Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, June 30th, 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 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Market!

This Saturday we will once again have a special gift bag for the first 10 new Bridge Card Customers! Includes a market tote, Kid Approved Cookbook, cutting board, veggie scrubber, and a $5.00 Sweetwater Gift Card to spend on anything at the market!

 At this week’s market:

 

Creswick Farms of Ravenna

Pasture Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats

PRE-ORDER for the best choice! We want to encourage you to pre-order as much as possible, please see below for info on how to sign up.

BEEF
Steaks: Flank, Ribeye & Top Sirloin for the grill!

Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties

CHICKEN

Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless.

Whole Chicken

Chicken Leg Quarters

Apple Chicken Sausage Links

Chicken Deli Lunch Slices

PORK
Pork Tenderloin is back!

Bacon: Choose from Hickory or Apple Smoked.

Breakfast Sausage 1lb Bulk & Skinless Links.

Country Style Ribs. Super meaty, perfect for barbecue.

SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Ham Deli Lunch slices

Chicken Deli Lunch slices

Moroccan Lamb Sausage Links

Lamb Brats

Bratwurst

Chicago Style Hotdogs! No nitrates, no fillers – just  100%  pastured meats!

Snack Sticks Regular and Jalepeno Cheddar!

Chorizo 1/2lb pkg
EGGS No soy in chicken feed. Large. $3.25 a dozen. Jumbo or medium by pre-order only.

PRE-ORDERS. Sign up to be on the Pre Order reminder list here: dijaan1@charter.net or at the market. On Sunday you will receive a reminder and you’ll have until midnight Monday to put your order in. Once placed, all you have to do is come to the market anytime on Saturday and pick it up!

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

Our heirloom beans are planted for this season but they could sure use some rain! Say a prayer for some rain soon, will you? In the meantime, Mike will be at market with his certified organic black and pinto beans and wool products. Cook up extra beans in your slow cooker and freeze the cooked beans in can-sized portions for later use in summer salads or dips.

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery

TOMATOES!!!!  Yes, the first of the season from the hoophouse.

Cherokee Purple is a delicious heirloom tomato.

Limited supply.  More to come soon…

CUCUMBERS AND ZUCCHINI !!!

Red Potatoes, beets, spinach, chard, and kale.

FRESH PASTURE RAISED CHICKEN.

TRY OUR GARLIC & BASIL SPICE RUB CHICKEN.

Parts for the grill and whole chickens.

FRESH EGGS

FROM THE BAKERY

New!  Bollio rolls a delicious roll with  a crusty outer layer and

tender inside.  Great for slider hamburger rolls.

Quiches reg. and gluten free

Galettes

New! Zucchini Muffins

Blueberry Mufffins

Organic Brownies

Pizzettas

Breakfast Cookies

New!  Vegan Cookies.

Chocolate  Bundt Cakes and more..

Lots of great tasting baked goodies for the holiday!!

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We now have the ability to take credit cards at Sweetwater Market!

VEGGIES ~ Broccoli!  Scallions and Summer Squash! Raddicchio. Red & Green cabbage. A lot of Kale, Head Lettuce, Spicy Salad Mix, Chard,  Fresh Basil, Dill, Oregano;  Beets, Turnips,  Daikon Radishes. Maybe some other veggies after we pick for CSA Shares – CSA gets our best variety!

BEEF ~  Pre-orders accepted.  Email me for a price list. Please email or call by 5pm on Friday.

Other cuts available this week:

• We have lean Ground Beef!
• Chuck and English Roasts
• Bone-In Porterhouse, Tbone, and Rib Steaks
• Boneless Tenderloin and Sirloin Steaks
• Cubed Swiss Steak, Round Steak, Stew Meat & Short Ribs
• Liver, Tongue
• Soup Bones & Oxtails

Our steers and cows are on pasture, and happy!

New Shipment:  ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.

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!

 

Dancing Goat Creamery of Byron Center

Andrea will be back this week with more fresh Goat Cheese (chevre) and Cream Cheese.  Be sure to try some of our customer favorites: Honey Orange, Black Pepper and Herbs de Provence!

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We’ll have  lettuce, garlic scapes, green garlic or baby garlic, herbs and mixed baby kale.

 

CJ Veggies of Holland

CJ Veggies will be attending for the first time this Saturday and will bring a variety of fresh produce from their farm.

Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hart

Fresh Pastured Chicken. Chickens rotated daily getting up to 20% of their diet from grass. Some frozen available.

New this week! Chicken feet! Make some healthy stock.

Pastured Pork. We’ll have thick cut pork chops,  smoked hams, pork steaks, pork roasts and ground pork.

Order forms are available for pork halves & wholes and whole chicken. Take advantage of a good discount when you preorder.

For more information call Will at  (231) 794-7936.

“Like” us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/HickoryRidgeFamilyFarm?ref=ts

 

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart

Our thanks again for all those who came out on Saturday to stores and markets to purchase our baked goods.  While we are still not taking preorders we are pleased to offer the following bread and pastries for this coming weekend:

Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary 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

The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $5.50

Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $6.00

Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $6.50

Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00

Irish Cheddar Peppercorn (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by tongue tingling black pepper).  Price $8.00

Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $8.25

Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00

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

Pastries for Saturday’s Market:  We will be baking our Lemon Poppy Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, Truly Ginger Scones, Michigan Cherry Scones, Deep Mud Brownies, Cherry Mud Brownies, Expedition Cookies, Hilltopper Ginger Molasses Cookies.

Hilde and Charlie Muller

 

The Local Epicurean of Grand Rapids
The Local Epicurean is a producer of Hand Made Organic Pasta using the ancient Roman method for an egg noodle.  We also produce seven Gluten Free pastas as well as twelve Vegan Pastas with our line of seventy- five pastas, half of which change with the seasons.
Our production facility and storefront are in Eastown, a community of Grand Rapids where we also make organic sauces and organic hand churned organic butter for our pasta butter sauces.
This week we will bring a selection of our pastas, including Squash Blossom and Morel.
 

Maple Creek Sugars of Fremont
Doug & Tate Luchies have been producing wonderful maple syrup & honey for over 8 years on their farm. Raw, minimally heated Honey is harvested from bees foraging on wild flowers near the farm and Maple Syrup is made in early spring from 1000 taps on the 50 acre farm.

Bees & Botanicals of Spring Lake

Pretty, Practical & Organic products for the home!
    Michigan Beeswax candles natural, bright, clean and long burning,
Certified Organic Soap- Great selection of all the favorites including Lemongrass Tea, Oats & Spice &

Lavender and Rows and Furrows Gardeners soap with ground coffee and almonds for summer.

Gift boxes/w card for organic soap
Organic Lavender Sachets

Carriage House Gardens

Kim Coston will return this week with more of her artistic seasonal herbal-floral bouquets from the garden: lavender, sage, hydrangea and more!

Last but not least

Double Up Food Bucks 2012!

Thanks to a grant received from the Fair Food Network and others, Sweetwater will be offering Double Up Food Bucks to anyone using a Bridge Card at our market from June 2nd through November.  Click here to see how it works: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ffn_dufb-2012-faq-customer.pdf

Friends of the Market

As always, if you would like to become a Friend of the Market for a suggested donation of $20.00, 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.

New! Sweetwater OrganiCorps!

If you support the mission of Sweetwater and have some time to help us extend our organic message into the community please stop by the Market Managers booth this Saturday and sign up for a variety of volunteer positions! We need help with market surveys, Double Up Food Buck promotions and much more!

 

Have a great weekend, stay cool, hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net

We are a BRIDGE CARD Double Up Foods Bucks 2012 market!