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Root veggies, sweet corn, melons, potatoes, tomatos, zucs, cukes, carrots, onions, shallots, lettuce, chard, peas, beans, squash, beef About Us Rice Family Farms started out as Gilbert and Gladys Garden Vegetables( 1 acre) over 22 years ago by Gilbert Rice selling at the old Boise Farmers Market and to the Boise Consumer Coop. Lee Rice helped out some in the early days and formally joined the venture in 1993 with purchase of land on Meridian Road( Highway 69) 2 miles north of Kuna, Idaho. Both the home place, off of Locust Grove Rd.(Meridian) and Meridian Rd Place were farmed for 6 years. When Mom passed on Dad sold the home place and moved to the Meridian Rd place where Dad, Kim and I have lived, farmed and continued to work together since. The farm currently employs 3-6 hard working people full time from April though September planting, weeding, propagating, irrigating, picking, packing and marketing almost all of what we grow right here in Idaho. Browse through our Products for Sale Practices (our standards for raising or making our products) The Farm has grown to an 18 acre highly diversified organic certified farm with over 200 species and sub-species of cover crops, pasture, vegetables and fruit grown annually. The farm uses no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers and is managed and maintained using cover crop and pasture rotation coupled with continuous cultivar rotation within production fields, intensive hand and mechanical weed control with natural and NOP approved nutrient and pest control systems. For the past four years the farm has been certified for compliance with the National Organic Plan by OTCO, Oregon Tilth Certified Organic. Even if we were not certified we would still follow the same land, plant and good insect stewardship and soil nutrient, organic matter and conservation practices which are inherently a part of what we believe to be the best and most sustainable way to farm. Our certification, however, does involve some 200 to 300 hundred hours of record keeping, journal and input documentation and a 5 to 7 hour annual inspection of crops, records and documentation of production methods. We do this mainly to insure to our customers that the vegetables and fruit they buy from our farm are full of flavor and nutrients, produced in compliance with the National Organic Plan, and as natural as we possibly can. Additional Information The farm uses no raw manure or even composted dairy manure in our food production fields. We also do not spray or use compost teas on any lettuce or edible greens. The farms main season vegetable and fruit production for this year is 9 acres all under below grade drip irrigation. Although more expensive, it is an extremely safe, efficient, effective and water conserving method of irrigation. It also allows us to supplement our plants (when needed) with NOP approved micronized fertilizers and and minerals below the soil surface to the plants root zones. For a view of pictures of the farm link to our blog and recipes check out our web site site at www.ricefamilyfarms.com Please feel free to contact us anytime with any questions about our farm or production and handling systems at masonck@msn.com Highlights this Month Our famous Mason Creek Sweets(candy onions) We are now digging beautiful rose fin apple, french and banana fingerling potatoes. |
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| #812 |
Order number of melons. You might like these if you are a cantaloupe or a green honeydew lover. Vine-ripe as usual and that is the key with these. | Certified Organic | $3.99/melon |
| #807 |
Order number of melons. 10-15 pound seeded old stand by variety of watermelon. | Certified Organic | $4.75/melon |
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| #587 |
Order number of cucumbers. 8 inch average slicer cucumber....sweet and juicy new crop picked every other day | Certified Organic | $1.29/cucumber |
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| #846 |
Order number of Eggplants. Classic Black Globe Beauty Eggplants | Certified Organic | $2.99/Eggplant |
| #1756 |
Order number of eggplants. Nice sized New Crop Japanese Eggplant | Certified Organic | $1.99/eggplant |
| #816 | Manden Eggplant Order number of eggplants. small/medium size eggplant shaped like globe but with purple calyx like Japanese and taste similar. | Certified Organic | $1.99/eggplant |
| #2995 | Rosa Bianca heirloom Eggplant Order number of eggplant s. medium size globe white and blue/pink heirloom eggplant | Certified Organic | $1.99/ eggplant |
| #2994 | Turkish orange heirloom Eggplant Order number of 2/eggplants. 2-3 small bright orange heirloom eggplants | Certified Organic | $1.99/2/eggplant |
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| #699 |
Order number of 6 ears. | Certified Organic | $3.99/6 ears |
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| #1867 | Leeks (new crop) Order number of leeks. New crop leeks | Certified Organic | $0.69/Leek |
| #1866 | 2# bag mixed Red and Saffron Shallots (new crop) Order number of 2# bags. | Certified Organic | $5.99/2# bag |
| #1788 |
Order number of 2# bags. Beautiful fresh pulled/topped Rosa de Milano red onion A very nice red onion we have raised for 9 years and have also produced seed for it. | Certified Organic | $2.75/2# bag |
| #947 |
Order number of 3 lb bags. Our famous sweet candy onions that retail and wholesale customers ask for every year....Order number of 3# bags. 3# bag of 2-4 Sweet onions fresh pulled topped and trimmed. | Certified Organic | $4.29/3 lb bag |
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| #1822 |
Order number of 1/2 # bags. Salsa or roasting peppers | Certified Organic | $1.99/1/2 # bag |
| #1759 |
Order number of 1/2 # bags. Mucho Nacho big bad boys for poppers or anything good. | Certified Organic | $1.99/1/2 # bag |
| #1758 |
Order number of 2 peppers. Medium/large green sweet bell pepper. Just started picking these. | Certified Organic | $2.58/2 peppers |
| #1933 |
Order number of 2 peppers. Medium lavender sweet bell pepper. Just started picking these. | Certified Organic | $2.99/2 peppers |
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| #2226 | 2# net Mixed Fingerlings Potatoes (new crop) Order number of nets. A Popular Rice Farms original offering brought back from last year. 4 varieties in one net....red, yellow, purple and rose finn apple so you can cook and compare. | Certified Organic | $5.49/2# net |
| #1643 |
Order number of bags. Works great in all the traditional red potato dishes. Beautiful red skin and white interior along with a delicious taste. Order number of bags. 3# bags of medium/large size....field run 2-4 inch red potatoes | Certified Organic | $4.49/3# bag |
| #1688 |
Order number of 3# bags. 3 lb bag Yukon Gold Potatoes(NEW CROP) Order number of bags. Now digging FRESH YUKON potatoes from our fields. They are coming out looking fresh and with that usual yummy Yukon taste. | Certified Organic | $4.49/3# bag |
| #579 |
Order number of bags. Purple Majesty Potatoes are purple inside and out and loaded with 235 milligrams of anthocyanidins per 148 gram serving, nearly twice the amount found in any other produce item. These are shown to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease , lower cholesterol, strengthen the immune system and decrease age related memory loss and.....they taste great! 1-2 inch little purple potatoes | Certified Organic | $4.49/3# bag |
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| #2997 | 3 # Mixed Bag Heirloom Tomatoes Order number of 3# bags. A new treat this year from Rice Farms....Yellow/orange and pink/red #2 heirloom tomatoes will come in a 3# bag or net. Have some cracks and will be packaged as fragile..... taste.....pretty good we think. Will have more color variety as the season progresses as well.......Enjoy!! | Certified Organic | $6.75/3# bag |
| #1797 | Really Mixed Bag Cherry Tomatoes Order number of 1# nets. 6-12 types and colors of sweet heirloom and hybrid cherry tomatoes in a 1# net red, orange, yellow, grape, brown, strawberry pink pear iris.....you'll like it when you see and taste um!! | Certified Organic | $3.50/1# net |
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| #1938 | Spaghetti Squash Order number of squash s. One large spaghetti squash | Certified Organic | $2.99/squash |