Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 14th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!
Note: Please, please please! If you know of a family that could benefit from this program please pass this newsletter email on to them! This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!
At this week’s market:
Blueberry Heritage Farm of Holland
We welcome back Heritage Farm & Lydia LaCroix. Lydia thinks she will have enough either Jewel or Patriot berries for at least several markets but if you want to be sure to get some come this week!
New Vendor!
Ed’s Farm of Spring Lake
Ed Bisacky is a new farmer who is farming on several acres of the family land he grew up on in Spring Lake. Though the land hasn’t been farmed for years (his grandparents were farmers) he has been busy clearing the brush & scrub and has the good fortune of having wonderful soil to work with. This week he will bring beets, swiss chard, dino kale, lettuce and zuccini squash, and assorted herbs.
Funny Farm of Grant
We’ll be at market with our CSA shares as well as garlic, kale, okra, cucumbers and pickles, basil, summer squash, potatoes. See you there!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Mike from Shady Side Farm will be at market this week with his certified organic dry beans and wool products. Lona’s been weaving, and Mike will have several new rugs along this week. We appreciate your business and your continued prayers and good wishes for rain for our crops.
Chickadee Creek of Nunica
We’ll be at the market with eggs, a lot of squash, zucchini, slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, and possibly some okra.
Maple Moon Farm of Hart
We’re back, and we have TOMATOES! Cucumbers! Trombocino summer squash! Kale, garlic, green beans, peas, carrots, large bunches of basil, and a variety of fresh herbs. We also have herbal teas, grown and blended on our farm.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
BRAT EXTRAVAGANZA!
Just in time for another week of “too hot to cook indoors”: we have OBERON, BLUEBERRY, APPLE-SMOKED, & LAMB BRATS!
BEEF
Steaks: Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties
CHICKEN
Chicken Patties, Regular or BBQ, 1#/ 4 pr pkg
Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Deli Lunch Slices (out this week, more next week)
PORK
New this week: Breakfast Sausage Patties!
We now offer Breakfast Sausage 3 ways: Patties, Links and Bulk 1# pkg!
Pork Tenderloin is back!
Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Ham Deli Lunch slices
Chicken Deli Lunch slices (out this week, back next week)
Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just 100% pastured meats!
Snack Sticks Jalepeno Cheddar!
Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.
PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We now have the ability to take credit cards at Sweetwater Market!
VEGGIES ~ Want bulk kale or chard? Order it ahead of time for a reduced price. Broccoli, Cucumbers, Beets, Peas. Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Kale and Chard, Fresh Basil and Dill. New Potatoes. Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!
BEEF ~ Pre-orders accepted. Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.
Other cuts available this week:
- We have lean Ground Beef!
- Chuck and English Roasts
- Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
- Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
- Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
- Liver, Tongue
- Soup Bones
Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!
*NEW PRE-ORDER INFORMATION*
We are taking pre-orders again for pickup at all of our sales locations for quantities of:
Five (5) or more loaves of bread
Ten (10) or more pastries.
PLEASE send us an email charlie@laughingtreebakery.com (or call 231-873-9820) by Tuesday at 6pm
More information at our Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Tree-Brick-Oven-Bakery/135813859786385?ref=ts
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY? Choose from: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).
Baked in our wood-fired brick oven several days after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated. This ensures that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them. They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix. Our children love them! We often have samples of each variety available at market—come have a taste!
OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.00
Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00
Third Coast Three Seed (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $5.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper). Price $8.00
SPECIALTY BREAD
Pumpernickel Rye (A new twist on an old Eastern European standard. Cracked Rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf) $6.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter.
Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
Orange Deep Mud Brownies $3.00 The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried oranges & zest.
Hilltoppers Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger $2.25 each.
Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original. $2.25 each.
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center
Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese. Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Red Pepper Spring Roll, Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!
Grassfield’s Cheese of Coopersville
We’ll be at market this week with our certified organic Dutch Style gouda’s & cheddars.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
HOOPHOUSE OFFERINGS
Heirloom tomatoes, Italian flat beans, zucchini and cukes!
GARDEN OFFERINGS
Lots of fresh Red Norland potatoes, beets and swiss chard.
PASTURE RAISED CHICKEN
Try our delicious pasture raised chicken on the grill.
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Lots of fresh veggies = great baked goods. We have fresh broccoli for
our quiches, beets greens for our pizzettas, zuchinni for great
muffins and more….
NEW! Zucchini Spice Muffins
NEW! Broccoli and Organic Cheddar Quiche
NEW! Beet Green & Scallion Pizzettas
NEW! Blueberry Crumb Cake
NEW! Cranberry Coconut Granola
Veggie Turnovers
Roasted Onion and Ciabatta Bread With Organic Cheddar Cheese
Kale and Onion Quiche Avail. Gluten Free
Gluten Free Brownies
NEW! Blueberry Crumb Cake Gluten Free
Join us for a FARM TO TABLE DINNER ! Enjoy a tour of our farm and a
delicious dinner made with fresh food grown here on Liberty Family
Farm.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart
Introducing Freedom Ranger!. Meat chickens with origins in Brittany & Burgundy France. In the 1960s the genetic stock was derived from heritage breeds to meet the standards of the French Label Rouge Free Range program. These chickens are born grazers, foraging for up to 30% or more of their diet. Whole & cuts available.
Fresh & Frozen. Pastured Chicken-Cornish Cross. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass.
Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.
Pastured Pork. We are currently out, with more coming in about 2 weeks.
Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.
For more information call Will at (231) 794-7936.
“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts
Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.
Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home
Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,
Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice &
Lavender and Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.
Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Dryer Bags for lavender field fresh sheets and towels (great for closets and drawers too)
Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets
Last but not least
Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November. Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf
Friends of the Market
As always, if you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.
New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!
If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!
Have a great weekend, stay cool, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!