For the Love of Lavender...
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a lavender farmer? The owner of Wayward Winds shares in our blog, detailing the ins and outs of owning a lavender farm, with recipes and lavender-related tips along the way!
Candied Hazelnuts with Lavender and Sea Salt
Need a yummy treat to get you through hump day? Try these candied hazelnuts with lavender and sea salt. (Scroll down to find the download). So yummy! Hazelnuts are another local NW crop and they pair perfectly with our culinary lavender. These are one of my favorite...
To share the lavender
I'm so excited! When we first decided to plant lavender it was because we wanted to share it. The idea was basically an "if we plant it - they will come" approach. We imagined a sea of purple a buzz with bees where people would come and experience the beauty for...
Harvesting art
It's time for harvesting art in Yamhill County! Each October artists in Yamhill County, Oregon open their studios for two weekends. The Art Harvest is organized by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County and the participating artists. Many different mediums are...
The farmers markets draw to a close
We have been doing farmers markets for 5 years now. Selling our fresh and dried Oregon lavender, lavender crafts and some assortment of garden art and other goodies we put together. We even take some of our friends handcrafts now and then. Our main market is in...
Lavender caramels, a teenager’s opportunity
The other day a young lady named Sophia came into our store with her mother. They were looking for lavender essential oil and asking many questions about what it is and how we made it. Seems we had just what they had been looking for. Sophia's grandmother had made...
Cookies and care-taking at the lavender shop
At Wayward Winds Lavender we're lucky to have a great team. Our little lavender shop in Yamhill, Oregon is a great place to work because of that. It's more than just a store. It's where we make our products, create and care for each other. Jennifer is our chief...
The hazy purple dream
When we planted our first lavender field, we knew we were not the only ones with the hazy purple dream of endless fields of the stuff. At the time we only knew of a handful of others who actually had plants in the ground though. The difference between dreaming about...
The lavender festival
We love that we have several lavender farms concentrated right here around our town of Yamhill, Oregon. Our Yamhill Valley Lavender Festival held the second weekend in July was a huge success because of the hard work and dedication of the lavender community here. Over...
Synergy
There is power in numbers. A group can achieve so much more than one person trying to go it alone. The Yamhill Valley Lavender Growers as a group has already accomplished so much. We have greater purchasing power as a group. We pulled off a fantastic lavender...
The scents and sensations of town
Yesterday we did what we call "going to town". Town being the city of Portland, Oregon. We don't go into "town" all that often so it's always a special event for us, like a day off, a mini vacation of sorts. Yesterday's trip involved the usual errands of picking up...
Sometimes the canyon looms
Occasionally we find ourselves in a rut. Then the rut becomes a trench and the before we know it, it's the grandaddy of all canyons. At least it's a canyon full of lavender which smells good. This time of year is especially hazardous as everything seems to come at...
Lavender at the farmer’s market
We were in Astoria, Oregon at the Sunday Market last weekend, same as every weekend from Mothers Day until October. Trying to sell our lavender goods to promote our lavender farm, products and store. We have been doing this market for 4 years now and it has become an...
