A Visit to the Lavender Farm

Last weekend I had an opportunity to do something that I have been wanting to do for a while…visit a working lavender farm! I never dreamed that it was possible right here in Georgia but then I discovered that Ooh La La Lavender Farm in Eatonton was hosting their annual Lavender Festival! There is nothing like that wonderful fragrance and I knew there would be lots of handmade lavender-based goodies to check out as well.



And…does anything say France more than a field of lavender? My traveling buddy and BFF Nan and I visited the Abbaye de Sénanque several years ago during our trip to Provence. It’s the ancient building often found in the background of iconic photos of lavender fields in France. It was an experience that I will never forget so I was excited to find a little bit of Provence right here in Georgia!

The farm is located down a winding dirt road in an old pecan orchard…miles from anywhere! Ahhh! Gotta love being out in the country! There were horses and ponies, lots of chickens with a very vocal rooster and fun things for the kids to do as well. At the center of the operation was this barn…

…where we were able to check out the wonderful products straight from the farm such as handmade lavender soaps that smelled heavenly…

…and came in several variations, including one made with goats milk and another with oatmeal added. There were also sachets, lotions, linen spray, eye pillows, bouquets of fresh and dried lavender and much more!

You may remember that I shared my secrets for making super easy homemade lavender goats milk soap…with Baby Kitty’s approval! I had some difficulty finding lavender buds to add to it…

…so I was happy to see that you could buy pretty little pouches of their dried lavender buds fresh from the farm!

There was even a little pique-nique à la française set up in the back of an old pick-up truck to add to the ambiance!

But the best part…a hayride out to the lavender field! I could have stayed there all day, enjoying that heavenly scent!

There was even something I had never seen before...white lavender! Sort of a contradiction in terms, huh?

And...I got to take a turn at harvesting the lavender! Well, I was actually faking it, but it was still fun!   ;-)

And there you have it…literally just cut from the field and one of the things I came to the farm to get…a bouquet of fresh lavender! Ahhhh!

And…the other thing on my very short list of must haves from the farm…homemade lavender ice cream! Yum! I was a happy camper…ice cream and a bouquet! (It always helps to have very achievable short term goals! lol) What a wonderfully relaxing day…and sure to make the annual list of things to do!

And just in case you are on the lookout for more ideas, check out my five ways to use French lavender in your home. Nothing adds that feeling of a little trip to Provence like the scent of lavender! Can you tell that I love it? :-)

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