Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 7th, 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!
Double Up Food Bucks starting July 6th!
Last Chance to get in on the Sweetwater Organic Farm Tour II!
Sunday, September 15th, 9:00am-5:00pm
We are filling up fast but there are still a few seats available, so don’t delay! Call 231.292.1152 and reserve your seat, or stop by the Market Manager table this Saturday!
Attending this Saturday’s market:
New Vendor!
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
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. We now harvest from over 3,500 trees producing over 2,000 gallon of Pure Maple Syrup.
The Kasza brothers, Samuel and Philip, now own and operate this “sweet business”, with the exception during the busy harvest season when the rest of the family pitch in.
We begin in early February by tapping the trees, gathering sap each time there is a warm, sunny day. We always process the sap into syrup as soon as we can to provide the highest quality and taste. During March we usually get the big flows requiring us to run day and night for a couple of days, our motto is “When the sap runs, we run!” 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.
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!
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hesperia
CHICKEN! We will return to the market this weekend with fresh chicken! If you submitted a Freedom Ranger pre-order form and have not yet received your chickens, please stop by on Saturday to pick up your order – we can’t wait for you to try our birds this year! If you haven’t already ordered a chicken, we will have plenty of fresh chicken available and would love to introduce you to our delicious, pastured Freedom Rangers. Freedom Rangers were developed in France from traditional, heritage-breed chickens to meet the highest standards of the French “Label Rouge Free Range Program.” Unlike the conventional cornish-cross chickens that we usually raise on pasture, Freedom Rangers need no encouragement to graze and will forage for 30% or more of their diet, resulting in a very happy, healthy, and tasty 4-6 lb chicken. We will have whole, fresh-never-frozen Freedom Rangers available at market and would love to talk to you about these delightful and delicious chickens.
We will also have limited quantities of whole frozen chickens and frozen chicken wings for sale. If you would like to pre-order one of our delicious cornish-cross pastured chickens for late September/early October, we will have order forms available. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
SPECIAL SALE! OOPS. We made too much fresh chevre this week so we’re offering a one time sale! Our 1 lb Plain Fresh Chevre is on sale for $10.00, $3.00 off the regular price, and our 6 oz Fresh Chevre is on sale for $6.00, $1.00 off the regular price!
Sample our flavored Chevres, Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese.
Other items from our farm:
SWEET CORN! Our daughter and son-in-law will be bringing lots of fresh picked Incredible sweet corn (that’s the well deserved name of this variety!). 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
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons
At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia
Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns. Check it out!
VEGETABLES: Tomatoes – We should have some half bushels of canning tomatoes! We have little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste! This is the time of year to roast them for freezing, plus dry and can for the rest of the year. AND you should be eating tomatoes at least 3 times a day! YUM! Drizzle sliced heirlooms with a Balsamic Vinegar reduction. Broccoli. Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic, Sweet Peppers, Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!), Summer Squashes (Ask me about freezing roasted squashes for winter. They taste like fresh roasted!), Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles ~ approaching end of season with these. Kale & Swiss Chard, FANCY POTATOES! Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings: Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes. Fresh Herbs!
SALE! ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too! 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!
BEEF! We will have a full array of beef cuts.
Join our pre-ordering email system! earthscapefarm@gmail.com .
BEEF AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK:
SPECIALS: Short Ribs! $3 per lb. Liver – $3 per lb. Order in advance to be sure we save some for you.
SPECIAL SPECIAL! ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF! ADVANCE ORDERS APPRECIATED.
Ground beef 1 lb pkgs $4.90 per lb 1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.
Boneless Steaks: Tenderloin steaks – the best cut of beef on a side $20 per lb.
New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb. Sirloin $10 per lb.
Bone in Steaks: Porterhouse, Rib (my personal favorite)
Roasts: Rolled Rump, Chuck, Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.
Whole Brisket
Swiss Steak and Round Steak – $6.50 per lb.
Kabob Meat $6.50 per lb.
Short Ribs, also good for meaty soups $3 per lb. SALE!
Soup Bones $2 per lb.
Oxtail! There’s only 1 per steer :-). $5 per lb.
Liver – $3 per lb. SALE!
Tongue and Heart – $3.00 per lb.
SALE! We need to free up freezer space and have some 2012 Beef heart on sale for $2 per lb, preorder only. Call or email ahead of market time.
E&S Moore Farm of Coopersville
Suzanne Moore will be bringing fresh eggs from her flock of Isa Browns, Comets, R.I. Reds and Arucaunas. Chickens are out on the land eating grass & bugs and are supplemented with GMO-free feed.
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market with felting kits, wool roving, certified organic beans, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese!
This week the Black Valentine is our Special of the Week. The 2-lb. bags will be available for $10, regularly $11.50 and the 1-lb. bags will be available for $5.50, regularly $6.00. Black Valentine Beans taste a bit like kidney beans. They are great for salads, chilis and soups. They are larger and more shiny than the common Black Turtle Bean, and don’t have the spicy flavor. Here’s a link to a recipe using Black Valentine Beans: http://bit.ly/153fZ3W
Grassfields Farm milk share update: We have a few openings for raw milk deliveries through Grassfields Farm’s cow share program. Feel free to ask me how you can get fresh milk delivered to Sweetwater each week.
Cheese: The aged raw milk cheese flavors we will have along this week include: New! Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Fait Gras, Garlic & Onion, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Funny Farm of Grant
We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons
Shitakes! We may have some fresh shitakes again this week, fingers crossed.
This week’s produce list:
WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons. Celebrate back to school with your favorite melon!
Broccoli, okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, Italian cippolini onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi, heirloom tomatoes,
rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!
Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks this fall!
Saturday September 21
Amanda will lead a plant walk at Sweetwater Market. The walk will start at 10a and last about an hour. We’ll look at the naturally growing plants and discuss their medicinal qualities and many other virtues.(cost is by donation)
Sunday September 22
We’re planning a full day herbal workshop on our farm.(10a-4p) The workshop will include a plant walk, discussion on medicinal qualities of plants, and how to make your own herbal medicines at home. Home made farm lunch is included. (cost is $65, sliding scale available) Class size is limited, so sign up soon, spots are filling up.
This week we have:
Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue) We have lots! Interested in canning or freezing some? Half bushel baskets are $30. email us at maplemoonfarm@gmail.com or call 231.861.2535
Tomatoes! Most of what we grow are heirlooms and we have a range of beautiful colors
Sweet Peppers
Jalapeños
Surano
Cayenne
Kale
Chard
Celery (we’ll be harvesting for another week or two and then it’s gone until next year. If you make stock get your celery now! Celery is high on the dirty dozen list, get yours local and chemical free.)
Carrots
Summer Squash
Cucumbers
Broccoli
Fresh herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, basil, and more.
Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!
We infuse wild-harvested 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.
New this week-
Allium Ear Oil our ear oil still uses the power of fresh mullein flowers and garlic, but this year we added another allium, onions. We find this works wonders on bacterial infections that can easily make their way into young growing ears. Works on ears of all ages. We also blend in St.John’s Wort to address the pain that can occur with ear infections.
Mama’s All Purpose-A great general purpose salve that can help everything from bug bites to bumps to burns to diaper rash. Contains calendula, comfrey leaf and root, violet leaf, plantain, chickweed, cleavers, and now with St. John’s Wort!
Mike’s Muscle Relaxer– Mike needed something stronger this year, so we added the power of western plain grown arnica. Also contains dandelion flowers, rosemary, and st.john’s wort. The perfect remedy for tired, over-worked muscles.
Andi-Anxiety-Named for our friend Andy, a gentle balm that helps promote relaxation. Contains lemon balm, rose petals, oat tops, lavender, chamomile, catnips flowers, and borage flowers.
Rob’s Relief– Our original salve. Nature’s remedy for poison ivy. A must for anyone who wanders MI woods. Contains jewelweed and burdock leaf.
(We make no medical claims, these preparations simply work for our family and many others. We wish you heath, happiness, and wholeness)
We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
BREADS: Each week we bake our seven scrumptious weekly breads (listed below) as well as one or more specialty breads. Please consult the schedule below to find out when we are making your favorite specialty bread!
GRANOLA! We make two different varieties of granola: Mountain Crunch Granola (pure vanilla, toasted almonds, and organic coconut oil) and Laughing Tree Peanut Butter Granola (all-natural PB, pure vanilla, and Michigan honey).
OUR EIGHT WEEKLY VARIETIES:
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 cardamon) $6.00
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
100% whole grain Kamut: Light and moist with a fruity flavor, a great loaf for folks with wheat sensitivities. $6.00
SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE SCHEDULE
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pumpernickel Rye
Irish Cheddar Peppercorn
Pastries available for Saturday:
Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger) $2.25 each
Treehuggers The one and only quarter pound peanut buttery original. $2.25 each.
Expedition Cookies
SCONES
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scone
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Pecan Brownies $3.00 each
Deep Mud Brownies $2.75 each* Our brownies are made with extraordinary Callebaut dark chocolate, our own fresh eggs, and Michigan grown organic barley flour—they are amazing!!
September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
Flowers:
Mariachi Lisianthus and Karma Dahlia flower blends.
LimeLight Hydrangeas.
Hopi Red Dye amaranth for drying.
Zinnias, Giant African Marigolds, Statice and much, much more.
Produce:
Heirloom Tomatoes.
Peppers.
Summer squash.
Dragon’s Egg and Lemon cucumber.
Detroit Dark Red beets.
Colorful carrots.
Swiss Chard.
Baby Kale.
Mixed Greens.
Spinach.
Herbs:
Basil.
Dill.
Cilantro.
Parsley.
Other culinary herbs available.
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
Pork offerings include our Andouille Sausage, Italian Sausage, & Breakfast Sausage.
We will also have a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants.
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
Watermelons!
Heirloom and cherry tomatoes
Ripe sweet red peppers and assorted hots
Baby lettuce salad mix
Spicy brassica mix
Arugula
Kale and chard bunches
Sweet carrots
“French Breakfast” radishes
Yukon Gold potatoes
lots of cilantro, parsley, dill and basil
Fresh flower bunches
Have a great weekend!
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Garden Offerings
Basil, cabbage, parsley and broccoli.
Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!
Grass-fed Beef
Steaks, roasts and short ribs.
Bakery Offerings
Quiche gluten free and reg.
Breakfast cookies
New ! Our very own Rustic Apple Tart
Made with our old fashioned apples!
Hope to see you at the market!
Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, & Organic for home, friends & family.
Great selection of organic soaps – Lavender, Peppermint, Grapefruit, Oats & Spice, Simply Rosemary (unscented) & Rows & Furrows – a great hand soap with a little extra grit for Gardener’s and other projects. Nail Brushes too : )
By request, to keep your soap high and dry – Soap Dishes now available in both pine and cedar
100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.
Fragrant and versatile Organic Lavender – Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets. Add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh but also known to be a natural relaxant and also a moth deterrent for woolens and cup boards.
New! Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall
Kim Wood joins us for the first time on Saturday, bringing her organic glycerin based soaps handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added. One of her most popular soaps is Magical Marigold, which contains only organic glycerin, coconut oil and organic calendula (marigold) petals. Learn more about Kim & her business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf
Friends of the Market
The Friends of the Market Program is in the process of being redesigned. We will need many helping hands to assist us in sustaining and growing this invaluable resource. We do not know of another Farmer’s Market like Sweetwater in the state — one focused on organically produced, local products. The mission of the Friends of the Market will be to promote growth and sustainability. We will be rolling out the details of the program in the next several weeks. Those who wish to participate will be asked to help by donating time, talent and/or financial support. Whether you have been involved in the past or are new to the market we would love to have you join us. Please contact the Friends of the Market committee at email – Sweetwaterfriends@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping. Provide your contact information and we will follow-up with you. Thanks!
See you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD market!