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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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Our Lavender Farm in 10″ of Snow

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February 3-4 2022 A major snow storm for the Edwardsville, IL area was inbound this week and it did leaves it mark. A day after the snow, finally got out to the lavender almost getting stuck in the driveway. It was way deeper than 10 inches. We are currently having some very cold weather but […]

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Lavender Raisin Banana Bread

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January, 2021 Decided to think out of the box and added some lavender while making Raisin Banana Bread. Dropped in a teaspoon of our dried Dilly Dilly for each loaf. Provided a hint of lavender and quite a delicious taste. The recipe I have used for many years 1.75 cups of flour 2/3 cup sugar(I […]

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Wildflowers in bloom this week

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8-1-2021 Seems like each week a new set of wildflowers begin bloom at the farm. They always provide for wonderful bouquets. Coming on strong are Pink Coneflower, Queen Annes Lace, Late Boneset, and New England Aster.

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Shop Re-Opening Dates

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Please make a reservation on www.tfilavender.com. Reservations are requested but not required. The lavender will not be reblooming but the shop will be open, view the wildflower fields and the farm. Due to the amt of rain and strange temperatures the rebloom of the English Lavender has been greatly affected and very sparse.

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New Farm Visit Dates Announced

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July 18, 2021 – During the month of July 2021, we have been working to harvest the production lavender plants. Many, many lavender bunches are currently drying. Beginning in August 2021 we will begin to reopen our shop and the farm once again to visitors. We hope to keep adding more dates to visit as […]

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Lavender Lemonade

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The lavender lemonade at the farm was a great hit……which would be an understand. We wanted to share this recipe with you in case you didnt get a chance to snap a pic of the recipe. It was found several years back from the “My Kitchen is my Playground site. Enjoy This recipe makes 2 […]

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