Sweetwater Local Food News for Saturday February 1st

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, February 1st, 2025
10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Contact info at end of newsletter
Supporting Small Local Organic Food Producers since 2005!

MARKET NEWS

Pine Row Farm will be the lone vendor at market this week, with grassfed beef, honey & maple syrup available for preorder. Sarah will also have a small selection of products with her for walk ups. If you are looking for locally raised lamb, pork, chicken, & turkey be sure to check out The Pasturage listing below. You will find meat cuts not typically available at the Big Boxes. She will be at Muskegon Farmers Market this week. Blackbird Farm wants you to know that their winter veggies are still showing up on Health Hutt shelves in Grand Haven and Henry St Muskegon stores! Check below for more info.

Accepting Preorders for Delivery to Market on February 1st:

Pine Row Farm
Hello :-),
100% grass fed beef:
Prices listed are per pound. Orders are filled in the order we receive them. Preorders are encouraged but I bring a selection for walk ups. The processor has raised some of their prices, and we have increased ours accordingly.
Ground beef $7.25
Ground round, vacuum sealed, $8.50
Ground sirloin, vacuum sealed, $13.25
Burger patties, 1/3#,4/pack $8.50
Short ribs, Korean cut,$7
Short ribs, regular cut,$7
Ribeye $18
New York strip steak$17.25
Shank $5.25
Soup bones $2.25
Suet $1.25
We sell by halves and quarters. Please contact me if you would like to be added to the list for2025.
*New: We have Jersey beef bundles for anyone interested in a package that is smaller than a quarter. It would include ground beef, chuck roasts, soup bones, and steaks.
Poultry
All of our poultry is free range, locked in nightly, and has certified organic feed.
Please return your empty cartons. Thanks!
Chicken eggs are$6/dozen. Sold out
Duck eggs are $10/dozen. Sold out
Honey
Plastic squeeze bottle:
1# raw $8
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Beeswax
1# block $10
Maple syrup
Old fashioned boiled maple syrup, powered by wood! Quarts and pints are glass jars. Mother Hubbard’s maple syrup:
Pints $10
Quarts $20
Gallons, plastic containers, $65
We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. I will get totals emailed out by 5am Saturday morning. If you don’t get a response from me, please contact me. We accept cash or check payable to Pine Row Farm.
See you Saturday!
Sarah
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215

The Pasturage
Howdy peeps. The days are getting longer. Can you feel it? As I do chores in the morning, I’m greeted by that harbinger of spring: birds chirping.
Our online pre-order form keeps you up-to-date on all our goods: www.thepasturage.com/orderalong with prices, average price per pack, sausage ingredients, applicable certifications, and how we raise our animals.
You will find us at the Muskegon Farmers Market indoors every Saturday from 8:00am – 2:00pm.
Tootles!
Julie

Liberty Family Farm& Bakery of Hart
We will NOT be at the market on Jan. 25 or Feb.1!
We will be back with more pork on Feb. 8th

Sweetwater Verified Goods in other places

Black Bird Farm of Coopersville
FYI for those who have asked: We are still making Friday/early Saturday deliveries to Health Hutt this winter. The Grand Haven store especially has been buying from us pretty consistently each week: potatoes, winter squash, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, garlic, and other storage crops. Muskegon shoppers of Health Hutt, if you want to see more, let them know! Thanks.
Greg

The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Happy 2025!
We’re missing our market friends as we soak in the restful winter season—but we’re already looking forward to seeing you again when spring greens start growing!
If you’d like to support the farm before then, consider joining our CSA this season. You can find all the details and sign up at the link below. Plus, our flower shares are50% off through this Friday—don’t miss out!
https://thewoventrifecta.com/shop/csa-shares
Thank you for your continued support—we can’t wait to share another amazing season with you!
Cheers to Good Growing!
Samantha Otto
Farmer; Food+Farm Edu
The Woven Trifecta
231-215-6008
www.thewoventrifecta.com

Kaufmans Certified Organic Produce of Fremont
We have the following available at our farm:
New! Eggs, $4.00 dozen.
Vegetables available by pre-order only! Please email us at kaufmans@emailprint.net  & plan to pick up your order at the farm.
Available for preorder:
Winter squash: Butternut, Spaghetti, Acorn, Delicata
Red beets
Cabbage
Purple Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
New! Pickled Red Beets.
All organic ingredients. $9.00 qt $7.00 pint. Discounts available for quantities.
Our farm store hours are Monday – Saturday 8am to 5 pm. We take cash & checks only, please include phone# on checks. Address is 7547 Croswell Ave, Newaygo, MI 49337. Thanks.
Allen Kaufman

Hidden Creek Farm
1230W River Rd, Muskegon, MI (616)796-5696
Everything here on our farm is raised with love and care until it is ready for harvest. We do this WITHOUT the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. In addition to all the above our livestock is also corn, soy and wheat free. We focus on raising our livestock with a pasture and produce based diet. Our on Farmacy farm store is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-6pm
https://www.thehiddencreekfarm.com/

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
Muskegon Farmers Mkt every Saturday.
Breads & Pastries available this Saturday:
Rustic Baguettes $4
Oceana Round $6.50
Breads for $7
Homesteader’s Wheat
Michigander
Breads for $7.50
Honey Oat
Third Coast Three Seed
Griff’s 8 Grain
Annie’s Raisin Spice
Rosie’s Wholegrain Kamut
Pilgrim Rye
Breads for $8
Chili Cheddar Bread
Big Country
Sliced Homesteader’s Wheat
Breads for $10
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan
Morning Buns–Hearty cinnamon rolls with ground pecans and a bit of orange oil. $4
Deep Mud Brownies–Rich dark Belgian chocolate! $4
Tree Hugger–PB Choc. Chip Cookies
Whangdangdoodler–Dark Chocolate and Walnut
Pecan Maple Oaties–Oatmeal Raisin with pecans and local maple syrup
Hilltoppers–Ginger Molasses Cookies
All cookies $3.50
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
All scones $3.50
Mountain Crunch Granola $10
Pecan Maple Crunch Granola $10

Tortoise & Hare Farm of North Muskegon
New! Our 2025 CSA and Farm Card info is up at the Farm Store website. If you are considering joining a CSA for 2025 take a look, offering an Early Order Sale Price right now. https://tortoise-hare-farm.square.site/s/order#6
Established in 2018, Tortoise & Hare Farm grows a wide variety of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables. We are dedicated to growing clean, safe, high quality vegetables without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. We offer a summer CSA and weekly farm stand at the farm (3940 N. Weber Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445).
Shady Side Farm of Holland
Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net

Dirty Roots Healing of Muskegon
See my website https://www.dirtyrootshealing.com/shop for details. To keep up to date with all my new products, classes and latest news sign up for the Newsletter at my website.
Thanks all for your support!
DirtyRootsHealing.com
DirtyRootsHealing@yahoo.com
616-834-3233
Thanks!
Cody

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