WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS
Be sure to stock up on your Labor Day weekend fruits and veggies at our farm stand this Friday and Saturday....lots of blackberries, raspberries, sweet corn, cantaloupes, peaches, apples, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans and more.
FREE ROASTED CORN AT THE STAND THIS SATURDAY
To celebrate our great tasting bi-color sweet corn,
free roasted sweet corn for everyone that comes by this Saturday, Sept. 2, 11am to 3 pm. Jerry will bar-b-q up ears of our tasty corn...the only requirement to get your free ear of roasted corn is you must take a minute and sit down at our farm stand, relax, and enjoy the tastes of fresh summer corn...no "take home" ears!
THE PUMPKINS ARE READY!!!
The engraved pumpkins are ready to go home. If you engraved a pumpkin earlier this month or if you would like to go out to our pumpkin patch and pick out a jack-o-lantern pumpkin to take home...this is the time to do it. Even though the pumpkins aren't 100% orange yet, we are cutting them off their vines and offering them for people to take home. We want the pumpkins to get taken home for safe keeping before a possible heat spell could turn them soft if they are allowed to sit in the field. Once you get them home, the pumpkins will continue to turn completely orange even when they are off the vines. Come pick out your Halloween pumpkins starting this Friday...and wait to carve them until just before Halloween...then you'll be able to enjoy them for the next 2 months!
Abundant Blackberries are now available, great time to freeze for the winter! We have lowered the price to $3/basket
Blackberry field open for u-pick every Tuesday and Friday, noon to 6pm and Saturday, 10am to 4pm. The price is $4/ pound for the u-pick (which works out to be about $2.50 for a basket...our regular already picked price at the farm stand is $3/ basket). Bring your own containers or use our baskets and cartons. Please wear closed toe shoes when you are in the blackberry field, as there can be thorns that might hurt your feet...and please advise your children to be mindful of the stickers!
Raspberry u-pick is still happening too!
We have created a new gathering spot at the farm ( located between the chicken run and the pig house) for hanging out, picnicking, outdoor classrooms etc.: including the Sunflower room (in full bloom), Eucalyptus stump circle and a shade house that currently has 3 varieties of gourds climbing up the "walls".
If you need a respite from berry picking or want to chat with your friends and family feel free to relax listening to the chickens, well mostly rooster, crowing or the pig sisters snorting and cavorting
APPLE SEASON IS HERE
We are lucky to have one of the state's best apple growing areas right here is SLO county...See Canyon. On top of that, we are honored to have Mike Cirone's dry-farmed apples available for sale at our stand. Choose from Gala, Early Fuji, Honey Crisp and several other varieties...each having their own taste and texture...some great for fresh eating, some great for cooking and some good for both purposes.
This Friday at the stand
Teixeira Cattle Co beef.
Little Red Hen bread .
Kacey Cakes gluten free treats.
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:
arugula, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, blackberries, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes and corn.
Peaches are from Tenerelli Farms, Little Rock, CA, grown pesticide free.
WHAT TO DO WITH THIS WEEK'S ARUGULA...
How about a nice arugula salad by adding the gold cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, grated carrots, diced peach, and blackberries to the washed arugula leaves...as my father used to call it---a "yuppie salad" !
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.
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
