Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 20th, 2014, 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card & DUFB Market!
Fermenters & Kombucha Lovers!
The co-creators of Presence Kombucha will be at Sweetwater Saturday discussing the health benefits of Kombucha and sampling their various blends. Stop by their booth! See full description at end of newsletter.
Attending this Saturday’s market:
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
Happy fall Sweetwater! It may not quite be equinox yet but autumn is certainly in the air. Nic even saw frost on our car’s windshield (although luckily it missed our crops, safely buffered by the heat in the ground). It won’t be long before we are all hunkered down for winter, enjoying long nights and a bounty of storage crops. Until then, we hope you take advantage of the last of our summer fruits!
We are *super* excited to be bringing BABY GINGER this weekend! Grown in our unheated passive solar hoophouse, this gorgeous rhizome needs no peeling – just slice and enjoy! Available with or without the abundant green tops.
The last of our watermelons – soon they will give way to winter squash!
Lettuce salad mix
Baby Kale
Sweet red peppers (very limited quantity)
Sungolds and Black Cherry tomatoes
Radishes
Beets and Carrots
Rutabega
Onions and Garlic
and Napa Cabbage – this is the traditional green ingredient in kimchi, the incredible fermented Korean condiment. Fermentation is an easy, super-healthy way to get your pro-biotics. And it’s delicious! Try it this weekend.
Please note that, due to an impending farm-move, we may not be able to attend market next week (9/27). So, stock up now!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
*TOMATOES all heirloom varieties, grown on 100% sunshine, soil and love!
*SWEET BELL PEPPERS (various colors)
*HOT WAX PEPPERS
*GEORGIA FLAME PEPPERS (heirloom variety from the Republic of Georgia. Smooth hot taste, that dissipates quickly. Great for salsa!)
*JALAPENOS
*CAYENNE
*EGGPLANT
*TOMATILLOS
*CANTALOUPES
*CELERY
*BEETS
*SPROUTING BROCCOLI
*CARROTS
*CUCUMBERS (Japanese varieties-long and burbless)
*SUMMER SQUASH (yellow crooked-neck and trombocino)
*LEEKS
*SCALLIONS
*BABY KALE
*KALE
*CHARD
*BEET GREENS
*TURNIP GREENS
FRESH HERBS;
*DILL
*ROSEMARY
*MINT
*TARRAGON
*PARSLEY
*OREGANO
*THYME
*LEMONGRASS**this can be hard to source locally. Get it while it’s here, it’s starting to get too cold for this heat loving plant.
*SUNFLOWERS
****MAMA’s ALL PURPOSE SALVE IS BACK*****
This season’s batch is ready. We lovingly harvest medicinal herbs from our gardens, as well as those growing wild on our land. We are so grateful for these healing plants. We infuse them in organic olive oil, and then blend them with high quality ingredients like local bee’s wax, fair trade organic cocoa butter, and pure lanolin. We use a wide range of herbs including calendula, plantain, St.John’s Wort, comfrey, roses, chickweed, and self-heal. This makes the salve helpful for everything from bug bites to diaper rash to burns or anything else that needs more than a kiss.
This year we have 3 sizes to meet your needs
2oz glass jar $12
4oz family size glass jar $20
or for easy portability
Mama on the Go $3.50 or 2/$6
(We packaged our Mama’s All Purpose Salve in a 100% recycled plastic tube, so you can have Mama’s anywhere. Stash one in your purse, diaper bag, backpack, or anywhere else you may need it.)
Get yours while they’re here!
Maple Moon Farm
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Check us out on Facebook
Provision Family Farm of White Cloud
Luke Eising returns this week with more beef & smoked pork cuts, raised on pasture supplemented with non-GMO feed. The farm is near Woodville 10 miles past White Cloud. This multi-generational family works hard to make their little piece of earth beautiful as well as fertile, and they love and welcome visitors.
Olson Farm of Shelby
Last week for sweet corn. More of the Little Sweeties Muskmelons. Also, Taste of Spring Maple Syrup, tomatoes, and onions.
Funny Farm of Grant
We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.
Summer squash and zucchini
Cucumbers and pickles
Lemon cucumbers
Okra
Basil and Lemon basil
Parsley
Asst kale, curly green and dino or lacinato
Broccoli, First of the season
Cabbage, firm smallish heads
Swiss chard, washed and bagged
Lots of new potato varieties
Rose gold, rosy exterior with golden flesh
Fingerlings roasting or steamed over buttered water
Norland Reds
Mountain Rose, beautiful red exterior with pink swirl interior
Merlots, rare variety, maroon interior and exterior
Heirloom Dutch Bintji
Eggs, mixed flock, mixed colors
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will not be at market next week, September 27. Please stock up!
The bean harvest is getting closer; some of the plants are drying down nicely. While we wait, we still have some wonderful options left from last year–still much fresher than the beans you can buy in the stores. And with the chill in the air, bean soup sounds good again! This week Lona will be at market with our certified organic beans in the following varieties:
Hutterite Soup (almost gone) – Comfort food, cook fast, creamy soup, baby food.
Jacob’s Cattle (almost gone) – Big and meaty, taste & texture of new potatoes, traditional baked beans, chili.
Jacob’s Cattle Gold (almost gone) – Hold shape w/ long cooking, soak up other flavors well, soups and stews.
October (almost gone) – Creamy, velvety smooth texture, nutty, sweet flavor, thin skin, soups or chili.
Pinto – Earthy flavor, great in Mexican cooking, falls apart under long cooking.
In addition, we’ll have Grassfield Farms raw aged cheeses along in the following flavors:
Chili – Gouda with Red Chili flakes, this mild and creamy cheese has delightful spice without being too hot.
Country Dill – A house favorite, the dill herb in Gouda well represents the fresh grass that dominates the cows’ diet.
Edam – A variety of Gouda made with skim milk: Elastic, yet firm, this flawless low fat cheese is our best melter, improving any dish.
Garlic & Onion – The most aromatic of herbs. Don’t be the only one in the room to eat this spiced Gouda or you soon will be.
Gouda – A traditional handmade cheese in keeping with West Michigan’s (and our family’s) Dutch culture.
Lamont Cheddar – A rare, natural rind English cheese, named for the Grand River’s first settlement near our farm.
Leyden – Originally from the Rhine Valley, now the Grand River Valley; cumin perfectly compliments this aged Dutch cheese.
Spring Herb – A Polkton Corners base (a softer cheese) with chives, parsley, garlic and tarragon. Very tasty!
Lona’s been weaving again, after nearly a year off. Check out her handwoven rag rugs. Woven out of recycled fabrics on antique looms, these rugs will last for years, and are machine washable.
Finally, please ask if you are interested in whole lambs for your freezer. You mail email or talk to Lona at the market. See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Many of you have had a chance to meet our wonderful market staff that includes April Davis, Sarah Ronsfeldt, JoAnn Flejszar, Elsie Binns, and Cyndi Backstrom. We couldn’t do what we do without these fabulous ladies who run our three market stands each weekend… We turned the bakery into a pizzeria tonight and supped with these ladies and their families—what a joy!! And to think, we didn’t know a single one of them two years ago. We are so grateful to have a business that enables us to connect with so many incredibly interesting and dynamic people in West Michigan! We are truly honored to bake for you and your family and friends. OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $5.50 ($5.50 in stores)
Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $5.00
Third Coast Three Seed (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.00
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 cardamom) $6.50 ($6.50 in stores)
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) $8.75
100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.50
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Vermont Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper). Price $8.00 ($8.00 in stores)
Pumpernickel Rye (A new twist on an old Eastern European standard. Cracked Rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf) $6.00 ($6.00 in stores)
Toasted Walnut Batard: (aromatic toasted walnuts lend a lovely nuttiness and a purple hue to this versatile batard) $7.50 ($8.00 in stores)
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY
(Cookies and brownies are only available at Farmer’s markets, the Healthy Pantry in Whitehall, and the Health Hutt in Muskegon)
Deep Mud Brownies Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
$3.25 each ($3.75 in stores)
Hilltoppers Cookies- Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger) $2.50 each ($3.00 in stores)
Pecan Maple Oaties $2.50 each- Made with Real Michigan Maple Syrup, Pecans, and organic raisins ($3.00 in stores)
Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original. $2.50 each ($3.00 in stores)
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
Blueberry Scones
Five Oaks Farm
CSA Members: Please plan to pick up your CSA share at your usual time; either Friday night up here or at Sweetwater on Saturday.
Please call us at 231 292-1152 if you have any questions, or reply back to this email, thanks.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Hoop house Offerings – Tomatoes – Squash – Kale -Swiss Chard -Onions Mixed Greens -Carrots -Beets
Bakery Offerings Paleo Breakfast Cookies Breakfast Cookies Fresh Quiche GF & Regular Muffins Paleo Morning Glory Muffins and more…
Grass Fed Meats
Grass Fed Lamb – all cuts!
Pasture Raised Chicken Non GMO
Turkey Sign Up!!!!!!
Hickory Ridge Family Farm
Hickory Ridge Family Farm will be at the market this Saturday to deliver Freedom Ranger chickens to our pre-order customers. We will also have limited quantities of whole frozen Freedom Rangers available for purchase, as well as pastured chicken eggs. We look forward to seeing you at market!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
PLEASE NOTE: We will not be at Market on September 20th or 27th
Presence Kombucha
From Brittany & Sam:
We are excited to introduce you to Presence Kombucha! We started fermenting kombucha for our own personal consumption and soon found ourselves sharing with friends, neighbors and strangers.
Brittany began experimenting with adding her favorite herbs to the kombucha, creating special blends for specific purposes. After a chance meeting with one of West Michigan’s premier herbalists, who upon sampling one of our herbal blends declared it the “elixir of love”, we were encouraged to explore the idea of a Kombucha Share. Our unique infusion of various herbs into our batches can be made applicable to each shareholder based on their health history and the vision they have for their present health and wellness situation.
Setting us apart from other kombucha is this customized infusion of herbs, along with a drastically lower price (Presence is 13 cents per ounce compared to store bought kombucha at 25 cents per ounce). We use all organic ingredients in every one of our flavors of kombucha and our flavor selection is extensive and pretty fun!
If you are interested in learning more about our kombucha share, give us a holler atpresencekombucha@gmail.com or better yet, stop by for a free sample at Sweetwater’s this Saturday!
From our moment to yours,
Sam and Brittany