you got asked to dance with the guy who would ultimately become your best friend, through thick and thin, way into life. Way into the now. The kind of friendship that stands the test of time.
And, where is that cool guy? Well, in a 1970s teen girl’s revenge, he would be crying his eyes out over his mistake in dance partners. But, in the here and now? The girl is just thankful for chances in life, and the chances that become the best moves…
What does this boogie down memory lane mean to this little market of love? Well…I guess I would just like you all to show us just how deep your love is! To take a chance on us, if you have STILL yet to choose us as a dance partner!! We are just as cool as the big box stores. We have so much to offer!! AND, we have the potential to be your life long friend!!
How Deep Is Your Love? Let’s play the Snow Ball Dance card, and see how you boogie!
The market is open until 10pm, tonight!! I will be waiting, applying my Bonne Bell, groovin’ in my bell bottoms, and waiting…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam