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Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, September 28th, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

Shitake Mushrooms!

Canning tomatoes: $15 a half bushel.

Slicing Tomatoes!! Big red & yellow Heirloom slicers & cherry tomatoes in lots of colors.

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! We’ve got a huge selection of 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

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

NEW BEANS! The exciting news we have this week is that we’ve harvested two new types of beans. We’ll have Hidatsa Red and Zebra beans along for sale this Saturday. Hidatsu is a small red bean similar to a kidney originally grown by the Native American Hidatsa tribe in the Missouri River Valley of North Dakota.   The Zebra Bean is as strikingly patterned as you can imagine. It probably originated in Mexico, therefore it can be used in any recipe where Mexican pinto beans are called for. It also makes a delicious bean paste. And since a strain of this bean was discovered in Ethiopia in the early 1840s, it can also be used in East African recipes with perfect authenticity.

Because we have started to harvest the new crop, many of 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 will also have our needle felting kits, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese! 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, Edam, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Onions

Leeks

Winter Squash (many varieties)

Pie Pumpkins

Arugula

Mustard Mix

Carrots

Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Hot Peppers

Tomatillos

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

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas and medicinal salves and creams.

 

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 are winding down.  Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese).  FANCY POTATOES!  Blue Gold, and Fingerlings:  Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent.  Kennebec and Red Norland Potatoes. 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!

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!

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!

Olson Farm of Shelby

A long time Sweetwater vendor Jim Olson returns to the market this Saturday, with Butternut & Spaghetti squash, broccoli, beets, purple top turnips, carrots, three different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup. He will also have information about how to order his beef by the halves & quarters. Welcome back, Jim!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

New! Concord grapes from our own vines!

Flowers:

Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.

LimeLight Hydrangeas.

Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.

Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.

Produce:

Heirloom Tomatoes.

Peppers.

Summer squash.

Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.

Detroit Dark Red beets.

Colorful carrots.

Swiss Chard.

Baby Kale.

Mixed Greens.

Spinach.

Herbs:

Basil.

Dill.

Cilantro.

Parsley.

Other culinary herbs available.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

PORK! We will have sausage and a few other cuts from our heritage-breed American Mulefoot Hogs.

Sweet Corn! We’ll have some sweet corn available, come early for best selection.

Heirloom Winter Squash! We grew some wonderful old varieties, come check them out!

Also along with our usual veggie assortment we’ll our remaining perennial herb plants.

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

This week we’ll have:

Tasty sweet Watermelons

Ripe red peppers

Sungold cherry tomatoes

Lettuce Salad mix

Brassica Salad mix

Celery
Kale and big, beautiful rainbow Chard
onions and potatoes
parsley, dill, basil, rosemary

Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, & Organic for home, friends & family
100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.
Organic Lavender  Sachets–Sale this week – 20% off – Fragrant and versatile, in Organza, embroidered, and hand colored options.  Add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh but also known to be a natural relaxant and also a moth deterrent for woolens and cup boards

Hand Crafted Organic Soaps, made using only essential oils and rosemary extract for preservative, with coconut oil for a nice lather, sunflower Oil and high glycerin levels for moisturizing (not cooked off and sold like many store brands) – This week -Peppermint, Grapefruit, Oats & Spice, Simply Rosemary (unscented) & Rows & Furrows – a great hand soap with a little extra grit for Gardener’s and other projects.

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

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

We’re taking a short break this week and will return to market next week. Thanks!

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Tim is teaching sheep shearing this Saturday, we will be back next week!

FRIENDS of the MARKET.  We wish to thank Pete & Jodi Sodini for being true Friends of the Market! Nice to see you guys again!

 See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

Seasonality!

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Beautiful winter squash at Sweetwater this Saturday!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, September 21st, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

 

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

A long time Sweetwater vendor Jim Olson returns to the market this Saturday, with broccoli, carrots, five different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup. He will also have information about how to order his beef by the halves & quarters. Welcome back, Jim!

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons.

Okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes.
Tomatoes!! Big red & yellow slicers, cherry tomatoes in lots of colors.

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!

Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

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!

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

Did you know you can freeze chevre? This will be the week to stock that freezer as we are offering the last of our OOPS SALE at 50% off ALL FRESH & FLAVORED CHEVRES!

This means you can get 1 lb of our Plain Fresh Chevre on sale for  $5.00 lb!!

Our Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese will be regular priced.

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

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

 

This week the Jacob’s Cattle Bean is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Jacob’s Cattle bean, also called a Trout bean or an Appaloosa bean, is a Prince Edward Island heirloom.

 

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

Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks THIS WEEK!!!

A great way to celebrate the autumnal equinox!
Saturday September 21 Amanda will lead a plant walk at Sweetwater Market. The walk will start at 10a and last about an hour. We’ll look at the naturally growing plants and discuss their medicinal qualities and many other virtues.(cost is by donation)
Sunday September 22 We’re planning a full day herbal workshop on our farm.(10a-4p) The workshop will include a plant walk, discussion on medicinal qualities of plants, and how to make your own herbal medicines at home. Home made farm lunch is included. (cost is $65, sliding scale available)  Class size is limited, so sign up soon, two spots still available.

 

This week we have:

Tomatoes, get them fresh while they’re here

Sweet Bell Peppers

Hot Peppers including Jalapeños and Cayenne (we just made chipotles, they smell so good!)

Dragon Tongue Beans, if you haven’t tried these delicious and beautiful beans, do so before the frost settles in

Leeks

Onions (purple and yellow)

Winter Squash

Pie Pumpkins

Broccoli

Kale

Fresh Herbs including parsley, dill, rosemary, sage, cilantro, basil, oregano, mint, sweet marjoram, and more

We’ll also have our normal spread of herbal teas, salves, lotions, & lipbalms.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

This week we’ll have:

Tasty sweet Watermelons

Ripe red peppers

Sungold cherry tomatoes

Lettuce Salad mix

Brassica Salad mix

Celery
Kale and big, beautiful rainbow Chard
onions and potatoes
parsley, dill, basil, rosemary

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes –  winding down for the year.  Broccoli and Cauliflower.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers ~ Red and Green and Purple.  Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!),  Summer Squashes are winding down.  Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese).  FANCY POTATOES!  Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings:  Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes. Cabbages, Beets with Greens, Carrots.  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 & Rib Eye Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.  Skirt and Flank Steaks.

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

Roasts:  Rolled Rump, Boneless Rib, English cut, 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.

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

As fall approaches we keep staring at the stacks and stacks of wood (for the bakery oven) that have been piled around the bakery all summer.  We keep wondering, “When on earth will we cut and stack all of this in the lean-to beside the bakery?”  The day is coming.  I think it will be in October–after all the tomatoes are canned.  In the meantime, we continue to be grateful for the bustling energy of the farmer’s markets and all those who continue to buy and enjoy our breads.

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

Onion Rye (Carmelized onions and a hint of caraway). $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

Cranberry Orange Scones

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)

Zesty Orange Brownies $2.75 each  Our Deep Mud Brownies infused fresh orange zest and candied orange peel.  Zesty and  bright!!

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!!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

New! Concord grapes from our own vines!

Flowers:

Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.

LimeLight Hydrangeas.

Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.

Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.

Produce:

Heirloom Tomatoes.

Peppers.

Summer squash.

Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.

Detroit Dark Red beets.

Colorful carrots.

Swiss Chard.

Baby Kale.

Mixed Greens.

Spinach.

Herbs:

Basil.

Dill.

Cilantro.

Parsley.

Other culinary herbs available.

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hesperia

CHICKEN! We will return to the market this weekend with our frozen whole Freedom Rangers and whole Cornish Cross pastured broilers.  Freedom Rangers were developed in France from traditional, heritage-breed chickens to meet the highest standards of the French “Label Rouge Free Range Program.” Unlike the conventional cornish-cross chickens that we usually raise on pasture, Freedom Rangers need no encouragement to graze and will forage for 30% or more of their diet, resulting in a very happy, healthy, and tasty 4-6 lb chicken.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will have sausage and a few other cuts from our heritage-breed American Mulefoot Hogs, a few perennial herb plants, and a great selection of heirloom vegetebles.  Also, winter squash will be available for the again this week–we grew some wonderful old varieties so be sure to come check them out!

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

New! Fresh Corn!

Garden Offerings

Kale, Chard. Basil, parsley and broccoli.

Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!

Bakery Offerings

Quiche gluten free and reg.

Breakfast cookies

New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart

Made with our old fashioned apples!

Hope to see you at the market!

 

Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

New items! Spooky Suds! Just in time for Halloween! Your favorite “spooky” characters embedded in organic glycerin based bath bars! My soaps are all handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added. One of my most popular soaps is Magical Marigold, which contains only organic glycerin, coconut oil and organic calendula (marigold) petals. Learn more about my business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource.  We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products.  The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks.  Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us.  Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email –  Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.   Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you.  Thanks!

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

 

Time to start “Putting By”!

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Time to start canning, drying & freezing some of that summer bounty!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, September 14th, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

 

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

SWEET CORN! Heirloom “shoe-peg” variety that goes back to the late 1800’s called Country Gentleman. Shoe peg refers to the arrangement of the kernals in the cob. This is true corn taste, not the uber sweet but basically tasteless stuff you buy in grocery stores!

WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons. Celebrate back to school with your favorite melon!

Broccoli, okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, Italian cippolini onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi, heirloom tomatoes,
rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!

Shitakes! We may have some fresh mushrooms, weather depending.

Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

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!

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

SPECIAL SALE One more week! Our 1 lb Plain Fresh Chevre is on sale for $10.00, $3.00 off the regular price, and our 6 oz Fresh Chevre is on sale for $6.00, $1.00 off the regular price!

Sample our flavored Chevres, Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese.

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

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes – We have little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste!   This is the time of year to roast them for freezing, plus dry and can for the rest of the year.  AND you should be eating tomatoes at least 3 times a day!  YUM! Drizzle sliced heirlooms with a Balsamic Vinegar reduction. Broccoli and Cauliflower.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers ~ We have an abundance of red sweet peppers this week! Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!),  Summer Squashes (Ask me about freezing roasted squashes for winter.  They taste like fresh roasted!), Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles ~ approaching end of season with these.   FANCY POTATOES!  Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings:  Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes. Cabbages, Beets with Greens, Carrots.  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! NEW SHIPMENT PICKED UP THIS WEEK! We will have a full array of beef cuts. 

Join our pre-ordering email system!  earthscapefarm@gmail.com .

SPECIALS: Short Ribs!  $3 per lb.  Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.

SPECIAL SPECIAL!  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  them at $2 per lb.  Must be pre-ordered.  

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 & Rib Eye Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.  Skirt and Flank Steaks.

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

Roasts:  Rolled Rump, English cut, Chuck.  Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.

Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.

Swiss Steak and Round Steak –  $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat and Kabob Cut $6.50 per lb.

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups  $3 per lb.  SALE!

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

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

Liver & Heart – $3 per lb.

Tongue  – $3.50 per lb.

SALE!  We need to free up freezer space and have some 2012 Beef heart on sale for $2 per lb, preorder only. Call or email ahead of market time.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

 

This week the Hutterite Soup Bean is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Now that the weather has cooled off a bit, it’s time to start thinking about bean soup! You can use your favorite bean soup recipe and just substitute our flavorful Hutterite Soup Beans.

 

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, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

 

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

This week we have:

Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Jalapeños and Cayenne

Celery (this is the LAST celery harvest, so get it while it’s here)

Kale

Swiss Chard

Broccoli

Beans (green, yellow wax, and dragon tongue) This is the last week to get large quantities, stock up for winter!

Carrots (tasty and sweet orange, scarlet, and purple)

Summer Squash

Cucumbers (traditional and English)

Fresh Herbs including cilantro, parsley, dill, oregano, sage, sweet marjoram, and more

Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!

We infuse wild-harvested 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.

New this week-

Allium Ear Oil our ear oil still uses the power of  fresh mullein flowers and garlic, but this year we added another allium, onions.  We find this works wonders on bacterial infections that can easily make their way into young growing ears.  Works on ears of all ages.  We also blend in St.John’s Wort to address the pain that can occur with ear infections.

Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash.  Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!

Mike’s Muscle Relaxer– Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica.  Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and st.john’s wort.  The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.

Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation.  Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.

Rob’s Relief– Our original salve.  Nature’s remedy for poison ivy.  A must for anyone who wanders MI woods.  Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.

(We make no medical claims, these preparations simply work for our family and many others.  We wish you heath, happiness, and wholeness)

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.

Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks this fall!
Saturday September 21

Amanda will lead a plant walk at Sweetwater Market. The walk will start at 10a and last about an hour. We’ll look at the naturally growing plants and discuss their medicinal qualities and many other virtues.(cost is by donation)
Sunday September 22

We’re planning a full day herbal workshop on our farm.(10a-4p) The workshop will include a plant walk, discussion on medicinal qualities of plants, and how to make your own herbal medicines at home. Home made farm lunch is included. (cost is $65, sliding scale available) Class size is limited, so sign up soon, spots are filling up.

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

As fall approaches we keep staring at the stacks and stacks of wood (for the bakery oven) that have been piled around the bakery all summer.  We keep wondering, “When on earth will we cut and stack all of this in the lean-to beside the bakery?”  The day is coming.  I think it will be in October–after all the tomatoes are canned.  In the meantime, we continue to be grateful for the bustling energy of the farmer’s markets and all those who continue to buy and enjoy our breads.

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

Onion Rye (Carmelized onions and a hint of caraway). $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

Cranberry Orange Scones

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)

Zesty Orange Brownies $2.75 each  Our Deep Mud Brownies infused fresh orange zest and candied orange peel.  Zesty and  bright!!

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!!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

Flowers:

Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.

LimeLight Hydrangeas.

Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.

Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.

Produce:

Heirloom Tomatoes.

Peppers.

Summer squash.

Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.

Detroit Dark Red beets.

Colorful carrots.

Swiss Chard.

Baby Kale.

Mixed Greens.

Spinach.

Herbs:

Basil.

Dill.

Cilantro.

Parsley.

Other culinary herbs available.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will have sausage and a few other cuts from our heritage-breed American Mulefoot Hogs, a few perennial herb plants, and a great selection of heirloom vegetebles.  Also, winter squash will be available for the first time this week–we grew some wonderful old varieties so be sure to come check them out!

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Watermelons!
Heirloom and cherry tomatoes

Ripe sweet red peppers and assorted hots
Baby lettuce salad mix

Spicy brassica mix

Arugula

Kale and chard bunches

Sweet carrots

“French Breakfast” radishes

Yukon Gold potatoes

lots of cilantro, parsley, dill and basil

Fresh flower bunches

Have a great weekend!

 

 Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

New! We’ll have apples available from our own trees this week.

Garden Offerings

Kale, Chard. Basil, parsley and broccoli.

Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!

Bakery Offerings

Quiche gluten free and reg.

Breakfast cookies

New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart

Made with our old fashioned apples!

Hope to see you at the market!

 

Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

New items! Spooky Suds! Just in time for Halloween! Your favorite “spooky” characters embedded in organic glycerin based bath bars! My soaps are all handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added. One of my most popular soaps is Magical Marigold, which contains only organic glycerin, coconut oil and organic calendula (marigold) petals. Learn more about my business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf

 

Happy Goat of Allendale

Visit us on Saturday at Sweetwater for:

Bath/Shower Bars, Shampoo Bars, Liquid Foaming Soap Pumps & Refills.

We will also have New-Cocoa Butter Lip Balm!

All our products are 100 % Natural and gentle to your skin and they all contain goat milk!

 

Friends of the Market

The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource.  We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products.  The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks.  Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us.  Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email –  Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.   Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you.  Thanks!

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

 

Incredible Sweet Corn!

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Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, September 7th, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

 

Last Chance to get in on the Sweetwater Organic Farm Tour II!

Sunday, September 15th, 9:00am-5:00pm

We are filling up fast but there are still a few seats available, so don’t delay! Call 231.292.1152 and reserve your seat, or stop by the Market Manager table this Saturday!

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

New Vendor!

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. We now harvest from over 3,500 trees producing over 2,000 gallon of Pure Maple Syrup.

The Kasza brothers, Samuel and Philip, now own and operate this “sweet business”, with the exception during the busy harvest season when the rest of the family pitch in.

We begin in early February by tapping the trees, gathering sap each time there is a warm, sunny day. We always process the sap into syrup as soon as we can to provide the highest quality and taste. During March we usually get the big flows requiring us to run day and night for a couple of days, our motto is “When the sap runs, we run!” 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.

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!

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hesperia

CHICKEN! We will return to the market this weekend with fresh chicken! If you submitted a Freedom Ranger pre-order form and have not yet received your chickens, please stop by on Saturday to pick up your order – we can’t wait for you to try our birds this year! If you haven’t already ordered a chicken, we will have plenty of fresh chicken available and would love to introduce you to our delicious, pastured Freedom Rangers. Freedom Rangers were developed in France from traditional, heritage-breed chickens to meet the highest standards of the French “Label Rouge Free Range Program.” Unlike the conventional cornish-cross chickens that we usually raise on pasture, Freedom Rangers need no encouragement to graze and will forage for 30% or more of their diet, resulting in a very happy, healthy, and tasty 4-6 lb chicken. We will have whole, fresh-never-frozen Freedom Rangers available at market and would love to talk to you about these delightful and delicious chickens.

We will also have limited quantities of whole frozen chickens and frozen chicken wings for sale. If you would like to pre-order one of our delicious cornish-cross pastured chickens for late September/early October, we will have order forms available. We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

SPECIAL SALE!  OOPS. We made too much fresh chevre this week so we’re offering a one time sale! Our 1 lb Plain Fresh Chevre is on sale for $10.00, $3.00 off the regular price, and our 6 oz Fresh Chevre is on sale for $6.00, $1.00 off the regular price!

Sample our flavored Chevres, Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese.

Other items from our farm:

SWEET CORN! Our daughter and son-in-law will be bringing lots of fresh picked Incredible sweet corn (that’s the well deserved name of this variety!). 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

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia

Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns.  Check it out!

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes – We should have some half bushels of canning tomatoes! We have little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste!   This is the time of year to roast them for freezing, plus dry and can for the rest of the year.  AND you should be eating tomatoes at least 3 times a day!  YUM! Drizzle sliced heirlooms with a Balsamic Vinegar reduction. Broccoli.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers, Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!),  Summer Squashes (Ask me about freezing roasted squashes for winter.  They taste like fresh roasted!), Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles ~ approaching end of season with these.  Kale & Swiss Chard,  FANCY POTATOES!  Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings:  Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes. 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! We will have a full array of beef cuts.

Join our pre-ordering email system!  earthscapefarm@gmail.com .

BEEF AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK: 

SPECIALS: Short Ribs!  $3 per lb.  Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.

SPECIAL SPECIAL!  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF!  ADVANCE ORDERS APPRECIATED.

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

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

New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.

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

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

Whole Brisket

Swiss Steak and Round Steak –  $6.50 per lb.

Kabob Meat $6.50 per lb.

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups  $3 per lb.  SALE!

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

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

Liver – $3 per lb.  SALE!

Tongue and Heart   – $3.00 per lb.

SALE!  We need to free up freezer space and have some 2012 Beef heart on sale for $2 per lb, preorder only. Call or email ahead of market time.

 

E&S Moore Farm of Coopersville

Suzanne Moore will be bringing fresh eggs from her flock of Isa Browns, Comets, R.I. Reds and Arucaunas. Chickens are out on the land eating grass & bugs and are supplemented with GMO-free feed.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

This week the Black Valentine is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Black Valentine Beans taste a bit like kidney beans. They are great for salads, chilis and soups. They are larger and more shiny than the common Black Turtle Bean, and don’t have the spicy flavor. Here’s a link to a recipe using Black Valentine Beans: http://bit.ly/153fZ3W

Grassfields Farm milk share update: 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.

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

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons
Shitakes! We may have some fresh shitakes again this week, fingers crossed.

This week’s produce list:

WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons. Celebrate back to school with your favorite melon!

Broccoli, okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, Italian cippolini onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi, heirloom tomatoes,
rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks this fall!
Saturday September 21

Amanda will lead a plant walk at Sweetwater Market. The walk will start at 10a and last about an hour. We’ll look at the naturally growing plants and discuss their medicinal qualities and many other virtues.(cost is by donation)
Sunday September 22

We’re planning a full day herbal workshop on our farm.(10a-4p) The workshop will include a plant walk, discussion on medicinal qualities of plants, and how to make your own herbal medicines at home. Home made farm lunch is included. (cost is $65, sliding scale available)  Class size is limited, so sign up soon, spots are filling up.

This week we have:

Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue) We have lots!  Interested in canning or freezing some? Half bushel baskets are $30. email us at maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231.861.2535

Tomatoes!  Most of what we grow are heirlooms and we have a range of beautiful colors

Sweet Peppers

Jalapeños

Surano

Cayenne

Kale

Chard

Celery (we’ll be harvesting for another week or two and then it’s gone until next year.  If you make stock get your celery now!  Celery is high on the dirty dozen list, get yours local and chemical free.)

Carrots

Summer Squash

Cucumbers

Broccoli

Fresh herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, basil, and more.

Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!

We infuse wild-harvested 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.

New this week-

Allium Ear Oil our ear oil still uses the power of  fresh mullein flowers and garlic, but this year we added another allium, onions.  We find this works wonders on bacterial infections that can easily make their way into young growing ears.  Works on ears of all ages.  We also blend in St.John’s Wort to address the pain that can occur with ear infections.

Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash.  Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!

Mike’s Muscle Relaxer– Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica.  Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and st.john’s wort.  The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.

Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation.  Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.

Rob’s Relief– Our original salve.  Nature’s remedy for poison ivy.  A must for anyone who wanders MI woods.  Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.

(We make no medical claims, these preparations simply work for our family and many others.  We wish you heath, happiness, and wholeness)

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.

 

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

Pumpernickel Rye

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn

Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…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 Cookies

SCONES

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Scone

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

Pecan  Brownies $3.00 each

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!!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

Flowers:

Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.

LimeLight Hydrangeas.

Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.

Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.

Produce:

Heirloom Tomatoes.

Peppers.

Summer squash.

Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.

Detroit Dark Red beets.

Colorful carrots.

Swiss Chard.

Baby Kale.

Mixed Greens.

Spinach.

Herbs:

Basil.

Dill.

Cilantro.

Parsley.

Other culinary herbs available.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Pork offerings include our Andouille Sausage, Italian Sausage, & Breakfast Sausage.

We will also have a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Watermelons!
Heirloom and cherry tomatoes

Ripe sweet red peppers and assorted hots
Baby lettuce salad mix

Spicy brassica mix

Arugula

Kale and chard bunches

Sweet carrots

“French Breakfast” radishes

Yukon Gold potatoes

lots of cilantro, parsley, dill and basil

Fresh flower bunches

Have a great weekend!

 

 Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden Offerings

Basil, cabbage, parsley and broccoli.

Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!

Grass-fed Beef

Steaks, roasts and short ribs.

Bakery Offerings

Quiche gluten free and reg.

Breakfast cookies

New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart

Made with our old fashioned apples!

Hope to see you at the market!

 

Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, & Organic for home, friends & family.
Great selection of organic soaps – Lavender, Peppermint, Grapefruit, Oats & Spice, Simply Rosemary (unscented) & Rows & Furrows – a great hand soap with a little extra grit for Gardener’s and other projects.  Nail Brushes too :   )
By request, to keep your soap high and dry – Soap Dishes now available in both pine and cedar
100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.
Fragrant and versatile Organic Lavender – Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets.  Add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh but also known to be a natural relaxant and also a moth deterrent for woolens and cup boards.

 

New! Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

Kim Wood joins us for the first time on Saturday, bringing her organic glycerin based soaps handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added. One of her most popular soaps is Magical Marigold, which contains only organic glycerin, coconut oil and organic calendula (marigold) petals. Learn more about Kim & her business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource.  We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products.  The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks.  Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us.  Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email –  Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.   Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you.  Thanks!

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

Wednesday Night Pop-Up Market time!

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Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Wednesday Evening Pop-Up Market at Tanglewood Park

September 4th, 2013, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
 560 Seminole Rd., Norton Shores 49444

 

Vendors attending this Wednesday’s market:

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Tomatoes-a variety of heirlooms, red, orange, yellow, and pink!

Sweet Bell Peppers-beautiful red ones!

Jalapeños

Hot Peppers

Green Beans (green, yellow, purple, and dragon)

Broccoli

Cabbage (green, red, and savoy)

Pickles and Cucumbers

Turnips

Summer Squash (zucchini, yellow crooked neck, and trombocino)

Celery

Kale

Swiss Chard

Fresh Herbs including basil, Thai basil, parsley, dill, and more

We have three great healthy herbal tea blends, all are caffeine free.

 

Meadow View Farm of Fremont

We’ll have eggs available for sale tonight!

 

Funny Farm of Grant
summer squash, broccoli, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

 

New! Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

Kim Wood joins us tonight bringing her organic glycerin based soaps handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added.

 

See you tonight! Diana Jancek, Market Manager

For your Labor Day Celebrations….BUY FRESH, LOCAL & ORGANIC!

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Happy Labor Day to all who labor – especially our FARMERS!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, August 31st, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

 

Labor Day Specials!

Announcing the Sweetwater Farm Tour II!

Sunday, September 15th, 9:00am-5:00pm

Stop by the Market Manager table this Saturday to get more info and sign up for our second Sweetwater Organic Farm Tour! Space is limited so don’t delay!

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia

Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns.  Check it out!

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes – little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste! This is the time of year to roast them for freezing, and dry and can for the rest of the year.  AND you should be eating tomatoes at least 3 times a day!  YUM! Drizzle sliced heirlooms with a Balsamic Vinegar reduction. Broccoli. Carrots. Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic, Green Beans, Sweet Peppers, Eggplant,  Summer Squashes (Ask me about freezing roasted squashes for winter!  They taste like fresh roasted!), Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles in quantity for pickling, Arugula,  Swiss Chard,  Scallions, FANCY POTATOES!  Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings:  Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes,  and 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!

We will have a full array of beef cuts.

Join our pre-ordering email system!  earthscapefarm@gmail.com .

BEEF AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK: 

SPECIALS: Short Ribs!  $3 per lb.  Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.

SPECIAL SPECIAL!  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF!  ADVANCE ORDERS APPRECIATED.

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

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

New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.  Skirt Steak

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

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

Whole Brisket

Swiss Steak and Round Steak –  $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat  and Kabob Meat $6.50 per lb.

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups  $3 per lb.  SALE!

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

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

Liver – $3 per lb.  SALE!

Tongue and Heart   – $3.00 per lb.

We have some old heart packages from 2012 for $2 per lb, pre-ordered only.

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

Labor day already?  How can it be?  We here on our little hillside choose to hang on to summer until the sun actually passes out of the northern hemisphere so there are actually weeks and weeks of summer left.  That said, we look forward to baking for you all again this coming weekend no matter the status of celestial bodies.  Our thanks to all of you with whom we celebrate weekends all year long here in extraordinary West Michigan!

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

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

Chili Cheddar   Whoa-homegrown, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick.  Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili.  $8.00

 Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…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 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

Currant Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

Cherry Mud Brownies $3.00 each  Our Deep Mud Brownies infused with Michigan grown, dried Michigan cherries.

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!!

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

This week the Yellow Indian Woman Bean is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Originally brought to Montana by a Swedish family, the Yellow Indian Woman Bean is a rare heirloom bean that is now found in Native American communities in Montana. The Yellow Indian Woman is a small, yellowish-gold bean that, when cooked, is creamy and resembles the flavor of Pinto and Black beans. The Yellow Indian Woman is ideal for slow cooked dishes, as is holds its shape while cooking. Here’s a link to our Yellow Indian Woman Bean Dip recipe: http://shadysidefarm.com/portfolio-view/yellow-indian-woman-bean-dip/

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 Grassfield aged raw milk cheese  we will have along this week will include: New! Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Edam, Fait Gras, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!   shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont

Stop by our booth and try our aged Tomme as well as our Dutch Kase cheese. Similar to our Tomme de Fremont, it is a lower fat aged cheese. We’ll also have our regular line of Feta, fresh Chevre and flavored Chevres. We also have our maple syrup and some of our free-range, GMO feed- free eggs.

http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons
This week’s veggie list:

Broccoli, okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, Italian cippolini onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi, heirloom tomatoes,
rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Tomatoes!  Most of what we grow are heirlooms and we have a range of beautiful colors

Sweet Peppers

Jalapeños

Surano

Cayenne

Kale

Chard

Celery

Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue) We have lots!  Interested in canning or freezing some?  email us at maplemoonfarm@gmail.com

Carrots

Summer Squash

Cucumbers

Broccoli

Fresh herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, basil, and morewe have large amounts of parsley, and I can’t keep up with drying it all.  Interested in some for drying or freezing?  Let us know!)

Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!

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.

Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash.  Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!

Mike’s Muscle Relaxer– Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica.  Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and St. John’s Wort.  The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.

Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation.  Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.

Rob’s Relief– Our original salve.  Nature’s remedy for poison ivy.  A must for anyone who wanders MI woods.  Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.

 

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

Flowers:

Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.

LimeLight Hydrangeas.

Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.

Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.

Produce:

Heirloom Tomatoes.

Peppers.

Summer squash.

Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.

Detroit Dark Red beets.

Colorful carrots.

Swiss Chard.

Baby Kale.

Mixed Greens.

Spinach.

Herbs:

Basil.

Dill.

Cilantro.

Parsley.

Other culinary herbs available.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market Saturday with a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants, and meat from our heritage Mulefoot pigs.   Come see us!

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Big, sweet red Watermelons and other melons

Heirloom tomatoes and delicious ‘Sungold’ cherry tomatoes

Ripe hot or sweet peppers in several varieties

Sale on Carrots! for juicing, freezing, or fresh eating

Baby Salad Greens: Lettuce mix, Brassica mix, Arugula

Radishes, Kale and Rainbow Chard

Also lots of fresh, tasty Basil and Cilantro, and fresh-cut flower bunches.

See you at the Market

 

 Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden Offerings

Basil, cabbage, parsley and broccoli.

Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!

Grass-fed Beef

Steaks, roasts and short ribs.

Bakery Offerings

Quiche gluten free and reg.

Breakfast cookies

New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart

Made with our old fashioned apples!

Hope to see you at the market!

 

Happy Goat Soaps of Allendale

For this week only you will also be able to order a custom handmade PLUSH HAPPY GOAT!

Order Plush Happy Goat Combos from us this Saturday or on-line at : loveHAPPYGOATsoap.etsy.com
Visit us on Saturday at Sweetwater for:

Bath/Shower Bars, Shampoo Bars, Liquid Foaming Soap Pumps & Refills.

We will also have New-Cocoa Butter Lip Balm!

All our products are 100 % Natural and gentle to your skin and they all contain goat milk!

 

Friends of the Market

The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource.  We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products.  The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks.  Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us.  Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email –  Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.   Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you.  Thanks!

 

Have a happy & safe Labor Day Weekend!

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

Fruit Fest at the Wednesday 5pm-7pm Pop-Up!

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Get your Crow Feather Farm Watermelon & RF Johnson Farm Strawberries tonight!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Wednesday Evening Pop-Up Market at Tanglewood Park

August 28th, 2013, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
 560 Seminole Rd., Norton Shores 49444

Strawberries! Heirloom Watermelons!

New Vendor!

 

Vendors attending this Wednesday’s market:

 

New! Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

Kim Wood joins us tonight bringing her organic glycerin based soaps handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Heirloom Pork sausages! Try Andouille, Italian, or Kielbasa, frozen, 1 lb pkgs.

Heirloom Perennial plants!

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Today we will be attending with:
Lots of big, sweet Watermelons
tomatoes and peppers
arugula
brassica mix
baby lettuce
kale and chard
fresh flower bunches

 

Funny Farm of Grant
summer squash, broccoli, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Tomatoes-a variety of heirlooms, red, orange, yellow, and pink!

Sweet Bell Peppers-beautiful red ones!

Jalapeños

Hot Peppers

Green Beans (green, yellow, purple, and dragon)

Broccoli

Cabbage (green, red, and savoy)

Pickles and Cucumbers

Turnips

Summer Squash (zucchini, yellow crooked neck, and trombocino)

Celery

Kale

Swiss Chard

Fresh Herbs including basil, Thai basil, parsley, dill, and more

We have three great healthy herbal tea blends, all are caffeine free.

 

Meadow View Farm of Fremont

We’ll have eggs available for sale tonight!

 

R. F. Johnson Farm of Sparta

McLaughlin Grows of Muskegon

Strawberries! Everbearing variety from R.F. Johnson farm of Sparta.

Cherry tomatoes.

Head lettuce.

 

Hope to see you at the pop-up market tonight!

Diana Jancek

Market Manager

 

 

Enjoy the fruits of Michigan summer!

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Melons Strawberries & Blueberries this Saturday!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, August 24th, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

Announcing the Sweetwater Farm Tour II!

Sunday, September 15th, 9:00am-5:00pm

Stop by the Market Manager table this Saturday to get more info and sign up for our second Sweetwater Organic Farm Tour! Space is limited so don’t delay!

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

R.F. Johnson & Sons of Sparta

Strawberries! Erin Mund will be bringing Everbearing Strawberries from the Johnson farm. Limited numbers so come early!

 

Wind Dancer Blueberries sold out.

Note: We want to thank Megan Rant for bringing blueberries to both the Wednesday and Saturday markets these last weeks. Wind Dancer is sold out for the season, and Megan will be going back to her “day job” soon, as a math teacher at Zeeland High School!

 

Blueberry Heritage Farm of Holland

Julia will be bringing Certified Organic Jersey blueberries.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

This week the October is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. October Beans are a member of the cranberry bean family. These beans have a creamy texture, a slightly nutty flavor, and thin skins. Use in soups, chilis, or bean salads. Here’s a link to our October Bean Tomato Salad: http://bit.ly/13TVfaT

Please note: 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, Fait Gras, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Coffee House & Cafe Wraps to Go!

New this Saturday: The Sweetwater Wrap! Coffee House Owner Nick and Chef Matt stopped by the Wednesday market to shop for the ingredients for the first ever Sweetwater Wrap, which will make its appearance at this Saturday’s market! The Coffee House Cafe and deli, where breakfast is served everyday from 7am-11am & lunch is served from 10am-3pm, located at 255 Seminole Rd. has become the go-to spot for those seeking perfectly brewed coffee and amazingly inventive dishes created from as many local sources as the chef can find.

This weeks menu:

Sweetwater Wrap…..$6

garbanzos, baba ghanoush, cukes, sweetwater pesto, spinach wrap

 Black Bean Wrap…….$5

black bean crumbles, organic chard salad, roasted red peppers, spinach wrap

BBQ Quinoa Wrap…….$5

corn salsa, mooville ranch, organic kale salad, mexican BBQ, spinach wrap

Homemade hummus with Charley’s Chips….$5

Sweetwater Broccoli Salad………$5

Homemade Guacamole with Charley’s Chips……$5

 

E&S Moore Farm of Coopersville

Suzanne Moore will be bringing eggs from Isa Browns, Comets, R.I. Reds and Arucaunas.

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont

Stop by our booth and try our aged Tomme as well as our Dutch Kase cheese. Similar to our Tomme de Fremont, it is a lower fat aged cheese. We’ll also have our regular line of Feta, fresh Chevre and flavored Chevres. We also have our maple syrup and some of our neighbors free-range, GMO feed- free eggs.

http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm

Chicken is back! We will be at market with our pastured chicken. Available cuts: whole, leg quarters, and bone-in breasts. Also customers who pre-ordered Freedom Rangers can plan on picking them up.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

Funny Farm Special
Broccoli for the Freezer
Enjoy all Winter
Regular price $2.50 lb
5 lbs for $10
10 lbs for $18
Larger quantities available by special request.
Please call or email.
231 834 8643 Leave a message with name,
phone# , amount and day for pickup-Wed or Sat
funyfarm@riverview.net (note: only 1 n in funy)
This is the nicest broccoli we have ever had!!
This week we’ll also have
summer squash, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Tomatoes (lots of different heirlooms in a variety of colors)

Sweet Peppers (beautiful red, orange and purple)

Jalapeños

Hot Peppers

Broccoli

Cabbage (this week we have pocket cabbages, tasty little heads, just right for when you just need a little cabbage)

Summer Squash (have you tried our trombocino squash yet? You can’t find it in stores.  A traditional Italian squash that holds up to cooking with incredible flavor)

Cucumbers

Pickles

Snap Peas

Green Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue)

Carrots (yeah! the deer are sharing!)

Kale (four different varieties to suit all your needs)

Celery (The Redventure we’re growing has incredible flavor! not to mention beautiful color. We also have Tall Utah that has nice fat green stalks which we love to slather with nut butter)

Fresh Herbs including parsley, dill, basil, marjoram, cilantro, sage, mint, and more

Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!

We infuse wild harvested 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.

Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash.  Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!

Mike’s Muscle Relaxer- Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica.  Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and st.john’s wort.  The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.

Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation.  Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.

Rob’s Relief– Our original salve.  Nature’s remedy for poison ivy.  A must for anyone who wanders MI woods.  Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Big, sweet red Watermelons and other melons

Heirloom tomatoes and delicious ‘Sungold’ cherry tomatoes

Ripe hot or sweet peppers in several varieties

Sale on Carrots! for juicing, freezing, or fresh eating

Baby Salad Greens: Lettuce mix, Brassica mix, Arugula

Radishes, Kale and Rainbow Chard

Also lots of fresh, tasty Basil and Cilantro, and fresh-cut flower bunches.

See you at the Market

 

 Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia

Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns.  Check it out!

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes – little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste! Broccoli. Carrots. Large Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic, Green Beans, Sweet Peppers, Eggplant,  Summer Squashes, Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles in quantity for pickling, Arugula,  Swiss Chard,  Scallions, Red Norland Potatoes, Kohlrabi, and 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!

We will have a full array of beef cuts on Saturday, August 17th.

Join our pre-ordering email system!  earthscapefarm@gmail.com .

BEEF AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK:

SPECIALS: Short Ribs!  $3 per lb.  Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.

SPECIAL SPECIAL!  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF!  ADVANCE ORDERS APPRECIATED.

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs  $4.90 per lb.

1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.

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

New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.  Skirt Steak

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

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

Whole Brisket

Swiss Steak and Round Steak –  $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat  and Kabob Meat $6.50 per lb.

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups  $3 per lb.  SALE!

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

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

Liver – $3 per lb.  SALE!

Tongue and Heart   – $3.00 per lb.

We have some old heart packages from 2012 for $2 per lb, pre-ordered only.

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market Saturday with a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants, and meat from our heritage Mulefoot pigs.   Come see us!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

Summer is winding down and we’re enjoying its final throws by slicing up tomatoes and peppers to incorporate into delicious toasted sandwiches on Homesteaders, Michiganders, Cobmoosa Onion Rye, et al.  Long live abundant gardens and great bread! Please check out our list below as to what will be available this week at stores and markets.

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

Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00

Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…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 Cookies– The kitchen sink including bits of chocolate, coconut, and raisins rolled into whole oats and barley flour.   $2.25 each

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Scones

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

Orange Mud Brownies $3.00 each  Our Deep Mud Brownies infused with Michigan grown, dried Michigan cherries.

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!!

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden Offerings

Basil, beans, cabbage, parsley and broccoli.

Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!

Grass-fed Beef

Steaks, roasts and short ribs.

Bakery Offerings

Quiche gluten free and reg.

Breakfast cookies

New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart

Made with our old fashioned apples !

Organic Blueberry Turnovers

A variety of muffins …..

Hope to see you at the market!

By the way…Tim won first place in the intermediate division sheep shearing!  We are proud of you Tim!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

We are attending a wedding this week, see you next Saturday!

 

Friends of the Market

The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource.  We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products.  The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks.  Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us.  Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email –  Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.   Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you.  Thanks!

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!

It’s Pesto Time at the Wednesday Pop-Up Market!

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Fragrant basil + garlic + oil = PESTO!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Wednesday Evening Pop-Up Market at Tanglewood Park

August 21st, 2013, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
 560 Seminole Rd., Norton Shores 49444

Certified Organic JERSEY Blueberries!

Heirloom Watermelons!

Sale on Basil – IT’S PESTO TIME!

 

 

Vendors attending this Wednesday’s market:

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

Today we will be attending with:
Lots of big, sweet Watermelons
tomatoes and peppers
arugula
brassica mix
baby lettuce
kale and chard
carrots

Sale on Basil for pesto!  Other fresh herbs available
fresh flower bunches

 

Funny Farm of Grant
summer squash, broccoli, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

 

Wind Dancer Farm of West Olive – Megan Rant will be back with Wind Dancer Certified Organic Jersey Blueberries!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby Tomatoes-a variety of heirlooms, red, orange, yellow, and pink!

Sweet Bell Peppers-beautiful red ones!

Jalapeños

Hot Peppers

Green Beans (green, yellow, purple, and dragon)

Broccoli

Cabbage (green, red, and savoy)

Pickles and Cucumbers

Turnips

Summer Squash (zucchini, yellow crooked neck, and trombocino)

Celery

Kale

Swiss Chard

Fresh Herbs including basil, Thai basil, parsley, dill, and more

We have three great healthy herbal tea blends, all are caffeine free.

 

Meadow View Farm of Fremont

We’ll have eggs available for sale tonight!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We’ll have beef in various cuts if you have something special you want please email or call before 3:00pm Wednesday. earthscapefarm@gmail.com  or (231)861-2234

Ground beef, chuck roasts, Swiss Steak, Round Steak Ground beef patties.  Will bring other cuts if they are pre-ordered.

Veggies:  Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers, Green beans, Eggplant, Carrots, Onions, Garlic, Summer Squashes, Cucumbers and Pickles.

Higher Grounds Certified Organic Fair Trade coffee. Whole bean and ground in a variety of roasts.

Olive oil.  Certified Organic from Higher Grounds.

 

Hope to see you at the pop-up market tonight!

Diana Jancek

Market Manager

 

 

Melon time at the Market!

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Charentais Melon at the Funny Farm booth

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, August 17th, 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!

Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Wind Dancer Farms of West Olive

Megan Rant will be at the market with Certified Organic JERSEY blueberries.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

Funny Farm Special
Broccoli for the Freezer
Enjoy all Winter
Regular price $2.50 lb
5 lbs for $10
10 lbs for $18
Larger quantities available by special request.
Please call or email.
231 834 8643 Leave a message with name,
phone# , amount and day for pickup-Wed or Sat
funyfarm@riverview.net (note: only 1 n in funy)
This is the nicest broccoli we have ever had!!
This week we’ll also have
summer squash, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Tomatoes (lots of different heirlooms in a variety of colors)

Sweet Peppers (beautiful red, orange and purple)

Jalapeños

Hot Peppers

Broccoli

Cabbage (this week we have pocket cabbages, tasty little heads, just right for when you just need a little cabbage)

Summer Squash (have you tried our trombocino squash yet? You can’t find it in stores.  A traditional Italian squash that holds up to cooking with incredible flavor)

Cucumbers

Pickles

Snap Peas

Green Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue)

Carrots (yeah! the deer are sharing!)

Kale (four different varieties to suit all your needs)

Celery (The Redventure we’re growing has incredible flavor! not to mention beautiful color. We also have Tall Utah, that has nice fat green stalks which we love to slather with nut butter)

Scallions

Fresh Herbs including parsley, dill, basil, Thai basil, marjoram, cilantro, sage, mint, and more

Herbal Salves-They’re back! Let your medicine be local too!

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.

Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash.  Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!

Mike’s Muscle Relaxer- Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica.  Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and st.john’s wort.  The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.

Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation.  Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.

Rob’s Relief- Our original salve.  Nature’s remedy for poison ivy.  A must for anyone who wanders MI woods.  Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.

Coming this fall:

Mullein Garlic Ear Oil

Beathe Easy

Baby Love

We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

We will be offering sweet juicy Watermelons,
tomatoes and peppers
arugula
brassica mix
baby lettuce
kale and chard
broccoli
onions
beets
carrots
We also have fresh flowers, and a variety of fresh herbs including loads of cilantro and Basil! PESTO TIME!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

This week our hoop house is in full bloom with LISIANTHUS!!  A gorgeous flower native to mexico has the look of a rose and peony. The meaning of this particular flower represents that of charisma and congeniality. So give a bouquet to someone you admire or adore and let them know how much you appreciate them.

Also in the gardens we have:

Heirloom Tomatoes (all shapes,sizes and colors)

Baby Kale

Mixed Greens

Frech fingerling potatoes(colors galore)

Zucchini squash

Garlic

Sweet onions

Dragons egg and lemon cucumbers

Celery

Fresh Culinary Herbs

Dill (baby) great for your pickling needs

Basil

Parsley

Fennel (  great herb to substitute dill when pickling)

Marjoram (my favorite herb to use in cream cheese, just spread on a slice of your favorite Laughing Tree bread topped with an heirloom tomato and that is dinner my friend!)

Cilantro

Hope everybody has been enjoying this wonderful weather in Michigan, even though it may be chilly at times  the sun makes it all the better!!

 

 Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia

Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns.  Check it out!

VEGETABLES:   Tomatoes! Large Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Head Lettuce, Green Beans, Sweet Peppers, Eggplant,  Summer Squashes, Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles, Arugula,  Swiss Chard,  Kale, Scallions, Red Norland Potatoes, Kohlrabi, and maybe more!

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!

We will have a full array of beef cuts on Saturday, August 17th.

Join our pre-ordering email system!  earthscapefarm@gmail.com .

BEEF AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK:

SPECIALS: Short Ribs!  $3 per lb.  Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.

SPECIAL SPECIAL!  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF!  ADVANCE ORDERS APPRECIATED.

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs  $4.90 per lb.

1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.

Boneless Steaks:  Tenderloin steaks – the best cut of beef on a side  $20 per lb.  RibEye and New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb.  Sirloin $10 per lb.

Flank Steak, Skirt Steak

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

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

Whole Brisket

Swiss Steak and Round Steak –  $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat  and Kabob Meat $6.50 per lb.

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups  $3 per lb.  SALE!

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

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

Liver – $3 per lb.  SALE!

Tongue and Heart   – $3.00 per lb.

We have some old heart packages from 2012 for $2 per lb, pre-ordered only.

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont

Tomme is back! As well as our Dutch Kase cheese. Similar to our Tomme de Fremont, it is a lower fat  aged cheese. We’ll also have our regular line of Feta, fresh Chevre and flavored Chevres, along with some of our maple syrup and this week we’ll bring some of our neighbors free-range, GMO feed free eggs. Stop by and try a sample!

http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market Saturday with a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants, and meat from our heritage Mulefoot pigs.   Come see us!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

Please check out our list below as to what will be available this week at stores and markets.

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

Pumpernickel Rye A new twist on an old Eastern European standard.  Cracked Rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf. $6.00

Chili Cheddar   Whoa, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick.  Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili.  $8.00

 Pastries available for Saturday:

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…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 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

Pecan Date Lemon Scones

Currant Scones

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

Cherry Mud Brownies $3.00 each  Our Deep Mud Brownies infused with Michigan grown, dried Michigan cherries.

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!!

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!

This week the Black Valentine is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Black Valentine is an heirloom variety that holds its shape well, and is somewhat like a kidney bean. It’s good in soups, stews and salads, and we have a great Mediterranean salad recipe available that uses the Black Valentine.

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

shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

New! Coffee House Wraps to Go!

The Coffee House cafe and deli, where lunch is served from 10am-3pm, 7 days a week located at 255 Seminole Rd. has become the go-to spot for those seeking perfectly brewed coffee and amazingly inventive dishes created from as many local sources as the chef can find. We convinced them to bring a few of their inventions to the market – check them out!

Mediterranean Wrap

roasted red pepper hummus, organic farm greens, olives, spinach wrap   $4

Black Bean Wrap

black bean crumbles, homemade guacamole, organic kale salad, guajillo sauce, spinach wrap  $5

Protein Wrap

Turkey, ham, guacamole, farm greens in a spinach wrap

 

E&S Moore Farm

Suzanne Moore tells us she is excited to be part of the market. She has been increasing her mixed flock of hens and will be bringing eggs from Isa Browns, Comets, R.I. Reds and Arucaunas.

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

We will not be at market this week. Tim will be competing in a sheep shearing competition up north. Go Tim!!!

 

Pre-Order Only: Pet Chef Lakeshore of Twin Lake

Orders can be placed no later than FRIDAY evening by calling Barb at 231-288-9805, or email petcheflakeshore@gmail.com and Amy will have your order available at the market between 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. If you can’t make it to market during that time frame, Barb will personally deliver your order the following week.

 

NEW! Friends of the Market Committee

Sam Kline, well-known to many of us vendors & customers at Sweetwater, has agreed to chair a newly revamped Friends of the Market committee. If you are a current Friend of the Market through the coffee sign-up please stop by his table this Saturday and update your info and possible interest in staying involved with the new committee.

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

 

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!