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2009 Farm Tours
Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, July 17-19, 2009
10am to 6pm
Tickets: $15.00 - children age 12 and under admitted free.
The Sequim Lavender Growers Association invites you experience the fragrance and splendor of this amazing herb. Each farm is distinctive, reflecting the vision of its owner and the surrounding environment. Farmers share their techniques for cultivating, harvesting, drying and using lavender. U-pick lavender is offered at each farm, plus workshops, demonstrations, craft artists, music, food and beverages. Take advantage of our “Meet the Farmer” daily programs to find out how they work their magic.
Tickets to the farms
are $15.00 (free admission for children age 12 and under).
Your ticket includes the Festival Support Button, 
admission to all the farms for all three days of the Festival,
and unlimited use of the Farm Tour Buses sponsored by Kitsap
Bank, John L. Scott - Sequim, The Sequim Gazette and Wilder Auto.
Tickets are sold at the information booths at the Street Fair,
Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, and at the entrance
of each farm. Prior to the festival tickets can be purchased at local outlets.
Click here to find a location near you.
ENJOY THE FULL SPlENDOR OF THE LAVENDER SEASON
The Sequim Lavender Growers Association has over 30 members. Many farms are open to the public throughout the lavender season (June-September) and some are open year-round.
Sunday Farm Tour Culinary Program Schedule
The Sequim Lavender Festival’s six farms on tour will host culinary demonstrations on Sunday to show how lavender can enliven a variety of dishes.
Jardin du Soleil — Sunday, 11 a.m.
Farm Tour Bus B
Chef Michael Despars of Port Angeles CrabHouse Restaurant will be preparing a sweet twist on a classic summer dish — Lavender spiced rubbed roast tenderloin of pork with lavender infused demi glace.
Purple Haze Lavender Farm — Sunday 11:30 a.m.
Farm Tour Bus D
Chef Dave Long pairs up with Purple Haze Lavender Farm creating a gourmet sauce incorporating Purple Haze's own herbs de provence mustard..
Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm — 11:30 am
Farm Tour Bus A
Create a Four Course Lavender Meal on the Garden Grill - Cooking Demo with Christine, the Garden Cafe’ dessert, pastry and High Tea cook. Come enjoy her demonstration and learn some of her cooking secrets and tips for cooking with Lavender and herbs. Best of all you get to sample her wonderful cookingof four courses
Olympic Lavender — Sunday 12:30 p.m.
Farm Tour Bus B
Join Lavender Infusions by Mary Ann Clayton of Sugarplum Designs to learn how to turn fresh lavender into a beautiful purple liquid to use in syrups and jellies and other delicious treats.
Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm — 1 p.m.
Farm Tour Bus C
Carmen Ragsdale will share the nuances of cooking with lavender and herbs by demonstrating selected signature recipes from her three-volume series “Cooking with Sunshine Herbs and Lavender.”
Lost Mountain Lavender — Sunday 2 p.m.
Farm Tour Bus A
Bell Street Bakery's head chef, Roger Stuckey, will demonstrate the many fascinating uses of culinary lavender including how to make your own herb blends and baking tips. Samples of bread made with herbs de provence will be available.
JUST FOR FUN
We asked the the six Farms on Tour what their favorite lavender plant was….
Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm
Marcella’s favorite: Royal Velvet. “It is beautiful fresh or dried, and the lavender bud can be used for culinary purposes. I am a floral designer and the dried stems work beautifully for florals. The flower heads remind me of someone with gorgeous blue eyes “
Gary’s favorite: Hidcote Blue “It’s the best of both worlds -
It has a wonderful lavender fragrance…
and a beautifully dark purple flower.
Lost Mountain Lavender
Barb’s Favorite: For landscape plants, I really love the L. angustifolia X L. lanatas. Both Sawyers and Richard Gray are beautiful compact plants with bright purple flowers. They have gorgeous silvery foliage with a slight fuzz that makes a brilliant contrast with the purple blossoms. And they stay attractive throughout the year.
Of course, for overall versatility, you can't go wrong with a Grosso plant. They are one of the most fragrant lavenders. They are beautiful in the garden with long flowing dark bluish purple lavender stalks, which are great for dried floral and lavender crafts. I usually tell my customers "if you're going to only grow one lavender plant, this is a really great choice."
Olympic Lavender Farm
Mary & Steve’s Favorite: Our favorite Angustifolia is Royal Velvet because it is very dark, and stays on the stem. Our favorite Lavendin is Grosso because it has strongest scent and long stem and stays on the stem.
Jardin du Soleil
Pam’s Favorites: My two favorite plants are Hidcote, which is dark purple and Blue Cushion, which is a blue purple. Both are compact plants, have good fragrance and work well in gardens as border plants. Both varieties also do well in pots.
Purple Haze Lavender Farm
Mike’s Favorite: I think I would have to go with Grosso. Although I love Royal Velvet and Sachet....Grosso just has so many attributes; the abundance of oil, the beautiful blue florets, and the hardiness of the dried bundles...not to mention how it takes a tough winter and it's ability to grow fast.
Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm
Steve & Carmen’s Favorite: This year we really like Provence, Royal Velvet & Melessia because they look good, they smell good, and they taste good. They have great uses.