Rutiz Family Farms
Newsletter


WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS 

Strawberry u-pick continues for this week and a few raspberries and blackberries are to be found in our u-pick field.

 This Friday at the stand
Teixeira Cattle Co. beef.
 Little Red Hen bread .
Kacey Cakes gluten free treats.
Larry Kandarian's ancient grains, herbs and spices will be set up at our stand every 1st and 3rd Friday
Central Coast Catch will only be offering fish for her CSF members..no retail sales .  Contact Jo for more info on her CFS ( 2cccatch@gmail.com ).

What's in this week's Box
Grown on our farm using organic farming methods:
carrots, green beans, zucchini, onions, potatoes and cucumbers.
The tomatoes are grown by Bautista Farms in Arroyo Grande, pesticide free.
The avocados are grown by David Righetti in SLO.
The peaches are grown by Mike Cirone in See Canyon...pesticide free.

Use the Sierra Gold potatoes for baked potatoes, mashed, fried or roasted...creamy yellow insides with a russet skin on the outside.
Grill up the zucchini on your bar-b-que...slice the zucchini lengthwise into strips, coast with olive oil and seasonings, grill over high heat until brown.

How about trying something different with the peaches this week....Bar-B-Q peaches!
Cut the peach in half, remove the pit, brush on a little cooking oil, put the half peaches on a hot bar-b-q grill for 5 minutes on each side ( until slightly browned ).  Add some ice cream or whipped cream.  A new dessert creation!


        PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES: 

Custom canned  Premium Albacore caught by Wayne and Diane Moody of Arroyo Grande.  Check out their website at EatAlbacore.com for more info on their sustainable fishing methods, their history and recipe ideas.

Hass avocados from David Righetti's ranch in San Luis Obispo
Medjool Dates from Christina and Robert at the Flying Disc Ranch located in Coachella Valley ( near Palm Springs ).

"Artisan" breads from "Little Red Hen" Bakery every Tuesday and Friday 
Goat cheeses from Drake Farms in Southern California...apricot and honey, jalapeno, herbs de Provence,  and garlic and onion flavors. 
Heather and John Teixeira bring their locally raised beef cuts to our stand every 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month.  Sarah and Ryan from Beewench Farms brings their frozen chickens every 2nd and 4th Friday.
Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles brings us 100% pure pomegranate  juice and apple cider.
Almond Brittle from Paso Almonds of SLO...freshly made each week by Rusty and his crew.
  Citrus from Friend's Ranch in Ojai and Bob Polito in San Diego County....pesticide free.
Lemonade and grapefruit juice...fresh squeezed each week by Polito Farms . 
 Springville Ranch "Grass Fed" Ground Beef ..for sale in frozen 1 pound packages

Sierra High brand Lavender and White Sage essential oils.

Vegetable and herb starts from The Transitions Mental Health Growing Grounds of Santa Maria...pesticide free!  
Fresh fish caught by local fisherman out of Morro Bay is offered every Friday at our stand.  Contact 
Jo Oliver  at 2cccatch@gmail.com for sign up info for the fish CSF.     
We have two great beekeepers that bring their honey to our stand...Alisha Taft from the Rock Front Ranch near Cuyama  brings her sage and wildflower honeys and David's Blue Ribbon Honey ( and bee pollen ) from the Arroyo Grande area. 
   
"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 Standstrawberry
Here are the items that we should have on the "table" for this Friday:
raspberries and blackberries--$4/ basket
"Blue Lake" green beans---$3/ pound
baby broccoli--$5 pound
broccoli--$3/ pound
onions--$2.00/ pound
kale--$2/ bunch
collard greens--$2/ bunch
chard--$2/ bunch
beets--$2/ bunch
lettuce-- $1.50 each
Sierra Gold" potatoes--$2/ pound
carrots--$2.50 / 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, 
Valencia oranges-$1.50/ pound,, Mandarins--$2.50/ pound             and Meyer Lemons--$2.50/ pound 
peaches and nectarines---$3.50/ pound ( from Burkart Organic Farm in Dinuba , Cirone Farms in See Canyon and Tenerelli Farms in Lucerne Valley)
vine ripened tomatoes ---$3.00/ pound (Bautista Farms in Arroyo Grande)
Honey:  $13 for a 1 pound jar, $20 for a 2 pound jar 
goat cheese--$7/ tub
almond brittle--$5 / 5 oz  bag or $13/ 1 pound bag
Fresh eggs--$7/ doz                       
Flowers:   $6 / 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 August 4 2017

In This Issue
Available at the Stand
Harvest Box Info

Order Your Harvest Box  
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(this ordering link is only active until 7am  Friday of the week that this newsletter was originally sent out. )
Harvest Box   

Produce in the Harvest Box this week:

yellow sweet onions

"Blue Lake" green beans

orange "Mokum" carrots

"Sierra Gold" potatoes

vine ripened tomatoes

cucumbers

zucchini squash

2 avocados 

white and yellow peaches from See Canyon 

  PLEASE bring back the empty boxes each week.
Stand Hours
OPEN RAIN/SHINE 

Tuesdays and Fridays: noon to 6 pm
Saturdays: 10am to 4pm

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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Jerry & Maureen
Rutiz Family Farms