Come taste the fruits of our labors this weekend!

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Organic White Flesh Peaches!
Organic White Flesh Peaches!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 5th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. ½ mile S of Lakes Mall-exit US31 at Pontaluna Rd
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh Market

This Week’s Vendors

Fruitful Acres of Manistee
Certified Organic White Flesh Peaches! Excellent fresh eating or buy some to freeze for later. Also: large tomatoes for slicing or canning.

Kandy Korn Sweet Corn!
Kandy Korn Sweet Corn!

Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
BEEF SALE! BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! Soup Bones $1 per lb. Buy 4 pkgs Ground Beef Patties $20. Other cuts available: Rib Eye Steak, New York Strip, oxtail, tenderloin, Rib Steaks, Sirloin steak, Chuck and Arm Roasts, Rolled Rump Roast, TBones, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, Short Ribs, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Kandy Korn Sweet Corn! Leeks! Cucumbers in quantity with dill for canning! Also: Celery, eggplant, sweet peppers & fingerling potatoes, Kennebec Potatoes – the best for homemade french fries, Green Beans, Broccoli, Red Norland Potatoes, Lettuce Mix, Chard and Kale, summer squashes, and whatever else we find ready to pick on Friday! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives, dill.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24, a new Greek oil and Mansur from Argentina.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing a new assortment of 1# bags.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Olson Farm of Shelby
Tomatoes, Ailsa Craig white & Copra red onions, red potatoes, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certfied Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
New! We proud to announce an addition to our cheese line-up. It’s called Polkton Corners, and is a delicious, unpressed Gouda. Also: Gouda, Leyden, Gouda Spice (garlic & onion), Edam, Lamont Cheddar.

Peach Coffee Cake!
Peach Coffee Cake!

Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Lots of goodies at the market this weekend! We’re open at the shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., too. If you would like to order ahead, please call the shop – 231.728.6383. Make sure you speak with a live person and NOT the voicemail system. Be sure to specify where you’d like to pick up your order (shop or market).
Bread – Specials this week: Stuffing Bread (OK, so it’s not Thanksgiving. If you ask me, anytime is a good time for stuffing!) – onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, garlic, and fresh herbs, all conveniently packaged in one loaf of bread; Cheddar & Chard Bread; Cheesy Shiitake Pockets. All the veggies are from either Earthscape/Full Circle Farm, Frasure Farms, or Funny Farm. We will also have our regular Saturday schedule of bread (visit www.earthlykneads.com for details) minus the beer and cheesy breads (had to make room for the specials!).
Special Sweets – Coffee-Cakes made with the beautiful, organic white peaches from market!
Scones – Honey Lemon & Fig; Apple Cinnamon; Dark Chocolate Chip
Muffins – Peach-filled Streusel Muffins; Blueberry. Both are made with organic, michigan fruit!
Cookies – Dark Chocolate Chip; Snickerdoodles (Cinnamon-Sugar); Double Chocolate Espresso Oatmeal (all oats, no wheat); Cranberry Orange Oatmeal (all oats, no wheat)
Granola – Several varieties this week, plus Gorp and Muesli
Extras – Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, and Organically-Grown Heirloom Garlic (these bulbs are HUGE!) from Frasure Farms. We’ll also have an assortment of Food for Thought and Naturally Nutty with us.

Back to School with Creswick Snack Sticks!
Back to School with Creswick Snack Sticks!

Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Healthy Snacks for Kids Sale continues! Creswick Meat Snack Sticks. Buy 4 for $4.00 each, get 1 pack free!
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
Pork Sausages: Red Hot Brats, Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken Links, Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Lamb Sausages: Moroccan Lamb link sausage!
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
New item! Pork Tenderloin!
Country Style Ribs! Tender, very meaty. We did these in the crock pot for 4 hours then grilled with our secret sauce – yum!
Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! Back this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. Filet Mignon. Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Pastured Poultry
New item! Smoked Chicken Halves! Also: Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
New! Fresh ducks and fresh turkey pieces.
Sale! Our 2008 chicken turkey & duck is on sale now – 50% off while it lasts!
Hoophouse & Veggie Garden! Leeks, Sweet corn, Cabbage, Multi-colored carrots. Cucumbers for pickling & slicing. Green, purple, & yellow, dragon & rattlesnake pole beans. Collards, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Yukon Gold, Kennebec & Red Lasota potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage. Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks. Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
For any Fertrell fall garden supplies please call 616-677-6178 and Paul will bring it to market.
Also: Chicken & Duck Eggs, Honey, maple syrup, garden books, bagged wool.
Nantucket Bread Co. Freshly baked loaves of Whole Wheat Raisin Bread as well as regular Whole Wheat, baked with organic flour.

September Special Sampler Pack!
September Special Sampler Pack!

Brittanies Thyme of Cedar Springs
Now Certified Organic!
Nancy returns this week with a special Sampler Pack to start the fall – 3 vials (1 each of Organic Facial Steam (a blend of peppermint, lavender and calendula), French Green Clay with White Tea facial mask and Organic Almond Oatmeal Facial Scrub for exfoliating. The trio is priced at $14/now on special for $10. The perfect opportunity to try our facial spa products for yourself or give as a gift.
New item this week! We are bringing an assortment of natural and organic loose and bagged teas from Soul Infusions here in Cedar Springs. Many individual varieties to choose from as well as assessories. Perfect to warm up with or just relax by. 
Last but not least: Big Sweetwater Hugs & Thanks goes out to new members Jeff Plyler, Nancy McCumber & Wendy Swartz!
If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Sweetwater is now on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muskegon-MI/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535
Hurry! Cast your vote in the Local Harvest “Great Farmer’s Markets”
Contest ending September 17th!
Well, with less than two weeks left we would really like to get to 100 votes – and that means we need 5 people to step up! Thanks to the 95 of you who have voted so far and also for your wonderful heart-warming comments – now c’mon the rest of you, help us out! Sponsored by Local Harvest, the Grand Prize is $5000 – that will buy a lot of Pop-Up tents! Also, there are prizes for the person who recruits the most friends to vote for the market! Here’s the link:
http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/11309

Thanks for all you do as a consumer and advocate of a healthy local food system!

See you at the Market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Tomatoes! Sweet Corn! Ooey Gooey St Louis Butter Cake!

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tomatoes Sweet Corn

Ooey gooey St Louis Butter Cake

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 29th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. ½ mile S of Lakes Mall-exit US31 at Pontaluna Rd
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh Market

Sweetwater Back-to-School Healthy Snacks Saturday!
Kids – sample healthy snacks with our vendors!

This Week’s Vendors
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
Kids – stop by and try a healthy veggie snack!
Grass-Fed beef for sale by the quarter – please call or email if you are interested, or talk to me at the Market.
BEEF SALE! BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! Soup Bones $1 per lb. Other cuts available: Rib Eye Steak, New York Strip, oxtail, tenderloin, Rib Steaks, Chuck and Arm Roasts, Rolled Rump Roast, TBones, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, Short Ribs, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Fingerling Potatoes $3 per quart! Sweet Corn! Leeks! Cucumbers in quantity with dill for canning! Also: New lettuce mix, Celery, eggplant, sweet peppers, Green Beans, Broccoli, Red Norland Potatoes, Chard and Kale, summer squashes, and whatever else we find ready to pick on Friday! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives, dill.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35, or buy a jar from us. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand, Mansur from Argentina, and a new Greek oil, also bottled Catalan.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags. More is on order, here’s hoping it arrives by Friday.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Kids – stop by and try a healthy veggie snack!
Olson Farm of Shelby
Tomatoes! Not a huge amount yet so come early if you’re interested. Also: Ailsa Craig onions, red potatoes, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Kids- Sample some Naturally Nutty peanut butter this Saturday!
Lots of goodies at the market this weekend! We’re open at the shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., too. If you would like to order ahead, please call the shop – 231.728.6383. Make sure you speak with a live person and NOT the voicemail system. Be sure to specify where you’d like to pick up your order (shop or market).
Bread – Specials this week: Leek & Sage Spelt Bread; Roasted Veggie Corn Bread; English Muffin Bread. All the veggies are from either Earthscape/Full Circle Farm or Funny Farm. We will also have our regular Saturday schedule of bread (visit www.earthlykneads.com for details) minus the beer and cheesy breads (had to make room for the specials!).
Special Sweets – Ooey-Gooey St. Louis Style Butter Cakes
Scones – Chocolate Cherry; Blueberry Cardamom; Cinnamon Raisin
Muffins – Strawberry Vanilla; Blueberry Streusel
Cookies – Vegan AND Gluten Free Coconut; Dark Chocolate Chip; Snickerdoodles (Cinnamon-Sugar); Double Chocolate Espresso Oatmeal (all oats, no wheat); Cranberry Orange Oatmeal (all oats, no wheat)
Granola – Several varieties this week, plus Gorp and Muesli
Extras – Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, and Organically-Grown Heirloom Garlic (these bulbs are HUGE!) from Frasure Farms. We’ll also have an assortment of Food for Thought and Naturally Nutty with us.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Back to School Healthy Snacks for Kids Special! On sale again this Saturday – Creswick Meat Snack Sticks. Buy 4 for $4.00 each, get 1 pack free!
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Nathan’s newest creation: Red Hot Brats! Per customer request he’s really kicked these sausages up a notch!
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken Links, Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Lamb Sausages: Back this week – Moroccan Lamb link sausage!
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
Back this week! Country Style Ribs! Tender, meaty, excellent grilled. Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! Back this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. Filet Mignon. Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
Certified organic blueberries! Brendan will be bringing Elliot blueberries this Saturday! Kids can try a sample of one of the superfoods of snacks!
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken turkey & duck is on sale now – 50% off while it lasts!
Hoophouse & Veggie Garden! Sweet corn! Cabbage, Multi-colored carrots. Cucumbers for pickling & slicing. Also canning quantities of beans! Green, purple, & yellow, dragon & rattlesnake pole beans. Collards, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Yukon Gold, Kennebec & Red Lasota potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage. Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks. Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
For any Fertrell fall garden supplies please call 616-677-6178 and Paul will bring it to market.
Also: Chicken & Duck Eggs, Honey, maple syrup, garden books, bagged wool.
Nantucket Bread Co. Freshly baked loaves of Whole Wheat Raisin Bread as well as regular Whole Wheat, baked with organic flour.
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Keep those pesky moths away from your closets and cupboards and knitting baskets. Try my own Moth Away blend and lavender sachets!
New this week – Special Laundry Bar from Lavender Hill Farms! This is a special soap bar to spot treat stubborn stains, and remove dirt and grime from clothing and other house hold items. It’s a big chunky bar that will last many years and is environmentally safe, using no harsh chemicals or bleach. No more stain remover bottles to throw away! Also organic lavender dryer bags for a light lavender scent to use instead of dryer sheets.
Nice selection of hand made cards, gift bags and tags too!
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Sorry, no cheese this week, next week we’ll have more!

Last but not least: If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Sweetwater is now on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muskegon-MI/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535

Hurry! Cast your vote in the Local Harvest “Great Farmer’s Markets” Contest ending
September 17th!
Thanks to the 94 of you who have voted so far and also for your wonderful heart-warming comments – now c’mon the rest of you, help us out! Sponsored by Local Harvest, the Grand Prize is $5000 – that will buy a lot of Pop-Up tents! Also, there are prizes for the person who recruits the most friends to vote for the market! Here’s the link:
http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/11309

Thanks for all you do as a consumer and advocate of a healthy local food system!

See you at the Market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Sweetwater Back to School Saturday!

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Win a Family Portrait for Canned Goods!

Kids – bring in a canned good to be donated to a local food pantry and enter a drawing for a free family portrait ($150 value!) by area photographer Rae Jean Erickson. That’s her photo above, and you can check out her other wonderful photos at Photography by Raejean

Sweetwater Back-to-School Healthy Snacks Saturday!
Kids – sample healthy snacks with our vendors!

Music at the Market!
Front Porch Pickers Return with a Back to School Special!
The Pickers will be singing entertaining “back-to-school” music and leader Jo Ann Windberg will have some school supplies for kids!

This Week’s Vendors at Sweetwater Local Foods  Market
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
Certified organic blueberries! Brendan will be bringing Elliot blueberries this Saturday! Kids can try a sample of one of the superfoods of snacks!
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Kids– Sample some Naturally Nutty peanut butter this Saturday!
Lots of goodies at the market this weekend! We’re open at the shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., too. If you would like to order ahead, please call the shop – 231.728.6383. Make sure you speak with a live person and NOT the voicemail system. Be sure to specify where you’d like to pick up your order (shop or market).
Bread – Specials this week: Pumpernickel; Cheesy Hot Pepper (made with organic cheddar cheese); Roasted Veggie Corn Bread. All the veggies are from either Earthscape/Full Circle Farm or Funny Farm. We will also have our regular Saturday schedule of bread (visit www.earthlykneads.com for details) minus the beer breads (had to make room for the specials!).
Sweets – Italian Cream Cupcakes (available in packs of 2 or 4), Black & Blue Berry Whole Wheat Coffee Cakes
Scones – Cherry Poppyseed, Apple Cinnamon, Wild Blueberry
Muffins – Mixed Berry, Dark Chocolate-Cherry
Cookies – Vegan AND Gluten Free Coconut; Vegan AND Gluten Free Peanut Butter; Sundrop; Sugar; Cranberry Almond
Granola – Several varieties this week, plus Gorp
Extras – Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, and Organically-Grown Heirloom Garlic (these bulbs are HUGE!) from Frasure Farms. We’ll also have an assortment of Food for Thought Jams & Preserves and Naturally Nutty Nut Butters with us.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Back to School Healthy Snacks for Kids Special! Grab a sample of Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! This Saturday only, buy 4 for $4.00 each, get 1 pack free!
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Healthy School Lunches start with Creswick’s Thin-sliced Ham Sandwich Meat! Sandwich sized slices of smoked ham from heritage pastured pork, nitrate free and packaged in easy to use zip-lock bags. Also: Nathan’s newest creation- Red Hot Brats! Per customer request he’s really kicked these sausages up a notch!
Other Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken Links, Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Lamb Sausages: Back this week – Moroccan Lamb link sausage!
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
Back this week! Country Style Ribs! Tender, meaty, excellent grilled. Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! Back this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. Filet Mignon. Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
Kids – stop by and try a healthy veggie snack!
Grass-Fed beef for sale by the quarter – please call or email if you are interested, or talk to me at the Market.
BEEF SALE! BUY 10 PACKAGES OF OUR GROUND BEEF AND GET 10% OFF. BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! Soup Bones $1 per lb. Other cuts available: Rib Eye Steak, New York Strip, oxtail, tenderloin, Rib Steaks, Chuck and Arm Roasts, Rolled Rump Roast, TBones, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, Short Ribs, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Sweet Corn! Leeks! Cucumbers in quantity with dill for canning! Also: Celery, eggplant, sweet peppers & fingerling potatoes, Green Beans, Broccoli, Red Norland Potatoes, Lettuce Mix, Chard and Kale, summer squashes, and whatever else we find ready to pick on Friday! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives, dill.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35, or buy a jar from us. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags. More is on order, here’s hoping it arrives by Friday.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Grass Menagerie of Whitehall
Lois will bring wild-harvested blueberries from a field near her farm left alone for over twenty years. The bushes are nestled in among roses, honeysuckle & cherry trees. These were a market favorite last year. Also, she will have a nice variety of her home made castile soaps: Sensitve Skin with pure olive, coconut oil & goats milk, Scrubber Soap with horsetail & llang-llang; Peppermint Shower Soap with lavender, hops & jasmine. She will also have potted lemon balm & aloe vera for sale.
Olson Farm of Shelby
Ailsa Craig onions are in! Jim claims they are hands down better than any Vidalia he’s ever tasted! Also: red potatoes, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken turkey & duck is on sale now – 50% off while it lasts!
Hoophouse & Veggie Garden! Sweet corn! Cabbage, Multi-colored carrots. Cucumbers for pickling & slicing. Also canning quantities of beans! Green, purple, & yellow, dragon & rattlesnake pole beans. Collards, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Yukon Gold, Kennebec & Red Lasota potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage. Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks. Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
For any Fertrell fall garden supplies please call 616-677-6178 and Paul will bring it to market.
Also: Chicken & Duck Eggs, Honey, maple syrup, garden books, bagged wool.
Nantucket Bread Co. Freshly baked loaves of Whole Wheat Raisin Bread as well as regular Whole Wheat, baked with organic flour.
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Keep those pesky moths away from your closets and cupboards and knitting baskets. Try my own Moth Away blend and lavender sachets!
New this week – Special Laundry Bar from Lavender Hill Farms! This is a special soap bar to spot treat stubborn stains, and remove dirt and grime from clothing and other house hold items. It’s a big chunky bar that will last many years and is environmentally safe, using no harsh chemicals or bleach. No more stain remover bottles to throw away! Also organic lavender dryer bags for a light lavender scent to use instead of dryer sheets.
Nice selection of hand made cards, gift bags and tags too!
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
We will return next week with a large selection of your favorite certified organic Dutch style raw milk cheeses!

Last but not least: If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Sweetwater is now on Facebook!

Hurry! Cast your vote in the Local Harvest “Great Farmer’s Markets” Contest ending September 17th!
Thanks to the 91 of you who have voted so far and also for your wonderful heart-warming comments – now c’mon the rest of you, help us out! Sponsored by Local Harvest, the Grand Prize is $5000 – that will buy a lot of Pop-Up tents! Also, there are prizes for the person who recruits the most friends to vote for the market!  Visit Local Harvest Care2 Love Your Farmers Market

Thanks for all you do as a consumer and advocate of a healthy local food system!

See you at the Market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Summer’s Bounty!

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Healthy. Humane. Homegrown. Local Food You Can Trust!
Healthy. Humane. Homegrown. Local Food You Can Trust!

What’s New at Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 15th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. ½ mile S of Lakes Mall-exit US31 at Pontaluna Rd
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh Market

Food, Inc Returns to the Harbor Theatre This Friday!
Sweetwater Mkt representatives will be there for a Q&A after the show…..http://www.theharbortheater.com/

This Week’s Vendors
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
Certified organic blueberries! Brendan will bring more of the wonderful Bluecrop blueberries this Saturday!
Fruitful Acres of Manistee
Hugh Bowling’s helper Adam returns this week with more luscious Blackberries, and the Tart Cherries are holding steady for one more week!
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Nathan’s newest creation: Red Hot Brats! Per customer request he’s really kicked these sausages up a notch!
Pork Sausages: Blueberry Brats, Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken Links, Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Lamb Sausages: Back this week – Moroccan Lamb link sausage!
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
Back this week! Country Style Ribs! Tender, meaty, excellent grilled. Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! Back this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. Filet Mignon. Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Sale continues! Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! Regular price $5.00 for 4 sticks, this Saturday get $1.00 off each pack!
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
BEEF SALE! BUY 10 PACKAGES OF OUR GROUND BEEF AND GET 10% OFF. BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! Other cuts available: RibEye, New York Strip, oxtail, tenderloin, TBone, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Cucumbers in quantity with dill for canning! Also: Celery, eggplant & fingerling potatoes in quantity! Tender young Green Beans, Broccoli, Red Norland Potatoes, Carrots, Beets with Greens, Lettuce Mix, Head Lettuce, Chard and Kale, summer squashes, cucumbers, and whatever else we find ready to pick on Friday! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives. CSA members got sweet peppers, eggplant and tomatoes this week so we will have some for you all in a few weeks.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35, or buy a jar from us. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags. More is on order, here’s hoping it arrives by Friday.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Our new helper Diane is working the market this weekend – stop by and make her feel welcome to the Sweetwater Market! Can’t make it to market? We’re open at the shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., too. If you would like to order ahead, please call the shop – 231.728.6383. Make sure you speak with a live person and NOT the voicemail system. Be sure to specify where you’d like to pick up your order. Our booth will have a little different look to it starting this weekend (the display case has met an unfortunate end). We still have muffins, scones, and other goodies – they’ll just be packed a little differently.
* Bread – Specials this week: Pumpernickel; Cheesy Hot Pepper (made with organic cheddar cheese and in very limited supply – we were only able to get our hands on a small number of local organic peppers because it’s been so cold lately); Leek & Sage Spelt; Potato & Dill. All the veggies are from either Earthscape/Full Circle Farm or Funny Farm. We will also have our regular Saturday schedule of bread (visit www.earthlykneads.com for details) minus the beer breads (had to make room for the specials!).
* Sweets – Mini Zucchini Spice Loaves, Zucchini Muffins with Cinnamon Frosting
* Scones – Dark Chocolate Chip, Honey Lemon & Fig, Blueberry Cardamom
* Muffins – Blueberry (made with the big, beautiful organic blueberries from Blueberry Heritage Farm!), Orange-Mango
* Cookies – We have A LOT of cookies this week! Sugar; Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip; Vegan AND Gluten Free Coconut; Sundrop; Snickerdoodle; Cranberry Almond; Sweet & Salty Cashew; and Malted Chocolate Chip Oatmeal
* Granola – 5 different varieties this week, plus Gorp & Muesli
* Extras – Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, and Organically Grown Heirloom Garlic (these bulbs are HUGE!) from Frasure Farms. We’ll also have an assortment of Food for Thought and Naturally Nutty with us.
Olson Farm of Shelby
Ailsa Craig onions are in! Jim claims they are hands down better than any Vidalia he’s ever tasted! Also: red potatoes, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken is on sale now – 50% off while it lasts!
Hoophouse & Veggie Garden! Multi-colored carrots, Mortgage Lifter tomatoes & Cherry tomatoes. Cucumbers are in! Pickling & slicing. Also canning quantities of beans! Green, purple, & yellow, drago & rattlesnake pole beans. Lettuce, collards, chard, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Yukon Gold potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
We will have Gouda with Dill, Garlic & Onion Gouda, & Edam. Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread.

HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!

Brittanie’s Thyme of Cedar Springs
We’re celebrating our organic certification and offering our loyal customers 20% OFF YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE! Six years after our inception (and the real Brittanie has now turned 5!) we have reached a tremendous milestone and we want to celebrate with you! We received a great response on our website in June to our “Free Facial Serum Sample” offer. Thank you all for answering the product survey in return. Just so you know we are deep in the planning stages to launch our new facial serum this fall, at the very latest the first of the year.
Something cute and new we’ll have at our table this Saturday is hand tie-dyed hair ties. $1.50 each or a bag of 5/$5.00 just in time for going back to school!
And a short note: We are anticipating a cost increase in September, so please take advantage of our sale prices on your favorite items this market!
Theresa’s Bags n’ Blooms
Theresa makes very unique hand sewn bags from recycled & new fabrics that you can use for shopping, school and more. She is also a flower lover and grower and will bring a selection of her favorite blooms.

This Saturday Only – Certified Organic Tart Cherries!

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Certified Organic Tart Cherries from Fruitful Acres
Certified Organic Tart Cherries from Fruitful Acres

This Week’s Vendors
Fruitful Acres Farm of Manistee County
One week only – certified organic tart cherries!
If you want cherries to put up for pies, etc. you’ll want to visit Fruitful Acres booth this Saturday. Shorter season and higher demand has limited the cherries available to this market only. Hugh has been certified organic since 1997 and is a partner in the Northern Natural LLC – producers of the cherry juice concentrate sold at the market.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Nathan’s famous Blueberry Brats are back!
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
New this week! Country Style Ribs! Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! Back this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. We just grilled a tasty sirloin with minced garlic and a bit of balsamic vinegar atop our Cuostralee tomatoes – yum! Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Sale continues! Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! Regular price $5.00 for 4 sticks, this Saturday get $1.00 off each pack!
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
BEEF SALE! BUY 10 PACKAGES OF OUR GROUND BEEF AND GET 10% OFF. BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! Other cuts available: RibEye, New York Strip, oxtail, tenderloin, TBone, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: tender young Green Beans, Broccoli, Fingerling Potatoes, Red Norland Potatoes, Carrots, Beets with Greens, Lettuce Mix, Head Lettuce, Chard and Kale, summer squashes, cucumbers, and whatever else we find ready to pick on Friday! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives. I also still have some parsley plants – 2 for $1. CSA members got sweet peppers, eggplant and tomatoes this week so we will have some for you all in a few weeks.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35, or buy a jar from us. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags. More is on order, here’s hoping it arrives by Friday.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Olson Farm of Shelby
Ailsa Craig onions are in! Jim claims they are hands down better than any Vidalia he’s ever tasted! Also: red potatoes, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken is on sale now!
Hoophouse Greens! Cucumbers are in! Pickling & slicing. Also canning quantities of beans! Green, purple, & yellow. Lettuce, collards, chard, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Mixed greens. Yukon Gold potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
We will have Gouda with Dill, Garlic & Onion Gouda, & Edam. Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread.
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
Sorry we won’t be at Sweetwater this week due to schedule conflicts but we’ll be back next Saturday with more great blueberries!
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
We’re running a triathlon this Saturday but we’ll be back next week!
Theresa’s Bags n’ Blooms
Theresa makes very unique hand sewn bags from recycled & new fabrics that you can use for shopping, school and more. She is also a flower lover and grower and will bring a selection of her favorite blooms.

Last but not least: If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Certified Organic Bluecrop Blueberries!

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Certified Organic Bluecrop Blueberries!
Certified Organic Bluecrop Blueberries!

As a life long Michigander and former blueberry (scatter) picker, these are the berries I remember!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 1st, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. ½ mile S of Lakes Mall-exit US31 at Pontaluna Rd
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh Market

This week’s vendors:

Congratulations to Brittanie’s Thyme – They’re USDA Certified Organic!

Brittanie’s Thyme of Cedar Springs
We’re celebrating our certification and offering our loyal customers 20% OFF YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE! Six years after our inception (and the real Brittanie has now turned 5!) we have reached a tremendous milestone and we want to celebrate with you! We received a great response on our website in June to our “Free Facial Serum Sample” offer. Thank you all for answering the product survey in return. Just so you know we are deep in the planning stages to launch our new facial serum this fall, at the very latest the first of the year.
Something cute and new we’ll have at our table this Saturday is hand tie-dyed hair ties. $1.50 each or a bag of 5/$5.00 just in time for going back to school!
And a short note: We are anticipating a cost increase in September, so please take advantage of our sale prices on your favorite items this market!
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
This week the Bluecrops are coming! The Kiel’s were amazed at how quickly they sold out of all their organic berries last year, so plan to get some this weekend and remember blueberries are one of the ten SuperFoods – freeze em for a taste of summer this (can’t say it, starts with a “w”)!
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Breads:
Specials This Weekend: Picnic Bread, made with chard from Earthscape/Full Circle Farm, roasted shiitake mushrooms from Frasure Farms, organic marinara sauce, and mixed cheeses from The Cheese Lady; Goat Cheese Swirl Bread, made with our French Bread and herbed goat cheese from Dancing Goat Creamery. We will also have our usual assortment of Saturday breads (please visit our website – www.earthlykneads.com for the complete list) and a small selection of discounted, day-old bread. We ALWAYS use certified organic, Michigan-grown, and stone-ground grains in our bread. If you ever have any questions about our ingredients, please ask!
Sweets:
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies: Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookies (all oats, no wheat), Malted Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies (all oats, no wheat), Sweet & Salty Cashew Cookies (all oats, no wheat), HUGE Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies, and more!
Muffins & Scones: Chocolate-Cherry, and Strawberry – made with REAL ORGANIC fruit! Our 100% Whole Grain Scones, made with organic grains, organic dairy, and eggs from Creswick Farms: Blueberry Cardamom, Honey Lemon Fig, and Cinnamon Raisin
Granola, Etc: Blueberry Hazelnut (NEW!), Cranberry Pecan, Cherry Almond, and “Totally Nuts!” Granola, Michigan Fruit & Maple Gorp, and Maple-Glazed Muesli.
Extras: Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, and Fresh Garlic from Frasure Farms; Preserves and other goodies from Food for Thought; Nut Butters (including Sunflower Butter!) from Naturally Nutty
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Nathan’s famous Blueberry Brats are back!
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
New this week! Country Style Ribs! Also: Ham steaks. Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Fire up the Grill – We’ve got STEAKS! New this week: Flank Steak (think Fajitas & London Broils), T-Bones, Ribeye & Sirloin Steak. Also: Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Sale continues! Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! Regular price $5.00 for 4 sticks, this Saturday get $1.00 off each pack!
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, whole chicken & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: At this point we are only taking pre-orders for eggs. See below.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
BEEF SALE! BUY 10 PACKAGES OF OUR GROUND BEEF AND GET 10% OFF. BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! New cuts: RibEye, New York Strip. Plus we have other cuts: oxtail, tenderloin, TBone, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Green Beans! Sugar Snap Peas, Snow peas, Broccoli, Scallions, Fingerling Potatoes, Carrots, Beets with Greens, Lettuce Mix, Head Lettuce, Chard and Kale, and whatever else we find ready to pick tomorrow! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives. I also still have some parsley plants – 2 for $1.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Olson Farm of Shelby
Jim returns to the market this week with red potatoes, onions, green beans and this spring’s batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken is on sale now!
Hoophouse Greens! TOMATOES! Lettuce, collards, chard, kohlrabi, beets, green onions & big onions, mixed greens. BEANS! Green, purple yellow & dragon! Squash: green, yellow & 8 ball zuccini. Yellow scallop squash. Broccoli. Mixed greens. Yukon Gold potatoes. Herbs: Fresh & dried parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary & sorrel.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
We will have Gouda Chili Spice, Gouda with Dill, Garlic & Onion Gouda, Leyden, & Edam. Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
Paul will bring Apricots to the market this week! These are grown out at Jim Anderson’s farm with no chemical sprays applied.
Also this week: Kale and garlic.
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread.

HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!

Sheryl Rose Marshall of Spring Lake
Sheryl works in all areas of glass, including stained, fused, blown and lampworked. She is self-taught in all disciplines with additional training by Peter McGrain of Bingen, Washington and Henry Grimmet of Glass Alchemy in Portland, Oregon. Sheryl has been producing amazing glass pieces for over 7 years, and her works have been purchased nationwide and are in private collections in several countries. This week she will bring a few new fused pieces and some new glass beads.
Theresa’s Bags n’ Blooms
Theresa makes very unique hand sewn bags from recycled & new fabrics that you can use for shopping, school and more. She is also a flower lover and grower and will bring a selection of her favorite blooms.
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
August is the beginning of serious bug weather! Try my own Moth Away blend sachets for cupboards, closets, clothes storage and knitting baskets. A nice blend of herbs and spices to keep those pesky moths at bay. Also organic lavender dryer bags for field fresh laundry.
Sweet hand embroidered bags with lavender sachets for a unique present or treat for yourself.
Nice selection of hand made cards, gift bags and tags too!

Last but not least: We would like to thank our newest Friend of the Market, Joanne Patterson for her contribution! If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Sweetwater is now on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muskegon-MI/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535

Keep Sending Your Votes to the Local Harvest “Great Farmer’s Markets” Contest!
Thanks to the seventy-four of you who have voted so far and also for your wonderful heart-warming comments – now c’mon the rest of you, help us out! Sponsored by Local Harvest, the Grand Prize is $5000 – that will buy a lot of Pop-Up tents! Also, there are prizes for the person who recruits the most friends to vote for the market! Here’s the link:
http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/11309

Thanks for all you do as a consumer and advocate of a healthy local food system!

See you at the Market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Fruits of Summer – Blueberries, Sweet Cherries and now Apricots!

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apricotsYou gotta love this time of year in Michigan! This week even our animal farmers and bakers are getting into the “fruit” act! You’ll find Creswick’s famous Blueberry Brats, and Earthly Kneads Chocolate Cherry Bread (warning: one taste and you’re hooked for life!)

Also, our fab Front Porch Pickers are back to entertain everyone with their sweet old time sounds!

This week’s vendors:

Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
Second week for Certified organic blueberries! Samantha or Brendan will bring more “Duke” blueberries this Saturday! The Kiel’s were amazed at how quickly they sold out of all their organic berries last year, so plan to get some this weekend!
Fruitful Acres Farm of Manistee County
Certified organic sweet cherries!
Hugh has been certified organic since 1997 and is a partner in the Northern Natural LLC – producers of the cherry juice concentrate sold at the market.
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Breads:
Specials This Weekend: Chard & Goat Cheese Bread, made with chard from Earthscape/Full Circle Farm and herbed goat cheese from Dancing Goat Creamery; Chocolate Cherry Bread, made with the big, black, beautiful organic cherries from Fruitful Acres; Cheesy Shiitake Picnic Bread, made with fresh shiitakes from Frasure Farms and a mix of cheeses from The Cheese Lady. We will also have our usual assortment of Saturday breads (please visit our website – www.earthlykneads.com for the complete list). We ALWAYS use certified organic, michigan-grown, and stone-ground grains in our bread. If you ever have any questions about our ingredients, please ask.
Sweets:
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies: Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Grasshopper Cookies, Blueberry Pecan Cookies, Sundrop Cookies, Cranberry Almond Cookies, and HUGE Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Muffins: Strawberry-Vanilla, and Blueberry Cardamom – made with REAL ORGANIC fruit! Our 100% Whole Grain Scones, made with organic grains, organic dairy, and eggs from Creswick Farms: Dark Chocolate Chip, Honey Lemon Fig, and Apple Cinnamon
Granola, Etc: Blueberry Hazelnut (NEW!), Cranberry Pecan, Cherry Almond, and “Totally Nuts!” Granola, Michigan Fruit & Maple Gorp, and Maple-Glazed Muesli.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
New! Nathan’s famous Blueberry Brats are back!
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken Links & Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Links.
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
New this week! Ham steaks. Also: Pork Chops. Apple Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Filet Mignon. Sirloin Steak. Chuck Roast. Gourmet Burgers, grass-fed beef & hickory smoked bacon 3-1/3lb patties per pkg. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. Ground Beef Patties 3-1/3lb patties per pkg.
Sale continues! Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! Regular price $5.00 for 4 sticks, this Saturday get $1.00 off each pack!
Pastured Poultry
Boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: We are out of eggs this week.
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
BEEF SALE! BUY 10 PACKAGES OF OUR GROUND BEEF AND GET 10% OFF. BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! New cuts: RibEye, New York Strip. Plus we have other cuts: oxtail, tenderloin, TBone, Porterhouse, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Green Beans! Sugar Snap Peas, Snow peas, Broccoli, Scallions, Fingerling Potatoes, Carrots, Beets with Greens, Lettuce Mix, Head Lettuce, Chard and Kale, and whatever else we find ready to pick tomorrow! Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives. I also still have some parsley plants – 2 for $1.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken is on sale now!
Hoophouse Greens! Mixed greens, arugula, beet greens, salad burnet, radish, spinach, parsley.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Rebecca’s Garden
Rebecca Filbrun returns this week with greens and green beans from her half of the Happy Hill hoophouse!
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
We will have plenty of our new Gouda Chili Spice, Gouda with Dill, Garlic & Onion Gouda, Leyden, Edam & Lamont Cheddar. Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
New! Paul will bring Apricots to the market this week! These are grown out at Jim Anderson’s farm with no chemical sprays applied.
Also this week: Kale and garlic.
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread
HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!
Theresa’s Bags n’ Blooms
Theresa makes very unique hand sewn bags from recycled & new fabrics that you can use for shopping, school and more. She is also a flower lover and grower and will bring a selection of her favorite blooms.

Fruits of Summer: Certified Organic Blueberries & Sweet Cherries!

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Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland MichiganUp and down the West Michigan coastline, the names say it all: Fruitvale, Fruitland, Fruitful – we are the FRUIT coast!

This week we’ll have the delicious “Duke” Blueberry from Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland, and more of those lucious Sweet Cherries from Fruitful Acres Farm of Manistee.

Also at the market this week:

Creswick Farms of Ravenna
BEEF SALE! Creswick Smoked Meat Snack Sticks! Regular price $5.00 for 4 sticks, this Saturday get $1.00 off each pack!
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Links & Bulk, Chorizo.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken & Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese.
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
Hickory Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Sirloin Steak. Chuck Roast. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg. 1/3 # Beef Burgers 3/pkg.
New Product! Gourmet Burgers. A tasty combination of grass-fed beef and hickory smoked bacon, perfect for grilling! 3 per pkg.
Pastured Poultry
Boneless chicken breast, chicken wings, leg quarters, & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: Soy-Free Eggs!
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
We have quarters of BEEF for sale. Call or email if you are interested.
BEEF SALE Continues! BUY 2 ROASTS AND GET 10% OFF! New cuts: RibEye, New York Strip. Plus we have all our other cuts: oxtail, tenderloin, TBone, Porterhouse, Sirloin, short ribs, liver, heart, stew meat, Swiss steak, ground beef bulk and patties. This is a mix of all grass-fed beef and some beef with our usual few months of grain to tenderize the meat. Please send me your advance orders and I’ll be sure to save beef for you.
VEGGIES THIS WEEK: Sugar Snap Peas, Beets with Greens, Scallions, Broccoli, Carrots, Snow Peas, Lettuce Mix, Head Lettuces, Chard and Kale. Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, dill and chives. I also still have some parsley plants – 2 for $1. Calling all juicers! Bulk greens! Kale and chard in 5# bags for $15.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! A new shipment just arrived. I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Sale! Our 2008 chicken is on sale now!
Pullet Eggs. These are the smaller, first batch of eggs from our newest layers.
Hoophouse Greens! Mixed greens, arugula, beet greens, salad burnet, radish, spinach, parsley.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
We will have plenty of our new Gouda Chili Spice, Gouda with Dill, Garlic & Onion Gouda, Leyden, Edam & Lamont Cheddar. Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
New this week: Kale and garlic.
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Chilled Whole Wheat Pizza Dough! Sold in single size bags, just roll out on a pizza tin, let rise a bit and then add your favorite toppings! Also: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Seven-Grain Sourdough bread, Cranberry Walnut bread and Health Muffins.
Earthly Kneads of MuskegonBreads: Specials This Weekend: Chard & Goat Cheese Bread, made with chard from Earthscape/Full Circle Farm and herbed goat cheese from Dancing Goat Creamery; Cheesy Roasted Shiitake & Garlic Picnic Bread, made with fresh shiitakes and garlic from Frasure Farms and a mix of cheeses from The Cheese Lady; and Light Whole Wheat Croissants, made with organic wheat and real organic butter. We will also have our usual assortment of Saturday breads (please visit our website – www.earthlykneads.com for the complete list). We ALWAYS use certified organic, michigan-grown, and stone-ground grains in our bread. If you ever have any questions about our ingredients, please ask.
Sweets: Cookies, cookies, and more cookies (including dark chocolate chip)! Muffins made with REAL ORGANIC fruit! Our 100% Whole Grain Scones, made with organic grains, organic dairy, and eggs from Creswick Farms!
Granola & Gorp: Several varieties of granola available, too.
Shiitake Mushrooms: They’re back! Frasure Farm’s big, beautiful, and fresh shiitake mushrooms that are log-grown WITHOUT the use of herbicides or pesticides. Get ’em while they’re fresh!
Olson Farm of Shelby
Jim will return this week with more freshly dug red potatoes, onions and Taste of Spring Maple Syrup

HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!

Brittanies Thyme of Cedar Springs
Summer special! This week we are featuring our Organic Insect Repellent line. Our original 4oz bottle/$8.00 will be a Summer Special for $6.00. We also have added a new travel size 1oz for $3.50, (a great companion to our travel roll-on of Organic Bug Bite Relief) and a new economy refill 16oz (give 4 refills) for $28.00. This product was featured in both Health magazine and All Natural Mothering as a safe alternative for use on children.
Imagination to Creation Jewelry of North Muskegon
Add some sparkle to your summer wardrobe with a dagger drop ankle chain or a quick change bracelet. Also new summer jewelry sets.
Under the Pines of Fruitport
Stop by and find your favorite handcrafted soap. Many special blends to choose from! All of our soaps use essential oils (except Oats and Oils for those who prefer unscented soap) and have 10% shea butter.
Also available; Tub Teas, English Mustard Foot Bath, Body butters, and a great assortment of our customers favorite lip balm (buy 4 lip balms and get one free)! We have hand made laundry washing soda too, with just the things you need for a nice clean wash without the harmful chemicals!
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Back for the start of summer, my own Moth Away blend sachets for cupboards, closets, clothes storage and knitting baskets. A nice blend of herbs and spices to keep those pesky moths at bay. Also organic lavender dryer bags for field fresh laundry.
Sweet hand embroidered bags with lavender sachets for a unique present or treat for yourself.
Nice selection of hand made cards, gift bags and tags too!

Strawberries & Garlic Scapes: Summer’s On!

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garlic scapes strawberries

You might wonder what strawberries and garlic scapes have in common, but here in Michigan they are a sure sign that summer is definitely here!

This week at Sweetwater:

Another Great Farmer’s Market Contest!
We were sent a link to this contest from a customer and it looks pretty sweet! Sponsored by Local Harvest, the Grand Prize is $5000 – now that will buy a lot of Pop-Up tents! Also, there are prizes for the person who recruits the most friends to vote for the market! Thanks to the 15 friends who voted so far – here’s the link:
http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/11309

Sweetwater Market Going to ROTHBURY Festival Again July 2-5!
In just 6 days we’ll be heading back up to the ROTHBURY Festival, this year with great organic farmers and food producers from all over the state joining us! Check out our weblog at www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarketrothbury2009.wordpress.com

Music at the Market! Returning to play more of that great Olde Tyme Music will be The Back Row Pickers & Friends, including Jo Ann, Chris & Ruth, two Bills, Donna & Jim!

This Week’s Vendors

Sweetwater welcomes a new vendor!
Fritz’s Gourmet Garlic & Shallots of Montague
Fritz Korthase studied Horticulture at MSU and has always had a love of plants, and growing his own food using organic methods. Five years ago he started growing and learning about garlic, planting 5-10 lbs more each year. He and his wife Mary do extensive gardening and landscaping around their house, and in addition to the garlic and shallots are now selling the extra perennials they have propagated in their nursery. This week Fritz will bring loads of garlic scapes, rhubarb & raspberry plants and assorted perennial flowers like day lilies & iris.
Fruitful Acres Farm of Manistee County
Week two! Lucious strawberries! Limited quanities, so come early!
Hugh has been certified organic since 1997 and is a partner in the Northern Natural LLC – producers of the cherry juice concentrate sold at the market.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Note: For the July 4th market we will be bringing advance orders only. Please email Chris Bedford your July 4th meat order no later than Wednesday, July 1st by noon. Thanks!
This weeks SPECIAL! Round Roast & Chuck Roast $3.50/lb!
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
Pork Sausages: Jalapeno Brats, Garlic Kielbasa, Breakfast Link, Chorizo and Jalapeno Cheddar Summer Sausage.
Snack Sticks: Beef & pork ground, spiced & smoked to perfection. 5/pkg.
Chicken Sausages: Apple Chicken & Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese.
Lamb Sausages: Moroccan Lamb Sausage links.
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
Hickory Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Boneless Pork Chops, Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Grass-fed Beef
Filet Mignon. Sirloin Steak. Round Roast. Chuck Roast. Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg.
Beef Burgers 3/pkg
New Product! Gourmet Burgers. A tasty combination of grass-fed beef and hickory smoked bacon, perfect for grilling! 3 per pkg.
Pastured Poultry
Whole chicken, chicken wings, leg qtrs, boneless chicken breast & ground chicken in 1# pkg.
Also: Soy-Free Eggs!
Also: Creswick Farms Pet Food. ½# package of ground mixed beef, lamb, & chicken for $2.00! Meat is frozen, uncooked
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
4th of July Market: Advance orders would be appreciated. If you are interested in ordering something for next week, please email me at pbobier@voyager.net by no later than Wednesday, July 1st at noon. Thanks!
BEEF! We have all our cuts: oxtail, tenderloin, steaks, roasts, short ribs, liver, heart, stew meat, ground beef. These were young Angus heifers, grass-fed their whole lives, and fed home-grown and ground grains for a couple of months before butchering.
NEW VEGGIES THIS WEEK! Snow Peas! Carrots! Beets with lovely greens! Romaine Lettuce! Also: Lettuce Mix at Summer Season prices! Escarole. Head Lettuce. New tender Chard and Kale! Garlic Scapes. Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, chives.
I also still have some parsley plants – 2 for $1.
Sale! Organic Olive Oil! Bring in your quart jar and fill it with Catalan Spanish oil for $35. In the famous Rioja wine producing region of Northern Spain, the three Catalan brothers and their proud families produce an exceptional olive oil from their small orchard of Arbequina olives. It is smooth-tasting with a great balance, very good fruit, and the aftertaste is a bit peppery. The unfiltered oil is Certified Organic by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. It is exceptional with lamb, beef, salad or spicy foods. I will also have Moutere Grove from New Zealand ~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $30 and bottled Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Harmony Gardens of Montague
Hoophouse greens at the market this week include: Rainbow mix carrots. Parsley. Fresh Dill – think dilled asparagus! Garlic Chives. Mint. Dahlias & Sunflowers.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
Fait Gras. Pronounced “fay gra”, our newest English style cheese has been selling out fast. It is made with a very high cream content, making it milder than our Lamont Cheddar; very smooth & creamy. We will also have Gouda, Gouda with Dill, Leyden (Gouda with Cumin), Gouda Spice (garlic & onion), Edam, and Lamont Cheddar. Temporarily sold out of the chili cheese.
Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
Plenty of chicken eggs.
Lamb! This week at the market: We have individual cuts of lamb in chops, roasts, ground lamb, stew meat and shanks. Also, you can still order a half or whole lamb.
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Chilled Whole Wheat Pizza Dough! Sold in single size bags, just roll out on a pizza tin, let rise a bit and then add your favorite toppings! Also: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Seven-Grain Sourdough bread, Cranberry Walnut bread and Health Muffins.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Pullet Eggs. These are the smaller, first batch of eggs from our newest layers.
Hoophouse Greens! Mixed greens, arugula, beet greens, salad burnet, radish, spinach, parsley, rainbow chard. Rhubarb.
From Rebecca’s Side of the House: Spinach & a Wild n’Tasty Salad Mix.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including
Granola Breakfast Cookies and several gluten-free offerings.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.
HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!
The Grass Menagerie of Whitehall
Lois returns this week with more of her new line of hand-made soaps and felted soap holders.
All-Purpose soap: Hard & plain castile soap lightly scented with Lemongrass.
Head to Toe: Peppermint, horsetail, and rosemary.
Soothing Bath: Hops, lavender & jasmine.
Scrubby. Tea leaves embedded to give a nice scrubby hand soap. Mildly scented with vetiver, geranium, and ylang- ylang.
All soaps are simple castile type with some goats milk. Essential oils only.
Imagination to Creation Jewelry of North Muskegon
Add some sparkle to your summer wardrobe with a dagger drop ankle chain or a quick change bracelet. Also new summer jewelry sets.
Under the Pines of Fruitport
Stop by and find your favorite handcrafted soap. Many special blends to choose from! All of our soaps use essential oils (except Oats and Oils for those who prefer unscented soap) and have 10% shea butter.
Also available; Tub Teas, English Mustard Foot Bath, Body butters, and a great assortment of our customers favorite lip balm (buy 4 lip balms and get one free)! We have hand made laundry washing soda too, with just the things you need for a nice clean wash without the harmful chemicals!
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Back for the start of summer, my own Moth Away blend sachets for cupboards, closets, clothes storage and knitting baskets. A nice blend of herbs and spices to keep those pesky moths at bay. Also organic lavender dryer bags for field fresh laundry.
Sweet hand embroidered bags with lavender sachets for a unique present or treat for yourself.
Nice selection of hand made cards, gift bags and tags too!
Theresa’s Bags & Blooms of Ravenna
Theresa returns this week with new flowers, bags and produce.

Last but not least: Sweetwater welcomes our newest Friend of the Market, Louis Ward – Thanks, Lou! If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.
Please remember that we are now open every Saturday!

Great Weather, Great Food, Great Music – Yippee!

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Doug the Singing Cowboy and the Sagebrush Band!
Doug the Singing Cowboy and the Sagebrush Band!

Music this week by Doug the Singing Cowboy and the Sagebrush Band, with the Back Row Pickers including Jo Ann Windberg!

Saturday, April 25th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Indoors at Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. ½ mile S of Lakes Mall-exit US31 at Pontaluna Rd
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh Market

This Week’s Vendors Include:

Earthscape/Full Circle Farm of Hesperia
Are you interested in joining our CSA? If so, see Patrice at our table, or email pbobier@voyager.net
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG! http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
BEEF! We have more beef this week – all our cuts: steaks, roasts, short ribs, liver, heart, stew meat, ground beef. Stock up now! These were young Angus heifers, grass-fed their whole lives, and fed home-grown and ground grains for a couple of months before butchering.
PARSNIPS ~ freshly dug, sweetened over the winter. Only a few pounds left!
ONIONS! The last from storage.
Lettuce Mix!
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE! I’ll be bringing an assortment of 1# bags.
Fresh Rosemary from the Greenhouse.
Organic Olive Oil! These oils are imported from all over the world. They are grown, pressed and bottled on small organic farms. Incredible quality! Check out http://organicoliveoilcompany.com
Now in stock:
Mansur 375 ml $15; 750 ml $25
Catalan 250 ml $16; 500 ml $24
Moutere Grove SALE~ 250 ml $20; 500 ml $35
Harmony Gardens of Montague
Hoophouse greens this week include: Baby Lettuce Mix, Turnip greens, Parsley, Arugula, White, Russian & Dino Kale mix, Mustard Mix including Osaka Purple and Senposai.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Handcrafted Sausages and Specialty Meats
Fresh-Aire Pastured Pork.
New this week: Ham Steaks. Also: Hickory Smoked Nitrite-Free Bacon, Boneless Pork Chops, Pork Breakfast sausage in links & bulk. Soup Seasoning Bacon Ends.
Pork Sausages: Bacon-Cheddar-Brats, Smoked Polish and Garlic Kielbasa
Chicken Sausages include: Apple/Chicken Sausage Links and Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese.
Lamb Sausages: Moroccan Lamb Sausage.
Pastured Chicken
No chicken available until middle of April.
Grass-fed Beef
Round Roast and Ground Beef in 1 lb pkg and 1/3 lb. Beef Burgers 3/pkg
Beef Snack Sticks. We are out of Filet Mignon this week.
New Product! Creswick Farms is now offering a ½# package of ground mixed beef, lamb, & chicken for $2.00! Meat is frozen, uncooked. Cooked or raw, add your own fresh greens and cooked rice and you have a great locally made food your pets will devour!
Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by Monday before the market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. For a complete list of products, please see the website: www.CreswickFarms.com .
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Certified Organic raw milk cheeses in the Dutch process tradition.
New! Chili Cheese! A tasty aged gouda with dried red chili peppers.
Fait Gras is back! Pronounced “fay gra”, our newest English style cheese has been selling out fast. It is made with a very high cream content, making it milder than our Lamont Cheddar; very smooth & creamy. We will also have Gouda, Gouda with Dill, Leyden (Gouda with Cumin), Gouda Spice (garlic & onion), Edam, and Lamont Cheddar.
Learn more about our cheese, and other products at www.grassfieldscheese.com
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Cookies! Sweet salty cashew cookies, Old fashioned chocolate chip, & Thumbprint shortbread cookies with Food for Thought jam. Scones. Muffins.
Biscotti! Apple Pie, Cranberry Orange Pecan & Double Chocolate Cherry.
Five kinds of granola. Michigan Gorp.
Breads! Gouda for What Ales You, Tuscan French, Wholegrain spelt. Seeded spelt.
Save! Nice selection of discounted, frozen breads.
As always, we will have Food for Thought Jams & Naturally Nutty Peanut Butters.
Our bakery is also open Saturday, from 9am to 2pm.
Call 231 728-6383. Visit the website at www.earthlykneads.com
Ag and Health Alive of Marne
Last week for Jerusalem Artichokes.
Last week for Goose eggs. Small number of duck eggs.
Plenty of chicken eggs.
From Nantucket Bread Company of Grand Rapids: Chilled Whole Wheat Pizza Dough! Sold in single size bags, just roll out on a pizza tin, let rise a bit and then add your favorite toppings! Also: Whole Wheat Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Seven-Grain Sourdough bread, Cranberry Walnut bread and Health Muffins. Made of whole grain organic flours.
Lamb! This week at the market: We have individual cuts of lamb in chops, roasts, ground lamb, stew meat and shanks. Also, you can still order a half or whole lamb.
We are an authorized Fertrell Dealer and have a huge list of available organic garden supplies.
Happy Hill Farm of Hart
Hoophouse Greens! Mixed greens, arugula, beet greens, turnips, salad burnet, radish, spinach, parsley, rainbow chard.
From Rebecca’s Side of the House: Spinach & a Wild n’Tasty Salad Mix.
Turkey Sausage and Ground Turkey . Breakfast, Italian, Brat & Chorizo. Breakfast & Italian in links/andor bulk. Turkeys were fed certified organic feed.
Ducks! Young and tender. The drakes weigh about 6 lbs.; the hens are just over 3 lbs.
Pastured turkey: Fed certified organic grain. We will have frozen packaged thighs, drumsticks, breast roast, sliced breast, and tenderloin.
Pastured chicken: Two options: Frozen chicken fed certified organic grains or chicken fed our own 2nd year transition corn. We have all cuts—whole, cut up, bone-in and boneless skinless breast, drumsticks, thighs, leg quarters and wings, soup stock, feet, liver, hearts and gizzards. All of our meats are raised on pasture with daily moves, and are processed on farm: no stressful transporting.
Stewing Hens. Hens retired from laying eggs make the best chicken soup in the world! Simmer these gals for several hours and you have genuine old-fashioned chicken! Or roast on high in the crockpot with no water for 8-12 hours for scrumptious roasted chicken!
Rabbit. Whole, frozen. Raised by David Filbrun on the farm.
Happy Hill will have Abundant Harvest Bakery goods at their booth, including Granola Breakfast Cookies.
Free-Range Eggs: Large. Also, goose eggs.

HandCrafteds
Locally made products good for the body and spirit!

Sochon & Halona Pottery of Twin Lake
Mother’s Day Very Special Sale! Every couple of years we accumulate a group of odds and ends of our ceramic pieces. Now it’s time to clear them out and make room for new items. Beginning this week and May 9th we are offering 50 to 70% off all of the following 100% microwaveable, dishwasher, oven and food safe items: Decorative Tiles, Wine goblets, Urns, Bowls, Dinnerware, Assorted vases, Mugs, Teapots, Fish plates, Cutting boards, and more!
Imagination to Creation Jewelry of North Muskegon
Winners of Kids Day Drawing!
Young Lady Necklace – Betsy (no last name: maybe Horrigan?)
Boys Beach Necklace – Wesley Sweet. If these items are not picked up this weekend they will be at the market managers table.
Theresa’s Bags n’ Blooms
Theresa returns this week with a selection of new spring bags, handsewn from her own favorite patterns & fabrics, and possibly tulips!
Creature Comforts of Grand Haven
Brighten up your table inside and out with colorful cloth napkins . There are 2 sizes– large adult size of many different patterns and smaller size for children with fun boy and girl patterns! Also come and feel the cuddly , soft , tied baby quilts that would be just right for a new baby or toddler . They are all handmade of pre-washed cotton and will stand up to many washings! There are also some special hand pieced and hand quilted baby quilts for that wonderful addition to your family or circle of friends.
Under the Pines of Fruitport
Looking forward to the sunshine and seeing you at Sweetwater this week! Stop by and try our handcrafted soaps in the following aromas:
Patchouli and Sweet Orange, and Oats and Oils (no essentials added to this one for those who prefer unscented).
All of our soaps have 10% shea butter added to help fight that post winter “dry” skin. Our Bath Teas are a special treat as well as our body butters (excellent for moisturizing feet, knees, elbows, cuticles and hands).
A great assortment of our customers favorite lip balm too in several yummy flavors (buy 4 lip balms and get one free)!
Back in stock, our hand made laundry washing soda with just the things in it you need for a nice clean wash without the harmful chemicals!
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Organic lavender dryer bags for field fresh laundry, nice to use with Under the Pines Lavender Washing Soda!
New hand made cards and gift tags. Small bags with hand embroidery of muslin and burlap, make great little keepsakes presents for birthdays,
and Mother’s Day. Floral and woodsy sachets to tuck in drawers, cars, luggage, gym bags and closets.
Peacocks’ Earthly Creations
We create one of a kind cement leaf sculptures using leaves from our gardens as the mold. The sculptures are stained or painted and then sealed so they can be used in the home or the garden. We use a variety of leaves from small morning glory to huge elephant ears to create candle holders, birdbaths and more.
LaMaire Handblown Glass Art of Grand Haven
Linda LaMaire will be bringing the glasswork of her son Jonathan LaMaire. He has been a glassblower for 10 years, now working out of his studio in Grand Haven. She will bring: handblown glass pendants, bracelets, perfume bottles, marbles, oil lamps and diffuser bottles (including diffuser reeds and essential oils) Jonathan’s glass art is sold in several different galleries and museums throughout the country. Linda will also bring her own decorative felted balls and bowls – Great mother’s day gifts!
Kathy Lucas of Grand Haven
Kathy has been knitting, quilting, and crafting out of her home for many years. Today she will be bringing photo gift cards (all her own photos), lavender sachets, and felted wool coasters. These items will be good Mother’s Day gifts.

Last but not least: Big Sweetwater Hug & Thanks to Marianne Nelson & Jackie Nelson for renewing their Friend of the Market membership! If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, 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. Please note: Higher Grounds Coffee 1# bags for sale at Earthscape booth.

Please remember that we are closed next Saturday, May 2nd. We will be open again on Saturday, May 9th.

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