Baby Mizuna
We grow baby and micro greens throughout the year following our biodynamic calendar. Bay Area chefs and our own cooks at the ranch love using these nutrient-rich young greens to dress up gourmet dishes, but they're very accessible and approachable in everyday cooking, too. Twice a week, we send a selection of seasonal baby and micro greens to our retail shop in the San Francisco Ferry Building shop. To find out what's being delivered "fresh from the ranch," check our blog each Monday and Thursday night.
Mizuna (brassica rapa nipponosica) is a cool season Asian mustard green that's been primarily cultivated in Japan's Kyoto region. This long, feathery, saw-toothed leaf has a subtle earthiness and bright, peppery flavor that's milder than arugula. Like most young greens, baby mizuna is a nutritional powerhouse full of antioxidants, folic acid, minerals and Vitamins A & C. These elegant baby greens make an excellent garnish for meats and fish, and they're often added to mixed lettuces to enhance the flavor and health benefits of salads. Their mild flavor makes them an easy substitute for chard or kale, or you can toss them into soups and stir-fries at the end of cooking.
To tame the slightly piquant note and showcase our extra virgin olive oil, we do a simple baby green bruschetta tasting in our San Francsico Ferry Building shop fairly often.
Here's how:
1. Thinly slice Acme sweet baguette.
2. Spread bread with any soft, mild, fresh Cow's milk cheese (we often use Cowgirl Creamery's fromage blanc or fresh Jersey ricotta).
3. Season with salt.
4. Top with one leaf of baby Mizuna, drizzle with our extra virgin olive oil and enjoy!
Here are a few more ideas from our friends at Mariquita Farms and a simple potato and olive oil recipe from TheKitchn.
What's your favorite mizuna recipe?
Fresh From the Ranch 2/28/2012
Here's a look at what's arriving tomorrow afternoon in our San Francisco Ferry Building Shop.
- daffodil bunches
- tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- individual italian parsley & rosemary bunches
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby chiogga beets
- spring onions
- leeks
- tangerines
- BABY GREENS: mizuna
- MATURE GREENS: mizuna & fava
- POTTED PLANTS: roussillion tulips, jeanne d'arc crocus & grape hyacinth
Fresh from the Ranch 2/22/2012
Due to the holiday, we're only sending one delivery to our San Francisco Ferry Building shop this week. Enjoy!
- daffodil bunches
- tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- individual rosemary bunches
- sorrel
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby chiogga beets
- buddha's hands
- BABY GREENS: arugula & pea greens
- WILD GREENS: miner's lettuce
- MATURE GREENS: golden beet
- POTTED PLANTS: lalibela tulips & tête à tête'
Fresh from the Ranch 2/17/2012
It's starting to look a lot like spring! Here's a sneak peek of what we're sending down to our San Francisco Ferry Building shop tomorrow. Stock up after noon and have a lovely weekend!
- daffodil bunches
- lalibela tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- italian parsley
- curly parsley
- sorrel
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- red mustard greens
- assorted lettuces
- baby zefa fino fennel
- parsnips
- turnips
- baby chiogga beet bunches
- rhubarb
- BABY GREENS: arugula & encore lettuce mix
- WILD GREENS: miner's lettuce
- POTTED PLANTS: lalibela & tete a tete daffodils
Fresh from the Ranch 2/14/2012
Last minute Valentine's inspiration from our McEvoy Ranch gardens. Stock up with our fresh delivery today at noon in our SF Ferry Building shop!
- snowflake flower bunches
- mini Valentine edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- spearmint
- italian parsley
- rosemary
- tuscan dino kale
- red russian kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby chiogga beets
- buddha's hands
- MICRO GREENS: china rose radish
- POTTED: lalibela tulips, tête-à-tête daffodils and daphne odora
Fresh from the Ranch 2/10/2012
Cooking dinner this weekend for your Valentine? We've harvested a beautiful selection of organic produce this week and put together extra bundles of our sweet edible flower bouquets to help you show your love. We're also sending along the first of our potted bulbs, Lalibela tulips and tête-à-tête daffodils, with the promise of more in the coming weeks....
Enjoy!
- mini Valentine's edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- individual spearmint bunches
- rosemary bunches
- kaffir lime leaves
- tuscan dino kale
- red russian kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- blue potatoes
- parsnip bunches
- leeks
- rhubarb
- WILD GREENS: miner's lettuce
- BABY GREENS: arugula
- MATURE GREENS: dandelion
- POTTED PLANTS: lalibela tulips & tête-à-tête daffodils
Perfect Pairs Event at SFO
We've got a sweet promo coming up this week at SFO!
This Thursday, February 9th, our friends at Harmony Health and Beauty inside SFO's United Terminal 3 are hosting a special event featuring our 80 Acres Body Care. From 9am until 1pm, meet our lovely Lorna and enjoy 15% off your 'perfect pair' of 80 Acres products with complimentary gift wrapping.
If you're looking for a thoughtful gift, our best-selling signature scent, Verde, is a good place to start. And if you're on the hunt for something to set the mood, try a few products from our newer collections... Our Lavender and Blood Orange fragrance blends contain several natural aphrodisiacs that are sure to add a little romance.
Or simply treat yourself before your flight with a set of emollient, deeply moisturizing body balms, lotions or olive oil lip balm. After all, nothing strips skin like dry, low-humidity airplane air....
Hope to see you all Thursday!
Fresh From the Ranch 2/7/2012
Here's a look at tomorrow's delivery!
Sustainability: Design for a Better World
We just returned from the New York International Gift Fair
and are proud to announce some exciting recognition that our 80 Acres Body Care received by the show's Sustainability: Design for a Better World initiative.
Beginning in 2008, the NYIGF started curating a special exhibit and educational series showcasing the gift industry's best eco-friendly products and business practices. In order to be included, products must meet the following criteria:
- "Green" Products: products that are manufactured or constructed with only recycled, recycleable and/or sustainable materials
- Environmentally-Friendly Production Practices: manufacturers who are using renewable or alternative sources of energy in production, including wind, sun and alternative fuels
- Socially Responsible Business Practices
- Meet NYIGF's "zero tolerance" policy for toxic products: VOC; Lead: PVC, without recommendation for use and disposal, and unless repurposed; and Aniline dyes, formaldehyde, chlorine (for textiles)
This year we submitted two products from our Lavender and Blood Orange collections and both were showcased in the Sustainability: Design for a Better World display: our newly-released Muslin Gift Sets and our popular Body Balm.
Our entire 80 Acres Body Care collection is made locally in small batches using USDA-certified organic olive oil and a rich variety of botanically sourced ingredients. We use recycled packaging as much as possible and operate a wind turbine at our olive ranch which is designed to meet 100% of our energy needs. All of our products are paraben, pthalate and sulfate-free and never tested on animals.
Well done, 80 Acres!
Food from the Heart
One of our favorite Ferry Building events is coming up and we hope you can join us!
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Food from the Heart, a benefit for Slow Food San Francisco, will be held on Friday, February 10th from 5pm until 8pm in the historic Ferry Building marketplace.
Stroll the candlelit nave with your sweetheart and enjoy music, late night shopping, sips and seasonal bites. Merchants and Marketplace restaurants will offer seasonal hors d'oeuvres to pair with delicious wines from Napa Valley Vinters and shops will be open until 8pm for you to find the perfect token for that special someone.
We've got some special tastes in store featuring our extra virgin olive oil: one savory with organic, edible flowers from our gardens and one sweet pairing with dark chocolate and a touch of sea salt.
Admission is FREE and tickets for food and wine will be sold in $2 denominations the night of the event.
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