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Fall Pruning time

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8/23/2024 We choose to prune the lavender in the fall. And with the milder temps we have been doing just that. Keeping the lavender pruned helps in budding and under control. With the lack of rain we have also been giving the plants a bit of water.

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2024 Opening Date Announced

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Tenderloin Farms Lavender will reopen for its 4th season on May 31, 2024. We will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 3pm 5/31 to 6/30. No reservations are required. For groups more than 15 please email Tenderloinfarms@gmail.com. Come enjoy the lavender u-pick, shop in the barn shop full of lavender products, and the […]

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November Events

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Our farm will be open November 18-19. Come shop for the holidays, enjoy the farm and see our efforts to get the lavender ready for winter. Also find us at the Hobnob Holiday Market in Springfield IL, November 11-12. Our farm shop will reopen 11/18-11/19

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Mother Nature

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May 13, 2022 We arrived at the farm today to find mother nature took action. We found a couple hundred fish dead in our big pond due to the lack of oxygen in the water and too many fish. As a result we have a new appreciation of what those fountains do in the ponds. […]

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Following the bloom

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May 11, 2022 With the delayed spring and crazy temps the bloom of the lavender is running behind from last year. Here is a comparison of this date versus the same date last year.

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Aromatic Shower Steamers

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April 2022 – Crafting shower steamers to make your shower a bit of a spa. Offering lavender, lemon grass, eucalyptus and peppermint. Place at the bottom of your shower and allow it to dissolve releasing the essential oils.

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Winter wind fence coming down

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April 2022 – A little delayed but we found some warm days with less wind and got the lavender wind fence. It takes an army to take down the pallets and t posts. We have a great family army. Our little 7th generation farmer also had to try his hand at taking down the panels. […]

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Luffa Soap Making in full swing

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March 2022 – We continue to work on our inventory for our lavender farm reopening. Plenty of Honey Lavender Luffa soap will be available in wonderful colors. Gentle yet a wonderful exfoliant. See you at the farm opening on May28th.

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