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!
Woodstock
We are stardust…
We are golden…
And weve got to get ourselves…
Back to the garden…
(Woodstock-Joni Mitchell)
Introducing the newest duo to this little local market of love…
Hippie and the Farmer, LLC is a business that was formed between Cosmic Charlie Bread and Oakview Farm Meats. We offer, sell, distribute boxes of themed, once a month, boxes to individuals and corporations. Farm fresh goodness, just one field away, from our farm to your door. These boxes are packed with assorted frozen meats, produce, breads, seasonal local fruit, assorted other seasonal items, newsletters, recipes, menu plans, shopping lists, and fun music playlists. These boxes can be purchased by visiting our Facebook page at Hippie and the Farmer. The popularity of our boxes rests on the unknown theme, each month, and the surprise of the contents, each month!
BUT..HERE, NOW, FOR A LIMITED TIME, THIS SEASON…
We would like to offer Hippie and the Farmer mixed produce boxes to our online market, here! The produce comes from the three large gardens, on the farm, of Oakview Farm Meats, also the site of the Hippie and the Farmer, LLC fully licensed commercial kitchen.
We use all organic methods of growing in our gardens, but are not certified as organic!
We do local, we are local, we support local.
Hippie and the Farmer mixed produce boxes…a box of local love!
As we pick from our gardens, we will put these items in your boxes! The fun is in the mystery of what you will find! The picture would be a good example of the items, with other produce as well as fresh herbs, as we have them!
You love us and trust us as your market managers, and now you can love us and trust us as Hippie and the Farmer!