Welcome to Rutiz Farms
HAPPENINGS ON THE FARM I ( Jerry ) have been on vacation in Hawaii for the last couple of weeks ( among other things, my niece got married on Kauai..so I really do have an reason for being here )...so I need to thank my farm crew, stand crew, and wife ( Maureen ) for filling in for me and keeping everything going well ( I hope!) The pumpkin engraving was a success, but is now finished for this season...the skin of the pumpkins are now too hard and mature, so if you tried to write on them, they would stop growing and just go rotten. The raspberry u-pick is also finished for this season, but we will continue to have already picked raspberries, blackberries and strawberries available for sale at the stand. 
WHAT'S NEW IN THE BOX THIS WEEK: The Italian Romano green beans are cooked up the same way as you would the regular green beans...but just give them a few extra minutes of steaming to soften them up. I think you will find these green beans to be very flavorful with lots of "character". The Tuscano kale in this weeks box can make up a tasty saute..and besides kale is one on the most nutritious veggies around!
Tear up the leaves into small pieces, steam for a few minutes until "half" cooked, then transfer to a hot skillet with some oil, garlic and onions...continue cooking until everything is tender to your liking.
THINGS TO LOOK FOWARD TO IN THE COMING WEEKS
Our farm will be participating in the "Savor the Central Coast" event that takes place on the first weekend in October at the Santa Margarita Ranch. I will give you more details of how we will be involved in future newsletters, but it should be a fun time for all...go to their website at SavorCentralCoast.com for more info.
Grass fed beef??...I recently purchased 2 young Angus steers with the hope of raising them and offering the meat to our stand customers. They are currently enjoying the pasture land out on Ron and Jenn Skinner's Huasna Valley Farm. We will keep them there for another year or so, to let them grow a bit. In the meanwhile, I am still trying to find a local grass fed beef rancher that would have some products that we could offer at the stand in the close future...I will keep you posted.
Deliveries of our Harvest Boxes for the SLO city area this fall
We will again be offering deliveries of our produce for the SLO area for this fall starting Thursday, Sept. 15 and ending on Thursday, Nov. 17.
If you would like to pick up your box at The Equlibrium Fitness Center in the Marigold Shopping Center...here's the info:
We will start deliveries on Thursday, Sept. 15 and continue for each Thursday, ending Nov. 17.
The cost for the 10 weeks of produce boxes will be $180 ( $18 per week).
You do not have to be a member of The Equlibrium Fitness Center to pick up your box at this location...they welcome anyone to come in.
I would be happy to make a new pick up location in the SLO City area...if you have at least 10 members who would like to subscribe and use the same location....let me know of your thoughts...but you must do the organization!
To reserve your subscription please email me at info@RutizFarms.com and let me know of your intentions and which location you would like to pick up your box and send a check made out to Rutiz Farms (for $180) to:
Rutiz Farms
333 Miller Way
Arroyo Grande, Ca 93420
To ensure that you will receive your box on the starting date, please make sure I receive your payment by Sept. 12.
This past spring, we were able to use the following schools as pick up locations: Montessori Children's School, UMCC, Laureate School, Bishops Peak School and Pacheco School. If you are interested in picking up a weekly box at these locations (and if the school is still interested in being a pick up location), please check with your school's Harvest Box coordinator from last spring. Only those families associated with the individual schools may use these locations.
If you come to our stand in Arroyo Grande to pick up your box, please disregard the above info pertaining to the SLO city deliveries.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
Tree fruit from Huasna Valley Farms and Cirone Farms of See Canyon. 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 Cirone Farms of See Canyon
"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
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
Produce in the Harvest Box this week:
"Persian" cucumbers
3 ears of sweet corn
"Italian" Romano green beans
carrots
sweet onions
"Sierra Gold" potaotes
"tuscano" kale
salad mix
"See Canyon" apples
PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week.
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| 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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