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!



 
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Happy Together


I think about you day and night, it’s only right…
(The Turtles)

This little local market…I think of it, constantly! It makes me happy, it brings me joy, and it brings all of us this whole variety of local goodness!! It’s just all so good, so easy, so happy…

You, too, can jump on this happy train of ordering. And, you still have until tomorrow morning, at 8am, to get yourself organized, log in, and make your skies all blue, all sunshine, and, just think of Thursday, your pick up, and how you could drive home, loaded up with good for you items, brought to your car, handed over with a sunshine smile, a chat, and a wave…

Imagine how the world would be so very fine…
So happy together…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Happy Thursday!


And, just like that, the market reopens for another week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Strawberry Alarm Clock


Incense and peppermints, the color of time…

Good morning! And, as you wonder about this song, because the market does not have incense or peppermints (but, actually, the lovely oils from ELM Tree Essentials remind me of incense…) However, this is your wake up call, your alarm that the market closes at 8am, this morning…

Your Strawberry Alarm Clock…

And, I woke up with this song rambling around in my head. Also, if you are as obsessed with watching, Daisy Jones and The Six, you will remember that this song was in the first episode as Daisy makes were way around the Whisky A Go-Go and other clubs in the late 60s.

Ok…now, turn up the music, and get your orders in!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Gimme Some Lovin'


Why won’t you gimme some lovin’
Gimme some lovin’
Gimme some lovin’ every day…
(The Spencer Davis Group)

Ok, well, how about some market love, lol…

We are open, and the orders are flooding in!! And, guess what…

For all of you garlic lovers…THE SPRING GARLIC IS HERE FROM JC GROWERS!!!!

Just go to the vegetable category, and while you are grabbing all the loveliness that is spring garlic, grab your lettuce orders, as well, because spring garlic is AMAZING in a salad! And, go to the Meats category or go to Freshwater Farms category, to pair your spring garlic!

My favorite way to serve spring garlic is to char it on the grill, with other vegetables!! And, also, serve it on top of whatever else you have on the grill!

Or, sauteed in olive oil, and tossed with pasta! Or, roasted with a big pan of chicken that has been brushed with a bit of olive oil, and one of the jam selections on the market. I know it sounds strange, but that jammy, roasted garlic combo on chicken? Amazing…

Or, you can take out the jam option, and drizzle the chicken with honey or maple syrup, some seasoning from JC GROWERS, and the roasted garlic…FYI, the jam/honey option works so well with beef, as well.

Ok, go, order…you have until tomorrow morning at 8am!!

Give the market some good lovin….

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

A Thursday Market Blurb


Hello! I am opening the market for weekly orders, and also sharing a blurb from Laurie, a loyal market customer from way back in the day and has also been a market vendor!

Hi! Anchor Acres in Milford Center is offering several choices of chicks for sale this spring! The smallest are one week old, hatched on April 5-6 right here on site; barnyard mix, straight run, great variety of colors and patterns! $4 each, minimum 2, or $3.75 each for 8 or more. The next set are from hatcheries and are all sexed as pullets. There are barred rocks, white rocks, and light brahmas. They are 3/22 hatch date so 3 weeks old now. Mix and match those breeds for $10 each (minimum 2) or $9 each for 6 or more. Then I have some started pullets (hatchery sexed) Rhode Island Reds that are 8 weeks old and off heat. They are $18 each, minimum 2. (I also do have some one year old hens currently laying (blue or brown egg layers) and also hatching eggs available if anyone is interested in those!) Please text me if interested, thanks! – Laurie 703-677-1253

Tuesday Reminder!


Good morning!!

It’s that time of the week, again…and, yes, I know we are coming off of a holiday, and spring breaks, so that always confuses everyone, on the day of the week, and market orders…

But, you still have until 8am to get those orders in, for the week!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Good Day, Sunshine!


Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I’ve got something I can laugh about…
(The Beatles)

Happy Monday! Good Morning! Did you have a lovely Easter weekend?

Well, it was a beautiful day, yesterday, with a week’s worth of sunshine on the horizon!

Why not make your week even sunnier by placing all of your market orders, and just sit back, enjoy the week, and the ease of just driving through, on Thursday, and driving away with all of the loveliness this market has to offer?

Go ahead…make your week just a bit more sunshine filled!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Happy Easter!!


Wishing you all a very happy Easter weekend, and a heartfelt thank you, for always supporting this amazing local market!

While you are enjoying your weekend, remember to take a minute and throw us your orders!

My stuff is still in vacation mode as I approach Round 2, next week, of outpatient surgery!!

Hoping to return by the beginning of May, to baking, and soup making!

Until then, I continue to run things, behind the scenes!

All the love,
Cosmic Pam

Wake Up Call!


Good morning!

Are your orders in? Have you thought about your Easter orders?

The clock is ticking, and the market will be closing, soon, for the week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Monday Love!


Do you feel that Monday magic?

It’s here, and it’s waiting for your orders for all of the local magic from this market!!

Start your week with a smile, ease, and happiness, with the thought of picking up your market order, on Thursday!!

Keep in mind that Easter is upon us, and it’s the perfect time to make it a local Easter of goodness!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam