Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 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 an authorized Bridge Card Farmers Market
Certified Organic Blueberries!
First of Season Heirloom Tomatoes!
Canning Demos for Fresh & Dry Beans!
At this week’s market:
Blueberry Heritage Farms of Holland
NOTE regarding last Saturday: We apologize to our Sweetwater customers for last week’s non-appearance. We learned late Friday night that there would not be enough berries available for market, but we have set aside at least 200 pounds of our Certified Organic Duke blueberries for Sweetwater this Saturday. Hope to see you there!
Olson Farm of Shelby
Pressure Canning Demonstration! Saturday at 11:00. This is hands down the best way to preserve your fresh green beans for the winter. I will also be demonstrating how to pressure can DRY BEANS from Shady Side Farm. And I’ll have a sign up sheet to rent out a pressure canner. Also: I’ll have lots of Ailsa Craig & Big Daddy white onions & Candy Sweet Red Onions! Taste of Spring 2011 Syrup. Stop by and try a sample of our syrup and taste the difference in fresh & local!
CJ Veggies of Zeeland
New this week! Lemon Cucumbers!. Also: Broccoli, Arugula, Mesclun, White Turnips, Green onions.
Coming Soon: Muskmelons! Watermelon! Organic sweet corn, so good you can eat it raw!
We are a Certified Organic veggie operation!
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. This will be our intern’s last market, as she’s heading back to Belgium soon. Stop by and wish Laura well…
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
VEGGIES ~ New: Green Beans in Bulk! Radicchio! Green Peppers! Carrots! Pickling Cucumbers and Dill! Also: Salad Mix: Lettuces with Arugula, Mustard greens, Celery leaves, and Baby Kale; Head lettuce, broccoli, and carrots. Last week for peas. Beans, summer squash, Beets with Greens, Kohlrabi; Chard and Kale; Scallions, cabbage. Herbs: Parsley, Dill, Basil (also basil in bulk for making pesto), Cilantro and Rosemary.
BEEF ~ SALE! Beef Liver $2.00 per lb. Stock up!
We will have lean Ground Beef and Ground Round / Sirloin! 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
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
Pastured Raised, Antibiotic & Hormone Free, Artisanal Meats
CHICKEN
Note: We’re out of Chicken Breasts (Boneless), more next week.
Chicken Leg Quarters
Whole chickens must be pre-ordered (see below)
Chicken Patties, BBQ or Plain. 1# 4pr pkg.
PORK
Pork Chops
Pork Tenderloin,
Bacon, Apple Smoked
Bacon, Hickory Smoked
Breakfast Sausage Bulk & Links
BEEF
Back Again! Flank Steak!
Ground Beef in 1 lb. packages
Ground Beef patties
Gourmet Burgers – Ground Beef with Bacon
SPECIALTY SAUSAGES & MEATS
Apple Smoked Bratwurst
Jalepeno Bratwurst
Garlic Kielbasa Sausage
Chorizo
Deli Ham Slices
Pepperoni Slices
EGGS Soy free. $3.25 a dozen.
PRE-ORDERS. Space limitations force us to carry only the most asked for meats. If you want to be sure to get the meats you want every week, PRE-ORDERING is the way to go. Take a look at the complete product list here: www.CreswickFarms.com
Email or call Diana Jancek at dijaan@charter.net or (231)893-3937 no later than midnight on the Monday evening before the next market and she will have it ready for you to pick up on Saturday. Pre-orders not picked up by noon market day will be placed back into stock. Please call (231) 769-6514 if you are going to be late. Thanks!
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The Fishmonger’s Wife of Muskegon
Pre-Orders are the way to go for best selection! See below.
The Fresh Catch this week: Fresh Whitefish, Lake Michigan Lake Trout, AK Sockeye Salmon, Whitefish Livers & Smoked Whitefish. My smoking is getting better! In fact, I got the best compliment from The Fish Monger’s Dad, “This batch is excellent.” Huge compliment from a man of few and very direct words.
PRE-ORDERS: Call us at 231-730-3327. Pre-orders will be held until 11 a.m. and then released. If you are going to be late feel free to call us to make other arrangements.
We Use a Month’s Worth of Muskegon Chronicles every Saturday… Please feel free to bring us your newspapers throughout the market season, we’ll gladly use them. We Also Accept and Reuse Plastic Handled Grocery Bags to pack your fish on ice. During the hot summer months it is very important that your fish be kept cold until you are able to refrigerate it. You can borrow an eco-cooler from us for a $5 deposit, or bring your own cooler with ice to market.
If you would like to receive our email newsletter Fish Wrap for Fish Folk email me at thefishmongerswife@frontier.com
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery breads are all made from 100% organic flours and grains. Nearly all of our breads are naturally-leavened using a levain that we cultivate on site in our bakery. All of our doughs undergo a long, slow fermentation process that produces extraordinarily flavorful and easily digestible breads. The grand finale: our breads are baked in a handbuilt ,wood-fired brick oven which creates loaves of amazing texture and beauty!
Come early if you are able! We often sell out before noon…
This Saturday July 30th marks our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BAKERY OPERATIONS!! We are so grateful to all of our friends and customers for all of their encouragement and support in this first year of business.
This week our friend John Mulholland will be making a guest appearance at the market. John loves to hand out samples so come and get your mouth around something you haven’t tried before!
IMPORTANT: We will not be baking the weekend of August 6th. There will be no breads available at our markets on that day, but our bread freezes beautifully, so stock up on the 30th!
This week’s SPECIALTY BREADS are:
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00
Pain au Chocolat (Deep, dark French Valrhona chocolate and our lovely light wheat bread) $7.00
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 Lovely Delightful Pecan Date Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, Truly Ginger Scones, and our Michigan Cherry Scones. All of our scones are made with organic butter and cream, our own 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.
We are truly honored to bake for you and your family. Hilde and Charlie Muller
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
THE GARDEN
First of season! Heirloom Tomatoes! Plus other assorted veggies, onions & potatoes!
Fresh Eggs
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Gluten Free Breakfast Cookies, Granola, Brownies, Cheesecakes and mini poppy seed cakes!
All of our Original Breakfast Cookie Flavors
Peanut Butter Granola
Cranberry Granola
Assorted Galettes & Turnovers
Morning Glory Muffins and a variety of Quiches!
Pizzettas, and baguettes, Our Delicious Brownies and a few other treats!
Hope to see you there!
Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Nature inspired…pretty, practical and organic!
Organic Soaps – A full selection of great organic soaps: Grapefruit, Blood Orange & Bergamot, Lemongrass Tea, Lavender, Peppermint, Oatmeal Spice (made with certified organic oils, and botanicals – no artificial fragrances or colors, only essential oils). Soap Gift boxes with gift tag – $1 each
Bees Wax Candles – angel, Bee skeps, Bears, 3″ and 5 ” pillars, tapers, votives,and tea lights.
Clean burning! Long Burn Time! Non-Petroleum! 100% Michigan beeswax!
Lavender – Sachets A variety of styles and sizes to choose from, Organic Lavender dryer bags
Hand made cards and gift tags
Look forward to seeing you at the market!
The Carriage House Gardens of Spring Lake
This Saturday we will bring our lovely fragrant hydrangeas, and mixed bouquets of lavender, lilies and assorted herbs and flowers.
McLaughlin Grows of Muskegon
We will have our CSA shares ready to pick up, and tomatoes, cukes, hot peppers and kales.
Last but not least
As always, 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 Higher Grounds 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 on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muskegon-MI/Sweetwater-Local-Foods-Market/111077177535
Hope to see you all soon.
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
We are an authorized Bridge Card farmers market!