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Seasonal Produce Survey at Muskegon Farmers Market 2009

Webmaster — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:42:05 +0000

Volunteer Bob Fountain took a survey of fresh produce that was being sold at the Farmers Market on Saturdays May – December, 2009. The survey noted all produce being sold so that a historical record could be made of the what fresh fruits and vegetables were available throughout the market season. A chart of his results can be seen by clicking:
Seasonal Produce 2009 . (requires Adobe Reader to view)

Christmas Price List

Webmaster — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:32:25 +0000

Price list for Christmas items from Bonthius Produce and Jean’s Produce. Click on the link below for their flyer.

jean & kath xmas flyer (Requires Adobe Reader to view)

November Featured Products

Webmaster — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:43 +0000

Salls Produce: cauliflower, onions, carrots, still have raspberries!
Stoney Acres: apples: Ida Reds, Empires
Valley Queen Farms: lots o’ Macs & harvest wreaths
Highsites: Macs, Honey Crisp, Bosc pears (while they last)
Jeans Produce: Jeans bean mix for soup & stews
Flower garden/Diane Snow: Brussels sprouts,cabbage & fall flora
Erickson: winter Squash, huge cabbage
Bonthuis Produce: chestnuts for roasting, Yams & the only place in market for dried herbs
Vissers: candy onions, leeks, beets, variety of potatoes
Witts: Cabbage, apples, potatoes
Golden Hart: best apple cider around, maple syrup
D&M farms: Hubbard, Buttercup & Acorn squash, cone honey
Martins Greenhouse: pickles, apple gourds
Maple Island Pie Company: Cherry Pecan crunch pie
Creswick Farm: fresh eggs! grass-fed beef, 5-ingredient jerky

Remember - we are open until Christmas!

Time to order your evergreen wreaths, swags and garland!

October Featured Products

Webmaster — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:20:50 +0000

Mums are in!

Salls Produce: sweet Spanish Onions, raspberries, celery
Stoney Acres: apples- Ida Red, Empire, Mutsu, corn shocks
Valley Queen Farms: peaches, pickles
Highsites: Macs, Ida reds, Honey Crisp,
Nuts to Nuts: hot peanuts, very addictive
Hoffer Farms: Homegrown Hungarian Hot Peppers, squash
Cheese Lady: Cotswold & baguettes great for cold weather
Jeans Produce: homegrown cabbage, cauliflower
Flower garden/Diane Snow: perennial time!
Leutzinger: Honey Crisp apples, crab apples
Zandstra Farms: green and yellow Beans, cauliflower
Zemaitis: broccoli, gourds
Weesies: Mums, planters
Erickson: green beans, winter squash
Bonthuis Produce: squash, dried herbs
Vissers: canning tomatoes, pumpkins, bell peppers of every color, straw bales, corn stalks
Rio’s: homegrown tomatoes, peppers, HOT Firecracker peppers
Witts: cabbage, peppers
Golden Hart: peaches abound, Red Haven and starting, Paula Reds
D&M Farms: peppers, peppers, peppers, corn
Martin’s Greenhouse: pickles, Rose of Sharon,apple gourds
Great bread Company: Swiss cinnamon swirl bread
Maple Island Pie Company: cherry pecan crunch pie
Funny Farm: globe Basal, white eggplant,
Creswick: fresh eggs! grass fed beef
O’bradovich: collards, mustard & turnip greens, swiss chard
Country View Bakery: pumpkin rolls, granola

September Featured Products

Webmaster — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:39:35 +0000

Mums are in!

Aftons : Necterines, Ginger Gold Apples,

Black Lake Nursery/Bolthouse: Delicious Tomatoes

Salls Produce: Sweet Spanish Onions, Sweet Corn, Celery

Stoney Acres: Harmony Peaches

Valley Queen Farms: Peaches, Pickles

Highsites: Clapp Pears, Santa Rosa Plums

Nuts to Nuts: Raw Peanuts to Roasted, jumbo, salted

Hoffer Farms: Homegrown Hungarian Hot Peppers, squash

Cheese Lady: new Cheddars: Harlech Horseradish, Titan onions,

Jeans Produce: Homegrown Cabbage, Cauliflower

Flower garden/Diane Snow: Cut flowers, Sunflowers, Cosmos,

Leutzinger: Red Haven Peaches

Zandstra Farms: Green and Yellow Beans

Zemitas: Nice solid tomatoes

Weesies: Mums, planters

Erickson: Zucchini, Summer Squash

Bonthuis Produce: Peaches and Cream sweet corn

Vissers: Canning tomatoes, Raspberries, German Butterballs, potatoes

Rio’s: Homegrown tomatoes, peppers, want HOT Firecracker peppers

Witts: Sweet Corn, Cabbage, Red Haven Peaches

Golden Hart: Peaches abound, Red Haven and starting, Paula Reds

D&M farms: Peppers, Peppers, Peppers, Corn

Martins Greenhouse: pickles Rose of Sharon

Great bread Company: Swiss cinnamon swirl bread

Maple Island Pie Company: Cherry Pecan crunch pie

Funny Farm: globe Basal, white eggplant

Creswick: 5 ingredients beef jerky

O’bradovich: collards, mustard & turnip greens, swiss chard

Country View Bakery: pumpkin rolls, granola

One Potato, Two Potato

Webmaster — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:52:22 +0000

Everybody loves potatoes and our Market is a great place to find really tasty spuds. Guess what? Potatoes are another fat-free food, if cooked right.

One medium baked potato without skin has:

145 calories
0 grams fat
2 grams fiber

Potatoes are high in vitamin C. A food is high in a nutrient if a serving provides 20 percent or more of the Daily Value for that nutrient.

Nutrient information is based on the USDA nutrient composition database.

COMPARE THE CALORIES

Take a small 3 1/3 ounce potato and…

Eat it as	Calories
Baked or boiled	95
Add 1 tablespoon butter or margarine	203
Mashed with 1 teaspoon butter an 1/4 cup low-fat milk	156
Hash browns	229
French Fries	274
Potato Chips	564

What do you know about apples?

Webmaster — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:24:30 +0000

Apples are very nutritious and have no fat. A medium apple with skin has:

81 calories
0 grams fat
4 grams fiber

Apples are a good source of vitamin C. A food is a good source of a nutrient if a serving provides 10 to 19 percent of the Daily Value for at nutrient.

Nutrient information based on the USDA nutrient composition database.

There are many varieties of apples. Here are only a few and their uses.

NAME	FRESH	BAKING	COOKING
Jonathan	X	X	X
Empire	X	X	X
Ida Red	X	X	X
McIntosh	X	X	X
Red Delicious	X
Golden Delicious	X	X