Last Week for Peaches! Sweetwater What’s New at the Market Saturday August 20

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Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 20th, 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!

Thanks kindly to the following folks for “SHARING” our weekly post on Facebook last Friday!

Renae Hesselink
Sharon Polidan
Dustin Anderson
Sally Porter
Andrea Oestman
Darlene Furgerson Osborn
Isabel Collinge-Stahl
Patty Oltean

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Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

Only Two More Markets  to Bring A New Friend & Win $100!
You still have time to enter the contest but we’ll be drawing the winners name at end of Saturday market on September 3rd!! When you bring someone new to the market who signs up for our newsletter
your name will be entered to win a $100 Gift Certificate good for any products at the market and the person you bring will also win a gift certificate for $15.00!
Sign up at the Info Tent!

Attending this week’s market:
New Vendor!
Hidden Creek Farm of North Muskegon
Sweetwater welcomes the Brummens to the market!
Hello everyone!
This is Crystal with Hidden Creek Farm and we would like to introduce ourselves for this Saturday’s market. We are currently a husband and wife team but are hoping to expand in the future to further provide our community with truly healthy, nutrient dense foods and teach people the importance of a clean whole food diet and the whole health benefits that go along with that. We are a 18 acre farm located in North Muskegon on W River Rd off of Whitehall and offer a freshly stocked produce stand every day for those who can’t make it to the market. For more information on our beliefs and updates on our farm please visit our website at www.thehiddencreekfarm.com and also feel free to visit our Facebook page at Hidden Creek Farm Muskegon for more updates. We  are excited to offer beautiful flower bouquets of dahlia’s and zinnia’s, Our patriotic potato mix of red, white and blue potatoes, Japanese spaghetti squash, yellow zucchini, mixed beans, three varieties of cucumbers including a Japanese variety, fresh picked lacinato kale, herbs, red, yellow and orange heirloom cherry tomatoes, quail, duck and chicken egg’s and our pasture raised Freedom Ranger broiler chickens!
Thanks,
Hidden Creek Farm

LAST WEEK for Certified Organic Peaches!
Mund Farm of Rothbury
Greg Mund returns with PF-17 Peaches, a sport of red havens. These are certified organic “peaches” and the only place you will get organically grown peaches in Muskegon County.
Quarts – 2 1/4 lbs. @ $5 each: ½ bushels (Your container) -25 lbs. @ $50 each. THANK YOU!

Scholl Farm of Montague
We’ll have 5 varieties of potatoes & limited eggs, come early.

Grandson’s Gardens of West Olive
Sweet corn
Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Eggplant
Peppers
Cucumbers
Carrots
Onions
Potatoes
Leeks
Raspberries
Shallots

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
We will be at market Saturday with:
We will be at the market with 100% grass fed beef:
Ground
Patties
Roasts
Steaks
Brisket
Shank
Soup bones
Tongue
Liver
Stew meat
We will have a limited supply of duck eggs, and chicken eggs.
We will again have a small assortment of 2016 honey!
See you there,
Pine Row Farm
Pine Row Farm

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we are bringing:
TOMATOES
CHERRY/SALADETTE TOMATOES
CANNING TOMATOES
SWEET PEPPERS
PURPLE BEAUTY/GREEN PEPPERS
JALAPENO AND CAYENNE
EGGPLANT
CUCUMBERS
PICKLES
GREEN BEANS
GOLDEN WAX BEANS
SUMMER SQUASH
SPROUTING BROCCOLI
KALE
CHARD
BEET GREENS
BABY LEAF LETTUCE
BASIL
FRESH HERBS
POTATOES (Red Norland)
CARROTS
FRESH ONIONS
BEETS
EGGS
FRESH THIS WEEK! PEACH JAM made with Greg Mund’s delicious organic peaches and sweetened with a touch of local honey for a jam bursting with flavor.
BLUEBERRYJAM
RASPBERRY JAM
DRIED HERBS
DRIED PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
HERBAL SALVES
HERBAL LIP BALMS
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:
New! Four varieties of WATERMELONS!
> 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

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
This week at market we are celebrating those glorious veggies of high summer: red tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, mini-romas, summer squash, patty pan squash, zucchini, slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, eggplant, sweet peppers, and hot peppers. Looking forward to seeing friends old and new this Saturday!

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
If you want to order in advance, email earthscapefarm@gmail.com or call us by 7pm on Friday  – the number is below.
VEGGIES:  Tomatoes!  Possibly Sweet Corn!  Beets with greensCucumbers, Pickling CucumbersJapanese Cucumbersand DILL to go with them; Broccoli and Squash.  Red and Yellow OnionsPurple Sweet Peppers;  Garlic and Parsley, too.   We’ve grown too much for us to eat!
GRASS FED BEEF!   
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

Kale Nation of Spring Lake
The last of the garlic has been pulled, and Kale Nation also hopes to be bringing scallions and onions to market this Saturday.  Here is the total list of our items:
Curly Kale
Red Russian Kale
Tuscan Kale
Garlic
Salad Mix with Nasturtiums
Red Norland Potatoes
Tomatoes
Onions
Scallions
Squash
Zucchini
Collards
Chard
Bodhi Tree will not be here with juice boxes this week.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $9.50
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
This week’s specialty Loaves:
Rustic Baguette $3.50
Honey Oat $6.50
Chili Cheddar $8.00
Scones ($2.50)
Truly Ginger
Michigan Cherry
Blueberry
Double Chocolate
Cranberry Orange
Cookies ($3.00)
Whangdangdoodlers (Chocolate and walnuts)
Hilltoppers (Ginger Molasses cookies)
Tree Huggers (PB and chocolate chips)
Pecan Maple Oaties (Oatmeal Raisin with Pecans)
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
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
BRATS – Pending
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Chickens fed conventional GMO-free feed.
Preorder to get what you want!

Not attending this week:
Never Better Naturals of Spring Lake
Meadowview Goat Dairy of Fremont
Liberty Family Farm and Bakery
Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will return to mkt August 27th