Mercy Partners First Annual Deer Widows’ Health Fair this Saturday!

Healthy Food & Fun this Saturday!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, November 12th, 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

Mercy Health Partners “Deer Widows’ Fair” this Saturday from 9-1!

Fair will be set up in and around the market area. See Flyer for Details: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/deerwidowseventflyer1111_v2-1.pdf

At this week’s market:

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Please note! This will be our last market until December 17. We will be attending the Holland Holiday Kerstmarkt http://holland.org/events/16369-holiday-kerstmarkt for the next 4 weeks.

For this market we will have all of our heirloom dry beans, and our handloomed rugs and wool. We will have a sample of a great soup for you to try using Jacob’s Cattle Beans and ingredients from the market, and a recipe for brownies that includes Turtle Black Beans! Stop by!

 

Northern Naturals LLC of Kaleva

Hugh Bowling of Fruitful Acres, a partner in Northern Naturals, has been bringing us great berries and tree fruit for years now. This week  you’ll find their fresh pressed Certified Organic Apple Cider and Concentrated Cherry Juice at the Creswick Farms booth. Freshly pressed and full of deliciousness!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Salad Mix is in abundance and so is the kale. we also will bring spinach, salad turnips with the greens, chard, radishes, carrots, parsnips, garlic, potatoes, onions and an assortment of winter squash.
Bulk greens available, please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com
We are taking pre-orders on our chicken.  A few will be available at market.
Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maple-Moon-Farm/266858233357042?ref=ts

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~  Savoy Cabbage, Celery, Celeriac, Red and Daikon Radishes, Cauliflower, Leeks, Broccoli, Winter Squash, Carrots,  Arugula, Potatoes, Kohlrabi.  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.  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
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
Back this week: Apple Chicken Sausage Links!

Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless

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

PORK
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:

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

Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00

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

Plan ahead for Thanksgiving! We will have samples of our Thanksgiving bakery specials available as well as order forms for both baked goods and Thanksgiving Turkey pre-orders!

Fresh Eggs from happy hens on pasture!

Whole Pasture Raised Chickens

FRESH GREENS  FROM THE HOOPHOUSE Lettuce heads, Swiss Chard, Kale, Arugula, and Spinach.

BAKERY:

Cranberry Galettes

Gingerbread Pear upside down cake

Cranberry Conserve

Sweet and Spicy Pecans

Pull apart brioche rolls

Pull apart multigrain rolls

Savory galette with roasted onion and goat cheese

French Apple Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Regular Offerings

Fresh Quiches

GF Applespice cake, pies, quiche

Regular & GF pumpkin patch bread

A large selection of Breakfast Cookies.

Multigrain rolls, morning glory muffins, apple muffins, fresh corn muffins.

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls

Granola is back!

Pumpkin scones

Cranberry Apple Bars

 

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

Fish Monger’s Wife

We’ll be back at Sweetwater next Saturday with smoked fish! View our order form here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/the-fish-monger.pdf

 

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!