Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

Attending this week’s market:

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
The sunshine and warmer temperatures really got things growing in our hoophouses this week.  We are so excited to be offering fresh greens.
This week:
SPINACH
BABY KALE
SCALLIONS
EGGS  Our chickens are pastured seasonally, fed fresh garden scraps year round, and supplemented with locally grown certified organic grain.
POTATOES
CARROTS
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at market this Saturday with 16 varieties of certified organic dry beans grown on our farm south of Grand Haven. Have you tried our Hutterite Soup beans yet? These beans were introduced by the Hutterite sect in the Dakotas. Hutterite Soup beans have a delicate, buttery taste, cook fast, and make a creamy soup without the need for dairy products. I used them yesterday in a White Chicken Chili, and it was good. I will also have along to market aged cheese from Grassfields Farms in Coopersville. They are an organic dairy farm, and their cheese is made from their organic unpasturized milk.
Please let me know if you need wool items, or any bulk (over 2#) amounts of the beans by emailing me before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
info@shadysidefarm.com.
To stay up to date on our activities, please consider following us on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shadysidefarm
Lona

Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
Spring is here! We will be at market with a variety of freshly roasted coffees in 6 oz and 12 oz bags. We also have a variety of fine chocolate bars from Confections With Convictions in Kalamazoo. Stop by to try a sample of chocolate and get a cup of coffee! Have you ever tried one of our fresh pour-over coffees? If not, this is a great time to get one! We still only charge $3.00 for a fresh 12 oz to-go cup freshly brewed as you wait! If you would like to make a pre-order or have any questions, please email or call us. We would love to hear from you! Also, please like and share our Facebook page. We post updates and coffee related articles from time to time, and keep a list of our current offerings. We look forward to seeing you at market!
Phone: (231)742-0229
Email: titus@theroaringmouse.com
Facebook: facebook.com/theroaringmousecoffee

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to return your empties! I will also be selling handmade glass terrariums with living succulents from Succulent Cultivations.

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)

Funny Farm of Grant
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
This week’s special:
Cubed Steak, sometimes called Swiss Steak.  It’s a flavorful cut of beef that is put through a tenderizer so it can be quick-seared and eaten medium rare.  Regular price is $6.50 per lb.  Sale price is $6 per lb.
EGGS $4.50 per dozen.  Fed all organic grain and out to wander and eat bugs!
VEGGIES for sale this week: We only have Celeriac left in storage!
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!  This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck and Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Liver and Heart
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
We spotted a Sand Hill Crane this morning (I first heard them the 28th of Feb.), heard spring peepers yesterday evening, collected 4 duck eggs yesterday, photographed the 1st crocus Tues., had a polite little worker bee ride on my shoulder for awhile on Mon. (I did all the talking, tho), and the killdeer announced their arrival Monday morning.

We have chicken eggs aplenty for Saturday, as well as a few duck eggs.  We are sold out of soup bones, oxtail, roasts, and kabob meat.  For a meaty soup with bone broth, we have shank with bone.  Short ribs also remain in stock, along with burger, burger patties, stew meat, brisket, a wide selection of steaks with and without bone, liver, and tongue.

We have several sizes of raw honey available.  Aaron and Isaac leave at 5a Fri. to take in both days of the MI Beekeepers Conference in East Lansing.  Aaron is 14 and it’s his third year attending; Isaac is 12 and it’s his second time.  (I’m bracing for the whirlwind of excited information I’ll hear when they get home Sat. night!)  We will be working hives the next time weather cooperates.  Initial assessment is encouraging for colony survival this winter.

Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday morning,
Sarah

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
This week we have new piglets running around in the woods.  Spring is on its way!
We have a variety of Beef, Pork, Smoked Pork, and Chicken available as well as Honey and Eggs.
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
The time has come to hire some additional market help for the 2016 market season!  If you or someone you know may be interested in working with us at one of our three market locations on a Saturday morning, please EMAIL US to set up an interview.   We are excited to find dynamic, food-loving folks to help us at markets in the coming months!  The outdoor market season will be here before you know it!!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Cheddar Peppercorn:  Organic black pepper and smooth Vermont Cheddar combine in a tantalizing loaf.  Price $8.00
Big Country:    Hilde’s favorite loaf at present!  The size of the loaf, and the rye flour, work together to keep this loaf moist longer than everything else we bake.   Price $7.50
Toasted Walnut Batard:  A French Country loaf studded with toasted organic walnuts.  Price $7.50
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!  $3.25 each
Pecan Maple Oaties:  Charlie’s favorite cookie!  Made with organic rolled oats, Michigan maple syrup, and pecans.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Hilltoppers:  A ginger-molasses cookie for those who really LOVE ginger!  Includes ground organic ginger and candied ginger bits.  $2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Double Chocolate Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Not attending this week:
Cultured Love
Meadow View Dairy
We’ll be at market the last Saturday of each month
Kasza Sugar Bush
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
We’ll return next week!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, March 12th, 2016, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 Schedule
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all year long!

Attending this week’s market:

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Spring is in the air! We spotted a Sand Hill Crane this morning (I first heard them the 28th of Feb.), heard spring peepers yesterday evening, collected 4 duck eggs yesterday, photographed the 1st crocus Tues., had a polite little worker bee ride on my shoulder for awhile on Mon. (I did all the talking, tho), and the killdeer announced their arrival Monday morning.

We have chicken eggs aplenty for Saturday, as well as a few duck eggs.  We are sold out of soup bones, oxtail, roasts, and kabob meat.  For a meaty soup with bone broth, we have shank with bone.  Short ribs also remain in stock, along with burger, burger patties, stew meat, brisket, a wide selection of steaks with and without bone, liver, and tongue.

We have several sizes of raw honey available.  Aaron and Isaac leave at 5a Fri. to take in both days of the MI Beekeepers Conference in East Lansing.  Aaron is 14 and it’s his third year attending; Isaac is 12 and it’s his second time.  (I’m bracing for the whirlwind of excited information I’ll hear when they get home Sat. night!)  We will be working hives the next time weather cooperates.  Initial assessment is encouraging for colony survival this winter.

Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday morning,
Sarah

Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at market this Saturday with 16 varieties of certified organic dry beans grown on our farm south of Grand Haven. Have you tried our Black Calypso beans yet? Also known as Orca or Yin Yang beans, these striking black and white beans are plump and have a creamy texture. The taste is slightly nutty and mellow.
I will also have along to market aged cheese from Grassfields Farms in Coopersville. They are an organic dairy farm, and their cheese is made from their organic unpasturized milk.
Finally, I plan to take a wool-filled mattress pad and comforter along to market. We have these available in several sizes, and have more on order. They contain the wool from our sheep, and are made for us by the folks at Zeilinger Wool Co. in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Since wool breathes, these bedding items help to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Please let me know if you need wool items, or any bulk (over 2#) amounts of the beans by emailing me before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
info@shadysidefarm.com.
To stay up to date on our activities, please consider following us on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shadysidefarm
Lona

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Bakery Offerings
Morning glory muffins
English muffins
Breakfast cookies
Fresh Quiche
Paleo cookies
Oat & Honey bread
Pasture Raised Pork
All cuts available!
Grass fed lamb
All cuts available
Tim is looking forward to seeing you all at the market!

Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
It’s hard to believe, we have been a part of Sweetwater for a year now! This Saturday, we will giving away free cups of coffee to celebrate and say thank you! Stop by and say hi!

We will have an assortment of freshly roasted coffee, fine chocolate, and loose leaf tea.

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
The sunshine and warmer temperatures really got things growing in our hoophouses this week.  We are so excited to be offering fresh greens.
This week:
SPINACH
BABY KALE
EGGS  Our chickens are pastured seasonally, fed fresh garden scraps year round, and supplemented with locally grown certified organic grain.
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Funny Farm of Grant
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
This week’s special:
Cubed Steak, sometimes called Swiss Steak.  It’s a flavorful cut of beef that is put through a tenderizer so it can be quick-seared and eaten medium rare.  Regular price is $6.50 per lb.  Sale price is $6 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!  This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones, Oxtail
Liver
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
Parabens, synthetics, and toxins… oh, my!  Follow the green and clean road with your skincare, personal care, baby care, and natural remedies by visiting us this weekend at market!
We will have these ready for you:
Sunscreen
Deodorant in two varieties
Herbal Tooth Scrub in two varieties
Natural Sanitizer Spray
Bar Soaps in many Varieties
Herbal Healing Balm
Pain Banish Cream
Sinus Rescue Sticks
Turn Back Time facial serum
Body Butter in many varieties
Lip Butter in new containers and 5 varieties
Bug Be Gone Natural Repellant
Foaming Face Washes for all skin types
Bacteria Balancing Foaming Hand Wash
Powder Laundry Detergent
We’re looking forward to seeing you!
We decided to celebrate that spring is right around the corner by whipping up a fresh batch of Sunrise body butter for you this week!  This particular scent will remind you of warmer days with the essential oils of orange, hibiscus, and coconut and it’s just one of our many varieties of this lush body butter.
If you’re preparing to escape to somewhere warm, you can pick up our chemical free and highly effective sunscreen.
Come to see, feel, and smell all of the body care, natural remedies, soaps, and more that we make locally and safe for you and the ones you love.
Thanks! Rachel

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
We are loving this warmer weather, and so are all the animals.  This week we put the sheep back on pasture.  They are enjoying the grass a good deal.
This week at market we have a variety of beef, smoked and fresh pork, lamb, and chicken.
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
The time has come to hire some additional market help for the 2016 market season!  If you or someone you know may be interested in working with us at one of our three market locations on a Saturday morning, please EMAIL US A RESUME.  We will let you know when we receive it.  We are excited to find dynamic, food-loving folks to help us at markets in the coming months!  The outdoor market season will be here before you know it!!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Chili Cheddar:  Jalapenos grown for us by Maple Moon Farm, paired with a tangy Vermont cheddar.  Great for breakfast with eggs!  Price $8.00
Big Country:    Hilde’s favorite loaf at present!  This extra big loaf (2 pounds plus) features a bit of Michigan Rye flour and an organic germ-restored wheat flour (this means it’s a flour with everything but the bran—so not quite wholegrain—more like 2/3 wholegrain).  The size of the loaf, and the rye flour, work together to keep this loaf moist longer than everything else we bake.   Price $7.50
Honey Oat:  This delicious loaf is developing quite a following with its slightly sweet and chewy texture.  Organic steel-cut oats and Michigan honey.  Price $6.50
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Tree Huggers:  Smooth, natural PB, and organic chocolate chips make this an unforgettable PB cookie!  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50

Not attending market this week:
Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/
Cultured Love
Bloom Ferments
Bloom Ferments will not be at the market this week, but we will be back next Saturday! Have a lovely week!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, March 5, 2016, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 Schedule
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all year long!

Attending this week’s market:

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
This week’s specials:
SOUP BONES!  $2 PER LB.  PRE-ORDER 10#, GET THEM FOR $1.80 PER LB.  Bone Broth weather will be over soon!
SHORT RIBS – $3 PER LB.  PRE-ORDER 5# OR MORE, GET THEM FOR $2.80 PER LB.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!  This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones, Oxtail
Liver and Heart
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to return your empties!

Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
We’ll have our 5 kraut flavors for sale and sampling: All-organic ingredients, naturally fermented, and probiotic. Never cooked, raw and vegan, with no vinegar or starter culture, our Kraut is good on its own, or added to many other dishes, providing great flavor and nutrients.
· Carry Me Away – Traditional caraway kraut, as you find on a Reuben sandwich. This kraut is closest to what many grandmothers made in large crocks in their basement.
· Dillyicious – Our best-seller. Tastes like a pickle. Onion, garlic, dill, and turmeric. Our “gateway kraut” for those who say “I don’t like sauerkraut”.
· Purple Hot & Spicy – Onion, garlic and Cayenne. Hot for some, not so hot for others.
· Curryosity – We love India and Indian food. This kraut is a highly versatile addition to many dishes, or by itself.
· Root for Ginger – Our nod to Kim-chee, with similar ingredients — Carrot, radish, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Just a little heat.
We’ll also have “Good Food Good Mood” t-shirts and totes.
We will be at market with our fermented krauts.

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)

Wild Earth Chocolates of Muskegon
Share your love of chocolate with your loved ones this week.
I have a few flavors I will be offering using essential oils infused into thin textured creamy maple sugar sweetened chocolate. Be sure and come by and try some and decide which ones you want for you and your chocolate loving companions.
Orange Spice has a deep orange note with a nice warm kick of clove and a soft lingering chocolate finish.
Anise offers a sweet licorice pop with subtle hints of fennel and tarragon, swirling in velvety chocolate throughout.
Peppermint, strong, cool, hot and always a favorite with deep dark chocolate, especially at this time of year.
Cinnamon adds a new twist with deep dark chocolate.
Heart Chocolate is available in the new sweeter 75% dark chocolate sweetened with D-ribose, for a big boost of calm energy right to your cells. D-ribose is a sweet supplement that is used for heart, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia patients to help them regain their cellular energy, so they can begin to move again.
We will be offering:
Heart Chocolate
Chocolate Thins
Anise Thins
Orange Spice Thins
Peppermint Thins
Cinnamon Thins
Buckwheeties (Kale, Buckwheat,  Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, and Hemp Seeds)
Cacao Beans
Cacao Nibs
Cacao Powder
Cacao Butter

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
The greenhouse is filling with plants and spring is starting in the hoop houses.  If we can pick spinach this week, we’ll post it on our FB page (at the time of this writing, it is too early to tell).
This week we are offering:
EGGS-our youngest hens have started to lay, which means we have lots more eggs to offer.  Our chickens are pastured and fed locally grown certified organic grain.
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market
Michael and Amanda Jones
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Funny Farm of Grant
One more week for the bonus for your CSA!
Back by popular demand: Black Bean Truffles!
Moms! Cold and flu season is here, don’t forget about Elderberry  and  Aronia berry jelly to help with your antioxidants to help beat the colds and flu. Fight off the bad stuff with good stuff for breakfast and treats!
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt
In addition, Barbs Baubles & Jim’s woodworking creations will be on display.

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  We will have plenty of chicken eggs again this week. In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix produced at the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12.
Porterhouse 1” Stk
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50 OUT
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
We are sold out of traditional honey until next harvest.  We will have 3-4 sizes of raw and unfiltered honey available.
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
This week we watched as our new lambs bounced around the barn and tried to play with the calf.  Even with the snow, Spring is on its way.
This week we have a variety of cuts from Beef, Pork, Smoked Pork, Lamb, and Chicken.
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)

FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Charlie and I have had a great time making sandwiches these days.  We are trying to branch out from our old standbys to try some new delectables!
Today we made mayonnaise with a bowl and a whisk—it took us two tries but it was well worth the effort!  We wanted to come up with a dressing worthy of a top-notch turkey sandwich (on grilled Homesteader’s Wheat), and indeed we did.  We paired the turkey with a tangy cheddar, some fresh spinach—and our herbed mayo took it over the top.  We would love to hear what sandwiches you are making these days!
Also, we promise to have more Oceana Rounds at the market this weekend for those who want to try it out for French Toast…
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Cheddar Peppercorn:  Tangy Vermont Cheddar and freshly ground organic black peppercorns.  Price $8.00
Hazel Road Rustic:  A New England classic made with organic polenta, blackstrap molasses, and organic Michigan Rye flour.  Price $6.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Pecan Maple Oaties:  Organic oats, pure Michigan maple, and toasted pecans.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Hilltoppers:  A ginger molasses cookie for true ginger lovers!  $2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Double Chocolate Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Vendors not attending this week:
Liberty Family Farm
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We’re busy shearing sheep this Saturday and will return to market next Saturday the 12th. For more information about Shearing Day, go to http://shadysidefarm.blogspot.com/2016/02/shearing-day-2016-march-5th.html
Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
You can now find our coffee at 5 different locations! We are in the Grand Haven, Muskegon, and North Muskegon Health Hutts, as well as First Street Market in New Era and The Evergreen in Ludington. We are taking this week off market due to church business, but we will see you next week!
Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
We’ll be back next week!
Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
We will be visiting the market at the end of every month. See you on March 26^th!
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, February 27, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 Schedule
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all year long!

Attending this week’s market:

Shady Side Farm of Holland
We are busy gearing up for our Shearing Day, which will be held at our farm on Saturday, March 5, from 9 – 3. You are all welcome to come! Since I will not be at market next Saturday, please stock up this Saturday on our certified organic dry beans and Grassfields Farm’s raw aged cheeses. Have you tried our Marrow beans yet? Plump, soft white beans with a creamy texture and a meaty flavor, these beans soak up the flavors of whatever you cook them with.
Please let me know if you need wool items, or any bulk (over 2#) amounts of the beans by emailing me before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
To stay up to date on our activities, please consider following us on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shadysidefarm
Lona

Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
We’re back this week with a beautiful new display! Stop by our table to check out all the Coffee, Chocolate, and Tea we have and taste a sample! We will have all our varieties of freshly roasted coffee in 12 oz and 6 oz bags as well as variety of chocolate bars, barks, and much more! We will be gone next weekend due to Church business, so be sure to stock up!

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to return your empties!

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Congratulations to Bernadine Rolnicki, the winner of our Know Your Food quiz! Bernadine got the highest score of all the customers who took it. Bernadine wins a $25 gift certificate to our farm. (Sweetwater’s market manager, Diana Jancek, got the only perfect score.  Yeah!)  We’ll have all the answers available at our stand, with detailed explanations.
This week we are offering:
EGGS-our youngest hens have started to lay, which means we have lots more eggs to offer.  Our chickens are pastured and fed locally grown certified organic grain.
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS
FRESH ROSEMARY
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Funny Farm of Grant
One more week for the bonus for your CSA!
We have adapted our CSA this year to allow you your choice of veggies for the week. We will add 10% to the amount you choose for the summer growing season. As an incentive for the early joiners, we will increase your premium by $20, so your $300 CSA will net you $350 in produce for the summer.
Back by popular demand: Black Bean Truffles!
Moms! Cold and flu season is here, don’t forget about Elderberry  and  Aronia berry jelly to help with your antioxidants to help beat the colds and flu. Fight off the bad stuff with good stuff for breakfast and treats!
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
This week’s specials:
SOUP BONES!  $2 PER LB.  PRE-ORDER 10#, GET THEM FOR $1.80 PER LB.  Bone Broth weather will be over soon!
SHORT RIBS – $3 PER LB.  PRE-ORDER 5# OR MORE, GET THEM FOR $2.80 PER LB.
Beef Suet – $1 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!  This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones
Liver and Heart
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  We will have plenty of chicken eggs again this week. In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix produced at the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12.
Porterhouse 1” Stk
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50 OUT
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
We are sold out of traditional honey until next harvest.  We will have 3-4 sizes of raw and unfiltered honey available.
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
We decided to celebrate that spring is right around the corner by whipping up a fresh batch of Sunrise body butter for you this week!  This particular scent will remind you of warmer days with the essential oils of orange, hibiscus, and coconut and it’s just one of our many varieties of this lush body butter.
If you’re preparing to escape to somewhere warm, you can pick up our chemical free and highly effective sunscreen.
Come to see, feel, and smell all of the body care, natural remedies, soaps, and more that we make locally and safe for you and the ones you love.
Thanks! Rachel

Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
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.
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.
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.
Marco Similar to Dutch Kase but pasteurized and vacuum sealed, it comes in Pepper, Sage, Italian & Garlic.
Other items from our farm:
Along with our popcorn, we’ll also have eggs from our free-range, GMO-free flock.

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We have all the maple syrup that your sweet tooth would desire.
Maple Syrup in Glass and Plastic:
1 Gallons – $49.00
1/2 Gallons – $28.00
Quarts – $16.00
Pints – $10.00
Maple Syrup in Glass only:
12 oz. – $8.00
8 oz. – $6.00
Maple Leaf shaped jars in 4 sizes – varying prices
Decorative/Gift jars 8.45 oz. – $10.00
Maple Sugar Candy $2.50 each
Maple Cream:
1/2 lb. – $7.25
1 lb. – $12.25
Maple Coated Almonds and Pecans 3.5 oz. bags $3.75
Organic Michigan Maple Munch (Homemade Maple Granola) 11 oz. $5.75
We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
Greetings from Provision Family Farms!   There is new life on the farm.  Two new lambs and a calf we born this week.  We also have our first batch of chicks for May.  Piglets are also running around in the woods.  Spring is just around the corner!
This week we have various cuts of Smoked and Fresh Pork, Beef, Lamb, and Chicken.  We also have EGGS
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
As many of you know, Charlie and I are big fans of French Toast.  Well, this morning I did a little experimenting to determine which loaves make the best French Toast…  I have to say that Annie’s Raisin Spice is still my top pick for this purpose (I just love the cinnamon, cardamom, and whole grains in this loaf), but the Oceana Round was a strong second—it was super custardy and scrumptious—practically melting in our mouths!
I haven’t determined yet which loaf takes third place… I played around with the Honey Oat but I’d like to compare that to the Homesteader’s Wheat, Michigander, and maybe even Big Country.
But still, top picks for French Toast:  ANNIE’S RAISIN SPICE and OCEANA ROUND.  Both were pretty darn fabulous!
Laughing Tree French Toast—makes 6 slices
3 Eggs
½ cup whole milk or half and half
Generous sprinkle of cinnamon
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Coconut oil—for the frying pan
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country:  Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy.  Perfect pick for a crowd.  Price $7.50
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Chili Cheddar:  Maple Moon Farm jalapenos and Vermont cheddar in a loaf that bites back!  Price $8.00
Pumpernickel Rye:  A new twist on an old Eastern European tradition.  Caraway and cracked rye make this dark, chewy loaf.  Price $6.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Tree Huggers:  The original quarter pound PB cookie with organic chocolate chips.  VEGAN $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Expedition Cookies:  Everything but the kitchen sink!  (Oats, barley flour, sunnies, coconut, dates, honey, raisins, chocolate chips)  $2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

 

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, February 20, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

Signs of Spring!
Shady Side Farm reports their first lambs born, Kasza Sugar Bush is tapping this week..

Attending this week’s market:

Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at market this Saturday with our beans, Grassfields Farm’s raw aged cheeses, and our wool dryer balls. Please let me know if you need anything else made of wool, or large/bulk amounts of the beans by emailing me before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
Lambing has started this week. To see pictures of that, and stay up to date on our activities, please consider following us on facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shadysidefarm
Lona

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with growlers of ginger and bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to return your bottles and check with Jordan about upcoming classes!

Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
We’ll have our 5 kraut flavors for sale and sampling: All-organic ingredients, naturally fermented, and probiotic. Never cooked, raw and vegan, with no vinegar or starter culture, our Kraut is good on its own, or added to many other dishes, providing great flavor and nutrients.
· Carry Me Away – Traditional caraway kraut, as you find on a Reuben sandwich. This kraut is closest to what many grandmothers made in large crocks in their basement.
· Dillyicious – Our best-seller. Tastes like a pickle. Onion, garlic, dill, and turmeric. Our “gateway kraut” for those who say “I don’t like sauerkraut”.
· Purple Hot & Spicy – Onion, garlic and Cayenne. Hot for some, not so hot for others.
· Curryosity – We love India and Indian food. This kraut is a highly versatile addition to many dishes, or by itself.
· Root for Ginger – Our nod to Kim-chee, with similar ingredients — Carrot, radish, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Just a little heat.
We’ll also have “Good Food Good Mood” t-shirts and totes.
We will be at market with our fermented krauts.

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This Saturday, in the spirit of celebrating knowledge, Maple Moon Farm is offering a local foods quiz.  Test your own understanding about the food you eat, in a fun way. One winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries, and win a $25 gift certificate to our farm.
This week we are offering:
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS (winter carrots are the sweetest carrots of the year, and you can only get winter carrots locally!)
FRESH ROSEMARY
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market.
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Funny Farm of Grant
Last day for the bonus for your CSA!
We have adapted our CSA this year to allow you your choice of veggies for the week. We will add 10% to the amount you choose for the summer growing season. As an incentive for the early joiners, we will increase your premium by $20, so your $300 CSA will net you $350 in produce for the summer. Special offer good until Feb. 20. We offer a mid-week delivery if you have busy Saturdays during the summer. Small extra charge, but may be worth it for the convenience.
As we have downsized the garden recently, we may have to limit our membership in order to maintain our quality.
Moms! Cold and flu season is here, don’t forget about Elderberry  and  Aronia berry jelly to help with your antioxidants to help beat the colds and flu. Fight off the bad stuff with good stuff for breakfast and treats!
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
We have quarters of beef hanging at Ebel’s now.  Call or email if you want to reserve one.
This week’s specials:
Tbone Steaks – $12 per lb.  Regular Price $13 per lb.  Last week of this sale!
Pork Fat – Make your own Lard!  4# bag for $10
Beef Suet – $1 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Red and Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!  This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks; Stew Meat
Roasts ~ Chuck, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones and Oxtail
Liver, Heart and Tongue
New Shipment: HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  Our girls are producing, yay! In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix from the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12. OUT
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
A big thank you to those who came out to the markets this past weekend in the blustery cold!  We appreciate your support all year but we especially appreciate it throughout the winter when it’s hard for all of us to get out and about.  It is such an honor to bake for you and your families.
HONEY OAT  hits the shelves this weekend—a wonderfully moist and chewy loaf made with organic steel-cut oats and a bit of Michigan Honey.
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country:  Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy.  Perfect pick for a crowd.  Price $7.50
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Cheddar Peppercorn:   Smooth Vermont Cheddar and spicy organic black pepper in a loaf that complements any stew.  Price $8.00
Honey Oat: Organic steel-cut oats and Michigan honey highlight this moist and chewy loaf.  $6.50
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Pecan Maple Oaties:  Organic oats, Michigan Maple, and toasted pecans make this better than a bowl of oats in the morning.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Hilltoppers: A ginger molasses cookie for true ginger lovers—with chunks of candied ginger.  $2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Chocolate Scones
Pecan Date Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Bakery Offerings
Morning glory muffins
English muffins
Breakfast cookies
Fresh Quiche
Paleo cookies
Oat & Honey bread
Pasture Raised Pork
All cuts available!
Grass fed lamb
All cuts available
Tim is looking forward to seeing you all at the market!

Vendors not attending this week:

Wild Earth Chocolates of Muskegon

The Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters of Hart
You can now find our coffee at 5 different locations! We are in the Grand Haven, Muskegon, and North Muskegon Health Hutts, as well as First Street Market in New Era and The Evergreen in Ludington. We are taking this week off market as we work on updating our display, but we will see you next week!

Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
We’ll be back next week.

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
Find a selection of our products at Maple Moon Farm booth.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, February 13, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 WINTER SCHEDULE
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all winter!

Attending this week’s market:

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Bakery Offerings
Valentine’s Day Treats!
Morning glory muffins
English muffins
Breakfast cookies
Fresh Quiche
Paleo cookies
Oat & Honey bread
Pasture Raised Pork
All cuts available!
Grass fed lamb
All cuts available
Tim is looking forward to seeing you all at the market!

Wild Earth Chocolates of Muskegon
Share your love of chocolate with your loved ones this week.
I have a few flavors I will be offering using essential oils infused into thin textured creamy maple sugar sweetened chocolate. Be sure and come by and try some and decide which ones you want for you and your Valentine.
Orange Spice has a deep orange note with a nice warm kick of clove and a soft lingering chocolate finish.
Anise offers a sweet licorice pop with subtle hints of fennel and tarragon, swirling in velvety chocolate throughout.
Peppermint, strong, cool, hot and always a favorite with deep dark chocolate, especially at this time of year.
Cinnamon adds a new twist with deep dark chocolate.
Heart Chocolate is available in the new sweeter 75% dark chocolate sweetened with D-ribose, for a big boost of calm energy right to your cells. D-ribose is a sweet supplement that is used for heart, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia patients to help them regain their cellular energy, so they can begin to move again.
We will be offering:
Heart Chocolate
Chocolate Thins
Anise Thins
Orange Spice Thins
Peppermint Thins
Cinnamon Thins
Buckwheaties (Kale, Buckwheat,  Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, and Hemp Seeds)
Cacao Beans
Cacao Nibs
Cacao Powder
Cacao Butter

The Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters of Hart
It’s Valentine’s Day! Stop by and get some of the best chocolate available for gifts! We just got a new shipment of chocolate bars, so there are a lot of varieties to choose from!
Stop by for a cup of the freshest coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, to sip on as you shop! We roast our coffee fresh every week so you can get it at the peak of its flavor! We also have a huge variety of chocolate bars and barks, and several varieties of loose-leaf tea.
Freshly Roasted Coffee Varieties:
Colombia FTO Med-Dark
Guatemala FTO Med
Papua New Guinea Med
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Light
“The Roar” Med-Dark House blend
Decaf Peru Med-Dark
Our list of Teas and Chocolates has gotten too long to include here, so check out our Facebook page for the full list of what we have available.
Email us to order in advance, and we will have it ready for you. Advance orders will ensure that we don’t run out of your favorite coffee before you get there, and speed up your shopping if you are in a hurry!

Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
Hi, everyone!  Stop by and spoil someone who is sweet to you this weekend with our hand made, chemical free body care products and get free gift wrapping with the purchase of three or more products!  This is what we are offering to you this week:
BODY BUTTERs in 6 varieties
LIP BUTTERs in 5 varieties
FACE WASH in 2 varieties
ORGANIC BAR SOAPS in 9 varieties
BACTERIA BALANCING HAND WASH in 2 varieties
DEODORANT in 2 varieties
REMINERALIZING TOOTH SCRUB in 2 varieties
SUNSCREEN
HERBAL HEALING BALM
PAIN BANISH CREAM
SINUS RESCUE STICKS
TURN BACK TIME SERUM
NATURAL SANITIZING SPRAY
BABY BUTTER
BABY BOTTOM BALM and more!

Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at market this Saturday with our beans and Grassfields Farm’s raw aged cheeses. Please let us know if you need anything special (5-25# bags of most of our beans are available by pre-order) by emailing us before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
Sale! Since this weekend we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, we have decided to run a sale on our Black Valentine beans. Not all black beans are created equal, and we think you’ve been missing out on this wonderful bean! This week only, buy 1# of Black Valentine beans for $6 (regularly $7). While supplies last.
Lona

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with growlers of ginger and bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to bring back your empty bottles! Jordan has a few classes coming up. Email her at happytummyferments@gmail.com to learn more.

Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
We will be at market with our fermented krauts.

Looking for a CSA this year? Here are 3!

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
We want to show some Maple Moon love for our February Custom of the Month, Penny Henderson.  Penny has been a regular supporter of our farm since we first started vending at Sweetwater.  We are grateful for her dedication to sustainable food and we appreciate that she tells others about her love of local food.  Penny has been a member of our Market CSA for the last two years.  Penny sparks joy for us as we grow food for our community.  Thank you, Penny!
Looking for a CSA with lots of flexibility and choice?
Check out our Market CSA-our market based CSA has been incredibly successful (many thanks to our supporters) for the last two years, and this year we are able to offer shares to new members.  You decide the amount of your share and choose your vegetables and farm products right off the market table.  Ask us for details. Limited shares available, sign up now!
This week we are offering:
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS (winter carrots are the sweetest carrots of the year)
FRESH ROSEMARY
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
SMOKED PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
parsley, oregano, sweet marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage,
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
*GINGER TEA
*CHAMOMILE
*LOVELY LEMON
*PEACE
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market.
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
Greg Dunn will be at market with red and yellow onions, shallots, and garlic, along with  information about the CSA pick-up at the market this summer.

Funny Farm of Grant
It’s time to start thinking about your CSA for this year. Ask about our early sign-up special at Funny Farm this year. We have adapted our CSA this year to allow you your choice of veggies for the week. We will add 10% to the amount you choose for the summer growing season. As an incentive for the early joiners, we will increase your premium by $20, so your $300 CSA will net you $350 in produce for the summer. Special offer good until Feb. 20. We offer a mid-week delivery if you have busy Saturdays during the summer. Small extra charge, but may be worth it for the convenience.
As we have downsized the garden recently, we may have to limit our membership in order to maintain our quality.
Moms! Cold and flu season is here, don’t forget about Elderberry  and  Aronia berry jelly to help with your antioxidants to help beat the colds and flu. Fight off the bad stuff with good stuff for breakfast and treats!
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
We have quarters of beef hanging at Ebel’s now.  Call or email if you want to reserve one.
This week’s specials:
Pork soup bones – these are meaty and delicious!  $1.75 per lb. Limited supply.
Tbone Steaks – $12 per lb.  Regular Price $13 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Red and Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!
Grilling Steaks ~ Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks; Stew Meat
Roasts ~ Chuck, Arm, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones and Oxtail
Liver, Heart and Tongue
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  Our girls are producing, yay! In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix from the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12. OUT
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz.  Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)
Whole Frozen Chicken $4.00/lb.  Raised last early summer, Certified Organic Feed, Free Range.

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Hamburger                            $6.00/lb
Hamburger Bulk 10+ lbs         $5.50/lb
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Soup and bread—bread and soup!  Anyone?  Tis the season for winter fare…
At our house this means BREAD and soup!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country:  Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy.  Perfect pick for a crowd.  Price $7.50
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Cobmoosa Onion Rye:  Caramelized Michigan onions and organic Michigan Rye make this a scrumptious loaf for rye lovers.  Price $6.00
Toasted Walnut Batard: Toasted organic walnuts in a French country bread—perfect with fresh goat cheese or toasted with peanut butter.  Price $7.50
Chili Cheddar:  Our friends at Maple Moon Farm grow the amazing hot peppers that couple with Vermont Cheddar Cheese to make this tasty loaf that bites back!  Price $8.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Tree Hugger PB Cookies:  The original quarter pound PB cookie with organic chocolate chips—sweetened with maple syrup and honey only.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Expedition Cookies:  Everything but the kitchen sink cookies—sweetened with honey and dates…$2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Vendors not attending this week:
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
Find a selection of our products at Maple Moon Farm booth.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, January 30th, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 WINTER SCHEDULE
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all winter!

Music at the Market!
Bermuda Triangle will be playing “unplugged” on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Sweetwater Market.  The trio consists of husband and wife Bob and Jackie Engel and Bob’s brother, Dr. Mike Engel.  They will be playing songs that you know and love and they dare you not to sing along!

Attending this week’s market:

Shady Side Farm of Holland
Winter finds us enjoying a little slower pace. We are catching up with reading and with paperwork before the lambing season hits. By the way, our Annual Shearing Day will be held Saturday, March 5, and Timothy Wright will be shearing for us. I will be at market this Saturday with our certified organic dry beans, Grassfields Farm’s raw aged cheeses, and (probably for the last time this winter) Mike’s handcranked socks and our wool mittens. Let us know if you need anything special (5-25# bags of most of our beans are available by pre-order) by emailing us before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
Lona

The Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters of Hart
Winter is here! Time to curl up by the fire with a hot cup of coffee!
Stop by for a cup of the freshest coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, to sip on as you shop! We roast our coffee fresh every week so you can get it at the peak of its flavor! We also have a huge variety of chocolate bars and barks, and several varieties of loose-leaf tea.
Great news! We are now licensed in The Starting Block in Hart, and using our new roaster! Our coffee is now air-roasted for an even better flavor and a slightly more even roast! We will be offering each coffee in 12 oz and 6 oz bags with one-way valves which allow the coffee to remain fresh longer.
Varieties:
Colombia FTO Med-Dark
Guatemala FTO Med
Papua New Guinea Med
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Light
“The Roar” Med-Dark House blend
Decaf Peru Med-Dark
Our list of Teas and Chocolates has gotten too long to include here, so check out our Facebook page for the full list of what we have available.
Email us to order in advance, and we will have it ready for you. Advance orders will ensure that we don’t run out of your favorite coffee before you get there, and speed up your shopping if you are in a hurry!

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with bottles and growlers of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to bring back empty bottles! Jordan has some upcoming fermentation classes. Stop by her station to learn more.

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  Our girls are producing, yay! In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix from the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12. OUT
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs $5.00/doz. Limited supply, Certified organic feed. Pasture free range all day.

Funny Farm of Grant
It’s time to start thinking about your CSA for this year. Ask about our early sign-up special at Funny Farm this year. We have adapted our CSA this year to allow you your choice of veggies for the week. We will add 10% to the amount you choose for the summer growing season. As an incentive for the early joiners, we will increase your premium by $20, so your $300 CSA will net you $350 in produce for the summer. Special offer good until Feb. 20. We offer a mid-week delivery if you have busy Saturdays during the summer. Small extra charge, but may be worth it for the convenience.
As we have downsized the garden recently, we may have to limit our membership in order to maintain our quality.

New product! Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dehydrated Butternut Squash Ribbons and Shreds
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We are well-stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
Please note:  We will not be at Market on February 6th.
This week’s specials:  
Pork soup bones – these are meaty and delicious!  $1.75 per lb. Limited supply.  
Tbone Steaks – $12 per lb.  Regular Price $13 per lb.
Pork Fat for making Lard 4# bag for $10.  
Tallow $1 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red onions.  Celeriac;  Red and Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our Mama cows!
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Stew Meat, Round Steaks, Kabob Beef
Roasts ~ Chuck, Arm, English;  Brisket
Ground Sirloin
Lean Ground Beef, BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones and Oxtail
Liver, Heart, and Tongue
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we are offering:
POTATOES
ONIONS
CARROTS
GARLIC
FRESH ROSEMARY
JAM-our jam is made with local organically grown fruit and sweetened with local honey (no sugar) and citrus pectin for a jam that is bursting with fruit flavor!
-BLUEBERRY
-RASPBERRY
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
SMOKED PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
parsley, oregano, sweet marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage,
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
*CHAMOMILE
*LOVELY LEMON
*PEACE
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market.
—
Michael and Amanda Jones
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
Find a selection of our products at Maple Moon Farm booth.
We’ll be back next week!
We have all the maple syrup that your sweet tooth would desire.
Maple Syrup in Glass and Plastic:
1 Gallons – $49.00
1/2 Gallons – $28.00
Quarts – $16.00
Pints – $10.00
Maple Syrup in Glass only:
12 oz. – $8.00
8 oz. – $6.00
Maple Leaf shaped jars in 4 sizes – varying prices
Decorative/Gift jars 8.45 oz. – $10.00
Maple Sugar Candy $2.50 each
Maple Cream:
1/2 lb. – $7.25
1 lb. – $12.25
Maple Coated Almonds and Pecans 3.5 oz. bags $3.75
Organic Michigan Maple Munch (Homemade Maple Granola) 11 oz. $5.75
We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/lb
Bacon                                $8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Hamburger                            $6.00/lb
Hamburger Bulk 10+ lbs         $5.50/lb
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
HELP WANTED:  We are looking to hire a hard-working, self-motivated individual to assist in the bakery.  If you or someone you know is passionate about great food and is interested in participating in the production of our bread and pastries—have we got a job for you!  The position available is for 24—30 hours a week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays—Saturdays are flexible).  Training would begin mid-February. Please send us a resume (via email) if you are interested.  We look forward to hearing from you!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country:  Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy.  Perfect pick for a crowd.  Price $7.50
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Chili Cheddar:  Spicy Jalapenos (locally grown by Maple Moon Farm) and Vermont Cheddar.  Perfect with breakfast eggs or a bowl of your favorite Chili.  Price $8.00.
Pumpernickel Rye:  A dark and chewy loaf made with Michigan-grown organic rye.  The best bread for a reuben! Price $6.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Tree Huggers:  The original quarter pound peanut butter cookie—sweetened with honey, maple, and dark chocolate chips.  VEGAN.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Expedition Cookies:  The perfect cookie for a long hike into new territory.  Oats, dates, coconut, sunflower seeds, barley flour, honey, raisins, and chocolate chips—oh my!  $2.50.
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound

Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
Greetings!  Everyday is a good day for great skin and good smells, don’t you think?  These are the exceptional hand-made products we are offering you this week: several natural, herbal remedies; sunscreen; soaps; cleaning products; age fighting serum; pain cream; herbal tooth scrub; deodorant; natural sanitizer; lotions; face washes for all skin types; baby lotion; natural diaper rash cream; lip butter; and more!
This week we are featuring our “Sinus Rescue Sticks”.  These are a topical treatment and are incredibly helpful to aid in the relief of sinus blockage.
Also, don’t be shy about saving a dollar off of every Lip Butter that you purchase this weekend!
We are looking forward to seeing you,  Rachel and Lilly.

Vendors not attending this week:

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!

If you “like” us, “share” us with your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market-111077177535/timeline/
Website:  http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/

2016 WINTER SCHEDULE
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all winter!

Attending this week’s market:

Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at the market this Saturday with beans and wool roving and felting kits. We are between batches of corn, so no cornmeal or grits right now. If you need larger amounts (5# or more) of beans, please let us know ahead of time by emailing info@shadysidefarm.com. See you Saturday! –Lona

The Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters of Hart
Winter is here! Time to curl up by the fire with a hot cup of coffee!
Stop by for a cup of the freshest coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, to sip on as you shop! We roast our coffee fresh every week so you can get it at the peak of its flavor! We also have a huge variety of chocolate bars and barks, and several varieties of loose-leaf tea.
Great news! We are now licensed in The Starting Block in Hart, and using our new roaster! Our coffee is now air-roasted for an even better flavor and a slightly more even roast! We will be offering each coffee in 12 oz and 6 oz bags with one-way valves which allow the coffee to remain fresh longer.
Varieties:
Colombia FTO Med-Dark
Guatemala FTO Med
Papua New Guinea Med
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Light
“The Roar” Med-Dark House blend
Decaf Peru Med-Dark
Our list of Teas and Chocolates has gotten too long to include here, so check out our Facebook page for the full list of what we have available.
Email us to order in advance, and we will have it ready for you. Advance orders will ensure that we don’t run out of your favorite coffee before you get there, and speed up your shopping if you are in a hurry!

Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market this week with bottles of ginger and lavender hibiscus. Please remember to bring back your empty bottles!

Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
We will be at market with all of our fermented & spiced krauts. Try  a new one this week, we’ve got lots of recipes to use them in!
Paul Krumpe
Cultured Love
mobile: 703-362-5991
www.culturedlove.com

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
For the New Year we will be bringing…
Winter Herbal Lavender Wreaths perfect for breaking the winter blues
Produce…
Baby Red Russian Kale
Baby Swiss Chard
Fresh Rosemary
Garlic
Unfortunately this will be our last vegetable harvest for the winter. On a more positive note, we’ve planted the high tunnels full of floral crops for the late Winter and Spring. We’ll be back in March when the Anemones and Ranunculus start to bloom.

September Dykema
herbsandproduce@gmail.com

Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We are planning on coming this Saturday!!!
We have all the maple syrup that your sweet tooth would desire.
Maple Syrup in Glass and Plastic:
1 Gallons – $49.00
1/2 Gallons – $28.00
Quarts – $16.00
Pints – $10.00
Maple Syrup in Glass only:
12 oz. – $8.00
8 oz. – $6.00
Maple Leaf shaped jars in 4 sizes – varying prices
Decorative/Gift jars 8.45 oz. – $10.00
Maple Sugar Candy $2.50 each
Maple Cream:
1/2 lb. – $7.25
1 lb. – $12.25
Maple Coated Almonds and Pecans 3.5 oz. bags $3.75
Organic Michigan Maple Munch (Homemade Maple Granola) 11 oz. $5.75

We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at:  http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
EGGS!  Our girls are producing, yay! In these winter months we feed our girls whatever green scraps we have plus Certified Organic layer mix from the Grice farm in Rothbury, just down the street from our farm! You can’t get much more locally grown than that!
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
Ground Beef $6.50 lb
Burger Patties $7.50 lb
Roast $6
T-Bone $12. OUT
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75 OUT
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half  3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed Certified Organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Honey
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20

Funny Farm of Grant
It’s time to start thinking about your CSA for this year. Ask about our early sign-up special at Funny Farm this year. We offer a mid-week delivery if you have busy Saturdays during the summer. Small extra charge, but may be worth it for the convenience. Special offer good until Feb.20.
New product! Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dehydrated Butternut Squash Ribbons and Shreds
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders.  We aim to pick up another box of beef this week, so we may be well-stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pmon Friday evening.  See you on Saturday!
This week’s specials:
Pork soup bones – these are meaty and delicious!  $1.75 per lb. Limited supply.
Tbone Steaks – $12 per lb.  Regular Price $13 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week:  Red and Yellow onions.  Celeriac;  Red and Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF!   We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows!
Grilling Steaks ~ Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks; Kabob Beef
Roasts ~ Chuck, Arm, English;  Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones
Liver
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234
www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we are offering:
POTATOES
ONIONS
CARROTS
GARLIC
FRESH ROSEMARY
JAM-our jam is made with local organically grown fruit and sweetened with local honey (no sugar) and citrus pectin for a jam that is bursting with fruit flavor!
-BLUEBERRY
-RASPBERRY
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
SMOKED PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
parsley, oregano, sweet marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage, celery leaf
ONION POWDER
POULTRY RUB
HERBAL TEAS
*CHAMOMILE
*LOVELY LEMON
*PEACE
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market.
—
Michael and Amanda Jones
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook

Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock                    $4.00/l
Jowl Bacon                        $8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon                    $8.00/lb
Ham                                  $7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat) $8.00/lb
Smoked Loin                        $9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon                 $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)

FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)   $6.00/lb
Ground Pork                               $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)  $5.50/lb
*Bulk breakfast sausage not available till mid January
Sausage Links                          $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops                 $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets     $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs                               $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs                     $7.00/lb
Tenderloin                               $12.00/lb
Bones                                    $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks                          $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard                      $4.00/lb
BEEF
Hamburger                            $6.00/lb
Hamburger Bulk 10+ lbs         $5.50/lb
Ground Sirloin                         $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)  $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump         $8.00/lb
Brisket,  Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew                          $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron                       $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin   $13.00/lb
Short Ribs                              $4.00/lb
Bones                                    $2.00/lb
Kidney                                    $2.00/lb

CHICKEN
Breast                                      $11.00/lb
Drums                                        $6.00/lb
Wings                                       $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet         $2.00/lb
Liver                                            $4.00/lb

LAMB
Stew Meat                                   $10.00/lb
Leg Roast                                   $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg                              $14.00/lb
EGGS                                          $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Our apologies to anyone who came looking for us last weekend—only to find us absent!  We did try our best to communicate that we were taking an extra week off—but we knew there would be some whom the message did not reach.  So we apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.  We have had some challenging things going on with extended family members and needed some extra time to be present to those situations and people.  We appreciate your understanding and we are looking forward to baking for you this week!
WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE:  We are looking to hire a hard-working, self-motivated individual to assist in the bakery.  If you or someone you know is passionate about great food and is interested in participating in the production of our bread and pastries—have we got a job for you!  The position available is for 24—30 hours a week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays—Saturdays are flexible).  Training would begin mid-February. Starting pay is $10/hour (plus a loaf of bread and 2 pastries each week).  Please email us for a job application.  We look forward to hearing from you!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
 Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue.   Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn.  A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour.  (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter).  Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf.  $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country:  Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy.  Perfect pick for a crowd.  Price $7.50
Rustic Baguette:  A rustic cousin to the  French baguette.  An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread.  They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!.  Price $3.00
Cheddar Peppercorn:  Vermont Cheddar and tongue-tingling organic black pepper.  An amazing accompaniment to any soup or stew.  Price $8.00
Honey Oat:  Organic steel cut oats and Michigan Honey in a super chewy and moist loaf.  Price $6.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY:
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each
Hilltoppers:  A ginger-molasses cookie for true ginger lovers!  Made with bits of candied ginger and golden molasses.  $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers:  Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name!  $2.50
Pecan Maple Oaties:  Michigan maple syrup, toasted pecans, organic oats and raisins—better than a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast!  $2.50
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and organic eggs!
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Double Chocolate Scones
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt)  $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt)  $8.00/pound (NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 30^TH )

Wild Earth Chocolates of Muskegon
We have a few new flavors we will be playing with through the new year using essential oils infused into thin textured creamy maple sugar sweetened chocolate. Be sure and come by and sample some.
Orange with a hint of clove has a deep orange note with a nice warm kick of clove and a soft lingering chocolate finish. Anise offers a sweet licorice pop with subtle hints of fennel and tarragon, swirling in velvety chocolate throughout. Peppermint, strong, cool, hot and always a favorite with deep dark chocolate, especially at this time of year.
I have also added peppermint flavored Heart Chocolate, so now we have plain or peppermint in the new sweeter 75% dark chocolate sweetened with D-ribose, for a big boost of calm energy right to your cells. D-ribose is a sweet supplement that is used for heart, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia patients to help them regain their cellular energy, so they can begin to move again. We will be offering:
Heart Chocolate Peppermint
Heart Chocolate Chocolate Thins
Chocolate Enrobed Ginger Anise Thins
Orange SpiceThins
Peppermint Thins
Cinnamon Thins
Buckwheaties (Kale, Sprouted Buckwheat, Sprouted Sunflower, Pumpkin Seed, and Hemp Seed) Cacao Beans, Cacao Nibs, Cacao Powder &  Cacao Butter

Vendors not attending this week:

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
Never Better Naturals of Muskegon