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The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.David R. Brower

To Contact Us

2933 Burnside Rd.,
North Branch, MI 48461
Call 810-688-7442 or emailing us with questions.

Recipes

Roasted Beets and Pistachio Salad

6 medium (4-ounce) beets
1/2 cup(s) shelled unsalted pistachios
3 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
1/3 cup(s) extra virgin olive oil
12 oz Your choice lettuce
1/4cup(s) crumbled blue cheese (Feta works well too)
1/4 cup(s) packed fresh mint leaves
Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange beets in single layer on large sheet of foil and wrap tightly. Place in shallow glass or ceramic baking dish and bake 1 hour or until tender when pierced with tip of knife. Unwrap and cool. When beets are cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1/2-inch chunks. Meanwhile, place pistachios in small baking pan; bake alongside beets 4 minutes or until golden and toasted. Cool completely in pan.
Prepare dressing: In small bowl, with fork or wire whisk, mix vinegar, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper until blended. In thin, steady stream, whisk in oil until blended. In medium bowl, combine beets and 2 tablespoons dressing. In large serving bowl, toss greens with remaining dressing until coated. Top with blue cheese, pistachios, and beets. Tear mint leaves over salad.

Salad with Artichokes
4 cups mixed salad greens
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 (14 ounce) can or fresh artichoke hearts in water, drained
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons grated Oliver’s Farm Parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine the mixed greens, onion, and artichoke hearts.
In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, seasoned salt, pepper, and garlic.

Pour enough dressing over salad to coat, and toss well. Sprinkle with grated cheese, and serve

Market News

To Order Immediately Click Here

We are on every other week order cycle, be sure to order accordingly!

NEW

Check out the “What to do with…..” and the “Did you know?” sections for educational and sometimes just fun facts about farming, growing, processing, food prep and more!

Bee Pollen is now available, it comes from a local bee keeper Bees & Berries in Davison and is great for health. This website——> Click Here has a wonderful list of the health uses for bee pollen. Directions for starting bee pollen are on the package.
To order bee pollen Click Here

Natural Bug Repellent for Humans and Pets Gardener’s Friend a Natural Essential Oil Insect Repellent one for pets and one for people.

Lapeer Farmers Market is now open and available as a pick up locations on Saturdays.

Fallen Oak Farm All natural chicken is back!

Our chickens are Cornish Cross breed birds and are pastured in our “chicken tractors” where they are moved to fresh pasture every day and protected from predators. We also provide an organic chicken feed blend made with non-GMO corn and roasted soybeans as well as other organic ingredients. This mix is fed in addition to the good things they scratch and peck up in the fields.
The chickens are carefully processed by a licensed processor and come frozen in vacuum-packed bags. Weights vary between 3 and 3.5 pounds. Order yours today!

Clearance in the specials category there will be a section with some clearance items.

Check out the happenings section to see whats new! Rebekah’s Pure Living in Lapeer has classes going on all summer long!

CSA Vegetable Shares Whetham Organic, White Pine Farm have vegetable share available for the 2013 season.
Click here for more information

On special this week
Westwind:
Lemon Bars Molasses, peanut butter and Oatmeal Cranberry cookies.Glutten Free Chocalate muffins
Click Here to go to special sales

Review Section Keeps the comments coming, we love to hear how the market is blessing you!

If you enjoyed a certain product or just want to share the love please email us with your comments! The comments may be anonymous if desired please indicate in the email! All the growers love to have feedback on the products they sell. email us with comments.

What to do with……. In this section, you will find various tidbits on what to do with almost anything to do with healthy living. This weeks tidbits are for Dried Pinto Beans. I scoured the web looking for what other people did with their beans, I found that people can be very creative on a small budget!

Click Here “Instant” Refried Beans <————-This one is by far my favorite!
Click Here Texas beans
Click Here ( Beans and Corn Bread. You could use one of Westwind’s cornbread mixes!)
*Can them in a pressure canner

Did you know…….

According to the USDA meats properly frozen and kept properly frozen will stay good indefinitely. McNees Meats, C-Roys and Grahams are the three main USDA approved processors in Michigan. At their facilities they quickly freeze the meat to insure that the meat will remain good for a longer period of time and they use high grade freezer paper that protects the meats.
Once the meat has left the processor to insure proper storage meat is kept in very cold manual defrost freezers which insures continuous freezing. Meats for extended storage life are never stored in self defrosting freezers which are commonly attached to refrigerators. Self defrosting freezers have heaters in them that thaw the ice build up on the coils. This consequently thaws and refreezes the meats reducing its storage life. Here at CSA Farmers Market we rotate our frozen meats on a 9 month cycle, any dates past 9 months gets discounted.

AVAILABLE PRODUCE% Crops available include beets, a variety of greens, lettuce, carrots, squash in many varieties and more. Click Here to go to the produce.

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: Westwind’s Lemon bars and various cookies!
Click Here to go to Special Sales!

Coming Events

HAPPENINGS

The NoGMO group is again showing ‘Genetic
Roulette’, along with ‘Seeds of Death’, and ‘Monster Salmon and
Butterflies’ on the following dates:
May 19
June 9
Time is 4-6 pm at the Hill Road Baptist Church, near Hill and Jennings
in Flint. We have 3 rooms, so people can take their pick of which
movie to watch.

Rebekah’s Pure Living in Lapeer has some upcoming events.Check out the Books section for tickets to these events
Click Here for tickets

Living Balanced- Learn what chemicals are in our food and skincare product and how they can harm your body.
Stacy Kimbrell
Saturday May 25th 1pm
Stacy Kimbrell is a Natural Health & Chemical Awareness Advocate and author of “Living Balanced”

ARE VACCINES SAFE?
Mary Tocco
Vaccine Risks, Responsibility and Rights. Learn the facts so you can make an educated decision.
Saturday June 22 1pm

Kelly Cassise From New Chapter Organics
Saturday July 27th 1pm

Stress
Stacy Kimbrell
Saturday September 28th 1pm

Distribution Information

USE THE COMMENT SECTION
If something is sold out or if you want something not on the website you can leave a comment at the end or your order. Periodically when we harvest to fill the orders we do have extra and can fill extra orders.

DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS & DAYS

Thursday, May 16th
- Flushing at Almar Orchards 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Flushing at Whetham Organic Farm 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Grand Blanc at Thread Creek Farm 2:00pm to 5:00 pm
- North Branch at White Pine Farm 6:00pm to 8:00pm daylight hours
Friday, May 17th
- Flushing at Whetham Organic Farm 2:00pm to 6:00pm
- Linden at Westwind Milling Co. 10:00am to 6:00pm
- Davison at Green Earth Grocery 10:00am to 6:30pm
- Clarkston at Kinetic Systems Bike Shop 11:00am to 6:30pm
- Lake Orion at Me, My Health & Eyes 12:00pm to 4:00 pm-
- Rochester at Breadwinner Bakery 1:00pm to 6:00pm_
  ***Grosse Pointe at Greengos_2:00pm to 3:00pm(313-432-2373)
  Please add to the comments section of your order whether you will pick up on Friday or Saturday!
- Lapeer at Rebekah’s Pure Living 9:00am to 6:30pm
- Columbiaville at MJP Healthy Living Center By appointment call Debbie Mandraga at 810-614-9226
- North Branch at White Pine Farm 8:00am to 8:00pm daylight hours
Saturday, May 18th
- Davison at Green Earth Grocery 10:00am to 3:30pm
- Flushing at Whetham Organic Farm
- North Branch at White Pine Farm 8:00am to 8:00pm daylight hours
- Lapeer at the Farmers Market 9:00am to 2:00pm
- Grosse Pointe at Greengos 9:00pm to 3:00pm (313-432-2373)
  Please add to the comments section of your order whether you will pick up on Friday or Saturday!
- Imlay City at Centofanti Chiropractic
  10:00am to 12:00pm

Sunday, May 19th
- North Branch at White Pine Farm 8:00am to 8:00pm daylight hours
Deliveries by appointment
- Oakland County by Mary Ann from Nature’s Finest Organics. Call (586)-321-3227 or email Mary Ann.

Click Distribution Locations for details about the places that customers can pick up orders. Also see the calendar or the map on the home page for a schedule as well.

If you would like to request a new distribution location in your area fill out the following form. Request for a new Distribution Location. If you would like to sign on to the website to place an order go to the SIGN IN tab at the top of the page and create a new account.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

You are a vital part of this market and we value your input. Suggestions and feedback are important to us and they help us improve. If any product does not meet your expectations or if you want to compliment us please let us know by emailing us. If you have difficulties placing an order on the website, please call 810-688-7442.

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!

Posted by: Racheal Yonkman at Monday May 13, 2013 07:10 AM EDT

Open for Ordering May 9th-13th

The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.David R. Brower

To Contact Us

2933 Burnside Rd.,
North Branch, MI 48461
Call 810-688-7442 or emailing us with questions.

Recipes

Roasted Beets and Pistachio Salad

6 medium (4-ounce) beets
1/2 cup(s) shelled unsalted pistachios
3 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
1/3 cup(s) extra virgin olive oil
12 oz Your choice lettuce
1/4cup(s) crumbled blue cheese (Feta works well too)
1/4 cup(s) packed fresh mint leaves
Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange beets in single layer on large sheet of foil and wrap tightly. Place in shallow glass or ceramic baking dish and bake 1 hour or until tender when pierced with tip of knife. Unwrap and cool. When beets are cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1/2-inch chunks. Meanwhile, place pistachios in small baking pan; bake alongside beets 4 minutes or until golden and toasted. Cool completely in pan.
Prepare dressing: In small bowl, with fork or wire whisk, mix vinegar, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper until blended. In thin, steady stream, whisk in oil until blended. In medium bowl, combine beets and 2 tablespoons dressing. In large serving bowl, toss greens with remaining dressing until coated. Top with blue cheese, pistachios, and beets. Tear mint leaves over salad.

Salad with Artichokes
4 cups mixed salad greens
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 (14 ounce) can or fresh artichoke hearts in water, drained
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons grated Oliver’s Farm Parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine the mixed greens, onion, and artichoke hearts.
In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, seasoned salt, pepper, and garlic.

Pour enough dressing over salad to coat, and toss well. Sprinkle with grated cheese, and serve

Market News

To Order Immediately Click Here

We are on every other week order cycle, be sure to order accordingly!

NEW

Check out the “What to do with…..” and the “Did you know?” sections for educational and sometimes just fun facts about farming, growing, processing, food prep and more!

Bee Pollen is now available, it comes from a local bee keeper Bees & Berries in Davison and is great for health. This website——> Click Here has a wonderful list of the health uses for bee pollen. Directions for starting bee pollen are on the package.
To order bee pollen Click Here

Natural Bug Repellent for Humans and Pets Gardener’s Friend a Natural Essential Oil Insect Repellent one for pets and one for people.

Lapeer Farmers Market is now open and available as a pick up locations on Saturdays.

Kinetics is having a mothers day bike tour in Clarkston on Sunday May 12. Great opportunity for fitness minded men and women of all ages. Registration and start of the ride is at the American Legion, 8-47 Ortonville Rd. Contact Kinetic Systems Bicycle Shop at (248) 625-7000 for more information.

This Saturday
Understanding the Causes of Disease, and How to Prevent It
Jim Williams- Nutritionist, Iridologist and Herbalist
Saturday May 11th
Best Western Lapeer/ Tickets $10 in advance $15 at the door