Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 7th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!
Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! 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!
At this week’s market:
New Vendor!
Selestial Soap of Traverse City
“It shouldn’t cost more to live green!”
That’s the idea that led a team with years of experience in the cleaning and laundry business to develop Selestial Soap. They wanted to use environmentally-friendly “green” products that really worked, but didn’t believe that those products should cost extra. After selling Selestial Soap Natural Liquid Laundry Detergent locally and receiving rave reviews, they decided that everyone should have the opportunity to “Save the Planet within Your Budget”.
Selestial Soap is:
• Hypoallergenic • Non-Toxic • Biodegradable • Cost-Efficient • Concentrated • Non-Sudsing • Clean Rinsing • 100% Biodegradable
• Safe for Septic and Grey Water Systems • Great for Standard or High Efficiency Machines
Selestial Soap’s All-Natural Ingredients contain:
• No Phosphates • No Dyes • No Optical Brighteners • No Petroleum Derivatives
• Scented versions always use Natural Essential Oils, never perfumes.
PRODUCTS SELESTIAL WILL BE BRINGING TO SWEETWATER
50oz Laundry Soap/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented
Selestial 64oz Softening Rinse
Selestial Sun 64oz/Non-Chlorine Bleach
Selestial 32oz Pre-Treat Stain Spray
Scenty Bears/Natural Dryer Sheet Alternative
Selestial 32oz All Purpose Cleaner Disinfects On Contact
I’LL FLY AWAY NATURAL BUG REPELLENT 2oz, 4oz. 8oz
Concentrated Refills 16oz/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented
Soft Bottoms Made Especially For Babies Sensitive Skin Great For Diapers
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
New this week:
BLUE BERRY BRATS are BACK!
CHICKEN BBQ PATTIES are BACK!
PRE-ORDER for the best choice! We want to encourage you to pre-order as much as possible, please see below for info on how to sign up.
BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties
CHICKEN
Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 4 pr pkg
Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.
Whole Chicken
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Deli Lunch Slices
PORK
New this week: Breakfast Sausage Patties!
We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!
Pork Tenderloin is back!
Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.
Country Style Ribs. Super meaty, perfect for barbecue.
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Ham Deli Lunch slices
Chicken Deli Lunch slices
Lamb Brats
Bratwurst
Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just 100% pastured meats!
Snack Sticks Regular and Jalepeno Cheddar!
Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 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 midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*
We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:
Five (5) or more loaves of bread
Ten (10) or more pastries.
PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm
More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY? 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).
Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days). They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them. They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix. Our children love them! We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!
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
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Lovely Lemon Poppyseed 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 Deep Mud Brownies $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried Michigan cherries.
NEW-Cranberry Expodition Cookie $2.25 The original hearty cookie with cranberries to replace the raisins.
NEW-Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 A little Chocolate Chunk and Walnut magic.
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
We are truly honored to bake for you and your families. We do appreciate all feedback—especially if you feel dissatisfied with either the bread or the service you received—we want to hear about it! We want a chance to make it right!
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart
Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.
Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.
Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.
Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.
Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.
For more information call Will at (231) 794-7936.
“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We now have the ability to take credit cards at Sweetwater Market!
VEGGIES ~ Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Cucumbers, Beets, Peas. Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. A lot of Kale and Chard, Fresh Basil and Dill. New Potatoes. Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!
BEEF ~ Pre-orders accepted. Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.
Other cuts available this week:
- We have lean Ground Beef!
- Chuck and English Roasts
- Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
- Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
- Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
- Liver, Tongue
- Soup Bones
Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.
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!
Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center
Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese. Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!
Funny Farm of Grant
We’ll be at market with our CSA shares as well as Kale, garlic & herbs! See you there!
CJ Veggies of Holland
Greens are coming on! Ellen from CJ Veggies will be bringing kale, zuccini, mesclun mix, arugula.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
We will be at market with a great supply of baked goods from our bakery, veggies from the hoophouse and meats from the farm!
Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.
Last but not least
Double Up Food Bucks 2012!
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. Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf
Friends of the Market
As always, 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.
New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!
If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!
Have a great weekend, stay cool, 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!