Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, November 13th, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners/Hackley Health at the Lakes
On Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card & Project Fresh market
Customer Appreciation Day!
We’ll have free coffee and apple cider along with mini-muffins & mini breakfast cookies supplied by Earthly Kneads and Abundant Harvest Bakery! Vendor Sampling! And our favorite musicians from the Front Porch Picken to entertain you!
Fruitful Acres of Manistee
New! Fresh-pressed organic cider in half gallons! May also have small amount of fresh apples.
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Note to customers: This is our last market visit until December 18! We participate in the Holland Holiday Kerstmarkt every year, if you’re in the area check it out: http://holland.org/events/14464-holiday-kerstmarkt.
So, if you’ve been eyeing our socks & rugs as possible Christmas gifts you may want to buy them this week! We’ll also be sampling our favorite pinto bean & corn bread recipe and will have our dried pinto beans, food grade soybeans, red wheat, and acorn squash as well as mini-pumpkins for Thanksgiving decorating!
We are Mike and Lona Bronkema of Shady Side Farm and we have been farming since 1992 and have recently transitioned to organic in parts of our operation, certifying through Global Organic Alliance (GOA). The farm is home to 150 or so sheep and some chickens. Wool from our sheep is dyed at the farm, and in our spare time Mike makes beautiful, warm wool socks and Lona makes hefty rugs from recycled fabrics. http://shadysidefarm.etsy.com
http://shadysidefarm.blogspot.com
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Veggies this week ~ Spinach! Broccoli! Sweet Potatoes, Delicata, Butternut and Acorn Squash. See our blog for information on storage of winter squash. Pie Pumpkins, Celeriac, the last of the Leeks, Red Onions, Salad Mix, Radishes, possibly some kale and chard. We’ll have some herbs: parsley, cilantro, rosemary, sage, dill.
BEEF ~ order a quarter of beef now for delivery next week. SALE: Soup Bones $1 per lb.! We will also have Porterhouse, T-bone, Sirloin, and Rib steaks, Swiss steak, liver and heart, stew meat, and short ribs from our pastured Angus this Saturday, too. We will have all our cuts NEXT SATURDAY!
Great Cookbook – Vegetables A to Z – last copies are for sale for $16.
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags ~ Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
CHECK OUT OUR BLOG ~ http://www.earthscapefarm.blogspot.com
Olson Farm of Shelby
See me at the market if you are interested in purchasing my grass pastured beef! From the original 942 pounds of hanging weight beef (a big Simental Beef cow!) I still have approximately 300 lbs of roasts, steaks, & ground beef and will work with you on price, amount and delivery. Also this week, I’ll bring blue corn & wheat for grinding into your favorite corn bread recipes, potatoes, red & white onions, and the remaining 2010 batch of Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pastured Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
Featured this week! Ground Beef in 1 lb. Packages
Customers: We don’t have freezer capacity to carry large meat items but if you are looking for pork or beef roasts or steaks you can pre-order (see below) and we will bring them on Saturday. For a complete list of products, go to www.CreswickFarms.com
POULTRY
Skinless, boneless chicken breasts
Chicken leg quarters
Ground chicken
PORK
Pork Chops
Pork Tenderloin,
Bacon, Apple Smoked
Bacon, Hickory Smoked
Bacon Ends
BEEF
Flank Steak
Gourmet Patties
Ground Beef Patties
NOTE: Filet Mignon and other steak cuts as well as roasts are available by special order.
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
German Thuringer
Moroccan Lamb Sausage
Chicken Spinach Feta Sausage
Chicken Apple Sausage
Braunschweiger
Ring Bologna
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices
Pepperoni Slices
Hot Italian Sausage Links
Breakfast Sausage (Bulk 1 lb. packages + links)
Italian Bulk Sausge (1 lb. packages)
Meat Snack Sticks
Pancetta
Chicago Style Hog Dogs
Soy Free Eggs: A limited number will be available
Important Notice Regarding Pre-Orders: If you pre-order meat you will have to pick it up on Saturday by no later than 12:00 noon or the items will be put back in stock. If you have an emergency and can’t make it you can call the cell phone to reach me before the noon cut-off at 231.670.4817. Thanks! Pre-Orders: Email Chris Bedford at chrisbedford@charter.net by no later than Monday morning before the next market and he will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday.
Grassfields Farm of Coopersville
Raw Milk Certified Organic Cheese
Gouda, Gouda w/dill, Gouda w/cumin (Leyden), Lamont Cheddar. Gouda w/chili flakes.
Edam.
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
A real, live person (Hilde Muller) from Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery will be coming to market this Saturday!
I will be there with at least seven varieties of our breads–come and sample some if you never have before!
Nearly all of our breads are naturally-leavened and all are baked in our wood-fired brick oven by my husband Charlie. They range from $5-$8 a loaf and we are also happy to sell half loaves.
NEW! We are so excited to have had an abundant crop of veggies that we can share this year! We’ll bring: Sweet potatoes, fresh juicy fat carrots, several varieties of winter squash, Red Norland Potatoes, and a mix of small potatoes too.
Our Breads:
West Michigan Wheat $5.00 (A light and creamy wheat bread)
Oceana Round $5.00 ( Rustic Italian country bread)
O’Batta $5.00 (Ciabatta-style ripping and dipping bread)
Third Coast Three Seed $5.50 (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat)
Hazel Road Rustic $5.50 (A lovely 4-grain featuring Michigan spelt, barley, rye and wheat)
Griff’s 8-Grain $6.50 (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grainsj three seeds, and a bit of Michigan honey)
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan $7.75 (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins)
Elbridge Parmesan Olive $8.00 (Wisconsin parmesan and Kalamata olives in every bite!)
THE MICHIGANDER! A naturally-leavened bread made with 100% Michigan grown whole grains! $5.50
Liberty Family Farm of Hart
Grass-fed Meats, Vegetables and wholesome Baked Goods.
Pasture Raised Eggs!
OFFERINGS FROM THE GARDEN
Kale, mixed lettuces, arugula and spinach.
FROM THE FARM
Fresh Eggs, Beef soup bones & liver.
FROM THE BAKERY
The ultimate breakfast cookie, chocolate cherry pecan, chocolate walnut & peanut butter chocolate.
NEW! Bacon cheddar swiss chard quiche- made with fresh swiss chard from the hoophouse and organic cheddar cheese.
NEW! Dried fruit Foccacia Bread and Savory Foccocia Bread with fresh herbs.
Apple pie made with organic apples. Pumpkin Pie, and Maple Walnut pie.
Ciabatta Bread and Multigrain rolls .
Sweet rolls made hot and fresh saturday morning!
GLUTEN FREE
Sandwich Bread, Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Pumpkin Bread.
Breakfast Cookies. Bacon Cheddar and Swiss chard Quiche
NEW! Pine nut cookies & more…. See you there.
Earthly Kneads of Muskegon
Cookies- Vegan & gluten free: Chocolate sandwich and lots of other varieties.
Regular Saturday Breads – 100% Whole Grain Spelt, Seeded Spelt, Peasant Bread, Tuscan Bread, Italian Rosemary. Beer Bread and Cheddar Onion Beer Bread. Cinnamon Raisin Challah.
Scones, Muffins, Sweet Stuff. Still debating, but you can bet whatever we decide on will be yummy!
We’ll have granola, gorp, and muesli, too.
Fresh garlic. Hardneck varieties. Dried Shitakes.
We will also have our usual assortment of Naturally Nutty Nut Butters and Food for Thought Preserves, Hot Sauces, and Salsa.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm
Grassfed Beef. Ground beef in packages.
Pastured Poultry. Chicken leg quarters, wings, soup stock. Chickens raised on pasture & supplemented with either certified organic feed from Grahams Organic, or non-organic but not GMO feed from a local farm co-op.
Ayurvedic Farm of Montague
We will be bringing a new item this week: Pecan Pralines! Rebecca will be bringing some new paintings and will be doing charcoal portraits on site for a special Farmers Market price. We will be bringing some great recipes also that will be Indian cooking based.
HandCrafteds
Good for the body & soul!
Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Bees Wax Candles – Perfect for fall with their natural textures, colors and warm honey scent. Great selection to choice from; tapers, votives, tea lights, bee skeps, acorns and more. Michigan made with cotton wicks!
Hasselman’s Honey -locally made by bee’s in Freemont, Michigan. Many sizes and pretty gift bottles to choose from. Make it a gift bag and add a beeswax candle!
Organic Soaps – Fall Spice, Lemongrass Tea, Lavender, Northern Forest and other wonderful scents, made with essential oils (made with certified organic oils, and botanicals – no artificial fragrances or colors). Great little hostess gifts for Thanksgiving! Pretty, practical, organic….
Lavender sachets – a variety to choose from for drawers, closets and knitting bags, travel bags and cars.
Starry Night Dream Pillow Sachets-made with a blend of herbs to aid in relaxation and add a soothing aroma to your pillow or bed side table.
Lavender dryer bags, especially nice with bed linens and towels
Cards, gift tags, gift bags & special wrapped boxes for organic soaps in a variety of designs.
Look forward to seeing you at the market!
Daisy Doodles of Whitehall
Daisy and her mom will be busy baking this Saturday, so they won’t be at market. They’ll be back on the 20th with their holiday packages and plenty more of the delicious local, organic treats your dog loves!
Last but not least
If you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $10.00, which entitles you to a free cup of coffee at every market you attend for a full year, please see me at the market this Saturday! We will also have Higher Grounds Coffee by the Cup for a suggested donation of $1.00.
Sweetwater is now on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muskegon-MI/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535
Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager