Welcome to Rutiz Farms
HAPPENINGS ON THE FARM  Stop by the Farm Stand this Friday (August 5) between 1:00-5:00 PM, RAW FOOD BETSY will be treating our customers to tasting samples of Raw Chili and Fennel Quinoa Salad. Betsy looks forward to talking with everyone about the benefits of eating a whole, plant-based diet and using much of our farm's produce as ingredients. Betsy (owner of RAW FOOD BETSY) is a raw food chef, instructor and consultant. Betsy's classes, lectures, food demonstrations and tastings have people "fired up" about eating their veggies again RASPBERRY U-PICK THIS FRIDAY Be sure to come early for best picking...the field will probably be pretty well picked out before the end of the day on Friday, so probably no u-pick for Saturday...but we will always have plenty of picked raspberries, blackberries and strawberries for sale on the stand table. The price for the u-pick raspberries will be $5 per pound...that works out to be about $2 for a basket. Interested in making pickles?...we now have pickling cucumbers for sale at the stand. WHAT'S NEW IN THE BOX THIS WEEK: Our SWEET CORN is finally ready... tasty bi-color ears ( white and yellow kernels on the same ear). This week's early season corn has little if any worms on the tips...enjoy this while we can..later on in the season, we will surely be seeing our typical critters on the tips of every ear!
Have you ever seen a lemon cucumber? They're called "lemon" not because of the taste, but because they are about the size of a lemon and yellow-colored when ripe. They have a lovely, mild taste, even when quite mature, and the skins are relatively thin, so many people serve them with peels on. The skins have tiny little prickles that rub off easily, but will poke you if you aren't careful (like garden-picked zucchini).
Lemon cucumbers can be used for most recipes calling for cucumber. PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
Ciders and Juices "flash pasteurized" from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles....pesticide free!.. "Artisan" breads from the Eclair Bakery of The Village of Arroyo Grande...every Friday and Saturday.
Sonora Whole Wheat Flour from Huasna Valley Farm..."Locally Grown, Freshly Milled"...not available for the time being due to their flour mill broke down!
Vegetable and herb starts from The Transitions Mental Health Growing Grounds of Santa Maria...pesticide free!
Fish CSA with pick ups at our stand each Friday..call Margie at 481-5827 or email her at slofreshcatch@gmail.com
David's Blue Ribbon Honey...regular honey, honey with comb and lemon and raspberry flavored creamed honey. Avocados from Dave Righetti of San Luis Obispo. Sunflower "sprouts" from Carl and Ruth...one of our neighbors at the farm.
Be sure to check out our "new and improved" web site at www.Rutizfarms.com. You will find many of our recipes and past newsletters archived and a "blog" page where you can see pictures and discussion of current and past events at the farm!
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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
cucumbers--$2/ pound
golden cherry tomatoes--$2/ basket
"early girl" tomatoes--$3/ pound sweet corn--75c each or 3 for $2 blue lake green beans--$2.50/ pound strawberries--$3/ basket raspberries and blackberries--$3.50/ basket "Sierra Gold" potatoes--$1.50/ pound
"rainbow" colored chard--$2 / bunch
"calvo nero" kale---$2 / bunch
broccoli--$2.50/ pound
Italian "sprouting" baby broccoli--$4 / pound
cauliflower--$2/ pound for white, $3/ pound for the orange color
carrots--$2 / bunch
beets--$2/ bunch, red, orange or pink colored
leeks--$2/ bunch
baby mixed salad greens--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound
baby spinach--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound
fennel bulb--$1 each Italian flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, arugula, -$1/ bunch
basil--$1/ bunch
sunflower sprouts--$3 per 1/4 pound
peaches--$2.50/ pound, from Cirone Farms of See Canyon
apples--$1.50/ pound, from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles
"Haas" avocados--$1.25 each
honey: 1 pound--$10 / jar
honey with comb--$16/ jar
flavored creamed honey--$10/ jar, raspberry or lemon flavor
( all honey products from David's Blue Ribbon Honey, Arroyo Grande)
fresh flowers: $5 to $8 per 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 $15 / 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!
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RECIPES
Raspberry and peach crisp Ingredients- 4 to 5 pounds firm, ripe peaches (10 to 12 large peaches)
- 1 orange, zested
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 to 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 pint raspberries
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1/2 pound cold unsalted butter, diced
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the inside of a 10 by 15 by 2 1/2-inch oval baking dish.
Immerse the peaches in boiling water for 30 seconds, then place them in cold water. Peel the peaches and slice them into thick wedges and place them into a large bowl. Add the orange zest, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons of flour. Toss well. Gently mix in the raspberries. Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes. If there is a lot of liquid, add 1 more tablespoon of flour. Pour the peaches into the baking dish and gently smooth the top.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt, oatmeal, and the cold, diced butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the butter is pea-sized and the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly on top of the peaches and raspberries. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is browned and crisp and the juices are bubbly. Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator and reheat in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until warm.
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Order Your Harvest Box
Produce in the Harvest Box this week:
sweet corn
"Blue Lake" green beans
broccoli
lemon cucumbers
multicolored carrots
"Sierra Gold" potatoes
tomatoes
salad mix
peaches and/or nectarines
PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week. |
| Stand Hours
Tuesdays and Fridays.. 1 to 6 pm
Saturdays..10am to 3pm
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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