Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, October 18th, 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 Liberty Family Farm, Funny Farm & Pine Row Farm and then plan to stop by the market Saturday. Your preorders are appreciated! Hidden Creek Farm has an on-farm store (The Farmacy) and their list is updated below. The Pasturage is taking preorders for turkey and will be back to offering delivery to Sweetwater October 25. Shady Side Farm is coming to Sweetwater on October 25! Plan to stock up on their certified organic beans, einkorn & spelt flours and so much more!
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Hackert Farm Organic Ida Red Apples
1/2 peck $ 9.00
Peck $16.00
PASTURED POULTRY
ORDER YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEY! Limited availability.
Free range Pasture & Non-gmo Feed.
$7.50/lb
Chicken Breasts $14.00 per lb ( avg. weight 1.5 lb for one)
Chicken Thighs $8.00/lb (avg weight 1.5lb for 2)
Drumsticks $6.50/lb
Fresh Eggs- $6.00 per dozen, NON-gmo feed. limited
PASTURED BEEF AND LAMB ARE HERE!
Sirloin Steaks $15.00/lb
Rib Steaks $18.00/lb
T Bone $18.00/lb
GRASS FED LAMB
Chops $ 18.00 ( smaller size)
Leg Steaks $ 15.00
Ground $ 11.00
Shoulder Steak $12.75
*****We are taking orders for 1/4 – 1/2- or whole hog. Price is $3.25 per hanging weight, plus a processing fee. Some are available early November and some are ready late December. Email for details.
PASTURED PORK
NEW- ITALIAN BRATS $10.00/lb (5 brats)
NEW ! Nitrate Free Ham Slices $9.00/lb
NEW ! Nitrate Free Hocks $7.00/lb in stock
NEW ! Pork Chops $9.00/lb in stock
NEW! Maple Breakfast Bulk $10.00/lb in stock
NEW! Garlic Basil Sausage 1 lb/ $10.00 in stock
NEW! Italian Bulk Sausage 1 lb/ $10.00 in stock
NEW! Ground Pork 1 lb/ $8.00 in stock
Bakery Goods
NEW! Apple Galettes $10.00 * Made with organic apples.
NEW! Apple Crumb Top Pie $18.00 Small $8.00
New! Pumpkin Bread $8.00 large loaf
New! Roasted Corn and pepper Quiche $20.00 large
New! Spinach and Cheddar Quiche $20.00
SOURDOUGH Loaf $8.00
SOURDOUGH BAGELS $2.00 EACH – Plain or Everything
SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES $3.00 each
SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS $3.00
Spinach & Cheddar Quiche made with Organic ingredients! $18.00
Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche made with Organic ingredients $18.00
Classic Banana Bread- $8.00/large
Classic Banana Bread with Organic Chocolate Chips- $10.00/large
Organic Pizza Crusts (4pk)- $5.00
** PLEASE ORDER EARLY FOR THE BEST AVAILABILITY**
Please email orders to- libertyff@gmail.com
THANK YOU,
Andy and Dennise
Questions- 231-873-3737
Funny Farm of Grant
Hello, Sweetwater friends! Looks like fall is making its appearance! Pumpkins!! We had a few make it to harvest so I will bring those. Some of our winter squash is so pretty that it makes a beautiful addition to displays. A lot of stuff has run its course for the year. but the fall stuff is going well. 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.
Pumpkins
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
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 SOLD OUT
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 SOLD OUT
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 Pasturage of Montague
*Reminder: we will not be able to deliver to Sweetwater Saturday October 18. We will still be at Muskegon in our usual stall (148).*
We are taking pre-orders for our Thanksgiving turkeys. On our online pre-order form (https://form.jotform.com/231266729632056), under the turkey tab, is a place to list your name and contact information. We ask for a $55 deposit. You can mail a check to us, or I can send you a payment link online. We will deliver the turkeys the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
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
Shady Side Farm of Holland
We will be attending Sweetwater on Saturday October 25th!
In the meantime, 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
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Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We will return soon.
The Mannor Farm of Hesperia
We will not be at the markets for a couple of weeks.
We will return to Sweetwater on November 1st.
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
Hesperia, Michigan
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
Chile Cheddar, Toasted Walnut Batard & Pumpernickel Rye are on the menu this week along with all the usuals. 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 Saturdays 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
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.
Veggies at the Farmacy (our on-farm store) this week:
Red & green peppers
Onions
Garlic
Eggplant
Arugula
Spinach
Carrots
Radish
Green & yellow beans
Salad mix
Butternut squash
Potatoes
We also restocked essential oil scented candles with some really lovely fall scents
Essential oil mouthwash is also restocked
Sourdough is available fresh on the shelf and in the freezer.
Our on Farmacy farm store is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-6pm. Closed Sunday.
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