Bouquets to Art
What better way to celebrate spring than a stroll through the de Young Museum's highly acclaimed fine art collection complemented by masterfully arranged, fresh blooms?
Beginning today through Saturday, March 17th, visit the de Young for its 28th annual floral exhibition and fundraiser, Bouquets to Art. Inspired by and paying tribute to the museum's permanent collection, displays from 150 floral designers will be featured this week.
We're thrilled to be participating again this year and honored to be displaying our piece in the Nan Tucker McEvoy wing of the museum. Margaret Koski-Kent's talented assistant, Francesca Perez, has been busy all week designing our arrangement, an homage to our beloved company founder, Mrs. McEvoy, and all that she carries, creates and inspires under her wing.
We don't want to give away any surprises, but here's an idea of what we've been working with...
You can view Francesca's masterpiece on the 2nd floor, Gallery 27 in the Nan Tucker McEvoy wing of the de Young Museum.
For info on various events and opportunities to experience Bouquets to Art, visit famsf.deyoung.org
To learn more about floral designing with our talented team at the ranch, don't miss our Floral Arrangement Workshop at the ranch this summer.
Fresh From the Ranch 3/20/2012
Here's a look at what's arriving tomorrow afternoon in our San Francisco Ferry Building Shop.
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- rosemary bunches
- italian parsley
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby bull's blood beet bunches
- baby fennel
- d'avignon radish bunches
- minneola tangeloes
- BABY GREENS: pea greens
- GREENS: arugula and mizuna
- POTTED PLANTS: red hunter botanical tulips and johnny jump up violas
Fresh From the Ranch 3/9/12
Spring forward!
- tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- red russian kale
- sorrel
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby chiogga beet bunches
- assorted lettuces
- BABY GREENS: arugula, pea, mizuna
- GREENS: spinach
- POTTED PLANTS: little beauty, lady jane & rococo tulips, bay laurel, tuscan olive trees
CHEERS!
Fresh From The Ranch 3/6/12
Look what we're sending down to San Francisco tomorrow!
- daffodil bunches
- tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- fennel bunches
- rosemary
- baby chiogga beet bunches
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- assorted lettuces
- baby fennel
- assorted lettuces
- rhubarb
- BABY GREENS: encore lettuce mix
- WILD GREENS: miners lettuce
- MICRO GREENS:china rose radish
- POTTED PLANTS: johnny jump up viola, ultima morpho pansy, lady jane & litle beauty botanical tulips, rococo & roussillion tulips, jeanne d'arc crocus, bay laurel, tuscan olive trees
CHEERS!
Fresh from the Ranch 2/2/2012
Look what we're sending down to San Francisco today! Stock up after noon in our Ferry Building shop and have a lovely weekend!
- daffodil bunches
- tulip bunches
- edible flower bunches
- mixed herb bunches
- curly parsley
- rosemary
- kaffir lime leaves
- red russian kale
- tuscan dino kale
- rainbow chard
- silverado chard
- red mustard greens
- assorted lettuces
- BABY GREENS: encore lettuce mix
- MATURE GREENS: fava
Extra Early Bloomers
Our annual Spring Bloomers tour is extra early this year. In fact, we set a date in April and had to surrender to the tulips and unusually warm winter weather by moving our date up several weeks to Friday, March 16th.
Here's a look at what's in store if you'd like to join us at the ranch and a few words from our Head Gardener, Margaret Koski-Kent....
It has been an unusual winter. It reminds me of the drought in the '90's when I used to say, "another beautiful day!"
Beautiful, but scary. If this is it for our winter rains, it will be a very difficult year for the gardens. Our plants do need water to produce delicious fruit and vegetables and stunning flowers. So far the daffodils are popping up in many variations on a theme of white, cream yellow and orange. So much so that we moved the date up as many of our new organic tulips are already budding.
In equal measure, our apricots and peaches have started to blossom with the rest of our fruit orchards soon to follow. It looks like Ceonothus will be out in electrifying blues, and along with mustard in the orchards and wildflowers.
Last but not least, we're seeing plenty of Nan's favorite: tulips! And we look forward to sharing them with you.
To register for our Spring Bloomers tour, click here.
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
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