Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, March 29nd, 2014, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!
Come join the GOING AWAY PARTY for WINTER at our
FIRST OUTDOOR MARKET of the YEAR!
Mercy Health Women’s Breast Care Center will be having a Mammogram Party inside where our market usually is, so we’ll be holding down our usual spot in the parking lot. Dress warm and plan to join us, however briefly!
Help us Get Out the Guide!
2014 Sweetwater Guide to West Michigan Organic Food!
Claire Schlaff, Project Director for the Sweetwater guide, will be on hand this Saturday with information about how you can help us get out the guide this season! She will also have information about a great Permaculture workshop going on in Montague on May 3rd & 4th.
Attending this Saturday’s market:
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
This past week Finn (age 7) and I stacked the last of the wood to burn in our woodstove—this means the end is in sight! Unfortunately, once we had it stacked we had to call our wood supplier for a little more… The pile on the porch is way too small to get us through April! But the chickens and ducks have finally ventured out of the chicken yard and we saw Sandhill Cranes flying (and calling) overhead several times this week. When Annie (age 5) heard the cranes she did a little celebration jig!
Still, the surest sign of spring is that we received a 1 pound bag of freshly-picked SPINACH from our friends down the road at Maple Moon Farm. Greens are back! Come to Sweetwater early this Saturday if you want to get your hands on some…
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
Rustic Baguette Our interpretation of the classic French baguette. An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread. They also just look nice sticking out the top of a shopping bag. Price $3.00
Hazel Road Rustic: An old-time New England bread made with organic cornmeal (Michigan grown), rye, and golden molasses. A bread with a slightly sweet, complex flavor. Great for french toast or slathered with jam. $5.50 a loaf.
Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper). Price $8.00
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY
Expedition Cookies- The kitchen sink including bits of chocolate, coconut, and raisins rolled into whole oats and barley flour. $2.25 each
Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original. $2.25 each.
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!!
Bursting Blueberry Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market Saturday with 1 and 2 pound bags of our certified organic beans in the following varieties: Black Calypso, Black Turtle, Black Valentine, Hidatsa Red, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Marrow, Nuña, October, Painted Lady (new!), Pinto, Yellow Indian Woman, and Zebra.
In addition, we’ll have Grassfield Farms raw aged cheeses along in the following flavors: Country Dill, Edam, Fait Gras (a triple cream cheddar), Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden and Polkton Corners. This week I will also have their limited edition Polkton Spring Herb. It is a Polkton base (a softer cheese) with chives, parsley, garlic and tarragon. Very delicious!
Email us by Friday evening if you want something specific along in the wool department (mittens, socks, roving, felting kits), or if you want to buy beans in larger quantities.
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
New! Marco is our latest creation and we think it will be a hit! Similar to Dutch Kase but pasteurized and vacuum sealed, it comes in Pepper, Sage, Italian & Garlic. Try a sample!
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:
New! Homemade Egg Noodles! Made with certified organic flour and our own eggs-YUM!
We’ll also have eggs from our free-range, GMO-free flock. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home
Funny Farm of Grant
We’ll have plenty of eggs. Also, dried mushrooms, dried sweet peppers, crab apple jelly, herbs and sea salt and any shallots or onions we might have left.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Hoop house Offerings
Yeah!!! Fresh Spinach!
Grass Fed Lamb!
All cuts available!
Bakery Offerings
Breakfast Cookies GFree & Reg.
Spinach & Cheddar Quiche!
Ciabatta Bread
Blackberry Bars
English Muffins
Fresh Bagels
Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Grain Free Breakfast Cookie
Grain Free Banana Bread
Happy Spring !
See you at the market:)
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
This week we will again be bringing various greens from our hoophouse:
Delicious sweet spinach
Fragrant and tasty cilantro
Baby kale mix – a variation on last week’s offering.
We will also have dried Cayenne and Habanero peppers
See you on Saturday!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
We’re celebrating the arrival of spring with fresh vegetables!
SPINACH fresh, sweet, and tender
CARROTS winter carrots are the sweetest
POTATOES Red LaSodas, beautiful white flesh and red skin; great for
roasting, mashing, or baking.
HERBALS
Teas, Salves, and Creams
EGGS
Our free ranging girls are loving the increase in daylight, we’ve got
plenty of them.
Five Oaks Farm CSA of Montague
Warm thanks and welcome to everyone who’s signed up to be part of our CSA this year! If you’re interested in becoming a member of our 2014 CSA stop by and talk to us Saturday, we’ll have our brochure and sign up forms with us. Until then check out our new blog here: http://fiveoaksfarmcsa.weebly.com/ See you then!
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
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!
Scholl Farm of Montague
We’ll be at the market with our free-range GMO free chicken & eggs.
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We’ll be back at market next week with BEEF! All cuts. See you then!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager