Saturday, June 4th, 2016
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.
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Website: http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/
ROAD REMINDER! Pontaluna Exit is Closed for Repairs to Bridge Until June! Use Sternberg East Exit to Harvey, South to Market
Returning Vendor!
Little Red Organics Farm of Freesoil
With the happy return of spring greens and lettuce, we find ourselves loading up meals with these simple staples. Here are some ideas. . .
Grilled Bok Choy (you can substitue Komatsuna here too! – the stems are edible)
Cut larger bok choy in half, leave small plants whole. Wash thoroughly, shake dry and toss in a bowl with salt and sesame oil. Grill on low until the larger stems are tender. Hit with an acid like rice wine vinegar or lime juice if desired.
Salad on the Farm
At the moment our leaf lettuces are looking awesome! We combine one head of romaine with a lighter lettuce like New Red Fire or Red Sails for some varying texture. After adding whatever else we have on-hand (cucumbers and basil at the moment) we hit it with EVO, lime juice, and sea salt (poached egg? ham?!). Boom. Salad.
This week at market:
Seedless Cucumbers
Pea and Sunflower Shoots
Basil
Bok Choy
Komatsuna
Leaf Lettuces
Romaine Lettuce
Salad Mix (red and green leaf with baby kale, mizuna, arugula, tatsoi, and red mustard)
Spinach
Arugula
Bouquets and Lillies!
Mund Farm of Rothbury
ASPARAGUS! I’ll be at market with the ONLY Certified Organic Asparagus in West Michigan!
Bloom Ferments of Grand Rapids
Bloom will be at the market with bottles of ginger, jasmine, and lavender hibiscus kombucha! I will also have sign up sheets for upcoming fermentation workshops, and handmade terrariums with live succulents.
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
Please join us in celebrating Maple Moon Farm’s Customer of the Month, Sam and Mary Klein. Sam and Mary are regular faces at Sweetwater, are members of our CSA, and have been long time supporters of our farm and the market. We feel so appreciated and valued by them, they truly inspire us to grow food for our community. Thank you, Sam and Mary.
This week we are offering
PLANTS-It’s our last week bringing garden plants
All our plants are grown in our wood heated greenhouse, hand seeded in our homemade potting soil, and grown on 100% sunshine.
Tomatoes-mixed varieties, open pollinated and heirloom
Peppers, yellow summer squash, eggplant
Perennial herbs including oregano, thyme, and sage
FRESH PICKED PRODUCE including
HEAD LETTUCE
SPINACH
BABY LEAF LETTUCE
ARUGULA
BABY KALE
BEET GREENS
TURNIP GREENS
CARROTS
SALAD TURNIPS
RADISHES
FRESH HERBS including cilantro, dill, oregano, tarragon and mint
EGGS
DRIED HERBS
DRIED PEPPERS
BROTH BAGS
HERBAL SALVES
HERBAL LIP BALMS
1224 S.144th Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
(231)861-2535
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Shady Side Farm of Holland
Busy week! Lots of tillage, corn planting, haying, and a new baby calf… I’ll make time to come to market this Saturday, though. I will have along 16 varieties of our certified organic dry beans. Have you tried the Painted Lady bean? I like to cook a bunch of them up, and refrigerate them in a mason jar with balsamic vinaigrette (or some other nice dressing)—ready to add to my salad greens at lunchtime. A 1/2 cup serving of cooked beans has as much fiber as FIVE raw apples, and around 7-8 grams of protein.
In addition, I’ll have along our stone ground corn meal, and some wool yarn fresh from the farm. I will also have along aged cheese from Grassfields Farm. The milk used to make this cheese is certified organic raw milk (meaning it is not pasteurized or homogenized).
Please note: My plan for the summer is to attend Sweetwater Market every other Saturday. So when you see me, stock up on enough good food to last for two weeks!
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
GRASS FED BEEF! The cows and calves are on pasture and very happy!
We appreciate advance orders. Please email by 6pm Friday night. earthscapefarm@gmail.com
Grilling Steaks ~ Tenderloin, Porterhouse, Rib Steak, TBones, New York Strip, Sirloin, Cubed Steak
Braising Beef ~ Round Steaks, Kabob Beef
Roasts ~ Chuck and Brisket
Lean Ground Beef, GROUND SIRLOIN AND BEEF PATTIES, too!
Short Ribs
Soup Bones
Liver, tongue and Heart
HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEE in 12 oz bags. Certified organic, Fair Trade. Various types, beans or ground, dark or medium roast, full caf, half caf or decaf.
OLIVE OIL SALE: We have some outdated olive oil that is still good – $9 each
EGGS $4.50 per dozen. Fed all organic grain and out to wander and eat bugs!
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
231-861-2234
Grandsons Gardens of West Olive
We will be bringing:
Baby Kale
Salad Mix
Spinach
Arugula
Water Cress
Pea tendrils
Nettles
Carrots
Potatoes
Green Shallots
Mint
Scholl Farm
Eggs [Certified Organic Feed, Free Range ].
Chicken: $5.00/doz. Flats and U-pick available
Duck and Goose while they last.
Rhubarb! $2.00/lb.
Herbs, freshly picked Lemon Balm, Sage, Catnip
Eggs [Certified Organic Feed, Free Range ].
Chicken: $5.00/doz. Flats and U-pick available
Duck and Goose while they last.
Rhubarb! $2.00/lb.
Herbs, freshly picked Lemon Balm, Sage, Catnip
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
This Saturday we will be back with our herb plants (basil, chives, oregano, parsley, sage, savory, sorrel, and thyme), as well as potted sweet and hot peppers and cherry tomatoes! Now is the perfect time to get your garden started!
CSA info regarding our Sweetwater drop-off will be available.
Never Better Naturals
We’ll gladly help to get you prepared for bugs and sun the safe and earth friendly way! Try our hand made sunscreen with absoloutly NO harmful ingredients. You can expect long lasting spf protection for up to three hours. It’s even water resistant for up to two!! We also have an effective herbal bug spray that works for mosquitos, bees, black flies, and chiggers! It’s even safe for animals. Of course we’ll have all of our other hand made products available as well.
Coming very soon: we will have a small variety of herbal perfume alternatives for you! We’re so excited! See you Saturday.
Provision Family Farms of White Cloud
This week at market we have an assortment of Pork, Beef, Lamb, and Chicken. We also have Honey.
CHICKEN
Breast $11.00/lb
Thighs, Liver $7.00/lb
Drums $5.00/lb
Wings $3.00/lb
Backs, Feet $2.00/lb
SMOKED PORK
Smoked Hock $5.00/lb
Bacon $9.50/lb
Jowl Bacon, Cottage Bacon,
Lunchmeat $9.00/lb
Ham, Smoked Loin $8.50/lb
Canadian Bacon $5.00/pkg (1/2lb packages)
FRESH PORK
Sausage (Italian and Breakfast),
Ground Pork $7.00/lb
Bulk Sausage or Ground Pork (10 +lbs) $6.50/lb
Sausage Links Italian or Breakfast $9.00/lb
Maple Sausage $9.00/lb (local)
Bratwurst, Kielbasa, Italian Brat $9.50/lb (local)
Pork Steak, Pork Chops, Boston Butt,
Ham Roast, Shoulder Roast, Country Style Ribs $7.50/lb
Loin, Boneless Pork Chops, Cutlets $8.50/lb
Spare Ribs $5.00/lb
Baby Back Ribs $7.00/lb
Tenderloin $13.00/lb
Bones $1.50/lb
Liver, Heart, Lard $4.00/lb
BEEF
Ground Sirloin $8.50/lb
1/3lb Hamburger Patties (4 pack) $9.50/each
Rib Steak, Rolled Rump, Sirloin, Flank, Skirt $9.00/lb
Brisket, Cube Steak,
Chuck Roast, English Roast,
Kabobs/Stew, Tongue $7.50/lb
T-Bone, Porterhouse, NY Strip $12.00/lb
Tenderloin $16.00/lb
Liver, Heart, $4.00/lb
LAMB
Shank $9.00/ln
Stew Meat, ground $10.00/lb
Leg Roast $12.00/lb
Boneless Leg, Chops, Rack $14.00/lb
EGGS $5/doz
Chickens are fed Gmo-free conventional feed.
Kandyland Dairy of Ludington
We will be at market with our fresh chevre, feta, drinkable yogurt & more!
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
We will have 100% grass fed beef available in the following cuts: ground beef, burger patties, steaks, brisket, liver, soup bones, tongue, short ribs, and shank with bone.
We will have chicken, duck, and goose eggs. All are on pasture, supplemented with Certified Organic feed.
Thank you for a great season of honey sales. We have sold out until the next harvest. We are happy to report a 100% colony winter survival rate with strong flight from all hives currently.
Thanks,
Pine Row Farm
Funny Farm of Grant
We’ll be at market with an assortment of greens, spices, jams.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
OUR TEN WEEKLY VARIETIES
Homesteader’s Wheat (An extraordinary light wheat bread with a wonderfully chewy crust) $6.00
Oceana Round ( Rustic Italian country bread) $6.00
Third Coast Three Seed (Sunnies, Sesames, and Flax in a light wheat) $6.50
The Michigander (made with Michigan-grown whole wheat—dark and soulful) $6.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice (sweet organic raisins, organic cinnamon, and freshly ground cardamom) $7.00
Griff’s 8-Grain (Hearty, hearty! Eight organic grains and a bit of Michigan honey) $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan (Jam packed with pecans and organic raisins) $9.50
100% Whole grain Kamut: A heritage grain with a golden hue. Distinct and moist with a flavor similar to corn. A non-hybridized cousin to modern wheat. $7.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Pilgrim Rye: A German-style rye made with cracked rye berries and OG Spelt Flour. (No wheat flour except for what is in the levain starter). Slice it thin to enjoy this dark and hearty loaf. $7.00 a loaf
The specialty loaves this week will include:
Honey Oat $6.50
Rustic BAguettes $3.50
Chili Cheddar $8.00
Cookies–all $3.00 each
Pecan Maple Oaties
Hilltoppers
Tree Huggers
Whangdangdoodlers
The plan is to do these four cookie varieties every week from here on out…
Scones–all $2.50 each
Truly Ginger
Michigan Cherry
Blueberry
Cranberry Orange
Double Chocolate
MOUNTAIN CRUNCH GRANOLA (Local Honey, almonds, OG oats, OG coconut oil, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, sea salt) $8.00/pound
LAUGHING TREE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA (OG oats, OG sunflower seeds, OG coconut, all-natural Peanut butter, OG coconut oil, sea salt) $8.00/pound
Roaring Mouse Coffee Roasters
Last week! We have had some hard life decisions to make, and we are going to be moving out of state and temporarily closing the coffee business. We will miss all of you!
Please pre-order this week! We will be bringing a large stock with us, but it may not last long!
We will be bringing a variety of freshly roasted coffees in 6 oz and 12 oz bags. We also have a variety of fine chocolate bars and barks from Confections With Convictions in Kalamazoo. Stop by to try a sample of chocolate and get a cup of coffee! If you would like to make a pre-order or have any questions, please email or call us. We look forward to seeing you at market!
Phone: (231)742-0229
Email: titus@theroaringmouse.com
Facebook: facebook.com/theroaringmousecoffee
Not attending this week:
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
We’ll be back after Fathers Day weekend.