Saturday, February 28th, 2015, 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!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
This week I’ll be at market with our certified organic beans, all harvested this fall, in the following varieties:
Black Turtle – Common black bean with a thick skin and a meaty texture.
Black Valentine – Taste like kidney beans, great for salads, soups and dips.
Hidatsa Red – (Almost gone–get them now!) Slight nutty taste, use in chili or red beans and rice.
Hutterite Soup – Comfort food, cook fast, creamy soup, baby food.
Jacob’s Cattle – Big and meaty, taste & texture of new potatoes, traditional baked beans, chili.
Jacob’s Cattle Gold – Hold shape w/ long cooking, soak up other flavors well, soups and stews.
October – (Almost gone–get them now!) Creamy, velvety smooth texture, nutty, sweet flavor, thin skin, soups or chili.
Painted Lady – Slightly sweet bean, smooth, creamy texture, good in everything.
Pinto – Earthy flavor, great in Mexican cooking, falls apart under long cooking.
Please let me know ahead of time if you’d like to order 5# bags of any one variety, so that I can pre-bag those and bring them along.
In addition, we’ll have Grassfield Farms raw aged cheeses along in the following flavors:
Crofters – This cheese is so new, I don’t even know what it’s like! But I’ll have samples along on Saturday so we can find out together.
Aged Cheddar – You asked, and we listened! A sharp cheddar, aged a year. Award-winning!
Chili – Gouda with Red Chili flakes, this mild and creamy cheese has delightful spice without being too hot.
Country Dill – A house favorite, the dill herb in Gouda well represents the fresh grass that dominates the cows’ diet.
Edam – A variety of Gouda made with skim milk: Elastic, yet firm, this flawless low fat cheese is our best melter, improving any dish.
Garlic & Onion – The most aromatic of herbs. Don’t be the only one in the room to eat this spiced Gouda or you soon will be.
Gouda – A traditional handmade cheese in keeping with West Michigan’s (and our family’s) Dutch culture.
Lamont Cheddar – A rare, natural rind English cheese, named for the Grand River’s first settlement near our farm.
Leyden – Originally from the Rhine Valley, now the Grand River Valley; cumin perfectly compliments this aged Dutch cheese.
Also, if there is anything woolly that you are interested in, it doesn’t hurt to shoot me an email. I can’t take everything along every week, so let me know what you’d like me to focus on. Hope to see you Saturday!
Lona
– Creamy, velvety smooth texture, nutty, sweet flavor, thin skin, soups or chili.
Funny Farm of Grant
With all the snow on the ground, Jim has been busy in his woodworking shop, assembling lots of new projects. Come see his cutting boards made from locally sourced hardwoods and highlighted with beautiful exotic woods.
Every piece is unique and individual. New projects nearly every day.
We will have
Eggs from our mixed flock
Dried shiitake mushrooms
Dried onions
Dried sweet peppers
Pink Himalayan Sea salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt
Asst dried herbs
Barb has been busy in her workshop, too.
Come see the new designs at Baubles by Barb.
Have something you’d like to have restrung or remade into a new piece?
Custom pieces using your beads, etc is available.
Liberty Family Farm of Hart
We’ll have baked goods and our pastured pork, lamb & chicken tomorrow, including BACON!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com or call 231-861-2234 by Friday 6pm.
VEGETABLES WE PLAN TO BRING: Onions, Cabbages ~~ Savoy, Green and Red; Celeriac ~ roast it, add it to soups and stews, or mash with your potatoes!
WE SHOULD HAVE A FULL SUPPLY OF MARKET BEEF FOR THIS SATURDAY:
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, TBone, NY Strip, RibEye, Sirloin
Braising Beef ~ Round and Swiss Steaks; Stew Meat
Roasts ~ Chuck, English, Arm, Rolled Rump
Lean Ground Beef
Leaner Ground Sirloin
Short Ribs ~ One of the most flavorful cuts. Google some recipes!
Soup Bones & Oxtail – It’s time to make some rich beef stocks and Bone Broth.
Liver, Heart and Tongue
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.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we’ll be bringing
*CARROTS-my, oh my, winter carrots are the sweetest!
*POTATOES
*GARLIC (organic/biodynamic grown by our friends at Earthkeeper Farm in Kent City)
*BROTH BAGS
*DRIED HERBS
We preserved the intense flavors of our culinary garden herbs. Harvested by hand, dried, and then cut and hand sifted; these herbs are brimming with flavor and quality.
*BASIL
*OREGANO
*ROSEMARY
*CELERY LEAF
*FRENCH TARRAGON
*WHOLE CAYENNE AND GEORGIA FLAME
*CRUSHED RED PEPPER
*LEEK POWDER
*DRIED SLICED LEEKS (perfect for a nice winter pot of potato leek soup)
*EGGS
*HERBAL TEAS (Peace Tea and MI Gentle Cold Care are almost sold out for the season, these won’t be available again until next fall. Teas have a self life of one year, so stock up on your favorite variety while they’re here)
*LIP BALM
*HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
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Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Greetings from Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery—
The end of February is here—Hallelujah!! That said, I am savoring the opportunity to tackle projects I could never touch in the summertime: cleaning out the basement, making candles, trying out new recipes! It’s also been great fun to see what sorts of snow forts and caves the children make out of the enormous snow mounds—and to go sledding and snowboarding. Three of us prefer sledding, two prefer snowboarding…. But we all enjoy soup and bread at the end of the day—and that’s mostly what’s for supper this time of year. We devoured a loaf of Third Coast Three Seed on Friday and we are always slicing away at a loaf of Michigander.
Come on out this weekend and get yourself some tasty eats! Cobmoosa Onion Rye is on the docket, as well as Chili Cheddar… Just in time for a BIG pot of Chili!!
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OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES:
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.50
Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00
Third Coast Three Seed (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.00
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 cardamom) $6.50
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) $8.75
100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.50
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). Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf. $6.50 a loaf .
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Chili Cheddar Whoa-homegrown, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with tangy cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick. Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili. $8.00 ($8.00 in stores)
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Caramelized Michigan onions, OG Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00 ($6.00 in stores)
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY
(Cookies and brownies are only available at Farmer’s markets, the Healthy Pantry in Whitehall, and the Health Hutt in Muskegon)
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
Mrs. Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers Chunks of Valrhona dark chocolate, OG walnuts, and real OG butter make this a cookie you’ll never forget. $2.50 each ($3.00 in stores)
Pecan Maple Oaties $2.50 each- Made with Real Michigan Maple Syrup, Pecans, and organic raisins ($3.00 in stores)
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Blueberry Scones
Our delicious scones are $2.50 at market ($3.00 in stores)
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and fresh local eggs!
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, safflower oil, sea salt) $8.00/pound ($8.50 in stores)
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt) $8.00/pound ($8.50 in stores)
Provision Family Farm
Warm up your family with some hearty meats. We have just stocked up on beef, including some new cuts, such as NY strip and shank. For anyone who wants to guarantee specific items, email us at provisonfamilyfarms@gmail.com or call 231-689-0457 to RESERVE your cuts of meat. We will prepackage them for you and deliver them at market.
Beef
· Hamburger $5.75/lb
· Hamburger Bulk 10+ lbs $5.25/lb
· Liver, Heart, Short Ribs, Kidney $4.00/lb
· 1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack) $8.00/ea
· Brisket, Stew, Chuck Roast, English Roast, Cube Steak, Shank $6.50/lb
· Chuck Eye, Rib Steak, Kabobs, T-bone, Rolled Rump $8.00/lb
Flat Iron (out of stock), Skirt, Flank, Sirloin $11.00/lb
· Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin, Top Sirloin/NY strip $13.00/lb
Pork
· Lard $5.00/lb
· Sausage (Italian, Breakfast) $6.00/lb
· Bulk Sausage 10+ lbs $5.50/lb
· Ground Pork $6.00/lb
· Spare Ribs $6.00/lb
· Baby Back $9.00/lb
· Tenderloin (out of stock) $10.00/lb
· Liver, Heart $4.00/lb
Lamb
· Liver, Heart $6.00/lb
· Shank $9.00/lb
· Leg Roast $13.00/lb
· Boneless Leg $14.00/lb
· Steaks, Spare Ribs $11.00/lb
· Chops $13.00/lb
· Rack $15.00/lb
Stew Meats
· Lamb Bones, Beef Bones $2.00/lb
· Pork Bones, Head $2.00/lb
· Chicken Backs $2.00/lb
· Stewing Hens $2.75/lb
· Beef Stew Meat $6.50/lb
· Lamb Stew Meat $10.00/lb
Chicken
· Gizzards, Liver, Heart (out of stock) $2.00/lb
· Stewing Chickens $2.75/lb
· Boneless Skinless Breasts (out of stock) $9.00/lb
Eggs $4.00/doz
Duck
· Whole $6.00/lb
Turkey
· Whole $4.75/lb