Sweetwater Friday Update for Saturday April 9th Farmers Market


Sweetwater Local Foods Market

Saturday, April 9th, 2022
10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Friday Update Newsletter
Still plenty of time to get those preorders in!
The weather for Saturday looks to be a promising “cloudy” with highs in the 40’s. If you miss the preorder deadlines there will be walkup sales available with Laughing Tree Bakery, Woven Farm microgreens, Forest Finds herbals and The Pasturage has a full assortment of lamb & pork cuts every week. Sarah at Pine Row will have honey & eggs. Stop by and say goodbye to Lori & Chad at Three Speed Coffee (they will have extra bags along as well).
See you at the market!

Vendors attending Saturday April 9th:

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
New! Red potatoes $5.00 per bag
New! Spinach $5.00 (very limited, it is just coming on in the hoophouse)
FARM FRESH EGGS! $5.00 per dozen
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
Wings $5.75/lb
Livers $5.00
PASTURED TURKEY
Turkey Drumsticks $5.00/lb
Wings $5.00/lb
PASTURED PORK
Pork Chops $8.00/lb
New! Pork Steaks $8.00/lb
Pork Shoulder  Roasts $10.00 lb
Ribs $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Ham Hocks $7.00 lb
Nitrate Free Ham Slices $9,00/lb
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Spinach & Cheddar GF or Reg. $15.00
Broccoli & Cheddar GF or Reg. $15.00
English Muffins $6.00
Apple Cinnamon Bread $5.00
Cranberry Bread mini loaves$5.00
Raspberry Muffins $4.00 made with our very own raspberries.
Classic Banana Bread $8.00 small $5.00
Regular Baked Donuts  $1.00 each, 6 for $5.00
Ginger Apricot Granola $5.00 bag
Ultimate Granola $5.00 bag
Breakfast Cookies $4.00 each
Pizza Crusts $5.00 (4 pack)
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the market! Please send order via email libertyff@gmail.com 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. Thank you very much!
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm
231-873-3737

Woven Farm of Whitehall
Hello! I will have microgreens for walk up purchase this Saturday. An updated list of available greens will be shared in the Friday Newsletter!
CSA Shares are still available!
I am offering half and whole shares for vegetable CSA and a floral CSA! Both include added perks. Learn more here:
https://thewoventrifecta.com/shop/csa-shares
Market Cards are available! – if CSA is not your style, but you would like to support the farm through an early season purchase, consider a market card. It is a gift card that I add an extra 20% of the value to, that can be used on any of the farm offerings + gets you all of the additional perks I offer to traditional CSA customers! To learn more:
https://thewoventrifecta.com/shop/p/4mrgp138pty1nzjpg0v717ulfpqmu6
Seedlings are available for preorder! I am offering preorders on seedling plants this year! This will allow me to grow a bit more sustainably as it will prevent over seeding and wasting resources. (I will have limited seedling availability for walk up purchases though May and June)
However, if you would like to guarantee yourself seedlings consider preordering below!
All seedlings will be healthy and well rooted in a 3” pot, ready to transplant into your own garden!
All seedlings will be available to pick up on farm or at Sweetwater market from late May through June!
Order here:
https://thewoventrifecta.com/shop/p/style-02-pyknh
Please reach out via phone or email with any questions regarding CSA! – I would love to grow ya an abundance of fresh veggies+flowers all season long!
Samantha Otto
231-215-6008
Inquire@thewoventrifecta.com

Scholl Farms of Montague
This week we will have:
EGGS: Chicken: $6/doz., $15/flat, no limit.
POTATOES: Adirondack Red (pink inside), $2/lb. Buy in quantity; 10lbs/$17,
20lbs/$30
DRESSED BROILERS: (frozen whole): 7+ lbs. $5.50/lb
CHICKEN GIZZARDS, LIVER, AND FEET: $3/lb
Place orders via voice message at (231) 893-1311. Leave your name, phone number and speak slow and clear.
Thanks so Much,
Stu and Connie
All of our products are grown organically.

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello :-),
We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. I will plan to get totals emailed out by 9:00pm.  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:
Our inventory is obviously low. We are scheduled to pick up beef from the processor on April 12. Meanwhile, roasts pair wonderfully with storage vegetables…….
English roasts $7.50/#
Chuck roasts $7.50/#
Suet $1/#
We also sell by halves and quarters! Please contact us if you wish to be added to the waiting list.
Poultry 
All of our poultry are free range, locked in nightly, and have certified organic feed.
Chicken eggs: $6/dozen
Duck eggs: $9/dozen
Goose eggs also available.
Honey 
We have the following honey:
Plastic squeeze bottles:
12 oz bear $6
1# raw $8
2# $12
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
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
Pork
Our Idaho Pasture Pigs are growing nicely. They are eating hay and certified organic feed currently. We do have a waiting list for pork halves. Please contact us if you wish to be added.
See you Saturday!
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215

The Pasturage LLC of Montague
For your Easter dining pleasure, we have: leg of lamb (bone-in and boneless), lamb sirloin roast (for a small crowd), pork loin roast, fresh ham, smoked ham (whole no nitrate), shoulder roast, and butt roast.  We also have no nitrate bacon, no nitrate jowl bacon (aka guanciale), fresh pork belly, pork liver, spare ribs, no nitrate ham slices and sugar-free polish sausage now in stock.  Eat up!
For Saturday we will have many of our meat cuts available for Walk Up Sales, so stop by The Pasturage booth!
To order:
Text or call 231 288 6112. 
Email thepasturage@gmail.com
Please do so by Friday at 4pm for Sweetwater Local Foods Market pick up.  Otherwise, whenever.
Look for a confirmation via whatever method you contacted me.  Thank you!
To pay:
Cash or check (made out to The Pasturage, LLC) at pick up is preferred.
Or I can do a credit card at pick up.  Or, finally, I can email you an online link to pay via credit card beforehand.
Thank you so much for your patronage!

Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
We will have an assortment of breads & pastries available 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

Three Speed Coffee of Muskegon
April 9th
 will be our last day of attendance at Sweetwater Market until Fall of 2022.
Our schedules have become very busy during summer. We are still roasting, we are still
available for pick ups at our residence, and possible delivery during the week. The list
below is accurate, and will be updated. You can contact us direct at email below.
All Three Speeds certified organic coffee is roasted by sight, smell & sound based on a roast profile developed by Chad.
Coffee Price & Sizes (Please specify Whole Bean, or Ground)
8oz – $9.00
14 oz – $15
Bali Blue Moon
Sulawesi Toraja
Guatemala
Sumatra
Kenya
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
TEXT 616-888-9628

Forest Finds of Muskegon
Plant facts! 
Calendula is a bright orange or yellow flower that was commonly seen in gardens. It has many healing properties such as, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, vulnerary ( wound healing), and more. I love it as a topical skin healer or internal use as a anti-fungal. You can find calendula in our Moon Glow face serum, Herbal TonerHeal-All balm, and Garden lip balm.
New! 
Juicy Rose Honey Electuary 15
An electuary is a honey herb paste taken for medicinal benefits, and also delicious! You can add to tea or eat directly off spoon. This is a blend of wild roses, shatavari, schizandra berries, and cardamom. This blend is used to support stress, energy, and libido.
Favorites 
Moon Glow – Face Serum $25
Anti-aging, reduces fine lines, softens and soothes.
Calendula, sea Buckthorn, rose hips, sandalwood, frankincense, helichrysum, argan, and jojoba.
Herbal Toner $15
Soothing and clearing. Remove excess oil, and tighten pores. Calendula, yarrow, rose Water, and witch hazel.
Forest Balm $10
A multipurpose balm for skin protection, chest rub and muscle rub. Smells like the pine forest!
Heal All $10
For cuts, scrapes, bumps, bruises, and rashes. A seasonal blend of skin healing, and soothing herbs.
Magnesium Butter  $12
Magnesium is essential for relaxing muscles, brain, and nervous system.
Coconut oil, shea butter, cacao butter, and magnesium chloride.
-Propolis lip balm $5
Our honeybee propolis combined with our beeswax and jojoba oil.
-Garden Balm lip balm $4
Plantain, calendula, and more, combine to make a soothing green lip balm. I like this for chapped noses and cheeks too.
Sale on all hydrosols! 11$!
Hydrosols $15/2oz
Hydrosols are the molecular water from a distillation. They contain the essential oils of the plant along with other healing constituents. Can be used as room or body sprays. Some are ok for internal use, and wounds.
Available: Yarrow, balsam fir, thyme, tulsi, and rose.
Smudge Sticks $5
Aromatic herbs are used traditionally worldwide, and burned to cleanse the air of bacteria and negative energy. Wildcrafted with intention and ceremony on Michigan’s lakeshore. A rotating selection of Michigan evergreens.
*Citrus Rose Bath Salts 7$
A blend of magnesium and Dead Sea salts with wild rose, sweet orange, and sandalwood. 2-3 baths worth.
Wild Green Salt  $10
Rotating blend of wild and organically grown herbs infused into Real salt.
Elderberry Syrup $15/4oz
A great antiviral with respiratory support, that is also delicious! Can be taken regularly by the spoonful when symptomatic, or enjoy as a treat when desired. Wild elderberries, wild cherry, turkey tail mushroom, usnea, warming spices, our raw honey and a touch of potent honeybee propolis.
-Fire cider! $10/2oz, $20/4oz
A potent blend of apple cider vinegar, and our honey, infused with onion, garlic, turmeric, ginger, cranberries, white pine, and more. Great for immune support, or add to salad dressing, or marinade.
Teas, Tisanes, Infusions  $10
Organically grown and sustainably wildcrafted herbs, as locally sourced as possible. Approx. 20-25 servings.
*Nourish – A nourishing blend for all ages. Raspberry leaf,nettles, oatstraw, red clover, mint
*Mallow Balm – Soothe & Support. Lemon Balm, marshmallow leaf, bee balm, and hawthorn leaf and flower
*Tranquility – Relax, and relieve
Lemon Balm, damiana, linden, lavender, skullcap, and sweet fern
*Cacao Kava  $15
Functional hot cocoa! A synergistic blend of cacao and kava kava root with medicinal mushrooms and creamy coconut milk, and maca root. Kava kava is especially enjoyable for a relaxed mind and body, or in social situations and conversation.
Tinctures $10/oz up to 8oz sizes available.
*Propolis
A product of the hive, excellent for immune support, tooth problems, and overall health.
*Forest Guardian
A blend of 6 medicinal mushrooms harvested by me in Michigan forests. Double extracted to give you more medicinal benefits.
*Adapt
Adaptogenic herbs to help you deal with stress. Productive and focused without burnout.
*Heart’s Ease
A heart healing, heart opening blend. I love this formula for relieving grief and anxiety that resides in the heart.
*Sunshine Elixir
A traditional blend of lemon balm and St. John’s wort for supporting seasonal mood shifts, and chronic viral support.
Bitters
Herbal extract used as digestive tonic for bloating, heartburn, indigestion and occasional gas.
Blends available: Grapefruit Spicebush Rosemary, Balsam Hawthorn
Raw Local Honey
Our honey is small batch, completly raw and unheated, minimally filtered, and only glass jars. The bees are only given minimal natural treatment. Grown right here in Muskegon!
By Volume:
4oz – $5
8oz – $10
Pint – $15
Quart – $25
Half Gallon – $50
New! Infused honey! 7$
4oz jars with herb infused honey. These are great by the spoonful or in your tea.
Available: Cottonwood, osha, balsam fir, and tulsi.
Orders can be placed until 5pm Friday.
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

RETURNING SOON
NOVA.Super.Natural.Bakery of Muskegon
Hello Sweetwater patrons!  I have exciting news that you all are the first to read: NOVA will be moving to a downtown Muskegon chalet for the remainder of the 2022 year!  Over the last 2 months I was exploring options to expand my business and cannot wait for this new exciting chapter!  On a sad note, that means my last date at Sweetwater will be 4/16, but I will not be far away and have more hours and products for you!
Last order for Sweetwater: Please put in your order by 4/13 before you go to sleep!
I thank all of you for your support!!
Easter 2022 Menu
Solid Bunnies: ($2)
Chocolate choices: 88% Ultra dark, 72% dark, 43% Single-origin milk, white, raspberry/white, NEW: milk chocolate/hazelnut praline
-size: 18g (⅔ oz)
Hollow Bunnies: stand up bunny
-Chocolate choices: 88% Ultra dark, 72% dark, 43% single-origin milk, white chocolate
-size 1: ($3) 28g (1oz)
-size 2: ($6) 56g (2oz)
Hollow Bunny (larger size) with 10 small eggs (wrapped up as a great gift!) ($16)
-Bunny chocolate choices: 88% Ultra dark, 72% dark, 43% single-origin milk, white
-Egg flavor choices: solid 72%, solid 43% milk, raspberry/white chocolate, 43% milk with PB filling, 72% dark with caramel, milk chocolate/hazelnut praline
Solid Chicks: super cute detail!
-Chocolate choices: 88% Ultra dark, 72% dark, 43% single-origin milk, white, raspberry/white, milk chocolate/hazelnut praline
-size: ($5) 80g (2.8oz)
Small Eggs (double the size of last years!): individually foil-wrapped in bags of 10 (U pick the flavors!) ($10)
-flavor choices: solid 72%, solid 43% milk, raspberry/white chocolate, 43% milk with PB filling, 72% dark with caramel, milk chocolate/hazelnut praline
-size: 120g (4.2oz) for the 10 pack
Medium Eggs: filled eggs coated in chocolate-like a giant bonbon!
-choice 1: 43% milk with PB filling ($2.50)
-choice 2: 72% dark with caramel ($2.50)
-choice 3: take choice 1&2 and press them together-the ultimate egg-sperience! ($5)
GIANT Pastel Rainbow Hollow Egg!  Perfect gift for the ultimate chocolate lover!!  Filled with 10 of the foil-wrapped small eggs (see flavor options above) ($25)
-Flavor choices: 72% or 43% milk (plus your surprise small egg choices) (over 1# of chocolate!)
My regular offerings (ALL Gluten-Free):
-Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie $3:  72% dark chocolate chunks, organic oats with crisp outer edge and chewy center
-Pecan Dandie $2: tender shortbread packed with organic pecans
-Buckwheat Bars $4: chewy brownie, crunchy organic buckwheat, perfect treat!
-Hazelnut Biscotti $6: whole and ground organic hazelnuts give this a more delicate crunch and amazing flavor!  Dipped in 72% dark chocolate
-Buttercrunch Toffee $6: 4 ingredient magic!!  Thin layer of organic toffee coated in 72% dark chocolate
-Chocolate-Coated Pepita Brittle $6: organic pepitas toasted and coated in a local honey brittle and 72% dark chocolate
-Magic Chocolate Powder $5: all organic and dairy-free blend including Saigon cinnamon and fresh vanilla bean (will make 4 servings of hot chocolate using the milk of your choice)
-GF CHOCOLATE Bars: $6
-NEW: 43% milk chocolate/hazelnut praline: creamy ground hazelnut filling with milk chocolate-an amazing experience!
-Toasted Seeds-organic pumpkin, hemp, sunflower and sesame seeds (also DF)
-Mango Chili Lime (also dairy free)
-Toasted Organic Hazelnut (also dairy free)
-Peanut Butter (also DF)
-(Single Origin) 43% Milk Chocolate
-(Single Origin) 43% Milk with dried Michigan tart cherries
-Solid 72% (also DF)
I accept Venmo, cash, check and all credit/debit cards.
Please let me know if you have any special requests or questions!
Email: addy@novasupernaturalbakery.com
Phone: 614-216-2546
Addy Kinziger, RD, Pastry Chef
NOVA Super. Natural. Bakery. LLC

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We will be at market again in May. 
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com

Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will return soon, in the meantime see below.
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe
Lona

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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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 it. http://www.sweetwaterlocalfoodsmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-final-sweetwater-pledge-to-customers-update.pdf