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!
Heart Of Gold
I want to live,
I want to give
I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.
It’s these expressions I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold…
(Heart Of Gold…Neil Young)
Well, here we are on a sunny, sort of chilly Monday morning, still in this time of oddness, the quiet, the madness, all mixed in with this new normal.
I’m listening to a set list of Neil Young, this morning, especially his harmonica playing, because in my moments of solitude, I am teaching myself some of the different instruments in my collection.
And, this song…Heart Of Gold…it’s what I have for all of you. The lovely customers, the lovely vendors, this lovely market.
You all are making it golden. This weekend has now crashed all records, flying higher and higher. You are amazing, you make me cry more than you could imagine, and you rally. You bring me you spirit, your smiles, your kind emails and texts. The vendors are working round the clock to make sure we all stay on top of product, and to say that I feel we are all creating a golden bubble to float through all of this, is an understatement.
My gratitude is deep, my love is real, and my heart is full from all of you…
*Notes:
I added a another egg vendor…Happy Chickens!! We are so thankful for their addition!!
If you are a dog treat customer from The Barkery, please get your orders in, today, by say, mid afternoon!
The rest of you, the market closes tomorrow night, at 10pm. How high can we go, how gold can we get?
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam