Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, November 2nd, 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!
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Market Bag Winners!
The following 12 names were drawn after last week’s market. Please come this Saturday and collect your prize!
Alice McCabe, Rebecca Wilson, Pam Packard, Rose Marie Knudsen, Linda Harrison, Malcolm Johnson, Laura Burns, Cami Moran, Ashleigh Florey, JoAnne Moe, Anne Leach, Nana Kratochvil.
Attending this Saturday’s market:
iCompost of Whitehall Middle School
A group of 7th grade students and their teacher-advisor from Whitehall Middle School have started a composting initiative at their school in an effort to decrease their garbage sent to the landfill, as well improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The team, called “iCompost@WMS” has placed compost bins outside the school to which they add fruit and vegetable scraps collected from the school kitchen, cafeteria and teachers’ lounge each day. In addition, they compost coffee grounds from the teachers’ coffee room, and leaves from around their school. The group is active on social media and hopes to teach the younger generation that it’s #hiptocompost! They are excited about sharing their message with the Sweetwater Market shoppers, and will also be selling compost bins on behalf of the Muskegon Conservation District. Follow them on social media to learn more about their project as they compete in the Lexus Eco Challenge!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iCompost
Twitter: @iCompost_WMS
Instagram: iCompost_WMS
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
BEEF! We have all cuts of beef this week! We have ground beef! I’ll take preorders up until about 6pm Friday evening.
Some of the cuts from the last few butcherings are ON SALE! SPECIALS: SHORT RIBS, Beef Heart, Tongue $2 per lb.
VEGETABLES~ The last of the Sweet Peppers – not many left. They are easy to freeze, and are a great source of Vitamin C throughout the winter.
Celeriac! Did you try it raw last week? Try it roasted this week. Broccoli and Cauliflower. Cabbages, Kohlrabi.
Red and Yellow Onions, POTATOES! Red Norland, Blue Gold and Kennebec. Fresh Herbs!
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City. $15 per bottle!
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
Veggies
Spinach
Baby Kale
Baby Arugula
Mixed Greens (our heart healthy mix)
Carrots
Celery
Parsnips
Heirloom Tomatoes(green ones)
Don’t forget the herbs:
Cilantro
Parsley (curly & flat- leaf) Amazing amount of vitamin C!!
Marjoram( lovely flavor my personal favorite)
Sage (savory herb)
Bronze Fennel (perfect for juicing)
Flower Blends:
Dahlias, Sunflowers, Statice and Lisianthus
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market with certified organic beans, felting kits, wool dryer balls, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfield Farm’s awesome cheese! The aged raw milk cheese flavors we will have along this week include: Country Dill, Fait Gras, Lamont Cheddar and Polkton Corners.
New beans this week include Black Calypso and Green Flageolet. We have a very limited supply of Flageolets, so get them while you can. We also have Black Turtle and Pinto for $3/lb. and Black Valentine, Hidatsa Red, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Marrow, Nuña, October, Yellow Indian Woman and Zebra heirloom beans for $6/lb.
We have a few openings for raw milk deliveries through Grassfields Farm’s cow share program. Feel free to ask me how you can get fresh milk delivered to Sweetwater each week.
See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
GREENS FROM THE HOOP
Lettuce Mix
Spinach
Arugula
Ovation Mix (baby green mix of kale, bok choy, arugula, and mustards) we love this in fresh spring rolls!!
Mustard Green Mix
Kale
Swiss Chard
Cilantro
Parsley
Turnips Greens
Hakurei Turnips (mild tasting salad turnips)
French Breakfast Radishes
FALL VEGGIES
Cabbage (savoy and red)
Potatoes (many varieties and colors)
Winter Squash (Butternut, Buttercup, Delicata)
Pie Pumpkins
Onions (yellow and red)
EGGS
Our chickens are fully free-range. The have open access to roam and forage on our 40 acres, and they still manage to cross the road. They are fed non-GMO feed. (we also gratefully accept empty egg cartons)
CHICKEN
We raise pastured chickens for meat. They are also fed non-GMO feed and they forage within a moveable fence.
whole frozen birds $4/lb, must be pre-ordered-please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231-861-2535
Herbal Salves, Creams, and Teas
We infuse wildharvested herbs that grow naturally on our land, as well as some great medicinal plants we grow in the garden, in high quality organic oil for great herbal medicine.
Olson Farm of Shelby
New! Honey!
One more week for my SALE on SYRUP! I am rolling back my Taste of Spring syrup prices to 2010! Grab a quart, pint or 12oz bottle for yourself and/or a gift for someone else. Prices won’t be this low again, ever!
Vegetables this week: Carrots, turnips, beets, potatoes. Last of the Broccoli!
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
Whew! We have some bacon lovers in Muskegon – one week and we’re all sold out again! But we will have a good supply of pork chops, pork steak, roasts, smoked hocks, ham, and other cuts. This new supply will not be from our Mulefoots, but from another wonderful old breed called Tamworth. These pigs have been nicknamed “Irish Graziers”, referring to their active and thrifty habits on pasture. While they are a little leaner than Mulefoots, their meat is every bit as tasty. We will also have our same great selection of 100% pork sausages from our heritage breed Mulefoot pigs.
Veggies this week include: many varieties of heirloom winter squash. All of our carving pumpkins and ornamental squash will be on sale this week so be sure to pick out your perfect one before they are gone! A few of our other squash are selling fast as well, so if you have a particular favorite, you may want to check in with us to see how much longer they will be available.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm
CHICKEN IS BACK!
We will be at market this week with plenty of our delicious pasture-raised poultry! We will have two choices available: chickens fed GMO-free but not organic feed, and our latest batch, chickens fed certified organic feed. Our GMO-free chickens are available as whole frozen chickens as well as a selection of frozen cuts including boneless skinless breasts, thighs, drumsticks, and wings. Our chickens fed organic-only feed will be available this week in whole fresh (not yet frozen) as well as fresh cuts including leg quarters, boneless skinless breasts, wings, hearts and livers.
COMING SOON: Pastured Pork!
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
All sorts of winter squash! Pie pumpkins ideal for baking, humongous Hubbards for many mouths, unsurpassed Delicata, and butternuts.
Redskin potatoes, perfect for home-fries
Sweet potatoes
White onions
Giant kohlrabi
Rutabaga
Celeriac
Cabbage
Baby carrots
Beets
New! Weather’s turning cold again soon! Carolyn is bringing her hand-knit items, all 100% natural fibers – try them on!
Lastly, we have a limited supply of free-range whole chickens for sale, non-GMO fed supplemented with LOTS of home-grown, organic whole grains. Ask us at market, or e-mail crowfeatherfarm@gmail.com before 8pm Friday to place an order for this weekend.
Funny Farm of Grant
This week’s produce list:
Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS
Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.
Getting near the end of the season for bulk peppers for the freezer!
Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small,
and anything else we can find!
Potatoes! Choose from 6 or more varieties.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
Come sample our latest batch!
Plain Chevreʹ
Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”
Seasoned Chevreʹ
Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper
Feta
A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.
Dutch Kase
A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.
Tomme de Fremont
Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.
Other items from our farm:
We will also have eggs from our free-range, GMO feed- free flock as well as our made on the farm maple syrup along. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!! Come get the perfect, all-natural gift from our large selection of super-sweet Maple Products for that special someone.
The Kasza family began making Pure Maple Syrup from the two trees in our front yard about 15 years ago. Every year since then we have grown in production and quality, today bringing you pure maple products made from cutting-edge technology (and the help of 3,500 trees!). Our maple syrup is continually graded for color, taste, and quality during production. Our processing facility is kept clean and sanitary as well as inspected and licensed by the State of Michigan.
Along with our bottled syrup, we have also expanded our line of maple products this summer to include the following:
Maple Cream – this is maple syrup condensed, cooled, and stirred into a beautiful buttery-like spread excellent on bagels, toast, doughnuts, winter squash, or a glaze on meat (esp. fish, and venison). The best thing about this is that it is totally natural only pure maple syrup.
Maple Candy – an excellent treat for someone’s sweet tooth. Simply pure maple syrup cooked down to only sugar and minerals remaining with enough moisture to hold the sugar in beautiful little maple leaf shaped candies.
Maple Granulated Sugar – is much like Maple Candy but without moisture. This can be used in place of white sugar as a natural sweetener along with the maple taste (esp. on oatmeal)
Maple Sugar-Coated Almonds and Pecans – a healthy sweet and crunchy treat. These make great gifts if they don’t get eaten before that!!!
Please stop by and check out all these 100% natural products for yourself. We would be very happy to answer any questions or visit our web www.kaszasugarbush.com Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
BREADS: Each week we bake our seven scrumptious weekly breads (listed below) as well as one or more specialty breads. Please consult the schedule below to find out when we are making your favorite specialty bread!
GRANOLA! We make two different varieties of granola: 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).
OUR EIGHT 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
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
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00
Chili Cheddar Whoa-homegrown, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick. Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili. $8.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Brand new!! Blueberry 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!!
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
We do have a Facebook page for the bakery and encourage you to post recipes there concerning how you use our bread. We love to hear what people are doing with the breads and love to see people exchanging ideas about how to best enjoy our breads.
We are truly honored to bake for you and your families. We do appreciate all feedback—especially if you feel dissatisfied with either the bread or the service you received—we want to hear about it! We want a chance to make it right!
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
The Orange Whisk of Grand Haven
Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking, is making tasty gluten-free snacks to bring to market on Saturday. She will have sweet & savory nut and seed based treats for sale. All items this week are vegan.
This weeks offerings include:
• Crackers – Savory Flax or Apple Flax sweetened with maple syrup
• Sweet bites – Pecan/Date Bites, Almond/Coconut Bites and a new flavor Cashew/Apricot.
• Hearty Nutty Loaf
• Vegan Trail Mix Cookies – Soft variety
• Sunflower Seed Brownies – An adaption of the Nourishing Traditions recipe
Susan is interested in creating products for families or individuals on special diets. Her products are baked in a wheat-free home kitchen; however, if you have food allergies she is available to make her products in your kitchen. Special requests are always welcome.
Susan creates wheat-free, and refined sugar-free snacks, sweets, and breads. She uses high-quality ingredients, when possible local and /or organic, to bake and make her products. She uses products from local family farms i.e. honey, maple syrup, eggs and chestnuts. She uses no preservatives, and ONLY bakes with ingredients your grandmother would recognize!
Please visit her Facebook page for more information, photos and weekly updates! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-Whisk/137119332998928
Liberty Family Farm
They will not be at market this Saturday. Their 11 yr old Will had a severe reaction in the middle of the night when he ate a piece of chocolate not realizing it had nuts in it. He was rushed to emergency and is on a ventilator. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
Hope to see you all at the market.
Diana Jancek
Market Manager