Saturday, September 3rd, 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!
Linda Diepen-Nessen
Cody Westendorf
Phyllis Coombs
Tracy Helder
Renae Hesselink
If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website: http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/
At the end of this Saturday’s market we will draw the winning names for our Bring a New Friend to Market Contest! You can still enter the contest from 9:00 am until 11:45 so bring a new friend and enter the contest! Sign up at the Info Tent!
Attending this week’s market:
Certified Organic Pears!
Mund Farm of Rothbury
Greg Mund returns with a limited amount of Pears. These are certified organic “Bartlett Pears” and the only place you will get organically grown pears in Muskegon County.
Quarts – 2 ¼+ lbs. @ $5 each: limited amount of ½ bushels (Please bring your container) – 28 lbs. @ $40 each.
THANK YOU!
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
We look forward to seeing everyone again! We’ll have Music & Siberian garlic available.
Hidden Creek Farm of North Muskegon
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. This week we are excited to offer:
Pasture raised broiler chicken and chicken feet. We are also still taking orders for our final fall harvest which will start the end of September. This is your chance to stock up your freezer for winter!
cherry tomatoes
red,white, and blue potato mix
fresh sage, parsley, chives, thyme, and rosemary
dahlia’s and zinnia’s
spaghetti squash
and possibly some small pie pumpkins
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
We will have 100% grass fed beef:
Burger patties
Ground
Steaks
Soup bones
Liver
Tongue
Shank
Roasts
On sale this week: burger and patties!
Chicken eggs, duck eggs, and another out of season goose egg will be available.
2016 honey is extracted for the year. Our swarm has produced enough honey to sustain themselves this winter, with established colonies producing a surplus. Honey flow is nearly over for the year.
See you Saturday!
Pine Row Farm
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Please join us in acknowledging Maple Moon Farm’s September Customer of the Month Kathy and Mark McClosky. We appreciate their support of our farm, the Sweetwater Market, and the local foods movement. We love sharing the love of locally cultivated foods, as well as wild foods with them. They inspire us by their connection to their food. We also love when people like Kathy and Mark visit the farm. We are honored to grow for you and our community, thank you Kathy and Mark.
This week we are bringing:
CANTALOUPE
TOMATOES (most heirlooms. all open pollinated)
CHERRY/SALADETTE TOMATOES
CANADIAN STUFFING TOMATO this unique tomato looks like a blocky red bell pepper. It has firm flesh and a hollow interior, making it ideal for stuffing. Stuff hot or cold.
SWEET PEPPERS
PURPLE BEAUTY/GREEN PEPPERS
JALAPENO AND CAYENNE
EGGPLANT
CUCUMBERS
PICKLES
SUMMER SQUASH
SPROUTING BROCCOLI
BABY LEAF LETTUCE
KALE
CHARD
BEET GREENS
BASIL
CILANTRO
FRESH HERBS
POTATOES
CARROTS
FRESH ONIONS
LEEKS
BEETS
EGGS
JAM
DRIED HERBS
DRIED PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
HERBAL SALVES
HERBAL LIP BALMS
We have 1 whole/ 2 halves of a pig available. Our pigs are pastured and supplemented with locally grown organic feed and huge amounts of plant debris from our gardens. If you are interested, please talk with us at market or email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
This week at market we will likely be bringing: kale, chard, mini-cabbages, Asian greens, broccoli, scallions, beets, beans, red tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, mini-romas, summer squash, patty pan squash, zucchini, slicing cucumbers, and pickling cucumbers. 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: Melons! Eggplant! Tomatoes! Sweet Corn! Beets with greens, Pickling Cucumbers, Japanese Cucumbers; Broccoli and Squash. Red and Yellow Onions. Sweet Peppers; Garlic and Parsley, too. Green beans & Kohlrabi.
GRASS FED BEEF!
SALE: LIVER, TONGUE AND HEART. 15% OFF REGULAR PRICE! Short Ribs – buy 2 pkgs, 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, Rolled Rump Roast
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 car, 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
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
Kale Nation of Spring Lake
Summer may be waning, but by our conclusion is that there is plenty of sunshine and ample time left to enjoy the great outdoors. Kale Nation will be at market again this Saturday with the following items:
Curly Kale
Red Russian Kale
Tuscan Kale
Salad Mix with Nasturtiums
Tomatoes
Onions
Scallions
Collards
Chard
Squash & Zucchini
Bodhi Tree will not be here this week with juice boxes.
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:
Specialty loaves:
Rustic Baguette $3.50
Chili Cheddar $8.00
Pumpernickel Rye $6.00
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
Rain or Shine, see you Saturday
CHICKEN
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)
PORK
Sausage (Breakfast, Italian, Plain) $7.00/lb ($6.50 Bulk)
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
Bratwurst, Italian, Jalepeno & Cheddar, Maple links $9.50/lb
Ground Chorizo $9.00/lb
EGGS $5/doz
Chickens fed conventional GMO-free feed.
Preorder to get what you want!
Not attending this week:
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We’ll return to market on September 10th. If you would like to help Grassfields Cheese recover from their recent loss, click on the link to be taken to a gofundme page set up on their behalf: https://www.gofundme.com/2kre9dak
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Grandson’s Gardens of West Olive
Liberty Family Farm and Bakery
Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
Never Better Naturals of Twin Lake
Meadowview Goat Dairy of Fremont
We’ll be at market the last Saturday of each month with our fresh chevre, feta & other goat cheeses as well as eggs, popping corn & our homemade noodles.