Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, December 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!
Great Holiday Gift Ideas!
You’ll find loads of wonderful locally grown and produced gift items this Saturday! And if you want to give a Taste of Sweetwater to a special someone, we have Sweetwater Gift Certificates in any amount you choose! We also have our brand new Sweetwater Shopping Bags available for $5.00 each! Stop by Market Mgr table for details.
Attending this Saturday’s market:
September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague
This weeks specials (and maybe the last!!!)
Sugar Sweet Carrots (thanks to a few freezes from Ol’ Man Winter)
Holiday Time! We are now offering Holiday Wreaths and Swags, tis the season to be jolly!!
Herbal Swags( Dried)- A great selection of every savory herb you’ll need for the holidays. Also a thoughtful and unusual gift.
Holiday Wildlife Swags– A great gift for the birds, bunnies and other wildlife in your yard.
Holiday Swag– A great way to dress up your doors and windows for the holiday season.
Holiday Wreaths (38-40 inches in diameter)- Space is limited this weekend so we’ll be bringing a limited amount of holiday wreaths for sale, but will be taking pre-orders for pick up at future markets.
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Safe Holiday Season
Thank you for your support and patronage this season and we hope to see you next year!!
Peace and Love,
Simon, September and Rylan Dykema
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
New! Gift Boxed for Christmas giving. We will have some examples of an assortment of gift boxes for Christmas gifting. We can take your orders this week!
Plain Chevreʹ
Fresh chevre with a nice spreading consistency, perfect for sandwich toppings and cooking. Cherry Capital Foods of Traverse City says ” The chèvre produced by Meadow View has a pitch perfect acidity on the palate that becomes gently sweet and milky with a grassy note on the finish.”
Seasoned Chevreʹ
Our fresh Chevre available in your favorite flavorings: Blueberry Vanilla (great on a morning bagel!) Hickory-smoked bacon Bits, Garlic, Italian Herb, & Hot Pepper
Feta
A smooth and creamy feta which is low in salt and rich in fresh goat milk flavor. The brining process gives feta cheese a salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly consistency. Feta cheese can be served as a table cheese, used in baking savory dishes, or served as an appetizer or in salads. The classic Greek salad is made with Feta cheese. In crumbles or cubes for easy slicing.
Dutch Kase
A Meadow View Dairy original! If you are looking for a nicely aged but milder version of our Tomme, this is the cheese for you. Vacuum sealed without mold and aged at least 60 days.
Tomme de Fremont
Our first aged cheese is quickly becoming a customer favorite! Developed from a French recipe, Tomme is a lower fat mold ripened cheese, aged at least 60 days. This gives the cheese a stronger flavor & firmer texture than the fresh Chevres, perfect for slicing.
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
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
GREENS FROM THE HOOP(limited amounts, it’s been cloudy)
Lettuce Mix
Kale
Parsley
Beet Greens
Turnips Greens
FALL VEGGIES
Carrots, super sweet and tasty
Potatoes (many varieties and colors)
Hakurei Turnips (mild tasting salad turnips)
New! HERBAL GIFT BOXES
We have three different herbal gift boxes available, spread the herbal love.
Tea Lovers- This box includes our three herbal teas: Nourish, Restore, and Peace, as well as our limited edition Lovely Lemon (a delicious blend of lemon balm and lemon verbena)
Herbal Beauty- This box includes a full line of herbal products that contribute to healthy skin and radiant beauty. Includes Herbal Facial Care (a daily skin scrub or mask), Gypsy Water (a incredible herbal astringent for skin and a great hair rinse), Radiant Beauty Cream, Nourish Tea, MI Winter Lip Balm , and Sova’s Heartsong Lip Balm.
Peace – World peace truly begins within each individual. We’ve put together herbal products that support our own inner peace and support better response to stress and conflict. A warm soak in the tub is relaxing, but adding our Relax bath is a truly blissful experience. Box includes Relax bath, Peace tea, and Andi-anxiety salve.
EGGS
Our chickens are fully free-range. The have open access to roam and forage on our 40 acres. They are fed non-GMO feed. (we also gratefully accept empty egg cartons)
CHICKEN
We raise pastured chickens for meat. They are also fed non-GMO feed and they forage within a moveable fence. Whole frozen birds $4/lb
These must be pre-ordered by Friday night at 8pm (maplemoonfarm@gmail.com 231-861-2535)
DRIED HERBS
Parsley
Basil
Thai Basil
Celery Leaf
Red Pepper Flakes
Whole Cayenne Peppers
BROTH BAGS
We are almost sold out on these, get them while they last!
HERBAL SALT
We are loving this blend and are so excited to share it with you. We blended parsley, sweet marjoram, rosemary, and nettle seed with salt for a delicious and nutrient dense seasoning. We truly believe that food is medicine. These culinary herbs hold a lot of vitamins and minerals as well as delicious flavor. Nettle seed really adds incredible medicinal value. We love what herbalist Kiva Rose has to say about it, read here. All the herbs were grown and dried on our farm. We sprinkle it in soups, mash it into potatoes, mix in into salad dressings, and blend it into our homemade soft cheese. We’d love to hear what you’ll do with it.
The blend is packaged in 100% recycled glass jars with a cork top.
Herbal Salves, Creams, and Teas
We’ll have our normal spread of teas, salves, creams, and lip balms.
New Look!! Our lip balm tubes look different, they are now black. Why? They are made from 100% recycled plastic!
We look forward to seeing you!
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market this Saturday with certified organic beans: Black Calypso, Black Turtle, Black Valentine, Green Flageolet, Hidatsa Red, Hutterite Soup, Jacob’s Cattle, Jacob’s Cattle Gold, Marrow, Nuña, October, Pinto, Yellow Indian Woman and Zebra.
Gift idea! We will also have several flavors of Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese, including: Cherry Christmas (a blend of sage and dried cherries in a Gouda base), Chili Cheese, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, and Lamont Cheddar. I will have some 1/4# wedges, and some 1/2# wedges.
If you are in need of any wool products (felting kits, wool dryer balls, or socks), please email me at shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com and let me know ASAP. Most of our wool goods are at the Holland Kerstmarkt right now, and I will not be taking anything along unless it’s pre-ordered. We will have a nice selection with us on Saturday, Dec. 21, when we are done with the Holland market.
See you Saturday!
Lona Bronkema
lona@shadysidefarm.net
The Orange Whisk of Grand Haven
Susan Clemente, author of Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking, is making tasty sweet & savory, nut and seed based snacks (which are all gluten-free) to bring to market this Saturday.
This weeks offerings include:
Nuts Nuts Nuts
Certified-Organic Raw Pecans
Certified-Organic Un-pasturized Raw Almonds from Spain (Sproutable)
Certified-Organic Raw Cashews
Certified Organic Dry Roasted Curry Cashews
Fresh Local Chestnuts
Savory:
Savory Flax Crackers – GF, Vegan, Oil-Free, Nut-free
*Sun-dried Tomato Basil Flax Crackers – GF, Vegan, Oil-Free, Nut-free
Savory Nutty Loaf – GF, Vegan
Sweet:
Sweet Nutty Loaf – Apple/cinnamon, GF, Vegan
Vegan Cookies – Almond flour, cashews, apricot, vegan chocolate chips. GF, Vegan
Sunflower Pecan Fudge – GF, Vegan, Oil-free
Cavewoman Bites – Cacao Coconut and Pecans, GF, Vegan
*Coconut Macaroon – Coconut and Dates. GF,Vegan, Oil-Free, Nut-free
Pecan Caramel Tart – Organic Pecans, caramel with an almond crust. 4.5”. GF
Carrot Cake – Almond flour based, GF
Holiday Gifts are back:
Michigan’s Guide to Local Cooking Cookbook, author on hand to add personal greeting.
Patricia’s Michigan Chocolate
Ricky’s Cheese Making Kit – Mozzarella and Ricotta
Home Cheese making Book
The Meadows Finishing Salt. Set of three for Salads
Local Farms included in my products this week include: Eggs from Funny Farm and Maple Moon, maple syrup from Kasza Sugar Bush, and chestnuts from Winkle Chestnut Farm.
*new this week
Please visit her Face book page for more information, photos and weekly updates! https://www.facebook.com/OrangeWhisk
Olson Farm of Shelby
I will bring my Taste of Spring Maple Syrup along with honey from Lake Effect Apiaries of Shelby. Check them out at lakeeffectapiaries.com.
Liberty Family Farm
Hoop house
Mixed lettuce
Arugula
Pac Choy
Bakery Offerings
Breakfast Cookies
Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
Sausage Quiche
Pizza Crusts
Morning Glory muffins
Cranberry Bread
Pumpkin Bread
Grain Free & Gluten Free
Banana Muffins
Pumpkin Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Cocoa muffins
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nut & Seed Granola
Meats
Turkey Sausage
Grass Fed Lamb
Hope to see you at market! Keep Warm!
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Well, here we go again…and at one of our favorite times of the year. We love the state in which we live for all its extraordinary and subtle beauty with every change of the season. With the cold and snow also comes the warmth of reconnection with folks that a slowing pace allows. Our continued thanks to you all for supporting our little business and for coming out to stores and markets to say hello and spend a minute to chat. May this season be filled with small good things for you and your families!
Hey, check out this week’s offerings below. A few new items, an old friend, and a bunch of trusty standards grace our list.
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
Cranberry Orange Almond (A loaf for the holidays full of the goodies its name includes). Price $8.75
Hazel Road Rustic: An old-time New England bread made with organic cornmeal (Michigan grown), rye, and golden molasses. A bread with a slightly sweet, complex flavor. Great for french toast or slathered with jam. $5.50 a loaf.
Toasted Walnut Batard: (aromatic toasted walnuts lend a lovely nuttiness and a purple hue to this versatile batard) $6.50
Pastries available for Saturday
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.
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!!
Scones $2.25 each and are handmade with our own fresh eggs, organic cream, and organic butter
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Brand new!! Pumpkin Spice Scones
Pecan Date Scones
Funny Farm of Grant
This week’s produce list:
Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS
Greens&Roots! kales, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small,
and anything else we can find!
Potatoes! Choose from 6 or more varieties.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.
Gift ideas! Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. Stop by the booth and find out about the health benefits of Himalayan salts.
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
BEEF! We should have most cuts of beef this week! Beef Heart is ON SALE! $2 per lb. We will take advance orders up until 6pm Friday evening. Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com
Steaks: Tenderloin, Porterhouse, NY Strip, Rib Eye, TBones, Sirloin, Rib, Swiss, Round, Skirt
Roasts: Arm, Rib, Chuck
Ground Beef & Ground Sirloin
Short Ribs – one of the most flavorful and unappreciated cuts of beef!
Soup Bones & Oxtail
Liver, Heart and Tongue
VEGETABLES~ Celeriac! Cabbages. Kohlrabi, Red and Yellow Onions, POTATOES! Red Norland, Blue Gold and Kennebec. Fresh Herbs: parsley, rosemary, sage.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ 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!
Hickory Ridge Family Farm
New! Pastured Pork. We will have bacon, sausages and pork chops from our pastured flock.
We will also have our delicious, non-GMO, pasture-raised poultry! We will have a selection of frozen cuts including boneless skinless breasts, thighs, drumsticks, and wings.
Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica
Mulefoot pork is back! We once again have bacon, chops, pork steaks, roasts, ground pork, ham in various forms, and much more. This all comes from our rare heritage-breed American Mulefoot pigs. They are raised outdoors where they can range through our forest and pasture and supplemented with non-GMO feed and all the scraps from our garden that we can find. All the pork is processed without the use of nitrites or nitrates. The meat is known for its exceptional flavor and juiciness, you won’t regret giving it a try! We don’t have a lot of pork available though, and once this batch of pork is gone we will not have more until next spring. So get it while you can, it won’t last long.
Bee & Botanicals of Spring Lake
Pretty, Practical, & Organic for home, friends & family.
Great selection of organic soaps – Lavender, Citrus Lavender, Lemongrass Tea, Peppermint, Oats & Spice, Honey Shea & Oats, Simply Rosemary (unscented).
100% Michigan beeswax candles; natural, bright, clean and long burning.
Fragrant and versatile Organic Lavender – Organza, embroidered, and hand colored organic Lavender Sachets. Nice to use when storing out of season clothes, add natural fragrance to drawers, closets, clothing in storage, travel bags, desk drawers… it smells sweet, clean & fresh (also a moth deterrent for woolens).
Lady Bug Botanicals of Muskegon
In addition to my regular variety of handmade botanical soaps (perfect for holiday gift giving) I will have a whole new variety of rubber duck bath buddies swimming in organic glycerin soap – they make the perfect sticking stuffers!
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
We will not be at Market on December 7th, but we plan to return December 14th. 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
Sweetwater Holiday & Winter Market Schedule!
Sweetwater will be open as usual every Saturday in December.
January Hours: CLOSED on January 4th & 18th. OPEN January 11th & 25th.
February Hours: CLOSED February 1st & 15th. OPEN February 8th & 22nd.
March Hours: Closed March 1st & 15th. OPEN March 8th & 22nd, and after that we will resume our every Saturday schedule again.
Thanks, and Happy Holidays from all of us at Sweetwater!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager