SWEET Corn! Sweetwater What’s New at the Market Saturday August 5th

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, August 5th, 2017
9:00am to 12:00 noon
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We are a Bridge Card Market!
Vendors with * Accept Credit & Debit CardsSpecial deal for first 10 customers – see end of newsletter at Etcetera Market Info booth listing!

Attending this week’s market: 

Wind Dancer Farm of West Olive
Certified Organic Blueberries! Erin and the kids are back and will be bringing their Nelson berries. Several sizes available.

Scholl Farm of Montague
Sweet cornBodacious. This is a yellow, homozygous sugar enhanced type that we are harvesting Friday night for sale to you Saturday morning! Here is a great article explaining what makes Sweet Corn so SWEET!. https://thegreenthumb20.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/sugary-sugar-enhanced-and-supersweet-sweet-corn/
Potatoes; newly dug, young thin skinned. Four different varieties, harvested night prior to market.
Chicken; freshly frozen whole chicken, this years batch.
Rhubarb; harvested market day.

Summer Blend Gardens of Spring Lake 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
Saturday’s new crop for us will be carrots. There are a
variety of colors including yellow, purple, pink, red, and
orange, of course. Potatoes are also back for another
brief run as we dig out the second planting. We are also
hoping a few more ears of early corn will be available
like last week. See you there!
Corn
Tomatoes
Carrots
Green AND yellow beans
Pole & Runner Beans (yellow and green)
Dragon’s Tongue Beans
Leeks
Onions
Green Basil
Purple Basil
Summer Squash
Potatoes
Kohlrabi
Garlic Heads
Cucumbers
Cilantro
Beets
Summer Blend with Nasturtiums (Salad Bag Mix)
Scallions
Swiss Chard
Bundles of Parsley
Bundles of Kale (Curly, Scarlet, Tuscan, & Red Russian)
Broccoli
Arugula
Collard Greens
Zucchini
Flowering Kale (ornamentals)

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
This week we’ll be at market with some combination of the following: beans, summer squash, zucchini, eggplant, parsley, tomatoes (maybe), potatoes, garlic, and cucumbers. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Liberty Family Farm and Bakery of Hart
Bakery Offerings
Fresh! Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche- Made with broccoli from our garden.
Fresh! Kale & Cheddar Quiche
Mini Organic Cherry Crumb Topped Pies
Morning Glory Muffins
Pizza Crusts
Paleo Cookies
Breakfast Cookies
Fresh Eggs! Our new layers are starting to lay more:)
Fresh Flowers!
Vegetables
Heirloom Tomatoes
Broccoli
Beans
Fresh batch of Pasture Raised Chicken!
Breast Roasts
Whole chickens
Thighs
Drumsticks
Livers
Grassfed Lamb
Ground
Shanks
Leg of Lamb steaks
Roasts
Grass fed Beef
Patties 4 pack
Ground
Pastured Pork
Chops
Ground
Sausage
Brats
Roasts
Nitrate Free Bacon
Look forward to seeing you at the Market:)
Libertyff@gmail.com
Check us out on Instagram- Liberty Family Farm and Bakery

Hidden Creek Farm of North Muskegon
Eggs!
Duck & Chicken eggs.
Quail eggs should be back next week
Heirloom potatoes
Peas
Pickles
Dill
yellow and green Zucchini
White Patty pan squash
Fresh herbs
Lacinato Kale
Collard greens
Cherry tomatoes?
green tomatoes
Fresh flower bouquets!
We are also still taking orders for our pasture raised Freedom Ranger chicken!
https://www.facebook.com/HiddenCreekFarm/

Never Better Naturals of Twin Lake 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
Come and discover how you can replace your current skin care products with healthier options for you, your loved ones,  and the earth! We have:
~Herbal Perfumes including masculine scents
~Holistic, herbal alternatives for PAIN, for Rashes, Cracked skin, Sores & Bruising, for SINUS blockage, SCARS, SIGNS OF AGE, and more!
~SAFE Personal Care like: Deodorant, Moisturizer (for face and body), Herbal Tooth Scrub, Face washes, Lip Care, and more.
~Toxin free Cleaning Products, hand made Organic BODY SOAP, and a limited supply of bacteria Balancing Hand Soap!
~Baby Care products that are much safer than store brands!
~~Everything is LOCALLY HAND MADE and TOXIN FREE.  Visit me to try samples and ask questions.
Thanks, Rachel

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia 
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We will have  large onions (Some are bigger than last week’s!) and smaller onions,  carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, and whatever else we have too much of to eat ourselves!
GRASS FED BEEF!  We have a full array of cuts available!  If you want to order in advance, email earthscapefarm@gmail.com or call us by 7pm on Friday  – the number is below.
We have quarters of beef for sale!  Talk to us at Market or email soon.
Special this week:  SHORT RIBS.  15% OFF  Beef Heart  15% OFF.
Grilling Steaks ~   Tenderloin, New York Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-bone, Sirloin, Cubed Steak, Skirt Steak, Hangar Steak, Kabob Beef
Braising Beef ~ Stew Meat, Round Steaks
We have grilled some round steak recently and have been amazed at how tender it is!
Roasts ~ Chuck,  Rolled Rump Roast, English and Arm Roasts,
Brisket!  We have some large briskets, as well as smaller ones.
Lean Ground Beef in 1 lb packages, plus 1/4 lb. patties, 2 and 4 per package.
Short Ribs
Soup Bones, including some nice marrow bones
Liver, tongue  and Heart
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
231-861-2234

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Greetings from Laughing Tree Bakery!
Please note:  WE WILL NOT BE AT ANY MARKETS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH!!
SPECIALTY BREADS FOR THE WEEK
Cheddar Peppercorn:  Smooth Vermont Cheddar and cracked organic black pepper.  $8.00
Big Country: A 2 pound beauty!  Made with earthy organic rye and organic wheat.  $7.50
Hazel Road Rustic:  A New England style Anadama bread made with organic polenta, rye, and blackstrap molasses.  $6.00
PLUS OUR WEEKLY VARIETIES!!
PASTRIES FOR THE WEEK:
Deep Mud Brownies:  Our brownies are made with Callebaut dark chocolate, fresh organic eggs, and Michigan-grown organic barley flour—they are extremely deep and dark…  $3.25 each
Pecan Maple Oaties:  The quintessential oatmeal-raisin cookie made with real Michigan maple syrup, pecans, and organic raisins $3.00 each.  NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION!!
Hilltoppers:  A spicy cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger.  $3.00
Treehuggers:  The one and only quarter-pound peanut-buttery original with organic dark chocolate chips.  Sweetened with Michigan maple and honey.  $3.00
Whangdangdoodlers:  A cookie as memorable as its name… Made with organic walnuts and dark chocolate batons—this one will absolutely WOW your tastebuds!    $3.00
SCONES:
$2.50 each
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA AND OUR PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA AVAILABLE. 
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Charlie@laughingtreebakery.com

Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven
*We accept credit & debit cards!
New Coffees & Sizes!
We now have added  8oz bags of whole bean & ground coffee for $9
Stop by our booth and try a sample of our two new coffees!
Rwanda Coopac
Ethiopian Sidamo
Along with
Mocha Java Blend
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Sumatra Mandheling
Also: Brewing immersion drip coffee by the cup, and we will have our four roasts available by the cup as well.
All Three Speeds coffee is roasted by sight, smell & sound based on a roast profile developed by Chad. All coffee is small batch, no automation. We invite all to sample what time and attention taste like in a cup.
Thanks
Chad & Lorie

Bodhi Tree Market of Spring Lake
I will be at Sweetwater Saturday with my raw, organic, cold-pressed juices and Switchel.
See you soon!
www.bodhitreemarket.com

Etcetera Market Info Booth 
Special deal!  $5 in market bucks to the first 10 customers who stop by our info booth and give the secret word: Bodacious!
Please note: Questions about info in this newsletter should be directed to sweetwatercenter@gmail.com  We are not able to respond to replies sent to Tiny Letter.com Thanks!

Not attending this week:
Michigans Finest Mushrooms of Spring Lake
If we get a good growth Friday night we’ll be at market, otherwise see you
next week!
Thanks,
George
Michigans Finest Mushrooms
Shady Side Farm of Holland
*We accept credit & debit cards!
We’ll be back on August 12th!Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
We’ll be back next week!
Provision Family Farms
Grandsons Gardens of West Olive
At this point we are planning to take a break this weekend, but things might change so if you see us at the market ….things changed.
Otherworldly Botanica of Grand Haven
I plan to be at market the last Saturday of each month.
My Etsy shop is https://www.etsy.com/shop/OtherworldlyBotanica
If you are local and would like to pick up something between markets, my email is cdorf79@gmail.com