Sweetwater Holiday Market #1! |

winter_farmers_market — Sweetwater Holiday Market #1!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, December 3rd, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We are an authorized Bridge Card Farmers Market

Sweetwater Holiday Market Week #1!

This Saturday you will find more locally grown, crafted, cooked, sewn and baked products for giving to your loved ones this Christmas than anywhere else in West Michigan!

Not to mention some darn good organically grown greens, garlic and more!

At this week’s market:

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

Our gardens are all put to bed for the winter, but we still have lots of storage crops and the hoophouse is full.

From the hoophouse: Baby Beets! Sweet tender beets with beautiful greens. Turnips-a spicy red with a traditional turnip flavor and our white sweet mild salad turnips, both with greens. Salad turnips are available without greens, too. Kale, Swiss Chard, Spinach, Lettuce, and Arugula. Email bulk greens orders to maplemoonfarm@gmail.com.

In storage-winter squash, pie pumpkins, onions, potatoes, garlic, and carrots.

Back again! We will also have our Jones Family Doughnuts! Original (a fry cake style doughnut rolled in cinnamon and sugar) and Pumpkin Spice (made with our own pumpkin). Buy them individually, by the half dozen, or the holes by the dozen! A tasty treat you can feel good about knowing they are made with local and organic ingredients.

We are taking pre-orders on half dozen (of a single variety) $7.00. Please email by 6pm Friday. They are baked fresh early Saturday morning.

Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maple-Moon Farm/266858233357042?ref=ts

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be back at market this week with more of our garlic, onions, spinach and possibly some chard.

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hesperia

We will be at market Saturday with frozen turkey cuts including breast, drums & thighs. Please call 231-794-7936 if you need information.

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~ SALE: Butternut Squash sale this week .75 per lb! Sale continues! Other squashes.

We will also have Savoy & Red Cabbage, Smooth Green Cabbage – Make Sauerkraut! Celeriac, Potatoes & Kale. Herbs: The last of the Parsley, Cutting leaf Celery and Rosemary.

BEEF ~ BEEF SALE is continuing: Beef Hearts are $2 per lb.

Other cuts available this week:

We have lean Ground Beef!
Porterhouse, Tenderloin and Sirloin steaks
New York Strip and Rib Eye Steaks
Rolled Rump and Chuck Roasts
Stew Meat & Short Ribs
Liver, Tongue, Oxtail.

Our steers are on lush rotational pastures from May to November. They get all our quality hay they can eat, plus a little home-grown and ground- on-the-farm grain mostly in winter. Feeding cows small amounts of good grains are like humans eating small portions of dessert. It’s ok for them as long as grass and legumes are their main diet. The steers are hung to age and processed by Ebel’s Meats in Falmouth, a family-run USDA operation.

ORGANIC OLIVE OIL from Palestine! 500 ML Bottles. Organic, Extra Virgin and Cold Pressed. This oil is imported by Higher Grounds Coffee.

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

Olson Farm of Shelby

If you’re looking for the perfect Buy Local gift, I will be bringing some butcher block style cutting boards made from my farm’s 50 year old Maple trees, along with my Taste of Spring Maple Syrup in 12 oz gift bottles. Several of the cutting boards even have the tap marks in them.

This week only: I’m taking orders for halves and quarters of my 1-year old Galloway & Simental cross beef. Tender, on pasture. Call for more info: 231.861.4903.

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Come sample our newest jam creations: Apple Pie Jelly, Special Late Harvest Rubel (a wild heirloom blueberry) and Smooth Operator Red Plum, along with many others.

In addition to Grassfield’s famous Dutch process Goudas & Cheddars, we will now carry a selection of cheeses from Cowslip Creamery! Located on Lubbers Farm in West Michigan, Cowslip is dedicated to making excellent cheese the old fashioned way, by hand, using fresh milk from cows grazing sustainable pastures. This week try either the artisan Phocas, or Brigid. Also we’ll have a selection of delicious Flatbread Crackers from the Lubber’s on-farm Little Rooster Bakery!

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
New product! Prosciutto! Nathan is at it again, just in time for the holidays!

This “Italian Ham” as it is widely known, is salted and air dried for a lengthy period. After curing, prosciutto is sliced into paper thin pieces which are usually slightly transparent. It is typically eaten uncooked, on charcuterie plates, wrapped around fruit and vegetables, or in salads. In some cases, prosciutto may be lightly cooked, as is the case when it is tossed with pasta.

BEEF
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

Gourmet Burgers – Ground Beef with Bacon

Corned Beef Hash! Perfect for when you want a quick meal, with potatoes and spice already added, or add eggs for breakfast! 1# pkg.

CHICKEN
Whole Chickens

Apple Chicken Sausage Links

Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless

Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Patties, BBQ or Plain. 1# 4/pr pkg.

PORK
Pork Tenderloin

Pork Chops
Pork Steak
Bacon, Apple & Hickory Smoked
Breakfast Sausage Bulk & Links

Italian Bulk Sausage!

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
German Thuringer

Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices

Deli Sliced Old Fashioned Bologna.

Pepperoni Slices

Pancetta. Italian style, cured, seasoned & spiral sliced in small bundles.
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. $3.25 a dozen.

PRE-ORDERS. Space limitations force us to carry only the most asked for meats. If you want to be sure to get the meats you want every week, PRE-ORDERING is the way to go. Take a look at the complete product list here: www.CreswickFarms.com
Email or call Diana Jancek at dijaan1@charter.net or (231)292-1152 no later than midnight on the Monday evening before the next market and she will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday

Facebook Fan Page:

http://www.facebook.com/CreswickFarms

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery breads are all made from 100% organic flours and grains. Nearly all of our breads are naturally-leavened using a levain that we cultivate on site in our bakery. All of our doughs undergo a long, slow fermentation process that produces extraordinarily flavorful and easily digestible breads. The grand finale: our breads are baked in a handbuilt ,wood-fired brick oven which creates loaves of amazing texture and beauty!

New this week! Orange and Dark Chocolate Brownies!

This Week’s SPECIALTY BREADS are:

Pain au Chocolat (Deep, dark French Valrhona chocolate and our lovely light wheat bread) $7.00

OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:

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

Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00

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

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

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

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

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

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

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar and tongue-tingling organic black pepper) $8.00

Pastries for Saturday: We will be baking our Simply Currant Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, Truly Ginger Scones, and our Michigan Cherry Scones. All of our scones are made with organic butter and cream, fresh eggs, and a pinch of organic sugar. Deep Mud Brownies.

***HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY? We make two different varieties of granola including:

MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA: organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, sliced almonds, Michigan honey, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/pound

LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA: organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, Michigan honey, Michigan-made peanut butter, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/ pound

We are truly honored to bake for you and your family.

Hilde and Charlie Muller

Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart

From the Hoophouse– chard, kale, lettuce, radishes and arugula!
New! WREATHS– we make these from fresh silver fraser fir, and decorate them naturally!
Pre order Christmas Turkeys
BAKERY OFFERINGS
We have a special selection of Baked Goods just for the Holiday Season! I hope you enjoy.
New! The Christmas Breakfast Cookie made with premium white chocolate, dried cherries and almonds.
New! Gingerbread Bundt Cakes – mini.
New! Challah Bread – great for french toast!
New! Raisin Apple whole wheat bread.
New! Cinnamon Coffee Bundt Cake
New! Maple Nut Granola made with Michigan maple syrup & honey and dried Cherries!
New! Maple Gingersnaps made with pure maple syrup from Michigan.
New! Spice Rosemary Nuts- made with fresh Rosemary and a mixture of nuts.
We will also have our regular flavors of Breakfast Cookies and Quiches, plus Gluten Free Items.
Tim is back from shearing sheep out west and is looking forward to market! See you there.

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home

Honey for the Holiday’s and every day! Several sizes to choice from. Local and not over heated or over filtered.

Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites available such as Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice & Lavender

Featured Soap this week: Lavender – only essential oil is used for added scent (true with all our soaps. Lavender is known to be antibacterial in nature as well as good aromatherapy to calm and relax at the end of a stressful day.
Nature does it best with Michigan beeswax candles from tea lights to tapers. Bright and long burning,
Smooth & rolled tapers, and many other fun shapes to choose from. Great with fall colors and textures.
Lip Balms– smooth, moisturizing blend, current flavors: Grapefruit, Natural
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags back in 2 sizes & Organic Lavender Sachets (smell great and natural moth deterrent)
Hand made cards & gift tags for bags, boxes & wine bottles and a variety of gift boxes for soaps.

Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking of Spring Lake

Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking will be at Sweetwater Saturday to sign cookbooks and will also be selling some handpicked gift items for your favorite foodies gift basket.

Patricia’s Chocolates The Michigan Chocolate Bar! A Solid 58% couverture dark chocolate in the shape of Michigan’s lower peninsula. A heart is piped on the chocolate for Muskegon area. $4

Fortunato No. 4 Patricia’s Chocolate® is one of only a few chocolatiers in the world entrusted with this extraordinary chocolate. $4.50

Other chocolate: 2-piece set of Michigan Cherry and Blueberry Chocolates, and Fresh Mint and Arabica & Espresso Chocolates $5.20

Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking signed by the author $25

Naturally Nutty – Handcrafted Nut Butters from Traverse City. 8 ounce jars in 4 delicious flavors; Organic Pepita Sun Seed Butter $6.75, Organic Vanilla Almond Butter $7.75, Butter Toffee Peanut Butter $5.75, and Organic Peanut Butter $5.75.

30 Minute Mozzarella & Ricotta Kit –Just add Milk! The Kit contains tools and enough ingredients to make Mozzarella 30 times using our own easy recipe! The whole process takes ±30 minutes!!! = $25

Basic Hard Cheese Making Kit – If you are a beginner cheese maker then this is the kit for you. Farmhouse Cheddar, Gouda, Monterey Jack, Feta, Cottage Cheese, Colby, Parmesan and Ricotta. $35

Home Cheese Making – Considered to be the “Bible of home cheese makers”. There are 75 cheese recipes, 25 other dairy recipes, Q&A, and lots more. $16.95

Salt Starter Set 1oz tins – Six gourmet sea salts, 1oz tins, idea for anyone exploring artisan salt for the first time. $25

Salad Salt Set – 2oz Jars – These three salts bring new life to fresh lettuce and vegetables. $25

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We are at the Holland Holiday Kerstmarkt http://holland.org/events/16369-holiday-kerstmarkt for the next 4 weeks and will return to Sweetwater on December 17th. See you then!

Last but not least

Stop by the info table where you will have the opportunity to chat with Carrie Veldman and her classmate Kaitlin about “Green Lingo: What exactly do all those Green Labels mean?” As part of their GVSU class on Women and the Environment they will have lots of info helping you decipher the intentional conventional confusion about food labels.

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

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

We are an authorized Bridge Card farmers market!