Battlefield Lavender

About Battlefield Lavender

Battlefield Lavender is a family lavender farm on North Rangeline Road outside Centralia, a short drive from the site of the Civil War battle that gives the area its history. Katie and Jason Lockwood moved to the property in 2011, dreamed up the lavender farm in 2016 and set out their first plants in 2018; the farm describes itself as woman- and veteran-owned. It now bills itself as Missouri's largest lavender farm, with more than 2,400 plants of 14 varieties in about 1.3 miles of rows. The plants are weeded and harvested by hand with no pesticides or herbicides, and the farm's honeybees work the blooms.

Lavender blooms here in early and mid-June. In 2026 the you-pick season ran from Friday, May 29 through Sunday, June 14. During harvest the drying barn fills with roughly 10,000 bundles, and the farm offers free show-and-smell tours of the barn. Classes in crafts, painting and floral arranging run through the year, and private classes can be booked.

The gift shop is open year-round and stocks more than 300 items made on the farm, from bath and body goods and aromatherapy to culinary lavender, tea blends and home decor, plus lavender-themed gifts from other small businesses. Admission is free, and there is a military discount. The farm is partly wheelchair accessible. Groups are welcome but should contact the farm ahead.

Columbia is about 35 minutes southwest. Uprise Bakery there makes a good breakfast or lunch stop before heading north to the farm.

Lavender here

When it blooms

Early to mid-June

Visiting

Gift shop open daily year-round with free admission; you-pick during the June bloom (2026: May 29-June 14); free drying-barn tours at harvest; classes by sign-up.

From the farm shop

• Bath and body products
• Aromatherapy roll-ons and inhalers
• Culinary lavender and lavender tea blends
• Home decor
• Dried lavender bundles

Events

• You-pick lavender season, late May to mid-June (2026: May 29-June 14)
• Crafting, painting and floral arranging classes

What to do

• Cut your own lavender during the June bloom (May 29-June 14 in 2026)
• Take a free show-and-smell tour of the drying barn at harvest
• Shop more than 300 lavender items made on the farm
• Sign up for a crafting, painting or floral arranging class
• Find the farm's booth at the Columbia Farmers Market on Saturdays

Season, hours and prices

Season

You-pick during bloom, late May to mid-June (2026: May 29-June 14); gift shop open year-round

Hours

Daily 10 AM-6 PM, year-round (per the state tourism listing, 2026)

Admission

free

Good to know

Dogs

Service animals only

Accessibility

Partially wheelchair accessible

Reservations

Walk-in; groups should contact the farm ahead

Payment

Cash and major credit and debit cards

Tips for your visit

• Come in early to mid-June for the bloom; the you-pick window is short.
• Pets stay home; only service animals are allowed.
• Call ahead if you are bringing a group.
• Ask about the military discount.

Pair it with a nearby stop

Uprise Bakery · about 35 minutes away

Uprise Bakery in Columbia is about 35 minutes southwest, an easy breakfast or lunch stop on the way to the farm.

Getting there

• Address: 20601 N. Rangeline Road, Centralia, MO 65240
• Phone: 573-227-2242
• Website: battlefieldlavender.com

Questions

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