Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Supporting Small Local Organic Food Producers since 2005!
Sweetwater Pledge to Customers
Shady Side Farm is back! Stock up on their great heirloom beans, Einkorn flours and more!
Liberty Family has Hackert Farm Jonathan apples this week!
The Woven Farm has Pumpkin Bouquets!
Earthkeeper Farm returns with frozen elderberries!
Please keep in mind this list is mainly for walk up sales but there’s also still time to preorder many items until Friday afternoon, check each vendor’s listing for details.
Thanks again, and see you at the Market!
Vendors Attending Saturday October 22nd:
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be at the market this Saturday, October 22 for walk-up sales. If you want 2lb. or 5lb. or 25lb. bags of beans, you will need to let me know, as I am only planning on bringing 1lb. bags along unless I hear differently. Cash/check/cards accepted.
Certified organic heirloom dry beans available in 1# bags, $12 each:
Amethyst – Creamy texture, mild flavor
Arikara Yellow – Intense flavor, hold shape well, baked beans, soups
Calypso – Slighty potato flavor, good for soups & salad
Dapple Grey – Hold shape well, meaty texture, deep flavor, great for soup
Fort Portal Jade – Firm, hold up in cooking, pleasant, earthy flavor
Hutterite Soup – Comfort food, cook fast, creamy soup, baby food
Jacob’s Cattle – Big & meaty, taste like potatoes, traditional baked beans, chili
Jacob’s Cattle Gold – Sturdy, soak up other flavors, soups and stews
Marrow – Creamy bean with a slight taste of bacon, good in soups and white chilis
Medley – Random mixture of our beans, good for soup
Painted Lady – Slightly sweet bean, smooth, creamy texture, good all-purpose bean
Painted Pony – Rich and nutty, keeps coloring during cooking
Rouge et Noir Cowpeas – earthy flavor, holds shape well, all purpose bean/pea
Spanish Tolosana – Rich & creamy, hold shape well, good for chili, bean salads
Valentine – Replacement for kidney beans, great for salads, soups & dips
Yellow Indian Woman – Mild, creamy tasting sturdy, good in salads or chili
Zebra – Smooth, creamy texture, full-bodied flavor, good all-purpose bean
Stock up on heirlooms—buy five individual 1lb. bags, get one free.
Certified organic non-heirloom dry beans, available in 1# bags ($8), 2# bags ($114), or 5# bags ($30):
Black Turtle – Common black bean, great in Mexican dishes
Pinto – Earthy flavor, great in Mexican cooking, fall apart under long cooking
Ground products from our certified organic heritage corn in 1# bags ($5) or 2# bags ($8):
Corn Flour, great in muffins, pancakes, waffles, and more, also available in 4# bags ($12)
Corn Meal, can be used for polenta or cornbread
Coarse Grits, good for grits or polenta
Stoneground flour from our certified organic heritage grain in 12 oz. bags ($5), 24 oz. bags ($8), or 4# bags ($16):
Einkorn Flour, 24 oz. bags ($10), or 4# bags ($20)
Spelt Flour 24 oz. bags ($8), or 4# bags ($16)
Bran from the grinding of the einkorn, available in small bags ($4). Great for bran muffins (recipe on the back of the bag). Enough for 2 batches.
Dehulled berries from our certified organic heritage grains:
Einkorn Berries, in 1# bags ($8) or 2# bags ($15)
Spelt Berries, in 1# bags ($6) or 2# bags ($10)
Berries can be ground for flour in your own mill, added to soups like barley, or soaked and cooked like rice for a hearty, nutty whole grain pilaf or breakfast cereal.
Wool dryer balls, 1 for $7, 3 for $20, and 6 for $35.
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
This week at market, we will be bringing the following (for walk-up sales only):
Brussels sprouts
baby kale
arugula
bok choi
tatsoi
mini cabbages
full-size cabbages
kohlrabi
salad turnips
fennel
scallions
daikon radishes
carrots
beets
potatoes
leeks
onions
garlic
Looking forward to seeing friends old and new at market this weekend!
Greg Dunn
Blackbird Farms LLC
farmer.blackbirdfarms@gmail.com
blackbirdfarms.net
instagram.com/blackbird.farms
The Woven Farmstead of Whitehall
Hello! As we shift deep into the fall season, the field is slowing down. I will be harvesting out of the field for as long as I can while simultaneously switching over to growing in our small greenhouse for the winter. I have an abundance of the following below, as well as will have bagged greens and microgreens available for walk up purchases!
Swiss Chard – $3/bunch
Curly Kale – $3/bunch
Tuscan Kale -$3/bunch
Collards – $3/bunch
Potato Medley (red/yellow/purple/blue) – $5/quart
Onions (small) – $5/pint
Carrots – $4/bunch
Beets – $4/bunch
Radishes – $3/bunch
Sage – $3/bunch
Rosemary – $3/bunch
Lavender – $3/bunch
Leaf Fennel – $3/bunch
Parsley – $3/bunch
Fresh garlic – $5/pint
Pumpkin Bouquets – $15 (a pie pumpkin hollowed out and filled with a vase of fall blooms such as hydrangeas, mums, goldenrod, and assorted greenery!)
Starting this week I will begin bringing holiday wreaths featuring foraged finds + dried flowers from the field!
All is Certified Naturally Grown and Grown with Love!
To order, please email inquire@thewoventrifecta.com by 7am Friday
Cheers to good growing!
Sam
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
New! We will be bringing certified organic Jonathan apples from Hackerts Farm. Preorders accepted.
$52 per bushel.
$28.00 per half bushel.
$15 per peck.
$9.00 per half peck.
VEGGIES from the garden and hoop house!!
Red Potatoes $5.00/ qt
White Potatoes Russets $5.00/ qt
1/2 peck $8.00
New! Fingerlings 45.00 qt.
Kale $5.00/bag
Carrots $6.00 per lg bunch
FARM FRESH EGGS! $5.00 per dozen
New! Hydrangea Wreaths $35.00
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
Pork Steaks $8.00/lb
Fresh Ham Steaks $9.00 /lb
Pork Kabobs $8.00 /lb
Italian Brats $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Ham Slices $ 9.00/lb
Pork Shoulder Roasts $10.00 lb
Ribs $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Ham Hocks $7.00 /lb
GRASS FED BEEF 100% we raise Irish Dexter Cattle pasture raised!
Ground Beef 1# pkg $7.50
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
BAKERY OFFERINGS
New! Baked donuts cinnamon/sugar, glazed, or Plain $6.00 per half dozen.
New! Apple coffee cake $12.00 8 inch square made with our own organically grown apples.
New! Pear & Cheddar Galettes $10.00 8 inch
New! Maple Almond Granola $6.00
New! Apple Crumb top pies made with our own organic apples $18.00
New! MultiGrain Knot Rolls 4pk $6.00
Apple Galettes $10.00
Spinach & Cheddar GF or Reg. $15.00
Broccoli & Cheddar GF or Reg. $15.00
Classic Banana Bread $8.00 small $5.00
Ultimate Granola $5.00 bag
Breakfast Cookies $4.00 each
Pizza Crusts $5.00 (4 pack)
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 veggies, apples, eggs & baked goods available for walk up sales.
Thank you very much!
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm
231-873-3737
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
We will have a selection of breads & 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
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.
Brisket $9
Skirt steak $10
Hanger steak $10
Sirloin sizzlers $11.50
Round steaks $7.75
Eye of round $7.75
Arm roasts $8.50
Chuck roasts $8.50
English roasts $8.50
Rolled rump roasts $8.50
Burger patties (1# average 4/package) $8.25
Ground beef $7.25
Ground round $7.75Kabob meat SALE! $8.75
Short ribs $7
Shank $5.75
Soup bones $2.25
Suet $1.25
We sell by halves and quarters. Please contact us if you would like to be on the list for beef in 2023.
Poultry
All of our poultry are free range, locked in nightly, and have certified organic feed.
SOLD OUT.Chicken eggs: $6/dozen
Honey
We will bring the following honey:
Plastic squeeze bottles:
12 oz bear $6
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 $16
Kasza Sugar Bush Maple Syrup
Glass containers.
Quarts $16
Gallons $55
See you Saturday!
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Greetings Sweetwater Friends! I’ve been busy birthing babies, hosting an Agro-Forestry Day on the Farm, state meetings, garden clean up, etc.
We will come on October 22nd. We have a lot of ground beef! $6.50 per lb, in ~ 1/2 and 1# packaging. Roasts!
Cabbages! Onions! Amarosa Fingerling potatoes! AmaRosa is a mid-season fingerling variety with smooth bright red skin and deep red/pink flesh. These creamy nutritious fingerlings are great for baking, roasting, and grilling.
Please let us know if you want to pay at pick up (cash or checks made out to Earthscape Farm), or on line with a Square invoice. We can most likely fill orders up until 8am Saturday morning!
Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com.
Please note: We have limited beef with us to buy at Market. Please try to get a preorder in to get exactly what you want.
SALE ITEMS: BEEF ROASTS! BUY TWO, GET 10% OFF!
We have a lot of ground beef – plus ground chuck and sirloin.
We are low on other beef cuts ~~ HAVE BEEN SELLING MOST BEEF BY THE QUARTER LATELY.
All the cuts are below, and orders are filled in the order we receive them.
TENDERLOIN IS BACK IN STOCK! $20 / LB – 1 STEAK AND 2 STEAKS PER PACKAGE.
Skirt Steak $7/lb
Round Steak $6.50/lb. .5 to 1.5# per package
Rolled Rump, English and Arm Roast $8.00/lb. BUY 2 of any roast, get 10% off!
Brisket $8 per lb.
Ground Chuck! $7.50 per lb.
Ground Sirloin! $9 per lb.
Ground Beef $6.50/lb. ~ 1/2# AND 1# packages
Ground Beef Patties $7.50 per lb. 2 AND 4 patties per package!
Heart $3 per lb.
Liver $4
Soup Bones $2.50 per lb. BUY 10# OR MORE FOR $2 PER LB!
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com
Scholl Farm of Montague
SCHOLL FARMS – Montague
All of our products and produce are raised/grown organically.
EGGS, Chicken – $6.00/doz. (Limit 1 doz)
FROZEN CHICKEN
– Frozen whole birds, 4 TO 7+ LBS. $5.50/lb.
– Frozen chicken pcs, ~6 LBS, 8 pcs per pkg. $6.00/lb.
– Necks, gizzards, and livers: $3.00/lb.
POTATOES
Purple, Yellow, Butterball, Redskin, Kennebec, and Crescent Fingers. Mix
or match.
$5.00/qt.
$15.00/peck
$30.00/1/2 bu.
$50.00/1 bu.
Spuds are easy to store if kept in cool, dark, dry environment with some air flow.
Stock up on your favorite varieties.
RHUBARB still available – 2 lb. bundle $5.00
OSAGE ORANGE (hedge apple) – $1.00 each
STRAW BALES- $6/bales
For Walk-up sales:
SQUASH: acorn, buttercup, delicata, kabocha, and spaghetti ($3 to $4 each)
PIE PUMPKINS ($3 each)
A Variety of DECORATIVE GOURDS and PUMPKINS
Broom corn and corn stalks available next week
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
Funny Farm of Grant
Hello everyone!
Here’s our other offerings this week.
Please text me at 734-945-0720 for preorders.
Leeks
Shallots
White onions
Butternut & acorn squash
Garlic
Nicola potatoes
Jellies, kiwi, elderberry, blueberry, apple & wild grape
Pink Himalayan salt (Smoked and plain)
Mushroom powder
Kale powder
Dried onions & peppers
Thanks again, see you Saturday!
Barb
The Mannor Farm of Hesperia
New! Ancho Peppers 3 oz $8.00
We will have the following available for this week.
Napa/Chinese Cabbage – $3 per bag. (2 heads per bag – 1 lb per bag more or less) Limited amount.
Sold Out. Garlic Granules
Crushed Hot Pepper A blend of our Certified Naturally Grown hot peppers. Add a little zest to your chili, soups or fresh salads. $7 Net Wt 2 oz jar
Black Storage Radishes $3 per quart These radishes are a great one for storage and can be stored up to a month or longer. These radishes are larger than the radishes that most people are used to. They are snow white in the center and have a peppery taste that is mellowed when cooked. They are great with a nice full body beer, in a veggie platter or salad. Try radishes cooked in the same way you would cook potatoes…they are great roasted, fried, or mashed.
Honeynut Squash $1 each This variety of butternut squash is sweeter and smaller running 1/2 to 1 1/2 lbs each.
Tuffy acorn squash $1 each This variety of acorn squash is smaller running 1/2 to 1 1/2 lbs each.
Whole Chicken $4.50 per lb. 5 – 6 lbs Our poultry and rabbits are always young and fed 100% CNG or organic feed. USDA Inspected
Young Guinea Fowl $8 per lb 2.5 – 3 lbs Guinea Fowl is all dark meat, very tender, and very similar to pheasant without a gamey taste. Try guinea fowl roasted with a red currant gravy or batter fried like chicken. Our poultry and rabbits are always young and fed 100% CNG or organic fed. USDA Inspected
Johansen’s Maple Syrup $10 pint Jed Johansen is a retired Navy Master Chief who lives northeast of Hesperia. Jed and his family raise mushrooms and veggies as well as process the sap from the Maple trees on their arm. This maple syrup is NOT Certified Naturally Grown.
Please send orders to dlmannor1975@gmail.com or text to 231-301-9894. We will send an invoice via Square for payment. If you prefer, you may pay with cash at time of pick-up on Saturday.
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Road
Hesperia, MI 49421
Earthkeeper Farm of Kent City
Deadline 8pm Friday.
All crops are Certified Naturally Grown on our farm in Kent City. We plan to attend market once a month through the end of the year. Our dates will be Sept 24, Oct 22, Nov 19, and Dec 10.
Frozen Elderberries
Frozen, off-the-stem 5lb box is $48 (we do not have 1lb units at this time)
Elderberries are a nutritional powerhouse, known for their immune boosting compounds and health benefits. They are most often made into elderberry syrup, which can be taken to help prevent colds or lessen their severity. They can also be made into jellies, baked goods, and wine or fermented drinks.
Garlic
German Extra Hardy, $14/lb. There are about 12 heads in a pound. Minimum order of 1lb.
Please email Rachelle@earthkeeperfarm.com or call/text 616-403-0526 to place order. Payment can be made at market pick up with a check, cash, or credit card. Or we can email you an invoice for online payment. Order deadline is 8pm the Friday before market. More farm info at www.earthkeeperfarm.com
Thank you!
RETURNING SOON
The Pasturage of Montague
Hello freezing friends! It’s fall! We will not be at Sweetwater this weekend. We will be at Muskegon in stall 148 with a limited quantity of apples. We will be back on 10/29 with all your ghoulish goodies. The 29th may be the last week for apples at either market, so keep that in mind. Stay warm!
J&J Tortilla
RETURNING October 29th
CONTACT: Email info@jjtortillas.com to order.
Greetings,
We are accepting orders through Saturday, October 22nd for our next visit to the market on Saturday, October 29th. Our tortillas freeze very well. Place wax paper between layers for easy one at a time use.
Product List:
Tortillas / 6 per pack
Kamut $4.50
Spelt $4.50
Spinach Garlic $4.00
Tomato Basil $4.00
Whole $3.50
Whole Large $6.00
White $3.50
White Large $6.00
Taco Seasoning $5.00
Email info@jjtortillas.com to order.
Thank you!
Jason & Jaclyn
J&J Tortilla Co.
www.jjtortillas.com
info@jjtortillas.com
hopkins, mi 49328
Forest Finds of Muskegon
We will visit the market again on October 29th.
If you have items you need before then, our NEW FALL 2022 product list is here:
FOREST FINDS-12
If you have any questions, etc about any of our products please email me at ForestFinds@yahoo.com
Call or text 616-834-3233
Thanks!
Cody
Dark Water Coffee Roasters of Mears
Not sure of our plans at this point, just in case we can’t make it and you’re in need of a fresh coffee supply, jump on our website www.darkwatercoffeeroasters.com and we will ship right to your doorstep! There are some exciting new offerings sure to excite your morning cuppa.
Happy Fall,
Lauren, Tony, Damian, and Neve
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 in a sealed envelope on market day pickup.
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