Sweetwater Market News for Saturday September 14th

Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, September 14th, 2024
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

Funny Farm of Grant
It may feel like summer this week but changes are ahead for us. The garden is definitely almost finished but we’re going to plant some greens this week for harvest in about a month to 6 weeks. The groundhog shouldn’t be able to get these! Let’s hope the warmer weather hangs on for many more weeks. Gotta love a late frost!
The first winter squash came last week and there will be more this week. Tomatoes are slowing down, cherry size are about out. If you’d like some for salsa or to can or freeze, text me for prices. The peppers are getting really colored with the cooler nights.
If you’d like to reserve something, please text me at 734 945 0720 and I will let you
know. Thank you so much for all your support this summer!
Winter squash, spaghetti and acorn
Cabbage, big ones and small ones
Peppers, green by orders only, red ones as they ripen
Scallions or green onions
Shallots
Onions, white, red and yellow
Garlic
Tomatoes, asst cherry or red, and big ones of all sizes
Low sugar jelly in many flavors, all from our farm. Blackberry,
Elderberry/blackberry, Apple, Kiwi, Kiwi/crabapple, Wild grape, and
Blueberry from a source that I’ve used for 20+ years.
Thanks again!
Barb

Pine Row Farm
Hello :-),
100% grass fed beef:
Prices listed are per pound. Orders are filled in the order we receive them.
Sale! Short ribs $4.00
Chuck, English, and arm roasts $8.50
Short ribs, Korean cut$7.00
Ribeye $18
New York strip $17.25
Hanger $10.00
Sirloin sizzlers $12.50
Chuck and arm roasts$8.50
Kabob $11.00
Stew meat $9.00
Soup bones $2.25
We sell by halves and quarters. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the waiting list. We have processing dates in September, October, and November.
Poultry
All of our poultry is free range, locked in nightly, and has certified organic feed.
Please return your empty cartons. Thanks!
Chicken eggs (available again) $6.00/dozen
Duck eggs are $10/dozen.
Honey
Plastic squeeze bottle:
1# raw $8
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! Glass jars only. Mother Hubbard’s maple syrup:
Pints $10
Quarts $20
Kasza Sugar Bush Maple Syrup
Glass containers.
Quarts $20
Gallons $55
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
Howdy folks, we were highlighted in the Iroquois Valley Farms (IVF) 2023 Public Benefit Report Check out page 6 ( https://iroquoisvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IQVF_PublicBenefitReport2023.pdf).Our mortgage is joint funded by IVF and the FSA. We are very fortunate to be apart of their lending pool. If you want good news about the future of the world, check out that report!
Our last day at Montague Farmers Market was this past weekend. Look for us next season! We will continue to attend Muskegon all year round, every Saturday, from 8-2.
Our pre-order list is up-to-date with all our items, prices, sausage ingredients, and pick-up options. Here’s the link: http://thepasturage.com/order and you are always welcome to call or email. 231 288 6112 & thepasturage@gmail.com
Happy fall!
Julie

Returning soon
The Woven Farm of Whitehall
Hello folks!
I will not be at market this week, busy seeding for fall.
I’ve got some nice fall crops coming on, so I’ll hopefully be back in the next couple of weeks with some good new stuff!
Will return soon.
The Woven Trifecta
231-215-6008
www.thewoventrifecta.com

Mannor Farm of Hesperia 
We will return to Sweetwater soon.
We will be at the following markets this week:
New Era Farmers Market ;Tuesday 4pm – 7pm
Muskegon Farmers Market on September 12th.
Newaygo Farmers Market on September 13th
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
5595 E Arthur Road
Hesperia, MI

Earthscape Farm
We will return mid September. We are honored to have been awarded the Michigan Dept of Natural Resources 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year! We will accept our award on September 13th, you can read more about it here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/387e9c7

Other Places to Find Sweetwater Verified Goods
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
You can continue to find our produce on the lakeshore at both the Grand Haven and Muskegon Health Hutt locations, with deliveries made Friday afternoon. (note: if stocks are low on things please let Health Hutt know so we can increase what we bring them!)
Our produce will also be available at two locations in Grand Rapids: the Fulton Street Farmers’ Market on Friday mornings and the Creston Farmers’ Market on alternating Saturday mornings.
Questions? Send us an e-mail at hello.blackbirdfarms@gmail.com.
Greg & Shel

Scholl Farms of Montague
We will return soon thanks!
In the meantime you can find us at Montague Farmers Market if you’re up that way.
Stu and Connie

Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
We will return soon. In the meantime you can find us at Pentwater Market on Monday & Thursday from 10:00 to 1:00.
Andy & Dennise

Dirty Roots Healing of Muskegon
See my Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/dirtyrootshealing/ 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

Shady Side Farm of Holland
We plan to return in fall. Get news, recipes, and alerts from the farm: https://mailchi.mp/ffb92e5e9f09/shadysidefarmsubscribe
Lona
Shady Side Farm
info@shadysidefarm.net

Laughing Tree Bakery
You can find us every Saturday at the Muskegon Farmers Market as well as the Grand Haven Health Hutt, now carrying a full array of our pastries as well as bread.

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 on market day pickup.

STAY IN TOUCH!
Contact the market
(231)742-8477 (leave a message).
Email: sweetwaterlocalfoods@gmail.com
If you have not already done so you may want to sign up for the newsletter
to get the market product lists on Monday & Friday.

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 Sweetwater Pledge to Customers