Rutiz Farms Newsletter for May 15, 2015

Rutiz Family Farms
Newsletter

WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS

HAPPENINGS ON FARM:

Our strawberry u-pick is quickly coming to an end for this season. The plants are getting "tired" and are not producing many berries...so if you do come for the u-pick, don't expect many berries...sorry about that...in past years, mid May is the height of our strawberry season....things aren't working out so well this year! We should continue to have strawberries available on the stand table in adequate supplies for the next few weeks...weather permitting.

Heather Teixeira will have their local beef cuts available for sale at the farm stand this Friday. Along with a full selection of individual cuts, they will also have the following
available packages:
"May, Let the BBQ's Begin!"
$100
1 package Kabob Meat
1 Ribeye Steak
2 T-Bones
1 Package Ribs
1 lb. Ground Beef
1 Top Sirloin

"$50 Dinner for 2"
1 New York STeak
2 - 1# Ground Beef
1T-Bone Steak
1 Top Sirloin Steak

What's in the box this week:

Use the fennel bulb as you might use an onion...cut up the white bulb portion and add to a stir fry...it will give you a mildly, sweet licorices flavor

This week's avocados are the Hass varietiy grown by David Righetti of San Luis Obispo. Let them sit out on your kitchen counter ( or put them in a paper sack with a ripe banana or apple to quicken the ripening process ) until they are soft, but not overly squishy!

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:

Kelli ( aka Sweet Pea) has her tasty baked cookies and cakes at the stand each Friday (you can reach her direct at Sweetpeabakeryag.blogspot.com).

Debbie Coletti, a local baker who specializes in gulten-free cooking, will have her baked goods available for sale at our farm stand every Tuesday.

"Artisan" breads from "Little Red Hen" Bakery every Tuesday and Friday

Goat cheeses from Drake Farms in Southern California...apricot and honey, jalapeno and garlic and onion flavors.

Juices from Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles...
100% pure pomegranate juice . All of his juices are "flashed pasteurized" for best flavor and nutrient retention.

Almond Brittle from Paso Almonds of SLO...freshly made each week by Rusty and his crew.

Persian Cucumbers from Ocean Breeze Greenhouse Farm in

Nipomo.

Dates from the Flying Disc Ranch in Cochella Valley, pesticide free

Blueberries from Gary Teixeira of Santa Maria..pesticide free.

Mandarin oranges from Friend's Ranch in Ojai...pesticide free.
Oranges from Bob Polito of Valley Center, California.

"Vine ripened" tomatoes from Jacinto Bautista of Arroyo Grande

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.

David's Blue Ribbon Honey from Arroyo Grande and honey from Rock Front Ranch

"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.

Available at the Stand strawberry

Here are the items that we should have on the "table" for this Friday:

strawberries--$3/ basket

beets--$2/ bunch

tomatoes--$3.50/ pound

lettuce--$1 to $1.50 each

Sierra Gold" potatoes--$2/ pound

baby broccoli--$4.50/ pound

broccoli---$2.50/ pound
carrots--$2 / bunch
leeks--$2/ bunch
baby mixed salad greens--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound

Bloomsdale baby spinach--$2/ bag

cucumbers--$2/lb

fennel bulb--$1 each

fresh herbs--$1/ bunch.. Italian flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, arugula, chives, thyme, mint, sage, dill
Mandarin oranges--$2.50/ pound
avocados-- $1.25 each for Hass

Medjool dates---$9/ pound
blueberries--$4/ basket
Valencia oranges--$1/ pound
Honey: $13 for a 1 pound jar

Olive oil or Balsamic Vinegar---$20/ bottle

goat cheese--$7/ tub

almond brittle--$4 and $11/ bag

Fresh eggs--$6/ doz
Flowers: $5 to $9/ bunch

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 $18 / 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!

Week of May 15 2015

In This Issue

Available at the Stand

Harvest Box Info

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:

vine ripened tomatoes

"Sierra Gold" potatoes

"Mokum" carrots

a bulb of fennel

cucumbers

red butter leaf lettuce

Hass avocados

a basket of blueberries

Mandarin oranges

PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week.

Stand Hours
OPEN RAIN/SHINE

Tuesdays and Fridays: noon to 6pm

Saturday: 10am to 4pm
closed on Thursdays for the winter

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

Thank you for choosing to support our farm and local, pesticide free, sustainable agriculture.

Jerry & Maureen

Rutiz Family Farms