Rowdy Ruby's Urban Farm

12/19/2022

Beat the last minute crowds and finish your list in one place while supporting small, local businesses!

05/06/2022

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there!
If you need a unique gift for a special Mom in your life, chances are you just might find what you're looking for at our spot in the Original Independence Farmers' Market! Everything from premium quality vanilla and coffee extracts to hand made jewelry and crystal candles studded with Oregon sunstones. Or maybe a beaded scarf or natural body care products...

Saturdays from 9am to 2pm
302 S Main Street
Independence, Oregon

04/16/2022

First of all, THANK YOU!!! To all the brave souls who made it out to the market today. Let’s just say that the weather got a little Oregon-ish around noon to the point where we had to abandon ship and close early. So maybe an apology to those who came out when the sun did (about a half hour later as we were driving home soaked) and wonder what happened to the market…We will be back next Saturday and look forward to seeing you.

That being said, I wanted to do the perfect spring post, but drag something up from the archives…

Have you ever thought about cultivating your own mushrooms? It’s not as difficult as you might think, and spring is the perfect time to install a wine mushroom/king stropharia/burgundy mushroom patch. I published a post in 2016 when we did our first one.

* Latest note: you can totally get away with doing one layer, but if you want to keep it going, you have to plan on adding more hardwood chips to feed the mycelium. They can go through some chips in a season! So worth the effort though. They are so delicious and fairly easy to grow compared to other varieties.
http://chefjsinclair.blogspot.com/2015/04/cultivating-outdoor-stropharia-mushroom.html

Can I just say that I LOVE mushrooms! But, I have to confess that I was one of those people that thought early on that I hated them; all I ...

04/14/2022

Among our other items, we are proud to be able to feature the AMAZING Oregon Sunstone at our stand at the Independence Farmers' Market every Saturday through November.
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One of our most popular items is proving to be our scented purification candle embedded with a full 25 carats of these wonderful little beauties. With approximately 18 hours burn time, they will diffuse the premium fragrance of your choice throughout the room without being obnoxious, overbearing or smelling fake. It is truly mesmerizing to see how the flame of the candle interacts with the crystals as the candle burns. We have over a dozen different fragrances to choose from.

To learn more about how special these gemstones are and further understand why the Oregon state legislature voted them as our official state gemstone in 1987, I invite you to watch this clip recently featured on OPB's Oregon Field Guide: https://www.opb.org/video/2022/02/17/oregon-sunstones/

Also a great write up in The Oregon Encyclopedia: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_sunstone/ #.YlhyyDfMJPY

04/03/2022

Rowdy Ruby's Urban Farm is live at the Independence Farmers' Market every Saturday through November from 9am to 2pm in the Umpqua bank parking lot. Come see us!
http://www.independencefarmersmarket-or.org/

12/05/2017

Due to the lack of a hard frost thus far this year, our wild mushroom season has gone on a little longer than it usually does. Here's one of our favorite ways to preserve them when we find a large amount!

Chanterelles have an aroma reminiscent of apricots. The flavor lends itself to working with curry, while not losing its mushroom appeal....

10/09/2017

I love this bread! R&D in the kitchen lab has been all about developing recipes to ensure that eating this way can be a lifestyle change and not just a fad diet!. :D Sandwiches are back!

Sandwiches are back on the menu! I'm super excited about this one! You don't have to look any further for a low-carb, grain-free, ke...