WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
HAPPENINGS ON FARM:
A special note to someone who dropped a small bundle of money at our stand check out table on Tuesday...if that is you, please write me an email and identify the money so we can get it back to you.
NEW ITEMS AT THE STAND Our own jicama is back....we are probably one of the very few farms that grow this unique vegetable in California...come check it out and take home a piece to try! "Sierra High" Essential oils--made from lavender and white sage grown on our farm. We should have a fresh shipment of sweet, red watermelons coming from Pacific Organic Farm in Creston...they were great last week...don't miss out this week. Plenty of delicious yellow and white peaches from John Tenerelli of Littlerock, California. "Raul's" Dry Beans ( he is one of my field employees and these tasty beans come from his "garden" located on our farm). Red Kidney, Pervano and Piquito varieties.
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! You may have heard of a grassroots movement to spread the love of books and learning all over the world. Well, Rutiz Family Farm is joining in with our own book exchange beginning Friday. Our goal is to share food books in all their forms; cooking, planting, harvesting, raw food recipes, juicing, whatever book you have that you'd like to freely exchange with your community. "Take a book, leave a book" p.s. We were inspired by one of our customers who has a free little library in her front yard!
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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
Apples from Mike Cirone of See Canyon, pesticide free after bloom time
Juices 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 baby broccoli--$4/ 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.. Italian flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, arugula, chives, thyme, oregano, sage, dill
"living" basil--$2.50/ bunch
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:
sweet red and orange peppers
baby broccoli
"Blue Lake" green beans
cucumbers
yellow onions
sweet corn
"rainbow" colored carrots
avocado
peaches from John Tenerelli
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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