Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 17th, 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!
Attending this Saturday’s market:
Wind Dancer Farms of West Olive
Megan Rant will be at the market with Certified Organic JERSEY blueberries.
Funny Farm of Grant
Funny Farm Special
Broccoli for the Freezer
Enjoy all Winter
Regular price $2.50 lb
5 lbs for $10
10 lbs for $18
Larger quantities available by special request.
Please call or email.
231 834 8643 Leave a message with name,
phone# , amount and day for pickup-Wed or Sat
funyfarm@riverview.net (note: only 1 n in funy)
This is the nicest broccoli we have ever had!!
This week we’ll also have
summer squash, okra, cucumbers, lemon cukes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, green onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi,
rutabagas, cabbage, many varieties of potatoes, melons,
and anything else we can find!
Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Tomatoes (lots of different heirlooms in a variety of colors)
Sweet Peppers (beautiful red, orange and purple)
Jalapeños
Hot Peppers
Broccoli
Cabbage (this week we have pocket cabbages, tasty little heads, just right for when you just need a little cabbage)
Summer Squash (have you tried our trombocino squash yet? You can’t find it in stores. A traditional Italian squash that holds up to cooking with incredible flavor)
Cucumbers
Pickles
Snap Peas
Green Beans (green, purple, yellow, and dragon tongue)
Carrots (yeah! the deer are sharing!)
Kale (four different varieties to suit all your needs)
Celery (The Redventure we’re growing has incredible flavor! not to mention beautiful color. We also have Tall Utah, that has nice fat green stalks which we love to slather with nut butter)
Scallions
Fresh Herbs including parsley, dill, basil, Thai basil, marjoram, cilantro, sage, mint, and more
Herbal Salves-They’re back! Let your medicine be local too!
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.
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.
Coming this fall:
Mullein Garlic Ear Oil
Beathe Easy
Baby Love
We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
We will be offering sweet juicy Watermelons,
tomatoes and peppers
arugula
brassica mix
baby lettuce
kale and chard
broccoli
onions
beets
carrots
We also have fresh flowers, and a variety of fresh herbs including loads of cilantro and Basil! PESTO TIME!
September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
This week our hoop house is in full bloom with LISIANTHUS!! A gorgeous flower native to mexico has the look of a rose and peony. The meaning of this particular flower represents that of charisma and congeniality. So give a bouquet to someone you admire or adore and let them know how much you appreciate them.
Also in the gardens we have:
Heirloom Tomatoes (all shapes,sizes and colors)
Baby Kale
Mixed Greens
Frech fingerling potatoes(colors galore)
Zucchini squash
Garlic
Sweet onions
Dragons egg and lemon cucumbers
Celery
Fresh Culinary Herbs
Dill (baby) great for your pickling needs
Basil
Parsley
Fennel ( great herb to substitute dill when pickling)
Marjoram (my favorite herb to use in cream cheese, just spread on a slice of your favorite Laughing Tree bread topped with an heirloom tomato and that is dinner my friend!)
Cilantro
Hope everybody has been enjoying this wonderful weather in Michigan, even though it may be chilly at times the sun makes it all the better!!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
At our tables this week: Dandelion Acre of Hesperia
Homegrown natural colored Romedale/CVM yarns. Check it out!
VEGETABLES: Tomatoes! Large Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Head Lettuce, Green Beans, Sweet Peppers, Eggplant, Summer Squashes, Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Kale, Scallions, Red Norland Potatoes, Kohlrabi, and maybe more!
SALE! ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ Fair Trade, too! Imported by Higher Grounds in Traverse City. $15 per bottle!
New Shipment: 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!
We will have a full array of beef cuts on Saturday, August 17th.
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. RibEye and New York Strip Steaks $14 per lb. Sirloin $10 per lb.
Flank Steak, Skirt Steak
Bone in Steaks: Porterhouse, Rib (my personal favorite)
Roasts: Rolled Rump, Chuck, Boneless Rib. Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.
Whole Brisket
Swiss Steak and Round Steak – $6.50 per lb.
Stew Meat and 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.
We have some old heart packages from 2012 for $2 per lb, pre-ordered only.
Meadow View Goat Dairy of Fremont
Tomme is back! As well as our Dutch Kase cheese. Similar to our Tomme de Fremont, it is a lower fat aged cheese. We’ll also have our regular line of Feta, fresh Chevre and flavored Chevres, along with some of our maple syrup and this week we’ll bring some of our neighbors free-range, GMO feed free eggs. Stop by and try a sample!
http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
We will be at market Saturday with a great selection of produce, sustainably grown herb and flowering plants, and meat from our heritage Mulefoot pigs. Come see us!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Please check out our list below as to what will be available this week at stores and markets.
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 A new twist on an old Eastern European standard. Cracked Rye and Caraway seed in a dark, chewy loaf. $6.00
Chili Cheddar Whoa, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick. Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili. $8.00
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.
Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Pecan Date Lemon Scones
Currant Scones
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Cherry Mud Brownies $3.00 each Our Deep Mud Brownies infused with Michigan grown, dried Michigan cherries.
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!!
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 is an heirloom variety that holds its shape well, and is somewhat like a kidney bean. It’s good in soups, stews and salads, and we have a great Mediterranean salad recipe available that uses the Black Valentine.
The cheese flavors we will have along this week include: Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Edam, Fait Gras, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
New! Coffee House Wraps to Go!
The Coffee House cafe and deli, where lunch is served from 10am-3pm, 7 days a week located at 255 Seminole Rd. has become the go-to spot for those seeking perfectly brewed coffee and amazingly inventive dishes created from as many local sources as the chef can find. We convinced them to bring a few of their inventions to the market – check them out!
Mediterranean Wrap
roasted red pepper hummus, organic farm greens, olives, spinach wrap $4
Black Bean Wrap
black bean crumbles, homemade guacamole, organic kale salad, guajillo sauce, spinach wrap $5
Protein Wrap
Turkey, ham, guacamole, farm greens in a spinach wrap
E&S Moore Farm
Suzanne Moore tells us she is excited to be part of the market. She has been increasing her mixed flock of hens and will be bringing eggs from Isa Browns, Comets, R.I. Reds and Arucaunas.
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
We will not be at market this week. Tim will be competing in a sheep shearing competition up north. Go Tim!!!
Pre-Order Only: Pet Chef Lakeshore of Twin Lake
Orders can be placed no later than FRIDAY evening by calling Barb at 231-288-9805, or email petcheflakeshore@gmail.com and Amy will have your order available at the market between 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. If you can’t make it to market during that time frame, Barb will personally deliver your order the following week.
NEW! Friends of the Market Committee
Sam Kline, well-known to many of us vendors & customers at Sweetwater, has agreed to chair a newly revamped Friends of the Market committee. If you are a current Friend of the Market through the coffee sign-up please stop by his table this Saturday and update your info and possible interest in staying involved with the new committee.
See you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager
Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net
We are a BRIDGE CARD market!