What a Wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

Wow, the first Labor Day Weekend open to the public at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm was unbelievable! On Saturday we had Art Spot on Wheels host an acrylic painting class here on the farm! Everyone had an amazing experience, and loved our Lavender Lemonade that we debuted this weekend in the farmstand!

Everyone made some unbelievable paintings, here are a few pics of everyone's work, truly marvelous!

Great job by everyone who participated in the class, but don't worry if you missed out, we have decided to partner with Christie and will continue to host more painting classes out in the lavender farm, be sure to check out our events page for any updates to the class schedule, or contact us about scheduling your own private class here on the farm!

Off-season Isn’t Time Off!

Even when the lavender season is over, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm never stops working! Now that we are on off season hours, it’s time to distill the lavender we harvest!

On average, we distill about 750ml of Lavender essential oil per day, which we put into all of the products we sell at our farmstand. Be sure to check out the farmstand during off-season to check out the new seasonal flowers and get your own part of the farm to take home!

Remembering the Fallen

Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we look back on the 21st anniversary of 9/11 with reverence for the innocents who lost their lives and the sacrifices of those first responders who faced the impossible that day, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm hope that everyone does the same, life can be extinguished in but a flash, so make the most out of every day that we have.

Now Serving… Lavender Lemonade!

Labor Day weekend here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm has been pretty warm, good thing we have added a new item to our farmstand to help beat the heat, Lavender Lemonade, made fresh right here on the farm!

Be sure to also pick up some of our Lavender Balsamic Vinegar, we are doing a buy one get one 1/2 off for the holiday! Hope to see you here ;)

Announcing Lavender Farm Off-season Hours!

With Labor away weekend fast approaching, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm want to remind all those visitors planning to visit the farmstand, we are switching to our off-season hours. While you can still schedule an appointment to visit the farm outside of our business hours, we will be changing our normal business hours to be from 10am -4pm from Thursday to Monday. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, but don't worry, we will be switching back to our normal business hours come next Lavender season!

Everyone's Working!

Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, everyone has to do something to pull their weight, especially because Bubbah has so much to pull around!

Here he is watching over our 10 gal stainless steel still, which on average produces 350ml of essential oil per run. It’s a little bit of work to set up and get running, but with some practice and a little bit hands on instruction anyone can do it! To show how easy it is, we are hosting a Distillation class using our 1 gallon copper still, where we teach you how to go from the lavender on the plant to essential oil in the separator , with all the other steps in between! Get your tickets here, or if August 27th doesn’t work for you, contact us to set up a private distillation class for you, that way no one feels like they’re missing out!

Supervising!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is always swarming with activity, its so amazing to stand amongst the workers doing their jobs cleaning out the combs and putting in pollen, nectar and other bee larva. Truly BEEutiful!

This 10 frame box is so cool watching the bees as they're hard at work behind the farmstand, makes me realize I need to get back to work!

This hive is in the back of our property where we grow all our exotic plants that require a little more attention to thrive. This portion of the farm isn't open to visit yet, but that doesn't mean we aren't working that portion any less!

Tomorrow’s Another Exciting Market!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is super excited, tomorrow is the second Orcutt Monthly Farmers Market!

Last month's market was insane, over 3000 people showed up, be sure to get there early so you can check out all our great flowers and products straight from the farmstand!

New Workers For the Farm!

Yesterday at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we just got some new workers! Thanks to Bee Wild Collective, for bringing out a Kona Queen and her for us to start selling Lavender Honey From the farmstand!

Today’s the Day!

Today at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm we are having our 2nd annual Lavender Wreathmaking Class! It should be a ton of fun, tickets will be available at the farmstand or on our shop here.

While we will be closing the field at 2 for the class, you can still take pictures from behind our fence or check out all the great goods in our farmstand, but if you find yourself compelled to take part in the fun, no worries we still have plenty of tickets available! This is not our only class we are hosting this month however, please be sure to sign up for our Lavender Distillation Class August 27th, where we will teach you how to make essential oil from recently harvested Lavender and will get to take home some of the hydrosol and essential oil you will make, be sure to sign up here now before tickets sell out!

Last Day to Sign Up for August 6th Class!

Today is the last day to sign up for Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm's 2nd annual Lavender Wreathmaking Class! Be sure to sign up for our class here, enjoy a pleasant afternoon by the farmstand with materials and refreshments included with your ticket price.

Also be sure not to miss out on signing up for our distillation class on August 27th, where we teach you how to make lavender essential oil from bloom to boil, taking home some hydrosol and essential oil you help make yourself! Sign up now while tickets last!

Lights! Camera! Action!

Wow so exciting today at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, instead of doing the usual chores around the farmstand, we took the time today to be apart of am interview with KTLA 5!

It was alot of fun, we talked about the Lavender Wreathmaking class we had coming up in August 6th, unfortunately forgot to talk about our Distillation class we are doing on August 27th, oh well next time!

A special thanks to Explore Lompoc for reaching out and facilitating this interview, check out their site to see all the events and fun things to do around Lompoc!

Coming in hot!

While out picking on Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, sometimes you get the chance to see some great sights, like this AC130 with silent engines.

You would think a big plane flying overhead like that would rattle the farmstand, but those engines were really quiet, could barely hear them as it flew by.

Doubtless he got a great view of the field, so can you when you sign up for one of our upcoming classes like our Harvest to Wreath class August 6th. Be sure to sign up soon, spots are filling up fast!

A Lavender Engagement!

Yesterday evening we had a very special pair of guests come to Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm. Yesterday evening, our new friends Brent and Lolita came by to take a private tour, little did Lolita know we had set up a little something special for her as Brent got out into the field and proposed to her!

Lolita couldn't have been happier, and once she said yes they took a little picnic out in the field with a charcuterie plate and champagne we prepared and just basked in their new found engaged bliss! We were so happy that we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm could be a part of their special day, we hope you too can think of using our field for your wedding/ engagement plans! And congrats once again to the happy couple Brent and Lolita, we wish them all the best in this next stage in their relationship!

Orcutt Farmers Market: A Huge Sucess!

Yesterday we closed early at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm to set up our portable farmstand at old Orcutts new Farmers Market, open every 3rd Wesnesday of the month from 4- 7:30pm.

It was amazing, the market manager told us at the end of the day they tallied over 3000 people attended, needless to say it was a ton of fun!

Tons of people stopped by to check out the flowers, with many people signing up for our Lavender Wreathmaking class on August 6th.

As well as our Distillation Class on August 23rd, be sure to get your tickets soon, spots are filling up fast!