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This Saturday's Farmers' Market in Urbana--SHOP LOCAL

Posted 11/25/2011 4:45pm by Leslie Cooperband or Wes Jarrell.

Our thanksgiving feast last night was a testament to the abundance of fantastic local food in our midst. Our 20 pound turkey was a pastured, broad-breasted bronze from Triple S Farms, all of the vegetables came from either our own garden or from farmers selling at either the Urbana or Bloomington Farmers' Markets, the stuffing was made with bread from Stewart's Artisan Breads in Mahomet and of course our very own cheese adorned several side dishes.

Tomorrow, both Urbana and Champaign business associations are encouraging holiday shoppers to patronize local businesses. In the spirit of "buy local," I'm encouraging you to come to the Urbana farmers' market inside Lincoln Square Mall tomorrow. The farmers will be back in their usual location on the south entrance of the mall (near Art Mart). I know food is probably the last thing on your minds after thanksgiving feasts, but why not consider food as gifts for family or friends and your out of town guests? You can show off the bounty of central Illinois' food producers. We will be there to serve you with plenty of:

chevre--plain,herbs de Provence, cracked black peppercorn
Angel Food (it's on sale this weekend-another nod to post thankgiving shopping deals)
Little Bloom on the Prairie
and a few Black Goat rounds.

I may also have a few jars of pickled green tomatoes (goes GREAT with all that leftover turkey) and our ever so chic organic cotton CSG t-shirts. I hope to see you there!!