WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
HAPPENINGS ON FARM:
Raspberry u-pick this Thursday and Friday ( and Saturday if supplies last). The raspberry plants are not as vigorous as in past years, so not so many raspberries to pick...so come early for best picking. The price will be $5/ pound.
Be sure to look for our blackberries and raspberries at the stand table....this is their peak season---ripe and sweet!
We are finished with the pumpkin engraving for this season....there was a short window of opportunity when the skin of the pumpkin is soft enough to engrave on ( and that was last week ) ...and this has come and gone in one week!
HARVEST BOXES DELIVERED FOR THE SLO CITY AREA
After much discussion and thoughts with my staff, we have decided not to offer the Harvest Box delivery ( for at least this fall ) to the San Luis Obispo city area. We feel that our energies can be better directed toward improving direct sales from our farm stand ( we have opened the stand an additional day...Thursdays ) and working toward activities that will involve more of our local community. We greatly appreciate everyone's support and time put in through these past seasons...and hope that your families have enjoyed eating the produce from our farm.
You can still get our veggies and fruits for your families...we just need to figure a way for you to make it down to our farm stand in Arroyo Grande. Here's an idea...how about getting a network going of families that live in the SLO area, who want to continue to get our produce, to form a carpool, and you could take turns coming to the farm stand each Friday to pick up boxes for other families. If any of you are interested in such a network, please send me your name and email address, and I will compile a list and send it out to all interested parties. Then you can make arrangements among yourselves.
Otherwise, our stand will continue to be open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, noon to 6pm and Saturdays, 10am to 4pm. We hope that you will find time to come visit us and see the farm. Our original visions for the farm business was that families would be coming to the farm and seeing and experiencing the place from which their food comes from. By us delivering the packed boxes of produce to another location, I feel that we have lost some of that valuable connection .
WHAT'S 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 ) .
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 John Tenerelli of Littlerock ( Calif) pesticide free
Juices and apples from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles, pesticide free after bloom time.
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 and from David's Blue Ribbon Honey of Arroyo Grande. ( also bee pollen from David's Honey).
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 broccoli--$2.50 / 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:
tomatoes
"Blue Lake" green beans
cucumbers
yellow onions
sweet corn
carrots
avocados
peaches from John Tenerelli
cantaloupe from Kitty Lees
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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