Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 14th, 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:
Funny Farm of Grant
We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.
This week’s produce list:
SWEET CORN! Heirloom “shoe-peg” variety that goes back to the late 1800’s called Country Gentleman. Shoe peg refers to the arrangement of the kernals in the cob. This is true corn taste, not the uber sweet but basically tasteless stuff you buy in grocery stores!
WATERMELONS! We’ve got a huge selection of giant heirloom watermelons. Celebrate back to school with your favorite melon!
Broccoli, okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes,
cherry tomatoes in lots of colors, scallions, Italian cippolini onions,
hot peppers, sweet green peppers, kales, kohlrabi, heirloom tomatoes,
rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!
Shitakes! We may have some fresh mushrooms, weather depending.
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
SPECIAL SALE One more week! Our 1 lb Plain Fresh Chevre is on sale for $10.00, $3.00 off the regular price, and our 6 oz Fresh Chevre is on sale for $6.00, $1.00 off the regular price!
Sample our flavored Chevres, Feta and our aged cheeses Tomme de Fremont and Dutch Kase cheese.
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
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons
VEGETABLES: Tomatoes – We have little ones, big ones, Heirlooms, paste! This is the time of year to roast them for freezing, plus dry and can for the rest of the year. AND you should be eating tomatoes at least 3 times a day! YUM! Drizzle sliced heirlooms with a Balsamic Vinegar reduction. Broccoli and Cauliflower. Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic, Sweet Peppers ~ We have an abundance of red sweet peppers this week! Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!), Summer Squashes (Ask me about freezing roasted squashes for winter. They taste like fresh roasted!), Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese) and Pickles ~ approaching end of season with these. 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! NEW SHIPMENT PICKED UP THIS WEEK! We will have a full array of beef cuts.
Join our pre-ordering email system! earthscapefarm@gmail.com .
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 them at $2 per lb. Must be pre-ordered.
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, English cut, Chuck. Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.
Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.
Swiss Steak and Round Steak – $6.50 per lb.
Stew Meat and Kabob Cut $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 & Heart – $3 per lb.
Tongue – $3.50 per lb.
SALE! We need to free up freezer space and have some 2012 Beef heart on sale for $2 per lb, preorder only. Call or email ahead of market time.
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 Hutterite Soup 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. Now that the weather has cooled off a bit, it’s time to start thinking about bean soup! You can use your favorite bean soup recipe and just substitute our flavorful Hutterite Soup Beans.
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, Leyden and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
This week we have:
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Jalapeños and Cayenne
Celery (this is the LAST celery harvest, so get it while it’s here)
Kale
Swiss Chard
Broccoli
Beans (green, yellow wax, and dragon tongue) This is the last week to get large quantities, stock up for winter!
Carrots (tasty and sweet orange, scarlet, and purple)
Summer Squash
Cucumbers (traditional and English)
Fresh Herbs including cilantro, parsley, dill, oregano, sage, sweet marjoram, and more
Herbal Salves-Let your medicine be local too!
We infuse wild-harvested 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.
New this week-
Allium Ear Oil our ear oil still uses the power of fresh mullein flowers and garlic, but this year we added another allium, onions. We find this works wonders on bacterial infections that can easily make their way into young growing ears. Works on ears of all ages. We also blend in St.John’s Wort to address the pain that can occur with ear infections.
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.
(We make no medical claims, these preparations simply work for our family and many others. We wish you heath, happiness, and wholeness)
We’ll have our normal spread of herbal teas; Nourish, Peace, and Restore.
Interested in plant medicine? We’re offering two Herb Walks this fall!
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, spots are filling up.
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
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.
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 first time this week–we grew some wonderful old varieties so be sure to come check them out!
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
Watermelons!
Heirloom and cherry tomatoes
Ripe sweet red peppers and assorted hots
Baby lettuce salad mix
Spicy brassica mix
Arugula
Kale and chard bunches
Sweet carrots
“French Breakfast” radishes
Yukon Gold potatoes
lots of cilantro, parsley, dill and basil
Fresh flower bunches
Have a great weekend!
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
New! We’ll have apples available from our own trees this week.
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
Happy Goat of Allendale
Visit us on Saturday at Sweetwater for:
Bath/Shower Bars, Shampoo Bars, Liquid Foaming Soap Pumps & Refills.
We will also have New-Cocoa Butter Lip Balm!
All our products are 100 % Natural and gentle to your skin and they all contain goat milk!
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!