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Fish-O-Gram! Sushi Superbowl! Valentines Looms! Happy Opening, Noroeste! Deepwater Struggles! Farm Meats on Parade! Yellowtail Amberjack!
Dear Statistics-Minded Customers, Over the years much has been written about the “Superbowl Effect” on everything from the Stock-Market, to the San Francisco homeless population. Today, we would like to draw your attention to a lesser known, but deeply troubling phenomenon and suggest some strategies for the future. Super Sunday is…
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Fish-O-Gram! Halibut Season Set! Weatherbound Scallops! Harbingers of Spring! Carcasses Hit the Street! Year of the Monkey Dawns! New Reps System at Jones Ranch
Dear Weather Stymied, Nettle Eating, but still Pink-Hued Customers, A long, tempestuous week blew our diver friends off the water. It was a disappointing start to the Pink Scallop season–so sad. But the winds have died down and we are looking at Sunday for sample collections and Tuesday for a commencement…
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Fish-O-Gram! THINK PINK!!!!! Green Urchins Yes! Oysters Yes! Hometown Heroes! Consider the Tree Lobster!
HOOORAY FOR THE SCALLOPS!!! Dear Pink-Hued Customers, Our mission and passion in life is to bring superlative products from our island-studded home to market. We love everything we sell, from Rhode Island squid to Fiji Albacore, to Japanese Tobikko, we love it all. But there is something special about the products that come from this little corner of the world. On land we find that the persistent salt-spray and great day-to-night temperature swings build subtle,…
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Fish-O-Gram! Urchin Victory Lap! Return of the Oysters! Fresh Quinalt Steelhead! Fresh AK Troll Kings! Fresh Lamb! Happy Birthday Cyrus McCormick!
We hope you are all enjoying the deep-winter interregnum. Life here is going swimmingly–we had a terrific company party last Sunday. Big thanks to Nick Coffey and Nova for preparing our feast. This next week we are again offering the full line of Marinelli Shellfish selected farm-specific oysters!!!! Department of Fond Fairwells, Sad to say, next week may be the…
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Fish-O-Gram, Squid
The last few rounds of Ink-In RI Squid have been large and lovely. They elevate squid to the level of big game–prepare one per diner. Fully stuffed, they could substitute for a holiday turkey, or goose. Taxidermied, they would make a terrific change purse or black-powder horn. Life Size 10 year-old With RI SquidWeek Ahead, Urchins and Crab, Limited Locals,…
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Fish-O-Gram, Happy New Year
Firstly, we would like to thank all of you for your business, friendship and support in 2015. We love you, our customers, suppliers and partners are our community. Thank you for making us part of your businesses and lives. Our company party will be held Sunday, January 10 at 3:30pm at the Shipyard and…
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Fish-O-Gram, Science Corner
Here at Jones Ranch we are enjoying a break in the weather, and our plucky friends in Pt Judith keep producing, despite grappling with the nastiest storms of the season yet. Consequently, we will have some domestics this week, while Eastern fish continues to be abundant. Crab availability remains good, while pricing…
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True Fish-O-Gram! New pricing on Monk!! New source shout-out!
Holiday Delivery Schedule Jones Family Farm will be closed Christmas Day December 25 and New Year’s Day Jan 1. We will be making deliveries Monday thru Wednesday as normal. We will be delivering fresh fish on Thursday, December 24. Order Live seafood and shellfish for Monday and Wednesday delivery. Another…
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Fish-O-Gram, The Weather has calmed on coasts near and far, and we have the product of that happy circumstance headed to you!
This will not last–our west coast weather is predicted to get nasty again in a few short days. We may have a pulse or two of fresh, local fish again before the holiday, but don’t count on it. East Coast weather looks to be fairly civil over the next spell,…
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Fish-O-Gram, The Walrus and the Carpenter one year anniversary.
Jones Family Farms shucked about 30 dozen oysters at The Walrus and the Carpenters 1st year anniversary party August 7th. There was a great turnout and the event raised over $5000 for The Puget Soundkeepers Alliance. www.ballardnewstribune.com
