WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
Getting ready for the Easter weekend....be sure to stop by our farm stand for some beautiful tulips and mixed bouquet flowers and strawberries, along with all our other fruits and veggies.
This is the week to stock your garden with healthy starts from Growing Grounds Farm of Santa Maria. The gals from Growing Grounds Farm will be here this Friday and Saturday at the stand and can help you choose from a wide variety of their pesticide-free veggies, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, herbs, fruits and more!
NEW ITEM AT THE STAND
Custom canned Premium Albacore caught by Wayne and Diane Moody of Arroyo Grande on their fishing boat "Capriccio". We carry their regular flavor (in 7.75 oz. cans) and their smoked flavor (in 6.5 oz cans). Check out their website at EatAlbacore.com for more info on their sustainable fishing methods, their history and recipe ideas.
You may have noticed a new face helping you at our farm stand. April is our newest employee, taking over for Haley, who left us to pursue a career in the medical field. Best of luck to Haley in her new endeavors and welcome to April.
This Friday at the stand
BeeWench Farm chickens.
Little Red Hen bread.
Kacey Cakes gluten free treats.
Larry Kandarian's ancient grains, herbs and spices,
Central Coast Catch will only be offering fish for her CSF members..no retail sales for the winter. 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:
artichokes, bok choy, baby broccoli, fava beans, strawberries, salad mix ,and potatoes .
The cucumbers are greenhouse grown in Nipomo by Ocean Breeze Farms...pesticide free.
The Mandarin oranges are grown pesticide free by Friend's Ranch in Ojai.
Cooking your
artichokes....don't use your microwave when steaming your artichokes. I highly recommend the "old fashioned" way and use a steamer on the stove top with lots of water. I feel it makes for a good, moist artichoke, cook until tender. Make sure a knife goes into the heart very easily and the outer leaves should pull off very easily. If you under cook them, they will be tough and inedible...but with the right amount of cooking, the artichokes should be delicious.
This week's
fava beans are young and tender...first of the season. You can use steam them whole...using the entire pod and beans inside as you might cook up a green bean, or remove the beans from the pods and saute the bean without the outer pod. Either way, you will find them delicious when flavored with some garlic and seasonings. A nice dish could be made by mixing in some cut up bok choy and baby broccoli.
The
"Persian" cucumbers come from Ocean Breeze Farms in Nipomo. They are grown using pesticide- free farming practices. . The "Persian" cucumber is unique among cucumbers in that it has a thin skin that doesn't require peeling and has no bitter aftertaste.
The
"Sierra Gold" potatoes are great for baking, roasting, mashing or frying. No need to peel off the outer skin, just scrub off the dirt and cook with the skins left on ( much of the nutrients in a potato are in the skins!). They have a nice sweet taste and a yellow, creamy insides.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES:
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 her frozen chickens every 2nd and 4th Friday.
Chadmark Farms of Paso Robles brings us 100% pure apple cider, pomegranate juice, pomegranate 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.
Apples from Cuyama Orchards...certified organic.
Vegetable and herb starts from The Transitions Mental Health Growing Grounds of Santa Maria...pesticide free!
Grass fed ground beef from Springville Ranch.
