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 Shire Farm Update!
Hey everyone!
First, huge thank you to each of you! Your support of small local farmers helps ensure that we can continue to produce quality goods for our community. You may have noticed our dwindling inventory, fear not, this is normal. Since we raise our meat birds on grass, it means that we only grow them out when temperatures are above freezing. We have our first batch of meat birds for 2022 outside, enjoying the sunshine right now ???? Our date with the processor is the first week of June, so you will see that restock as soon as we have that available for you. We did have to change processors from what we used last year, so you will see some differences in quantity and packaging.
We will have Thanksgiving turkey pre-orders go live on our website www.shirefarmoh.com on June 1st ! Mark your calendars if you are interested, they went really quickly last year ????
Thank you!