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!
Welcome To The Mann Family!
Happy Thursday evening, market lovelies, and welcome back to another week of market fun!!
First, thank you for being so helpful with your orders while I was off with my little Florida family up for a visit, and taking a bit of time, this week!
I am back with my breads and soups, and also, while I am opening the market for the week, I would like to introduce our newest vendors!!!!
Give them a welcome, look at their amazing products, and show them some love!!
We are the Mann Family and we love to garden together! We have 4 daughters who are very active in everything we grow and create, from planting and tending the seeds, to harvesting and selling at the local farm market. We enjoy being outdoors and sharing our home grown produce and crafty creations with you.
We have a variety of seasonal vegetables (tomatoes, onions, peppers, squash, zucchini, green beans, carrots), herbs, pumpkins, and love making fresh blackberry and black raspberry jam from our own patch. We also have several apple trees on our property and make apple butter and apple cider jelly several times per season. We grow a variety of cut flowers and sunflowers and love making arrangements to share. In the winter, we are busy crafting, whether it be fresh Christmas wreaths from our pine forest, or birdhouse kits/other wood crafts. We love Urbana and are excited to bring a part of our home to you.