Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 17th, 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
At this week’s market:
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
We’re ready! Maple Moon Farm will be back this week. Our fall gardens are growing and the hoophouse is planted and growing lots of food for the winter.
This week we will be bringing tomatoes, onions, garlic, beets, carrots, kale, chard, fresh herbs, and apples. We have wonderful tasting wild apples! They aren’t too pretty, but they taste great and
are great for making applesauce. Apples are one of the most heavily sprayed produce, so get yours chemical free! We have a limited supply available, so come early.
CJ Veggies of Zeeland
We are a certified organic veggie operation! This week: Garlic, White Turnips, maybe tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, arugula, kale, green onions.
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~ SWEET PEPPER SALE! Freeze some Vitamin C for winter. Lettuce mix; Chard and Kale; Scallions; Beets for canning and eating fresh; Pole Beans: Rattlesnake and Gold of Bacau; Bush Beans: Jade and Masai; The last of the Melons ~ Cantaloupe and Red Watermelons! Eggplant (Roast it and freeze it!); Heirloom, Roma, Drying and Regular Tomatoes ~ Large ones, Medium and Small, too, and in maybe in quantity! Red Norland and our new favorite AUGUSTA Potatoes (Yellow skin with a pink blush and yellow flesh), possibly some Russets and Bintje potatoes, too; Tomatillos, Lots of Sweet Peppers in red, green, purple, and yellow; Hot peppers, Summer squash, Kohlrabi. Herbs: Parsley, Dill, Basil, and Rosemary. Flower fans: Sunflowers!
BEEF ~ BEEF SALE: Roasts and stew meat from April are on sale $1 off per lb! Our stew meat is from more tender cuts of beef than most – sirloin tip, for example. Please note: We are out of Steaks. Consider other cuts of beef now that the weather is a bit cooler. Crock pot a roast or short ribs.
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. Email us pre-orders by Friday 7pm.
Quarters of BEEF for sale. This is the most economical way to purchase beef. Talk to me or email for more information. www.earthscapefarm@gmail.com
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL from Palestine! 500 ML Bottles. Organic, Extra Virgin and Cold Pressed.
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.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
New this week: SALSA BRATS!
Back to school means healthy lunches! Try our sliced deli bologna or deli ham this week!
BEEF
Back one more week: STEAKS!
While Earthscape Farms prepares to get their beef cows off to market, we will carry a small selection of our grilling favorites.
Rib-Eye Steak
T-Bone Steak
Flank Steak
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
Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Patties, BBQ or Plain. 1# 4/pr pkg.
If you are looking for a low-fat alternative to beef, this is it! Did you know that 1- 4oz patty of ground chicken has the same fat content, and is lower in calories, than 1- 4 oz patty of ground turkey?
PORK
New! Salsa Brats!
Back to school means healthy lunches! Try our sliced deli bologna or deli ham this week!
Country Ribs
Pork Chops
Pork Steak
Bacon, Apple & Hickory Smoked
Breakfast Sausage Bulk & Links
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Salsa Brats!
Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices
Deli Sliced 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. Pre-orders not picked up by noon market day will be placed back into stock. Please call (231) 769-6514 if you are going to be late. Thanks!
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Farm Store Hours:
Weds: 1-6pm
Fri: 10-5pm
Sat: 10-3pm
Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/CreswickFarms
The Fishmonger’s Wife of Muskegon
At Friday noon the boats are still out so we don’t know just how much fresh fish we’ll have for the markets. Call us at 231 730 3327 later on this evening if you want an update. Thanks!
We are accepting Winter Orders for frozen whitefish. Please call us at 231-730-3327 for more information.
Sign up to receive our email newsletter Fish Wrap for Fish Folk at thefishmongerswife@frontier.com
Shady Side Farm of Holland
This Saturday we’ll take along our certified organic pinto beans and black beans. Stop by Olson Farms booth to see how to PRESSURE CAN our DRY BEANS! We’ll comb the garden to see what’s ready–likely green and yellow beans, squash, and peppers. And we’ll take along handwoven rag rugs (made from recycled materials), fresh-from-the-farm wool socks, yarn and roving for spinning.
McLaughlin Grows of Muskegon
We will bring our large Cuostralee Heirloom Tomatoes, Sungold and red cherry toms, and other veggies. Also we will have our CSA shares ready for pick up.
Olson Farm of Shelby
Canning time! I’ll bring canning quantities of Blue Lake Heirloom green beans and 1/2 bushels of tomatoes. Also: Onions plus my Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
This week we will bring tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, squash, and hot peppers. Plus our latest jam creations including blackberry, peach, blueberry, strawberry and raspberry jams!
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
Our breads are baked in a handbuilt , wood-fired brick oven which creates loaves of amazing texture and beauty!
This Week’s SPECIALTY BREADS are:
Rosemary Round: (Local, freshly chopped rosemary transforms our light wheat bread into something altogether new) $5.50
Auntie P’s Chocolate Cherry {Better than ever before… and BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!} (organic cocoa, dark chocolate batons, dried Michigan cherries, and pure vanilla…the ultimate dessert bread) $9.25
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 Delightful Pecan Date Scones, Lovely Lemon 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. We will also be baking our Expedition Cookies, our Tree Hugger PB Cookies, and our 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
Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days). They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them. They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix. Our children love them! Come have a taste… At least one variety will be available at the market each week.
We are truly honored to bake for you and your family.
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart
We’re back from our camping trip, and will be bringing lots of fresh baked goodies. We are out today picking our own chemical-free McIntosh apples to use both in our baked goods and will have some available for fresh eating. See you tomorrow!
Last but not least
Please join us tomorrow from 2:00-4:00 in the lobby. We are having a more formal memorial for Chris Bedford. Please come and share your stories about the impact Chris had on your work and life. There will be music, food and a retrospective of Chris’ work throughout his life. If you need more info please call Diana at (231)292-1152 or email at dijaan1@charter.net
For folks who can’t attend, please do share your stories with us. We are compiling a memory book with a unique cover designed and printed by Chris some years back. Email your thoughts to Diana at dijaan1@charter.net
Please note the new email address for Sweetwater: dijaan1@charter.net
Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
We are an authorized Bridge Card farmers market!