Saturday, August 6th, 2016
9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!
Randy Johnson
Rosaria Schoemaker
Jodi Sodini
Shirley Draft
Louann Nagy Werksma
Renae Hesselink
Phyllis Coombs
Isabel Collinge-Stahl
Patty Oltean
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Attending this week’s market:
Certified Organic Peaches!
Mund Farm of Rothbury
Greg Mund returns with Red Haven Peaches. These are certified organic “peaches” and the only place you will get organically grown peaches in Muskegon County. I’ll have quarts (2 ¼ lbs. – $5 ea.), ½ bushels (your container) – 25 lbs. @ $50 each and taking orders for delivery / pickup. THANK YOU!
Certified Organic Blueberries!
Wind Dancer Farm of West Olive
Erin will bring more of those delicious organic blueberries! This week’s varieties will be Nelson and possibly Liberty. Quarts are $7 each or 4 for $24. Ten pound boxes will be available for $45 each.
Sweet Corn!
Scholl Farm of Montague
One week only – Sweet Corn
Potatoes – Adirondack Red, Yukon Gold, Cresent Fingers, Purple
Eggs (chicken) – low volume so come early!
Duck eggs – not many of those either.
Rhubarb
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
100% grass fed beef!
This week on sale:
Burger patties, $6.50 a pound
Ground beef, $5.75 a pound
We will also have:
Roasts
Soup bones
Liver
Shank with bone
New York strip
Ribeye
Tenderloin
Sirloin and Sirloin sizzlers
Stew meat
Brisket
Tongue
Chicken and duck eggs from our free range birds.
This season’s first honey! Hoping for a good continued honey crop, but I already see Goldenrod beginning to bloom.
See everyone Saturday!
Pine Row Farm
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Please join us in giving a huge THANK YOU to Kathy and John Walson, our Maple Moon Customers of the Month. The Walsons participate in our CSA, and are long time supporters of Sweetwater and the local foods movement here in west MI. We love seeing folks like the Walsons know and appreciate seasonal food. If you haven’t tried our sprouting broccoli yet, just ask Kathy about it, it’s one of her favorite seasonal food right now. Thank you, Kathy and John.
This week we are bringing:
TOMATOES
CHERRY TOMATOES
SWEET PEPPERS
PURPLE BEAUTY PEPPERS
JALAPENO AND CAYENNE
EGGPLANT
CUCUMBERS
SUMMER SQUASH
SPROUTING BROCCOLI
KALE
CHARD
BEET GREENS
COLLARDS
BASIL
FRESH HERBS
POTATOES (Red Norland)
CARROTS
FRESH ONIONS
SCALLIONS
BEETS
EGGS
RASPBERRY JAM!
DRIED HERBS
DRIED PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
HERBAL SALVES
HERBAL LIP BALMS
Michigan Summer Lip Balm is back in season! We combined the soothing effects of or own calendula flowers with the natural SPF in coconut oil for the perfect summer lip balm. We are so proud to say the bee’s wax is from our friends at Pine Row Farm.
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook
Funny Farm of Grant
This week we will bring, depending on weather and rain:
> Green beans
> Yellow beans
> Gourmet filet green beans
> Kales, 5 kinds
> Broccoli
> Cabbage
> Kohlrabi
> Potatoes
> Cucumbers
> Pickles
> Zucchini
> Summer squash, yellow and bicolor
> Green onions
> Carrots
> Fresh herbs, basil, lemon basil, globe basil, fennel,s summer savory,marjoram
> And last but not least, the first yellow watermelons, come early!
Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven
All Three Speeds coffee is roasted by sight, smell & sound based on a roast profile developed by Chad. All coffee is small batch, no automation. We invite all to sample what time and attention taste like in a cup.
This week’s offerings, whole bean and ground, 4 oz and 14.1oz bags:
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Papua New Guinea
Sumatra Mandheling
Thanks
Chad & Lorie
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
I am happy to say that we will be back at market this Saturday and likely will be bringing beans, tomatoes, swiss chard, head lettuce, scallions, kohlrabi, beets, miniature cabbages, cucumbers, and an assortment of fresh herbs
Kale Nation of Spring Lake
Kale Nation will be embracing August with more garden produce and . . . flowers!
Curly Kale
Red Russian Kale
Tuscan Kale
Salad Mix with Nasturtiums
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Collards
Chard
Early Cabbage
. . . and
A Lot of Garlic
Flowers
Organic Juice Boxes by Bodhi Tree Market
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Come see Lisa and AJ at Market! We are hosting a Farm Bureau and Conservation District Tour on our Farm on Saturday.
If you want to order in advance, email earthscapefarm@gmail or call us by 7pm on Friday – the number is below.
VEGGIES: Beets with greens, Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers, Broccoli and Squash. Red and Yellow Onions. Garlic. Parsley and Dill, too. We’ve grown too much for us to eat!
GRASS FED BEEF!
SALE: Short Ribs! Buy 2 packages, get 15% off!
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Tbone, Sirloin, NY Strip, RibEye, Rib, Cubed Steak, Flank and Hanger Steak!
Braising Beef ~ Kabob Beef, Stew Meat, Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck, Brisket, Arm, English
Lean Ground Beef, BEEF PATTIES, too!
Ground Sirloin
Short Ribs
Soup Bones
Liver, tongue and Heart
Want suet? We have it. $1 per lb.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
OLIVE OIL SALE: We have some outdated olive oil that is still good – $9 each
EGGS $4.50 per dozen. Fed all organic grain and out to wander and eat bugs!
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
231-861-2234
Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
Fresh chicken is back on the menu!
CHICKEN
Breast $11.00/lb
Thighs, Liver $7.00/lb
Drums $5.00/lb
Wings $3.00/lb
Backs, Feet $2.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Beef $6.50/lb
Ground Sirloin $8.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack) $9.50/each
Rib Steak, Sirloin, Flank, Skirt $9.00/lb
Brisket, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew, Tongue $7.50/lb
T-Bone, Porterhouse, NY Strip $12.00/lb
Liver, Heart, $4.00/lb
LAMB
Shank $9.00/ln
Stew Meat, ground $10.00/lb
Leg Roast $12.00/lb
Boneless Leg, Chops, Rack $14.00/lb
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock $5.00/lb
Bacon $9.50/lb
Jowl Bacon, Cottage Bacon,
Lunchmeat $9.00/lb
Ham, Smoked Loin $8.50/lb
Canadian Bacon $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage and Brats – see other side
Pork Steak, Pork Chops, Boston Butt,
Ham Roast, Shoulder Roast, Country Style Ribs $7.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets $8.50/lb
Spare Ribs $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs $7.00/lb
Tenderloin $13.00/lb
Bones $1.50/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard $4.00/lb
EGGS $5/doz
Hens fed GMO-free but conventionally grown feed.
Preorder to get what you want!
Not attending this week:
Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
We’re gone for 2 weeks, see you soon!
Grandson’s Gardens of Spring Lake
We’ll be back next week!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We are planning to be back August 13.
Please note: Due to an abundance of caution Grassfields has decided to recall all of their cheeses after finding E Coli in one sample of cheese. If you purchased cheese and would like a refund please return it to me at Sweetwater on August 13. Thanks.
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Little Red Organics Farm of Freesoil
We’re taking a break and will be back in a few weeks, see you soon!
Meadowview Goat Dairy of Fremont
We will be at market with our fresh Chevres, Feta, and a variety of flavored cheeses.
Also we’ll have our popcorn, eggs and noodles along.
Never Better Naturals of Spring Lake
See you next week!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
FYI: We will be absent from market on Saturday August 5th. Taking a little break!