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!
The Circle Game
Yesterday a child came out to wonder…
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar…
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star…
And the seasons they go round and round…
And the painted ponies go up and down…
We’re captive on the carousel of time…
We can’t return we can only look behind
From where we came…
And go round and round and round…
In the circle game…
(Circle Game-Joni Mitchell)
The Circle Game…of life, of love, of rebirth, of the seasons…
Today was such an amazing day of sun, readiness for planting the new, anticipating what is ahead for all of us, the upcoming months of production, and the rejoicing in all that love brings.
Today, I took my convertible out for a drive. I do this, a lot, in the warm months. It clears my head, it lets me look at passing fields, passing people, passing houses, with an up close view. It lets me think, plan, regroup.
So, it was perfect when I stopped for a minute, and saw a loving text from one of our little local market of love vendors…
You know her as your soap girl, ELM Tree Essentials, Laura Miller…she was letting me know that she, her husband, and family welcomed their new baby, Hallie Jo, into their family!! Hallie Jo was born, yesterday, and weighed 7lb. 10oz! Everyone is doing well, and they are all over the moon in love with her!!
As our market family grows, we continue to welcome new additions, new little loves, new growth…
Congrats to Laura and family!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam