Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
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

Big market this week, you won’t want to miss it!
Shady Side Farm, Blackbird Farm, Earthscape Farm, Liberty Family Farm, Pine Row Farm and The Pasturage will join The Woven Farm. Most will have a limited selection of products for walk up sales but with a one hour market you really need to preorder to get what you want from their lists. See you at the market!

Vendors at Sweetwater October 26th

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
Friends, stock up now for winter! We have a number of items available for preorder that can be picked up at Sweetwater this coming Saturday, October 26th. Please send your order to farmer.blackbirdfarms@gmail.com
We will have the following available:
GARLIC: We have two varieties: “Music” and “Anna Barbara’s Ohio Red.”Music garlic heads have fewer, larger cloves, and Anna Barbara’s Ohio Red hasmore, smaller cloves. (Anna Barbara is my great-great-great-grandmother, andthe original source for this garlic.) The price is $15 per pound, one poundminimum order.
GINGER: Local, fresh ginger grown in Michigan? Yes, indeed! We will havelimited quantities of this special crop, $16 per pound, 1/2 pound minimumorder.
ONIONS: We have red and yellow storage onions available, $4 per pound, 1pound minimum order.
SHALLOTS: $8 per pound, 1/2 pound minimum order.
POTATOES: $5 per pound, 5 pound minimum order
Strawberry Paw (red skin, white flesh)
Bintje (yellow skin, yellow flesh)
Elba (buff skin, white flesh)
Purple Viking (pink-splashed purple skin, white flesh)
Blue Gold (blue skin, yellow flesh)
Red Gold (red skin, yellow flesh)
Also, you will definitely want to mark your calendars for our On-Farm fall market day, scheduled for Saturday, November 23, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, where we will have all our remaining produce (including fresh greens from the field and hoophouse)  available for sale(just in time for Thanksgiving!). Hope to see you there!
Finally, stay connected with Blackbird Farms through our monthly newsletter. Subscribe at https://blackbirdfarmsnews.substack.com/about. Thanks!
Questions? Send us an e-mail at hello.blackbirdfarms@gmail.com.
Greg & Shel

Shady Side Farm of Holland
Mike will be at the market on Saturday.
Pre-orders are preferred, but he will have some product along forwalk-up sales.
Certified organic heirloom dry beans available in 1lb. bags, $12 each:

• 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
• 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
• 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 and 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 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
• 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

We 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.
Beans are also available in bulk with a discount—a 2 lb. bag of any particular bean is $22 and a 5 lb. bag is $50. Please do pre-order bulk or mini bags, otherwise I won’t take them along.
Certified organic non-heirloom dry beans, available in 1 lb. ($8), 2 lb.($14), 5 lb. bags ($30), or 25 lb. bags ($100):

• 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:

• Corn Flour, great in muffins, pancakes, waffles, and more – 2 lb.($6) or 4 lb. bags ($10)
• Coarse Grits, good for grits or polenta – 2 lb. ($8) or 4 lb. bags ($14)

Flour ground locally from our certified organic heritage grain

• Einkorn Flour – 2 lb. ($14), 4 lb. ($24), or 25 lb. bags ($125)
• Spelt Flour – 2 lb. ($10), 4 lb. ($16), or 25 lb. bags ($75)

Bran from the grinding of the certified organic heritage grain,available in 8 oz. ($3) or 16 oz. bags ($5). 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 1 lb. ($7), 2 lb. ($12), 5 lb. ($25), or 25 lb. bags ($100)
• Spelt Berries, in 1 lb. ($5), 2 lb. ($8), 5 lb. ($15), or 25 lb. bags ($50)

Berries can be ground for flour, added to soups like barley, or soaked and cooked like rice for a hearty whole grain pilaf, an addition to salads, or as a  breakfast cereal.
And we have LAMB BRATS! Some of you remember how delicious our brats are. They are $18 per pound, and there are 5 brats to apackage. No MSG or sugar of any type in these brats—just spices and our groundlamb.
See you Saturday!
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
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Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
~Greetings Sweetwater Friends!    Our Grandson Tyler will plan to come on October 26th.
APPLES!  From our Northern Spy tree in the front yard!  They look good and plentiful this year. Bill baked some on Sunday with butter, brown sugar and raisins.
VEGETABLES!  We may have a few sweet peppers, Hot Hungarian wax peppers, onions, Savoy andgreen cabbage,  Delicata and Acorn winter squashes, kohlrabis,celeriac. These Kohlrabi are Winter storage variety – peel them, slice them andeat them raw, grate for a salad, or cube and roast them.  I added cubed kohlrabi to a roast chicken along with onions, carrots and celery yesterday. YUM!
Savoy cabbage makes the best Cole slaw!
We butchered this week.  Get your name on the list by emailingus!  We truly are slowing down. We are now butchering about every 3months instead of every 2 months.
BEEF: Please get your advance beef orders in to us and we will invoice you.
Please let us know if you want to pay at pick up (cash or checks madeout to Earthscape Farm), or on line with a Square invoice.  We canmost likely fill orders up until 7am Saturday morning!
Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com.
Please note: We have limited beef with us for you to buy at Market.  Please try to get a preorder in to get exactly what you want.
Tenderloin $22/ lb, 2 per package. MAY BE OUT
Porterhouse $15/lb 1  per package
Rib Steaks $14 /lb. 2per package. OUT
T Bone Steak  $14/ lb.  2 per package  OUT
Sirloin Steak  $10/lb.   1 per package.  OUT
Flank Steak $10 / lb.  1 per package  OUT
Hanger Steak $10 / lb 1 per package   OUT
Stew Meat $8 per lb.  OUT
Kabob Cut beef $8 per lb. These are great for the grill! Large cubes so they don’t
slip off the skewers and stay medium rare on the inside.
Skirt Steak $8/lb  OUT
Cubed Steak  $8/lb. .5 to 1.5# per package
Round Steak  $7/lb.  .5 to 1.5# per package  OUT
Rolled Rump, Arm or English Roast  $8.00/lb.   My favorite timeof year to throw a roast in the crockpot and eat it for a few days.
Brisket $8 per lb.  OUT
Chuck Roast $7.50 per lb.  OUT
Ground Beef  $7.00/lb.   ~ 1/2# and 1# packages.
Ground Beef Patties $8 per lb.  2 and 4 per package
Short Ribs $6 per lb.
Liver $4/lb. OUT
Heart $3 per lb. OUT
Tongue $3.50 per lb. OUT
Oxtail $5 per lb.  Rabo De Toro in Spain.
Soup Bones $2 per lb.
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Organic Jonathan Apples from Hackert Farms
1/2 Peck $8.00
Peck $ 15.00
Organic Veggies
Kale Bunch $5.00
GRASSFED BEEF
Ground beef $8.00/lb
Chuck Roasts 412.50/lb
Rib Steaks $16.00/lb
Porterhouse $18.00/lb
PASTURED POULTRY
Fresh Eggs- $6.00 per dozen, NON-gmo feed.
Whole Chickens- $ 6.50/lb average wt. Is 4-6 lbs.
Breasts- $12.25 /lb
Thighs- $8.00/lb
Wings- $6.00
Pastured Pork
Nitrate Free Ham Slices $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Hocks $7.00/lb
Pork Chops $9.00/lb
Garlic Basil Sausage 1 lb/ $10.00
Turkey Sausage
Italian Sausage 1 lb/ $10.00
Maple Sage 1 lb/$10.00
*More pork cuts coming in late October!
BAKERY ITEMS  made fresh for you with Organic ingredients
New! Chocolate Chipper Cookies $10.00 ( 4 large cookies)
New! Sourdough Pumpkin Snickerdoodle $8.00 (4 large cookies)
SOURDOUGH BREAD $8.00
SOURDOUGH JALAPENO & CHEDDAR BREAD $12.00
SOURDOUGH BAGELS $6.00 EACH – Plain or Everything
SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES $3.00 each
SOURDOUGH GINGER SCONES $3.00
Spinach & Cheddar Quiche made with Organic ingredients! $17.00
Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche made with Organic ingredients $17.00
Quiche can be ordered Gluten Free.
Classic Banana Bread- $8.00/large
Classic Banana Bread with Organic Chocolate Chips- $10.00/large
Organic Pizza Crusts (4pk)- $5.00
Organic Apple Galette- $10.00     7 inch round
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please email orders to-  libertyff@gmail.com
Questions- 231-873-3737
~ Andy & Dennise

The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Hey folks!
As the seasons shift, so are the crops!
As some crops are reaching the end of their season, others are just starting up! It is a toss up on what will be ready for market at this point. Iplan to attend market for walk up sale with the freshest of seasonal harvests!
Cheers to Good Growing!
Samantha Otto
Farmer; Food+Farm Edu
The Woven Trifecta
231-215-6008
www.thewoventrifecta.com

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 do bring a selection for walk ups.
Short ribs, Korean cut,$7
New York strip steaks$17.25
Chuck, English, and arm roasts $8.50
Ground round, vacuum sealed $8.25
Skirt steak $10
Shank $5.25
Soup bones $2.25
We sell by halves and quarters. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the waiting list. We have beef at the processor that is scheduled for pick up on November 4.
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.
Duck eggs are $10/dozen.
Honey
Plastic squeeze bottle:
1# raw $8
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Beeswax
1# block $10
Tiny block $1.50
Maple syrup
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
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
What a glorious fall!  We’ve been grateful for the warmer weather as we finish our turkeys and chickens on pasture.  We’ve had some ice on the waterers in the morning, but so far, no hoses have burst or connections leaked.  A reminder: we will have turkeys for Thanksgiving!  If you’d like a particular size, pre-order today!  If it doesn’t really matter, then you can swing by the market stand anytime starting Nov. 2 and pick up a turkey fory our feast.  We’ll also have turkey cuts back in stock along with chicken,both whole and cut up.  See our pre-order form for all the details!  http://thepasturage.com/order
Take care,
Julie

Crow’s Nest is back with GARLIC!
Every year we are so happy to participate in the market from the vendors side of the booth and provide high quality, long lasting garlic for your table.
This week we are offering several varieties.
See you Saturday 🙂
-Carolyn

Returning soon

Funny Farm of Grant
Taking this Saturday offuntil the spinach sizes up.
Barb

Mannor Farm of Hesperia 
This week’s market schedule:
Muskegon Farmers Market; Thursday 8am-2pm, October 17th
Fremont Farmers Market; Saturday 8am – 1pm, October 19th
Sweetwater Farm Market; Returning soon
Dan& Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Road
Hesperia, MI 49421
Other Places to Find Sweetwater Verified Goods

Kaufmans Certified Organic Produce of Fremont
We still have plenty of veggies and plan to be at Muskegon Farmers Market every Saturday until November 25, Lord Willing.
This week you will find:
Tomatoes: Plum, Cherry, Heirloom
Winter squash: Honeynut, Butternut, Kabocha, Spaghetti, Acorn, Delicata
Green beans
Red beets
Cabbage, Reg & Chinese
Eggplant
Kale
Leeks
Candy onions & storage keeper onions
Peppers: Bell, Habanero, Jalepenos, Poblanos, Hungarian Hot wax
Purple Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Pie Pumpkins
Allen Kaufman

Dirty Roots Healing of Muskegon
See my Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/dirtyrootshealing/ 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

Laughing Tree Bakery
You can find us every Saturday at the Muskegon Farmers Market as well as the Grand Haven Health Hutt, now carrying a full array of our pastries as well as bread.

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.

STAY IN TOUCH!
Contact the market
(231)742-8477 (leave a message).
Email: sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com
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to get the market product lists on Wednesday.

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