Organic peaches! Sweetwater What’s New at the Market Saturday August 11th

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 11th 2018
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.
Vendors with * Accept Credit & Debit Cards

Special deal for first 10 customers – see end of newsletter at Market Info booth listing!

Attending this week’s market: 

Mund Farm of Rothbury
Greg Mund returns with Certified Organic Red Haven
Peaches and Sweetwater is the only place you will get organically grown
peaches in Muskegon County! Note – this dry weather has
concentrated that great peach flavor in a bit smaller
package, especially with this first picking.
Quarts – 2 ¼ lbs. @ $5 each: ½ bushels (Your container) –
25 lbs. @ $50 each and taking orders for delivery / pickup.
THANK YOU!

Grandsons Gardens of West Olive
We will be bringing:
Peaches PEACHES PEACHES!
Heirloom tomatoes
Arugula
Kale
Onions
Shallots
Cherry tomatoes
Pickles
Cucumbers
Summer squash
Zucchini
Hot sweet Peppers
Peppers
Mint, thyme, parsley
Potatoes
Maybe strawberries

Shady Side Farm of Holland
*Accepts debit/credit cards.
Lamb brat bundles are back! 1/4 lamb of assorted brat patties and links, as well as summer sausage. All Shady Side Farm lamb, no pork added. Great for grilling and summer snacking. About 8# total.
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We will have a prepared bean salad along to market this week. Michael, the chef at The Farmhouse Deli in Douglas, has been using our beans in prepared dishes that he offers at the deli. We will be bringing small quantities of a different prepared bean dish each time we come to market.
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If you’d rather cook your own, choose from our farm’s certified organic beans:
Bean Medley – A mixture of several of our beans, good for soup.
Black Turtle – Common black bean with a thick skin and a meaty texture.
Hidatsa Red – Similar to a kidney bean but with a slightly nutty taste, these beans are good in salads, chilis, soups or served with grains.
Painted Lady – Slightly sweet, with a smooth, creamy texture.
Zebra – Smooth, creamy texture, full-bodied flavor, good all-purpose bean.
If you are interested in bulk orders of beans (5# or more of any one kind), please email me to inquire about prices and to place your order.
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Corn Meal & Grits/Polenta — Our certified organic corn is Wapsie Valley, which is a yellow & red open pollinated (non-GMO) corn that dates back to the 1850s. After harvest we carefully clean our corn, removing broken kernels and other seeds that have gotten mixed in. It’s then delivered to the DeZwaan Windmill in Holland, where it is stone ground and made into grits/polenta or corn meal. Since no preservatives are added, it’s best to keep our corn products refrigerated or frozen. For more info on hybrid & open pollinated see http://blog.seedsavers.org/blog/open-pollinated-heirloom-and-hybrid-seeds
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
We will likely be bringing:
tomatoes
beets
kohlrabi
scallions
summer squash
zucchini
cucumbers
sunflowers
Looking forward to seeing friends old and new this Saturday!

Michigans Finest Mushrooms of Spring Lake
I will be at the market on August 11th with the following goodies:
Shitake – fresh / dried
Oyster – fresh
Chicken of the woods – fresh
Lions Mane – fresh
Reishi – dried
And finally:
Chanterelle (Red Cinnabar) – fresh
Thanks,
George
Michigans Finest Mushrooms

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Note: We won’t be at market next Saturday, August 18th
100% grass fed beef:
Brisket
Roasts
Oxtail
Stew meat
Kabob meat
Burger patties
Ground beef
Steaks
Hot dogs
Snack sticks
Salami
Shank
Liver
Soup bones
Short ribs
We sell by halves and quarters. Please see us for availability.
Have something specific you want? Call or email your request and we’ll hold it until you get to market!
This week’s specials:
*New York strip, save 50 cents a pound
*Ground beef 25# preorder, $5 a pound
*Souper popular soup bone sale, $1/# preordered
Honey in a variety of sizes!
Thanks! See everyone Saturday!
Sarah
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
*We accept debit & credit cards!  We also appreciate advance orders!
We will have some vegetables this week!   Summer Squashes, Cucumbers and pickles, Green Beans.  Onions. Dill.
GRASS FED BEEF 
We are butchering beef again this month  and will have quarters for sale.  If you order now, you can get your beef cut and wrapped your way, with your name on the packages.
We have a full array of cuts available to purchase by the package and pound at Market!
SALE!   ROUND STEAK – $5.50 PER LB – $1 OFF REGULAR PRICE!
BEEF BONES –  $2 PER LB.  PRE-ORDER 5# AND GET 6#!  A BONUS!
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, New York Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-bone, Rib Steaks,
Sirloin, Skirt Steak, Kabob Beef, Cubed Steak, Flank, Hanger
Ground sirloin and Ground Round!  Slightly more lean, great flavor!
Braising Beef ~ Stew Meat, Kabob Beef, Round Steaks;  Yes, we have grilled round steak!  It was good!
Roasts ~ Chuck, Rolled Rump Roast, English and Arm Roasts
Brisket!
Lean Ground Beef – 1/2 lb and 1 lb packages. We have some patties for those of you who prefer patties.
We will not be at Market on August 24th.  Please plan accordingly.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Summer Blend Gardens of Spring Lake

*We accept Debit/Credit cards
We will have much more sweet corn this week. Many
microgreens are ready and there is also corn. Next week:
we’ll have a bunch of those big greenhouse tomatoes (Red
and Orange).
Sweet Corn
Onions
Basil
Garlic Heads
Summer Blend Salad Mix (with nasturtiums)
Banana Peppers
Potatoes (Red Norlands and Yukon Golds)
Zucchini
Microgreens (Sunflower, Pea, Salad, Spicy Salad, and Corn)
Cucumbers
Green Beans and Yellow Beans
Kohlrabi
Carrots
Tomatoes
Beets
Kale Bundles (Scarlet, Curley, and Tuscan)
Summer Squash
Chard Bundles
Collard Greens
Parsley
New Zealand Spinach
Thanks! Marty and Doug

Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven
*We accept credit & debit cards!
New! Exclusively at Sweetwater, Chad’s Cold Brew! We blend a few of our favorite coffees and then cold brew it for 72 hours to remove bitterness & give you a smooth, cool coffee experience! Stop by for a sample!
Coffees & Sizes
We now have both 8oz & 14 oz bags of whole bean & ground coffee.
Stop by our booth and try a sample of our coffees!
Rwanda Coopac
Ethiopian Sidamo
Mocha Java Blend
Sumatra Mandheling
Also: Brewing immersion drip coffee by the cup, and we will have our four roasts available by the cup as well.
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.
Thanks
Chad & Lorie

Bodhi Tree Market of Spring Lake
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We have been busy in our new shop!
New! This week we are excited to be bringing our gluten free, vegan energy bites to market! Also, be the first to try a new creation…..Blue Majik Switchel! We will have Cultured Love’s kraut along with our cold pressed juice, shots and Switchel. See you Saturday!!
Thanks! Renee
www.bodhitreejuiceco.com
FB: @bodhitreejuiceco
Instagram: @bodhitreejuiceco

Market Info Booth 
Five ($5) dollars in market bucks for the first 10 customers who solve this week’s puzzle!
Answer these three questions:
1. Who has a prepared dish with likely more than two ingredients?
2. Who has this item which gets its unusual color from the carotenoid canthaxanthin?
3. Who has this item which was considered the “gold standard” of its kind when first introduced in 1940 by Professor Stanley Johnston of MSU?