Sweetwater Saturday December 5th One Hour Pre-order Drive Through Farmers Market


Sweetwater Local Foods Market

DRIVE-THROUGH Pre-Order Market
Saturday, December 5th 2020
Limited One Hour Market: 10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
If you are new to the market, you will find detailed instructions for how to order and our latest Covid-19 policy at the end of the newsletter.
Thanks!

Vendors attending Saturday December 5th

Mund Farm of Rothbury
Certified Organic Apples!! Enterprise, Northern Spy’s (limited amount) and Ida Reds are available this Saturday, Dec 5th .
Apples from Hackert Family Farm of Ludington and Country Mill of Charlotte. Will have extra for walk-up sales. Note: I’ll be at market every other week (next time will be Dec 19 th )
Pre-order – Via email Friday by 5:00 PM to; grmund@aol.com
Payment by check to Greg Mund; or cash in an envelope…Thank You!!
On your sign ”Mund Farm – ##”. I will confirm pre-orders with a number assigned to it, so look for the
return email confirmation with your number
NEW! Organic Apple Cider & Apple Butter
Apple Sauce (1 qt. jar); Apple Butter (13 oz. jar); Apple Cider (frozen – ½ gal jug); $6 each
Apple Quantities Available:
Quarts (2 1/2 lbs.) @ $4 ea.; Peck (5 qts.) @ $12 ea.;
1/2 bu. @ $18 (22 lbs.); 1 bu. @ $30 (44 lbs.); Please bring your container(s) for ½ and 1 bu.
quantities
Enterprise (recent addition from Country Mill)
 A McIntosh – Golden Delicious – Rome cross apple
 Long shelf life
 Best for eating and cooking
 Late season apple that stores well
Northern Spy (“Spy’s for Pies”)
 Large, high quality fruit
 Good for pie, fresh eating and stores well
 Mid-late season
Ida Reds 
 Cross between Jonathan and Wagener (18 th Century, New York varieties)
 Sweetly tart / juicy, with firm texture; Stores well
 Excellent for sauces, cooking, baking & pies
 Good for: eating, salads & freezing
THANK YOU!
Greg Mund
grmund@aol.com

SCHOLL FARMS of Montague
Pre-orders accepted through Friday NOON by calling (231) 893-1311
ATTENTION, Uppmärksamhet, Atención, Achtung, Attenzione:
WE WILL NOT BE AT MARKET DEC 12. See you Dec 19th.
EGGS, Chicken  – in a rainbow of colors
Our laying hens are outside daily: grazing, picking, scratching and taking mudbaths. Their diet is supplemented with Certified Organic feed.
$5.00/doz
$12.00/flat (2 1/2 doz)
Limit 2 doz or 1 flat per order
– Place order by calling (231) 893-1311
– Place cash or check (payable to STU SCHOLL) in a recycled envelope.
Thanks be with you.  The Hens.

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
VEGETABLE OFFERINGS
Cabbages large heads $6.00
Leek Bunches $5.00
Brassica Mix $5.00
Baby Kale Mix $5.00
Rainbow Carrots $5.00 a bag
Brussel Sprouts $4.00 a bag
PASTURED EGGS – very limited
GRASSFED LAMB– Leg steaks $16.00/lb
Ground Lamb $10.50/lb
Garlic Basil Lamb $11.00/lb
Shanks $9.00/lb
PASTURED CHICKEN
Whole $5.00/lb
Breasts $10.25/lb
Thighs $6.00/lb
Drums $5.75/lb
Wings $5.75/lb
Broth pack $4.00/lb
Stewing Hens 2.00/lb
PASTURED TURKEY
Drumsticks $ 6.00/lb
Wings $ 6.00/lb
Maple Breakfast Sausage $12.00/lb
Garlic Basil Sausage $12.00/lb
PASTURED PORK
New! Nitrate Free Bacon $10.00 limited
Ham Slices $8.50/lb
Chops $8.00/lb
Roasts $8.00/lb
Ground Pork $7.00/lb
Italian Brats $9.00/lb
Maple Bulk $8.00/lb
Garlic Basil $8.00
NEW! ITALIAN BULK $8.00/lb
BAKERY OFFERINGS
Cinnamon Raisin Bread $6.00
Oatmeal Bread $5.00
Spinach and Cheddar Quiche $14.00
Banana Bread $7.00
Morning Glory Muffins $3.00
New! Cranberry shortbread bars (3×3) $3.00
NEW! CRANBERRY WALNUT BREAD $8.00 A yeasted dough studded with walnuts, and cranberries!
Apple Galettes $9.00
Apple Crumb Top Pies $14.00
Pizza Crusts $5.00
Breakfast Cookies $3.00
English Muffins $5.00
NEEDLE FELTED ORNAMENTS
Round Ball Bird Ornaments $12.00
Christmas Santa $12.00
Snowman Pin 3 ” round $8.00
Poinsetta Pin 3″ round $8.00
Please send order via email libertyff@gmail.com by Friday. We will invoice on Friday evening through the email. Please call if you don’t get a confirmation on your order in 24 hours. Thank you very much!
Have a great week,
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm
231-873-3737
libertyff@gmail.com

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello,
We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. We will be able to get totals out Friday evening, hopefully by 8:30 pm. If you don’t get a response from me, please contact me. We accept cash or check payable to Pine Row Farm.
Christmas Trees 
We will once again be selling Christmas trees. Blue Spruce and Frazier Fir are the options, absolutely grown without chemicals of any kind. $9/foot, available by delivery at market, by preorder. Or, come on out to the farm, pick your own, and we’ll cut it down for you for $8/foot!
100% grass fed beef:
*The following items are in stock but some are nearly sold out. Orders are filled in the order they’re received. If something is sold out by the time we sort your order, we will contact you to see if you would like a substitute item.*
Ribeye $14/#
T-bone steaks $14/#
Porterhouse steaks $14/#
Rib steaks $14/#
NY strip steaks $13.75/#
Sirloin steaks $10/#
Round steaks $7/#
Skirt steaks $8/#
Brisket $8/# (2 large ones:Holiday size:-)
English roasts $7.50/#
Arm roasts $7.50/#
Ground beef $6.50/#
Ground round $7/#
Ground sirloin $10/#
Burger patties $7.50/# (packages of 4, .3#ea)
Short ribs $6.50/#
Shank $5/#
Heart $4/#
Liver $4/#
Suet $1/#
Tongue $5.50/#
Soup bones $2/#
Chicken
We have broilers or boilers available. $5/#+$3 each for cleaning. Birds will be frozen, whole, and bagged, not vacuum sealed.
Honey 
We have the following honey, in plastic squeeze bottles:
12 oz bear $6
1# raw $8
2# $12
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Kasza Sugar Bush Maple Syrup 
Glass containers.
Gallons $55
Quarts $16
Pints $10
Fall Pork
We raised pigs with certified organic feed from Heritage Organics, and are selling them only by halves. We have a few halves available with total cost range from $436.03-$483.43 including processing. They’re frozen and ready for market! Please contact us for additional information and to schedule delivery.
Next Pork 🙂
We’re happy to have our Idaho Pasture Pigs home. They are adjusting to us and roaming a large fenced area behind the house for the winter. These are breeding stock. 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.
Christmas Gift Ideas
*We’ve always offered gift certificates, available for any denomination you choose!
*Honey and maple syrup are popular shelf-stable items for gifts!
*We have done custom beef packages for Christmas. Just specify what value and favorite cuts, and we’ll put it together for you!
*Ground beef is versatile and delicious. We can make up gift packs of ground beef, just let us know how many pounds apiece!
*Split up one of those pork halves. Keep some in your own freezer and gift some to your friends and family!
See you Saturday!
Thanks,
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery of Hart
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)
Coming Saturday, December 19th :
PANETTONE! An Italian Christmas bread made with rum-soaked fruits, toasted almonds,
vanilla, candied orange and lemon, and Boyajian citrus oils. $15
Also available on Wednesday, December 23 rd at The Cheese Lady.
Accepting Email orders now!
BREADS Available for Pre-Order for Saturday, December 5th:
CRANBERRY ORANGE ALMOND BREAD $9.00 (Available through December 23 rd )
Elbridge Parmesan Olive $8.00
Pumpernickel Rye $7.00
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 Mission for Area People’s food pantry) $6.00
PASTRIES Available for Pre-Order Saturday, December 5th:
Morning Buns $3.50 each (A naturally-leavened cinnamon roll with ground pecans and a touch
of 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)
SCONES: $3.00 each
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Double Chocolate Scones
Pecan Date 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

NOVA Super.Natural.Bakery of Muskegon
I will have the following available Saturday and also available for preorder and pick up either 12/12 or 12/19 @ the market!  Preorders require at least 50% payment.
Holiday Bonbons (4 piece box): $10
-PB Meltaway
-Peppermint Mocha (Vegan)
-Spiked Eggnog
-Snapping Turtle
(please message me for any custom orders-if I can do it, I will!)
Candy Cane Forest Bar: $7
72% chocolate, white chocolate and organic candy cane pieces
Winter Wonderland Bar: $8
white chocolate snowflake/snowman pressed into milk chocolate with sprinkles
Into the Woods Bar (Vegan): $8
organic walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, sprinkles pressed into 72%
Agate Bar (V): $7
solid 72% with natural cocoa butter design
Coffee/Chocolate gift set: $10 Collaboration with Three Speed Coffee-great gift set for any coffee and chocolate lover on your list!  Pre-order 2 bags of 2oz coffee of your choice plus 2 Espress-o Yourself Bonbons (GF/Vegan/soy-free)
Magic Chocolate Powder (V): $7 makes 8-9 cups of the BEST hot chocolate using your favorite milk!
Buttercrunch Toffee: $5 4-ingredient magic!  Thin layer of butter toffee double-coated with 72% chocolate!
Available for preorder only (can pick up 12/12 or 12/19 at the market):
Chakra Box: $16 7 bonbons in a beautiful box!
-Red: raspberry
-Orange: Cafe Miel (honey cinnamon latte) (DF)
-Yellow: Turmeric Spice Coconut Milk (V)
-Green: mint meltaway (V)
-Light Blue: lavender
-Indigo: blueberry balsamic
-Purple: PB (V)
I accept the following payments: cash, check (please make checks out to: NOVA Super.Natural.Bakery.LLC), credit or debit card (I will run it on my square at pick up), Venmo and PayPal
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Phone: 614.216.2546
email: addy@novasupernaturalbakery.com
-IG: novasupernaturalbakery
-FB: @NOVA.bakery1
Check out my IG and FB pages for pictures!
Addy
NOVA Super.Natural.Bakery
Funny Farm of Grant
Eggs. We have a new flock of 12 birds and they just started laying so we have about 6-7 dozen available. They have non-GMO layer feed from Miller Feeds in Fremont and all kinds of stuff from our farm. The brown eggs are still pullet size, smaller, but the Leghorns are always bigger, mixed dozens or all white. Medium pullet dz $3 Large dz $4 We also have a duck so there may be a dozen duck eggs too! $5
Covid Masks. Cotton prints (remember my mom was The Apron Lady!) with elastic, sized for both kids and adults.
Pre-order and select your pattern and size when you drive through. $5 ea
Jelly flavors available, Elderberry, Wild grape, Crab apple, Apple (combo of Jonathan & Red Delicious), Blueberry, and Elderberry syrup $7
Pink Himalayan salt  8oz  $5
Smoked Hickory or Apricot 5oz  $8
Baked Goods
Ultimate Banana Bread, mini, medium or large loaves
Pumpkin Bread, mini, medium or large loaves
mini-$3, medium-$5, large-$10
Perfect Chocolate Chip cookies, per half or full dozen, 1/2 dz-$5, dozen-$10
ATK Easiest Ever Biscuits, baked fresh Saturday morning, these can be paired with a jar or two of jelly for a simple breakfast treat. Half dz-$5, dozen-$10, add a jar of jam for $5, $10 for two as part of the gift set.
These will be gift bagged for easy gift-giving, no extra charge.
Jims Woodworks
Small cheese boards, only 2 available, $25. Large cheese board with fork, only one available, $45. Spurtles for mixing, folding or turning, $10 each. More items coming!
Payment: Email your orders to barbaraloe@riverview.net  Please indicate Sweetwater in your “subject” line, makes it easier to find. Thanks!
We will send an invoice on Friday which will allow you to pay by credit card through PayPal, or by check (payable to Barb Loe) or cash in a sealed envelope at market day.  Call us with any questions you may have. Home 231 834 8643. Thank you for your support now and thru the years!
Barb and Jim Loe

Three Speed Coffee of Grand Haven

Deadline Friday 6pm
New! Individual cups of fresh brewed coffee available for $3 each. Only one variety will be offered each week, and if you add condiments to your coffee you will need to bring them along with you! Add the cost to your bean order, or bring $3 cash, please & thanks!
Preorders accepted until Friday 6:00pm.
Payment by check payable to Three Speed Coffee, or cash, in sealed envelope at Saturday Market pickup.
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.
Winner Best Coffee honors in the 2020 People’s Choice of West MI Awards! Woot!
No Tolerance For Bitter Coffee…..EVER!
Coffee Price & Sizes
8oz Whole Bean & Ground – $9.00
14 oz Whole Bean & Ground on pre-order – $15
Bali Blue Moon (Earthy, Butterscotch, Cocoa, Med Body)
Sulawesi Toraja (Molasses, Graham Cracker, Dark Chocolate, Med/Full body)
Plus our regular line-up:
Guatemala
Sumatra
Peru Lima
Mocha Java Blend
Thanks
CONTACT: Chad & Lori Shepard
chad.s@3Speedcoffee.com
Preorders accepted until Friday 6:00pm.
Payment by check payable to Three Speed Coffee, or cash, in sealed envelope at Saturday Market pickup.

Sweetwater Curated Local Foods of Muskegon
There is an order going in for the list below on Wednesday by noon. Please email back at sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com if there is something you want so I can be sure to include it in the order. Thanks!
All produce is certified organic.
Providence Farm of Traverse City
New! OG Parsnips $3.00 lb
OG Rainbow Carrots $3.50 lb
OG Orange Carrots $3.00 lb
Second Spring Farm
OG Sweet Potatoes $3.00lb
Stutzman Family Farm 
OG Red Beets $2.50 lb
OG Red or Green Cabbage $0.75 lb
Rose Products Tofu of Ann Arbor
OG Extra Firm Tofu From Michigan organic soybeans $3.00 lb
The Brinery of Ann Arbor
The Brinery’s tempeh is the only raw, unpasteurized tempeh made in the Midwest. https://thebrinery.com/tempeh
Tempeh Frozen Original 8oz $5.00
Tempeh Frozen Burger Patties 8oz $6.00
Tempeh Frozen Chorizo Crumbles 8oz $6.00
Tempeh Frozen Bacon Strips 8oz $6.00
Sea Stag Sauerkraut turmeric & seaweeds $7.50
Storm Cloud Zapper Sauerkraut Beets & Ginger $7.50 ea
Ludwig Farmstead Creamery of Fifthian, IL
For this week choose from :
Kickapoo Kickapoo is a semi-hard, raw milk cheese reminiscent of an aged Parmesan, with  fresh, buttery flavors and a sharper finish.  It has a distinctive green rind.
Vermilion River Blue  Vermilion River Blue is a triple cream cheese with a soft creamy texture punctuated with gentle notes of blue.
Sangamon Double Cream  Made with day-fresh milk and added cream, Sangamon melts well as a recipe ingredient.
Jakes Havarti A raw milk, semi-soft cheese that melts well, favorite of the founder Jacob Ludwig.
Jakes Havarti Herb Dill, garlic, and chervil give this semi soft creamy cheese a fresh herb taste.
All cheese comes in 4-5 oz wedges for $6.00 each.
Idyll Farm Cheese of Northport
Fresh pastured goat cheese
Plain, Garlic & Herb, Lavender Honey or Fennel Pollen 4oz $4.00 ea
Aged cheeses
Idyllweiss round 4 oz $6.00
Mont Idyll 5 oz $6.50
Camembert 7 oz $7.00
Idyll Gris – Wheel $15.00
Mycopia Mushrooms of Scottville
OG Chef Sampler Mix of Maitake, Trumpet Royal, Velvet Pioppini, Brown/Alba Clamshell 8 oz $6.00
Naturally Nutty Nut Butters of Traverse City
OG Smooth Peanut Butter 12 oz $5.50 ea
OG Crunchy Peanut Butter 12oz $5.50 ea
OG Almond Butter 12 oz $10.50 ea
CONTACT: sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com
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 Diana Jancek, or cash in a sealed envelope please, at Saturday pickup, and thanks!

Returning Soon!
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We don’t have enough beef to come to Market for the next few weeks, but we are butchering the end of this week!  We hope to get back to Sweetwater Market on December 19th.
If you are interested in a quarter of beef, now is the time to let us know for sure.  You will get an email next week with the instructions.
We do have some beef available at the FARM in the next 2 weeks.  Email to ask what is available.
Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Road
Hesperia, MI 49421
231-861-2234
earthscapefarm@gmail.com

Forest Finds of Muskegon
We’ll be back at market soon. Until then you can also order from my Etsy Shop, see below.
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!
Here’s a short list of what you’ll find at the Etsy Shop:
Elderberry Rosehip Syrup
Moon Glow Face Serum
Cotton & Violet Body Whip
Mama’s Heal All Salve
Cacao Kava
Herbal Steam – blend of aromatic herbs for sinus & congestion clearing
Rest & Digest Herbal Tea
Nourish Tea
Wild Green Salt
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


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All vendors will continue to wear masks as part of our Covid19 Policy.
All customers are asked to please remain in their vehicles as they pass through on market day.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRE-ORDER & DRIVE THROUGH
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 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. Important! Please see the attached map with arrows indicating which way you should plan to approach the market. We have 3 sections opened now and are refining the traffic pattern plan every week!
Please plan to line up and stay in your vehicleWe will also have signs to help point you in the right direction.
4. Please note! 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.
5. Have your trunk, or designated area of your car ready to receive your goods. A cooler is suggested for refrigerated & frozen items.
6. As you drive 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.

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