WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
HAPPENINGS ON FARM:
Our pomegranates come from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles. An easy way to prepare the pomegranate for eating...cut into quarters, place the cut fruit in a large bowl of water and separate the seeds from the skin while keeping the fruit pieces underwater, then strain the seeds out of the water...the seeds are ready to eat without the mess of juice squirting all over. Then you must decide if you are a seed "swallower" or a seed "spitter". The Delicata squash is delicious roasted in the oven. Cut the squash in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, then roast in the oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until soft. The skin is thin and becomes edible when cooked. Another way to cook the Delicata is to make "squash rings". Cut into 1/2 inch wide rings, scoop out the seeds from the center, brush on some olive oil and sprinkle on a little seasonings, spread out on a cookie sheet single layer, roast in the oven until the rings become brown and crispy...the kids will think they are onion rings!
Red Anjou pears from Vintage Organic Farm in SLO. They are super sweet and very juicy...ready to eat now...so if you want to wait to eat them, put the pears in the refrigerator when you get home.
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.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
Blueberries from Gary Teixeira in Santa Maria, pesticide free
Apples from John Tenerelli of Littlerock ( Calif) pesticide free
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 potatoes
"Blue Lake" green beans
"Rainbow" colored carrots
broccoli
Delicata squash
"spring" onions
pomegranates
red Anjou pears
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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