Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 21st, 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:
Olson Farm of Shelby
A long time Sweetwater vendor Jim Olson returns to the market this Saturday, with broccoli, carrots, five different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup. He will also have information about how to order his beef by the halves & quarters. Welcome back, Jim!
Funny Farm of Grant
We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.
This week’s produce list:
WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons.
Okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes.
Tomatoes!! Big red & yellow slicers, cherry tomatoes in lots of colors.
Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS & scallions.
Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.
Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.
Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!
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 (and the help of 3,500 trees!). 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.
Along with our bottled syrup, 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!
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
Did you know you can freeze chevre? This will be the week to stock that freezer as we are offering the last of our OOPS SALE at 50% off ALL FRESH & FLAVORED CHEVRES!
This means you can get 1 lb of our Plain Fresh Chevre on sale for $5.00 lb!!
Our Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese will be regular priced.
Other items from our farm:
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
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 Jacob’s Cattle Bean 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. Jacob’s Cattle bean, also called a Trout bean or an Appaloosa bean, is a Prince Edward Island heirloom.
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.
The aged raw milk cheese flavors we will have along this week include: Baby Swiss, Country Dill, Edam, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks THIS WEEK!!!
A great way to celebrate the autumnal equinox!
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, two spots still available.
This week we have:
Tomatoes, get them fresh while they’re here
Sweet Bell Peppers
Hot Peppers including Jalapeños and Cayenne (we just made chipotles, they smell so good!)
Dragon Tongue Beans, if you haven’t tried these delicious and beautiful beans, do so before the frost settles in
Leeks
Onions (purple and yellow)
Winter Squash
Pie Pumpkins
Broccoli
Kale
Fresh Herbs including parsley, dill, rosemary, sage, cilantro, basil, oregano, mint, sweet marjoram, and more
We’ll also have our normal spread of herbal teas, salves, lotions, & lipbalms.
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
This week we’ll have:
Tasty sweet Watermelons
Ripe red peppers
Sungold cherry tomatoes
Lettuce Salad mix
Brassica Salad mix
Celery
Kale and big, beautiful rainbow Chard
onions and potatoes
parsley, dill, basil, rosemary
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons
VEGETABLES: Tomatoes – winding down for the year. Broccoli and Cauliflower. Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic, Sweet Peppers ~ Red and Green and Purple. Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!), Summer Squashes are winding down. Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese). FANCY POTATOES! Blue Gold, plus Fingerlings: Red Thumb and Austrian Crescent, and Red Norland Potatoes. Cabbages, Beets with Greens, Carrots. 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!
SPECIALS: ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET them at $2 per lb. Beef Heart – $2 per lb.
Ground beef 1 lb pkgs $4.90 per lb; 1/4 lb patties – $5.75 per lb.
GROUND SIRLOIN $6.50 per lb.
Boneless Steaks: Tenderloin steaks – the best cut of beef on a side $20 per lb.
New York Strip & Rib Eye Steaks $14 per lb. Sirloin $10 per lb. Skirt and Flank Steaks.
Bone in Steaks: Porterhouse, TBone, Rib (my personal favorite)
Roasts: Rolled Rump, Boneless Rib, English cut, Chuck. Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.
Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.
Swiss Steak $6.50 per lb.
Stew Meat and Kabob Cut $6.50 per lb.
Soup Bones $2 per lb.
Oxtail! There’s only 1 per steer :-). $5 per lb.
Liver $3 per lb.
Tongue – $3.50 per lb.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
As fall approaches we keep staring at the stacks and stacks of wood (for the bakery oven) that have been piled around the bakery all summer. We keep wondering, “When on earth will we cut and stack all of this in the lean-to beside the bakery?” The day is coming. I think it will be in October–after all the tomatoes are canned. In the meantime, we continue to be grateful for the bustling energy of the farmer’s markets and all those who continue to buy and enjoy our breads.
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
Chili Cheddar (Smooth Irish Cheddar accompanied by spicy pickled jalapenos). Price $8.00
Onion Rye (Carmelized onions and a hint of caraway). $6.00
Pastries available for Saturday:
Hilltoppers (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 Whangdangdoodlers (Toasted walnuts and Valrhona dark chocolate batons). $2.25 each
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Currant Scones
(All our scones are $2.25 each* and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter)
Zesty Orange Brownies $2.75 each Our Deep Mud Brownies infused fresh orange zest and candied orange peel. Zesty and bright!!
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
New! Concord grapes from our own vines!
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.
Hickory Ridge Family Farm of Hesperia
CHICKEN! We will return to the market this weekend with our frozen whole Freedom Rangers and whole Cornish Cross pastured broilers. 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.
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
We will have sausage and a few other cuts from our heritage-breed American Mulefoot Hogs, a few perennial herb plants, and a great selection of heirloom vegetebles. Also, winter squash will be available for the again this week–we grew some wonderful old varieties so be sure to come check them out!
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
New! Fresh Corn!
Garden Offerings
Kale, Chard. Basil, parsley and broccoli.
Tomatoes-heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes!
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!
Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall
New items! Spooky Suds! Just in time for Halloween! Your favorite “spooky” characters embedded in organic glycerin based bath bars! My soaps are all handmade in small batches with herbs and flowers added. One of my most popular soaps is Magical Marigold, which contains only organic glycerin, coconut oil and organic calendula (marigold) petals. Learn more about my 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!