Rutiz Family Farms
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WELCOME TO RUTIZ FARMS

How about a free cup of carrot juice for everyone that comes by the stand this coming Friday, September 7.  To re-introduce you to our tasty "Red Core Chantenay" carrots, we will have our juicer running on Friday afternoon....making fresh carrot juice using our carrots.  These are the big, fat carrots, great for juicing, roasting, and even cutting up for carrot sticks.  The Chantenay carrot is unique among the carrot world, in that the bigger the carrot...the sweeter they are!  Only $1 per pound this week.

U-pick tomatoes ( $2/ pound) , blackberries ( $4/ pound ) and raspberries ( $5/ pound) will be available this week on the farm.
A special price on our own raspberries and blackberries "already picked by our crew " on the stand table..for this week any 3 baskets for $10...mix or match.

  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. The first variety available at our farm this week is Gala...with a mild and sweet flavor, great for fresh eating.  Most are smaller to medium size, just right for a school lunch snack.

THIS FRIDAY AT THE STAND.
Teixeira Cattle Co. beef.
Little Red Hen bread 
BlissRiver Organics elderberry syrup.
Kacey Cakes gluten free treats 
Tiber Canyon olive oils.
Central Coast Catch will only be offering fish for her CSF members..no retail sales . Contact Jo for more info on her CFS ( [email protected] ).

What's in this week's Box?
Grown on our farm using organic farming methods:
corn, peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, green beans, carrots, blackberries and cucumbers .
The avocados are grown by Holger, a "backyard" farmer right here in Oceano.  Pesticide free and fertilized organically.


Be sure to follow Rutiz Farms on Facebook and Instagram to find out any "last minute" updates of farm stand happenings, specials and events.

        PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND FROM OTHER FARMERS AND BUSINESSES: 

Extra Virgin Avocado Oil, made with locally sourced avocados by Central Coast Avocado Company.

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.

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, Friday and Saturday.
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.
  Springville Ranch "Grass Fed" Ground Beef ..for sale in frozen 1 pound packages
Bone Broth made with BeeWench chicken bones and organic vegetables.
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 [email protected] 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.
  


  

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

raspberries, blackberries--$4/ basket
baby broccoli--$5 pound
broccoli--$3/ pound
cauliflower--$3/ pound
green beans--$3/ pound
onions--$1.00/ pound
kale--$2/ bunch
collard greens--$2/ bunch
dandelion greens--$2/ bunch
chard--$2/ bunch
beets--$2/ bunch
lettuce-- $1.50 each
Sierra Gold" or red "new" potatoes--$2/ pound
fingerling potatoes--$3/ 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  from Ocean Breeze Farms in Nipomo
fennel bulb--$1 each
fresh herbs--$1/ bunch.. Italian flat-leaf parsley, cilantro       rosemary, arugula, mint, basil, tarragon
peaches and nectarines ---$3/ pound
Honey:  $8 for 8 oz jar ,$14 for a 1 pound jar, $22 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 September 7, 2018

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:

3 ears of bi-color sweet corn

sweet orange, green and red peppers

broccoli

4th of July tomatoes

a bunch of Bloomsdale spinach

cucumbers

Blue Lake Green beans

Chantenay carrots

2 avocados

basket of blackberries

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

Tuesdays through Fridays: noon to 6pm
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