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Dear Friends,
Spring is in the air! Enjoy a gorgeous, sunny, and warm day at the Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market this Sunday. While you browse your favorite vendors and explore new seasonal produce, handcrafted goods, and more, be sure to stop by Crazy Uncle Jerky for their low sugar, high protein, and mouthwatering beef jerky! We can’t wait to see you there.

Remember to bring an ice chest in your car or on wheels so you can relax and enjoy a nice lunch made fresh for you right at the market. Take a few minutes to slow down and enjoy our wonderful atmosphere with your family and friends in the comfort of Market umbrellas, bistro tables, and cafe chairs!

See you on Sunday,

Diane & Michael
619.743-4263

[email protected]
www.RanchoSantaFeFarmersMarket.com

Located in the Del Rayo Village Shopping Center at 16079 San Dieguito Rd. Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091

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Crazy Uncle Jerky

We’ve all got a crazy uncle! Growing up in my house, it was Uncle Tom. He would do things like – how about the time my siblings and I opened a package from him and a snake shot out like a rocket, errrrr more like those peanut-can snakes. Or the time my brother got a grenade that shocks you when you pick it up. That’s right! He sent a replica grenade that electrocutes you when you touch it and you drop it at your feet, now adding terror to the shock. Brilliant! Plenty of stories like those in the fam, but that’s a little taste of the kind of humor Uncle Tom was into.

Crazy antics aside, Tom was an awesome dude. One thing he would do was early December every year we would receive huge bags of the tastiest homemade beef jerky we’d ever gotten our hands on. There would always be a few different flavors: a mild, a sweet and spicy, and, of course, an unnecessarily hot one. I specifically remember one labeled “El Diablo”. Intentional consumption required milk and a sibling witness/peer-pressurer. Although jerky time was serious business in our household, Uncle Tom being Uncle Tom, there was always a gag in there somewhere. Yes, of course. The ol’ accidental mislabeling of the bags, or my personal favorite, correctly labeled mild bags spiked with a handful of lava-hot jerky pieces. Ahh, the memories. Thank you Tom!

Sadly, Uncle Tom passed away in early 2019. We all joined together and laid him to rest and reminisced about the impact he had on our lives. Eventually, we came to terms with our new reality. Uncle Tom wouldn’t be there. No more deeply intellectual, yet equally humorous conversations. No more unexpectedly kind-hearted, comforting, booming, deep voice. No more signature Uncle Tom mustache. No more outrageous gag gifts. No more being terrified of packages. And no more beef jerky.

A few years before Uncle Tom’s passing, my brother taught me how to smoke meats – brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, etc. It didn’t take long for me to accumulate five smokers and set out on a new journey seeking to perfect smoked meats with dreams of opening a bothers BBQ joint of my own one day. But, when Uncle Tom passed, that journey took a turn. I set out to pick up where he left off: creating unbelievably good tasting jerky that you just couldn’t buy…yet. After countless hours of research, several iterations of new equipment, tasting every jerky brand I could get my hands on, constant experimentation and testing of my own recipes, and a lot more, here I am. I’ve modeled my jerky recipes after Uncle Tom’s style – impeccably textured. Not too thick. Not too thin. Not too soft. Not too chewy. Absolutely BURSTING with flavor. And most importantly, made with loving care for those with courage enough to open the package in which it came.

Open it. I dare you!

Ty Helmley (AKA “Crazy Uncle Ty”)
Founder

We can’t wait to meet you this Sunday!

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Congratulations to Our $25 “Follow Us on Social Media” Winner!

A big congratulations to Teri Nance, our “Follow Us On Social Media” winner this week. Please stop by the Manager’s booth this Sunday and pick up your $25 in Market Bucks!

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Helen Woodward Animal Center Pet Of The Week

Hashbrown’s Ready for the Next Chapter

As origin stories go, Hashbrown’s first chapter in life was anything but pleasant. The two-year-old terrier blend was found wandering the streets of Wailuku, the county seat of Maui, disoriented and completely alone. Upon his arrival at Maui Humane, it was discovered that this sweet wayward boy didn’t have a microchip or even the ability to see! The organization, already at critical capacity, realized that they would struggle to properly care for the unsighted new arrival and reached out to Helen Woodward Animal Center.

The Center accepted Hashbrown without hesitation, and since his Southern California debut he has shown himself to be a tender and loving little pup. He gets along wonderfully with his foster family – including their two resident dogs – and everyone at the Center has fallen in love with his quirky, treat loving self. If you want to help this brave, blind boy write the next chapter in his life, apply to adopt him today!

Due to Hashbrown’s condition, he’s currently staying in foster care. Anyone interested in meeting him is encouraged to apply at this link. His adoption fee is $385 plus a $36 microchip fee. He has been altered and is up-to-date on all of his vaccinations. Hashbrown is microchipped for identification as with all pets adopted from Helen Woodward Animal Center.

Helen Woodward Animal Center is located at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. Kennels are open seven days a week; Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 858-756-4117, extension #1, or visit animalcenter.org.

“Share Us” ON FACEBOOK AND ENTER TO WIN $25 IN MARKET BUCKS!

You could win $25 in RSF Market Bucks by simply clicking the links below and “Share Us”! Each time you “share” one of our posts it goes into a pool, so by liking ANY of our Facebook posts or joining our email list, you are getting another chance to win! The more posts you “Like” the more entries you will have in the drawing. A new winner will be chosen each month!

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW

#1 Join our email list by clicking here, or from one of our special signs at the Market. If you have already joined our list you will be automatically entered each and every week.

#2 Enter as many time as you want by clicking LIKE on our Facebook Page, LIKE on our Facebook Photos and LIKE on our Facebook Comments, every Facebook LIKE is a another entry!

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