Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Contact info at end of newsletter
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Friday Update!
There’s still time to get those preorders in and as always, thanks to those of you who place them! There will also be lots of produce, meats & baked goods available for walk up sales, check out the lists below and we’ll see you at the market Saturday!

Note: We are always on the lookout for organically grown fruit. Our long time customer Robert sent info about a farm in Fennville, Pleasant Hill Farm, the first organic blueberry farm in Michigan. Now their adult children are using a couple acres to grow organic strawberries and you can pick your own or buy them at their stand. Their business is called Born & Raised Organic. Contact info for strawberries is near the bottom of this newsletter.

Vendors Attending Saturday June 10th:

Shady Side Farm of Holland
Shady Side Farm will be at the market this Saturday, 6/10. I will take pre-order sales, and will have a good selection of everything along for walk-up sales.
Certified organic heirloom dry beans available in 1lb. bags, $12 each. If you buy FIVE 1lb. bags, you can have the sixth for free:

• Amethyst – Creamy texture, slightly fruity flavor
• Arikara Yellow – Good flavor, hold shape well, baked beans, soups
• Calypso – Slight potato flavor, crumbly texture, good for soups and salads
• Creel Crowder Cowpea – Rich, hearty flavor, slightly sweet, soul food or southern dishes
• Dapple Grey – Hold shape well, meaty texture, deep flavor, great for soup
• Fast Lady Cowpea – Quick cooking, creamy texture, slightly sweet, soul food or southern dishes
• Hutterite Soup – Comfort food, cook fast, creamy soup, baby food
• Jacob’s Cattle – Big and meaty, taste like potatoes, traditional baked beans, chili
• Jacob’s Cattle Gold – Sturdy, soak up other flavors, soups and stews
• Lina Cisco’s Bird Egg – Creamy smooth texture, nutty, sweet flavor, thin skin, soups or chili
• Marrow – Creamy bean with a slight taste of bacon, good in soups and white chili
• Medley – Random mixture, good in soup
• Painted Lady – Slightly sweet, smooth, creamy texture, good all-purpose bean
• Painted Pony – Rich and nutty, keeps coloring during cooking
• Rouge et Noir Cowpea – earthy flavor, hold shape well, good all purpose cowpea
• Spanish Tolosana – Rich and creamy, hold shape well, good for chili, bean salads
• Tiger Eye  – Creamy smooth texture, rich flavor, tender skin, all-purpose bean
• Valentine  – Replacement for kidney beans, great for salads, soups and dips
• Yellow Indian Woman  – Mild, creamy tasting, sturdy, salads or chili
• Zebra  – Smooth, creamy texture, full-bodied flavor, good all-purpose bean

I can also bring mini bags of the above beans (6oz. each) that are great for those who are cooking for 1 or 2 people. These are $6 each, but if you buy 4 or more, the price drops to $5 each. Please do email me with what you’d like in mini bags, otherwise I won’t take them along. 
Ground products from our certified organic heritage corn in 2lb. bags, $8 each:

• Corn Flour, great in muffins, pancakes, waffles, and more, also available in 4lb. bags ($12)
• Corn Meal, can be used for polenta or in baking
• Coarse Grits, good for grits or polenta, also available in 5lb. bags ($18)

Flour from our certified organic heritage grain:

• Einkorn Flour, 2 lb. bags ($12) or 4lb. bags ($20)
• Spelt Flour, 2 lb. bags ($10), or 4lb. bags ($16)

Bran from the grinding of the certified organic heritage grain, available in 9 oz. bags ($4) or 18 oz. bags ($7). Great for bran muffins (recipe on the back of the bag).

• Einkorn Bran
• Spelt Bran

Dehulled berries from our certified organic heritage grains:

• Einkorn Berries, in 1lb. bags ($8), 2lb. bags ($15) or 5lb. bags ($30)
• Spelt Berries, in 1lb. bags ($6), 2lb. bags ($10), or 5lb. bags ($20)

Berries can be ground for flour, added to soups like barley, or soaked and cooked like rice for a hearty, nutty whole grain pilaf or breakfast cereal.
See you Saturday!
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
Friends, we are very much looking forward to returning to Sweetwater this weekend. If all goes according to plan, we will likely be bringing:
head lettuce, red and green
microgreens, various kinds
tatsoi
bok choi
komatsuna
leeks
green garlic
rhubarb
We will also have a few potted herb starts for your garden, including savory, cilantro, chives, lavender, parsley, and more.
Looking forward to seeing friends old and new at market on Saturday!
Greg

Liberty Farm of Hart
Preorders accepted. Please send order via email libertyff@gmail.com by Friday evening and we will send an invoice on Friday evening through email.  Feel free to pay with cash on Saturday. Please email if you do not get a confirmation within 24 hours.
NEW! Green Lettuce $5.00 limited
New! Red and green mix Salanova lettuce mix $5.00
NEW! Arugula $5.00
Fresh Bouquets from the garden! Peony Bouquets!! $18.00 each large
FARM FRESH EGGS! Lots of eggs! Eggs are on sale this week! $5.00 per dozen
PASTURED CHICKEN-
Whole Chicken $5.50 per lb avg weight 5-7 lbs
Breasts $10.25 lb avg. weight per pkg 1-1.5 lbs
Thighs $7.00/lb
Drumsticks $5.75/ lb
Wings $5.75/lb
Livers $5.00
PASTURED PORK
Breakfast Patties $12.00 lb
Pork chops $9.00/lb
Maple Sage sausage$10.00 limited
Italian bulk sausage $10.00 limited
Garlic basil bulk sausage$10.00 limited
Pork Steaks $8.00/lb
Fresh Ham Steaks $9.00 /lb
Pork Kabobs $8.00 /lb
Pork Shoulder  Roasts $10.00 lb
Ribs $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Ham Hocks $7.00 /lb
GRASS FED LAMB 100% raised on pasture! No hormones or chemicals ever!
Ground Lamb$10.50
Leg Steaks $15.00
Shoulder Steaks$12.75
Lamb Stew Meat $9.00
Shanks $9.00
Grassfed Beef $8.00 1lb pkg
Just in! Grass fed ground beef 1 pound pkg. $8.00
BAKERY OFFERINGS
New! Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars $3.50 made with our own organic strawberries and rhubarb.
New! Organic Asparagus & Cheddar Quiche $17.00
Spinach & Cheddar GF or Reg. $17.00
Broccoli & Cheddar GF or Reg. $17.00
Classic Banana Bread $9.00 small $6.00
Please send order via email libertyff@gmail.com by Friday evening and we will send an invoice on Friday evening through email.  Feel free to pay with cash on Saturday. Please email if you do not get a confirmation within 24 hours.
NOTE: If you get this email too late for a preorder we will plan to have limited amounts of eggs & baked goods available for walk up sales.
Thank you very much!
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm 231-873-3737

Scholl Farms of Montague
Preorders accepted for:
RHUBARB. Juicy,….$3.00 a bundle.
EGGS, Chicken – $6.00/doz.    Duck – $10.00/doz.     Goose – $2.00 each
All our products and produce are raised/grown organically using 100% certified organic feeds for our animals.
Place all orders via voice message at (231) 893-1311. Leave your name, phone number and speak slow and clear.
Thanks So Much,
Stu and Connie

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
We will have a nice selection of breads and pastries available for walk up sales.
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Find us on facebook and Instagram
www.laughingtreebakery.com

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello :-),
We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. If you miss the deadline or prefer to shop in person, I do bring a selection of what’s available every Saturday. I will plan to get totals emailed out by 9:30pm on Friday. If you don’t get a response from me, please contact me. We accept cash or check payable to Pine Row Farm.
100% grass fed beef:
Prices listed are per pound. Orders are filled in the order we receive them.
Burger patties $8.25/# (.3#ea. 4/pack)
Ribeye $18
T-bone $18
Porterhouse $18
Rib steak $17.50
NY strip steaks $17.50
Sirloin sizzlers $11.50
Round steaks $7.75
Brisket $9
Hanger $10
Rolled rump roast $8.50
Chuck roast $8.50
English roasts $8.50
Skirt steaks $10
Stew meat $8.75
Arm roasts $8.50
Short ribs $7
Shank $5.75
Ground beef $7.25
Ground round (vacuum sealer) $8.25
Ground sirloin (vacuum sealed) $12
Soup bones $2.25
Suet $1.25
Oxtail $6.25
Tongue $6.00
Kidneys $4.50
We sell by halves and quarters. Please contact us if you would like to be on the list for 2023.
Sale! We have ground beef bundles available in 25 and 50 pounds. Save 25 cents a pound on 25#, and 50 cents a pound on 50#, while supplies last! We have enough ground round on hand to offer the same 25# sale, if vacuum sealed is your preference.
***New: Jersey beef, 100% grass fed
If you are looking to try Jersey beef, we will have most of the cuts listed above, plus some that we normally don’t carry (like Korean cut short ribs, Denver steaks, and chuck steaks!). Please specify that you would like Jersey on your order. These are smaller size cuts.
Pork
We have one whole pork available. It is Idaho Pasture breed, born and raised on the farm, and never had any vaccines or medications. We raise our pigs on pasture, hay, and a small daily portion of certified organic grain.
Poultry 
All of our poultry are free range, locked in nightly, and have certified organic feed.
Chicken eggs: $6/dozen
Duck eggs: $10/dozen
Goose eggs $2 each
Honey 
We will bring the following honey:
Plastic squeeze bottles:
1# raw $8
2# $12
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Beeswax
1# block $10
Old fashioned boiled maple syrup, powered by wood! Glass jars only. Mother Hubbard’s maple syrup: 
Pints $10
Quarts $20
Kasza Sugar Bush Maple Syrup 
Glass containers.
Quarts $20
Gallons $55
See you Saturday!
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215

The Pasturage of Montague
We need a good soaker. If you have a secret jig to break open the skies, please dance now! After a grueling week of making hay and fixing equipment, we are ready for a rain recharge.  The sheep weathered the heat in the hedgerow, and we wear hats and drink lots of water, but our poor red clover has nowhere to go. The grasses don’t show drought stress as noticeably as the wilting clover. It’s not dire, so far, and we have plans in place in case it does get drastic, but we sure would appreciate 1″ of rain over 10 hours every Wednesday night. See what you can do, would’ya?
Don’t be afraid to pre-order! The link is here: https://form.jotform.com/231266729632056
You can always email me at thepasturage@gmail.com or call/text at 231 288 6112.
Happy summer!
Thank you!
Julie

The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Hello!
I’ll have greens, roots seedlings and bouquets for walk up sales Saturday!
Samantha Otto
Farmer; Food+Farm Edu
The Woven Trifecta
231-215-6008
www.thewoventrifecta.com

Funny Farm of Grant
I’ll bring a nice mix of early stuff and some surprises, hopefully, along with the regular spring things. I’ll have some spring mix, garlic scapes, an assortment of jellies and the surprises. See you all Saturday!
Barb

You Pick Operation Info
Born & Raised Organics of Fennville
Strawberries
Organically grown Strawberries are ready as of 5/31/2023!
You-Pick (Opening June 9th!): $4.00 Per lb
Pre-picked:
$4.99 per Pint
$50 for a flat of 12 Pints
$8.99 Per Quart
$60 for a flat of 8 Quarts
If you would like to place an order please call/text 616-340-7989
Here is a link to the You-Pick sign up -Click HERE– if a time you would like to come is not shown or available please let me know and we will accommodate!
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to send us a message by clicking here or visiting our Contact Us page!
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RETURNING SOON

The Mannor Farm of Hesperia
We will return soon.
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Road
Hesperia, MI 49421

Forest Finds of Muskegon
Please check our online product list and feel free to place an order anytime! I can make arrangements for pickup when you place your order. For our entire list of herbal products please check here:
Forest Finds
If you have any questions, etc about any of our products please email me at ForestFinds@yahoo.com
Call or text 616-834-3233
Forest Finds
Thanks! Cody

Order Online

NOVA Super.Natural.Bakery.LLC of Muskegon
NOVA is returning to the Western Market, downtown Muskegon chalets for a second season!  Opening day is Saturday May 27.  If you want to know my specials/weekly offerings, please follow me on either FB or IG (@novasupernaturalbakery).  I will be moving more toward the middle into Chalet letter J (used to be teaologie!)
If you ever have any special requests for a special occasion, please feel free to email me!  addy@noavsupernaturalbakery.com
Visit my website: www.novasupernaturalbakery.com.

Dark Water Coffee Roasters of Mears
Check out our newest coffees at www.darkwatercoffeeroasters.com and we will ship right to your doorstep!  There are some exciting new offerings sure to excite your morning cuppa! Our coffees are made with Fair Trade & Organic beans.
Lauren, Tony, Damian, and Neve

In Case of Severe Weather: Cancellation Notice
If we need to cancel a market due to severe weather I will send out a separate email no later than Friday evening before a market notifying you that we will be closed. I will post the same message to our FB & Instagram pages as well as the website. If you know people who are regulars to the market and not in the habit of checking emails please let them know. Thanks!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR How to Pre-Order
1. Look over the list. Each vendor has a unique deadline for when they need to receive your pre-order depending on their product. Send your pre-order by email to each vendor you want to order from, within their required deadlines.
2. Vendors will respond back by no later than Friday before market day with an order confirmation and an invoice that in most cases will allow you to pre-pay for your order. If a vendor is not set up to take payment online they will accept checks (preferred) or cash on market day pickup.

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(231)742-8477 (leave a message).
Email: sweetwaterlocalfoodsmkt@gmail.com
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