Welcome to Rutiz Farms
This Week on the Farm
TWO FREE FOOD TASTING THIS FRIDAY AT THE STAND!
You will have the opportunity to sample local olive oils and ice cream when you come to our stand this Friday, 1 to 6pm.
Tiber Canyon Ranch, a local producer ( right outside of Arroyo Grande) of California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, will be providing samples of their gourmet flavors and will have 8oz bottles available for sale.
And for desert, Cathe Olson, a local author of the cookbook " Lick It! Creamy Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love ", will be giving an ice cream making demonstration and passing out samples of her ice cream treats ( made with our fruits). She will also have copies of her cookbook available for purchase.
For those of you who have signed up to have your box delivered to the Slo city area...the boxes should be available for pick-up at your arranged location by 2pm each Thursday afternoon. Please, please make the effort to return the collapsed box to your pick up location by the next Thursday when you pick up again ( these boxes cost me over $1...and I really don't factor this cost into the overall cost of your Harvest Box...as long as I get them back, I won't have to pass the costs down to everyone!)
IF YOU PICK UP YOUR BOX AT OUR STAND IN ARROYO GRANDE ON FRIDAYS, YOU CAN JUST CONTINUE TO RESERVE YOUR BOX ON A WEEK BY WEEK BASIS BY USING THE EMAIL RESPONSES
If you are receiving the delivered Harvest Boxes in the SLO city area, you do not need to respond back with the e-mail each week...you have already paid for your Boxes and they will be delivered to your pick up location each Thursday.
WHAT'S NEW IN THE BOX THIS WEEK:
Our sweet corn has finally ripened up and is nice and sweet...everyone should receive 3 to 4 ears in their harvest Box this week. I know the ears are a bit on the small side this week...but htis is typical of the first field of the season...they will get larger in the coming weeks!
The fruit for this week will be a pound of Cirone Farms ( from See Canyon ) apricots...they are the "Blenhiem" variety and are at their peak of flavor!
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Available at the Stand
Here are the items that we should have on the "table" for this Friday along with the prices so you may plan your meals and your budget.
blue lake green beans--$2/ pound
blackberries--$3/ basket
strawberries--$2.75/ basket, $8/ 3 pack
parsnips--$2 / pound
sweet yellow or purple onions--$1/ pound
broccoli--$1.50/ pound
zucchini squashes--$1.50/ pound
"Sierra Gold" potatoes--$1.50/ pound
carrots--$1.75/ bunch
"rainbow colored" carrots--$2/ bunch
cauliflowers- white--$1.00/ pound
colored--$2/ pound
red beets-$1.75/ bunch
leeks--$1.75/ bunch
red leaf , butter leaf and romaine lettuces--$1 each
baby mixed salad greens--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound
spinach--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound
"sunflower" sprouts--$2.50 for !/4 pound
fennel bulb--$1 each
basil---$1.50/ bunch
Italian flatleaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, sage, thyme, arugala,--$1/ bunch
rhubarb--$3/ pound
lemons--3 /$1
avocados--$1 each or 3 for $2.50
honey: 1 pound--$10,
"flavored" cream honey varieties--$7.50/ jar bee pollen--$30/ jar ( by special order)
( all honey products from David's Blue Ribbon Honey,
Arroyo Grande)
fresh flowers:
mixed bouquets--$5 to $7/ bunch
sunflowers--$5/ bunch
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Harvest Box Info
You are welcome to come by and pick out individual items from the table or continue to pick up your reserved Harvest box or both( add items that may not be included in your Box that week)..The Harvest Boxes, which cost $14 / week , will be available for pick up during the Stand hours on Fridays only. I would ask you to kindly let me know by Thursday evening of each week, with a E mail response( use the link in the right hand column of this newsletter where it says Order Your Harvest Box) if you want a Box for the week. Please take note: this ordering link is only usable for the current week's newsletter....After Friday morning of each week, the ordering link becomes unusable!
If you are receiving the delivered Harvest Boxes in the SLO city area, you do not need to respond back with the e-mail each week...you have already paid for your Boxes and they will be delivered to your pick up location by 2pm each Thursday. |
RECIPES
Fresh spinach salad
Ingredients:
1 tbsp red wine vinegar (or cider)
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp prepared mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp salad oil
1/2 garlic clove
4 cups crisp spinach, hard stems removed
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
4 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped
4 fresh mushrooms sliced
1/4 cup broccoli sliced into small pieces (optional)
How to make this recipe:
Mix first 7 ingredients and refrigerate. Tear spinach into bite-sized pieces and prepare remaining ingredients. Add dressing just before serving, having removed the garlic clove. Prep time: 10-15 minutes
EASY TIPS FOR PERFECT ROASTED VEGETABLES
adapted from The Santa Monica Farmer's Cookbook by Amelia Saltsman
Roasting vegetables concentrates their flavors, develops and caramelizes natural sugars, and gives them that appetizing crisped look. Best of all, the same technique works for just about any vegetable you've got on hand, any time of the year. Follow these simple steps for great results.
Keep vegetables or vegetables pieces a uniform size for even cooking.
Toss cleaned, trimmed vegetables with 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil, kosher or sea salt, and freshly ground pepper. For convenience, do this directly in the pan.
Always preheat the oven.
Roast dense vegetables, such as beets or potatoes, at 400 degrees, quick-cooking ones, such as asparagus or tomatoes, at 425 to 450 degrees.
Don't crowd the pan, or your vegetables will steam rather than brown. Large baking sheets and heatproof-glass dishes are ideal for roasting.
Roast vegetables uncovered in the upper third of the oven for better browning.
Halfway through the cooking time, remove the pan from the oven and give it a shake or use a spatula to loosen and turn the vegetables.
When the vegetables are browned and tender, season again with your favorite seasonings...salt, pepper, garlic powder.
If serving the vegetables at room temperature, allow them to cool before piling them onto a serving dish( so they won't steam themselves and get soft). | |
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Order Your Harvest Box
This Weeks Harvest Box should Include:
a bag of "bloomsdale" spinach
"bi-color" sweet corn
broccoli
a bag of salad mix
"Blue Lake" green beans
"rainbow colored" carrots
Jerry's "Sierra Gold" potatoes
red and yellow sweet onions
See Canyon apricots
PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week.
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| Stand Hours
Tuesdays and Fridays 1 to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 4pm
FARM STAND LOCATION:
1075 "The Pike" in Arroyo Grande. We are located on the south side of The Pike, between Halcyon Road and Elm Street. Visit our web site at www.Rutizfarms.com for a map to the farm. Our mailing address is : Rutiz Farms
333 Miller Way
Arroyo Grande, Ca 93420
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