Happy Labor Day! Sweetwater What’s New at the Market Saturday Sept 2nd

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 2nd, 2017
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.
We are a Bridge Card Market!
Vendors with * Accept Credit & Debit CardsSpecial deal for first 10 customers – see end of newsletter at Etcetera Market Info booth listing!

Attending this week’s market: 


Hidden Creek Farm of North Muskegon

We will have:
Heritage breed, Pasture raised, Non-GMO egg’s:
Chicken
Duck
Quail
Pasture raised broiler chicken!!
We will be bringing our Hidden Creek Farm Non-GMO broiler chickens to market on Saturday. We raise a Freedom Ranger breed broiler chicken which is much different then any chicken you will find at the grocery store!! Price is $3.50lb, we are also accepting orders and will take credit/debit cards for broiler chicken purchases.
Veggies/Herbs/Flower bouquets
Collard greens
Swiss chard
Mixed cherry tomatoes
Sandwich tomatoes
White tip radish
Patty pan Squash
Spaghetti squash
Parsley
Sage
Potatoes?
We will also have some wonderful handmade goat milk soap and wool mitten available!

Michigans Finest Mushrooms of Spring Lake
I’ll be at market with:
Chicken of the woods / fresh
Reishi / dried
Thanks,
George
Michigans Finest Mushrooms

Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart
Fresh Eggs!!
Garden Offerings

Cheddar Cauliflower
Purple Cauliflower
Nappa Cabbage
Broccoli
Peppers- banana, green, red, and poblano.
Heirloom tomatoes
Pastured Chicken
Whole & Parts
Pastured Pork
Roasts
Chops
Brats
Sausage
Ground
Grass Fed Lamb
All cuts Available
Garlic Basil Sausage
Bakery Offerings
Paleo Cookies
Quiche- Kale & Cheddar
Corn & Green pepper Galette
Breakfast Cookies
Morning Glory Muffins
Zucchini Bread
Apple Bread made with our own apples!
Looking forward to seeing you!
Libertyff@gmail.com

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
*We accept credit & debit cards!
Summer may be winding down, but things in the fields are still cranking! This week we will likely be bringing:
Kale
Chard
Tatsoi
Head lettuce
Mini-cabbages
Parsley
Summer squash
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Eggplant
Red tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes
Multi-color cherry tomatoes
Mini-Roma tomatoes
Purple Viking potatoes
Scallions
Baby leeks
Yellow onions
Red onions
Garlic
I may also have a limited number of watermelons.
Looking forward to seeing friends old and new this Saturday!

Summer Blend Gardens of Spring Lake 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We are excited to be there on Saturday as the Ground
Cherries have started to ripen and we’ll have the
beginnings of our fall peas. There may only be enough
of the ground cherries to provide samples, but we like
to share. The peas are sugar snaps and we started them
indoors before carefully transplanting them . . . with a
little luck on weather conditions and TLC, they have
grown into some tasty treats – John & Marty
Beets
Peas
Tomatoes
Carrots
Potatoes
Broccoli
Delicata Squash
Mexican Gherkins
Corn
Arugula
Bundles of Kale (Curly, Scarlet, Tuscan, & Red Russian)
Collard Greens
Zucchini
Kohlrabi
Garlic Heads
Cucumbers
Cilantro
Summer Blend with Nasturtiums (Salad Bag Mix)
Swiss Chard
Bundles of Parsley
Green AND Yellow beans AND Purple beans
Leeks
Onions
Summer Squash

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
100% grass fed beef
Steaks
Ground beef
Burger patties
Roasts
Short ribs
Liver
Shank
*Soup bone sale* Stock up for making broth! Save 50%. Pre orders encouraged as I sold out early last time!
*Ground beef special: order 25 pounds or more for $5 a pound. As always, 6 pounds or more gets a 25 cents a pound discount.
We’ll have honey available too.
See you tomorrow!
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com

Grandsons Gardens of West Olive
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We will be bringing:
Beets with Greens
Carrots
Potatoes (4 Flavors)
Heirloom tomatoes (Large Quantities)
Cherry Tomatoes
Leeks
Onions
Herbs (Thyme, Parsley, Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Cilantro)
Eggplant
Peppers
Summer Squash
Sweet Corn
Squash (Spagetti, Butternut, Pie Pumpkin, Sweet Dumpling, Buttercup)
Greens (Kale, Chard, Collards, Mustards, Tatsoi)
Thanks,
Russ

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We will have tomatoes, sweet peppers, green beans, Ancho peppers, eggplant, red and yellow onions, zucchini, cucumbers, and broccoli!
GRASS FED BEEF!  We have a full array of cuts available!  If you want to order in advance, email earthscapefarm@gmail.com or call us by 7pm on Friday  – the number is below.
We have quarters of beef for sale!  Talk to us at Market or email soon.  2 quarters are ready to pick up, plus we are butchering again in October.
Special this week:  Liver  and tongue 15% off
Grilling Steaks ~   Tenderloin, New York Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-bone, Sirloin, Cubed Steak, Skirt Steak, Hangar Steak, Kabob Beef
Braising Beef ~ Stew Meat, Round Steaks and yes, we have grilled round steak!
Roasts ~ Chuck,  Rolled Rump Roast, English and Arm Roasts,
Brisket!  We have some large briskets, as well as smaller ones.
Lean Ground Beef in 1/2 lb and 1 lb packages, plus 1/4 lb. patties, 2 and 4 per package.
Soup Bones, including some nice marrow bones
Liver, tongue on sale!
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Funny Farm of Grant
Hello everyone, thanks for your support since I’ve been back. I’ll be bringing broccoli, brokale, kohlrabi, cherry tomatoes, stuffer tomatoes, zucchini.
First of season jelly.
See you all Saturday!
Barb

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Greetings from Laughing Tree Bakery!
We hope you have a restful Labor Day this year…
SPECIALTY BREADS FOR THE WEEK
Chili Cheddar:  Smooth Vermont Cheddar and spicy jalapeno peppers.  $8.00
Pumpernickel Rye:  Our take on the old Eastern-European standard.  $6.00
Toasted Walnut Batard:  Toasted organic walnuts in a light wheat loaf.  $7.50
PLUS OUR WEEKLY VARIETIES!!
PASTRIES FOR THE WEEK:
Deep Mud Brownies:  Our brownies are made with Callebaut dark chocolate, fresh organic eggs, and Michigan-grown organic barley flour—they are extremely deep and dark…  $3.25 each
Pecan Maple Oaties:  The quintessential oatmeal-raisin cookie made with real Michigan maple syrup, pecans, and organic raisins $3.00 each.  NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION!!
Hilltoppers:  A spicy cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger.  $3.00
Treehuggers:  The one and only quarter-pound peanut-buttery original with organic dark chocolate chips.  Sweetened with Michigan maple and honey.  $3.00
Whangdangdoodlers:  A cookie as memorable as its name… Made with organic walnuts and dark chocolate batons—this one will absolutely WOW your tastebuds!    $3.00
SCONES: $2.50 each
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Double Chocolate Scones
Pecan Date Scones
WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA AND OUR PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA AVAILABLE.
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Charlie@laughingtreebakery.com
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Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven
*We accept credit & debit cards!
New Coffees & Sizes!
We now have added  8oz bags of whole bean & ground coffee for $9
Stop by our booth and try a sample of our two new coffees!
Rwanda Coopac
Ethiopian Sidamo
Along with
Mocha Java Blend
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Sumatra Mandheling
Also: Brewing immersion drip coffee by the cup, and we will have our four roasts available by the cup as well.
All Three Speeds coffee is roasted by sight, smell & sound based on a roast profile developed by Chad. All coffee is small batch, no automation. We invite all to sample what time and attention taste like in a cup.
Thanks
Chad & Lorie

Bodhi Tree Market of Spring Lake
I will be at Sweetwater Saturday with my raw, organic, cold-pressed juices and Switchel.
See you soon!
www.bodhitreemarket.com

Otherworldly Botanica of Grand Haven
Local herbalist Cody Westendorf (of Otherworldly Botanicals) offers a wide range of organically grown products, and small batch seasonal products – infused with local, ethically wildcrafted plants. Cody will be at the market with new products: vinegar tonics, infused honeys, and natural plant-infused self care products.
The week of September 16th there will be a plant learning table in the booth. Come learn about some common, backyard, medicinal, and edible plants. Touch, taste, and smell!
My Etsy shop is https://www.etsy.com/shop/OtherworldlyBotanica
If you are local and would like to pick up something between markets, my email is cdorf79@gmail.com

Etcetera Market Info Booth 
Special deal!  $5 in market bucks to the first 10 customers who stop by our info booth and give the secret word: Labor!

Not attending this week:
Never Better Naturals of Twin Lake 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We are getting close to this season’s bean harvest and will probably not be back at market until after that happens. Thanks!
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Scholl Farms of Montague