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!
Reminder!!
Just a reminder! The market now closes on Tuesday evenings at 10pm!!
Don’t miss out on the fun!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Happy Sunshine!
Hoping that your weekend is easing along in sunshine filled bliss!
And, today’s weblog brings you words from our newest vendor….
S & S Naturals is located on a farm in the Mingo Valley in northeast Champaign County. Our products consist of elderberry syrup, tincture, and gummies. We use US dried Elderberries (Sustainably grown, without pesticides, fertilizers, or chemicals) and raw local honey. This spring I am looking forward to starting my own elderberries and adding new products.
Elderberries have many health benefits attributed to its nutrients, which include vitamin A, vitamin E, Vitamin B, vitamin C, carotenoids, amino acids, and flavonoids. Elderberry is also very rich in certain essential minerals such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and several anti-oxidants. It has the ability to prevent and treat ailments and disorders of the respiratory system such as common colds and flu, cough, chest congestion, sore throat, bronchitis, and asthma. Elderberries have been used for centuries as a home remedy to treat the cold and flu.
Some of the most important health benefits of elderberries include their ability to boost the immune system function, protect against bacteria and infection, slow down the spread of cancer, moderate the digestive process, prevent the development of diabetes, reduce the pain and speed associated auto immune diseases, help with weight loss, lower blood pressure, and alleviate allergies. Another great health benefit of black elderberry is that it helps in keeping the digestive system healthy. It improves digestion by promoting the secretion of digestive juices, and also prevents ailments of digestive system like constipation.
One of the uses of elderberries is its ability to combat cancer. Some of the physiological reactions in the body leave free radicals as the by-products. These free radicals initiate chain reactions that cause cell division, leading to formation of tumors, which later become cancerous. The high antioxidant in elderberries help prevent the formation of cancerous cells, thereby inhibiting the onset of cancer. Elderberry is also anti-inflammatory in action and thus can be used for treating and preventing inflammation conditions such as joint pains and arthritis.
https://www.midwest-elderberry.coop/health-nutrition/
The Right Time of The Night
Sun goes down on a silky day
Quarter moon walking though the Milky Way…
(Right Time Of The Night-Jennifer Warnes)
There you go…a song implant, while it’s the right time of the night to get your orders started for the week!
AND…on a special note…I will now be closing the market ordering ON TUESDAY EVENINGS AT 10PM, instead of 6am on Wednesdays…
It’s just the right for a change…lol…we always used to leave it open until Wednesday for any stragglers but you guys have been doing such a great job, getting those orders in, and your market manager would love another hour of sleep on Wednesday mornings…
With that said, have an amazing week while you are tossing us all some love!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Gimme The Beat Boys
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away…
(Dobie Gray)
Let’s hear it…give us the beat that rocks this market…
It’s Sunday morning, and it’s a perfect day for ordering…
If your market manager ever gets a free second from baking, and catering, I promise I am going to add/update all Cosmic Charlie products…until then, go ahead and order what are about to become classics, and will be taking a backstage for a bit…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Welcome Back!
It’s another fun filled, amazing, locally charged week of market orders!
Thank you, each and every week, for supporting this little local gem of a market! Each week, we add more and more customers, we keep our weekly customers, and we regain past customers!
We love being part of your local shopping experience!
We open the market, tonight, you can begin your orders, and we are open until Wednesday at 6am!
Welcome back, we thank you, kindly!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Love Shack
The love shack is a little old place where
We can get together…
(Love Shack-The B52s)
But, we all know the best love shack around is this little local market of love…
Get those orders in, today!! We close for the week, tomorrow, at 6am!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Happy Early Valentine’s Day!
Let this serve as our love note to you!
We are happy to show you, the love, each and every week!
The market is opening for the week! Thank you for showing us the love!
XOXO,
Happy Valentine’s!
Cosmic Pam
Give Them Love, Give Them Local Goodness
Not only is our market great for your weekly shopping, it’s also great for giving your Valentine, or Galentine, or fur babes, a taste of the local scene via gifts from our market!
Who wouldn’t love the thoughtfulness of a unique thought, on Valentine’s Day?
And, lucky for you, our market pick up day will be the day before Valentine’s Day!
Think about it…the gift of food, the gift of sweets, the gift of puppy treats, the gift of crafts, the gift of soaps/oils, honey, maple syrup…perfect!
Or…why not plan to make your sweet, a special Valentine breakfast, lunch, or dinner…you can get your components, all right here!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Songs In The Key Of Life
The album of the great Stevie Wonder, and also, summing up this past week, past few weeks.
The key of life. The rhythm, the why, the mysterious, the journey…
If January was bliss, and ease, and colliding into the loveliness of the new year, February has seemed a year long, already. A challenge. A constant eye roll…the key of life, and all that is wrapped into our day to day.
When things get heavy, or when you feel your most crazy, why not make it easier with ordering from our little local market of love? It eases your load, and it lets us, your vendors, show you how amazing this market is!
Go ahead…you all have been really giving the love to this market, since after our holiday break. Continue to heap it on, because the month is young, and we all could use a little dose of love to get us through…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Love Note
This is your loving reminder that the market will close, for the week, tomorrow morning at 6am, so get busy, and show us some love!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam