Sweetwater has all the “sweet stuff” this Saturday!

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Everbearing Strawberries, Heirloom Watermelons, Jenny Lind Cantaloupes, and more!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, Sept 8th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, Project Fresh Coupons and

 Senior Project Fresh Accepted Here!

Attending this week’s market:

New Vendor!

RF Johnson & Sons Farm of Sparta

This small family farm, growing “on the ridge” as Aaron Johnson describes the region known as Michigan’s fruit ridge, has always been chemical and GMO free, preferring to grow mostly heirloom varieties of fruits and veggies. Erin Mund will bring their Everbearing Strawberries to market this Saturday. Check out the farm here: http://www.rfjohnsonandsons.com/

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

First Crop!! We have dry beans! Freshly-harvested October beans will be available at this Saturday’s market. October beans are part of the cranberry bean family, and are mostly white with red markings. This is a new variety for us. We will also have wool yarn, roving and hand-cranked socks, and Lona’s handwoven rugs.

Funny Farm of Grant

New! Sweet peppers: red, yellow and green. Hot peppers: jalapenos, hot wax and sweet/mildly hot sugar chilis. Also: Cherry tomatoes in orange, red and yellow. Heirloom watermelons. Onions! Try our small yellow Cippolini, shallots, scallions, or our yellow red or white large onions. Cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, summer squash, okra, and kohlrabi. We accept Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons!

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we have butternut squash, All Blue potatoes, Red LaSoda potatoes, tomatoes, trombocino summer squash, sweet peppers, jalapeños, carrots, kale, chard, beets, scallions, onions, garlic, pickles, cucumbers, fresh herbs, dried herbs, herbal tea and herbal salves.
See you there!

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!  

VEGGIES ~  BEETS AND TOMATOES FOR CANNING!  MELONS!  Both Watermelons and Canteloupes.  Tomatoes! 1/2 bushels for canning – Paste or Red Round.  Great quality and also some 2nds available for a lower price! Heirlooms of every color imaginable, Paste, Red Round, Multi-colored Cherries, Juliets. For fresh eating, drying and roasting.  MAYBE SOME SWEET CORN, Celery,  Beets, Tomatillos.  Cabbage, Salad mix. Garlic, Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers,  Large Onions and Summer Squash, Kale and Chard ~~ EAT MORE KALE stickers to anyone who buys a bag of kale this Saturday,  Rosemary, Fresh Basil (including large amounts for making Pesto!), Dill and Parsley;  Red, Kennebec & Russet Potatoes. Fingerling Potatoes.  Sunflowers!

BEEF ~ NEW BEEF CUTS!  JUST PICKED UP THIS WEEK! Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck, Arm & English Roasts
  • Bone-In  TBone, Porterhouse and Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Sirloin and Tenderloin Steaks
  • Swiss Steak
  • Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Heart and Tongue
  • Soup Bones

SALE:  ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

NEW SHIPMENT: HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars. Try our Gouda with Dill, Gouda with Chili, Lamont Cheddar, or Edam!

 

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake
Broccoli, Cabbage,  Acorn Squash, Peppers, Beets, Herbs: catnip, basil, mint.
 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Kids Healthy Snacks Choices: Snack Sticks, Pepperoni Slices, Chicken Deli and Ham Deli Slices!

Again this week! Apple Smoked Chicken Halves! Try cold smoked chicken in a black bean lime salsa salad – YUM!

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

New! Apple Smoked Chicken Halves. $6.95lb

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin

Boneless Pork Chops

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
BRATS!

Regular Bratwurst

Oberon Brats

Apple Smoked Brats

Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

CJ Veggies of Zeeland

Sweet corn, the real deal! Lacinato “Dino” kale, Tomatoes Garlic beans melons white turnips Mesclun mix Arugula, Baby Swiss Chard, Basil, green onions.

 

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

Our thanks to all of you who went to Sweetwater last weekend to purchase our products.  As folks who appreciate great sandwiches, this time of year is always special to us as the tomatoes,

eggplants, and cucumbers are plentiful.  So enjoy the creative possibilities of the season!

Here is a little more “sourdough” 101 touting the benefits of fermented foods.

Sourdough bread preparation improves nutrition by:

-pre-digesting starches, making the bread more easily digestible

-lowering insulin response/improving glucose tolerance

-protecting Vitamin B1 from the damage of the heat of baking

-breaking down gluten, which may result in a bread that gluten-sensitive people can eat

-activating phytase to hydrolyze (dissolve) the phytates, thus freeing up minerals such as zinc, iron, magnesium, copper & phophorous.

We now make a 100 percent whole grain loaf from Kamut flour.  Kamut is a non hybridized relative of durum wheat that is said to have originated in ancient Egypt.  It results in a surprisingly light loaf with a moist texture and fruity flavor.  While it does contain the proteins that develop gluten, it is a great alternative for folks with wheat sensitivities.

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

This Week’s SPECIALTY BREADS

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

100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

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

Orange Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried oranges and orange zest.

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger)  $2.25 each *

 Expedition Cookies– The kitchen sink including bits of chocolate, coconut, and raisins rolled into whole oats and barley flour.   $2.25 each

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic 

Pure yummy Michigan honey in several sizes.

Pure Michigan beeswax candles, natural, bright, clean and long burning- tapers back in stock as well as other fun shapes and sizes.

Certified Organic Soap in an assortment of essential oil fragrances or our simple/sensitive soap for those who just want a great soap

without any added scent.

    Fragrant and versatile Lavender –  Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets
    Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

We’re on vacation this week – see you next week!

Last but not least

Recipe Corner

 

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

For new Bridge Card customers we have a special gift bag that includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

Sweetwater Labor Day Back-to-School Healthy Snacks Saturday!

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Kids – sample healthy snacks this Saturday!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, Sept 1, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, Project Fresh Coupons and

 Senior Project Fresh Accepted Here!  

  

Attending this week’s market:

 

CJ Veggies

Sweet corn, the real deal! Lacinato “Dino” kale, Tomatoes Garlic beans melons white turnips Mesclun mix Arugula, Baby Swiss Chard, Basil, green onions and a big Smile!

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market with eggs, plants, and an assortment of vegetables.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

New items! Onions! Try our small yellow cippolini, shallots, scallions, or our yellow storage, yellow, red or white large onions. Also:  red melons, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, summer squash, okra, and kohlrabi. We accept Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

We have tomatoes, sweet peppers, squash, cucumbers, pickles, carrots, onions, garlic, kale, chard, beets, scallions, purple and wax beans, fresh herbs, dried herbs, herb tea, and herbal salves.

See you there!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!  

VEGGIES ~  BEETS AND TOMATOES FOR CANNING!  MELONS!  Both Watermelons and Canteloupes.  Tomatoes! 1/2 bushels for canning – Paste or Red Round.  Great quality and also some 2nds available for a lower price! Heirlooms of every color imaginable, Paste, Red Round, Multi-colored Cherries, Juliets. For fresh eating, drying and roasting.  MAYBE SOME SWEET CORN, Celery,  Beets, Tomatillos.  Cabbage, Salad mix. Garlic, Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers,  Large Onions and Summer Squash, Kale and Chard ~~ EAT MORE KALE stickers to anyone who buys a bag of kale this Saturday,  Rosemary, Fresh Basil (including large amounts for making Pesto!), Dill and Parsley;  Red, Kennebec & Russet Potatoes. Fingerling Potatoes.  Sunflowers!

BEEF ~ NEW BEEF CUTS!  JUST PICKED UP THIS WEEK! Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck, Arm & English Roasts
  • Bone-In  TBone, Porterhouse and Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Sirloin and Tenderloin Steaks
  • Swiss Steak
  • Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Heart and Tongue
  • Soup Bones

SALE:  ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

NEW SHIPMENT: HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars. Try our Gouda with Dill, Gouda with Chili, Lamont Cheddar, or Edam!

 

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake

Swiss Chard, Kale, heirloom tomato, zucchini, acorn squash, mint, peppers, beets, catnip, basil, corn

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

New this week! Apple Smoked Chicken Halves! Yum!

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

New! Apple Smoked Chicken Halves. $6.95lb

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin

Boneless Pork Chops

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
BRATS!

Regular Bratwurst

Oberon Brats

Apple Smoked Brats

Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

“ DO YOU MAKE ANY SOURDOUGH BREADS?”  We’ve had a number of customers ask us this question recently as more and more people become aware of the nutritional superiority of a “sourdough” bread versus a yeasted bread (a bread leavened with commercial yeast).  The answer to that question is YES WE DO!!  Fourteen of the fifteen breads we make are “sourdoughs”, that is, the starter that we cultivate to rise and flavor our breads is a sourdough starter.  (The Oceana Round is the only exception—it is made with a yeasted starter called a poolish).  The sourdough starter that we use is called a levain.  We cultivate our levain right here in our bakery using only organic flour and water.  This mixture captures wild yeast from the air and uses the wild yeast found on the grains themselves.  Sourdough starters harness the fermentation power of wild yeasts to leaven and flavor breads.

Our breads undergo a period fermentation lasting anywhere from 6 to 18 hours.  This extended fermentation renders the grains (and the gluten) far more digestible than your standard yeasted bread.  The whole thrust of commercial yeast is to speed up fermentation, while naturally-leavened breads slow down fermentation and increase digestibility (the grains are essentially pre-digested through the fermentation process).

Some customers are surprised to learn that our breads are “sourdough” because they don’t taste especially sour.  Our goal is to make breads that are full-flavored and nuanced—we want you to taste the sweetness and complexity of the grains themselves.  We are able to accomplish this through precise fermentation practices that include a long, cold fermentation in a refrigerator.

We are proud to carry on the tradition of baking naturally-leavened breads as artisan bakers have for generations.  Enjoy the breads!!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Scones

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

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

Cherry Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, Michigan cherries.

Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger)  $2.25 each *

Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

VEGGIES-

Kale, chard, potatoes , peppers, carrots, and more..

FRESH EGGS!!!

CHICKEN!!!

BAKED ITEMS-

Breakfast Cookies, Quiches, Muffins, Cinnamon Rolls, Brownies and More…

NEW!  GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS “a must try!!”

 

Last but not least

Recipe Corner

 

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

For new Bridge Card customers we have a special gift bag that includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

 

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

 

Have a great end of summer Labor Day Weekend, eat healthy and hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

Heirloom Tomato Contest this Saturday!

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What’s YOUR favorite Heirloom?

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 25th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, Project Fresh Coupons and

 Senior Project Fresh Accepted Here!  

 

Tomato Taste-Off this Saturday!

Step up to the tasting table and help select this summer’s best tasting tomatoes!

Free prize for all participants!

 

Attending this week’s market:

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market with eggs, plants, and an assortment of vegetables.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Lona from Shady Side Farm will be at market with certified organic pinto and black beans, as well as wool yarn and roving and handwoven rag rugs. She will also have a nice selection of sweet and hot peppers along from their chemical-free garden.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with MELONS (yellow flesh, seedless and large reds), pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, okra, and kohlrabi. We accept Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

We have tomatoes, sweet peppers, squash, cucumbers, pickles, carrots, onions, garlic, kale, chard, beets, scallions, purple and wax beans, fresh herbs, dried herbs, herb tea, and herbal salves.

See you there!

 Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!  

VEGGIES ~  MELONS!  Both Watermelons and Canteloupes.  Tomatoes! 1/2 bushels for canning – Paste or Red Round.  Great quality! Heirlooms of every color imaginable, Paste, Red Round, Multi-colored Cherries, Juliets. For fresh eating, drying and roasting.  CELERY,  Beets, Tomatillos. Carrots, Cabbage, Salad mix. Garlic, Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers,  Large Onions and Summer Squash, Kale and Chard,  Rosemary, Fresh Basil (including large amounts for making Pesto!), Dill and Parsley;  Red, Kennebec & Russet Potatoes. Fingerling Potatoes.  Sunflowers!

BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!  We are about at the end of our beef from the last butchering.  We will have most cuts available next week.

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck & English Roasts
  • Bone-In Rib Steaks
  • Stew Meat & Short Ribs (We are eating delicious Asian Short Ribs for lunch today – braised in the crock pot so the house isn’t heated up)
  • Tongue

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin

Boneless Pork Chops

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
BRATS!

Regular Bratwurst

Oberon Brats

Apple Smoked Brats

Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:  

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

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

Orange Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, candied oranges.

Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original.  $2.25 each.

Pecan Maple Oaties $2.25 each*  (Made with Real Michigan Maple Syrup, Pecans, and organic raisins)

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake
This week I will be bringing: sugar sweet pie pumpkin, dinosaur kale, Swiss Chard, Heirloom tomatoes ( juicers, slicers and cherry.) and Peppers. Plus, mint, catnip.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Tim will be back at the market.  He took a little break to compete in

a sheep shearing competition in West Branch Michigan.  He placed 3rd.

in his division.  Considering, he had the least experience out of

anyone there, he was quite pleased with his placing.  Most of the

shearers there have sheared thousands of sheep.  Tim has not quite

reached 1000!

VEGGIES-

Kale, chard, potatoes , peppers, carrots, and more..

FRESH EGGS!!!

CHICKEN!!!

BAKED ITEMS-

Breakfast Cookies, Quiches, Muffins, Cinnamon Rolls, Brownies and More…

NEW!  GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS “a must try!!”

Libertry Family Farm hosted their first farm stay this week. What a

great time for all.  We had an opportunity to bake GLUTEN FREE  all

week for our guests.  So, we will be bringing some of our new

creations to the market.

 Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

New addition to the lineup! PESTO CHEVRE! Also a fresh batch of Cream Cheese, our new delicious Feta and more!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars. Try our Gouda with Dill, Gouda with Chili, Lamont Cheddar, or Edam!

New item! Dog Nip Bones! These doggy bones are produced by a local butcher from cows raised locally. Freshly smoked and ready for Fido!

 

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic 

Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lavender, Lemongrass Tea, Peppermint,

Fresh Cedar & Simple/Sensitive, Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets

Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,

 

Last but not least

Recipe Corner

 

Creamy Garlic, Parsley & Feta Dressing

1/3 C Earthscape Farms parsley, chopped

1/4 C water

1-3 Funny Farm garlic cloves, chopped

2/3 C plain organic yogurt (Greek if available)

2/3 C XV Organic Olive Oil

1/4 C fresh organic lemon juice (Meijer’s has some beautiful organic lemons!)

1oz (3 TBS) Dancing Goat Creamery feta cheese, crumbled.

Puree parsley, water, and garlic until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, blend until just combined. Chill at least 30 minutes and up to a week.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

For new Bridge Card customers we have a special gift bag that includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

Juicy melons! Heiroom tomatoes! Summer’s abundance!

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Try a juicy sweet watermelon this Saturday!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 18th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

 

Attending this week’s market:

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~  MELONS!  Both Watermelons and Canteloupes.  Tomatoes! Heirlooms, Paste, Red Round, Cherries, Juliets. For fresh eating, drying and roasting.  Canning quantities available as well. CELERY,  Beets, Tomatillos. Garlic, Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers and pickles,  Large Onions and Summer Squash, Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil (including large amounts for making Pesto!) and Parsley; Dill in quantity for making pickles.  Red  & Russet Potatoes. Fingerling Potatoes.  Sunflowers!  Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety! 

BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!  We are about at the end of our beef from the last butchering.  We will have most cuts available in 2 weeks.

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck & English Roasts
  • Bone-In Rib Steaks
  • Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Tongue

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

 NEW SHIPMENT:  HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with MELONS (yellow flesh, seedless and large reds), pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, okra, and kohlrabi.

 

If you’ve never tried this vegetable, here are a few ways we like to use Kohlrabi:

Hash Brown Kohlrabi

Peel outer skin down to white flesh. Grate same as a potato. In a medium fry pan, add 1/4 to 1/2 c water depending on amount of vegetable used. Cover and let steam just until tender. Remove cover, lift shredded veg with spatula and add butter . Fry until desired crispiness is reached.  Yum!

Kohlrabi Slaw

Kohlrabi can be used in place of its stronger tasting cabbage cousin for a great Veggie Slaw!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

It’s the season of abundance! We have tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pickles,  squash, onions, scallions, garlic, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, beans, kale, chard, fresh herbs, dried herbs, herbal tea, and herbal salve.

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin

Boneless Pork Chops

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
BRATS!

Regular Bratwurst

Oberon Brats

Apple Smoked Brats

Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Chris will be at market with eggs eggs, summer squash, zucchini, carrots, and peppers.

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions from our neighbor Maple Moon Farm, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00

Pastries available for Saturday:  

Currant Scones

Lovely Lemon Scones

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

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

Ginger Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, candied ginger.

Hilltopper Cookies

Mrs. Moose Cookies

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

We will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  We might have some of our new Feta if we don’t sell it all Friday! Other customer faves: Red Pepper or Chive Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars. Try our Gouda with Dill, Gouda with Chili, Lamont Cheddar, or Edam!

 

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic 

Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lavender, Lemongrass Tea, Peppermint,

Fresh Cedar & Simple/Sensitive, Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets

Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,

 

Last but not least

Table Talk  “Michigan Medicare & Medicaid Assistance Program”

 

Sweetwater supporter and MMAP Volunteer Counselor Sam Kline will be at the market Saturday with information for families about these two very important programs!

Michigan Medicare and Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)

MMAP is a free service providing people with Medicare and their families with the information needed to make informed health benefit decisions. MMAP is funded by a grant from the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging through federal funding.

The mission of MMAP

Is to educate, counsel, and empower Medicare Beneficiaries to make informed health benefit decisions

MMAP Counselors  Help Clients With:

•        Understanding  Medicare including enrollment dates

•        Prescription drug programs or Advantage plans

•        Bills not paid by Medicare or the health plan

•        Applying for help for the low income client (MSP, LIS)

•        Review Medicare supplemental insurance needs

•        Apply for Medicare Savings Programs

•        Report fraud/abuse or scams

•        Explore Long Term Care insurance options

MMAP Counselors 

·        Are not connected with any insurance company and they are not licensed to sell insurance.

·        Are mostly unpaid Volunteers

 

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

This week: $5.00 Gift Certificate for both you and a new Bridge Card family! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program bring them with you to the market this week and you will receive a $5.00 Gift Certificate! For new Bridge Card customers we have a special gift bag that includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

 

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

 

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

 

Summer!

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Watermelons!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 11th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

 

 

At this week’s market:

 

 

Selestial Soap Company returns for ONE more market this season! If you are looking for a replacement for all the “unnatural” cleaners, bug sprays, etc., in your home, stop by this Saturday. This will be Selestial Soaps last visit to the market this summer, so stock up!!

 

 

 

 

 

Chickadee Creek of Nunica

Congratulations to Chris & Amy on the birth of their new son James Frederick!

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Dancer Blueberry Farm of West Olive

Cancelled. Due to the rain, at this point (Friday morning) Wind Dancer will not be able to get their berries picked in time for the market. If things clear up and they are able they will be back for this last week. You can check for updates on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535?ref=ts

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, and okra!

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

Tomatoes! Sweet peppers, squash, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, onions, garlic, beans, carrots, basil, fresh & dried herbs.  Check out our wild crafted remedies including herbal tea and salves.

 

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake

I’ll be bringing: Kale, chard, zucchini, tomato, herbs, pie pumpkin, cucumber.

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~  MELONS!  Both Watermelons and Canteloupes.  Tomatoes! We may have enough Heirlooms for a Tasting!  Beets, Tomatillos. Garlic, Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers and pickles,  Large Onions and Summer Squash, Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil (including large amounts for making Pesto! and Parsley; Dill in quantity for making pickles.  Red  & Russet Potatoes. Sunflowers!  Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety! 

BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!  We are about at the end of our beef from the last butchering.  We are butchering next week, so will have most cuts available in 2-3 weeks.

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck Roasts
  • Bone-In Rib Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Tongue
  • Soup Bones

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin is back!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
BRATS!

Regular Bratwurst

Oberon Brats

Apple Smoked Brats

Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:  

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Scones

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

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

Ginger Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, candied ginger.

Expedition Cookies- The kitchen sink including bits of chocolate, coconut, and raisins rolled into whole oats and barley flour.   $2.25 each

Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original.  $2.25 each

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
 The Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden

Fresh Heirloom Tomatoes, kale, chard carrots & beets.

Farm

Fresh Pasture Raised Chicken.

Bakery

Cinnamon Rolls are back!

Fresh Quiche GF available.

Breakfast Cookies

Surprise !  New Breakfast cookie flavor.

Blueberry Cake

Brownies

Morning Glory Muffins

Ciabatta and more!!

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross & Freedom Rangers. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

 

Selestial Soap of Traverse City

“It shouldn’t cost more to live green!”

That’s the idea that led a team with years of experience in the cleaning and laundry business to develop Selestial Soap. They wanted to use environmentally-friendly “green” products that really worked, but didn’t believe that those products should cost extra. After selling Selestial Soap Natural Liquid Laundry Detergent locally and receiving rave reviews, they decided that everyone should have the opportunity to “Save the Planet within Your Budget”.

Selestial Soap is:

• Hypoallergenic • Non-Toxic • Biodegradable • Cost-Efficient • Concentrated • Non-Sudsing • Clean Rinsing • 100% Biodegradable
• Safe for Septic and Grey Water Systems •  Great for Standard or High Efficiency Machines

Selestial Soap’s All-Natural Ingredients contain:

• No Phosphates • No Dyes • No Optical Brighteners • No Petroleum Derivatives

• Scented versions always use Natural Essential Oils, never perfumes.

PRODUCTS SELESTIAL WILL BE BRINGING TO SWEETWATER

New! Just in time for Hunting Season. “Outdoor Extreme” laundry soap for hunting, tactical, and athletic wear.  This product is made especially for today’s hi-tech fabrics.

50oz Laundry Soap/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented

Selestial  64oz Softening Rinse

Selestial Sun 64oz/Non-Chlorine Bleach

Selestial 32oz Pre-Treat Stain Spray

Scenty Bears/Natural Dryer Sheet Alternative

Selestial  32oz All Purpose Cleaner Disinfects On Contact

I’LL FLY AWAY NATURAL BUG REPELLENT 2oz, 4oz. 8oz

Concentrated Refills 16oz/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented

Soft Bottoms Made Especially For Babies Sensitive Skin Great For Diapers

 

Happy Goat of Allendale

Happy Goat will have plenty of Handmade-100 % Natural products for you this Saturday!
Handmade Bath/Shower bars-scented with various essential oils and unscented. Gentle soap for healthier skin.
Shampoo/Body bars-both scented with essential oils and unscented. These are super sudsy! You’ll love the convenience!
Dog Shampoo Bars-you gotta pamper the pooch too!  These easy sudsing bars will leave your dog soft & clean.
Liquid Hand  Soap with Goat Milk -8oz Pumps & 18 oz Refill Bottles. Scented & Unscented.  Even the non-fragrance soap smells great!
Mason Jar Pumps-fill with our Handmade Liquid Hand Soap with Goat Milk or your own soaps and lotions.
Our products are handmade in our home with goat milk from our own goats.
Be a Happy Goat Facebook Fan to stay updated with what soaps are being made, what the goats are up to and which sales we will be at.
Contact:  happygoatsoap@yahoo.com
Shop Online:  loveHAPPYGOATsoap.etsy.com

 

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

We’ll return next week.

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike from Shady Side Farm will not be at market again until Saturday, August 18th.

 

Last but not least

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

 

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

Summertime is Salsa Fresca Time!

Published on by sweetWaterAdmin Category: What's New at the Market?

Heirloom Beauties!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 4th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

 

 

At this week’s market:

 

Wind Dancer Farms of West Olive

Megan Wilson will return this week with more delicious certified organic blueberries from Wind Dancer Farms. The farm is a second generation family farm located in the heart of farm country in the Grand Haven area.

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, and okra!

Chickadee Creek of Nunica

We’ll be at the market with Zucchini, summer squash, carrots, cucumbers (slicing and pickling) and chicken eggs.

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

Tomatoes! We have canning quantities available. Trombicino  squash, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, onions, garlic, beets, wax beans, purple beans, carrots, basil, dried herbs.  Check out our wild crafted remedies including herbal tea and salves.  We have a great cure for poison ivy!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~  Tomatoes! Beets and Beet Thinnings, Tomatillos! Garlic, Snow Peas, Carrots!  Beans, Eggplant, Sweet Peppers. Broccoli,  Cucumbers and pickles, Mesclun Spicy Salad Mix, Scallions, Large Onions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil and Parsley; Dill in quantity for making pickles.  New Red  & Russet Potatoes. Sunflowers!  Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety! 

BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck Roasts
  • Bone-In Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Tenderloin Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Tongue
  • Soup Bones

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too!  Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Special order of Funky Mamacita, beans and ground, arrived today.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Calling all Brat Lovers! Where else can you get this kind of selection of brats, not to mention produced from pasture raised animals in your own area? Along with our “regular” brats we will have OBERON, APPLE-SMOKED, & LAMB BRATS!

BEEF
Steaks: Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin is back!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Scones

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

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

 Orange Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, candied orange.

Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.

Pecan Maple Oaties $2.25 each- Made with Real Michigan Maple Syrup, Pecans, and organic raisins

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Red Pepper Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars.

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden

Fresh Heirloom Tomatoes, tender green beans, peppers, beets & greens!

Farm

Fresh Pasture Raised Chicken.

Spice Rub Chicken all parts lots available!

Farm Fresh Eggs!!

Fresh flower bouquets !!

Bakery

Fresh Breads include ciabatta, 3 seed and multigrain rolls!  Try our

signature rolls for lunch as a sandwich or with dinner.

All Varieties of the Breakfast Cookies.

Blueberry Muffins, Morning Glory Muffins, Maple Muffins and more….

Fresh Quiches and Turnovers– these will be in the cooler.

Organic Chocolate Brownies

Cinnamon Rolls are back!!

Hope to see you there we will have lots to choose from.. Thanks!

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross & Freedom Rangers. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home
Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,
Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice &
Lavender and Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
 Tate Luchies  will be back next week. The Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike from Shady Side Farm will not be at market again until Saturday, August 18th.

 

Last but not least

 

Friends of the Market

Big Sweetwater Hugs & Thanks! To two new Friends of the Market, Annoesjka Steinman & Nana Kratochvil!

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

Heirloom Tomatoes! Blueberries! Taste the Organic Difference!

Published on by sweetWaterAdmin Category: What's New at the Market?
Come sample this tasty organic salsa fresca!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 28th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

New Vendor of Certified Organic Blueberries!

We add a new vendor this week: Wind Dancer Farms!

At this week’s market:

 

Wind Dancer Farms of West Olive

Wind Dancer Farms is a second generation family farm located in the heart of farm country in the Grand Haven area. Richard and Judy Rant began farming 30 years ago. When Richard passed away  son RJ got involved and began to turn the farm towards organic farming methods. The blueberry production was certified organic in 2010. Today, daughter Megan Wilson has also gotten involved, helping to bring the berries to market. Says Megan, “We decided to become organic when we recognized that for us to be healthy, we knew we needed to grow healthy, strong plants.  When you feed beneficial food to your soil, the soil then feeds the plants healthy food and the plants produce nutrient enriched blueberries for people to eat. ” We couldn’t agree more, Megan!

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, and okra!

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike from Shady Side Farm will be at market Saturday with certified organic black turtle and pinto beans. Here’s a great summer salad that uses black beans:

 

Mediterranean Black Bean Salad

3-4 cups black beans (cooked previously)*

1/2 cup sliced green onions

1 large tomato, seeded and diced

1 stalk celery, diced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1 Tbsp. fresh mint, chopped (or 1 tsp. dried mint)

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

a dash of Tabasco sauce

1 tsp. cumin

salt and pepper to taste

Drain and rinse black beans. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, refrigerating for at least 1 hour (better if left overnight) to combine flavors.

*Soak black beans overnight. The next day, cook in heavy pot for about two hours, or until tender. Midway through cooking, add onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper to taste. Best idea: soak/cook a large quantity of beans and freeze with liquid in 1 or 2 cup batches for use when a recipe calls for canned beans.

Mike will also have his wool products along–felting kits, roving for felting or spinning, yarn, dryer balls, socks and handwoven rag rugs.

Chickadee Creek of Nunica

We’ll be at the market with Zucchini, summer squash, carrots, cucumbers (slicing and pickling) and chicken eggs.

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

We have tomatoes! Cucumbers, squash, pickles, purple beans, wax beans, cabbage, carrots, basil, fresh and dried herbs and herbal teas.

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Calling all Brat Lovers! Where else can you get this kind of selection of brats, not to mention produced from pasture raised animals in your own area? Along with our “regular” brats we will have OBERON, APPLE-SMOKED, & LAMB BRATS!

BEEF
Steaks: Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Pork Tenderloin is back!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

Come see Nic and Carolyn – they are running the Market table on their own this week!

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~ Want bulk kale or chard?  Order it ahead of time for a reduced price.  Sunflowers! Beet Thinnings, Lettuce Salad Mix, Tomatillos! Garlic, Carrots! Broccoli,  Cucumbers and pickles, Mesclun Spicy Salad Mix, Scallions, Onions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil and Parsley; Dill in quantity for making pickles.  New Red Potatoes. Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!

BEEF ~  Pre-orders accepted.  Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.

Other cuts available this week:

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck Roasts
  • Bone-In Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Tenderloin Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Tongue
  • Soup Bones

Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Garden

Fresh Heirloom Tomatoes, tender green beans, peppers, beets & greens!

Farm

Fresh Pasture Raised Chicken.

Spice Rub Chicken all parts lots available!

Farm Fresh Eggs!!

Fresh flower bouquets !!

Bakery

Fresh Breads include ciabatta, 3 seed and multigrain rolls!  Try our

signature rolls for lunch as a sandwich or with dinner.

All Varieties of the Breakfast Cookies.

Blueberry Muffins, Morning Glory Muffins, Maple Muffins and more….

Fresh Quiches and Turnovers– these will be in the cooler.

Organic Chocolate Brownies

Cinnamon Rolls are back!!

Hope to see you there we will have lots to choose from.. Thanks!

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Red Pepper Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home
Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,
Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice &
Lavender and Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets

Happy Goat of Allendale

Happy Goat will have plenty of Handmade-100 % Natural products for you this Saturday!
Handmade Bath/Shower bars-scented with various essential oils and unscented. Gentle soap for healthier skin.
Shampoo/Body bars-both scented with essential oils and unscented. These are super sudsy! You’ll love the convenience!
Dog Shampoo Bars-you gotta pamper the pooch too!  These easy sudsing bars will leave your dog soft & clean.
Liquid Hand  Soap with Goat Milk -8oz Pumps & 18 oz Refill Bottles. Scented & Unscented.  Even the non-fragrance soap smells great!
Mason Jar Pumps-fill with our Handmade Liquid Hand Soap with Goat Milk or your own soaps and lotions.
Our products are handmade in our home with goat milk from our own goats.
Be a Happy Goat Facebook Fan to stay updated with what soaps are being made, what the goats are up to and which sales we will be at.
Contact:  happygoatsoap@yahoo.com
Shop Online:  loveHAPPYGOATsoap.etsy.com

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake

Ed will return next week. Thanks

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

We’re on break until August 1. See you soon!

 

Last but not least

 

Friends of the Market

If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

Certified Organic Blueberries Return!

Published on by sweetWaterAdmin Category: What's New at the Market?
Blueberry Heritage Farm returns!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 21st, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

One more week of Certified Organic Blueberries!

 

At this week’s market:

 

Blueberry Heritage Farm of Holland

Lydia LaCroix tells us that she can guarantee more blueberries this week, but with the last day’s  rain slowing down picking (can’t pick wet berries) she doesn’t know the exact quantity. Translation: If you want blueberries come early!

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Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with our CSA shares as well as pickles, cukes,  kales,  garlic,  potatoes, basil, scallions, summer squash, and okra!

 

Chickadee Creek of Nunica

We’ll be at the market with heirloom zucchini, summer squash, slicing cucumbers, and pickling cucumbers.

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

This week we will have TOMATOES!! Come early to get the best choice to go with your Laughing Tree bread and Creswick bacon!

Have you tried a Tromboncino summer squash yet? Stop and talk to Mike about what makes these summer squash special.

Our wax beans and purple beans are coming on strong. Carrots are available we have a golden cooking carrot as well as some fresh Danvers.

Our garlic is harvested and curing. We will bring some fresh uncured garlic that you can use now or finish curing for later use. Fresh onions red and yellow.

Come see our fresh herb selection. Basil! We will have basil bunches to make pesto. We are running a special on Basil Bunches – see us at market!  Amanda also has a new line of herbal teas available!

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Week #2 of BRAT EXTRAVAGANZA!

Enjoy this perfect summer weekend by firing up the grill. Once again we will have OBERON, BLUEBERRY, APPLE-SMOKED, & LAMB BRATS!

BEEF
Steaks: Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices are back!

PORK
Breakfast Sausage Patties!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Pork Tenderloin is back!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks Jalepeno Cheddar!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take PROJECT FRESH coupons as well as credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~ Want bulk kale or chard?  Order it ahead of time for a reduced price.  Sunflowers! Broccoli,  Cucumbers and pickles, Beets, Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil and Parsley; Dill in quantity for making pickles.  New Red Potatoes. Onions. Mesclun Spicy Greens Mix. Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!

BEEF ~  Pre-orders accepted.  Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.

Other cuts available this week:

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck Roasts
  • Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Tongue
  • Soup Bones

Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

 ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

Rosemary Round:  (Local, freshly chopped rosemary transforms our light wheat bread into something altogether new) $5.50

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

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

Michigan Cherry Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried oranges & zest.

Hilltoppers  Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger  $2.25 each.

 Expedition Cookies– The kitchen sink including bits of chocolate, coconut, and raisins rolled into whole oats and barley flour.   $2.25 each

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Red Pepper Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars. Try our Gouda with Dill, Gouda with Chili, Lamont Cheddar, or Edam!

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
HOOPHOUSE OFFERINGS
We’ll have lots of garden veggies.
PASTURE RAISED CHICKEN
Try our delicious pasture raised chicken on the grill.
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Lots of fresh veggies = great baked goods.
Join us for a FARM TO TABLE DINNER !  Enjoy a tour of our farm and a
delicious dinner made with fresh food grown here on Liberty Family
Farm.
Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake

Ed Bisacky is a new farmer who is farming on several acres of the family land he grew up on in Spring Lake. Though the land hasn’t been farmed for years (his grandparents were farmers) he has been busy clearing the brush & scrub and has the good fortune of having wonderful soil to work with.

 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Tate Luchies will return next week with maple syrup & honey .

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike will not be at market this week, however we appreciate your business and your continued prayers and good wishes for rain for our crops.  We got nearly a half-inch in the last rainstorm – not enough but we’re grateful for it!

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

We’ll be back next week, thanks!

Last but not least

 

Friends of the Market

Thanks & Big Sweetwater Hugs to Lee Henderson & Kate Heineman for renewing their Friend of the Market contribution!

As always, if you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

Blueberry season is here!

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Organic Blueberries!!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 14th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

At this week’s market:

 

Blueberry Heritage Farm of Holland

We  welcome back Heritage Farm & Lydia LaCroix. Lydia thinks she will have enough either Jewel or Patriot berries for at least several markets but if you want to be sure to get some come this week!

 

New Vendor!

Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake

Ed Bisacky is a new farmer who is farming on several acres of the family land he grew up on in Spring Lake. Though the land hasn’t been farmed for years (his grandparents were farmers) he has been busy clearing the brush & scrub and has the good fortune of having wonderful soil to work with. This week he will bring beets, swiss chard, dino  kale, lettuce and zuccini squash, and assorted herbs.

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with our CSA shares as well as garlic, kale, okra, cucumbers and pickles, basil, summer squash, potatoes. See you there!

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Mike from Shady Side Farm will be at market this week with his certified organic dry beans and wool products. Lona’s been weaving, and Mike will have several new rugs along this week. We appreciate your business and your continued prayers and good wishes for rain for our crops.

 

Chickadee Creek of Nunica

We’ll be at the market with eggs, a lot of squash, zucchini, slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, and possibly some okra.

 

Maple Moon Farm of Hart

We’re back, and we have TOMATOES! Cucumbers! Trombocino summer squash!  Kale, garlic, green beans, peas, carrots, large bunches of basil, and a variety of fresh herbs.  We also have herbal teas, grown and blended on our farm.

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

BRAT EXTRAVAGANZA!

Just in time for another week of “too hot to cook indoors”: we have OBERON, BLUEBERRY, APPLE-SMOKED, & LAMB BRATS!

BEEF
Steaks: Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices (out this week,  more next week)

PORK
New this week: Breakfast Sausage Patties!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Pork Tenderloin is back!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Ham Deli Lunch slices

Chicken Deli Lunch slices (out this week, back next week)

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks Jalepeno Cheddar!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~ Want bulk kale or chard?  Order it ahead of time for a reduced price. Broccoli,  Cucumbers, Beets, Peas.  Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil and Dill.  New Potatoes.     Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!

BEEF ~  Pre-orders accepted.  Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.

Other cuts available this week:

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck and English Roasts
  • Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Tongue
  • Soup Bones

Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

 ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated.  This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Pecan Date Scones

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

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

Orange Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried oranges & zest.

Hilltoppers  Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger  $2.25 each.

Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original.  $2.25 each.

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Red Pepper Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

 

Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville

We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars.

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
HOOPHOUSE OFFERINGS
Heirloom tomatoes, Italian flat beans, zucchini and cukes!
GARDEN OFFERINGS
Lots of fresh Red Norland potatoes, beets and swiss chard.
PASTURE RAISED CHICKEN
Try our delicious pasture raised chicken on the grill.
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Lots of fresh veggies = great baked goods.  We have fresh broccoli for
our quiches, beets greens for our pizzettas, zuchinni for great
muffins and more….
NEW! Zucchini Spice Muffins
NEW! Broccoli and Organic Cheddar Quiche
NEW! Beet Green & Scallion Pizzettas
NEW! Blueberry Crumb Cake
NEW! Cranberry Coconut Granola
Veggie Turnovers
Roasted Onion and Ciabatta Bread With Organic Cheddar Cheese
Kale and Onion Quiche  Avail. Gluten Free
Gluten Free Brownies
NEW! Blueberry Crumb Cake Gluten Free
Join us for a FARM TO TABLE DINNER !  Enjoy a tour of our farm and a
delicious dinner made with fresh food grown here on Liberty Family
Farm.
 

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home
Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,
Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice &
Lavender and Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets

Last but not least

Sweetwater is a Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

Friends of the Market

As always, if you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, stay cool, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!

 

 

July comes in like an oven!

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Whew! July comes in like an oven!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 7th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

At this week’s market:

 New Vendor!

Selestial Soap of Traverse City

“It shouldn’t cost more to live green!”

That’s the idea that led a team with years of experience in the cleaning and laundry business to develop Selestial Soap. They wanted to use environmentally-friendly “green” products that really worked, but didn’t believe that those products should cost extra. After selling Selestial Soap Natural Liquid Laundry Detergent locally and receiving rave reviews, they decided that everyone should have the opportunity to “Save the Planet within Your Budget”.

Selestial Soap is:

• Hypoallergenic • Non-Toxic • Biodegradable • Cost-Efficient • Concentrated • Non-Sudsing • Clean Rinsing • 100% Biodegradable
• Safe for Septic and Grey Water Systems •  Great for Standard or High Efficiency Machines

Selestial Soap’s All-Natural Ingredients contain:

• No Phosphates • No Dyes • No Optical Brighteners • No Petroleum Derivatives

• Scented versions always use Natural Essential Oils, never perfumes.

PRODUCTS SELESTIAL WILL BE BRINGING TO SWEETWATER

50oz Laundry Soap/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented

Selestial  64oz Softening Rinse

Selestial Sun 64oz/Non-Chlorine Bleach

Selestial 32oz Pre-Treat Stain Spray

Scenty Bears/Natural Dryer Sheet Alternative

Selestial  32oz All Purpose Cleaner Disinfects On Contact

I’LL FLY AWAY NATURAL BUG REPELLENT 2oz, 4oz. 8oz

Concentrated Refills 16oz/Citrus, Spring Bouquet, Un-Scented

Soft Bottoms Made Especially For Babies Sensitive Skin Great For Diapers

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

New this week:

BLUE BERRY BRATS are BACK!

CHICKEN BBQ PATTIES are BACK!

PRE-ORDER for the best choice! We want to encourage you to pre-order as much as possible, please see below for info on how to sign up.

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 4 pr pkg

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Whole Chicken

Chicken Leg Quarters

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices

PORK
New this week: Breakfast Sausage Patties!

We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!

Pork Tenderloin is back!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

Country Style Ribs. Super meaty, perfect for barbecue.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Ham Deli Lunch slices

Chicken Deli Lunch slices

Lamb Brats

Bratwurst

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks Regular and Jalepeno Cheddar!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*

We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:

Five (5) or more loaves of bread

Ten (10) or more pastries.

PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm

More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts

HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY?  We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).

Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days).  They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact!  Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY!  There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.  They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix.  Our children love them!  We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:    

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00

Oceana Round  ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

 Third Coast Three Seed  (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

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

SPECIALTY BREAD

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

Pastries available for Saturday:

Cranberry Orange Scones

Truly Ginger Scones

Michigan Cherry Scones

Lovely Lemon Poppyseed Scones

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

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

Cherry Deep Mud Brownies  $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried Michigan cherries.

NEW-Cranberry Expodition Cookie $2.25  The original hearty cookie with cranberries to replace the raisins.

NEW-Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers  $2.25  A little Chocolate Chunk and Walnut magic.

BAKER’S DOZEN:  If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!

We are truly honored to bake for you and your families.  We do appreciate all feedback—especially if you feel dissatisfied with either the bread or the service you received—we want to hear about it!  We want a chance to make it right!

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.

Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.

Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~ Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Cucumbers, Beets, Peas.  Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. A lot of Kale and Chard,  Fresh Basil and Dill.  New Potatoes.     Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!

BEEF ~  Pre-orders accepted.  Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.

Other cuts available this week:

  • We have lean Ground Beef!
  • Chuck and English Roasts
  • Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
  • Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
  • Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
  • Liver, Tongue
  • Soup Bones

Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

 ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags.  Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be at market with our CSA shares as well as Kale, garlic & herbs! See you there!

 

CJ Veggies of Holland

Greens are coming on! Ellen from CJ Veggies will be bringing kale, zuccini, mesclun mix, arugula.

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery

We will be at market with a great supply of baked goods from our bakery, veggies from the hoophouse and meats from the farm!

 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

 

 

Last but not least

 

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

 

Friends of the Market

As always, if you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have  Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.

 

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, stay cool, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!