Monte-Bellaria di California

02/06/2026

Valentine's ideas? Save 21% on this lavender spa collection...

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11/25/2025

We're in! Please note that our last open weekend this year is Dec. 13 & 14. We'll post our schedule for 2026 in early January.

You've heard of Small Business Saturday, but why not also make it Small Farm Saturday (and Sunday and Monday and …)?! In our latest Holidays Along the Farm Trails newsletter, we highlight unique, farm-fresh holiday gift ideas, where to get your Christmas tree, and festive events. Read more at https://conta.cc/3LRn8BD or visiting FarmTrails.org.

11/21/2025

Special gift box offer for early holiday shopping!

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This season, spread joy and relaxation with a beautifully curated Monte-Bellaria Lavender Gift Box from Sonoma County! Send your own holiday greeting along with this indulgent gift.

09/19/2025

Join us for the Sonoma County Farm Trails fall tour, Sept 27 & 28; 10AM to 4PM. We'll be doing aromatherapy demonstrations and olive oil tastings. We'll have special pricing deals for this great event! See you then!

09/12/2025

A recent photo shoot from GO LOCAL Sonoma County () and Kelsey Joy Photography (). Thanks!

08/18/2025

Here is a very nice video from ABC7 KGO-TV about Monte-Bellaria. https://abc7news.com/post/farm-boy-lavender-king-sonoma-county-monte-bellaria-di-california-story/17548966/

I’m not sure I would agree with “Farm Boy,” but close enough. I DO have the county fair blue, red and yellow ribbons for sheep showing.

Bill MacElroy never thought he'd return to farming. Growing up on a farm in upstate New York near Saratoga Springs, he swore he'd "never go back anywhere near one ever again." Yet, here he stands today as general manager of Monte-Bellaria, Northern California's largest lavender farm.

07/07/2025

The beauty of lavender in summer...

06/28/2025

People frequently ask about the difference between the two leading hybrid cultivars of lavender: Grosso and Provence. Both are crosses between Portuguese spike lavender and English lavender. Technically these are referred to as “lavandins.” They both are sterile, meaning that their seeds don’t produce new plants and they can only be propagated through cuttings.

Grosso takes more after the English side of the cross and has very large, fat flowers. Provence takes more of the shape of the Portuguese side of the cross and has long thin flowers. Both are highly prized for their disease resistance and longevity. Both produce an herbal fragranced essential oil; but Grosso produces about two times more oil than Provence.

At Monte-Bellaria, we grow 99% Grosso.

Come and see it in high bloom now. Tickets on our website: www.monte-bellaria.com.

06/11/2025

Nice profile from the North Bay Magazine. Check out pg 28 – 29

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06/04/2025

Thank you Sonoma County Farm Trails for a very nice profile. Link in first comment.

Monte-Bellaria di California, located in the Russian River appellation, specializes in estate-grown lavender, bees, and olive oil. West Sonoma County’s mild Mediterranean climate yields high-quality, oil-rich lavenders, which are grown,…

06/01/2025

Summer internship? We're interviewing! Part-time Fridays and Weekends.

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05/25/2025

The great fish thief is bigger than ever...Great Blue Heron.