Central Illinois Vegan

Support Local Agriculture with a CSA

Sunday, 07 March 2010 06:54 | Author: manchicken |

Tomanous Farms It's March now, and spring is about ready to jump out from behind the couch shouting "surprise!" That means we've got a whole bunch of good eats coming up in the form of fresh vegetables, all the while supporting our local growers! Have you yet made arrangements for CSA? A CSA is a program where you support local farmers, and they give you a supply of vegetables during their season. CSAs usually run anywhere from 20-25 weeks starting in mid-May, and most I've heard of cost around $350-$400 for that whole season. It's a great way to get fresh produce from ethical growers, help your local economy, and support responsible farming that is not destructive to the environment.

Here are a couple of links that can get you started, including the farm I am planning to do my CSA with this year.

http://www.tomahnousfarm.org/ - Tomahnous Farm, where I'll be doing my CSA business this year
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ - Find CSA farms around the United States

Also, don't forget about the farmers market this year, it starts this year on May 1st on the corner of Illinois and Vine street in Urbana, right outside the east-most exits of the Lincoln Square Mall. And while you're at the farmer's market, don't forget to join the Common Grounds Food Co-Op in Lincoln Square mall.

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Last Updated (Sunday, 07 March 2010 07:16)

Vegan Meetup Group February Potluck

Saturday, 20 February 2010 07:30 | Author: manchicken |

The Champaign-Urbana vegan meetup group is having their monthly potluck on Sunday, February 21st at 6PM. Faith and Wade will be bringing zucchini bread and sweet potato pie (mmm...).

To join in, join the meetup group at http://www.meetup.com/The-Champaign-Urbana-Vegan-Meetup-Group/ and be sure to RSVP with what you're going to bring. We hope to see you there!

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Last Updated (Saturday, 20 February 2010 07:54)

Holy Crap It's Chocolate Inspirations!

Friday, 12 February 2010 14:59 | Author: manchicken |

Vegan Coconut Brittle As our facebook followers know, I got an email from a representative at Chocolate Inspirations, Inc. last week. Chocolate Inspirations, as you can probably guess, is a company that makes gourmet chocolate treats. They are introducing a new vegan line, and they asked me to help them get the word out.

Naturally, I can't review a product without trying it, so we requested some samples, and they came in today. While my wife jokingly insists that she needs more samples to come to an accurate conclusion, I'm much more decided... this stuff is good... really good.

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Last Updated (Friday, 12 February 2010 17:39)

Common Ground Food Co-op

Friday, 01 January 2010 17:37 | Author: manchicken |

Have you ever wondered where you should go to find some decent veggies to nom around Champaign county? Look no further than the Common Ground Food Co-op. This place has it all! From artichokes to apples, spinach to spaghetti squash, it's all right here. This is the place you can come to for locally-produced goods, ethically priced coffees, as well as recipes, workshops, refrigerated and frozen goods, and of course a healthy selection of bulk goods.

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Last Updated (Friday, 01 January 2010 18:30)

Drinking Water

Friday, 01 January 2010 14:11 | Author: manchicken |

Are you drinking enough water? According to the Mayo Clinic's website, men should consume 3 liters of water per day, and women should consume 2.2 liters of water per day. Sure, that sounds like a lot of water, but were we to back off on the coffee and soft drinks, maybe it wouldn't sound so unreasonable.

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Last Updated (Friday, 01 January 2010 15:10)