Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, November 16th, 2013, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Partners Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!
Attending this Saturday’s market:
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
No Breads or Sweets this week, but boy do we have some SWEET NEWS! We welcomed the newest member of Clan Muller to the farm with the birth of our daughter on Thursday! Stay tuned for more news on our Facebook page!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
BEEF! We have all cuts of beef this week! We have ground beef! Special cuts: Flank Steak, Skirt Steak, Large Brisket. Beef Heart is ON SALE! $2 per lb.
VEGETABLES~ Celeriac! Cabbages. Kohlrabi, Red and Yellow Onions, POTATOES! Red Norland, Blue Gold and Kennebec. Fresh Herbs: parsley, rosemary, sage.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City. $15 per bottle!
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 1# bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf. Try a cup at the Sweetwater Market table!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market with certified organic beans, felting kits, wool dryer balls, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!
We will have all 14 varieties of organic dry beans that we grew ourselves, including Black Calypso, Black Turtle, Black Valentine, Green Flageolet, Hidatsa Red, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Marrow, Nuña, October, Pinto, Yellow Indian Woman and Zebra. Limited quantities of Black Calypso, Green Flageolet, Hidatsa Red, and Zebra, so don’t wait.
We will be at Sweetwater this Saturday, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7. For just a little while we will not be selling at Sweetwater every single week; we have an opportunity to sell at the Kerstmarkt in Holland. Please plan to buy any beans you need for Thanksgiving Day celebrations this Saturday.
See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
BACK THIS WEEK! BROTH BAGS
We dried a mix of our nutritious vegetable and herbs for a healthy simple vegetable broth. Includes onion, carrot, celery, parsley, sea salt and peppercorns (the peppercorns are not produced on our farm, but ethically sourced and certified organic). They are bundled in a cotton muslin bag for a quick, easy and local vegetable broth. (the whole bag can be composted after use). Pre-packaged broths in stores are devoid of many nutrients due to the heat produced in packaging. Our broth mix contains a dense amount of vitamins and minerals. Each bag produces 2 quarts of broth.
GREENS FROM THE HOOP
Lettuce Mix
Romaine Lettuce
Kale
Swiss Chard
Cilantro
Parsley
Turnips Greens
Beet Greens
FALL VEGGIES
Potatoes (many varieties and colors)
Onions (red)
DRIED HERBS
We gathered and dried our abundance of tasty culinary herbs all summer. Now we have them cut and sifted and packaged for you. They are available in a resealable plastic bag and in a shaker top glass jar.
Parsley
Basil
Thai Basil
Celery Leaf
Whole Cayenne Peppers
(A quick note on our drying. All our vegetables and herbs are dried on food grade stainless steel trays, never plastic. We feel small details like this are important to the health of all, as well as the quality of the product)
EGGS
Our chickens are fully free-range. They have open access to roam and forage on our 40 acres, and they still manage to cross the road. They are fed non-GMO feed. (we also gratefully accept empty egg cartons)
CHICKEN
We raise pastured chickens for meat. They are also fed non-GMO feed and they forage within a moveable fence.
whole frozen birds $4/lb, must be pre-ordered-please email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231-861-2535
Herbal Salves, Creams, and Teas
We infuse wildharvested herbs that grow naturally on our land, as well as some great medicinal plants we grow in the garden, in high quality organic oil for great herbal medicine. Watch for more herbal products coming in the next month; Amanda is spending more time inside playing with all the herbs she gathered and dried all though the warm months.
NEW THIS WEEK!! THE COLD WIND BLOWS, GET YOUR LIP BALM
Michigan Winter Balm- organic oils blended with our homegrown comfrey and calendula and wildcrafted violet leaf. This makes for a great herbal ally for chapped lips and rough skin. We use it on more than just lips.
Peppermint-a simple blend of organic oils, local bee’s wax, and refreshing peppermint
Sova’s Heart Song- a great floral blend for a unique and healing lip balm.
Liberty Family Farm
This week from the hoop house –
Fresh arugula , spinach , kale, squash and more….
From the farm
Grass-fed Lamb
Pasture Raised Pork – NEW! Hickory Smoked Bacon
Bakery Offerings– Our Bakery Case will be back!
New ! Garlic Basil wheat bread
Morning Glory Muffins
New! Flax & Wheat Pizza Crusts
New! Almond Cranberry Breakfast Cookie
New! A Variety of Paleo baked Goods
Breakfast Cookies
Spinach & Cheddar Quiche- GF
Kalamata & greens Quiche
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
Our custom Baby Brassica Mix is back!
Baby Kale
Winter squash – Delicata, Butternut, Giant Hubbard!
SALE on pie pumpkins
Redskin potatoes
Sweet potatoes
White, red and yellow onions
Giant kohlrabi
Rutabaga
Celeriac
Cabbage
Sweet baby Carrots
Beautiful Dried Flower bunches
Try on some hand-knit mittens and hats, or ask Carolyn about custom orders!
Talk to us at market about our Free-Range chickens !! You won’t believe how delicious they are.
The Orange Whisk of Grand Haven
Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking, is making tasty gluten-free snacks to bring to market on Saturday. She will have sweet & savory nut and seed based treats for sale. Most items this week are vegan, with the exception of the almond flour based breads which contain eggs. Samples this week, stop by and try.
This weeks offerings include:
Crackers – Savory Flax, A variety of seeds including flax, chia, pumpkin and sesame with savory spices. All organic.
Hearty Nutty Loaf – Sweet and Savory varieties this week. This loaf contains a variety of nuts and seeds, both savory and sweet varieties this week. All organic.
Vegan Cookies – Almond flour cookies with cashews, seeds, coconut and vegan chocolate chips and cocoa nibs. Organic gf oat flour and oats.
Sunflower Seed Brownies – An adaption of the Nourishing Traditions recipe. Sunflower seeds, pecans, maple syrup with a vegan chocolate ganache topped with more pecans!!! Super YUM. Organic.
Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins– A gluten-free adaption of the recipe in my book. An almond flour based bread with zucchini, carrots, chestnuts, organic dark chocolate chips. Contains eggs.
Almond Flour Carrot Cake – A twist on your traditional carrot cake.
Almond Flour Bread – A gluten-free almond flour based mini loaf. Contains eggs.
Bites –Pecan/Cacao, Cashew/Apricot, and Almond /Coconut/ Cacao Cups
Samples of my Pecan Tart recipe, an adaption of the recipe in my book. I’m taking advanced orders for the holidays.
Please visit the Facebook page for more information, photos and weekly updates! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-Whisk/137119332998928
Funny Farm of Grant
This week’s produce list:
Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS
Greens&Roots! kales, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small,
and anything else we can find!
Potatoes! Choose from 6 or more varieties.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.
New! Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
Come sample our latest batch!
Plain Chevreʹ
Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”
Seasoned Chevreʹ
Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper
Feta
A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.
Dutch Kase
A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.
Tomme de Fremont
Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.
Other items from our farm:
We will also have eggs from our free-range, GMO feed- free flock as well as our made on the farm maple syrup along. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home
September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
We’re busy preparing our beautiful Holiday Wreaths & Swags see you next market!
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
We will be at market with our freezer full of pork. We are out of a few items, but we still have a good supply of delicious pork chops, which will be on sale tomorrow! There are a few nice shoulder roasts left–great for slow cooking, they have the potential for some wonderful, hearty dishes to beat the cold and snow coming next week. Pulled pork, Cuban sandwiches, a simple pork roast, pork tacos…. Also, we are running out of sausage, tomorrow we will have a small amount of Andouille Links and Bratwurst Links available. This will be the last chance to get them, before next May–that’s 6 months away! Be sure to grab what you need to get you through the winter tomorrow because we will be keeping whatever doesn’t sell for our own use. Last, but not least, we have leaf fat and fatback for sale. These cuts may not have the glamor or allure of tenderloins or bacon, but they make wonderful homemade lard. Rendering your own is easy to do and the creamy lard is a great all natural way to take your baked goods to the next level and replace nasty hydrogenated oils in your everyday cooking. Try making your own popcorn with some, it’s phenomenal and you don’t even need to add butter to it!
From the field, we will have our usual selection of winter squash and a few pie pumpkins. Winter storage radishes and leeks will be available again as well. Both were surprisingly popular last week, so be sure to get to market early. The leeks were gone by 9:30 last week! We may have some of our heirloom lettuce mix again too, depending on how it handled the frost earlier this week…
Scholl Farms of Montague
Stu Scholl will have free-range chicken, frozen whole, butternut squash & potatoes at market tomorrow. Chickens were raised on pasture their entire lives this summer! No GMOs! Kabocha & Butternut Squash. Eggs. Fingerling potatoes.
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!! Come get the perfect, all-natural gift from our large selection of super-sweet Maple Products for that special someone.
The Kasza family began making Pure Maple Syrup from the two trees in our front yard about 15 years ago. Every year since then we have grown in production and quality, today bringing you pure maple products made from cutting-edge technology (and the help of 3,500 trees!). Our maple syrup is continually graded for color, taste, and quality during production. Our processing facility is kept clean and sanitary as well as inspected and licensed by the State of Michigan.
Along with our bottled syrup, we have also expanded our line of maple products this summer to include the following:
Maple Cream – this is maple syrup condensed, cooled, and stirred into a beautiful buttery-like spread excellent on bagels, toast, doughnuts, winter squash, or a glaze on meat (esp. fish, and venison). The best thing about this is that it is totally natural only pure maple syrup.
Maple Candy – an excellent treat for someone’s sweet tooth. Simply pure maple syrup cooked down to only sugar and minerals remaining with enough moisture to hold the sugar in beautiful little maple leaf shaped candies.
Maple Granulated Sugar – is much like Maple Candy but without moisture. This can be used in place of white sugar as a natural sweetener along with the maple taste (esp. on oatmeal)
Maple Sugar-Coated Almonds and Pecans – a healthy sweet and crunchy treat. These make great gifts if they don’t get eaten before that!!!
Please stop by and check out all these 100% natural products for yourself. We would be very happy to answer any questions or visit our web www.kaszasugarbush.com Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!
Lady Bug Botanicals of Muskegon
Lady Bug is bringing their full line of handmade botanical soaps this week, including the popular Pumpkin Clove just in time for Thanksgiving. Check out the enormous selection of botanical Bath Buddies we like to call “Rubber Ducky Dynasty,” which make wonderful stocking stuffers!
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Market Bag Winners
There are still 3 prize market bags to be claimed from our Customer Appreciation Day: Alice McCabe, Cami Moran & JoAnne Moe. Please come this Saturday and collect your prize!
Hope to see you all at the market.
Diana Jancek
Market Manager