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!
Someone Told Me…
….there’s a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair…
(Going To California-Led Zeppelin)
And, what a perfect song to announce a new vendor, this week!
We have a wildflower producer, who has also been a long term market customer, and, a fellow West End girl from my growing up!
Actually, this market now boasts three girls from the West End of my growing up…the hemp girl, the wildflower girl, and, yours truly, the bread girl!
Welcome to Angie, who grows acres of her wildflowers, and brings us, Valley View Wildflowers!
The market reopens for the week, and, we look forward to your orders!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam