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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A New Week!


A bright shiny start to a whole new market week!!

Make it a sparkly one!!

The best way to shine, is to let the market smile on you!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

The Look Of Love


Whoa, whoa, whoa
When your world is full of strange arrangements
And gravity won’t pull you through
You know you’re missing out on something
Well that something depends on you
(All I’m saying) It takes a lot to love you
(All I’m doing) You know it’s true
(All I mean now) There’s one thing, yes, one thing
That turns this gray sky to blue
(That’s the look, that’s the look)
The look of love
(That’s the look, that’s the look)
The look of love
(That’s the look, that’s the look)
The look of love…
(ABC)

If you were around in the 80s, clubbing it, not clubbing it, dancing to that Valentine’s Day beat, this was your song.

I was in college when it was released, and one of our favorite places to hang out was The Family Dog. First floor was a cheap, amazing Mexican restaurant, where you could eat AND drink, for under 5.00. The second floor was the club floor…flashing lights, cheap drinks, wall to wall people, and an always packed dance floor. The tunes were groovy, the drinks were flowing, and if those walls, right outside the bathrooms could talk…well…The third floor was the rock and roll floor. Live bands, floor to ceiling shelves of vinyl. Simply put, the whole place was the best.

It saw all of us have crushes, fall madly in and out of love, get dumped, publicly cry, endure many embarrassing moments, but most of all, it built bonds, that to this day, remain the strongest bonds of friendships, sisterhoods, brotherhoods.

Gosh…this trip down memory lane, over silly song. But, my sorority reunion is getting ready to happy, again, and we will take over our old college town, once again, so maybe I’m just being nostalgic. I have to laugh at those days of hoping for your crush to send you flowers, or acknowledge your existence. Fun times on campus.

Anyway, why not give the market The Look Of Love, this week, and hurry and get those orders in!! 8am is fast approaching!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
The Girl With Eternal Hearts In Her Eyes

Monday Mania!


Happy Monday, lovely little local customers!! I hope the weekend was a great one for you!! I hope that you enjoyed the Super Bowl!! And, I hope that you enjoy tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day…

And, in your spare time, I hope that you remember to get your orders in!!

Also, I bring you a note from Shire Farms:

Hey Guys,

I hope game day went your way. I just wanted to remind you all that
the discounted Super Packs are still going through the close of the
market. Now is a great time to stock up on wings, drums, and brats.

The packs are listed under “The Shire Farm” then “Super Bowl Specials”

Thank you,
Nicole @ The Shire Farm

Get all the market goodness ordered, before tomorrow morning, at 8am!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Windy


Who’s trippin’ down the streets of the city
Smilin’ at everybody she sees?
Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it’s Windy…
(The Association)

Wow…that wind, all afternoon and evening at market pick up! It was just so crazy!

I am opening the market, tonight, for your ordering pleasure!! Hoping to ease out of the crazy weather, and move into a bit more calm…

Thank you for all of your patience, and willingness to come out, early, to get the orders out, before it got too crazy!!

Now…kick back, and look through the market site!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Today’s Pick Up


Good afternoon, lovely customers!

Just a note, to tell you that with the incoming high winds, rain, predicted for the market pick up times, if you would like to call or text me, for an early pick up, starting even now, you are welcome to check to see if your order is ready, and then I can have you boxed up, and ready to roll!

Just trying to keep you all safe, and out of the winds!

937-926-4833
Pam

If you don’t want to come out, at all, please contact me for a Friday or Saturday pick up!

Rise and Shine!


And, in the last hour of your morning rush, you can still place your market order!

This is your Tuesday wake up call…don’t miss out on all of the fun!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Your Manic Monday Reminder!


Yes, go ahead, cue the song, feel the Monday crazy that, for me, is lasting even into the evening.

Not sure what was up with today, but something was in the air…it was just one of those days that every time I turned around, there was one more odd roadblock, one more obstacle, and it all seemed to take forever to accomplish.

Then, other people were all telling me the same thing was happening for them.

So, goodbye manic Monday, and hoping for a Groovy Tuesday. In order to make that happen, I am placing my market order, tonight, because at 8am, tomorrow, we close for the week, and you don’t want to miss out on all of this terrific stuff the market has to offer!

AND…don’t forget…it’s your only week, until spring, to order your florals from Flourish, for a Valentine Day pick up!!!

Leave the maniac, and enter the groovy…and get those orders in!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Love...Designed By Flourish!


Love is in the air, market customers, and to make it all come alive, for your Valentine’s/Galentine’s/Celebration of Self Love/however you want to celebrate, we have got the florals for you!!

I am going to copy a note from the girls of Flourish, their market offerings are listed in the flower category, and, you will have market opening, this evening, until the usual market closing time of Tuesday, 8am!

BUT…you will not pick these flowers up at next Thursday’s pick up. You will pick these up, at a special time, Tuesday morning, on February 14th!! Just in time to shine the love wherever you want!!

I love that we are able to build another local bridge…to Hawaii!! I love this little market network! Please email me with any questions about the pick up!!

Just to recap…order as usual, with your market weekly orders. You will still pick up your orders, next Thursday, but will need to swing by the greenhouse, the following Tuesday, to pick up your florals!!

Here is a note from Flourish…

Floral by Flourish is busting through the frozen winter ground with bright roses and tropical flair for your Valentine’s Day!

You heard that right, we are kicking off our season starting Tuesday, February 14th! Rebekah makes up 1/2 of our Flourish team and has spent the last two years living in Hawaii, immersing herself in their culture and floral design techniques!

Freshly harvested from Hawaii, Rebekah is shipping over the most beautiful protea over-night to have fresh blooms for your tropical babe.

However, if your Valentine is a bit more classic, we of course have the simple roses!

We will be back with locally grown blooms for the spring into late summer but for now, we celebrate love, and hope you’ll join us! Pre-order your Valentine’s Day blooms for pick-up on Tuesday, 2/14!

And, with that, I am now opening the market for the week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Market Order Reminder AND Good News!!


Hello, I love you
Won’t you tell me your name?
(The Doors)

What a great song to kick off the month of February!!

And, a song to first remind you that if you ordered, this week, tonight is your pick up!! 4pm-6pm! If you need a pick up for tomorrow, 10am-12pm, or Saturday, 10am-4pm, please let me know!

Also…for the good news…Old Souls IS going to work with us, and allow us to still offer their Spring Mix, to the market!! Of course, we love all of the varieties that we have been so lucky to have, but are so very thankful that we will still have Spring Mix to offer. It may be in limited quantities, but we will see how things progress!! Also, it will no longer be delivered to the market, so your managers are figuring out the pick up time frames, but I am just so happy to announce this, and sending them a huge dose of love to agree to work with us!!

Ok…now, I will see each of you, who ordered, this evening!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Tuesday Reminder!


Yes, my lovelies…it’s that time, again, on an early Tuesday morning!!

It’s the Tuesday morning hustle to get all of the local goodness of orders in for the week, before we close at 8am, this morning!!

You still have plenty of time, and I love seeing your smiling faces on Thursday evenings!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam