Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Pre-Order, Drive Through & Walk-In Product List
Saturday, June 19th 2021
Time Change! 10:00am to 11:00noon
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Thank you for the great market last week! Allen Kaufman’s strawberries were the star of the show, as they should be, and you were all very gracious and patient waiting in line to get some – thank you to everyone! For this coming week you will have two options to pre-order more strawberries! Please see the Kaufman Produce listing for details.
PLEASE NOTE: We are returning to a one hour market from 10 to 11 this Saturday! With most everyone putting in preorders for the market we’re finding we don’t need another hour to take care of everyone’s orders. We will still have plenty of products available without preorder. Also please remember that if you can’t get to the market during that time we offer delivery for $10 to the Muskegon/Spring Lake/Grand Haven area. Email sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com for details if you are interested.
A reminder that for most vendors, pre-orders are still the best way to get the products you want, and also assures your farmers and food producers of enough guaranteed sales to make the trip to market worthwhile. As the summer season rolls in you will see plenty of products available for walk-in purchase as well. We will send a Friday Update email listing those additional products available without preorder.
If you’re new to the market, please see instructions along with the map at the bottom of this newsletter for more info on How to Order & Pick Up at Market. Payment is accepted online when you preorder, or cash/check at time of pickup. We will also be sending out a Friday update email for a list of what can be purchased by parking & walking in on Saturday, without preordering.
Vendors attending Saturday June 19th :
Kaufman’s Produce of Newaygo
Allen Kaufman and his wife Elsie both grew up on dairy farms and now, along with their 5 children, are raising about 10 acres of vegetables, melons & strawberries on their farm in Newaygo. They are Certified Organic through Global Organic Alliance.
How to Pre-order: Email the Kaufman farm at jonas@plainconnect.com
Certified Organic Strawberries
Allen says the berries ripening right now will not last until Saturday so he is offering a deal for an additional Wednesday pickup at the farm! To get a Wednesday strawberry order please email the farm at jonas@plainconnect.com. If you preorder berries and choose to drive out to the farm on Wednesday the strawberries are discounted to $5.00 a quart! Pickup on Wednesday will be from 1:00am to 4:00pm, payment will be cash or check to Kaufman’s Produce at time of pickup. If Allen sells out and cannot fill your Wednesday order he will call you and let you know not to come out. Farm address is 7547 Croswell Ave, Newaygo, MI 49337.
They will also be taking preorders for Saturday at Sweetwater. If you do not hear back from him after ordering a Wednesday pickup you can assume you will have berries.
For Saturday, email the Kaufman farm at jonas@plainconnect.com for the following:
Jewel Strawberries $6.00 qt
Excelsior Cucumbers $4.00 quart
Crunchy King Radishes $3.00 bunch
Buttercrunch Lettuce, large heads $3.00 head
Winterbor Curly Kale $3.00 bunch
Garlic $2.00 head & scape
Rhubarb $2.00 bunch
Green onions $2.00 bunch
There will be extra greens available on Saturday without a preorder, but again, the best way to get everything you are looking for is to preorder it.
The Woven Farmstead of Muskegon
The Woven Farmstead is a half acre urban farm in Muskegon, MI growing a wide variety of veggies, herbs, and cut flowers, as well as raising chickens and quail for eggs. All products are Certified Naturally Grown, and grown with love.
To learn more about the farm, and the trifecta as a whole, visit: www.thewoventrifecta.com
Products I’ll have Available for Saturday are:
New! GREENS! Bundles+bunches $3 each or 3 for $8
Red Russian kale
Dwarf Blue kale
Tucson Kale
Collard Greens
Swiss chard
Bok Choi
Rosie Asian greens
Garden Transplant $3 each or 4 for $10
– dwarf blue kale
-Tucson kale
– red Russian kale
-bright lights Swiss chard
-fordhook Swiss chard
-rhubarb Swiss chard
-green cabbage
-red cabbage
– beefsteak tomato
-striped German tomato
-Cherokee purple tomato
– jambalaya okra
-bell peppers
-fennel
-zinnias
-parsley
-marjoram Quail Eggs – $5 per dozen
Please send pre-orders by email to:
Inquire@thewoventrifecta.com
I accept the following:
Venmo: @thewoventrifecta
PayPal: inquire@thewoventrifecta.com
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Checks can be made out to Samantha Otto
Thanks!
Forest Finds of Muskegon
This new stuff will be available in the shop this week (and at Sweetwater this Saturday!).
Pine Cone Jam – young jack pine cones, made with organic cane sugar. Has a thick honey like texture, with tender young cones you can eat. Medicinal and tasty! 8$ Limited amount!
Rose hydrosol – wild and cultivated roses create a cooling and astringent mist. Excellent for skin, and summer heat. 13$ Limited amount!
Breast Butter – a blend of violet, calendula, chickweed, cleavers, dandelion, and white cedar. . Excellent for daily lymphatic massage, and as a skin softening cream. 11$
Herbalist Cody Westendorf is offering seasonal products- with organic and wildcrafted herbs- to support health and happiness. Teas, honey, balms, self-care products, and more!
Check out the Etsy shop at Etsy.com/shop/forestfindslove, available for pick up at Sweetwater market, or contact me at ForestFinds@yahoo.com
Call or text 616-834-3233
The Pasturage LLC of Montague
Julie Engel owns and operates The Pasturage, LLC. Our pigs and sheep range on 40 acres in Montague, MI. The pigs eat certified organic grain (75% corn, 25% soy), are born on the farm, primarily roam in the woods, and get hay and baleage in the winter. The sheep are 100% grass-fed, are moved daily to a new paddock in the summer, and are also born on the farm.
Highlight of the week: Lamb Leg Steak. Think holiday flavor packed into individual portions. It’s just as tender and delicious as a whole leg of lamb roast, but defrosts in a flash and cooks in minutes on the grill. It’s like Christmas in July!
Available this week:
LAMB
Spare Ribs. $7.50lb. Not just for pork. Range 1.2-2.2 lbs per pack.
Lamb Kidney. $5.00lb. 2 per pack, avg. 0.3 lbs per pack.
Boneless Shoulder Roast. $8.00lb. Braise, appraise and rave. Avg. 3.3
Neck Roast. $8.00lb. Wine and dine. Avg 2 lbs per pack.
Lamb Tongue. $5.00lb. Everyone’s favorite… 3 per pack, avg .58
Sirloin Roast. $14.00lb. Melt in your mouth amazing. 1 per pack, boneless, netted, avg. 1.2 lbs per pack.
Bone-in Leg of lamb. $10.00lb. Epitome of a roast. 4 lbs each.
Lamb Heart. $5.00lb. Aorta be standard fare. Avg. 0.6 lbs per pkg.
Boneless Leg of lamb. $10.00lb. Any way you cut it: delicious. Netted, range 3-4 lbs. per pack.
Half Rack. $14.00lb. Impressive cut, delectable meat. 4-5 ribs per pack, range 0.6-1.0 lbs. per pack.
Whole Rack. $14.00lb. Get ready to Grill!! 8-9 ribs per pack, range 1-1.75 lbs per pack.
Brisket. $8.00lb. Corned lamb. Avg .36lbs per pkg
Ground Lamb. $12.00. Makes the best shepherd pie. 1lb tube
Leg steak. $12.00lb. 2 per pkg, bone-in, straight cut. .44 – .68lb
Liver. $5.00lb. Avg 0.5lb
Loin Chop. $14.00lb. Avg wt .47lbs
Rib Chop. $14.00lb. Tender dollar-coin size bone in. 2 per pkg, avg 0.36 lb
Shanks, 2″. $10.00lb. Beautiful Osso Bucco. 4 – 6 2” pcs ea
Shanks, whole. $10.00lb. 2 whole shanks, avg 1.5 – 1.8 per pkg
Shoulder Roast. $8.00lb. Bone in, avg 2 – 2.75 lb per pkg
Shoulder Steak. $8.00lb. 2 steaks per pkg, .75 – 1.1lb ea
Sirloin Steak. $14.00lb. 2 per pkg, avg .77lb ea
Stew Meat. $12.00lb. 1lb pkg.
Breakfast links. $14.00ea. 1# package, natural casings.
Italian links. $14.00ea. 1# package, natural casings.
Bratwurst. $14.00ea. 1# package, natural casings.
Garlic Bratwurst. $14.00ea. 1# package, natural casings.
PORK
Ham Slice. $10.00/lb. So easy, practically serves itself for dinner.Range 0.75-1.5 lbs per pkg.
Bulk Breakfast sausage. $10.00ea. Same recipe as the links but in a 1 lb. tube.
Andouille. $10.00ea. Classic creole style. 1lb pkg, 5 links per pkg.
Bacon. $11.00ea. Thick slice, hickory smoked. 1lb pkg
Brats. $10.00ea. Classic recipe. 1lb pkg of 5 links.
Brats, Jalapeno. $10.00ea. Medium heat. 1lb pkg 5 links per pkg.
Chorizo. $10.00ea. Traditional Mexican style. 1lb pkg 5 links per pkg.
Fat Back $3.00lb
Ground Pork $7.00ea. 1lb tube.
Ham, Whole, Smoked $8.00 per lb Range 3-5.5 lbs each.
Ham Hocks, smoked. $6.00lb Two hocks per pkg, range 0.5-1.5#
Hocks, fresh. $5.00lb. Two per pack, range 1.5-2lbs.
Italian Sausage Links. $10.00ea. More hot than sweet. 1lb, 5 links
Kielbasa. $10.00ea. German style. 1lb pkg, 5 links per pkg.
Leaf fat. $5.00lb. Great for flaky pastry. 1.5 – 4lbs per pkg
Loin Roast. $10.00lb. Bone-in. Range 1.5 – 2.75lb
Pork Chops. $10.00lb. 1” OR 3/4″ thick, 2 per pkg. Range 0.5 – 1.5lb
Pork Heart. $5.00lb. One per pkg. .75 – 1.25lb
Pork Kidney. $5.00lb. One or two per pkg. .25 – .75lb
Pork Neck Bones. $4.00lb. Great for stock 8-12 2” pcs, 1.25 – 2lbs
Pork Liver. $5.00lb. Clean flavor.
To order:
Text or call 231 288 6112
Email thepasturage@gmail.com
Please do so by Friday at 4pm. Look for a confirmation via whatever method you contacted me. Thank you!
To pay:
Cash or check (made out to The Pasturage, LLC) on Saturday at pick up.
Or I can email you an online link to pay via credit card beforehand.
Thank you so much for your patronage.
Scholl Farms of Montague
Purple Asparagus $4/lb
Rhubarb $2.50/lb
EGGS, Chicken – in a rainbow of colors
Our laying hens are outside daily. Their diet is supplemented with Certified Organic Feed. $5.00/doz. $12.00/flat (2 1/2 doz.)
We will have whole dressed broilers available in early July. Place order now for amount and size (4-6 lbs). $5.50/lb.
Place your preorder for all products at (231) 893-1311.
In Gratitude – The Hens.
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello, We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. I will plan to get totals emailed out by 8:30pm. If you don’t get a response from me, please contact me. We accept cash or check payable to Pine Row Farm.
We have beef at the processor. The following list includes what we expect to pick up Tuesday.
100% grass fed beef:
Ribeye $14/#
NY strip steaks $13.75/#
T-bone steaks $14/#
Porterhouse steaks $14/#
Rib steaks $13.75/#
Sirloin tip roasts $10/#
Ground sirloin $10/#
Sirloin sizzlers $10/#
Brisket $8/#
Arm, rolled rump, or English roasts $7.50/#
Chuck roasts $7.50/#
Ground round $7/#
Ground beef $6.50/#
Stew meat $8/#
Short ribs $6.50/#
Shank $5/#
Flank and skirt steaks $8/#
Liver $4/#
Suet $1/#
Tongue $5.50/#
Soup bones $2/#
We are accepting orders for halves and quarters that will be ready in July. Please contact us for more information!
Poultry
Our poultry is all free range with certified organic feed available.
Aracauna chicken eggs: $6/dozen, or 4 dozen for $20.
Duck eggs: $9/dozen
American Buff Goose eggs: $3 each or 2 for $5. $25/dozen
We have a limited number of turkey, Muscovy, and guinea eggs. Please contact me if interested.
Honey
We have the following honey:
Plastic squeeze bottles:
12 oz bear $6
1# raw $8
2# $12
Glass canning jars:
Half pint raw $6
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Old fashioned boiled maple syrup, powered by wood! Glass jars only. Mother Hubbard’s maple syrup:
Quarts $16
Pints $10
Kasza Sugar Bush Maple Syrup
Glass containers.
Quarts $16
Pork
Our Idaho Pasture Pigs are growing nicely while roaming a large fenced area behind the house. Our next batch of pork may well take until early 2022. We do already have a waiting list. Please contact us if you wish to be added. We sell pork by the half only.
See you Saturday!
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
Please consider donating a PAY IT FORWARD LOAF ($6).
We bake 30 loaves each week for a Muskegon food pantry—and your generosity is what makes
this possible! Donate at orderLT.com
To place an order and PRE-PAY please go to our online store:
OrderLT.com
This is our preferred platform for orders at this time.
Please pre-order by Tuesday at 6pm.
If you need to pay with cash or check at the pickup:
Please email
Charlie@laughingtreebakery.com
Phone orders also welcome. (Hilde—231-873-9820)
BREADS Available for Pre-Order for Saturday, June 19th:
Chili Cheddar $8.00
Hazel Road Rustic $7.00
Oceana Rolls (Soft roll–great for burgers, butter, or little sandwiches!) 5 rolls for $6
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan $9.50
Homesteader’s Wheat $6.00
Michigander $6.00
Oceana Round $6.00
Third Coast Three Seed $7.00
Griff’s 8 Grain $7.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice $7.00
Kamut $7.00
Pilgrim Rye $7.00
Rustic Baguettes $4.00
Pay it forward Loaf (a loaf we donate to a local food pantry) $6.00
PASTRIES Available for Pre-Order Saturday, June 19th:
Morning Buns $4.00 each (A hearty cinnamon roll with ground pecans and orange oil)
Deep Mud Brownies $3.50 each
Cherry Brownies $4.00 each
COOKIES: $3.00 each
Tree Hugger (PB Choc. Chip Cookie–VEGAN)
Whangdangdoodlers (Dark chocolate batons and walnuts)
Pecan Maple Oaties (Oatmeal Raisin with pecans and Mich. Maple syrup)
Hilltoppers (Ginger Molassses cookies with candied ginger)
Vanilla Shortcakes: $2.50 each
SCONES: $3.00 each
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
Mountain Crunch Granola $9.00
Peanut Butter Granola $9.00
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Charlie@laughingtreebakery.com
Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven
Please note: We will not be at the market on June 19th.
All Three Speeds certified organic coffee is roasted by sight, smell & sound based on a roast profile developed by Chad. All coffee is small batch, no automation. No Tolerance For Bitter Coffee…..EVER!
Coming Saturday just in time for warmer weather! Cold Brew!
Also: Individual cups of fresh brewed coffee available for $3 each. Note: if you add condiments to your coffee you will need to bring them along with you.
Preorders accepted until Friday 6:00pm. Send orders to chad.s@3Speedcoffee.com
Payment by check payable to Three Speed Coffee, or cash at Saturday Market pickup.
Coffee Price & Sizes (Please specify Whole, or Ground)
8oz – $9.00
14 oz – $15
Bali Blue Moon
Sulawesi Toraja
Guatemala
Sumatra
Peru Lima
Mocha Java Blend
We have lots of large coffee bags, burlap printed with unique coffee labels, for $5.00 ea.
Thanks
Three Speed Coffee
Winner Best Coffee honors in the 2020 People’s Choice of West MI Awards!
Chad & Lori Shepard
chad.s@3Speedcoffee.com
Sweetwater Curated Local Foods of Muskegon
New! Omena Organic Tart Cherry Juice 46oz $7.00
New! Farm to Freezer Organic Blueberries, Frozen, 2lb bag $10.00
Rosewood Products of Ann Arbor OG Tofu, Extra Firm 1lb pkg $3.00
Fraser Tea of Ann Arbor Spicy Chocolate Chai Organic Pu-Erh Tea. 12 sachets $6.50. Individual Sachets $1.00 Pu-erh tea, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, chili peppers, orange peel, ginger, cardamom, peppercorn
Naturally Nutty Nut Butters of Traverse City
OG Crunchy Peanut Butter 12oz $5.50 ea
OG Almond Butter 12oz $10.50
Send orders to: sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com
Payment: You will receive an invoice Friday to pay online or if you would rather you may pay by check payable to Sweetwater Curated, or cash at Saturday pickup, and thanks!
RETURNING SOON
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery
We will return next week.
Earthscape Farm
We will return next week.
Grandson’s Gardens
We will return to market soon.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR How to Pre-Order (for both Drive Through & Park & Walk-in)
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.
3. Market Day for Park & Walk-in. Please see the map for where you will need to park and enter the market space. You may pick up your pre-orders from each vendor & purchase from additional vendors who have extra products.
4. Market Day For Drive Through Pre-Orders: Please see the market map with arrows indicating which way you should plan to approach the market. You are basically going to come in to the market the same way as before and then circle the perimeter of the vendor area, exiting the same way you come in. We will also have signs to help point you in the right direction.
5. (Drive Through) Using a sheet of paper at least 8.5 x 11, please list all of the vendors you have orders with in black marker (or something as visible), large enough for vendors to see it clearly. Please put your first & last name at the top of the list. Tape or hold up the list to the side window or front windshield where it will be most visible.
6. Have your trunk, or designated area of your car ready to receive your goods. A cooler is suggested for refrigerated & frozen items.
7. As you are driving through, each vendor will bring your order to your vehicle and place it in the trunk or other designated space, and collect payment if you have not paid in advance. Again, please have checks (preferred) or cash in a sealed envelope with your name and the name of the vendor on the outside of it.
Covid Policy. As of May 29th, even though there is now no requirement for vaccinated adults to wear masks, all vendors will have masks and will wear them when customers wear masks.
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