Returning in Spring of 2023: our farm-grown California Asparagus makes its return to Victoria Island! Harvested & sold fresh daily exclusively from our Farm Stand at the Sabbatical Distillery Shop, don’t miss the taste of Spring during our asparagus Harvest season! For sale starting March 24, 2023.

Our Southern and Northern Highbush blueberries thrive in the island's mineral-rich, peaty soil, just as their wild cousins, the blackberries, have for centuries. Victoria Island Farms blueberries are notable for their plumpness, taste, and freshness. Our blueberries go from field to package in record time. Within an hour of leaving the bush, our blueberries are cooled and packaged, and cooled again. They leave the farm in pre-cooled trucks.

Blueberries begin to ripen in May and are harvested until early July. Each field is harvested 3-5 times depending on ripening characteristics of the variety. Most varieties require a certain range of chilling hours (temperatures below 40 degrees) for optimal production.

During the summer harvest season, Victoria Island Farms opens up a portion of our blueberry fields to the public for U-Pick at the farm and purchase of pre-packed fresh blueberries. Our u-pick season runs on weekends from mid-May to late June or early July (subject to weather conditions) with pre-packed fresh blueberries for sale as long as the harvest season lasts. Check our homepage to view up to date information on hours, availability and seasonal products offered at the Victoria Island Farm Stand and sign up for our newsletter to receive email updates on important news and announcements.

Almond orchards are a relatively new addition to the island, with our first harvest of third-leaf trees in 2018. Almonds are popping up in greater numbers all over California, but Victoria Island was the first growing operation to plant them so far below sea level. Innovation in drainage and irrigation technology has helped prepare the ground for trees, and experimentation with tree and rootstock varieties has led to a winning combination, allowing our trees to thrive and take advantage of our rich, organic soil. Victoria Island-grown almonds are sent to our sister operation, Nichols Farms, in Hanford, California where they are processed at their state-of-the-art facility before reaching happy consumers of California Almonds all over.