Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, December 8th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!
Holiday Market #2!
Arts & Crafts coming this week include our favorite Wheatland Artist, a Farmer-turned-Jewelry maker, a Dreamy new soap, and lots more!
Think Global – Gift Local!
Attending this week’s market:
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
We will be at market this Saturday with a variety of items. Included will be our delicious Mulefoot pork, what’s left of our mutton, all-natural Shetland yarn, and an assortment of winter vegetables. We also have a few new items this week. First are an assortment of organic dog treats packaged for gift giving, and second are our paprika and chipotle powders made right here on the farm from our own peppers! They will be packaged in 1 oz. jars–perfect for stocking stuffers. See you at the market!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week’s veggies:
From the Hoop: Lettuce mix, spinach, and turnip greens.
Storage Crops: Potatoes, Butternut Squash, Delicata Squash, Pie Pumpkins, Yellow and Red Onions, and Garlic.
We have fresh dug carrots. Winter carrots are so sweet!
Gift ideas! We have homemade jam and jelly. We use our own grapes for classic grape jelly. We have Blueberry jam made from Organic West MI grown blueberries. One of the best things about our jam and jelly is that it is sweetened only with local honey!
Our herbal products make great gifts! Salves, creams, teas and lip balms.
Teas: Peace Tea, Nourish, and Restore. We have bagged and loose tea.
We have a variety of herbal salves and creams.
Our Radiant Beauty Cream is enjoyed by many, have you tried it yet?
Lip Balm: Mint, Heartsong, Honey Vanilla, and Sweet Melissa.
We use only high quality, organic, and local ingredients in our products.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart
We will have limited quantities of our pork cuts, including ground, pork chops, assorted roasts and nitrate free smoked hams.
The Freedom Rangers are back! These tasty heritage meat chickens are available, whole birds only, for a limited time.
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Stock up on freshly dried certified organic beans this week! We won’t be back until December 15th. Black, yellow, gold, red, green, ivory and speckled–we’ve got beans in a rainbow of colors including Black Valentine, Yellow Indian Woman, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Jacob’s Cattle, Green Flageolet, Hutterite Soup, and October.
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~ Fresh dug Carrots and Parsnips! WINTER SQUASH SALE! Preorder 10# or more of Winter Squash by the lb and we will sell you a mix of varieties for .75-.80 per lb. We have Butternut, Carnival, Delicata, Acorn and Spaghetti Squashes. Broccoli, Cabbage – red, smooth green for kraut, and Savoy; Raddichio, Celeriac, Pie Pumpkins, Garlic, Potato sale! Red, White and Fingerling Potatoes; Giant tender Kohlrabis, Daikon Radishes, Rosemary, Sage and Parsley.
BEEF ~ Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!
• Ground beef!
• Roasts – English, Arm and Chuck
• Bone-In T-Bone, Porterhouse and Rib Steaks
• Boneless Tenderloin, NY Strip, RibEye, Sirloin Steaks
• Swiss Steak & Round Steak
• Short Ribs
• Liver and Heart
SALE: ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too! Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
CJ Veggies of Zeeland
Baby Lacinato kale, Beets, two kinds of Spinach, Garlic and Cabbage leaves.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
NEW PRODUCT!! Pulled Pork! Shredded, smoked and ready for your own “special sauce”!
BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Top Sirloin.
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef Patties 1/3#
CHICKEN
Chicken Breast. Sorry, out this week.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Deli Lunch Slices
PORK
Pork Tenderloin
Pork Chops, boneless
Breakfast sausage patties & bulk.
Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Garlic Kielbasa links
Bratwurst links
Two Deli Lunchmeat choices: Chicken Deli & Ham Deli!
Pepperoni slices
Snack Sticks
Chorizo
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.50 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.
PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until 9am Tuesday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
West Michigan’s ONLY Brick Oven Solar Powered Bakery!
We’ve concluded that this is our favorite time or year, at least one member of clan Muller, the writer of these notes has. While I have great respect for my farming friends, whose work is most noble, I am grateful to spend my days in front of a warm oven rather than in the driving, wind-blown rain in the middle of a field. Market also tends to be a little more relaxed, which lends itself to a little more chatting than in the summertime.
We’ve decided to bake our Yule time Stollen this week and are encouraging people to pre-order them for market or for at stores as the quantity we can bake is limited. We’d appreciate having orders for these tasty fruit breads by Tuesday evening if it all possible. Along with Stollen, we will bake Cranberry Orange Almond, and Pain au Chocolate, to celebrate the festive vibe of the season. Our continued thanks to you, fine citizens of the great mitten that is our state, for supporting our little business and enjoying our work!
GRANOLAs
Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).
Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days). They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them.
OUR NINE WEEKLY BREAD 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
100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Cranberry Orange Almond (A loaf for the holidays full of the goodies its name includes). Price $8.75
Pain au Chocolat (Dark chocolate batons lace our light wheat) $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Stollen (German fruit bread loaded with dried fruit, nuts, and a touch of rum. Makes a great gift) $13.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Currant Scones
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
Orange Mud Brownies $2.75* The original Deep Mud Brownie infused with dried, candied orange and orange zest.
Hilltoppers Cookies– Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger) $2.25 each
Funny Farm of Grant
Spinach, chard, shallots, onions, carrots and butternut squash.
New! Baubles by Barb!
Just in time for Christmas gifting, please check out the new fashion jewelry items made by Funny Farm owner Barb Loe! Using local and unusual stones and gems combined in beautiful patterns with hypo-allergenic findings.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Thanks to all who came out for the hoophouse tour! We enjoyed having
you out to our farm. Hope you can come again when it is greener and
warmer outside.
Hoophouse Offerings– Lots of Lettuce and Spinach this week!
FARM FRESH EGGS and special order lamb.
Bakery Offerings
We are busy in the bakery creating Christmas Holiday Creations. This
is really one of our favorite times of the market to bake for. I hope
you enjoy and sample some new items.
Our Usual Breakfast Cookie Flavors including Gluten Free
New! The Christmas Breakfast Cookie
New! Cranberry Galette
New! Shortbread and Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
Gingersnaps, Morning glory muffins, cranberry orange bread, banana nut
bread, ciabatta bread, bollios, butternut squash galettes, brownies,
turnovers and quiches.
New! Christmas sweet rolls
New! Gift Basket Options…..
Gluten Free Quiches, Pies, Muffins and Cookies.
Many more goodies. …….
Hope to see you there.
Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking of Spring Lake
Great gift ideas! 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.
Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking cookbook…personalized and signed by the author $25
Mia and Grace Gift Cards – $25
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 the West Michigan 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.
Wee Bee Jammin – Specializing in high fruit premium jams. All of the fruit wee use is grown and harvested in Michigan. They pride themselves in supporting local farmers and organic gardeners that produce their fruit the way nature intended. They also hand pick wild berries in season. The jam has no preservatives, just pure and natural ingredients. Assorted fruity flavors, $7.50-$11
Cheese-making – 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!!! = $28
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. $16.00
Salt Sets – 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.
Bees & Botanicals, Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic for the holidays!
Local Michigan honey in several sizes. Pretty flip top bottles make nice gifts and are an easy pour for cooking, cereals etc..
Pure Michigan 100% beeswax candles, natural, bright, clean and long burning- tapers back in stock as well as other fun shapes and sizes; Victorian Santa, pine trees, little snowmen and pine cones for the holidays. Pretty on mantels, holiday tables and great gifts.
Certified Organic Soap with only essential oils; Simply Rosemary (sensitive), Peppermint, Lavender, Citrus Lavender, Oats and Spice , Lemongrass Tea and other favorites.
New for the holiday-Dreamsicle! Orange, Vanilla & Oats in a smooth, sweetly scented bar.
Also new: 1 oz. bars- same soap as larger 4 oz. bars but in a convenient size to try out a scent, use for a guest bar or tuck in gym and travel bags. $2.00 each or 3 for $5.50. Also a Variety bundle for holiday giving/stocking stuffer (available in Honey, Shea & Oats, Lavender and Lemongrass Tea).
Fragrant and versatile Lavender – Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets. Add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh but also known to be a natural relaxant and moth deterrent. Add one to your wool yarn basket if you’re a knitter. Handmade cards and gift tags, candy cane package toppers!
Pet Chef Lakeshore
all natural dog and cat food, treats and dog chews.
Pet Chef Express quality dry kibble pet food. Made with high quality proteins, no meat byproducts, seven different vegetables, kelp, flax, oatmeal for healthy immune systems, pre- and probiotics for digestive health, omega 6 & 3 oils for a shiny healthy coat, glucosamine/chondroitin for joint health, low temperature cooking process to .prevent heat damage. Contains NO artificial preservatives, NO wheat, corn, soy, cereal fillers, artificial coloring.
Six specialty formulas for dogs with sensitive digestion and food allergies to cater to your pet’s need from weaning through all life stages, and three formulas for cats.
Pet Chef Express food is manufactured FRESH each month, and I deliver direct to the consumer with FREE HOME DELIVERY. Not available in retail stores, never sits in warehouses.
HOLIDAY GIFT BASKETS
Just starting your Christmas shopping? Did you remember something for Fido and Fluffy?
Doggie Gift Baskets @ $22, and Kitty gift baskets for $15 contain 1 lb of Pet Chef superior quality food, organic cookie treats, or cat treats, and a toy, tennis ball for dogs, handcrafted cat nip toys for the felines.
December Special! Place an order with me, in person, at the Sweetwater Market for pet food or gift baskets by Dec 15, and receive 10% discount. Order through December 15 for pre-Christmas delivery the week of Dec 17-21, or available for pick up at Sweetwater Market on Dec 22.
New Vendor!
Kendra McKimmy Porcelain Pottery & Jewelry of Newaygo
An established and well known artist in area galleries and at art fairs including Wheatland for over 35 years. Kendra is also a member of the West Michigan Potter’s Guild. Customer’s will find her smoke fired porcelain jewelry and pottery unique and beautiful. Along with her earrings and pins, Kendra will also bring a selection of functional pottery including some hand thrown pots.
Last but not least
Friends of the Market
If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.
Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD market!