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WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
NEW ITEM AT THE FARM STAND:
Gala apples from Chadmark Farms in Paso Robles. They're a bit on the small side, but sweet and crunchy! His farming practices include use of "dormant" sprays ( organic oils ) during the winter, but no sprays put on the trees after blossom.
Kelli ( aka Sweet Pea Bakery ) will be taking this Friday off, Aug. 1. So, no cookies and treats at the stand this week...she plans to be back on the next Friday, Aug. 8.
This week our peach growers are in between varieties, so we may not have much in the way of peaches for the stand until next week. But, on the bright side, our blackberries and raspberries are starting to ripen, so we should see more of those for the table this week. Strawberries are finished for the season.
WHAT'S NEW IN YOUR HARVEST BOX THIS WEEK: The bi-color sweet corn tastes great...and there is the problem! The worms love it too...so from here on out, we will be cutting off the tip of each ear before we put them in the boxes.
Hopefully, this will spare you from having to open your ear of corn and finding this extra "protein" Our own "4th of July" tomatoes are small but tasty! A great size to use the whole tomato sliced up to make a sandwich..(so you don't have to figure out what to do with the other half ) . Here's a neat idea for a veggie stir-fry using the green beans, onions, carrots and corn that you will find in this week's box. To a skillet with a little heated olive oil...add chopped up onions, rainbow carrots and green beans, saute for a few minutes, then add some sweet corn kernels that have been already shaved off the ear...stir-fry together for a few more minutes until cooked to your desires. You could even add a sliced up tomato (or two) near the end of the cooking time for some sweetness and red color. The "Tuscano" kale is great cut up into thin ribbons ( remove the thicker ribs) and eaten as a fresh salad with a little vinegarett dressing and parmesean cheese This week's celery is a bit on the small side ( as compared to the huge, watery stalks that you find in the supermarket ), but it's great flavor more than makes up for it's lack in size.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
Heirloom garlic from Pacific Organic Farm in Creston
Blueberries from Gary Teixeira in Santa Maria, pesticide free
Peaches from Mike Cirone of See Canyon, pesticide free
Juices and apples from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles
Almond Brittle from Paso Almonds of SLO...freshly made each week by Rusty and his crew.
Avocados from David Righetti of SLO
Goat Cheese from Steve of Happy Acres Farm in Templeton.
Mandarin oranges from Friend's Ranch in Ojai, pesticide free
Dates from the Flying Disc Ranch in Cochella Valley, pesticide free
Sweet Pea Bakery is at the farm every Friday, a little something to take care of your sweet tooth!
"Artisan" breads from the Eclair Bakery of The Village of Arroyo Grande every Friday and The Little Red Hen on Tuesdays and Saturdays
Vegetable and herb starts from The Transitions Mental Health Growing Grounds of Santa Maria...pesticide free!
Fresh fish and canned albacore for sale every Friday. 100% wild caught by San Luis Obispo County commercial fishermen. Or join the Fish CSA and get weekly deliveries; contact Margie at slofreshcatch@gmail.com or 481-5827."
Honey from Alisha of Rock Front Ranch near Cuyama Valley.
Sunflower "sprouts" from Carl and Ruth...one of our neighbors at the farm. "At Rutiz Farms, our goal is to provide the highest quality fresh produce while using sustainable farming practices, including legume green manure cover cropping, organic fertilizers, no pesticides and no GMO crops." Our goal is simple...to bring to our customers ( and their families ).. fresh, nutritious, and safe food at a reasonable price and good value.
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Available at the Stand
Here are the items that we should have on the "table" for this Friday:
blackberries and raspberries--$4/ basket
green beans--$2/ pound
Zucchini--$1/ pound
"Sierra Gold" potatoes--$1.50/ pound Fingerling potatoes--$2.50/ pound Red potatoes---$1.50/ pound Italian "sprouting" baby broccoli--$4 / pound "bloomsdale" baby spinach--$2/ bag broccoli--$2.50/ pound
carrots--$2 / bunch
beets--$2/ bunch
leeks--$2/ bunch
onions-$1.50/lb
baby mixed salad greens--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound cucumbers--$2/lb
fennel bulb--$1 each fresh herbs--$1/ bunch...basil, Italian flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, arugula, chives, thyme, oregano, sage, dill
Mandarin oranges--$2.50/ pound
peaches, --$3/ pound
Navel oranges--$1/ pound
Honey: $13 for a 1 pound jar, Rock Front Ranch
Eggs-Free Range $6/doz
Flowers: $5 to $7/ 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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Order Your Harvest Box
Click Here (this ordering link is only active until 7am Friday of the week that this newsletter was originally sent out.) 
Produce in the Harvest Box this week:
"bi-color" sweet corn
carrots
broccoli
"4th of July" tomatoes from our farm
"Blue Lake" Green beans
celery
Sweet Onions
"Persian" Cucumbers from Rutiz Farm
"Tuscano" kale
avocados from David Righetti
"Gala" apples from Chadmark Farms
PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week.
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Stand Hours
OPEN RAIN/SHINE
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: noon to 6pm
Saturdays: 10-4
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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