We are planning the 2008 North American Lavender Conference. Please check back for a schedule. Until then, take a look at the 2006 conference schedule to get an idea of what will be coming!
2006 North American Lavender Conference Schedule
Monday, July 17
8:30 am Registration Opens
9:15 am Vendor/Trade Show Opens
10:15 am Welcome
10:30 am Andy Van Hevelingen: Lavender Cultivars for the Northwest & Beyond”
12noon – 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Workshops
1) Cathy Lucero: “Understanding Weeds and Weed Control Principles”
2) Panel -- A Year in the Life of a Lavender Farmer -- Cathy, Sue, Barb
3) Kara Burkhart, Bastyr University – Medicinal Uses of Lavender
4) Virginia McNaughton – “My Favorite Angustifolias and Lavandins”
5) Jenny Perez, Bastyr University -- A History of Lavender; it’s Origins, Uses, and Mystique
3:30 pm – 4:50 pm Workshops
1) Ellen Spector Platt – “After You Make it, Then What?
2) Wendy Sigl -- Aromatherapy
3) Chef Kathy Gehrt-- A Lavender Feast
4) Su Howat -- Making Lavender Wreaths
5) Andy VanHevelingen: “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Propagating and Starting Lavender Plants.”
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Speaker: Virginia McNaughton – "Lavender, An Ever Evolving Passion - A New Zealand Perspective".
Tuesday, July 18
8:30 am – 9:40 am General Session: Brian Lawrence – Taking the Mystery Out of Lavender Oil
9:50 am – 11:10 am Workshops
1) Brian Lawrence: An Open Question & Answer Session on Lavender Oil
2) Dale Nelson – “Taking Your Lavender Food Products from Concept to Market”
3) Virginia McNaughton – “My Favorite Angustifolias and Lavandins”
4) Cathy Lucero: “Understanding Weeds and Weed Control Principles”
5) Kara Burkhart, Bastyr University – Medicinal Uses of Lavender
11:20 am – 12:40 pm Workshops
1) Annie Harmon & Brian Lawrence – Distillation Demo and Commentary
2) June Divine: Lavender Product Demo
3) Glenn Hughs, Homework Design – Marketing Lavender on the Internet
4) Panel -- A Year in the Life of a Lavender Farmer -- Cathy, Sue, Barb
5) Jenny Perez, Bastyr University -- A History of Lavender; it’s Origins, Uses, and Mystique
12:40 pm – 1:20 pm Lunch
1:20 pm – 2:30 pm General Session: Ellen Spector Platt – “After You Grow it, Then What?”
2:40 pm – 4:00 pm Workshops
1) Ellen Spector Platt – “After You Make it, Then What?
2) Wendy Sigl -- Aromatherapy
3) Annie Harmon – Lavender Hydrosol
4) Growing Lavender Commercially; an Introduction – Curtis Beus
5) Panel – History & Development of Sequim Lavender Industry – Mike, Lil, and Mary
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Panel Wrap up
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Special Culinary Lavender Class with Chef Kathy Gehrt (additional registration required)