West Michigan’s ONLY all organic Farmers Market swings into Fall!

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Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, October 5th, 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! !

 

Attending this Saturday’s market:

 

Chickadee Creek Farm of Nunica

Heritage-breed American Mulefoot PORK!

Bulk breakfast

Spicy Hot Italian

Sweet Italian

Andouille links.

Chorizo

Brats

Kielbasa

 

We will also have an interesting selection of heirloom produce, including many varieties of winter squash and possibly some more open-pollinated sweet corn.

 

Crow Feather Farm of Hesperia

October Watermelon!

“Baby Pam” pie pumpkins – perfect for baking

Baby Lettuce Salad Mix

Spicy Brassica Salad Mix

Red Peppers (the last of them for the season!)

Cherry tomatoes

Yukon Gold potatoes

Onions

Celery

Kale and Rainbow Chard

Young beets

Giant Kohlrabi

Fresh herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, basil and rosemary

 

Shady Side Farm of Holland

We will be at market with certified organic beans, needle felting kits, wool roving, wool socks, and Grassfields Farm’s awesome cheese! The exciting news we have this week is that we’ve harvested new types of beans. We’ll have fresh Pinto, Hidatsa Red and Zebra beans along for sale this Saturday.

 

Because we have started to harvest the new crop, all last year’s beans are now discounted. Time to make room in our storehouse for this year’s beans. These are still wonderful beans, still fresher than what you’d find in the stores. Stop at our booth to see if there is anything you’d like to stock up on while the price is right.

 

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 and Polkton Corners. See you Saturday!

 

Shady Side Farm
shadysidefarmmichigan@gmail.com

 

Maple Moon Farm of Shelby

This week we have

GREENS!

Lettuce Mix

Spinach

Kale

Arugula

Brassica Mix

Mustard Mix

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Onions

Leeks

Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Hot Peppers

Garlic

Fresh Herbs including cilantro, dill, parsley, rosemary, sweet marjoram, and more

Potatoes (We had a great potato harvest Wednesday.  We harvested one mile worth and over 4,000 pounds)

Winter Squash (many varieties including delicata, butternut, buttercup, and red kuri)

Pie Pumpkins

 

We also have our normal spread of herbal products including teas and salves.

 

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia

We accept WIC Project Fresh coupons

VEGETABLES:  Celeriac! Tomatoes –  winding down for the year.  Broccoli and Cauliflower.  Red and Yellow Onions, Garlic,  Sweet Peppers are ON SALE ~ Red and Green and Purple.  Eggplant (try roasting it – my favorite!),  Summer Squashes still!  Late Season not-so-pretty-but-still-taste-ok Cucumbers (Regular and Japanese).  POTATOES!  Blue Gold and Kennebec.  Beets with Greens, Carrots.  Chard and Kale.  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!

SPECIALS:  ORDER 5# OR MORE OF SHORT RIBS AND GET  them at $2 per lb.  

Beef Heart – $2 per lb. 

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, Skirt and Flank Steaks.

Bone in Steaks:  Porterhouse, TBone, Rib (my personal favorite)

Roasts:  Rolled Rump, Boneless Rib,  Chuck.  Roasts are $6, $6.50 and $7 per lb.

Whole Brisket $7.50 per lb.

Swiss Steak   $6.50 per lb.

Stew Meat and Kabob Cut $6.50 per lb.

Soup Bones  $2 per lb.

Oxtail! There’s only 1 per steer :-).  $5 per lb.

Liver  $3 per lb.

Tongue  – $3.50 per lb.

 

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!

 

September’s Herbs & Produce of Montague

THE FROST IS COMING SOON!!!

Till then enjoy what we have to offer:

Concord Grapes ( just like grandma used to grow)

Spinach

MIcro-Kale(tiny the size of your thumb)

Baby Arugula (not as spicy just flavorful)

MIxed Greens (our heart healthy mix)

Carrots

Celery

Beets

Eggplant

Heirloom Tomatoes(all colors & sizes)

Don’t forget the herbs:

Basil

Cilantro

Dill(baby)

Parsley (curly & flat- leaf) Amazing amount of vitamin C!!

Marjoram( lovely flavor my personal favorite)

Flower Blends:

The beauty of color is still abundant!!

Dahlias, zinnias, hydrangeas, ageratum, sunflowers, statice and lisianthus ohhhh my!!!

 

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart

Hoop house offerings

Kale

Chard

Limited Spinach

Mixed Greens

Meats from the farm:

New! Grass Fed Lamb*all cuts available ! Chops, shanks,ground, leg of Lamb and steaks..

New!! Pastured Pork* All cuts available !

Bakery Offerings

Fresh Apple Pies, gluten free & regular

New! Apple cake “made with our fresh picked apples!”

Breakfast Cookies – All flavors

Quiche- fresh Spinach & Cheddar

Gluten Free and Regular.

Veggie Turnovers are Back!

Morning Glory Muffins

New! Gingerbread Cake

New! Fresh Pumpkin Pie!  ” This item is a must try!!”

New! Butternut Squash Galettes

 

Olson Farm of Shelby

Sweet corn!

Last of the Broccoli!

Last of the tomatoes!

Also: Watermelons, Butternut & Spaghetti squash, beets, three different kinds of potatoes including Yukon Golds, Red Pontiacs, Russian Bananas & Taste of Spring maple syrup.

 

Funny Farm of Grant

We accept WIC Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons.

This week’s produce list:

Shitake Mushrooms! We’ll have lots of shitakes this Saturday!

Onions! Big red & yellow slicing onions. Italian Cippolinis, SHALLOTS & scallions.
Peppers! Hot peppers, Sweet green bells, Italian sweet reds, beautiful colors.

Greens&Roots! kales, kohlrabi, rutabagas, cabbages, big and small, many varieties of potatoes,
and anything else we can find!

WATERMELONS! Getting to the end of our giant heirloom watermelons.

Okra, eggplant in lots of colors and shapes.
Eggs! Mixed flock of whites & browns.

Apron Lady & Janet will return as well!

 

Meadow View Goat Dairy & Farm of Fremont

Come sample our latest batch!

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

 

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart

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

Pumpernickel Rye  $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

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)

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!!

 

 

Ladybug Botanicals of Whitehall

My soaps are all handmade in small batches with organic glycerin, herbs and flowers added. New this week:  Cinnamon Applesauce! Also popular this fall is our Pumpkin & Clove and Bronze Fennel. And just in time for Halloween! Spooky Suds! Your favorite “spooky” characters embedded in organic glycerin based bath bars! Learn more about my business here: http://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ladybug-botanicals2.pdf

 

See you at the market!

Diana Jancek
Market Manager

Contact info: (231)292-1152, dijaan1@charter.net

 

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