Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 10th, 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 an authorized Bridge Card Farmers Market
Cornucopia Time!
Oh, it’s a good week to be an organic veggie lover!
At this week’s market:
CJ Veggies of Zeeland
We are a certified organic veggie operation! This week: Kale, Garlic, Specialty tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, watermelon, arugula, mesclun, green onion
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Heirloom Tomato Testing! Come try our many varieties! What is your favorite??
If we have enough melons this week, we will also do a tasting of them: Jenny Lind, Halona, Hannah’s Choice Muskmelons (or are they cantaloupes???); plus Sweet Dakota and Quetzali watermelons.
VEGGIES ~ Scallions; Beets for canning and Beets with Greens; Pole Beans: Rattlesnake and Gold of Bacau; Bush Beans: Jade and Masai; Melons ~ Cantaloupe and Red Watermelons! Eggplant (Roast it and freeze it!); Heirloom, Roma, Drying and Regular Tomatoes ~ Large ones, Medium and Small, too, and in maybe in quantity! Cucumbers. Basil in bulk for making pesto! Lettuce mix. Red Norland and our new favorite AUGUSTA Potatoes (Yellow skin with a pink blush and yellow flesh), possibly some Russets and Bintje potatoes, too; Tomatillos, Lots of Sweet Peppers in red, green, purple, and yellow; Hot peppers, Summer squash, Kohlrabi. Herbs: Parsley, Dill, Basil, and Rosemary. Flower fans: Sunflowers!
BEEF ~ Please note: We are out of Steaks. Consider other cuts of beef now that the weather is a bit cooler. Crock pot a roast or short ribs.
Try our beef. Our steers are on lush rotational pastures from May to November. They get all our quality hay they can eat, plus a little home-grown and ground- on-the-farm grain mostly in winter. Feeding cows small amounts of good grains are like humans eating small portions of dessert. It’s ok for them as long as grass and legumes are their main diet. The steers are hung to age and processed by Ebel’s Meats in Falmouth, a family-run USDA operation. Email us pre-orders by Friday 7pm.
Quarters of BEEF for sale. This is the most economical way to purchase beef. Talk to me or email for more information. www.earthscapefarm@gmail.com
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL from Palestine! 500 ML Bottles. Organic, Extra Virgin and Cold Pressed.
New Shipment: HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or light roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
Creswick Farms of Ravenna
Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
Please note: We are OUT of eggs this week, sorry!
BEEF
Back one more week: STEAKS!
While Earthscape Farms prepares to get their beef cows off to market, we will carry a small selection of our grilling favorites.
Rib-Eye Steak
T-Bone Steak
Flank Steak
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties
Gourmet Burgers – Ground Beef with Bacon
Corned Beef Hash! Perfect for when you want a quick meal, with potatoes and spice already added, or add eggs for breakfast! 1# pkg.
CHICKEN
Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Chicken Patties, BBQ or Plain. 1# 4/pr pkg.
If you are looking for a low-fat alternative to beef, this is it! Did you know that 1- 4oz patty of ground chicken has the same fat content, and is lower in calories, than 1- 4 oz patty of ground turkey?
PORK
New! Pork Steak!
Back to school means healthy lunches! Try our sliced deli bologna or ham this week!
Country Ribs
Pork Chops
Pork Tenderloin,
OUT this week, back next week: Bacon, Apple Smoked
Bacon, Hickory Smoked
Breakfast Sausage Bulk & Links
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Apple Smoked Brats
Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices
Sliced Bologna
Pepperoni Slices
Pancetta. Italian style, cured, seasoned & spiral sliced in small bundles.
NO EGGS this week. Sorry we were not able to fill pre-orders either.
The Fishmonger’s Wife of Muskegon
There will no fish for Sweetwater this week, and it will be touch and go until our season ends on September 24th, but we will keep you all posted. We are accepting Winter Orders for frozen whitefish. Please call us at 231-730-3327 for more information.
Sign up to receive our email newsletter Fish Wrap for Fish Folk at thefishmongerswife@frontier.com
Shady Side Farm of Holland
This Saturday we’ll take along our certified organic pinto beans and black beans. Stop by Olson Farms booth to see how to PRESSURE CAN our DRY BEANS! We’ll comb the garden to see what’s ready–likely green and yellow beans, squash, and peppers. And we’ll take along handwoven rag rugs (made from recycled materials), fresh-from-the-farm wool socks, yarn and roving for spinning.
McLaughlin Grows of Muskegon
We will bring our large Cuostralee Heirloom Tomatoes, Sungold and red cherry toms, and other veggies. Also we will have our CSA shares ready for pick up.
Olson Farm of Shelby
Onions! Big Daddy, Ailsa Craig and Italian Cippollini! Also green beans and a selection of paste and cherry tomatoes, plus my Taste of Spring Maple Syrup.
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
This week we will bring tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, squash, and hot peppers. Plus our latest jam creations including blackberry, peach, blueberry, strawberry and raspberry jams!
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
Our breads are baked in a handbuilt , wood-fired brick oven which creates loaves of amazing texture and beauty!
This Week’s SPECIALTY BREADS are:
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00 {Our friends of Maple Moon Farm down the road have an abundance of onions right now—so we are making Onion Rye!}
Toasted Walnut Batard: (aromatic toasted walnuts lend a lovely nuttiness and a purple hue to this versatile batard) $6.50
OUR NINE WEEKLY VARIETIES:
Homesteader’s Wheat (A 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
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamon) $6.00
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50
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
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar and tongue-tingling organic black pepper) $8.00
Pastries for Saturday: We will be baking our Delightful Pecan Date Scones, Lovely Lemon Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, Truly Ginger Scones, and our Michigan Cherry Scones. All of our scones are made with organic butter and cream, fresh eggs, and a pinch of organic sugar. We will also be baking our Expedition Cookies, our Tree Hugger PB Cookies, and our Deep Mud Brownies.
***HAVE YOU TRIED OUR GRANOLA LATELY? We make two different varieties of granola including:
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA: organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, sliced almonds, Michigan honey, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA: organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic coconut, Michigan honey, Michigan-made peanut butter, organic coconut oil, pure vanilla, sea salt. $6.00/ pound
Both of these granolas are baked in our wood-fired brick oven after the intense bread-baking heat has dissipated (after several days). They are baked at a low temperature to ensure that the nutrients in the grains and seeds remain intact! Please note, these granolas are SWEETENED ONLY WITH MICHIGAN HONEY! There is absolutely no refined sugar in them. They are both wonderful with milk or yogurt or as part of a trail mix. Our children love them! Come have a taste… At least one variety will be available at the market each week.
We are truly honored to bake for you and your family.
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Bee and Botanicals of Spring Lake
Great selection of certified organic soap– try our Rows and Furrows blend this summer when you come in from the garden. It has ground almonds, ground coffee and a little added orange essential oil for extra cleaning power (and smells nice too).
Michigan beeswax candles from tea lights to tapers. Bright and long burning, with just that mellow scent of honey (no artificial fragrances, colors, or petroleum used in the making of this product)!
Nice selection of Organic Lavender sachets in stock.. Lavender not only smells great but has been used for centuries as a moth repellent. Keep moths at bay in your closets and linen closets in a natural way.
United Standard Water Treatment Systems
How “organic” is your water? Stop by our booth this Saturday and meet Mark Christenson, local distributor for United Standard Water Treatment Systems. Learn more about the company that provides the water treatment system for the largest integrative medicine center in Michigan. The Center for Holistic Medicine, with David Brownstein, MD, Richard Ng, MD, and Jeffrey Nusbaum, MD are all enjoying the benefits of a comprehensive water treatment system in their homes and at their medical center as well. We are Water Quality Association (WQA) professionals who have installed all types of water treatment systems and applications for over 25 years in Michigan. Stop by and meet our local distributor Mark Christenson and pick up your free bottle of water courtesy of United Standard Water Treatment Systems!
Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart
Note: We are camping this weekend, be back next week!
Last but not least
Next Saturday, September 17th from 2:00-4:00 we are having a more formal memorial for Chris Bedford. Please come and share your stories about the impact Chris had on your work and life. There will be music, food and a retrospective of Chris’ work throughout his life. If you need more info please call Diana at (231)292-1152 or email at dijaan@charter.net
For folks who can’t attend, please do share your stories with us. We are compiling a memory book with a unique cover designed and printed by Chris some years back. Email your thoughts to Diana at dijaan@charter.net
Hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
We are an authorized Bridge Card farmers market!