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!
A Note From Anchor Acres
Happy Wednesday, lovely market customers!
First of all…thank you, so very much, for all the love you showed us, this week, and each and every week! I am never not blown away, each week, as I watch the orders flooding in!!
And, at tomorrow’s pick up, we welcome back, Anchor Acres….she is a past vendor, and we love her produce!
Here is a note from Laurie, of Anchor Acres…
I will have more variety including some fun things like tomatillos, kabocha squash, and chamoe (Korean melon), as well as some peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans.Laurie
We will have her all set up in the new area that you all have been watching come to life with the new driveway expansion.
If you are a market customer, this week, you can stop at the greenhouse while I bring you your order, and then you can keep pulling into the new section to drive up to where Laurie will be!!
Each week, we will have various vendors all set up to bring you their products, or to meet and greet you, and talk about their business.
Since this is an online market, the customers don’t always get to meet the vendors, and we think this will be an excellent new edition to our little market. A drive through option!
If you did not order this week, you are still welcome to drive out, and partake in meeting Laurie, and grabbing up what she will be offering!!
She is cash and carry, only!!!!
See you, tomorrow…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam