Saturday, October 17th, 2015, 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.
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Bloom Ferments Kombucha
We’re back!
We will have 64oz growlers of ginger for $20 and a keg of lavender hibiscus. Please bring back bottles and bring a container to fill from the tap.
The Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters of Hart
This cooler weather is perfect for enjoying a cup of coffee or tea! Either way you like it, we have you covered! Every week we have 4-6 varieties of freshly roasted coffee, and 5+ varieties of loose leaf tea. We also have some amazing fair-trade organic chocolate barks, and chocolate covered coffee beans! We can only bring a few varieties of our chocolates to the market each week, so be sure to check out our list on Facebook and pre-order if there is something specific you want.
Featured coffee of the week! Check our facebook page for details on our coffee of the week.
We will also plan to bring our Guatemala FTO, Papua New Guinea FTO, Colombia FTO, and a Decaf.
As always, we sell our coffee by the ounce so you can get the perfect amount to use while it is the freshest. We also have gift certificates; the perfect gift for a coffee lover!
Come taste the fresh difference! Coffee is seasonal, so expect some variety. We try not to roast too much extra in order to keep the coffee fresh every week.
Our list of Teas and Chocolates has gotten too long to include here, so check out our Facebook page for the full list of what we have available.
Email us to order in advance, and we will have it bagged up and ready for you. Advance orders will ensure that we don’t run out of your favorite coffee before you get there, and speed up your shopping if you are in a hurry!
Wild Earth Chocolate of Muskegon
This week, we are working on 80% dark chocolate sweetened with D-ribose as the sweetener, for a big boost of calm energy right to your cells. We are going to try to have it done for the market, only time will tell.
We will be offering:
Chocolate drizzled popcorn
Chocolate drizzled popcorn with Pecans
Buckwheaties (Kale, Buckwheat & Sunflower Seeds)
Pineapple Pecan Clusters
Walnut Raisin Clusters
Cacao Beans
Cacao Nibs
Cacao Powder
Cacao Butter
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
We are set to have a pretty thorough frost over the weekend, so I am busy protecting what I can and harvesting what I can’t. Certainly we are going to say goodbye to the last of the hangers-on of the summer crops this week. But we still have plenty of cold-hardy vegetables in the field to take us through the rest of the fall. Overall, I am ready for this significant shift in the rhythm of the farm.
This week I will likely bring:
kale
chard
collard greens
bok choi
tatsoi
napa cabbages
mini cabbages
broccoli
baby fennel
sweet peppers
eggplant
leeks
celery
carrots
potatoes
turnips
fall radishes
red and yellow onions
shallots
garlic
Shady Side Farm of Holland
The beans are back! We continue to harvest our certified organic beans, and will have the following freshly-harvested varieties along this week:
Black Calypso – Plump, with creamy texture. Slightly nutty, mellow taste, something like a russet potato.
Black Valentine – Taste like kidney beans, great for salads, soups and dips.
Hidatsa Red – Similar to a kidney bean but with a slightly nutty taste, these beans are good in salads, chilis, soups or served with grains.
Hutterite Soup – Comfort food, cook fast, creamy soup, baby food.
Jacob’s Cattle – Big and meaty, taste & texture of new potatoes, traditional baked beans, chili.
Jacob’s Cattle Gold – Hold their shape and soak up other flavors well. Great for soups, stews, salads and baked beans.
Marrow – Plump, soft white beans that soak up the flavors of whatever you cook them with. Great soup beans.
October – Creamy, velvety smooth texture, nutty, sweet flavor, thin skin, soups or chili.
Painted Lady – Slightly sweet, with a smooth, creamy texture.
Pinto – Earthy flavor, great in Mexican cooking, falls apart under long cooking. Also have a limited supply of split pintos for $1/pound.
NEW! Tiger Eye – Rich, hearty flavor, with a smooth texture and tender skins.
Yellow Indian Women – These buttery beans retain their shape well, and are less starchy than some other beans. Good all purpose bean.
Zebra – Smooth, creamy texture, full-bodied flavor, good all-purpose bean.
Leftover from last year, and discounted:
Black Turtle – (last year’s crop) Common black bean with a thick skin and a meaty texture. Discounted $1 a pound while supplies last.
Please let us know ahead of time if you’d like to order 5# bags of any one variety, so that we can pre-bag those and bring them along.
In addition, we offer Grassfield Farms organic raw aged cheeses in the following flavors:
NEW! Smoked Gouda – I’ll have samples along. Smoky and rich, this cheese does not disappoint!
NEW! Aged Edam – I’ll have samples along. Two years old, this skim milk cheese is wonderful!
Country Dill – A house favorite, the dill herb in Gouda well represents the fresh grass that dominates the cows’ diet.
Crofters – This delicious cheese is aged at least a year and has a medium sharp taste. The texture is dry and crumbly. Very similar to Parmesan.
Fait Gras – Grassfields’ signature cheese, Fait Gras is a triple cream cheddar. Rich!
Gouda – A traditional handmade cheese in keeping with West Michigan’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.
Cheese Sticks – Want to try some cheese, but don’t need a whole 8 ounces? We’ll have a few cheese sticks along each week, in a variety of cheese types, for $2 each.
Ask about our grassfed lamb for your freezer. Last year some of our Sweetwater customers loved the lamb they got from us so much that this year they ordered two. (Same thing happened at Fulton Street Market in GR.)
Finally, I will have my handwoven rag rugs along this Saturday.
See you Saturday!
Lona
Little Red Organics of Freesoil
Mini & 5# napa cabbage
Celeriac
Spinach
Winter Squash
Kale
Cabbage – savoy, red, panhead
Potatoes – white and yellow
Garlic – Music and German Red**
Shallots**
Peppers – Green bells and sweet red/yellow/orange**
Snack Peppers
Leaf Lettuce
Cilantro
Fennel
Parsley
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Salad Turnips
Parsnips?
Baby Carrots
* Bulk pre-ordering. We cannot fill orders placed at markets on the same day, preordering is essential.
Garlic – 3# case $24
Green Peppers Mediums- 20# case $25
Seed Garlic – 3# German Red $36
Shallots – Grade,Large 5# case $12
email, call or text 765-490-2703 or info@littleredorganics.com
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Taste the difference in 100% Grass Fed Beef!
Our cows are on pasture as much as weather allows, then supplemented with our own farm grown baleage.
We have quarters and halves of our 100% grass fed beef available now! See me at market.
New! We have re-stocked all of our beef cuts this week!
Sale! Ground beef $6.50, this week $6.00!
Burger Patties $10/pkg
Roast $6
T-Bone $12.
Beef Brisket $7/lb
Tenderloin $13
Sirloin $9
Rib steak $12
NY Strip $13
Oxtail $5.50
Short ribs $6.50
Round steak $5.75
Liver $4.00
Tongue $5.50
Soup bones $2
Hanging half 3.75 pre order call us
Poultry
All poultry is free range, fed certified organic feed.
Chicken eggs $5.00
Duck eggs $8
Ducks coming soon!
Honey
12 oz bear 4
1 lb jar raw 5.25
2 lb bottle 9
4 lb pail raw 17
5 lb jug 20
Funny Farm of Grant
Remember, you have until Oct 31 to use your WIC Project Fresh coupons
This week we will bring:
It’s that time of year. We are expecting frost this weekend, so we’re picking all the peppers before it’s too late! We’ll have bargain size containers of red and green peppers for freezing for winter. Now is the time to get them ready.
SHIITAKI Mushrooms are here again!! Another nice flush of them popped this week. Great sauteed with onions and topping anything, steak, burgers, etc.
Winter squash, lots of varieties, Green acorn, pink banana, blue banana, heirloom white acorn, blue hubbard, delicata, spaghetti, butternut, buttercup, and more.
Potatoes
Kohlrabi. giant size for easy use, try ’em shredded, steamed and sauteed, yum!
Rutabaga and turnabagas, cross of rutabaga and turnip, both are great mashed with potatoes
Scallions
Rainbow Carrots
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Eggplant
Ass’t Kale, many new varieties
Curly parsley
Italian Flat leaf parsley
Eggs from our mixed flock
Dried Shiitake mushrooms, fresh if available
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Veggies for sale this week: Large & Medium Red and Yellow onions, plus 1.5# bags. Large Kohlrabi, Celeriac, Cauliflower! Broccoli, Red, Savoy, and Green Cabbages, Beets with Greens; Cilantro, Sweet Red Peppers!
GRASS FED BEEF! We have quarters of beef for sale. Email your orders.
ON SALE: BEEF HEART!
Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com or call 231-861-2234 by Friday 6pm to place advance orders.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Ribeye, Rib Steak, TBone, NY Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak, Flank
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks; Stew Meat, Kabob Beef
Roasts ~ Chuck, Arm, English, Rolled Rump; Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, BEEF PATTIES & GROUND SIRLOIN!
Short Ribs ~ One of the most flavorful cuts. Google some recipes!
SOUP BONES! Back in stock.
Heart ~ ON SALE! $2.50 per lb.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, imported from Palestine by Higher Grounds.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
231-861-2234
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
We’ve been busy gathering in the harvest and preparing the gardens for the cold weather months. This week we spent the better part of three days harvesting our potato field. We grew seven different varieties, and they all look big and beautiful. We gathered up over 9,000 row ft of potatoes to feed you all winter. We use an old fashion potato digger that brings the tubers to the surface of the soil, and then we pick them up by hand. It is one of our favorite harvests! We are so grateful to Nancy Oomey and Sandy Vandenberg, who played with Zen and Sova while we harvested, and to Elsie Binns and Kathleen Rash for bringing fresh energy to the final day of harvest. We’re also grateful to the Bobiers who rent us the beautiful ground where we grow our potatoes. We’ll begin cleaning and sorting them, and have at least one variety ready for market on Saturday.
This week we are offering:
POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES
SPINACH
BABY LEAF LETTUCE
ARUGULA
OCEANA MIX
RED HEAD LETTUCE
ROMAINE HEAD LETTUCE
BABY KALE
KALE
COLLARDS
CHARD
TURNIP GREENS
TOMATOES
GREEN AND SWEET PEPPERS (peck baskets available)
HOT PEPPERS (peck baskets of jalapenos available)
POBLANO PEPPERS
SPROUTING BROCCOLI
CELERY
CARROTS
SCALLIONS
RADISHES
SALAD TURNIPS
FRESH HERBS (inclusing parsley, rosemary, thyme, lemongrass, sage)
***last week for lemongrass***
DRIED HOT PEPPERS (cayenne, chipolte and ancho)
BROTH BAGS
HERBAL TEAS-all our teas are made exclusively with herbs hand picked and blended right here on our farm.
*SWEET SUMMER TEA (almost sold out for the season)
*CHAMOMILE
*LOVELY LEMON
HERBAL SALVES
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
Crowfeather Farm of Hesperia
We’ll be at market with our garlic & garlic seeds
Grandsons Gardens of West Olive
We will be bringing:
Cut Lettuce
Baby Bok Choi
Spinach
Arugula
Baby Kale
Mustards
Beets
Rainbow Carrots
Potatoes (Red/Blue/Fingerlings)
Squash (Spaghetti, Butternut, Acorn, Pie Pumpkins)
Shallots
Onions
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Grass Fed Lamb- This should be ready on Friday, so here is hoping!!
All cuts available
Pasture raised Poultry- raised on grass and Non-Gmo feed.
Chickens- Whole, legs, things, breasts, and wings.
Turkey- Maple breakfast sausage
Turkey – Roasts
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Pasture raised Pork
Maple breakfast sausage.
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Breakfast Cookies
GF and REG. Quiche
Morning Glory Muffins
Apple Bars
Gingerbread GF and REG
Brownies GF and REG
Paleo Cookies
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Fresh Pumpkin Pies
Fresh Apple Pies
Fresh Maple Walnut Pies
GF and REG. Small and Large. * Alisa will be sampling these in preparation for Thanksgiving orders.
Looking forward to seeing you!!
Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
HAMBURGER IS BACK! Pre-order is available for our last batch of CHICKEN this year. Also available is PORK by the Half or Whole, if you are interested in this economical way to enjoy good pork let us know and we’ll fix you up.
If you would like to reserve your order for Market on Saturday, just
email or call us (231) 689-0457 with your request and we will have it
ready for you to pick up.
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock
$4.00/lb
Bacon
$8.50/lb
Jowl Bacon
$8.00/lb
Cottage Bacon
$8.00/lb
Ham
$7.50/lb
Pit Ham (Sliced Lunchmeat)
$8.00/lb
Smoked Loin
$9.00/lb
Canadian Bacon
$5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast)
$6.00/lb
Ground Pork
$6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage (not links) or Ground Pork (10 +lbs)
$5.50/lb
Sausage Links
$8.00/lb
Boneless Pork Chops
$7.50/lb
Pork Steak
$6.50/lb
Cutlets
$7.50/lb
Loin
$7.50/lb
Spare Ribs
$5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs
$9.00/lb
Tenderloin
$12.00/lb
Bones
$1.00/lb
Head
$5.00/each
Fresh Hocks
$3.00/lb
Liver, Heart
$4.00/lb
Lard
$4.00/lb
BEEF
Hamburger
$6.00/lb
Hamburger Bulk 10+ lbs
$5.50/lb
Ground Sirloin
$7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack)
$8.50/each
Rib Steak, Kabobs
$8.00/lb
Brisket, Chuck Roast, English Roast, Cube Steak, Stew Meat
$6.50/lb
Skirt, Sirloin, Flat Iron
$11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin
$13.00/lb
Liver, Short Ribs
$4.00/lb
Bones
$2.00/lb
Kidney
$2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Whole (out of stock)
$4.00/lb
Breast (out of stock)
$11.00/lb
Thighs
$5.00/lb (out of stock)
Drums
$6.00/lb (out of stock)
Wings
$4.00/lb
Backs
$2.00/lb
Gizzard
$2.00/lb
Necks
$2.00/lb
Feet (out of stock)
$2.00/lb
LAMB
Ground (out of stock)
$10.00/lb
Stew Meat
$10.00/lb
Leg Roast
$13.00/lb
Boneless Leg
$14.00/lb
Spare Ribs
$11.00/lb
Chops (out of stock)
$13.00/lb
Rack (out of stock)
$15.00/lb
Bones
$2.00/lb
Liver, Heart
$6.00/lb
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Greetings from Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery—
HELP WANTED! We are looking for someone to help at our stand for 2 hours on Saturday mornings making and serving the best toast around. If you love the Sweetwater market (and want an extra reason to get there on Saturdays), send an email to: charlie@laughingtreebakery.com If you are interested in working with us, we would love to hear from you!
Hear ye, Hear ye! Autumn means PIES ARE COMING! Just a heads up that we will be baking pies for Thanksgiving. ABBA PETER’S FAVORITE APPLE PIE ($25) and RIGHTEOUS PUMPKIN PIE ($20) will be available on Saturday November 22nd and on Wednesday November 25th (pickup site TBA). More information coming soon!
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
Third Coast Three Seed (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.75
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue. Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn. A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour. (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter). Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf. $7.00 a loaf
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
Big Country: Made with germ-restored wheat flour and Michigan-grown rye, this 2 pound loaf is sumptuously supple and earthy. Perfect pick for a crowd. Price $7.50
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
Cheddar Peppercorn: Smooth Vermont Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper. Price $8.00
Honey Oat OG steel-cut oats and just a titch of honey make this better than a bowl of oats for breakfast! Extremely moist and chewy… $6.50
PASTRIES AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY
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
Hilltoppers Cookies- Molasses Ginger cookies… A 4oz cookie sweetened with blackstrap molasses and bits of candied ginger. $2.50 each
Pecan Maple Oaties: Made with OG rolled oats, real Michigan Maple Syrup, Pecans, and organic raisins 2.50 each.
Whangdangdoodlers: Chunks of Valrhona dark chocolate, OG walnuts, and real OG butter make this a cookie you’ll never forget. $2.50 each
Our delicious scones are $2.50 each.
They are all made with organic butter, organic cream, and fresh local eggs!
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt) $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA
Mund Farm of Rothbury
Certified organic apples are available for 2015. These are the same apples I brought last season, from Brian Hackerts Orchards. Due to spring frost damage there are frost scars on the apples. To determine customer interest in placing an order, I will have samples for viewing this Saturday, Oct 10th at the market.
The varieties are Empire and Jonathan, with 1/2 bu @ $13 (Approx. 21 lbs); 1 bu @ $20 (Approx. 42 lbs); Please bring your own containers to switch over from my baskets.
Apples are expected to be available Oct 17th – 31st, (tree run / sorted for major defects). I plan to have these varieties at Market on Oct 24th & 31st in small quantities, as well as 1/2 bu & whole bushel (pending interest).
NOTE: If you can’t make it to the market on Oct 10th, please email me at grmund@aol.com by Oct 14 and will try to arrange for viewing prior to ordering 1/2 & whole bushel quantities. I will schedule delivery / pick-up for the week of Oct 17 – 31.
Empire
• A McIntosh type apple
• Long shelf life
• Aromatic and crisp with creamy white juicy flesh.
• Best for: eating fresh
Jonathan
• One of the first red apples of the fall
• Sweet-tart taste with firm texture
• Light red stripes over yellow or deep red
• Best for: eating and cooking
Vendors not attending this week
Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
Our plan is to come every other Saturday, so see you next week, thanks!
Cultured Love of Grand Rapids
Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
Note: We will be attending market the last Saturday of every month.