Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, July 8th, 2023
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!
Sweetwater Pledge to Customers
There is info posted at the end of the newsletter regarding where you can find organic blueberries. They all involve a drive.
See you at the market!
Vendors Attending Saturday July 8th:
Funny Farm of Grant
Along with my list below, I will have a bunch of kohlrabis ready for this week. Please text me if you’d like some so I’m sure to bring enough. Text me at 734 945 0720 and I’ll respond tonight.
Also: Lettuce, green crisp and Romaine, washed bags of mixed lettuce,
more summer squash and zucchini, dino and curly green kale, collards,
some basil, sweet and lemon (going to top off the plants for branching),
Swiss chard (bird netting saved it!), a few dz eggs, and anything else
that I find that’s ready. If there’s something you’d like me to reserve for you, please text me at 734 945 0720 and I’ll have it for you. Thanks to all for supporting our market this season!
Barb Loe
The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Come on down to the market for an array of fresh, chemical free, Certified Naturally Grown Veggies!
This week, I will have the following available for walk up sales:
-Assorted Microgreens
-Assorted Herbs
-Garlic Scapes
-Salad Mix
-Lettuce Heads
-Arugula
-Curly Kale
-Collard Greens
-Swiss Chard
-Radishes
-Turnips
-Flower bouquets
..and quite possibly some other items as well!
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!
Cheers to Good Growing!
Samantha Otto
Farmer; Food+Farm Edu
The Woven Trifecta
231-215-6008
www.thewoventrifecta.com
The Pasturage of Montague
Exciting news! Please warmly welcome Gina (pronounced Jenna), especially if you frequent the Muskegon market. We are so excited to bring her on board. She is a care-full carnivore herself and a great fit for us. Best of all, I will continue to be able to serve you at Sweetwater! She will be in our stall 148 at Muskegon while I will be at Sweetwater. So see you on July 8!
Just a few of the lamb items you will find at our website order form:
Ground Lamb $13 per pound
Lamb Hot Dogs (aka sheep dogs) $11.50 PER PKG
Lamb Bratwurst $15.25 PER PKG
Lamb Breakfast Links $15.25 PER POUND
Lamb Spicy Breakfast Links $15.25 PER POUND
Lamb Sweet or Spicy Italian, bulk $15.25 PER POUND
Lamb Loin Chop $17.50 PER POUND
And we have all things pork as well – just click on the form! https://form.jotform.com/231266729632056 or you can always call/text 231 288 6112 or email thepasturage@gmail.com
Julie
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
July! The mulberries are in full production and the black raspberries are just starting, the scent of milkweed flowers fills the air, and the calves are growing! I wish you all a safe and restful holiday.
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 try to get totals emailed out by 9:30pm on Friday. I missed the deadline due to a couple of factors this past week, including 13 hours of mandatory overtime and a well that took a 27 hour break. I hope this coming week is normal! 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. We picked up beef last Monday, so we have a full selection to choose from!
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 sealed) $8.25
Ground round (tube pack) $7.75
Ground sirloin (vacuum sealed) $12
Ground sirloin (tube pack) $11.50
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, 50, 75, and 100 pounds. Save 25 cents a pound on 25#, and 50 cents a pound on 50# or more, while supplies last! We have enough ground round and ground sirloin on hand to offer the same sale.
***New: Jersey beef, 100% grass fed
If you are looking to try Jersey beef, we 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 will have pork available in a couple of months. 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. Please contact me if you would like a half or whole. Thanks!
Poultry
All of our poultry are free range, locked in nightly, and have certified organic feed.
It is Saturday afternoon, and we’re nearly sold out already for the 8th. Please don’t give up on us. I have 52 lovely little chick hens that should begin to lay in September. I’ve been raising them since early April. They will likely tip the scale from a supply issue to a demand issue.
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
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215
Scholl Farms of Montague
Egg Preorders only again this week:
Limit up to one flat per customer.
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.
Rhubarb $3.00 a bundle.
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 breads and pastries 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
Where to find Certified Organic, transitional organic and organically grown blueberries within 1-2 hrs drive of Muskegon.
Pleasant Hill Farm
1 hr 10 min
5859 124th Ave Fennville, MI 49408
269-561-2850
Growing organic for forty years.
First day for U-Pick is July 15th
Sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c45abae2ca6fa7-youpick8#/
Cost $3 a pound.
For more information, please contact us at our website or through our Facebook Page
https://pleasanthillfarm.eatfromfarms.com/
Our son and his wife have started their own farming operation called Born and Raised Organics where they raise organic strawberries, various vegetables and loads of melons and squash. Here is their website and their produce should be ready during the blueberry season.
Link to their site: https://www.bornandraisedorganics.com/
Better Way Farms of South Haven
6072 105th Avenue, South Haven, MI, United States, Michigan.
(269) 236-9424
contact@betterwayfarms.com
betterwayfarms.com.
Earth First Farms
2 hr
8335 Smith Rd, Berrien Center, MI 49102
269-815-3370
Mitchell Organic Blueberries
1 hr 20 mins
19230 Co Rd 681, Grand Junction, MI 49056
lukeketterhagen@gmail.com
K,zoo Farmers Market
RETURNING SOON
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We will return soon.
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
We look forward to serving you later in the summer when we will have a wider variety of vegetables available.
Liberty Farm of Hart
We will return soon.
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm 231-873-3737
Forest Finds is now Dirty Roots Healing!
Forest Finds has rebranded! Dirty Roots Healing is our new name. Still the same amazing herbal products. I am going to continue to carry the favorites, along with new seasonal items.
-I have a plant walk coming up July 9th, 2pm, at Black Lake Park in Muskegon. We will learn to identify medicinal and edible plants, and discuss how to harvest and use. The cost is $30. If this is hardship for you, please reach out. I want this to be accessible.
As always I can be contacted for orders, for pickup at Henry St Health Hutt, or I can ship items. Find our new menu at: DIRTY ROOTS-1 Email us at dirtyrootshealing@yahoo.com or leave a message at 616-834-3233We will not be back at Sweetwater until mid July. Thank you for your support!
Love, 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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To remind everyone about what is unique about Sweetwater, here is a link to the Sweetwater Pledge to Our Customers. This Pledge is signed by all vendors, and we stand behind Sweetwater Pledge to Customers