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!
Signs
And the sign said “Long-haired freaky people need not apply”…
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why…
He said “You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you’ll do”…
So I took off my hat, I said “Imagine that. Huh! Me workin’ for you!”…
(Signs-Five Man Electrical Band)
Signs…perfect for an opening song for this week’s market!
Tonight, after returning home from the little local market of love, I became enchanted with an exchange of old pictures from all the West End kids, on Facebook. Our beloved elementary school is on the verge of being closed down, and tonight, through pictures, we were having a reunion of sorts. We were reliving memories, a Who’s Who of faces from back in the day, our old school, the glue that helped to build our West End roots. Our loyalty. Our love.
I can remember this song being played by the older siblings to a lot of us. I thought it was the perfect song, the anti-establishment song, a song for the beloved hippies.
And now, a sign of the times, with yet another old school building closing, years and years of memories going. Gone. The times they are a changin’…
And, signs…the signs of spring are finally all around us. The return of produce happens, this week, another sign that it’s all about to happen. Another season, another growth, another sign that we made it through another winter.
No matter what sign you are, what signs you believe in, what signs mean something to you, you can’t deny that the first signs of spring are the sweetest…
The market is opening for the week…produce from End of the Road will be added, tomorrow…take that as YOUR sign to get your ordering started!
The season has started…the signs are all pointing to grooviness…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam