Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Fri, 11/10/2017 – 4:04pm Now that Market season has wrapped up, it’s time for the annual barrage of “So what do you do with yourself now that the season’s done?” The answer for all market managers is, of course, PLENTY. Analyzing the last season and planning, fundraising, getting ready for […]
Champaign Farmers' Market
Get the MOST out of the Champaign Farmers’ Market
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Mon, 05/23/2016 – 3:43pm Visiting the Farmers’ Market after work on Tuesdays is a great way to unwind, chat with neighbors and friends, and find delicious items for the week ahead. I know I always go to purchase some beautiful flowers, produce, cheese, and maybe a sweet treat or some […]
Handcrafted Holidays: Last Run
Calling all of you last minute shoppers! Local, handcrafted holiday gifts are available for one more Saturday at the C-U Winter Farmers Market (before taking a well deserved holiday break until January 7th). We are definitely carefully planning our own last minute shopping to take advantage of the 50+ vendors (woah!) one last time until 2023!
Herbed Irish Soda Bread
Kids Kits Recipe for July 2023: Herbed Irish Soda Bread
How the USDA has invested in TLC
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 11/26/2018 – 3:48pm Back in September at the National Direct Ag Marketing summit, I got the chance to present a poster on TLC’s work combining grants to bolster our farmers market and food access programming (more about that trip in a past blog entry). In a nutshell, our poster […]
Iron Meadows Flower Farm, A Photo Story
by Cay Diamond, Farmers Market & Outreach Manager This month I had the opportunity to visit Iron Meadows Flower Farm and get the scoop on their second season of growing! Jessica Eisenmann, owner of Iron Meadows, began selling flowers at the Champaign Farmers Market during our COVID season of 2020 and at that time fell […]
