Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, January 26th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!

 

Winter Market Schedule:

Open Saturday, January 12th & 26th. February 9th & 23rd.

Closed January 5th & 19th. February 2nd & 16th.

Attending this week’s market:

 

New Vendor!

Saving Face Organics of Fruitport

Less than two years ago Susie Meyers, Fruitport resident and mother of 2 girls ages 5 & 4, decided to google all the ingredients on the label of face cream she was using and was appalled by all the cancer causing ingredients she found listed in it. She decided to try making her own cosmetics and using only certified organic ingredients she made her first successful batch just in time for Christmas of 2011, giving away samples to all her relatives and friends. Reaction was immediate and so overwhelmingly positive she started making cleansers, make-ups, masks, scrubs and lotions. Stop by her booth this Saturday, she’s excited to share her products with Sweetwater!

Hickory Ridge Family Farm

We’ll be at market this week with a freezer-full of our heritage pork!  Raised on pasture, our pigs get 60% of their diet from foraging. We’ll have all cuts: bacon, pork chops, pork steaks, ham roasts, ham slices, ham hocks, ground pork in one pound pkgs, shoulder roasts and our newest product –  Smoked Ham Ends & Pieces! Use for flavoring all your soups, stews and casseroles. This week stop by to see a cooking demo on how to make soup stock using our Ham Ends & Pieces and Shady Side Hutterite beans! We’ll also have our whole heritage breed Freedom Ranger chickens.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike from Shady Side Farm will be at Saturday’s market with his certified organic dry beans. He will also have wool socks and mittens along for those who have cold feet and hands.

This week’s special will be 2-lb. bags of Hutterite Soup Beans. This week they will be available for $10, regularly $11.50. Here’s your bean fact for the day: The protein found in a half-cup of beans is 7-8 grams, which is 15% of the recommended daily allowance of protein. Beans are best eaten with whole grains, to form a complete protein. (from the “The Everything Beans Book” by Katie Kimball at www.kitchenstewardship.com)

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

We have fresh dug carrots!  Winter carrots are so sweet.

We have potatoes is storage; Kennebec, Red LaSoda, German Butterball, Russet, and All Blue.

New! Available by Pre-Order ONLY We have pasture raised, non-GMO pork.

Ground Breakfast Sausage $6.50 per pound

Cottage and Canadian Bacon $7.00 per pound

Sliced Bacon $7.50 per pound

please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com by Friday night

Our herbal teas are perfect for sipping on winter days.  Bulk and bags.

We have herbal salves and creams and lip balms.

Want a taste of summer?  We have blueberry jam!  Made with Organic West MI blueberries sweetened with a touch of local honey.

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

VEGGIES ~ Butternut WINTER SQUASH (they are keeping very well!).  Cabbage – red, smooth green, and Savoy.  Potatoes ~ Red Norland, White (Kennebec, Russet, Bintje, Augusta) and Fingerling Potatoes.  We have really nice ones and some seconds.

Eggs ~ our own, and we will be selling Nic and Carolyn’s (Crow Feather Farm) eggs, too.

The BOBIER BEEF Story ~  Our steers and cows were born on our Farm, as were their great-great-great Grandmothers.  We only buy bulls for breeding, and they come from reputable farmers in Michigan.  Our cows raise their own calves until they are weaned at about 9 months.  We raise our own hay, plus what we buy comes from our own neighborhood so we know how it was grown. Our cattle have access to 3-5 acre yards through the winter, with some barn access, fresh water, bedding straw, and all the hay they can eat.  The steers get minimal amounts of homegrown and ground grain during the colder months (like Dessert!).  We think this makes our beef tasty and tender, with all the benefits of grass-fed beef, too!

At the market this week:

We have a large supply of meaty and marrowy SOUP BONES again this week.  Winter is the time to make bone broth.

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs, or our ground special below.

PRE-ORDER OUR GROUND BEEF SPECIAL to be sure to get some!  10 packages for $48.

New item! Ground Beef Patties!  1/4 lb each, 2-4 to a package

Ground Sirloin

Bone-In  Rib, T-Bone and Porterhouse Steaks

Boneless Tenderloin – Do a stir-fry with a small package or grill some larger steaks!

NY Strip, Sirloin and RibEye Steaks

Roasts:  Rolled Rump, English, Arm and Chuck

Stew Meat

Swiss Steak & Round Steak

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups

Tongue,  Liver and Heart

SOUP BONES!

 

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!

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart

YAWN!!!!!  Hibernation is finally over, just in time for a fresh coat of snow and falling temperatures.  Time to welcome a true Michigan winter by refiring the oven and mixing a few doughs.  We thought we’d kick off the new year with a little Onion Rye and Parmesan Olive, available at all store locations plus The Sweetwater Local Foods market this coming weekend.  Look forward to baking for you all again!  We continue to take pre-orders, which we’d love to receive by no later than Wednesday at noon. Email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com or call 231-873-9820.

This week’s goodies:

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).

Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days).  They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.

OUR EIGHT WEEKLY BREAD 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

Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

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

Cherry Mud Brownies $3.00 each* Deep Mud infused with Pecans dried Michigan cherries.

We do have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts&fref=ts  for the bakery and encourage you to post recipes there concerning how you use our bread.  We love to hear what people are doing with the breads and love to see people exchanging ideas about how to best enjoy our breads.

We are truly honored to bake for you and your families.  Hilde and Charlie Muller
 
Liberty Family Farm of Hart
Greens Too cold this week for greens, but in two weeks we should be stocked back up!
Farm Fresh Eggs
Bakery Offering
We have been testing some new recipes.  We will have a variety of new
things.  We are looking forward to being back at the market.
Gluten Free cookies, quiches and breads will be available.
Cookies, galettes, quiches, muffins, cookies and more!!!
See you there.
 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Jim & Donna will be at the booth this week, stop by and say hi.

 

Pet Chef Lakeshore

Barb Pitcher, vendor of all natural dog and cat food, treats and dog chews.

Pet Chef Express quality dry kibble pet food. Made with high quality, human grade proteins, no meat byproducts, seven different vegetables, kelp, flax, oatmeal for healthy immune systems, pre- and probiotics for digestive health, omega 6 & 3 oils for a shiny healthy coat, glucosamine/chondroitin for joint health, low temperature cooking process to .prevent heat damage. Contains NO artificial preservatives, NO wheat, corn, soy, cereal fillers, artificial coloring.

Six specialty formulas for dogs with sensitive digestion and food allergies to cater to your pet’s need from weaning through all life stages, and three formulas for cats.

Pet Chef Express food is manufactured FRESH each month, available at the market or I deliver direct to the consumer with FREE HOME DELIVERY. Not available in retail stores, never sits in warehouses.

Pet Chef Lakeshore, health food that’s just gone to the Dogs..and Cats

Friends 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.

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

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