Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!
Attending this week’s market:
New! Sweetwater Pre-Ordering Service Begins Sunday, April 28th!
Creswick Farms will be leaving the market as of April 27th, and we wish them well.
We know that some of you who prefer the convenience of pre-ordering your meat are wondering if that can continue at Sweetwater, and the answer is YES!
Beginning this Sunday, April 28th you will be receiving an email from the market with price lists and ordering info from the following farms: Earthscape Farm (beef & eggs), Chickadee Creek Farm (pork & eggs), Liberty Family Farm (lamb, chicken, pork & eggs), Hickory Ridge Family Farm (pork, chicken & eggs), and Maple Moon Farm (pork & eggs).
You will have several days to put an order in which we will send off to the individual farms who will fill the orders and bring them to the market. If this service goes as well as we think it will we may expand it to offer other items as well! Thanks for your loyalty to our little market!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Lona from Shady Side Farm will be at market with their certified organic dry beans. This week’s special is the Jacob’s Cattle Bean. The 2-lb. bags of these beautiful red beans will be available for $10, regularly $11.50. In addition, she will have Grassfields Farm Cheese along this week in the following flavors: Country Dill, Edam, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden, and Polkton Corners. Lona is trying out some new real-estate this week–look for her on the south side of the stairs, over by Earthscape. Questions? Contact Shady Side Farm shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
The weather is FINALLY warm enough to think about grilling! May we suggest some of our favorites: Juicy Ribs, and Plenty of Pork Chops & Steaks too! We’ll also have our delicious picnic hams, smoked ham slices, smoked hocks and more! Our Mulefoot pork was selected as a Heritage Breed by the Slow Ark of Food.
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we have a variety of greens; baby lettuce salad mix, kale, and spinach.
Mother Nature has grown ramps and garlic chives. These have intense and incredible flavors! Ramps are delicate and unfortunately are often over and improperly harvested. We are committed to sustainable and ethical wild harvesting.
We have our normal spread of herbal products; herbal teas, creams, lip balms, and a few remaining salves.
PRE-ORDER ONLY: Ground Breakfast Sausage! From our pastured pigs. We love sausage and spinach together. $6.50 per pound, or 10 pounds for $60. Please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231.861.2535 by Friday night with your order.
We are offering a unique opportunity for you to invest in our farm. Our Seed to Harvest program allows you to redeem your financial investment with an additional 10% in farm produce. Please ask us for more information.
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
After a quiet week at the Muller homestead, we are ready to re-immerse ourselves in baking the highest quality naturally leavened breads we know how. Please check our location schedule below for the upcoming late spring/summer season. We’ll be at Sweetwater this Saturday! Our thanks to you, our most loyal customers for including us in West Michigan’s burgeoning local foods community!
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY? We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).
Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days). They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them. They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix. Our children love them! We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!
OUR EIGHT WEEKLY VARIETIES:
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary 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
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00
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
100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Pumpernickel Rye A new twist on an old Eastern European standard. Cracked Rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf. $6.00
Chile Cheddar Whoa-homegrown, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick. Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili. $8.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Lovely Lemon Poppyseed Scones
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
Orange Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Deep Mud brownies infused with candied orange peel.
Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart
From the Hoop house
Limited mixed greens and spinach. It has been quite cold and cloudy.
Let’s hope for Spring to warm up!!
From the Farm
Farm Fresh Eggs
New!! Grass-fed Lamb and Pastured Pork
We have a full selection of meat featuring
Sliced pepper bacon
Harwood bacon
Fresh Ham roasts, country style ribs, chops, ground and more…
From the Bakery
A new selection of artisan bread whole wheat, ciabatta, 3 seed bread and challah
Breakfast cookies
Quiches- sausage & Cheddar, spinach,onion & cheddar
New! Spinach, onion, and ham turnovers Made with our nitrate free ham.
New! Ham, onion & cheddar quiche
New! Our own ham sliced lunch meat, organic cheddar sandwich on our
own Bollio 3 seeded roll. Delicious!!
Cinnamon Rolls are back!!
New! Mixed Green Salad to go, with our mixed greens, dried cherries,
sliced almonds and organic cheddar.
Hope to see you at the market!
Italian brats, german brats, garlic basil brats, breakfast sausage and more…
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
The BOBIER BEEF Story ~ We look forward to getting your pre-orders by Email, beginning this Sunday, April 28th! If you want more info about our farm in particular, including prices, send us an email at earthscapefarm@gmail.com .
Our steers and cows were born on our Farm, as were their great-great-great Grandmothers. We’ve been doing rotational pastures since the 70’s. We only buy bulls for breeding, and they come from reputable farmers in Michigan. Our cows raise their own calves until they are weaned at about 9 months. We raise our own hay, plus what we buy comes from our own neighborhood so we know how it was grown. Our cattle have access to 3-5 acre yards through the winter, with some barn access, fresh water, bedding straw, and all the hay they can eat. The steers get minimal amounts of homegrown and ground grain during the colder months (like Dessert!). We think this makes our beef tasty and tender, with all the benefits of grass-fed beef, too! The cattle really hope the weather straightens out so they can get on pasture soon!
BEEF: We should have a good supply of all cuts as more beef is being picked up from Falmouth.
At the market this week:
SPECIALS: Ground Beef – 10 packages for $50. 1 Whole Brisket remains – make Corned Beef!
Ground beef 1 lb pkgs
Ground Sirloin
Ground Beef Patties 1/4 # each, 4 to a package
Bone-In: Rib, T-Bone and Porterhouse Steaks
Boneless: Tenderloin – Do a stir-fry with a small package or grill some larger steaks!
Boneless: NY Strip, Sirloin and RibEye Steaks.
Roasts: English, Arm and Chuck
Swiss Steak & Round Steak
Stew Meat
Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups
Soup Bones
Tongue, Liver and Heart
Vegetables:
Spinach from our small hoophouse!
We hope to have some nice Potatoes from the root cellar ~ White Potatoes (Kennebec, Russet, Bintje, Augusta)
Eggs from our small flock.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too! Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City
New Shipment! HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. 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!
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
We have a Facebook page now – check us out, and “like” us, please! https://www.facebook.com/CrowFeatherFarm?fref=ts
You can find us at the Earthscape Farm spot, this week we will be bringing our Baby Kale salad mix, beet greens, spinach, kale, parsley, cilantro, rosemary, and our eggs.
Funny Farm of Grant
We’ll be a market this week with fresh cut Spinach & Spring Mix!
Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!
Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Please note: If you ordered Grade B syrup, it will be ready and waiting for you to pick up this Saturday at Sweetwater – thanks!
Tate Luchies will be bringing our 2013 Maple Syrup this Saturday, and he will also have order forms on hand if you want to place an order for Grade B Maple Syrup -first come first served. Grade B is wonderful for health drinks (most of us agree that it contains more minerals), excellent for cooking/baking (richer in flavor, see recipe above), and some people like it better in that it can “go a little further” as most people use less of it due to the slightly richer flavor.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
From Creswick newsletter for April 27: This is the last Sweetwater Market for us until after Jan 1, 2014. On May 4th, we resume our presence at the Muskegon Market. If we can afford additional staff, we will return to the Sweetwater Market.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Ferry
Raised on pasture, our pigs get 60% of their diet from foraging. We’ll have our usual pork cuts: bacon, pork steaks, ham roasts, ham slices, ham hocks, ground pork in one pound pkgs, shoulder roasts and our newest product – Smoked Ham Ends & Pieces! Use for flavoring all your soups, stews and casseroles. We’ll have eggs as well.
Saving Face Organics of Fruitport
New Product! Due to the large amount of requests for eyeliner, it is now available at the SFO booth – try some this week!
About SFO: Less than two years ago Susie Meyers became concerned about all the unknown chemicals in her body care products. She started to make her own, and then give samples away. Reaction was immediate and so overwhelmingly positive she started making cleansers, make-ups, masks, scrubs and lotions. Now she has also added products for men, and children!
Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic!
Our soaps are made with organic ingredients, no foaming agents added, only rosemary extract for preservative and only essentials oils used for a nice variety of scents (unscented also available) – Lavender, Lavender Citrus, Honey, Shea & Oats, Simply Rosemary,Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice,Orange, Vanilla & Oats (Dreamsicle)
By request – Soap Dishs now available in both pine and cedar
Pretty draw Cord embroidered bag with 2 oz. bar available in the Orange, Vanilla & Oats and Lavender (make nice gifts)
Fragrant and versatile Organic Lavender – Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets. Add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh but also known to be a natural relaxant and also a moth deterrent.
100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.
Tea lights back in stock!
Pet Chef Lakeshore of Twin Lake
Barb Pitcher, vendor of all natural dog and cat food, treats and dog chews.
Pet Chef Express quality dry kibble pet food. Made with high quality, human grade proteins, no meat byproducts, seven different vegetables, kelp, flax, oatmeal for healthy immune systems, pre- and probiotics for digestive health, omega 6 & 3 oils for a shiny healthy coat, glucosamine/chondroitin for joint health, low temperature cooking process to .prevent heat damage. Contains NO artificial preservatives, NO wheat, corn, soy, cereal fillers, artificial coloring.
Six specialty formulas for dogs with sensitive digestion and food allergies to cater to your pet’s need from weaning through all life stages, and three formulas for cats.
Pet Chef Express food is manufactured FRESH each month, available at the market or I deliver direct to the consumer with FREE HOME DELIVERY. Not available in retail stores, never sits in warehouses. Orders can be placed no later than FRIDAY evening by calling Barb at 231-288-9805, or email petcheflakeshore@gmail.com
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Friends of the Market
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.
See you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD market!