Here at Bavejdon Vineyards & Orchards the olives are getting large, ready to be cured into delicious table olives. We usually start processing them in October when they are fully grown, yet still bright green, using a hand-curing process that takes about 2 weeks. This results in glistening, green, buttery olives, ready for Holiday relish trays. Curing…
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Toni & her husband are farmers, working at their orchard/vineyard in the Antelope Valley, California. Toni's freelance articles have been published in a variety of business and women's magazines.
2023 NEW!! Purchase our seasonal produce and products at the “Bavejdon Vineyards” booth at “The BLVD farmers MARKET” in Downtown Lancaster. NEW!!
Open from April -October on Thursdays from 4-9 pm on Lancaster Blvd between Fern Ave & Ehrlich in Downtown Lancaster. Purchase seasonal produce such as grapes, peaches, plums, tomatoes, vinegars, & olive oils. Produce changes seasonally and is available year-round. Call Bavejdon Vineyards at 310-547-0333 for a recorded list of available produce & places to…
SILVERY ARTICHOKE’S ARRIVE IN EARLY SPRING
In the high desert, artichokes arrive in EARLY Spring when the climate is very mild, before the heat of Summer. Artichokes are delicate plants, thought to have originally come from North Africa and Egypt, then made their eventual way to France, Spain & Italy. Most artichoke plants grow best nearer to the ocean, in fact,…
Enjoying the flowers & herbs of the high desert
I drove out to our ranch today in Lancaster/Palmdale area of Southern California. While Los Angeles was 62 degrees, Lancaster (2 hours north of Los Angeles) is 85 degrees with gentle warm breezes. It is spring in the Antelope Valley and life is awakening. The birds have nests in the trees and are tending to…
Springtime at the Vineyard
Good Morning dear readers, Greetings from Bavejdon Vineyards & Orchards, located in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. It is Springtime in the valley and here in the high dessert, so much life is emerging from Winter dormancy. Flowers are blooming, birds are flitting around building nests, baby bunnies are darting around and life is…
The 38th Parallel
Recently I was reading an article about how horizontal parallels around the globe had similar climates and weather patterns. Intrigued, I investigated further. Tracing the 38th parallel from our Antelope Valley, California property, showed that the parallel crossed Calabria (Italy), Ibiza (Spain) and Izmir (Turkey)! All hot and arid locations, very much like the climate…
Becoming a Vintner
We just wanted to grow a few fruit trees and some vegetables…something to keep my soon-to-be retired husband busy. We needed something healthy and active to do; a chance to dig in the dirt, breathe the fresh country air and maybe end up with some fruit! To grow fruit trees, we needed land & water…so…
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