Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, February 22nd, 2014, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Mercy Health Lakes Campus
On 6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd. Exit. 1st Bldg North of Pontaluna Rd.
We accept Bridge Cards Year Round!
Sweetwater Winter Market Schedule!
February Hours: OPEN February 8th & 22nd. CLOSED February 1st & 15th.
March Hours: OPEN March 8th & 22nd, and EVERY Saturday after that.
Attending this Saturday’s market:
Maple Moon Farm of Shelby
We finally got a warm up to see what made it through this long cold winter. Spinach and some kale looks like it is hanging on. We found a small miracle of fresh salad turnips still sweet and crisp. Come enjoy!
Potatoes
Red La Soda Potatoes
Adirondack Blue
Russet
Adirondack Red
Gourmet Blend (Adirondack Red and Blue with Yukon Gold)
SALAD TURNIPS
These sweet little treats are FRESH!
EGGS
Our chickens are fully free-range. The have open access to roam and forage on our 40 acres, and they reluctantly venture out in the snow. 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
Please pre-order by Friday at 8pm. Call 231-861-2535 or email maplemoonfarm@gmail.com
DRIED HERBS
Parsley
Sage
Red Pepper Flakes
Whole Cayenne Peppers
Herbal Salves, Creams, and Teas
Salves:Mama’s All Purpose, Mike’s Muscles Relaxer (our two best sellers), Andi-Anxiety, Rob’s Relief (nature’s cure for poison ivy), and Breathe Deep
*we are running low on most salve varieties, so stock up now while they’re available
Creams: Radiant Beauty and Patti’s Hard Working Hands
Teas: Nourish, Restore, and Peace
*we are almost sold out of Peace Tea, again stock up while it’s available
Lip Balm: Michigan Winter balm, Peppermint, and Sova’s Heartsong
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at market Saturday with our 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.
In addition, we’ll have Grassfield Farms raw aged cheeses along in the following flavors: Country Dill, Edam, Garlic & Onion, Gouda, Lamont Cheddar and Leyden.
Email us by Friday evening if you want something specific along in the wool department (mittens, socks, roving, felting kits), or if you want to buy beans in larger quantities.
Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We will accept advance orders up till 6pm Friday.
Last week for PORK! We will bring a variety of cuts of pork, including A LARGE EASTER Ham, Chops, Hocks, Spare Ribs. Make your own lard! Get your Leaf Lard from us! The pigs were pastured and fed non-GMO feed since they moved onto our farm when they were a few months old.
BEEF HEART IS ON SALE! $2 PER LB.
Steaks: Tenderloin, Porterhouse, NY Strip, RibEye, TBone, Sirloin, Rib, Swiss, Round,
Brisket
Stew Meat
Roasts: Chuck, Rolled Rump, English, Arm
Ground Beef
Short Ribs – one of the most flavorful and unappreciated cuts of beef!
Soup Bones & Oxtail
Liver, Heart and Tongue
VEGETABLES~ Celeriac! Last week for Cabbages. Kohlrabi. Onions.
EGGS from our own chickens, fed greens, hay, homegrown whole grains and non-GMO feed.
ORGANIC OLIVE OIL ~ 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!
Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia
Yukon Gold, redskin and blue potatoes
Giant kohlrabi
Dried habanero and cayenne peppers
Rutabega
Brighten up your home with dried statice bouquets – beautiful purple flowers will stay colorful for months, to help get through the rest of this long winter!
See you on Saturday!
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
No big surprise, it has been too cold and cloudy for production in the Hoop House.
We will have Pasture Raised Pork-try our Italian brats and breakfast sausage!
Bakery Offerings
Fresh Spinach and Organic Cheddar Quiche GF and Regular
Italian sausage and Cheddar Quiche
A selection of Gluten Free and Grain Free goodies. We use organic eggs and local syrup in these baked goods.
Morning Glory Muffins
Challah Bread & Ciabatta Bread
Breakfast Cookies and more….
We will be experimenting with some new recipes and we would love your feedback. Hope to see you at the market!
Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont
New Cheese!
Marco is our latest creation and we think it will be a hit! Similar to Dutch Kase but pasteurized and vacuum sealed, it comes in Pepper, Sage, Italian & Garlic. Try a sample!
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:
New! Homemade Egg Noodles! Made with certified organic flour and our own eggs-YUM!
We’ll also have eggs from our free-range, GMO-free flock. We will also have our Queen Bee Popcorn. http://www.meadowviewgoatdairy.com/home
Funny Farm of Grant
This week’s produce list:
Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.
New! Funny Farm Jellies! Made from our own apple & pear trees, this week try our Crab Apple Jelly! Pear Jelly from mom’s pear trees coming soon!
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. Stop by the booth and find out about the health benefits of Himalayan salts. We will also have Garlic Powder & Granules & Celery Seed, certified organic from California and our own dried dill, sweet & hot pepper flakes and dried shitake mushrooms.
Barb’s Baubles. Handmade, one of a kind pieces. Apron Lady & Janet might be here, weather depending.
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Hazel Road Rustic and Cobmoosa Onion Rye are on the schedule this week, so if you’re a rye lover this is your lucky moment!
A note about bread storage here. We always recommend storing bread in a plastic bag or some other closed container on your kitchen counter so as to retain the moisture in your loaf. This method keeps your bread from drying out and also softens the crust, which will become harder the longer it is exposed to dry air in the wintertime.
See you this weekend!
PRE-ORDER INFORMATION WINTER 2014
We are now taking pre-orders for any quantity of loaves or pastries. Please send us your pre-order by Tuesday at 6pm for pickup the following Saturday. We will email you an order confirmation by Thursday morning. If you haven’t heard back from us by Thursday—Please CALL US—because we will always send you a confirmation if we receive your order!! Be sure to let us know where you want to pick up your order if we are at multiple locations the Saturday of your pickup.
We are happy to take orders over the phone as well. 231-873-9820
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
Feb 22nd SPECIALTY BREAD BAKE
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.
Cobmoosa Onion Rye ( Carmelized organic onions, Michigan rye flour, and a hint of caraway) $6.00
Elbridge Parmesan Olive (Sumptuous parmesan and Kalamata black olives) $8.00
Chili Cheddar Whoa-homegrown, pickled jalapeno peppers coupled with mild cheddar cheese makes for great flavor with a little kick. Fresh or toasted, great as an accompaniment to soup or chili. $8.00
Rustic Baguette Our interpretation of the classic French baguette. An excellent partner for your favorite cheese or spread. They also just look nice sticking out the top of a shopping bag. Price $3.00
Pastries available for Saturday
Mrs. Moose’s Wangdangdoodlers $2.25 each-Chunks of chocolate and walnuts give this cookie great texture into which one can sink their teeth with great fervor.
Hilltoppers (our NEW Molasses Ginger cookies…A 4oz cookie sweetened with golden molasses and bits of candied ginger) $2.25 each *
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!!
Cranberry Orange Scones
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
BAKER’S DOZEN: If you order 12 pastries you’ll receive a 13th pastry FREE!
Olson Farm of Shelby
Taste of Spring Maple Syrup from my farm, & honey from Lake Effect Apiaries of Shelby. Check them out at lakeeffectapiaries.com.
Kasza Sugar Bush of Shelby
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!
Five Oaks Farm CSA of Montague
We’ve been tweaking our online CSA application, you can see it at http://fiveoaksfarmcsa.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25597139/final2014_csa_commitment_form.pdf If you’re interested in becoming a member of our 2014 CSA we’ll have our brochure and sign up forms at the market tomorrow. Until then check out our new blog here: http://fiveoaksfarmcsa.weebly.com/ Also at Local Harvest at http://www.localharvest.org/five-oaks-farm-csa-M62492 See you then!
Scholl Farm of Montague
We will have our GMO-free whole frozen chicken, eggs, and purple potatoes. (We’ll also be one year older, wish the farmer happy 60th for a free cup of market coffee!)
Sweetwater Winter Market Schedule!
February Hours: OPEN February 8th & 22nd. CLOSED February 1st & 15th.
March Hours: OPEN March 8th & 22nd, CLOSED March 1st & 15th. We will resume our every Saturday schedule March 22nd.
Drive careful, dress warm and hope to see you at the market!
Diana Jancek
Market Manager