Welcome Back!

Just a shout out to two returning vendors with amazing products!!

ELM Tree Essentials with her soaps and oils!! So good!!!!! Her patchouli oil is the only patchouli I will wear!!! Get to know her!!

And, Truck Patch Naturals with their microgreens!! Perfect for salads, breads and anything culinary!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Shaking The Tree

Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave…
(Shaking The Tree-Peter Gabriel)

What a fitting lyric for this market after a few great weeks of great press!

We certainly are turning the tide, and for those of you who are new to the market, thanks for catching that incoming wave.

As you all know, who have been with this market, always, but, for those of you who are all new to this gig, I write a daily Weblog, that is connected to this market.

My writings are usually musically inspired, the weblogs act as your bridge to getting to know the market, the vendors, the products available. Your human contact via an online market.

With so many new customers, I am also going to begin to have each vendor give me a write up, to introduce themselves, their products, their philosophy on local, seasonal, and all things foodie related.

We are a strong team, a strong market, and are going into our 9th year. We welcome you to the market, and our love for our loyals goes without saying.

The market is pretty simplistic to navigate, but I am always available for any questions. There is no ability to pay for your order, online, but you can do so by calling me with payment information before the market pick up on Thursdays. We can keep your information, on file, for future purchases! Or, you can hand me a check or cash, in a ziplock bag, exact change is great, at market pickup.

Until recently, we operated our market out of the Champaign County YMCA, but for the past month, have relocated, permanently, to the farm at Oakview Farm Meats. Right now, we ask that all customers remain in their cars, as they line up in a car line, and we bring your boxes out from the greenhouse.

Once we can all get out, congregate, and have a good old time, you can walk the gardens, get to know vendors who will be set up, and have a lovely time…

My love for you, and this market, runs deep. Our vendors are the best of the best, and we are honored to have them as part of this market.

Now…go, browse, order…the market closes at 10pm on Tuesday evenings, pick up is on Thursdays, 4pm-6pm, with time slots appointed based on the alphabet, and then the market reopens on Thursday evenings, to begin ordering, again!

One last note…as you go through the ordering process, and then proceed to check out, please make sure your click on the Pay Later button. This ensures that you have gone through the entire process. If you receive a Sales Confirmation email, you have been successful! If you did not receive the confirmation, go back, and check your cart. Chances are you forgot that last step.

Thank you!!

And, many love vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Update to the Update!

So, the market interview will air, this evening, at 6pm, on Newscenter 7!

Exciting times!

XOXO,
Pam

Market Excitement!

Hello, lovely market customers!

Just a bit of excitement for this little local market…

Your market managers just finished a long interview with Jenna Lawson of Newscenter 7, all about this market!!

Watch for the story to air! What an honor for her to have contacted me, last night!

Thank you for being part of this new explosion in market numbers!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Till The Morning Comes...

Till the morning comes
It’ll do you fine
Till the morning comes
Like a highway sign
Showing you the way
Leaving no doubt
Of the way on in or the way back out…
(Till The Morning Comes-Grateful Dead)

So, your market manager is home for the evening, enjoying a glass of cabernet, and listening to the Grateful Dead…because, the hippie in me is just a little bummed out that my beloved Dead-esque music festival, in May, is now cancelled. And, as I get a recharge from the day, this song just seemed to have the perfect lyrics to open with…

Till the morning comes…

I have to tell you…I have nothing but HUGE, HUGE shout outs to customers, vendors, and our team, who made this HUGE market, such a smashing success!!

The winds were strong, the air was brisk, and the lines were constant, but it was such an enjoyable market, such an honor to serve each of you, and such a feeling of awe to have such great vendors with great product!!

We open, again, for ordering, this week!! We bring you all the best of the local scene, we bring it to your car, you are not fighting the big box stores, you do not have to come in contact with the general public, AND…you get great food, grown and produced right here, in our lovely community!!

I love you more than words can say…

And, I just received word of yet another honor, but, I’ll surprise you with that, later…

For now…good night, and keep shining the love…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

A Floral Day!

For those of you in the pick up line, today, Hickory Acres will have an outside stand with their fresh cut tulips, in creamy white/yellow!

6 bunches of 10 tulips for 12.00 a bunch!

Thank you!

Pam

Your Reminder

Good morning, lovelies…

Just a reminder that tonight is market night. It’s a crazy cool market.

The pick up times are…

A-K…4pm-5pm

L-Z…5pm-6pm

Both of your market managers will be bringing orders to your cars!

If you have prepaid, we thank you! If you would like to prepay, please call, this morning!

Paying by check? Please have it made out to Oakview Farm Meats!

Paying by cash? Exact amounts, inside a ziplock bag, would be ever so kind!

If you need to run into the retail shop, please park off from the pick up line, and the Hippie’s father will be making a guest appearance as shop helper, today.

Above all…please be patient, please be kind, pull up in a car line fashion, and know that we will have everyone taken care of in a timely manner…

And, thank you, thank you, thank you…our market is most humbled by your patronage, and our vendors are forever thankful.

See you, beginning at 4pm…

Much Love,
Pam

Tomorrow’s Order Pick Up!

Hello!!! What an amazing gorgeous day and evening!!

I am taking this time to give you the lowdown on tomorrow’s pick up!

We have 60 customers, and huge amounts of product! We want to streamline the pick up so that not everyone is arriving, waiting, and jammed up!

So, we are breaking it down, alphabetically!

A-K…..your pick up time is the 4pm-5pm time slot!

L-Z…your time slot is 5pm-6pm!

We will have marked signs for entering, and exiting, and will run it like a school drop off line! Pull up, one behind the other, and Mark will take any payments, and alert me as to what box to bring out!

Thank you, so very much, for understanding the need of the split times!

With the size of this market, we are also asking that you double check your orders with the forms that are attached to your boxes, to make sure it’s all there!

See you, tomorrow!!!

Thank you for being awesome!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

My Heartfelt Thank You

Your morning weblog comes from your very grateful, and proud market manager…

As I closed the market, last night, the last orders were still coming in. Each week you’ve been propelling us, to new levels. This week, we skyrocketed to a place that has no words. We love your support, we love your dedication, we love the new customers, over 20 this week, who will now get to know the market love that has been happening for 9 years…

I just wanted to take this moment to thank you, and to tell you to please watch your emails, because I will be sending a weblog explaining how we will be doing the market pick up, tomorrow, to streamline the event, to get you on the road, quickly, and to keep you all in your cars, safe and healthy.

If the sun is shining, tomorrow, during your wait, bask in the warmth, take in the view, and get ready to experience the total local farm experience.

And, if you would like to pre-pay, you can call me, today, to give payment information! If we have your information, no need to call, we will run your payments. If you used us, at the YMCA, and had a card on file, we need you to call us with card information. We brought nothing of their systems with us!

Again…my heartfelt thank you, and if you feel so inclined, in your day of solitude, turn on some John Prine, and pay tribute to his sad passing. Your market manager is feeling it, deeply, today…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Closing Time

So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits
I hope you have found a friend…
(Closing Time-Semi Sonic)

Ok, listen up..the market closes at 10pm, and we are breaking all records!

You still have time to order!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam