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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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,…