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 Magic Mellow Mushroom
Well, little local market of love customers…you are in for a huge treat!!
Our market is so excited to welcome Jay Jenkins of Lakeview Organics to our vendor family!! And, to kick things off, he has put just one out of many varieties of his mushrooms on our market!!!! He has an AMAZING facility that he was nice enough to work around my schedule, and Mark’s schedule, the past few weeks. It was SO cool to see how he is growing things, what his plans are, and all that he will be soon offering, along with a future market field trip his place!!
I will let Jay write an intro to him, his partner, and what all they are doing!!
So…let’s all get excited…we’ve got mushrooms!!!! Go, order, be exotic!!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam