Have a Great Locally Grown Thanksgiving!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, November 19th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are an authorized Bridge Card Farmers Market

Make it a Locally Grown Thanksgiving!

Market note: Please remember we’ll be closed the Saturday after Thanksgiving so be sure to stock up, next market is December 3!

At this week’s market:

Fishmonger’s Wife of Muskegon

We’ll be at the market this Saturday with a full stall of smoked fish! In addition to our Smokehouse Favorites, we are adding Smoked Fish Dip and Smoked Fish Sausage! There will be a limited amount of fish so come early.

 

Northern Naturals LLC of Kaleva

Certified Organic Apple Cider and Concentrated Cherry Juice at the Creswick Farms booth. Freshly pressed and full of deliciousness!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Thanksgiving is close, Pumpkins on sale!  Pie pumpkins $2 each.  Also, get your potatoes to make tasty mashed potatoes.  Winter squash in abundance!

From the hoophouse-lettuce, spinach, swiss chard, turnips with greens, and radishes.

From the garden-kale, carrots, and parsnips. Onions and garlic.

For those of you who have been asking and/or begging, we will have doughnuts again in December!

Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maple-Moon Farm/266858233357042?ref=ts

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm

We will be at market Saturday with Pre-Ordered Thanksgiving Turkeys!  We will have several fresh turkeys available on a first come first served basis. Also we will have fresh & frozen turkey cuts, breast, thighs and drumsticks. Please call 231-794-7936 if you need information.

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~  SALE: Butternut Squash sale this week .75 per lb! We’ve been selling our squash for .90 per lb at the Market. The price in a Lansing health food store last week was $1.69 per lb., and in Meijers this week, .99 per lb. (not organically grown by the way). It should store till January and likes to be about 50 degrees. It can also be cooked in many different ways and frozen for extended season.

We will also have Savoy & Red Cabbage, Celery, Celeriac, Red and Daikon Radishes, the last of the Cauliflower, the last of the Leeks, the last of the Broccoli,  Carrots,  Arugula, Potatoes, Chard & Kale.  Herbs: Parsley, Cilantro, and Rosemary.

BEEF ~  BEEF SALE is continuing:  Beef Hearts are $2 per lb.

Other cuts available this week:

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Porterhouse, Tenderloin and Sirloin steaks
  • New York Strip and Rib Eye Steaks
  • Rolled Rump, Arm and Chuck Roasts
  • Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Tongue, Oxtail.

Our steers are on lush rotational pastures from May to November.  They get all our quality hay they can eat, plus a little home-grown and ground- on-the-farm grain mostly in winter. Feeding cows small amounts of good grains are like humans eating small portions of dessert.  It’s ok for them as long as grass and legumes are their main diet.  The steers are hung to age and processed by Ebel’s Meats in Falmouth, a family-run USDA operation.

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL from Palestine! 500 ML Bottles.  Organic, Extra Virgin and Cold Pressed.  This oil is imported by Higher Grounds Coffee.

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  New shipment this week. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

Eggs! Arugula! Taste of Spring Maple Syrup, small gift sized bottles as well as quarts.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

NEW ITEMS!  In addition to Grassfield’s famous Dutch process Goudas & Cheddars, we will now carry a selection of cheeses from Cowslip Creamery! Located on Lubbers Farm in West Michigan, Cowslip is dedicated to making excellent cheese the old fashioned way, by hand, using fresh milk from cows grazing sustainable pastures. This week try either the artisan Phocas, or Brigid. Also we’ll have a selection of delicious Flatbread Crackers from the Lubber’s on-farm Little Rooster Bakery! And don’t forget to try our newest jam creations:  Apple Pie Jelly, Special Late Harvest Rubel (a wild heirloom blueberry) and Smooth Operator Red Plum.

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
TURKEYS We will have our pre-ordered turkeys ready for you to pick up!

BEEF
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

Gourmet Burgers – Ground Beef with Bacon

Corned Beef Hash! Perfect for when you want a quick meal, with potatoes and spice already added, or add eggs for breakfast! 1# pkg.

CHICKEN
Whole Chickens

Back this week: Apple Chicken Sausage Links!

Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless

Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Patties, BBQ or Plain. 1# 4/pr pkg.

PORK
Ham Steaks are back.
Thick, single slices of smoked ham.

Pork Tenderloin

Pork Chops
Pork Steak
Bacon, Apple & Hickory Smoked
Breakfast Sausage Bulk & Links

Italian Bulk Sausage!

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Back again – German Thuringer! You’ll like this traditionally more finely minced and spiced sausage.

Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices

Deli Sliced Old Fashioned Bologna.

Pepperoni Slices

Pancetta. Italian style, cured, seasoned & spiral sliced in small bundles.
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. $3.25 a dozen.

PRE-ORDERS. Space limitations force us to carry only the most asked for meats. If you want to be sure to get the meats you want every week, PRE-ORDERING is the way to go.  Take a look at the complete product list here: www.CreswickFarms.com
Email or call Diana Jancek at dijaan1@charter.net  or (231)893-3937 no later than midnight on the Monday evening before the next market and she will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday

Facebook Fan Page:

http://www.facebook.com/CreswickFarms

 

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart

SPECIAL THANKSGIVING BAKE

We’ll be baking Tuesday, November 22 for delivery to The Cheese Lady between 4 and 6pm.  Our bake will include the following:

Homesteader’s Wheat            Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan      Cranberry Almond Orange

`           Oceana Round                        Elbridge Parmesan Olive.

Please place your order by Sunday evening, November 20.

This Week’s SPECIALTY BREADS are:

Toasted Walnut Batard: (aromatic toasted walnuts lend a lovely nuttiness and a purple(!) hue to this versatile batard) $6.50

Cranberry Orange Almond (A bread for the holidays full of the goodies its name describes) Price $8.75

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:

Homesteader’s Wheat (A light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar and tongue-tingling organic black pepper) $8.00

Pastries for Saturday:  We will be baking our Simply Currant Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, Truly Ginger Scones, and our Michigan Cherry Scones.  All of our scones are made with organic butter and cream, fresh eggs, and a pinch of organic sugar. Deep Mud Brownies.

***HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  We make two different varieties of granola including:

MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA:  organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, sliced almonds, Michigan honey, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/pound

LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA:  organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, Michigan honey, Michigan-made peanut butter, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/ pound

We are truly honored to bake for you and your family.

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart

Hoophouse offerings
Fresh arugula, lettuce heads, Swiss Chard & Spinach
BAKERY OFFERINGS
We will have a selection of Holiday Breads and Pies for your Thanksgiving Table!
Many of our items will be fine to freeze until Thanksgiving.  We are also offering the day
before Thanksgiving Pick Up at the market building.  Time 3:30- 5:00 Wednesday.
Breakfast Cookies

Cranberry Delight Granola- Regular & Gluten Free
Quiche Potato Cheddar, Spinach & Cheddar, Swiss Chard.
Pumpkin, Apple and Maple Walnut Pies.
Multigrain rolls, pizzettas, Challah Bread,  Morning Glory Muffins, Corn Muffins.
Cranberry Apple Bars, Spice Cookies, Jumble Cookies.  Rugelach. Cinnamon Rolls.
Cornbread for stuffing!  Regular and gluten free.
Look forward to seeing you there!

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home

Honey for the Holiday’s and every day!  Several sizes to choice from. Local and not over heated or over filtered.

Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites available such as Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice & Lavender

Featured Soap this week:  Lavender – only essential oil is used for added scent (true with all our soaps. Lavender is known to be antibacterial in nature as well as good aromatherapy to calm and relax at the end of a stressful day.
Nature does it best with Michigan beeswax candles from tea lights to tapers.  Bright and long burning,
Smooth & rolled tapers, and many other fun shapes to choose from.  Great with fall colors and textures.
Lip Balms– smooth, moisturizing blend, current flavors: Grapefruit,  Natural
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags back in 2 sizes & Organic Lavender Sachets (smell great and natural moth deterrent)
Hand made cards & gift tags for bags, boxes & wine bottles and a variety of gift boxes for soaps.

 

Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking of Spring Lake

Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking will be at Sweetwater Saturday to sign cookbooks and  will also be selling some handpicked gift items for your favorite foodies gift basket.

Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking signed by the author $25

Michigan Chocolate Bar – From Patricia’s Chocolates. A Solid 58% couverture dark chocolate in the shape of Michigan’s lower peninsula. A heart is piped on the chocolate for Muskegon area. $4

Naturally Nutty – Handcrafted Nut Butters from Traverse City.  8 ounce jars in 4 delicious flavors; Organic Pepita Sun Seed Butter $6.75, Organic Vanilla Almond Butter $7.75,  Butter Toffee Peanut Butter $5.75, and Organic Peanut Butter $5.75.

30 Minute Mozzarella & Ricotta Kit –Just add Milk! The Kit contains tools and enough ingredients to make Mozzarella 30 times using our own easy recipe! The whole process takes ±30 minutes!!! = $25

Basic Hard Cheese Making Kit – If you are a beginner cheese maker then this is the kit for you. Farmhouse Cheddar, Gouda, Monterey Jack, Feta, Cottage Cheese, Colby, Parmesan and Ricotta. $35

Home Cheese Making – Considered to be the “Bible of home cheese makers”. There are 75 cheese recipes, 25 other dairy recipes, Q&A, and lots more. $16.95

Salt Starter Set  1oz tins – Six gourmet sea salts, 1oz tins, idea for anyone exploring artisan salt for the first time. $25

Salad Salt Set – 2oz Jars – These three salts bring new life to fresh lettuce and vegetables. $25

 

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We are at the Holland Holiday Kerstmarkt http://holland.org/events/16369-holiday-kerstmarkt for the next 4 weeks and will return to Sweetwater on December 17th. See you then!

 

Last but not least

Please Note! By unanimous vote of the vendors, Sweetwater will be CLOSED on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th. We’ve been tracking this day for a few years now and it seems people are either too full to think about food, or are out scooping up Super Saturday bargains! Thanks, and please pass on to folks who might not read this.

 

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

 

Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

We are an authorized Bridge Card farmers market!