News from Pie Ranch
June 10, 2007
Grand Opening & Barn Dance!!!
Join Pie Ranch & Blue House Farm in celebrating the opening of the Roadside Barn.
We’ve begun offering an array of produce, berries, mill-your-own wheat, dry beans, eggs, as well as pie & coffee every Saturday and Sunday from 12-6, in what used to be a packing barn built in 1934.
The address is 2080 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero CA 94060.
This Saturday’s Grand Opening will culminate in a Barn Dance at 7 pm with the Rolling Cultivators.
Come join the family-friendly rural festivity!
Posted by Pie Ranch at 10:57 PM
June 05, 2007
Combine En Route!
Karen recently posted this news and info on the walls at Mission Pie...
Combine FAQ:
What’s a “combine”?
It’s a piece of farm equipment that is used in harvesting grain. It is so named because it combines several functions into one piece of equipment – harvesting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
Why did Mission Pie buy a combine? There’s no field of grain at 25th and Mission….
Pie Ranch grows wheat – Sonora wheat, which is a “soft” (low protein content) heritage wheat that was grown on the California missions. As a low-protein wheat, it is ideal for making pie crust and tortillas. Mission Pie is eager to have a steady helping of Pie Ranch wheat in our pie crust. Pie Ranch expanded its acreage of wheat this year to meet growing demand, but does not currently have the machinery to process that wheat into flour. As is the case for many small diversified farms, it’s hard for Pie Ranch to afford new (even used) farm equipment like a combine.
Posted by Pie Ranch at 08:10 AM
“Land Trusts can help in keeping farmland more affordable, but we need enterprising young farmers interested in growing a healthy diversity of crops for local markets. This project has the potential to attract such energy.”
– Walter T. Moore
Vice President, Peninsula Open Space Trust
“Having lived here and farmed for over three decades, I respect our new Pie Ranchers efforts to become both part of the legacy and team players in the neighborhood. I look forward to working with them.”
– Na do Muzzi, R. Rossi Company