Nettles, who wants ‘em? They just sting ya and the pain goes on for hours and hours. But, wait! They have some other qualities that you may want. They are packed with vitamins and protein. And when you can’t harvest them anymore, because they are past the good food stage, then you can use them [read more...]
Our newest products! Finally, after you have asked us for this for a long time, our version of lavender salt and lavender pepper have joined our culinary product line. The Pepper is a simple blend to help you create amazing dishes. It combines an earthy, hot, fruity/tart, and floral flavor to dishes. It will work [read more...]
Save the date! Artists Invasion is coming to the farm on July 27 & 28.
We have our very own chocolatier now!! Her name is Michaelene McElroy and she has only BEGUN to create some amazing treats. In case you aren’t up on the origins of chocolate, Michaelene writes: Theobroma cacao is native to the deep tropical region of South America. Its seeds are used to make cocoa powder and [read more...]
Aurora has led the team to create our newest product…. Bee Sweet to Your Lips, Lavender Vanilla Lip Balm. In case you don’t know, it takes a lot to create a new product. We first research basic recipes, then we gather information about oils and their effects on the body. Then we develop a mixture [read more...]
Dessert May be the Best Medicine
The Holiday Season should be a time of celebration, but for many of us it can also be a time when our love/hate relationship with all those delicious Christmas deserts we’ve been enjoying can turn us into grinches. Here’s some good news about common holiday spices that should put you back in a festive mood. [read more...]
Benefit for Whidbey Air (kwparadio.org)
Did you know Whidbey Island has its own radio station? One that started years ago, and for the first few years The Shifty Sailors let them play their music while they got underway. It’s been a long journey, including a decision to release the air waves licensing and become an internet-only station. That decision has [read more...]
Grand Opening of Lavender Wind
In our new Gift shop and Manufacturing/Kitchen facility Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Lavender Wind 15 Coveland St. PO Box 284 Coupeville, WA 98239 360.544.4132 toll free 877.242.7716 House is ready outside Stop by to congratulate owner Sarah Richards and the staff of Lavender Wind on the official Grand Opening & [read more...]
The Holiday Season should be a time of celebration, but for many of us it can also be a time when our love/hate relationship with all those delicious Christmas deserts we’ve been enjoying can turn us into grinches. Here’s some good news about common holiday spices that should put you back in a festive mood. [read more...]
We are growing more than lavender around here. Over the last couple of days we’ve harvested a lot of one of lavender’s cousins, catnip. Both these plants are in the lamiaceae family (mints are in that family, the members of this family have square stems). If you’ve ever watched what happens when you put a [read more...]
Hundreds of people ask us every year…. “When is the best time to see the lavender in bloom?” The short answer is summer. But that is really short and doesn’t really give you the full story. Lavender’s home turf is the area around the Mediterranean. It thrives on the wet winters and dry summers in [read more...]
Lavender buds (the bits of flowers that are stripped off the stems) that are used in sachets hold their scent for a long time. During the first year after harvest they put out a lot of sweet aroma. After the first year all you have to do is squeeze them and the natural oils will [read more...]
What are essential oils? Essential oils are concentrated complex aromatic compounds that are extracted from plants, usually through steam distillation. Also known as volatile oils, they’re fragrant because the molecules that make up these compounds are tiny and can easily travel up into the air, unlike fatty-acid-based “fixed” oils, such as olive or corn oil. [read more...]