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 Shire Farm!
Also…welcome back from the weekend! Make sure to get your weekly orders in by tomorrow morning at 8am!!
And,now…Shire Farm
Hey Everyone,
We hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We are so excited to share our new products with you all! We got back Chicken Bratwurst and Chicken Cheddar Bratwurst from our latest batch of chicken. We are so happy with the texture and flavor of these products. They grill up very nicely or pop them in a pan on the stovetop.
I do want to address that we did have to increase our egg prices. It is not something that we wanted to do, however, the feed cost has continued to increase. Feed is now double what we paid last year. We are keeping an eye out for more economic sources, however non-GMO is a non-negotiable feature for us and we do not want to source feed from outside of Ohio. I do understand that increases are uncomfortable and I wanted to be transparent with our situation.
Thank you all for being a part of the Champaign Virtual Market. You are the vital piece that allows small farms and other small local vendors to keep producing quality products that you just cannot get from the big box guys.
Thank you!
Nicole Doyle @ The Shire Farm