Row, row, row your boat – to the Market Saturday!

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With nearly every river in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula at or near flood stage we hope the weather will improve soon for all of us! Spring? Bring it on, please!

Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, April 20th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
 Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.

We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!

 

Neither Rain, nor Snow, can keep us from the Market!

Attending this week’s market:

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

NEW! Grassfield’s Cheese returns to Sweetwater! Lona will be bringing Grassfield’s delicious certified organic raw milk cheeses beginning this week! She will have a limited selection this week, stop by and let her know you appreciate this extra work for her, and also let her know what your favorite Grassfield’s cheeses are so she can build up her stock.

Certified Organic Dry Bean Special: This week the Black Valentine Bean is again the Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50. Black Valentine have a meaty texture, and a flavor that is close to a kidney bean. They are wonderful in soups and stews and salads.
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

We will be at market Saturday with our delicious picnic hams, pork chops and steaks, smoked ham slices, smoked hocks and more! Our Mulefoot pork was selected as a Heritage Breed by the Slow Ark of Food.

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

The spring greens are growing!  This week we have spinach, kale, and possibly more.

Mother Nature grows the best food.  Try wild harvested ramps!

We have our normal spread of herbals; teas, lip balms,  creams, and a few remaining salves.  I have already started making fresh plants preparations this year.  I gathered all the volunteer chickweed growing in the hoop and infused it in oil; it will become not only part of Mama’s All Purpose salve, but other plant medicines as well.

PRE-ORDER ONLY Breakfast Sausage!  from our healthy pigs.  Our pigs are raised on pasture with access to non-GMO grain.  $6.50/lb or 10 lbs for $60.  Please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com your order by Friday night.

Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart

From the Hoop house

Limited mixed greens and spinach.  It has been quite cold and cloudy.

Let’s hope for Spring to warm up!!

From the Farm

Farm Fresh Eggs

New!! Grass-fed Lamb and Pastured Pork

We have a full selection of meat featuring

Sliced pepper bacon

Harwood bacon

Fresh Ham roasts, country style ribs, chops, ground and more…

From the Bakery

A new selection of artisan bread whole wheat, ciabatta, 3 seed bread and challah

Breakfast cookies

Quiches- sausage & Cheddar, spinach,onion & cheddar

New! Spinach, onion, and ham turnovers  Made with our nitrate free ham.

New! Ham, onion & cheddar quiche

New!  Our own ham sliced lunch meat, organic cheddar sandwich on our

own Bollio 3 seeded roll.  Delicious!!

Cinnamon Rolls are back!!

New! Mixed Green Salad to go, with our mixed greens, dried cherries,

sliced almonds and organic cheddar.

Hope to see you at the market!

Italian brats, german brats, garlic basil brats, breakfast sausage and more…

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

Spinach from our Hoophouse!

Potatoes from our root cellar ~  White  Potatoes  (Kennebec, Russet, Bintje, Augusta)  – seconds

Eggs from our small flock.

The BOBIER BEEF Story ~  Our steers and cows were born on our Farm, as were their great-great-great Grandmothers.  We’ve been doing rotational pastures since the 70’s.  We only buy bulls for breeding, and they come from reputable farmers in Michigan.  Our cows raise their own calves until they are weaned at about 9 months.  We raise our own hay, plus what we buy comes from our own neighborhood so we know how it was grown. Our cattle have access to 3-5 acre yards through the winter, with some barn access, fresh water, bedding straw, and all the hay they can eat.  The steers get minimal amounts of homegrown and ground grain during the colder months (like Dessert!).  We think this makes our beef tasty and tender, with all the benefits of grass-fed beef, too!

At the market this week:

SPECIALS:   Tenderloin steak sale!  10% off.  

Flank Steak, Skirt Steak, and Whole Brisket!

Ground beef  1 lb pkgs

Ground Sirloin

New! Ground Beef Patties  1/4 # each,  4 to a package

Bone-In:  Rib, T-Bone and Porterhouse Steaks

Boneless:  Tenderloin – Do a stir-fry with a small package or grill some larger steaks!

Boneless:  NY Strip, Sirloin and RibEye Steaks.

Roasts:  Just 1 left until I pick up beef next week

Swiss Steak & Round Steak

Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups

Tongue,  Liver and Heart

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!

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

We have a Facebook page now – check us out, and “like” us, please! https://www.facebook.com/CrowFeatherFarm?fref=ts

You can find us at the Earthscape Farm spot, this week we will be bringing our Baby Kale salad mix, beet greens, spinach, kale, parsley, cilantro, rosemary, and our eggs.

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll be a market this week with fresh cut Spinach & Spring Mix!

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont

Please note: If you ordered Grade B syrup, it will be ready and waiting for you to pick up this Saturday at Sweetwater – thanks!

Tate Luchies will be bringing our 2013 Maple Syrup this Saturday, and he will also have order forms on hand if you want to place an order for Grade B Maple Syrup -first come first served.  Grade B is wonderful for health drinks (most of us agree that it contains more minerals), excellent for cooking/baking (richer in flavor, see recipe above), and some people like it better in that it can “go a little further” as most people use less of it due to the slightly richer flavor.

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

Need Eggs? Come early before they are sold out!

Brown and beautiful! Fresh Squeezed Daily!!! The girls are working hard but it’s that short time of year. Please only order what you need so that everyone can get some!

Grassfed Beef Steaks, Roasts, Stew Meat and Ground Beef – we got em!

Sweet Swine O’mine Pastured Pork Chops, Tenderloins, Steaks, Roast – So many choices! Handcrafted Sausages – Bratwurst, Kielbasa, Breakfast links, etc. Carolina Style Pulled Pork

Tired of cooking? Try our pulled pork, just add your favorite BBQ sauce, warm it up and go! We are offering it without sauce so you can tailor to your own taste, also store bought pulled pork has sauce added to lower the price. 1 pound packages. $8.00/lb.

Need Bacon to go with the eggs?   We’ve got that too – Apple & Hickory Smoked, Apple/Cinnamon, Black Pepper & Garlic and Cajun!

For a current price list of our products, please follow this link: http://www.creswickfarms.com/pricelist.html

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Ferry

Raised on pasture, our pigs get 60% of their diet from foraging. We’ll have our usual pork cuts: bacon, pork steaks, ham roasts, ham slices, ham hocks, ground pork in one pound pkgs, shoulder roasts and our newest product –  Smoked Ham Ends & Pieces! Use for flavoring all your soups, stews and casseroles. We’ll have eggs as well.

 

Saving Face Organics of Fruitport

About SFO: Less than two years ago Susie Meyers became concerned about all the unknown chemicals in her body care products. She started to make her own, and then give samples away. Reaction was immediate and so overwhelmingly positive she started making cleansers, make-ups, masks, scrubs and lotions. Now she has also added products for men, and children!

 

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake 

  Pretty, Practical, Eco-friendly and Organic!

Our soaps are made with organic ingredients, no foaming agents added, only rosemary extract for preservative and only essentials oils used for a nice variety of scents (unscented also available) –  Lavender, Lavender Citrus, Honey, Shea & Oats, Simply Rosemary,Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice,Orange,  Vanilla & Oats (Dreamsicle)

By request – Soap Dishs now available in both pine and cedar
Pretty draw Cord embroidered bag with 2 oz. bar available in the Orange, Vanilla & Oats and Lavender (make nice gifts)

Fragrant and versatile Organic 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 also a moth deterrent.

100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.

Tea lights back in stock!

 

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart

We are not baking this week, taking a much needed Spring Break, but we will resume our bake schedule and will be back at Sweetwater on April 27th! Thanks!

 

Pet Chef Lakeshore of Twin Lake

We will not be present this Saturday.  However dog/cat food pre-orders can be picked up at the market through Amy Oak. Orders can be placed no later than FRIDAY evening by calling Barb at 231-288-9805, or email petcheflakeshore@gmail.com and Amy will have your order available at the market between 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. If you can’t make it to market during that time frame, Barb will personally deliver your order the following week.

 

Friends of the Market

Sweetwater Thanks & Hugs goes to our newest Friend of the Market, Rene Garrity! And also to Mike, Jennifer & Malcolm Johnson for renewing their FOM membership for 2013!

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.

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

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

We are a BRIDGE CARD market!