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Market Hours
Open August 14, 2010
August - Sept.
Closed Mondays
Tues - Sun 11 - 6 pm
October
Open everyday,
11-6 p.m.
Tours offered
9 a.m. on
Location:
4344 - 13 Mile Road
Sparta, Michigan 49345
Phone:
616-887-2404
Directions:
Take 13 Mile Road ½ mile W. of Fruit Ridge, or 2.3 miles W. of M-37 at Sparta
Map:
Click here for a map to Steffens Orchard Market
Featured Items
Peaches are still available for a few more days but will soon end. Blueberries are done. Paula Red apples are in the market. U-Pick Paula's are done. W now have Golden Supreme, Gala, and Honeycrisp in the market. U-Pick Honeycrisp is NOT ready yet but probably soon. McIntosh (we pick) will be available this weekend..
Come and meet "Peaches," our Golden Retriever puppy. You will love "Peaches."
Sparta Festival
The Sparta "Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival", was a great success in 2009 and 2010 will be even better. You can download the 2010 schedule of events and scarecrow contest rules at www.spartachamber.com . We will also have the contest rules available at the market.
Put Sept. 24-25 on your calendar and consider entering the scarecrow contest.
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Strawberry Nut Shortcake |
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Strawberry Nut Shortcake
½ c. sour cream 
1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. shortening or oil
1 t. baking powder
1 egg
½ t. salt
½ c. broken walnuts
1/4 t. soda
1 ½ c. flour
1 qt. strawberries, sweetened
- Combine sour cream, shortening, and egg - beat smooth, add nuts.
- Mix together dry ingredients, add to sour cream mixture.
- Stir until moistened.
- Drop 1/3 cup portions onto greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Split the biscuit, then top with strawberries and cool whip in layers.
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Apples
Eating U-Pick*
- Paulared*
- Gingergold
- Golden Supreme
- Gala*
- Honey Crisp*
- Red Delicious*
- Fuji*
- Braeburn
- Cameo*
Baking
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Jonagold*
Applesauce
- Rome Beauty*
- Northern Spy
- Idared*
- Golden Delicious*
- McIntosh
Pies
- Golden Supreme
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Idared*
- Northern Spy
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