Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, November 9th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

iCompost of Whitehall Middle School

A group of 7th grade students and their teacher-advisor from Whitehall Middle School have started a composting initiative at their school in an effort to decrease their garbage sent to the landfill, as well improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The team, called “iCompost@WMS” has placed compost bins outside the school to which they add fruit and vegetable scraps collected from the school kitchen, cafeteria and teachers’ lounge each day. In addition, they compost coffee grounds from the teachers’ coffee room, and leaves from around their school. The group is active on social media and hopes to teach the younger generation that it’s #hiptocompost! They are excited about sharing their message with the Sweetwater Market shoppers, and will also be selling compost bins on behalf of the Muskegon Conservation District. Follow them on social media to learn more about their project as they compete in the Lexus Eco Challenge!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/iCompost

Twitter: @iCompost_WMS

Instagram: iCompost_WMS

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

BEEF!  We have all cuts of beef this week!  We have ground beef!

Beef Heart is  ON SALE!  $2 per lb.  

VEGETABLES~ Celeriac! Cabbages.  Red and Yellow Onions,   POTATOES!  Red Norland, Blue Gold and Kennebec.

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City.  $15 per bottle!

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

The bounty and beauty of Autumn:

New! Mache, gourmet green that loves cool weather.

Spinach

Baby Kale

Baby Arugula

Mixed Greens (our heart healthy mix)

Carrots

Celery

Parsnips

Heirloom Tomatoes(green ones)

Don’t forget the herbs:

Cilantro

Parsley (curly & flat- leaf) Amazing amount of vitamin C!!

Marjoram( lovely flavor my personal favorite)

Sage (savory herb)

Bronze Fennel (perfect for juicing)

Flower Blends:

Sunflowers

****Coming soon will be our beautiful Holiday Wreaths & Swags****** 

 

Scholl Farms of Montague

Stu Scholl will have free-range chicken, frozen whole, butternut squash & potatoes at market tomorrow. Chickens were raised on pasture their entire lives this summer! No GMOs! Kabocha & Butternut Squash.  Eggs. Fingerling potatoes.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with certified organic beans, felting kits, wool dryer balls, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese! We have a very limited supply of the cheese again this week, but will try to have more variety next week.

 

We will have all 14 varieties of organic dry beans that we grew ourselves, including Black Calypso, Black Turtle, Black Valentine, Green Flageolet, Hidatsa Red, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Marrow, Nuña, October, Pinto, Yellow Indian Woman and Zebra. Limited quantities of Black Calypso, Green Flageolet, Hidatsa Red, and Zebra, so don’t wait. We are working on gift baskets for the holidays–I’m not sure if we can get them ready by Saturday, but we’ll try!

 

See you Saturday!

 

Lona

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

NEW THIS WEEK!  BROTH BAGS

We dried a mix of our nutritious vegetable and herbs for a healthy simple vegetable broth.  Includes onion, carrot, celery, parsley, sea salt and peppercorns (the peppercorns are not produced on our farm, but ethically sourced and certified organic).  They are bundled in a cotton muslin bag for a quick, easy and local vegetable broth. (the whole bag can be composted after use).  Pre-packaged broths in stores are devoid of many nutrients due to the heat produced in packaging.  Our broth mix contains a dense amount of vitamins and minerals.  Each bag produces 2 quarts of broth.

GREENS FROM THE HOOP

Lettuce Mix

Spinach

Arugula

Ovation Mix (baby green mix of kale, bok choy, arugula, and mustards) we love this in fresh spring rolls!!

Mustard Green Mix

Kale

Swiss Chard

Cilantro

Parsley

Turnips Greens

Hakurei Turnips (mild tasting salad turnips)

French Breakfast Radishes

FALL VEGGIES

Cabbage (savoy and red)

Potatoes (many varieties and colors)

Winter Squash (Butternut, Buttercup, Delicata)

Pie Pumpkins

Onions (yellow and red)

NEW THIS WEEK!  DRIED HERBS

We gathered and dried our abundance of tasty culinary herbs all summer. Now we have them cut and sifted and packaged for you.  They are available in a resealable plastic bag and in a shaker top glass jar.

Parsley

Basil

Thai Basil

Celery Leaf

Whole Cayenne Peppers

(A quick note on our drying. All our vegetables and herbs are dried on food grade stainless steel trays, never plastic.  We feel small details like this are important to the health of all, as well as the quality of the product)

EGGS

Our chickens are fully free-range.  The have open access to roam and forage on our 40 acres, and they still manage to cross the road.  They are fed non-GMO feed. (we also gratefully accept empty egg cartons)

CHICKEN

We raise pastured chickens for meat.  They are also fed non-GMO feed and they forage within a moveable fence. Whole frozen birds $4/lb, must be pre-ordered-please. email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231-861-2535

Herbal Salves, Creams, and Teas

We infuse wildharvested herbs that grow naturally on our land, as well as some great medicinal plants we grow in the garden, in high quality organic oil for great herbal medicine.   Watch for more herbal products coming in the next month; Amanda is spending more time inside playing with all the herbs she gathered and dried all though the warm months.

Mike looks forward to seeing you at the market this Saturday!

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

New! Honey!

One more week for my SALE on SYRUP! I am rolling back my Taste of Spring syrup prices to 2010!  Grab a quart, pint or 12oz bottle for yourself and/or a gift for someone else. Prices won’t be this low again, ever!

Vegetables this week: Sale on Carrots, plus turnips, beets, potatoes.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Good supply of  pork chops, pork steak, roasts, smoked hocks, ham, and other cuts. From another wonderful heirloom breed called Tamworth. These pigs have been nicknamed “Irish Graziers”, referring to their active and thrifty habits on pasture.  While they are a little leaner than Mulefoots, their meat is every bit as tasty.  We will also have our same great selection of 100% pork sausages from our heritage breed Mulefoot pigs.

Veggies this week include: many varieties of heirloom winter squash.   All of our carving pumpkins and ornamental squash will be on sale this week so be sure to pick out your perfect one before they are gone!  A few of our other squash are selling fast as well, so if you have a particular favorite, you may want to check in with us to see how much longer they will be available.

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm

We will be at market this week with our delicious, non-GMO, pasture-raised poultry! We will have a selection of frozen cuts including boneless skinless breasts, thighs, drumsticks, and wings. This week we will also have limited quantities of frozen, pasture-raised, organically-fed chicken! We will have frozen cuts including leg quarters and boneless skinless breasts.

COMING SOON: Pastured Pork!

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Winter squash

Redskin potatoes

Sweet potatoes

White onions

Giant kohlrabi

Rutabaga

Celeriac

Cabbage

Carrots

Beets
Fresh herbs: parsley and rosemary

New! Try on some hand-knit mittens and hats, or ask Carolyn about custom orders!

Lastly, we have a limited supply of free-range whole chickens for sale, non-GMO fed supplemented with LOTS of home-grown, organic whole grains, pumpkins, over-ripe watermelon, etc.  These birds are nice and lean, super tender and delicious.  Ask us at market, or e-mail crowfeatherfarm@gmail.com before 8pm Friday to place an order for this weekend.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

This week’s produce list:

Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS

Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.
Getting near the end of the season for bulk peppers for the freezer!

Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small,
and anything else we can find!

Potatoes! Choose from 6 or more varieties.

Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

Come sample our latest batch!

Plain Chevreʹ                                                            

Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says  ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”

Seasoned Chevreʹ                                                     

Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper

Feta                                                                                        

A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.

Dutch Kase                                                               

A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.

Tomme de Fremont                                     

Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.

Other items from our farm:

We will also have eggs from our free-range, GMO feed- free flock as well as our made on the farm maple syrup along. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!! Come get the perfect, all-natural gift from our large selection of super-sweet Maple Products for that special someone.

The Kasza family began making Pure Maple Syrup from the two trees in our front yard about 15 years ago. Every year since then we have grown in production and quality, today bringing you pure maple products made from cutting-edge technology (and the help of 3,500 trees!). Our maple syrup is continually graded for color, taste, and quality during production. Our processing facility is kept clean and sanitary as well as inspected and licensed by the State of Michigan.

Along with our bottled syrup, we have also expanded our line of maple products this summer to include the following:

Maple Cream – this is maple syrup condensed, cooled, and stirred into a beautiful buttery-like spread excellent on bagels, toast, doughnuts, winter squash, or a glaze on meat (esp. fish, and venison). The best thing about this is that it is totally natural only pure maple syrup.

Maple Candy – an excellent treat for someone’s sweet tooth. Simply pure maple syrup cooked down to only sugar and minerals remaining with enough moisture to hold the sugar in beautiful little maple leaf shaped candies.

Maple Granulated Sugar – is much like Maple Candy but without moisture. This can be used in place of white sugar as a natural sweetener along with the maple taste (esp. on oatmeal)

Maple Sugar-Coated Almonds and Pecans – a healthy sweet and crunchy treat.  These make great gifts if they don’t get eaten before that!!!

Please stop by and check out all these 100% natural products for yourself. We would be very happy to answer any questions or visit our web www.kaszasugarbush.com Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

We always enjoy this time of year as the holidays approach with all of their warmth and good cheer.  We are especially grateful this November as we are expecting the newest member of our family to join us on the 14^th.  We’ll be taking a couple weeks off around the time of the birth so if you would care for an extra loaf or two for your freezer we are happy to take pre-orders of any size.  Included in our offerings for the week is our Cranberry Orange Almond loaf, which will also be available the week of Thanksgiving when we will make a special Wednesday delivery to all store locations and The Cheese Lady shop in Muskegon.  Please see our schedule below and also the list of what is available this final weekend before our break.  Cheers!

BREADS: Each week we bake our seven scrumptious weekly breads (listed below) as well as one or more specialty breads.  Please consult the schedule below to find out when we are making your favorite specialty bread!

GRANOLA!  We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey). 

OUR EIGHT WEEKLY VARIETIES:         

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary 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

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 cardamon) $6.00

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

100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00

SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

Cranberry Orange  Almond  (A loaf for the holidays full of the goodies its name includes). Price $8.75

Hazel Road Rustic:  An old-time New England bread made with organic cornmeal (Michigan grown), rye, and golden molasses.  A bread with a slightly sweet, complex flavor.  Great for french toast or slathered with jam.  $5.50 a loaf.

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper).  Price $8.00

Toasted Walnut Batard: (aromatic toasted walnuts lend a lovely nuttiness and a purple hue to this versatile batard) $6.50

Pastries available for Saturday:  

Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Brand new!! Blueberry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)

Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!

Orange Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, Michigan grown organic barley flour, and candied orange peel.

 

The Orange Whisk of Grand Haven

Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking, is making tasty gluten-free snacks to bring to market on Saturday. She will have sweet & savory nut and seed based treats for sale. Most items this week are vegan, with the exception of the almond flour based breads which contain eggs. Samples this week, stop by and try.

This weeks offerings include:

Crackers – Savory Flax, A variety of seeds including flax, chia, pumpkin and sesame with savory spices. All organic.

Hearty Nutty Loaf – The loaf contains a variety of nuts and seeds, both savory and sweet varieties this week. All organic.

Vegan Trail Mix Cookies – Almond flour based cookies with cashews, seeds, coconut and vegan chocolate chips and cocoa nibs. Organic gf oat flour and oats.

Sunflower Seed Brownies – An adaption of the Nourishing Traditions recipe. Sunflower seeds, pecans, maple syrup with a vegan chocolate ganache topped with more pecans!!! Super YUM.

Almond Flour Zucchini Bread – A gluten-free adaption of the recipe in my book. An almond flour based bread with zucchini, carrots, chestnuts, organic dark chocolate chips 70%. Contains eggs.

Almond Flour Bread – Paleo – A gluten-free almond flour based mini loaf. Contains eggs. Slightly on the savory side.

Please visit her Facebook page for more information, photos and weekly updates! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-Whisk/137119332998928

 

 

Liberty Family Farm

Hoop house & garden

Kale, spinach and arugula!

Pastured Meats

Grass- fed Lamb – chops, ribs, ground and steaks!

Bakery

Breakfast Cookies

Fresh Quiche – kale&onion

Spinach & Cheddar.   Gluten Free and Regular

New! Almond & Cranberry Breakfast Cookie

Turnovers

Ciabatta Bread, Morning  Glory Muffins

And ready to bake Pizza Crusts.

Paleo Baked Goods – we are experimenting with baking , using almond flour and coconut flour  & coconut  oil and maple syrup. So far we are pleased with the results! Please try a sample

Cookies, chocolate bread & banana bread!

 

Thanks to everyone for your prayers for our son William during this past weekend .  We are grateful for his swift recovery and return to normal. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the market .

 

Lady Bug Botanicals of Muskegon

Lady Bug is bringing their full line of handmade botanical soaps this week, including the popular Pumpkin Clove just in time for Thanksgiving.   Check out the enormous selection of botanical Bath Buddies we like to call “Rubber Ducky Dynasty,” which make wonderful stocking stuffers!

 

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Market Bag Winners

There are still 3 prize market bags to be claimed from our Customer Appreciation Day: Alice McCabe, Cami Moran & JoAnne Moe. Please come this Saturday and collect your prize!

 

Hope to see you all at the market.

Diana Jancek

Market Manager

 

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, October 12th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We accept Bridge Cards Year Round! !

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Order your Halloween Jack o-lantern this week!  We have lots of big ones!

Beautiful, edible Indian corn

“Baby Pam” pie pumpkins are perfect for pie and cookies

Winter squash – Delicata, Butternuts, “Old Mother” Hubbards

Brassica salad mix

Baby lettuce mix

Kale and chard

Giant Kohlrabi

Cabbage

Yukon Gold potatoes

Onions

Celery

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with certified organic beans, needle felting kits, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese! The exciting news we have this week is that we’ve harvested new types of beans. We’ll have fresh Marrow, Black Turtle, Pinto, Hidatsa Red and Zebra beans along for sale this Saturday.

Because we have started to harvest the new crop, all last year’s beans are now discounted. Time to make room in our storehouse for this year’s beans. These are still wonderful beans, still fresher than what you’d find in the stores. Stop at our booth to see if there is anything you’d like to stock up on while the price is right.

We have a few openings for raw milk deliveries through Grassfields Farm’s cow share program. Feel free to ask me how you can get fresh milk delivered to Sweetwater each week.

The aged raw milk cheese flavors we will have along this week include: Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Edam, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

The clear sunny days are producing lots of greens in the hoop houses.  The storage crops are being harvested and we are pleased to share the autumn abundance with you.

This week we have

Spinach

Lettuce Mix

Ovation Green Mix (baby kale, bok choy, and mustards)

Mustard Greens

Arugula

Kale

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Cabbage (red, green, and savoy)

Potatoes (Red La Soda, Kennebec, Yukon Gold, Adirondack Blue, Russet)

Hot Peppers

Winter Squash (Delicata, Red Kuri, Butternut, Buttercup, and Pie Pumpkins)

Garlic

Onions

Leeks

Fresh herbs including parsley, cilantro, dill, sage, rosemary, oregano, sweet marjoram, peppermint, and more

Herbal Salves and Creams

Herbal Teas

EGGS!  Our free range hens are gifting us with lots of beautiful eggs. Enjoy!

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

VEGETABLES~ Here’s hoping I get them picked.  I’ve had 4 babies born this week, plus grandchild events to attend, and Bill has been working his Lansing job.  I plan to have: Celeriac! Tomatoes –  winding down for the year.  Broccoli and Cauliflower.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers are ON SALE ~ Red and Green and Purple.  Eggplant,  a few Summer Squashes,  Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese).  POTATOES!  Blue Gold and Kennebec.  Carrots.  Chard and Kale.  Fresh  Herbs!

SALE!  ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City.  $15 per bottle!

New shipment:  HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

BEEF!  We are running low and have not had the time to  have the major cowboy/girl round up to take more steers in to slaughter.  We hope to have a full array of beef in 2 or 3 weeks.

SPECIALS:  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  them at $2 per lb.  

Beef Heart – $2 per lb. 

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs  $4.90 per lb; 1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.

GROUND SIRLOIN $6.50 per lb.

Boneless Steaks:  Tenderloin steaks – the best cut of beef on a side  $20 per lb.

New York Strip and Skirt steaks.

Bone in Steaks:  Porterhouse,  Rib (my personal favorite)

Roasts:  Boneless Rib,  English Cut and Chuck.  Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.

Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.

Swiss Steak   $6.50 per lb.

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

Oxtail! There’s only 1 per steer :-).  $5 per lb.

Liver  $3 per lb.

Tongue  – $3.50 per lb.

 

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby

The Kasza family began making Pure Maple Syrup from the two trees in our front yard about 15 years ago. Every year since then we have grown in production and quality, today bringing you pure maple products made from cutting-edge technology (and the help of 3,500 trees!). Our maple syrup is continually graded for color, taste, and quality during production. Our processing facility is kept clean and sanitary as well as inspected and licensed by the State of Michigan.

Along with our bottled syrup, we have also expanded our line of maple products this summer to include the following:

Maple Cream – this is maple syrup condensed, cooled, and stirred into a beautiful buttery-like spread excellent on bagels, toast, doughnuts, winter squash, or a glaze on meat (esp. fish, and venison). The best thing about this is that it is totally natural only pure maple syrup.

Maple Candy – an excellent treat for someone’s sweet tooth. Simply pure maple syrup cooked down to only sugar and minerals remaining with enough moisture to hold the sugar in beautiful little maple leaf shaped candies.

Maple Granulated Sugar – is much like Maple Candy but without moisture. This can be used in place of white sugar as a natural sweetener along with the maple taste (esp. on oatmeal)

Maple Sugar-Coated Almonds and Pecans – a healthy sweet and crunchy treat.  These make great gifts if they don’t get eaten before that!!!

Please stop by and check out all these 100% natural products for yourself. We would be very happy to answer any questions or visit our web www.kaszasugarbush.com Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Hoop house offerings

Kale

Chard

Limited Spinach

Mixed Greens

Meats from the farm:

New! Grass Fed Lamb*all cuts available ! Chops, shanks,ground, leg of Lamb and steaks..

New!! Pastured Pork* All cuts available !

Bakery Offerings

Fresh Apple Pies, gluten free & regular

New! Apple cake “made with our fresh picked apples!”

Breakfast Cookies – All flavors

Quiche- fresh Spinach & Cheddar

Gluten Free and Regular.

Veggie Turnovers are Back!

Morning Glory Muffins

New! Gingerbread Cake

New! Fresh Pumpkin Pie!  ” This item is a must try!!”

New! Butternut Squash Galettes

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

Sweet corn!

Last of the Broccoli!

Last of the tomatoes!

Also: Watermelons, Butternut & Spaghetti squash, beets, three different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

Shitake Mushrooms! We’ll have lots of shitakes this Saturday!

Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS & scallions.
Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.

Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!

Potatoes! Choose from 6 varieties.

Okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

Come sample our latest batch!

Plain Chevreʹ                                                            

Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says  ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”

Seasoned Chevreʹ                                                     

Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper

Feta                                                                                        

A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.

Dutch Kase                                                               

A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.

Tomme de Fremont                                     

Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.

Other items from our farm:

We will also have eggs from our free-range, GMO feed- free flock as well as our made on the farm maple syrup along. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

BREADS: Each week we bake our seven scrumptious weekly breads (listed below) as well as one or more specialty breads.  Please consult the schedule below to find out when we are making your favorite specialty bread!

GRANOLA!  We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey). 

OUR EIGHT WEEKLY VARIETIES:         

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary 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

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 cardamon) $6.00

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

100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00

SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn.  Price $8.00

Cobmoosa Onion Rye  $6.00

 Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger)  $2.25 each

Treehuggers( The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original.)  $2.25 each.

Expedition

Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

Cranberry Orange Scone

(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)

Cherry Mud Brownies

Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Heritage-breed American Mulefoot PORK!

Bulk breakfast

Spicy Hot Italian

Sweet Italian

Andouille links.

Chorizo

Brats

Kielbasa

We will also have an interesting selection of heirloom produce, including many varieties of winter squash and possibly some more open-pollinated sweet corn.

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

Out of town for a wedding this week, see you next Saturday!

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, October 5th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We accept Bridge Cards Year Round! !

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Heritage-breed American Mulefoot PORK!

Bulk breakfast

Spicy Hot Italian

Sweet Italian

Andouille links.

Chorizo

Brats

Kielbasa

 

We will also have an interesting selection of heirloom produce, including many varieties of winter squash and possibly some more open-pollinated sweet corn.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

October Watermelon!

“Baby Pam” pie pumpkins – perfect for baking

Baby Lettuce Salad Mix

Spicy Brassica Salad Mix

Red Peppers (the last of them for the season!)

Cherry tomatoes

Yukon Gold potatoes

Onions

Celery

Kale and Rainbow Chard

Young beets

Giant Kohlrabi

Fresh herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, basil and rosemary

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with certified organic beans, needle felting kits, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese! The exciting news we have this week is that we’ve harvested new types of beans. We’ll have fresh Pinto, Hidatsa Red and Zebra beans along for sale this Saturday.

 

Because we have started to harvest the new crop, all last year’s beans are now discounted. Time to make room in our storehouse for this year’s beans. These are still wonderful beans, still fresher than what you’d find in the stores. Stop at our booth to see if there is anything you’d like to stock up on while the price is right.

 

We have a few openings for raw milk deliveries through Grassfields Farm’s cow share program. Feel free to ask me how you can get fresh milk delivered to Sweetwater each week.

 

The aged raw milk cheese flavors we will have along this week include: Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Edam, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

 

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

This week we have

GREENS!

Lettuce Mix

Spinach

Kale

Arugula

Brassica Mix

Mustard Mix

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Onions

Leeks

Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Hot Peppers

Garlic

Fresh Herbs including cilantro, dill, parsley, rosemary, sweet marjoram, and more

Potatoes (We had a great potato harvest Wednesday.  We harvested one mile worth and over 4,000 pounds)

Winter Squash (many varieties including delicata, butternut, buttercup, and red kuri)

Pie Pumpkins

 

We also have our normal spread of herbal products including teas and salves.

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

VEGETABLES:  Celeriac! Tomatoes –  winding down for the year.  Broccoli and Cauliflower.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers are ON SALE ~ Red and Green and Purple.  Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!),  Summer Squashes still!  Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese).  POTATOES!  Blue Gold and Kennebec.  Beets with Greens, Carrots.  Chard and Kale.  Fresh  Herbs!

SALE!  ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City.  $15 per bottle!

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

BEEF!

SPECIALS:  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  them at $2 per lb.  

Beef Heart – $2 per lb. 

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs  $4.90 per lb; 1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.

GROUND SIRLOIN $6.50 per lb.

Boneless Steaks:  Tenderloin steaks – the best cut of beef on a side  $20 per lb.

New York Strip, Skirt and Flank Steaks.

Bone in Steaks:  Porterhouse, TBone, Rib (my personal favorite)

Roasts:  Rolled Rump, Boneless Rib,  Chuck.  Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.

Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.

Swiss Steak   $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat and Kabob Cut $6.50 per lb.

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

Oxtail! There’s only 1 per steer :-).  $5 per lb.

Liver  $3 per lb.

Tongue  – $3.50 per lb.

 

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby

The Kasza family began making Pure Maple Syrup from the two trees in our front yard about 15 years ago. Every year since then we have grown in production and quality, today bringing you pure maple products made from cutting-edge technology (and the help of 3,500 trees!). Our maple syrup is continually graded for color, taste, and quality during production. Our processing facility is kept clean and sanitary as well as inspected and licensed by the State of Michigan.

Along with our bottled syrup, we have also expanded our line of maple products this summer to include the following:

Maple Cream – this is maple syrup condensed, cooled, and stirred into a beautiful buttery-like spread excellent on bagels, toast, doughnuts, winter squash, or a glaze on meat (esp. fish, and venison). The best thing about this is that it is totally natural only pure maple syrup.

Maple Candy – an excellent treat for someone’s sweet tooth. Simply pure maple syrup cooked down to only sugar and minerals remaining with enough moisture to hold the sugar in beautiful little maple leaf shaped candies.

Maple Granulated Sugar – is much like Maple Candy but without moisture. This can be used in place of white sugar as a natural sweetener along with the maple taste (esp. on oatmeal)

Maple Sugar-Coated Almonds and Pecans – a healthy sweet and crunchy treat.  These make great gifts if they don’t get eaten before that!!!

Please stop by and check out all these 100% natural products for yourself. We would be very happy to answer any questions or visit our web www.kaszasugarbush.com Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

THE FROST IS COMING SOON!!!

Till then enjoy what we have to offer:

Concord Grapes ( just like grandma used to grow)

Spinach

MIcro-Kale(tiny the size of your thumb)

Baby Arugula (not as spicy just flavorful)

MIxed Greens (our heart healthy mix)

Carrots

Celery

Beets

Eggplant

Heirloom Tomatoes(all colors & sizes)

Don’t forget the herbs:

Basil

Cilantro

Dill(baby)

Parsley (curly & flat- leaf) Amazing amount of vitamin C!!

Marjoram( lovely flavor my personal favorite)

Flower Blends:

The beauty of color is still abundant!!

Dahlias, zinnias, hydrangeas, ageratum, sunflowers, statice and lisianthus ohhhh my!!!

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Hoop house offerings

Kale

Chard

Limited Spinach

Mixed Greens

Meats from the farm:

New! Grass Fed Lamb*all cuts available ! Chops, shanks,ground, leg of Lamb and steaks..

New!! Pastured Pork* All cuts available !

Bakery Offerings

Fresh Apple Pies, gluten free & regular

New! Apple cake “made with our fresh picked apples!”

Breakfast Cookies – All flavors

Quiche- fresh Spinach & Cheddar

Gluten Free and Regular.

Veggie Turnovers are Back!

Morning Glory Muffins

New! Gingerbread Cake

New! Fresh Pumpkin Pie!  ” This item is a must try!!”

New! Butternut Squash Galettes

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

Sweet corn!

Last of the Broccoli!

Last of the tomatoes!

Also: Watermelons, Butternut & Spaghetti squash, beets, three different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

Shitake Mushrooms! We’ll have lots of shitakes this Saturday!

Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS & scallions.
Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.

Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!

WATERMELONS! Getting to the end of our giant heirloom watermelons.

Okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

Come sample our latest batch!

Plain Chevreʹ                                                            

Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says  ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”

Seasoned Chevreʹ                                                     

Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper

Feta                                                                                        

A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.

Dutch Kase                                                               

A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.

Tomme de Fremont                                     

Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.

Other items from our farm:

We will also have eggs from our free-range, GMO feed- free flock as well as our made on the farm maple syrup along. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

BREADS: Each week we bake our seven scrumptious weekly breads (listed below) as well as one or more specialty breads.  Please consult the schedule below to find out when we are making your favorite specialty bread!

GRANOLA!  We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey). 

OUR EIGHT WEEKLY VARIETIES:         

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary 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

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 cardamon) $6.00

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

100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00

SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

Chili Cheddar (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by spicy pickled jalapenos).  Price $8.00

Pumpernickel Rye  $6.00

 Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger)  $2.25 each

Treehuggers( The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original.)  $2.25 each.

Mrs. Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers (Toasted walnuts and Valrhona dark chocolate batons).  $2.25 each

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

Currant Scones

(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)

Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!

 

 

Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

My soaps are all handmade in small batches with organic glycerin, herbs and flowers added. New this week:  Cinnamon Applesauce! Also popular this fall is our Pumpkin & Clove and Bronze Fennel. And just in time for Halloween! Spooky Suds! Your favorite “spooky” characters embedded in organic glycerin based bath bars! Learn more about my business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!