WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
HAPPENINGS ON FARM:
Winter squashes are now ready...a winter squash is any squash that has a hard skin that enables the squash to last several months after harvest. We have Kabocha, spaghetti, delicata, acorn, butternut and red kuri squashes. In addition, we also have Sugar Pie pumpkins (good for making pumpkin pies), and the mini "baby bear" pumpkin, along with the regular Halloween Jack-o-lantern pumpkins.
The pumpkins are ready to find their new homes...if you "engraved" a pumpkin last month, they are now ready for you to go out into the field and retrieve them. There are also plenty of other pumpkins ( without writing on them ) if you want to take one home. You can bring the family out to our pumpkin field and choose one right out of the field. The pumpkins are priced at 50c/ pound ( most pumpkins will cost between $3 to $5 each ). Any pumpkin you choose should easily last till Thanksgiving time or longer.
Blackberry and tomato u-pick this Thursday and Friday ( and Saturday if supplies last). Come early for best picking. The price will be $4/ pound for the blackberry and $1.50/ pound for the tomatoes.
Jicama salad ideas Cubed jicama, mandarin oranges, lettuce or spinach, cilantro, yellow onion, toss in a bowl with lime juice and olive oil. Jicama and Pineapple cubed, chopped lipstick peppers, avocado and a light, lemony vinaigrette.
EASY ZUCCHINI BREAD RECIPE
Ingredients- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
- 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)
Method
1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter two 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.
2 In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter.
3 Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and stir it in. Add the flour, a third at a time, stirring after each incorporation. Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg over the batter and mix. Fold in the nuts and dried cranberries or raisins if using.
4 Divide the batter equally between the loaf pans. Bake for 55 minutes (check for doneness at 50 minutes) or until a wooden pick inserted in to the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool thoroughly.
A simple and delicious way to prepare the zucchini squash..cut the squash lengthwise into stripes about 1/4 inch thick, cover with a little olive oil and seasonings, put them on a hot bar-b-q grill or under a broiler for 5 to 10 minutes on each side until brown and crispy.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
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 Little Red Hen on Tuesdays, Fridays 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--$3/ pound
Zucchini--$1.50/ pound
"Sierra Gold" potatoes--$1.50/ pound broccoli--$2.50 / pound baby broccoli--$4.50/ 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.. 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
Eggs-Free Range $6/doz
Flowers: $5 to $8/ 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:
a bag of our salad mix
sweet red and orange peppers
"Blue Lake" green beans
tomatoes
Jicama
cilantro
Yellow onions
Zucchini squash
avocados
a basket of blackberries
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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