Rutiz Family Farms
Newsletter


WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS 

Memorial Day weekend is upon us...."the beginning of summer"!  To help you celebrate, we will have our first of the season peaches, nectarines and apriums from our friends at Burkart Organic Farm near Fresno.  Along with our strawberries and Teixeira Farms blueberries...you could make up a nice fruit salad.

PRESS RELEASE FROM SLO SEED EXCHANGE
SLO Seed Exchange is hosting its "Seedsaving Workshop" as a strawberry tasting in the field at Rutiz Family Farms on Saturday May 27 from 1-3pm.  
As many of you know already, our friendly farmer "farm without harm" Jerry Rutiz is a strawberry guy. He loves them and treats them right - no chemicals, no pesticides, just perfect (not-certified) organic berries that we can eat straight off the plants. This year he is growing five strawberry varieties. When we discussed a topic for our seedsaving workshop with him, he responded, "Strawberry tasting!"
So that is what we are doing next Saturday during Memorial Day weekend. You are all invited to join local seedsavers for this special and tasty session with a very knowledgeable local farmer. Our workshop fee of $15, payable by check or cash at the event, supports the many community activities of SLO Seed Exchange .

--WE HAVE DUCK EGGS FOR SALE---
 Duck eggs stay fresher longer, due to their thicker shell. Duck eggs are richer, with more albumen, which makes cakes and other pastries fluffier. Duck eggs have more Omega-3 fatty acids. People who cannot eat chicken eggs, due to allergies, can often eat duck eggs.  $6 for a 1/2 doz.

Our strawberry field is now open for u-pick each Tuesday and Friday from noon to 6 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm.  Bring the family out for a fun time picking our delicious strawberries.  Bring your own containers or use our baskets to pick into.  The price will be $3.50 per pound, which works out to be about $3 per one pint basket ( our regular price when purchased already picked at the stand is $3.50 /basket ).  We will continue to have plenty of picked berries available at The Stand, along with all our other veggies and fruits. 


 This Friday at the stand
BeeWench Farm chicken.
 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:
chard, carrots, salad mix, strawberries, cauliflower, broccoli, celery and cilantro.
The Hass avocados are grown by Dave Righetti of San Luis Obispo.
Cooking the Rainbow colored chard:
Heat olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Stir in the sliced garlic, red pepper flakes, and chard stems, and cook for 3 minutes until the flavor of the garlic mellows and the stems begin to soften. Stir in the shredded chard leaves, cover, and cook 5 minutes over medium-low heat.
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.

        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.

Sapote and cherimoya fruits grown by Mike Cirone on his Morro Bay Ranch.

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 apple cider and  pomegranate cider 

Almond Brittle  and " sweet hot almonds" 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.

 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:

strawberries--$3.50/ basket or $10/ 3 pack
snap peas--$4/ pound
English shelling peas--$4/ pound
baby broccoli--$4.50/ pound
onions--$1.00/ pound
kale--$2/ bunch
chard--$2/ bunch
beets--$2/ bunch
lettuce-- $1.50 each
Sierra Gold" potatoes--$2/ pound
sweet potatoes--$2/ pound
carrots--$2.50 / bunch
parsnips--$2.50/ pound
leeks--$2/ bunch
baby mixed salad greens--$2/ bag of about 1/2 pound  
Bloomsdale baby spinach--$2/ bag               
cucumbers--$2/lb ( from Ocean Breeze Farm in Nipomo)
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 
blueberries --$4/ basket ( from Gary Teixeira Farm in Santa Maria )
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 to $10 / 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 26 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:

 broccoli

cauliflower

orange carrots

celery
 
salad mix

"rainbow " colored chard

cilantro

"Persian " type cucumbers

"ripe, ready to eat"  Hass avocados

strawberries

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

Jerry & Maureen
Rutiz Family Farms