Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, October 14th, 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
Vendors Attending Saturday October 14th:
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
Greetings Sweetwater Friends! We plan to come to Sweetwater on Saturday, 10/14. Please get your advance orders in to us.
All quarters are sold and we butcher again in December.
VEGETABLES: ONIONS, SWEET PEPPERS OF MANY COLORS, EGGPLANT, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes. MAYBE MORE!
We have a lot of ground beef! $6.50 per lb, in ~ 1/2 and 1# packaging. Same price for many years!
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 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.
Porterhouse $15/lb 2 per package
Rib Steaks $14 /lb. 2 per package
T Bone Steak $14/ lb. 1 package left – 1 steak only
Sirloin Steak $10/lb. 1 per package.
Flank Steak $10 / lb. 1 per package OUT
Hanger Steak $10 / lb 1 per package OUT
Stew Meat $8 per lb. OUT Substitute Round steak!
Kabob beef $8 per lb.Great for grilling! OUT
Skirt Steak $8/lb OUT
Cubed Steak $8/lb. .5 to 1.5# per package OUT
Round Steak $7/lb. .5 to 1.5# per package ~~ Make Swiss Steak! Use it to make a Beef Stew.
My favorite way is to flour it, brown it, and then pressure cook it with about 2 cups of browned onions and garlic. YUM!
Rolled Rump or Arm Roast $8.00/lb.
Tri-Tip Roast. $8 /lb
Brisket $8 per lb. Halves available!
Chuck Roast $7.50 per lb.
Ground Chuck! $8 per lb. OUT
Ground Sirloin! $9 per lb! OUT
Ground Beef $6.50/lb. ~ 1/2# and 1# packages
Ground Beef Patties $8 per lb. 2 and 4 per package
Short Ribs $6 per lb. OUT
Liver $4/lb OUT
Heart $3 per lb. OUT
Tongue $3.50 per lb. OUT
Oxtail $5 per lb. Rabo De Toro in Spain. OUT
Soup Bones $2 per lb. OUT
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
Friends, while we have no items available for pre-order this week, we are planning on being at market on Saturday with all manner of delicious fall vegetables. Watch for updates in this Friday’s newsletter.
Greg & Shel
Blackbird Farm
Funny Farm of Grant
I will be at market Saturday, most likely with similar offerings as last Saturday.
Lettuce, bagged
Cherry tomatoes
Onions white, yellow & red
Winter squash, acorn, spaghetti and more
Kale
Napa Cabbage
Swiss Chard
Scallions
Blackberries (limited quantity)
If you’d like something reserved, send a text to 734 945 0720. Thanks!
Barb Loe
The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Among the offerings coming your way this Saturday:
Winter squash
Potatoes
Broccolini
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Bunched greens
Herbs
Flowers (limited)
Other stuff….
Looking forward to seeing you all Saturday!
Cheers to good growing!
Sam Otto
Inquire@thewoventrifecta.com
231-215-6008
The Woven Trifecta
www.thewoventrifecta.com
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello :-),
We’ve needed rain. Thanks to everyone who still came out to market despite the soggy Saturday shopping conditions.
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. 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.
Round steaks $7.75 limited supply left
Rolled rump roast $8.50
Chuck roast $8.50
Chuck steaks $8.50
English roasts $8.50
Arm roasts $8.50
Short ribs, regular or Korean cut, $7
Shank $5.75
Ground beef $7.25
Ground round (vacuum sealed) $8.25 limited supply left
Ground round (tube pack) $7.75
Ground sirloin (tube pack) $11.50
Soup bones $2.25
Suet $1.25
Oxtail $6.25
Tongue $6.00
We sell by halves and quarters. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list for 2024.
Poultry
All of our poultry is free range, locked in nightly, and has certified organic feed. With the young layers producing now, we have plenty of chicken eggs! The ducklings are nearly fully grown and feathered, but will not produce until February or March.
Chicken eggs are $6/dozen.
Duck eggs are $10/dozen.
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
J&J Tortillas of Hopkins
Hello all!
We will be at Sweetwater Saturday, October 14th!
Thank you and see you then!
We will have extras along with us for walk up sales Saturday. See below for product / pricing. Our prices have not changed since we started this business in 2015.
Also, I’m sure many of you know, but our tortillas freeze wonderfully.
Tortillas / 6 per pack
Regular size (8” / 7.6oz) OR Large size (10” / 16.7oz)
Organic KAMUT® ancient grain tortilla 7.6oz 6/$4.50
Organic Spelt Tortilla ancient grain tortilla 7.6oz 6/$4.50
Organic Spinach Garlic Wraps 7.6oz 6/$4.00
Organic Tomato Basil Wraps 7.6oz 6/$4.00
Organic Whole Wheat Tortilla (Regular & Large, 7.6oz & 16.7oz 6/$3.50 & 6/$6.00
Organic Unbleached White Tortilla (Regular & Large) 7.6oz & 16.7oz 6/$3.50 & 6/$6.00
Jason & Jaclyn
J&J Tortilla Co.
www.jjtortillas.com
info@jjtortillas.com
Hopkins, MI 49328
The Mannor Farm of Hesperia
We have Certified Naturally Grown Chicken, Rabbit, black winter and daikon radishes, squash, and pie pumpkin.
Chicken
Brown Eggs (limited) $5.00 dzn We feed our poultry Natures Best Certified Organic from Tractor Supply and I augment it with my Wapsie Valley open pollinated field corn (cracked), rye, and sunflower seed that I grow which is Certified Naturally Grown.
Whole Chicken Average 4.33 lbs – $4.50 per lb
Breast (boneless with skin on; two per package) Average 1.25 lbs – $7.00 per lb
BREAST (BONELESS SKINLESS; two per package) Average 1.25 lbs – $8.50 per lb
Thighs (4 per pack) Average 1.76 lbs – $6.50 per lb
Legs/drumsticks (6 per pack) Average 2.0 lbs – $5.50 per lb
Wings (6 per pack) Average 1.5 lbs- $5.00 per lb
Necks (10 per pack) Average 1.5 lbs – $2.00 per lb(SOLD OUT UNTIL SPRING)
Backs (2 per pack) Average 2.5 lbs – $1.50 per lb
Livers (about 1 lb per pack) Average 1 lb – $2.50 per lb (SOLD OUT UNTIL SPRING)
Rabbit (quartered) Average 3.39 lbs – $8.00 per lb (very limited quantities so order early)
AngelHair Spaghetti Squash – Here is the perfect personal size spaghetti squash, it weighs about 1-2 pounds and stores for 1-2 months. $2.00 each 3 for $5.00
New England Pie Pumpkin – This small pumpkin is a pie pumpkin, it does not store well but is great for making desserts. $3.00 each 3 for $5.00 LAST FOR THE SEASON!!!
Black Winter Radish – These spicy radishes are big at 2-5” in diameter. They can be eaten raw, pickled or cooked. Also known as storage radish because they will store for a very long time. $3.00 per quart
Japanese Minowase Daikon Radish – Daikon radish that is sweet and mild. It is white inside and out with a long, slender shape. The roots store well. Here is another radish that is a great substitute for potatoes. $2.00 each
We currently are offering CSA Memberships for 2024. Check it out at https://mannorfarm.eatfromfarms.com/page/csa-member-program
Please have orders submitted by 2pm on Friday October 6th.
Go to https://mannorfarm.eatfromfarms.com/shop.php to place an order. All orders must be prepaid or exact cash at time of pick-up (we prefer prepaid).
We need enough orders to justify paying someone to deliver to Sweetwater to continue.
We look forward to returning to Sweetwater Farmers Market on a regular basis if there is a demand for our products.
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Rd
Hesperia, MI 49421
The Pasturage of Montague
Fall came quickly, wouldn’t you say? We will be at Sweetwater this weekend. Be sure to check out our online list as we are out of some things. Don’t worry, we will have everything back in stock in about a month or so. Enjoy the fall colors! As always, you can call or text me, email me, or look at our online form for the latest and greatest items available.
As always, our pre-order form is the best way to see what we have and get what you want! Find it here: https://form.jotform.com/231266729632056 or you can always call/text 231 288 6112 or email thepasturage@gmail.com
Julie
Returning Soon
Laughing Tree Bakery
We will not be at Sweetwater this week but we will be at our usual spot at Muskegon Farmers Market.
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Find us on facebook and Instagram
www.laughingtreebakery.com
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
We are planning to return October 21st.
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm
231-873-3737
Scholl Farms of Montague
The Montague Pumpkin Roll is this Saturday so we will return the weekend after.
Thanks So Much,
Stu and Connie
Crow’s Nest Garlic
We are taking a few weeks off but will return.
Dirty Roots Healing of Muskegon
I will return soon to market. 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 https://sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DIRTY-ROOTS.pdf
Email us at dirtyrootshealing@yahoo.com or leave a message at 616-834-3233 Thank you for your support!
Love, Cody
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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Contact the market
(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