Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, October 11th, 2025
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

This week place your preorders with Earthscape Farm, Funny Farm, Pine Row Farm & Mannor Farm and then plan to stop by the market Saturday. Your preorders are appreciated! For those who asked, Kaufmann’s list for Muskegon market has been updated. The Pasturage can’t deliver to Sweetwater for these next few weeks but they are at Muskegon Market as usual. And we’re hearing rumors that Shady Side may make an appearance this month – stay tuned!

Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
~Greetings Sweetwater Friends! Please come see us on Saturday, October11th!  Vegetables: Broccoli!  Cauliflower! Red and Yellow onions, Green Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Acorn and Delicata winter squash. Amarosa fingerling potatoes.
Will most likely have the last of the Eggplant, Summer Squash, cucumbers, sweet peppers, jalapeno and habanero peppers, tomatoes.
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 (+ 3%).  We can fill orders up until 8am on Saturday.  We are out of quarters, and will be butchering again in December. The cattle look fat and happy, even with this drought burning up the rotational pastures.
Email earthscapefarm@gmail.com.
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. OUT
Porterhouse $16/lb 1  per package
Rib Steaks $16 /lb. 2 per package.
T Bone Steak  $15/ lb.  2 per package
Sirloin Steak  $12/lb.   1 per package.
Flank Steak $10 / lb.  1 per package   OUT
Hanger Steak $10 / lb 1 per package OUT
Stew Meat $8.50 per lb.  OUT Substitute Round steak
Kabob Cut beef $8.50per lb.
Skirt Steak $8/lb OUT
Cubed Steak  $9/lb. .5 to 1.5# perpackage
Round Steak  $8/lb.  .5 to 1.5# per package
Brisket $10 per lb.
Rolled Rump, Arm or English Roast $8.00/lb.
Chuck Roast $7.50 per lb.
Ground Beef  $7.25 /lb.   ~ 1/2# and 1# packages.
Ground Beef Patties $8.50 per lb. 2 or 4 per package
Short Ribs $6 per lb.
Liver $4/lb. OUT
Heart $3 per lb.
Tongue $3.50 per lb.  MAY BE OUT
Oxtail $5 per lb.
Soup Bones $2 per lb.
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI  49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com

Funny Farm of Grant
Hello, Sweetwater friends! Looks like fall is making it’s appearance! A lot of stuff has run its course for the year. but the fall stuff is going well. Except the zinnias, tomatoes, and peppers, they didn’t make it any longer. And the blackberries have slowed way down but that means next year should be better, as long as we don’t get an early frost next spring! Here’s what I plan to bring but remember, there’s always something that I didn’t list that I will bring, just not sure what it will be. If there’s something on the list you’d like to have, text me and I will hold it for you.
Acorn squash
Butternut squash
Spaghetti squash
Onions, red and yellow
Garlic
Cabbages, small and larger
Kale, curly
Potatoes, maybe the end of the season for them
Carrots
For preorders: 734 945 0720 is where
you can text me. Thanks for your support this year!
Barb Loe

Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello :-),
Prices listed are per pound. Orders are filled in the order we receive them. Preorders are encouraged but I bring a selection for walk ups.
Ground beef $7.25
Burger patties $8.50
Ground round, vacuum sealed $8.50
Ground sirloin, vacuum sealed, $13.25
New York strip $17.50
Sirloin steaks $12.50
Brisket $9
Skirt $10
Round steaks $7.75
Short ribs, regular cut, $7
Rolled rump, chuck, arm, or English roast $8.50
Suet $1.25
Soup bones $2.25
Sale! Save 25 cents a pound on 50 pounds or more of ground round
or ground sirloin, while supply lasts.
We sell by halves and quarters. Our fall waiting list is sold out; please contact me if you would like to be added to the waiting list for 2026.
Honey
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! Quarts and pints are glass jars. Mother Hubbard’s maple syrup:
Pints $10
Quarts $20
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 Mannor Farm of Hesperia
Muskegon Farmers Market 8am-2pm 10/9/2025
Sweetwater Market  10-11am 10/11/2025.  Deadline for orders this week is Wednesday at 4pm.  Delivery only, please pick up your order as early as possible.  Thank you.
We plan to return to Muskegon on 10/23/25 and Sweetwater on 11/1/2025.  Our season is quickly coming to an end and our offerings are going fast. In addition to picking up orders at the farmers markets, many of our dry goods can be shipped directly to your home via USPS Priority Mail.  We use USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate service (you pay shipping only).
We are offering the following:
Brown Eggs  Our eggs are collected daily, are clean but not washed, and are packed in cardboard cartons.  Large Eggs $5.00 a dozen. 4 dozen for $12.00   We suggest pre-ordering and paying online since we tend to sell out early.
If you want to pick-up eggs at Muskegon Market, you must pre-order.
Honeynut Squash $3.00 ea
Onions Red, white, yellow or mixed bag.  3 lb bag  $4.00 per bag
Chicken Livers   Average 1.0 lbs  $5.00 per LB
Rabbit- Whole   Average 3 lbs  $6.50 7.00 per LB
We accept cash, credit/debit cards, Senior Project Fresh, and SNAP/EBT (Bridge)cards.
We have a large assortment of other goods as well.
Go to Shop at The Mannor Farm  (https://mannorfarm.eatfromfarms.com/shop.php) to place an order.  This site will get your order reserved immediately if the item is in stock.  Orders through this link get priority.
We prefer orders be placed through the above link but will take emailed or text orders.   We need an email address or text phone number to send invoices to.  Email orders to the.mannor.farm@gmail.com or text to231-301-9894.
Dan& Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Road
Hesperia, MI 49421

The Pasturage of Montague
*Reminder: we will not be able to deliver to Sweetwater for the next two Saturdays: October 11 and October 18.  We will still be at Muskegon in our usual stall (148).*
Greetings turkey tourists! It’s a lot cheaper to visit us than fly to Turkey, though I hear we may be joined on our farm turkey tour by a person from Turkey… We’ll see. I’ll keep my puns to a minimum in any case. The turkey tour is Sunday, October 12 at 3 pm on our farm. When you use the link to sign up, there is a map available. In case you’re afraid of commitment and don’t want to sign up in advance, our address is 7956 S 56th Ave, Montague, MI 49437.  I’m going to roast a turkey from frozen so you can taste the result. And most important, I’ll teach you how to hug a turkey. That is not a typo: I do mean hug. This is the most vital component of your Thanksgiving meal, obviously.
Here’s all our links:
Turkey Tour reservation form https://form.jotform.com/252606229991161
Online pre-order form https://form.jotform.com/231266729632056
Email newsletter sign up https://signupanywhere.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bf322f547f64aa0ca31d74d36&id=dc88b7c16c
Enjoy the fall!
Julie

Returning soon to Sweetwater

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
We will return on October 18th.
Andy and Dennise
Questions- 231-873-3737

Sweetwater Verified at Muskegon Farmers Market

Kaufmans Certified Organic Produce of Fremont
We will be at Muskegon Farmers Market Saturday with the following:
Beans
Beets
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Eggplant
Kale
Leeks
Jalepenos
Habeneros
Hungarian Hot Wax
Poblanos
Onions, Candy, Red& Storage
Bell Peppers, multicolor
Yellow & Zucchini squash
Cherry tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes
Roma tomatoes
Plum tomatoes
Winter Squash:
Acorn
Kabocha
Honey Nut
Pie
Delicata
Spaghetti squash
Sweet Potatoes
Purple, Red, Yellow Potatoes
Pickled Beets
Dill Pickles
Bread ‘n Butter Pickles
Pickled Jalepenos
V-8 Juice
Allen Kaufman

Laughing Tree Bakery
We are at the Muskegon Farmers Market Stall 135 from 8am to 2pm. We also have a good selection of breads and pastries at the Health Hutt stores.

Tortoise & Hare Farm of North Muskegon
We will be at Muskegon Farmers Market every Saturday until sometime in October. Our weekly farm stand is on Wednesday nights from 4:30-6:30 pm starting Wednesday, June 4.
Our farm store website can be found athttps://tortoise-hare-farm.square.site/s/order#QAVY3RDJ2SUEWHIIYVFNW44L
Established in 2018,Tortoise & Hare Farm grows a wide variety of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables. We are dedicated to growing clean, safe, high quality vegetables without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. We offer a summer CSA and weekly farm stand at the farm (3940 N. Weber Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445).

The Montague Farmers Market – If you’re traveling to the Montague area be sure to stop in to the market Saturday’s from 9 to 12:30! You’ll find some friendly faces – Scholl Farm, The Woven Farm plus more new young farmers to support! And please take time to thank Market Master Kelly Markley for the great job she’s done promoting and putting on this growing gem of a market!

Sweetwater Verified farms along the lakeshore

Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
We are still making our Health Hutt deliveries.
You can also subscribe to our newsletter here:https://blackbirdfarmsnews.substack.com/about
Greg
Blackbird Farm

Shady Side Farm of Holland
We have an on-farm store that’s open each Wednesday & Friday afternoon from 1-4pm. We are located at 13275 Blair St, Holland 49424, just 3/4 mile east of US-31 between Grand Haven and Holland. We’d love to have you visit!
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net
Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe

Hidden Creek Farm of North Muskegon
Everything here on our farm is raised with love and care until it is ready for harvest. We do this WITHOUT the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. In addition to all the above our livestock is also corn, soy and wheat free. We focus on raising our livestock with a pasture and produce based diet. Our on Farmacy farm store is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-6pm
https://www.thehiddencreekfarm.com/
1230W River Rd, Muskegon, MI (616)796-5696

Dirty Roots Healing of Muskegon
See my website https://www.dirtyrootshealing.com/shop 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

STAY IN TOUCH!
Contact the market
Email: sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com