Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, Oct 20th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, Project Fresh Coupons and
Senior Project Fresh Accepted Here!
Attending this week’s market:
Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center
Kathy will be at market this week with more You Goat Girl!, Pyramid, Feta, and two cowmilk based bloomy rinds including Effie Mills and Merze Tate, a camembert style. Also fresh chevre. (ed. note: And…we hope, some more of those crazy good goat cheese truffles?)
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Black, yellow, gold, red, green, ivory and speckled–we’ve got beans in a rainbow of colors again this week! We’ll be selling our freshly harvested certified organic beans by the 1# or 2# bags. NEW this week are certified organic black turtle beans, a bit more affordable, and a great staple for your pantry. If you’d like 5# of any of our varieties at a discount (Black Turtle, Black Valentine, Green Flageolet, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, October and Yellow Indian Woman), please send us an email at shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com by Friday night at 7:00 to pre-order.
Funny Farm of Grant
Onions, potatoes, garlic, shallots, and assorted winter squash.
CJ Veggies of Zeeland
Fresh Fall Greens! Cooler weather is bringing on the fresh fall greens! Spinach, Lacinato kale, White Turnips, Arugula, Mesclun Mix, Romaine Mix, Garlic, Ruby Swiss Chard. Getting to the last of the Grape Tomatoes and we’ll also have a surprise!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we will have tender turnip greens, spinach, lettuce, kale, chard, fresh dill and cilantro.
Fresh picked root vegetables include carrots, turnips, and Daikon radishes.
Storage crops this week are All Blue potatoes, Kennebec potatoes, Russet potatoes, Red LaSoda potatoes, sweet potatoes, a variety of winter squash, pie pumpkins, carving pumpkins, garlic, red onions, yellow onions, and dried culinary herbs.
We have delicious and healthy herbal teas, herbal salves, and lip balm.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!
Attention chili-heads! We continue to experiment with new combinations and think we’ve come up with a winner for those of you who like a little heat in your fare. Look for our new Chile Cheddar loaf this week at Sweetwater if you’d like to spice up your life a little!
OUR NINE 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
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
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Pumpernickel Rye – A new twist on an old eastern European standard. Cracked rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf.
Chile Cheddar WHOA! Homegrown, pickled jalepeno 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:
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
Cherry Mud Brownies $2.75 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried Michigan cherries.
Cookies to be determined.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Hoophouse offerings- Arugula, lettuce mix, kale and chard.
FARM FRESH EGGS!
Chicken will be next week.
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Pumpkin Bread
Cinnamon Rolls
Morning Glory Muffins, Whole Wheat Berry muffins and more..
Gluten Free Apple Pie and Quiche
Butternut Squash Galettes
Regular Quiches, Breakfast Cookies, Brownies, Turnovers!!!
Ginger Spice Cookies, Apple Muffins, Apple Pies and more.
Looking forward to seeing you! Stay warm and dry and tell your
friends about the Market!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!
VEGGIES ~ CAULIFLOWER and BROCCOLI! Both of these crops are always best in the Fall. We have cauliflower in bulk for freezing! SWEET POTATOES! WINTER SQUASH! Cabbage – red, smooth green for kraut and Savoy, Pie Pumpkins and Jack’O’Lantern pumpkins; Beets, Celery, Garlic, Scallions, Potatoes; Giant tender Kohlrabis, Kale and Chard, Rosemary and Parsley.
BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!
SALE: Short Ribs $1 off per lb.
• We have lean Ground Beef!
• Chuck Roasts
• Bone-In T-Bone, Porterhouse and Rib Steaks
• Boneless Sirloin Steaks
• Swiss Steak
• Stew Meat & Short Ribs
• Liver, Heart and Tongue
• Soup Bones
SALE: ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too! Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
We take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Top Sirloin.
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef Patties 1/3#
CHICKEN
Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Deli Lunch Slices
PORK
Pork Tenderloin
Boneless Pork Chops
Breakfast sausage patties & bulk.
Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Garlic Kielbasa links
Bratwurst links
Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!
Pepperoni slices
Snack Sticks
Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.50 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.
PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart
We will be at market this week with our pastured pork, chicken and order forms for Thanksgiving turkeys. See you then.
Last but not least
Double Up Food Bucks-Only Six (6) Markets Left!
The last day we can distribute DUFB tokens is November 24. The last day you can use them at our market is December 1. Until then….For new Bridge Card customers we still have a special gift bag that includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!
Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November. Here is how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf
Friends of the Market
Thanks so much to Jeff Plyler & Betsy Horrigan for renewing their Friend of the Market membership, and to Christy Willea for becoming a new Friend of the Market!
If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.
Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!