What’s in Season When

Our gardens and orchards follow the natural rhythm of the San Joaquin Valley. Each season brings something new to the table—whether it’s tomatoes ripening on the vine, pomegranates heavy on the branch, or fields of flowers in bloom.

A close-up of dried lavender bouquets wrapped in brown paper, displayed on a wooden table in a warmly lit shop with blurred shelves and bottles in the background.

Spring

The season starts with tender greens and roots, followed by early squash and beans.

  • Vegetables: peas, lettuces, carrots, beets, radishes, onions, early squash, snap beans.
  • Fruits: late citrus, first apricots and plums.
  • Herbs & Flowers: oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage, lavender; native buckwheat and desert willow start to bloom.
A wooden bowl filled with assorted heirloom tomatoes in shades of red, yellow, and orange, sitting on a light surface with a soft, blurred background.

Summer

Long days and heat bring peak harvests and colorful fields.

  • Vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, sweet corn, melons.
  • Fruits: figs, plums and pluots, stone fruit.
  • Herbs & Flowers: lavender in full swing, basil and tarragon, sunflowers, asters, desert willow.
A close-up of ripe orange persimmons with green leafy tops, some inside a woven basket and others placed beside it, with droplets of water visible on their smooth skins.

Fall

A season of abundance, with late-summer crops giving way to cool-weather harvests.

  • Vegetables: beans, carrots, cucumbers and squash tapering, sweet potatoes.
  • Fruits: pomegranates, persimmons, figs, grapes.
  • Herbs & Flowers: rosemary blooms, asters peak, sunflowers continue, buckwheat turns rust-red for dried arrangements.
A wooden box filled with assorted fresh vegetables, including onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots, kale, butternut squash, and delicata squash, sits on a rustic wooden table.

Winter

Cool days bring hardy crops and the last of the citrus.

  • Vegetables: carrots, beets, leafy greens, cabbage family.
  • Fruits: citrus; orchards rest.
  • Herbs & Flowers: rosemary, hardy perennial herbs; a few natives begin to stir as days lengthen.

Our “What’s in Season” is meant as a guide rather than a guarantee—farming is weather-driven, and each year brings surprises. If you’re visiting soon, check in at the Farm Store or Tasting Room to see what’s growing, blooming, or ready for harvest that week.