Welcome to Rutiz Farms
HAPPENINGS ON THE FARM . 
We will have plenty of green cabbage available at the stand this Friday...for all of you Irish folk who will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this Saturday with corned beef and cabbage!
The stand is now open until 6pm each Tuesday and Friday. We should start opening on Saturdays on April 6...the day before Easter...hopefully we will have plenty of strawberries by then...depends on the weather.
DO YOU WANT TO SIGN UP FOR DELIVERIES OF OUR HARVEST BOXES FOR THE SLO CITY AREA?
We are now taking sign up for those of you who are interested to receive our weekly Harvest Box delivered to pick up locations in the SLO city area.
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, April 19 and continue for each Thursday, ending June 7.
The cost for the 8 weeks of produce boxes will be $144 ( $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 send a check made out to Rutiz Farms (for $144) 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 April 16.
For those of you who are families or staff at the Montessori Children's School, UMCC, Bishops Peak School and Pacheco School. If you are interested in picking up a weekly box at these locations, please check with your school's Harvest Box coordinator for sign up details. 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.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX THIS WEEK The sprouting baby broccoli is an old fashion variety of broccoli that forms many small side shoots instead of one large main head ( like the broccoli in the supermarkets that may have a big, woody stem and sometimes bitter tasting ). The stems on the sprouting broccoli are small and thin, with a sweet flavor throughout. No need to cut off any portion, use the whole stalk and head in your saute or stir fry. The artichokes are jumbo size...easily each one could feed 2 people...lots of "meat" on the leaves and a big "heart". Just be sure to steam them enough ( put them in a large sauce pan with a steamer screen and 2 inches of water )...steam maybe an hour or so...until the outer leaves pull off very easily. If you say your artichoke was tough and difficult to eat...it is because you under cooked it! The tomatoes are being grown by Debbie Chamberlain in the Salton Sea area ( the desert near Palm Springs ). They are outdoor grown, picked fully ripe for great "summertime-like" flavor and pesticide free.
The "Persian" cucumbers come from Ocean Breeze Farms in Nipomo. They are grown using pesticide- free farming practices. . The "Persian" cucumber is unique among cucumbers in that it has a thin skin that doesn't require peeling and has no bitter aftertaste. The blueberries come from Gary Teixeria in Santa Maria. They are picked fully ripe, sweet and tasty and good for you. Always pesticide free.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
Almond Brittle from Paso Almonds of SLO...freshly made each week by Rusty and his crew.
Tree fruit from Cirone Farms of See Canyon and Polito Family Farms of San Diego County
Kiwis and avocados from Mallard Lake Farms of Nipomo Blueberries from Gary Teixeria of Santa Maria 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
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. 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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