Saturday, March 12th, 2016, 2016, 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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2016 Schedule
OPEN EVERY SATURDAY all year long!
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Spring is in the air! We spotted a Sand Hill Crane this morning (I first heard them the 28th of Feb.), heard spring peepers yesterday evening, collected 4 duck eggs yesterday, photographed the 1st crocus Tues., had a polite little worker bee ride on my shoulder for awhile on Mon. (I did all the talking, tho), and the killdeer announced their arrival Monday morning.
We have chicken eggs aplenty for Saturday, as well as a few duck eggs. We are sold out of soup bones, oxtail, roasts, and kabob meat. For a meaty soup with bone broth, we have shank with bone. Short ribs also remain in stock, along with burger, burger patties, stew meat, brisket, a wide selection of steaks with and without bone, liver, and tongue.
We have several sizes of raw honey available. Aaron and Isaac leave at 5a Fri. to take in both days of the MI Beekeepers Conference in East Lansing. Aaron is 14 and it’s his third year attending; Isaac is 12 and it’s his second time. (I’m bracing for the whirlwind of excited information I’ll hear when they get home Sat. night!) We will be working hives the next time weather cooperates. Initial assessment is encouraging for colony survival this winter.
Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday morning,
Sarah
Shady Side Farm of Holland
I will be at market this Saturday with 16 varieties of certified organic dry beans grown on our farm south of Grand Haven. Have you tried our Black Calypso beans yet? Also known as Orca or Yin Yang beans, these striking black and white beans are plump and have a creamy texture. The taste is slightly nutty and mellow.
I will also have along to market aged cheese from Grassfields Farms in Coopersville. They are an organic dairy farm, and their cheese is made from their organic unpasturized milk.
Finally, I plan to take a wool-filled mattress pad and comforter along to market. We have these available in several sizes, and have more on order. They contain the wool from our sheep, and are made for us by the folks at Zeilinger Wool Co. in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Since wool breathes, these bedding items help to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Please let me know if you need wool items, or any bulk (over 2#) amounts of the beans by emailing me before 5 pm on Friday at info@shadysidefarm.com.
info@shadysidefarm.com.
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Lona
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Bakery Offerings
Morning glory muffins
English muffins
Breakfast cookies
Fresh Quiche
Paleo cookies
Oat & Honey bread
Pasture Raised Pork
All cuts available!
Grass fed lamb
All cuts available
Tim is looking forward to seeing you all at the market!
Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
It’s hard to believe, we have been a part of Sweetwater for a year now! This Saturday, we will giving away free cups of coffee to celebrate and say thank you! Stop by and say hi!
We will have an assortment of freshly roasted coffee, fine chocolate, and loose leaf tea.
Scholl Farm of Montague
Eggs, Chicken $5.00/doz. Certified Organic Feed, Free Range (weather permitting)
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
The sunshine and warmer temperatures really got things growing in our hoophouses this week. We are so excited to be offering fresh greens.
This week:
SPINACH
BABY KALE
EGGS Our chickens are pastured seasonally, fed fresh garden scraps year round, and supplemented with locally grown certified organic grain.
POTATOES
ONIONS
WINTER CARROTS
our farm products are made using vegetables and herbs grown here at Maple Moon
JAM
DRIED HOT PEPPERS
DRIED SWEET PEPPERS
CHIPOLTE PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
THAI GINGER BROTH BAGS
DRIED HERBS
HERBAL TEAS
HERBAL SALVES AND CREAMS
HERBAL LIP BALMS
LOVE
We also offer a limited selection of maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush when they are not here at the market
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
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Funny Farm of Grant
Dried kale two ways, whole leaf, or powdered. Perfect for adding to smoothies, soups and more!
Funny Farm’s own jam and jellies! Made with our own fruits, including Kiwi, Aronia berry, Crab Apple, Elderberry, and more!
Organically raised on our farm, using non-GMO sugar and locally sourced ingredients. Low sugar varieties available, too, 50% less sugar
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
Dried Thyme
Hickory Smoked Pink Himalayan Salt
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Black Hawaiian finishing salt
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We appreciate advance orders. We are pretty well stocked. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday evening. See you on Saturday!
This week’s special:
Cubed Steak, sometimes called Swiss Steak. It’s a flavorful cut of beef that is put through a tenderizer so it can be quick-seared and eaten medium rare. Regular price is $6.50 per lb. Sale price is $6 per lb.
VEGGIES for sale this week: Red onions. Celeriac; Green Cabbages
GRASS FED BEEF! We raised the great great great grandmothers of our brood cows! This latest batch of beef had no grain, as the pastures lasted so long into the Fall, and the winter weather has not been that harsh.
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBone, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks
Roasts ~ Chuck, English; Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones, Oxtail
Liver
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
Never Better Naturals of Muskegon
Parabens, synthetics, and toxins… oh, my! Follow the green and clean road with your skincare, personal care, baby care, and natural remedies by visiting us this weekend at market!
We will have these ready for you:
Sunscreen
Deodorant in two varieties
Herbal Tooth Scrub in two varieties
Natural Sanitizer Spray
Bar Soaps in many Varieties
Herbal Healing Balm
Pain Banish Cream
Sinus Rescue Sticks
Turn Back Time facial serum
Body Butter in many varieties
Lip Butter in new containers and 5 varieties
Bug Be Gone Natural Repellant
Foaming Face Washes for all skin types
Bacteria Balancing Foaming Hand Wash
Powder Laundry Detergent
We’re looking forward to seeing you!
We decided to celebrate that spring is right around the corner by whipping up a fresh batch of Sunrise body butter for you this week! This particular scent will remind you of warmer days with the essential oils of orange, hibiscus, and coconut and it’s just one of our many varieties of this lush body butter.
If you’re preparing to escape to somewhere warm, you can pick up our chemical free and highly effective sunscreen.
Come to see, feel, and smell all of the body care, natural remedies, soaps, and more that we make locally and safe for you and the ones you love.
Thanks! Rachel
Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
We are loving this warmer weather, and so are all the animals. This week we put the sheep back on pasture. They are enjoying the grass a good deal.
This week at market we have a variety of beef, smoked and fresh pork, lamb, and chicken.
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)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast) $6.00/lb
Ground Pork $6.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs) $5.50/lb
Sausage Links $8.00/lb
Pork Steak, Pork Chops $6.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets $7.50/lb
Spare Ribs $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs $7.00/lb
Tenderloin $12.00/lb
Bones $1.00/lb
Fresh Hocks $2.00/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin $7.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack) $8.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump $8.00/lb
Brisket, Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew $6.50/lb
Sirloin, Flat Iron $11.00/lb
Porterhouse Steak, Tenderloin $13.00/lb
Short Ribs $4.00/lb
Bones $2.00/lb
Kidney $2.00/lb
CHICKEN
Breast $11.00/lb
Drums $6.00/lb
Wings $4.00/lb
Backs, Gizzard, Necks, Feet $2.00/lb
Liver $4.00/lb
LAMB
Stew Meat $10.00/lb
Leg Roast $13.00/lb
Boneless Leg $14.00/lb
EGGS $5/doz
Note: chickens on pasture fed GMO-free conventional feed.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
The time has come to hire some additional market help for the 2016 market season! If you or someone you know may be interested in working with us at one of our three market locations on a Saturday morning, please EMAIL US A RESUME. We will let you know when we receive it. We are excited to find dynamic, food-loving folks to help us at markets in the coming months! The outdoor market season will be here before you know it!!
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
Rustic Baguette: A rustic cousin to the French baguette. An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread. They also just look nice sticking out from the top of a shopping bag!. Price $3.00
Chili Cheddar: Jalapenos grown for us by Maple Moon Farm, paired with a tangy Vermont cheddar. Great for breakfast with eggs! Price $8.00
Big Country: Hilde’s favorite loaf at present! This extra big loaf (2 pounds plus) features a bit of Michigan Rye flour and an organic germ-restored wheat flour (this means it’s a flour with everything but the bran—so not quite wholegrain—more like 2/3 wholegrain). The size of the loaf, and the rye flour, work together to keep this loaf moist longer than everything else we bake. Price $7.50
Honey Oat: This delicious loaf is developing quite a following with its slightly sweet and chewy texture. Organic steel-cut oats and Michigan honey. Price $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
Tree Huggers: Smooth, natural PB, and organic chocolate chips make this an unforgettable PB cookie! $2.50
Mrs Moose’s Whangdangdoodlers: Valrhona dark chocolate batons and organic walnuts make this a cookie as memorable as its name! $2.50
Not attending market this week:
Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We are coming to market every other week so be sure you stock up for a couple weeks.
Visit our website at: http://www.kaszasugarbush.com/
Cultured Love
Bloom Ferments
Bloom Ferments will not be at the market this week, but we will be back next Saturday! Have a lovely week!