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!
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing...
Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing
Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing, mama
Cause I’ll be standing on the side
When you check it out…Yeah
When you get it off…your trip
Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing…
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing…
(Stevie Wonder)
Song Implant from customer: Susan
Have you ever had a week? Like…nothing bad, nothing traumatic, but a whole lot of just things. One after the other. One minute you think…great, all under control. Next minute…what the ??? Insert your own expletives, lol.
Anyway, that has been my week. Then, tonight, we tried different roles at market pick up…um, not to my liking. My control ways took over, the customers in the beginning were confused, and quite frankly…I NEED my customer fix, each week!!!
My father does a fine job, but it was time to reel him in, back to the greenhouse, lol. Your other market manager was trying to keep it all together, doing both of their jobs, and I was stuck in the greenhouse window.
Intermission…then Act Two.
I returned to my outside post, and LOVED conversing with all of you in the second half of the evening. And, you have no idea what your spirits do for me. Your conversations, your life sharing events, and your spiritual conversations.
So, I got to end my evening, on the loveliness of two conversations, lifting me up, and brushing off my spirit and my sparkle.
And, ended with this song implant from Susan, after a long chat on the state of things..
Also…to the customers who offered me some of their orders, because of my lack of remembering to order, to the gifts that were given to me, and just for all of your kindness…thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
This little local market of love…don’t you worry ’bout a thing…
I am opening things up early, this evening…and also, thank you for showing the girls of Flourish so much LOVE!!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam