Lavender Field Notes
Practical growing guidance, cultivar observations, seasonal farm work and lavender ideas—written by people who actually grow it.
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No standing at the griddle flipping one pancake at a time. Pour the batter into a sheet pan, scatter on blueberries, bake and cut into squares. Eat half now and freeze the rest for school mornings.
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Dim the lights, pick the movie and set down a board with a little bit of everything. Salty popcorn, cheese, fruit and a pile of farm-stand treats mean...
Read this field note : Friday Movie Night Lavender Snack BoardRecipes
A rotisserie chicken, a jar of honey and ten minutes of stirring give you lunches for days. Creamy honey mustard chicken salad with crunchy celery, sweet grapes and...
Read this field note : Honey Lavender Mustard Chicken Salad WrapsRecipes
A 25-minute dinner that feels like a little trip to the south of France. Garlicky shrimp, bright lemon and a buttery herb sauce tossed with linguine. Most of...
Read this field note : Lemon Herbes de Provence Shrimp LinguineRecipes
Your morning coffee and breakfast in one jar. Stir oats with Hazelnut Lavender coffee, cocoa and a little maple, then let the fridge do the work. Grab a...
Read this field note : Hazelnut Lavender Mocha Overnight OatsRecipes
Big crunchy clusters, toasty pecans and a soft whisper of lavender. Bake a pan on Sunday and you have breakfast, yogurt topping and a handful-on-the-way-out-the-door snack for the...
Read this field note : Maple Lavender Pecan GranolaRecipes
Stir this together once and weeknight dinners get easier for months. A sweet, smoky, herby rub that works on chicken, pork chops, steak, salmon and even roasted potatoes....
Read this field note : Farmhouse Lavender Herb Grill RubRecipes
After a morning of picking apples, spread out a blanket and a board full of the season: sharp cheddar, crisp apples, Apple Lavender Scones, a small apple pie...
Read this field note : Apple Orchard Lavender Picnic BoardRecipes
No rolling, no cutters, no chilling. Press our Sugar Cookie mix into a pan, frost it with pale orange lavender cream cheese frosting and drag a toothpick through...
Read this field note : Spiderweb Lavender Sugar Cookie BarsRecipes
Fudgy brownie, chocolate pudding and cookie 'dirt,' topped with a shortbread tombstone and a few gummy worms crawling out. Kids love building their own, and they are the...
Read this field note : Graveyard Lavender Brownie Dirt CupsRecipes
Grab a few Apple Lavender Scones from the farm stand, let them sit out a day, and they become the best bread pudding of the season. Warm custard,...
Read this field note : Apple Scone Bread Pudding with Maple Lavender SauceRecipes
One skillet, crispy chicken, soft roasted apples and a glossy cider pan sauce. It's a harvest dinner that tastes like a Sunday but works on a school night.
Read this field note : Apple Cider Lavender Skillet Chicken ThighsFall in the farm kitchen
Recipes for this season and the holidays ahead. New picks every week.
Uses: Lavender Cookie, Lavender Drink Bombs, Lavender Wildflower Honey
Uses: Lavender Bread Mix, Lavender Drink Bombs, Lavender Gourmet Cider & Mojito Mixes
Uses: Lavender Honey Sticks, Lavender Loose Leaf Tea, Lavender Simple Syrup Kit
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