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!
April Come She Will
April, comes she will,
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain.
May, she will stay,
Resting in my arms again.
June, she’ll change her tune.
In restless walks she’ll prowl the night.
July, she will fly,
And give no warning to her flight…
(Simon & Garfunkel)
One of my favorite songs from this duo. It’s just so beautiful, and I love the depiction of seasons from early growth to the withering of late autumn. I’ve also always claimed this as my birthday song, since I am an April birthday. And, with the growing season upon us, why not begin listening to these sounds, now? It won’t be long before colors, and fresh produce, fresh flowers, and sun drenched days of warmth will be upon us!
This song also brings in the Cosmic trivia question for the week! And, it’s also a two part question, so there could be a possible two winners, this week!
Way back, around the April/May time frame, I helped get a local restaurant, up and running! I was only there for about two months, but you all knew me there, and flooded in to see what all was happening in there. I was not the owner, just the baker, and now I need you to give me that name of that once downtown local eatery?
And…you get a bonus part of this…the owner of that place, now heads up one of our flock of vendors, on the market! If you can give me her name, you will win!
A two part market trivia question from the Life and Times of Cosmic Charlie…
And, while you are getting your thinking caps on, go ahead and get your weekly orders placed…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam