6/30/2018 Find Tenderloin Farms at the Goshen Farmers Market in Edwardsville. A few times during the summer while the lavender is in bloom you can find us at this market offering fresh and dried lavender as well as our bath products.
Learn More6-18-2018 Have you ever tried a Lavender Latte? Find this new goodie at Source Juicery made from our fresh lavender in Edwardsville.
Learn More6/8/2018 – Fresh Lavender Available. The Hidcote has been blooming and we took our first 2018 harvest. Find our products at Stix and Stones Interiors in Edwardsville, IL.
Learn More5/2018 – The final lavender for the farm is in the ground. The last 140 grosso and hidcote have been planted. On the rolling hills, the plants can drain properly and keep their feet dry.
Learn More4/22/2018 – Just one week ago we had snow on the ground. But after several days of warmer weather and some sun, many of the plants are showing bits of green on their stems or at the base. So far so good. Best guess the lavender will start blooming sometime in June which is several […]
Learn More4/16/2018 – We had more light snow this morning. The lavender plants are still dormant. With this crazy weather, I hope the bushes stay that way a bit longer. We learned last year that spring time can be more warmful than winter due to the crazy temperature variations. But there are definitely a few signs […]
Learn More3/27/2018 Well it is March and with it the crazy spring rains and the heavy winds. Yes we have wind in Illinois. After an evening of storms, we spent the next day putting the fabric back down and knocking every pin to make sure they were firmly in the ground. A new spring activity I […]
Learn More3/2018 – Recently our farm attended the annual Great Lakes Lavender Growers conference in Lansing, Michigan. Over 60 members from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin attended this conference with the focus this year on marketing. What a great way to meet other growers and learn from their experiences. If you would like to find […]
Learn More3/2018 – The wildflower seeds have arrived. In several locations around the farm, we are adding sunflowers, cosmos, black-eyed susans, coreopsis as well as 23 other varieties of annuals and perennials. The bees will enjoy these flowers. Lets hope the deer do not.
Learn More2/28/2018 – Recently we attended the beginning beekeepers class held by the St. Clair Beekeepers club at the Madison County Farm Bureau. We have ordered 2 hives and 2 nucs to start our beekeeping. I think they will enjoy all the lavender to feed on.
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