Sweet Life Acres

04/12/2026

04/11/2026

If anyone has been looking to get in to a cows' milk share, I've been getting mine here and truly enjoy it! They have availability!

We've got some shareholder availability for anyone looking for fresh milk - . Cream on top, never heated so still containing all its digestive enzymes, and all the vitamin and mineral content is completely intact. 😊

We raise Jersey cows grazed 24/7 on rotational pasture as the season allows, supplemented with a non-gmo small grain ration (soy & corn free), and fed our own organically grown hay through the winter.

Jerseys have some of the highest butterfat of all the dairy cows making their milk super creamy and delicious and good for turning your cream into butter if you desire.

We offer farm pickup here in rapid river, delivery to trenary, Chatham, wetmore, and Harvey.

Send us a message to get started or email us [email protected].

Current shareholders, can you share a picture of your milk drinking cup to help get our post seen my some folks? 🫶

09/21/2025

I'm still getting used to what mushrooms I can forage here in the UP. Ever since we moved here, I've been looking for Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). We don't have many oaks on our property, and I was told they prefer this species, so Saturday I decided to venture off our property into state land in hopes of finding more oaks out there.
I found plenty of oaks, but no COW. So I gave up and headed back onto our land to gather some oyster mushrooms from a place where I found them last week. Suddenly in the distance I saw this bright orange object on a tree about 75 yards away. It was like a beacon! As I approached, I started getting giddy. Yeppers, I finally found some and on our land! But not on an oak, as expected, but on a very large wild cherry tree! (I've since discovered they like cherry and beech trees too).
I removed a section, brought it home and cooked up a small trial piece. The next day, since we had no adverse reactions, we cooked up the rest and added it to our venison stew. Yum. So happy to have found this. I'll be going back for more to cook up and put in the freezer for future meals. They can get quite large, much bigger than what I found.

09/03/2025

We'll be at the Manistique Farmers' Market this evening! This will be the last week we offer zucchini or zucchini bread. Besides the variety of vegetables we've been bringing, we soon expect to offer more eggplant, HOT peppers, tomatoes, Spaghetti and Butternut squash. Come down and see us, and the other vendors, today at Triangle Park in Manistique.

08/16/2025

This has been a challenging grow season on the homestead. Being gone during planting time had us planting our vegetables late, only to have grasshoppers wipe out most of what was planted.
Add to that, another bug infestation of chafer beetles that stripped through our orchard.
So we scrambled to organically deal with all these setbacks and are finally seeing some progress.
Pictured is a small native plant patch in my raised bed garden, full of nectar producing flowers that are feeding: Soldier Beetles, Great Spangled Fritillary, native bumblebees and many other pollinating insects.

05/17/2025

We have potted tomato plants for sale. Available now until May 22nd. Organic seeds planted in organic soil mix. Limited quantities of: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Pink Brandywine, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Amish Paste and Mexico Midget (a cherry type). Message me for availability and to schedule a pick-up at our place in Cooks, MI. $5 each for a 3.5" pot.

05/14/2025

05/14/2025

05/02/2025

MCG will be hosting another working group to discuss Food Security ideas and projects. This time we will meet at 12 noon at The Mill, 216 S. Cedar St. in Manistique on Friday, May 9th. You can bring your lunch if this is during your break. Please plan to join us if you can.

10/08/2024

Looks like the 2024 growing season is coming to a close for me. I'll be bringing the last of some of our produce to Manistique Farmers' Market tomorrow. Things like kale, cabbage and brussel sprouts continue to grow in these cooler temps, but most other veggies have been pulled in. This might be the last market for me this year, so come get your favorites.

10/05/2024

My last farmer's market, in Garden, for the season. 9 to 11. And next Wed. Will most likely be the last market I sell at for this year.