Sweetwater Local Foods Market
Saturday, January 14th, 2023
10:00am to 11:00am
Mercy Health Lakes Village
6401 Harvey St. at US31/Pontaluna Rd.
Supporting Small Local Organic Food Producers since 2005!
Sweetwater Pledge to Customers
On Monday we list all the vendors attending the Saturday market and what they have available for preordering. Each vendor lists what they have, the price and how to contact them to order.
As this sunless winter drags on, consider the value of locally grown foods, baked goods & teas! Laughing Tree Bakery needs your preorders by Tuesday 6pm. Forest Finds has a fine selection of their made by hand herbal teas, preorders appreciated! I don’t know about you, but just the thought of a Lovely Lemon scone and a hot cup of Hibiscus Mint Sun Tea on these gloomy days makes me smile!
In Case of Severe Weather: Cancellation Notice
If we need to cancel a market due to severe weather (like the Christmas blizzard) I will send out a separate email no later than Friday evening before a market notifying you that we will be closed. I will post the same message to our FB & Instagram pages as well as the website. If you know people who are regulars to the market and not in the habit of checking emails please let them know. Thanks!
CSA INFO Interested in joining a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm this coming year? See bottom of newsletter for more info.
Vendors Attending Saturday January 14th:
Liberty Family Farm & Bakery of Hart
Preorders accepted.
Empire Apples from Hackert Family Farm, Certified Organic! . $52 per bushel.
$28.00 per half bushel.
$15 per peck.
$9.00 per half peck.
VEGGIES from the garden and hoop house!!
Red Potatoes $5.00/ qt
White Potatoes Russets $5.00/ qt
FARM FRESH EGGS! $6.00 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
Drumsticks $5.75/ lb
Wings $5.75/lb
Livers $5.00
PASTURED PORK
Breakfast links $12.00lb
Breakfast Patties $12.00 lb
Pork chops$9.00/lb
Maple Sage sausage$10.00
Italian bulk sausage $10.00
Garlic basil bulk sausage$10.00
Ground pork $7.00
Nitrate free bacon$12.00
Pork Steaks $8.00/lb
Fresh Ham Steaks $9.00 /lb
Pork Kabobs $8.00 /lb
Italian Brats $9.00/lb
Pork Shoulder Roasts $10.00 lb
Ribs $9.00/lb
Nitrate Free Ham Hocks $7.00 /lb
**Please let us know if you need a bulk order of something so we can reserve it for you. We will have all the usual cuts, sausage, nitrate free bacon & hams, and brats.
GRASS FED LAMB 100% raised on pasture! No hormones or chemicals ever!
Ground Lamb$10.50
Leg Steaks$15.00
Shoulder Steaks$12.75
Lamb Stew Meat $9.00
Shanks $9.00
BAKERY OFFERINGS
New! No Knead, Slow rising Cranberry Breakfast Loaf $8.00
New! Cinnamon Rolls $5.00 single large, or 4pk for $18.00
Apple Galettes $10.00 made with organic apples!
Spinach & Cheddar GF or Reg. $17.00
Broccoli & Cheddar GF or Reg. $17.00
Classic Banana Bread $9.00 small $6.00
Ultimate Granola $5.00 bag
Breakfast Cookies $4.00 each
Pizza Crusts $5.00 (4 pack)
Please send order via email libertyff@gmail.com by Friday evening 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.
NOTE: If you get this email too late for a preorder we will plan to have limited amounts of veggies, apples, eggs & baked goods available for walk up sales.
Thank you very much!
The Wrights
Liberty Family Farm
231-873-3737
Laughing Tree Bakery of Hart
To place an order and PRE-PAY please go to www.laughingtreebakery.com
And look for the ORDER FOR SWEETWATER button in the upper right corner.
Please pre-order by Tuesday at 6pm.
To pay with cash or check at pickup send an email order to: Hilde@laughingtreebakery.com
BREADS Available for Pre-Order for Saturday, January 14:
Cheddar Peppercorn Bread $8.00
Lumbertown Rye $7.00
Finn’s Pecan Raisin Pecan $10.00
Homesteader’s Wheat $7.00
Michigander $7.00
Oceana Round $6.00
Third Coast Three Seed $7.00
Griff’s 8 Grain $7.00
Annie’s Raisin Spice $7.00
Wholegrain Kamut $7.00
Pilgrim Rye $7.00
Rustic Baguettes $4.00
Pay It Forward Loaf $6.00
PASTRIES Available for Pre-Order Saturday, January 14:
Morning Buns $4.00 each (A hearty cinnamon roll with ground pecans and orange oil)
Deep Mud 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)
Vanilla Shortcakes $2.50 each (only available for orders of 12 or more through the winter)
SCONES: $3.00 each
Truly Ginger Scones
Michigan Cherry Scones
Blueberry Scones
Lovely Lemon Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones
Mountain Crunch Granola $10/pound
PB Granola (not available this week)
Hilde and Charlie Muller
Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery
231-873-9820
Find us on facebook and Instagram
www.laughingtreebakery.com
Forest Finds of Muskegon
This winter gloom needs a nice warm herbal tea! We have five to choose from.
❏Nourish – A nourishing blend for all ages. Raspberry leaf, nettles, oatstraw, red clover, mint. ❏Mallow Balm – Soothe & Support. Lemon Balm, marshmallow leaf, bee balm, hawthorn leaf and flower.
❏Hibiscus Mint – Cooling sun tea, can be enjoyed hot. Hibiscus, lemon balm, apple mint, mountain mint, marshmallow, lemongrass, and citrus peels
❏Sacred Self – Honor your sacred self. Tulsi, skullcap, lemon balm, sweet fern, marshmallow root, ginger, and cardamom
❏Tranquility – A relaxing and stress relieving blend. Lemon balm, linden, damiana, skullcap, lavender, and sweet fern.
Teas are $10 for approx 20-25 servings. Organically grown, locally sourced when possible and sustainably wildcrafted.
For preorders, please check out our entire product list here:
Forest Finds
If you have any questions, etc about any of our products please email me at ForestFinds@yahoo.com
Call or text 616-834-3233
Forest Finds
Thanks! Cody
Pine Row Farm of Rothbury
Hello :-),
We will accept orders until 5pm on Friday. If you miss the deadline or prefer to shop in person, I do bring a selection of what’s available every Saturday. I will plan to get totals emailed out by 9:30pm on Friday. 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:
Prices listed are per pound. Orders are filled in the order we receive them.
Skirt steak $10
Eye of round steaks $7.75
Arm roasts $8.50
Ground beef $7.25
Short ribs $7
Shank $5.75
We sell by halves and quarters. Please contact us if you would like to be on the list for beef in 2023. We have unexpectedly obtained a processing date in January. If you would like a half or quarter early in the year, please let me know. We’d previously planned on spring being the next date.
Pork
We have one whole pork available. It is Idaho Pasture breed, born and raised on the farm, and never had any vaccines or medications. We raise our pigs on pasture, hay, and a small portion of certified organic grain.
Poultry
All of our poultry are free range, locked in nightly, and have certified organic feed.
Chicken eggs: $6/dozen
Duck eggs: $10/dozen
Honey
We will bring the following honey:
Plastic squeeze bottles:
12 oz bear $6
1# raw $8
2# $12
Glass canning jars:
Pint raw $10
Quart raw $16
Beeswax
1# block $10
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
Maple cream $15/#
See you Saturday!
Sarah (and Bill and the kids),
pinerowfarmgirl@gmail.com
231-861-5215
Scholl Farm of Montague
All of our products and produce are raised/grown organically using 100% certified organic feeds.
EGGS, Chicken – $6.00/doz. (Limit 1 doz.)
FROZEN CHICKEN
– Frozen whole birds, 4 TO 6+ lbs. $5.50/lb.
– Frozen whole cut up chicken, 8 pcs per pkg. 5-6 lbs., $6.00/lb.
– Necks, gizzards, and livers: $3.00/lb.
POTATOES
Purple, Yellow, Kennebec, and Crescent Fingers. Mix or match.
$15.00/peck (4 qt.)
$30.00/1/2 bu.
$50.00/1 bu.
Spuds are easy to store if kept in cool, dark, dry environment with some airflow.
Stock up on your favorite varieties.
Place all orders via voice message at (231) 893-1311. Leave your name, phone number and speak slow and clear.
Thanks so Much,
Stu and Connie
The Pasturage of Montague
Hi all! We will be at Sweetwater this weekend January 14. Then we will miss January 21 & 28. My Dad will be at the Muskegon Farmers Market on those days. We will return to Sweetwater on Feb. 4. Thank you!
Our New Year Product Price List is up! You will find all of our current lamb & pork cuts (including bacon😉) at:
The Pasturage Product Price List 1-2023
To place a preorder: Text or call 231 288 6112. Email thepasturage@gmail.com Look for a confirmation via whatever method you contacted me.
To Pickup:
At Sweetwater Local Foods Market, order by 4pm Friday for the 10am-11am Saturday market.
Thank you!
Julie
The Pasturage Product Price List 1-2023
Opportunities for CSA 2023 (Community Supported Agriculture) Memberships
The following farms are accepting applications for CSA for 2023:
The Woven Farmstead of Whitehall
Happy New Year!
After a series of wild events in 2022, I am excited for all that is to come in the 2023 season. I am eager to share abundant harvests with you all this season!
I am tentatively planning to attend this weeks market – Microgreens are seeded and a small amount of greenhouse crops are slowwwwwly growing. Check back Friday for availability!
In the meantime, if you’d like to support the farm through an early season purchase, CSA shares + market cards are live on the website! Visit here to learn more :
https://thewoventrifecta.com/shop/csa-shares
I’d love to grow ya delicious veggies + beautiful bouquets of flowers all season long!
Cheers to good growing!
Sam
231-215-6008
Inquire@thewoventrifecta.com
Blackbird Farm of Coopersville
Shares for the Blackbird Farms 2023 CSA program are now available! Sign up now for fresh vegetables June through October. Complete information, as well as sign-up forms, is available on our website at https://blackbirdfarms.net/community-supported-agriculture/. We hope to have you join us–there is a place at the table waiting for you!
The Mannor Farm of Hesperia
The new year is here.
At the farm, we are taking a little break and getting ready for the 2023 Farmers Market season. It will be here before we know it.
In the past year, we made a few changes to our farm operations. We stopped using plastic mulch; opting for machine cultivation and manual hoeing to control weeds. We also added meat chickens, guinea fowl, and rabbits to our market offerings. We started work on the barn (this project is still in progress).
Starting in May 2023, we will be offering eggs from our Certified Naturally Grown flock of hens.
We will also open a farm market stand at the farm starting in late spring or early summer.
We also started offering a CSA Farm Card membership program.
Our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) membership is a unique program. Members are issued a prepaid Farm (gift) Card loaded with the cash value of their membership (plus the bonus value). For an investment of $100 to $500, you will receive a Farm (gift) Card loaded with $110 to $600. That is a discount of 10-20%.
The members can use the Farm Card to pay for their purchases from us at the farm or the Farmers Markets that we attend on a regular basis.
The members only buy what they want when they want it. They will be notified what we will have each week so they may pre-order for pick-up at the farm stand or one of the Farmers Markets. Or they may wait to purchase at the farm (during our scheduled hours) or at the farmers markets near them.
Again thank you for your business in 2022 and we look forward to seeing you at the Farmers Markets in 2023.
Dan & Linda Mannor
The Mannor Farm LLC
Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheMannorFarm
Check out our CNG Certification at https://certified.naturallygrown.org/producers/6190
RETURNING SOON
Earthscape Farm of Hesperia
We will be returning near the end of January.
CONTACT: Patrice and Bill Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
email earthscapefarm@gmail.com
Dark Water Coffee Roasters of Mears
Not sure of our plans at this point, but if you’re in need of a fresh coffee supply, jump on our website www.darkwatercoffeeroasters.com and we will ship right to your doorstep! There are some exciting new offerings sure to excite your morning cuppa.
Happy Fall,
Lauren, Tony, Damian, and Neve
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 Sweetwater Pledge to Customers