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!
Good Times!
Everybody shake
Everybody groove
Everybody shake…
(The Goodbeats)
(INXS/Jimmy Barnes)
Starting this Monday morning off with a fast pace, and a song to fuel it!
Yes, it is Monday, the market is here for your orders, and it’s all good times from here…
A few things of vendor notes…
I added a couple of new Cosmic breads to my lineup, and, I moved my soups to a new category…Cosmic Soups, plus, I have added the new soups for the next few weeks!!
Also, Oakview Farm Meats has added…drumroll….bacon!! Yes, they are back with everyone’s favorite!!
Let’s rock and roll this market, this week!!
Come on baby it won’t take long
Only take a minute just to sing my song…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Market Love!
All market orders were picked up, early, and timely, this evening, so I am able to go ahead and reopen for the next round of ordering!!
It’s all here for you, and your local needs…come and get your local love!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Wake Up Call!!
Hello, good morning, bon jour!
It’s that time to wake up, and make sure you have your weekly orders in by 8am, this morning!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
The Spice Girls
They’ve done it, again!!
Carla and Jenny of JC Growers just introduced two new dry blends of their seasonings line!
You can now order either their new Jalapeno or Habanero!!
Get it, here, at your locally grown online market!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Starfish and Coffee
“Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine
And a side order of ham”
(Prince)
Happy Sunday, lovely local market customers!!
Just a reminder to get those weekly orders in!! Sundays can get a bit crazy as they fade into a Monday, so why not make your market list, now?
I’m sitting with coffee, doing my own ordering, and listening to a few playlists I’ve put together. For some reason, I’ve really been into melding old Prince with Donovan tracks…anyway, this song popped on, and the lyrics caught my attention for the market…
For one…we offer maple syrup, jam, I’m sure there are some butterscotch something or others, and ham…
My main thought, though, is the jam…and, to let you know that Champaign Berry Farms just added SEEDLESS Blackberry Jam to the market!!!
Get excited, mix your own playlists, and dance it all out while getting those orders in…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Hello, Again!!!!
Welcome back to another week of local ordering!!!
As always, we appreciate the support of all that the market has to offer!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Tuesday Wake Up!
Good morning, lovely little market customers!!
Here is your weekly Tuesday reminder that the market will close of the week’s orders in one hour, at 8am!!
Have you put your orders in, or are you like me, and are running to do it, right now?
Either way, you still have time…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
That Monday Morning Mania!
Good morning, and here we are, right at the start of a Monday morning…the new week, the frantic pace, the overload of thoughts for the week…
Now, imagine you, calmly ordering all the goodness from the market, at your leisure. Having all of the items you may need, all ordered, and ready for a Thursday pick up…sounds dreamy, right?
Also, Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and you may need extra items for that evening, so Thursday would be the perfect time to pick those up, as well…
This calmness is not a Monday dream…it’s a market reality…the products, the vendors, the amazing feeling of keeping it all local, and you, not fighting the big box shopping madness…
I sit by and watch the river flow
I sit by and watch the traffic go
Imagine something of your very own
Something you can have and hold
I’d build a road in gold
Just to have some dreaming…
(Dreaming-Blondie)
I even threw in a song implant to take you on your way to a dreamy Monday…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Welcome Back!!
It’s a new week for ordering all of the local loveliness from the market!!
Thank you for always supporting this local endeavor!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Wake Up Call!!
Hello, good morning, how are you?
It’s Tuesday, it’s a super crazy market, and we close at 8am for weekly orders!! Are you in on the fun?
You still have time to make your week an easy one with all that we have to offer!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam