by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | Farm, For the love of lavender...
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...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
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...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
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...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
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...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
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...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
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...