It's the Buellton Brewfest!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is excited to let everyone know we will be setting up the mobile farmstand at the 10th Annual Buellton Brewfest!

This event is certain to be a blast, if you’re in Santa Barbara County this weekend be sure to come by and check out all the great brews, be stop by the booth to say hi as well! Since we will be swamped by the event this weekend we will be closed for Saturday May 6th. Don’t worry though, we will be open Sunday, so be sure to to stop by the farmstand then, or see us live at Brewfest!

Lavender Infused Honey Is Back!

The bees are producing again here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, and with that comes the return of our lavender infused honey! So delicious, the chapperelle honey with a hint of Provence is so decadent, it’s got to be tasted to believe!

If you want to try it to see the versatility, taste our Lavender Lemonade this weekend, we used the lavender infused honey instead of sugar! There is definitely nothing like it here in Santa Barbara County, only available now at the farmstand!

Lavender infused honey is just one of the amazing flavors of honey that we do, if you want to try out a sampling of different honeys, come and be a part of our Honey Flights, where we will sample a variety of different honeys with the help of our friends at Bee Wild Collective, get your tickets to the event here, or check out all of our other events we have coming up in July, hurry tickets are selling fast, get yours soon!

It's a 🐝ry Special Day!

While Earth Day is today, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm make it our mission to think about how best to restore the natural beauty to the environment everyday. So we choose to instead take this opportunity to celebrate the unsung heros of nature, the bees!

Today in celebration of the bees, we are offering special bee sunglasses or a bee bracelet with any purchase of a jar of our locally sourced honey, hurry supplies won't last be sure to stop by the farmstand to check them out!

And be sure to check out all our amazing honey based products; our Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey soap is amazingly smooth and luscious and our Honey & The Moon Lotion by Tokyo Milk is to die for !

And while supplies last, we have brought back our specialty Lavender Infused Honey, you won't find anything like it in Santa Barbara County, or for that matter, anywhere else in the world!

This weekend is certain to be buzzing with activity, stop by and enjoy nature in all its splendor!

Spring is Coming…

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is starting to wake up….

It’s amazing the variety of colors we have going on right now around the farmstand, truly a unique experience to the Central Coast and certainly in the Santa Barbara County, the sweet peas are coming in and along with the Italian ranunculus we have already, make for a truly exquisite seasonal bouquet!

The local wildlife is starting to wake up too, and our hives are as busy as one can expect with the season, and have already swarmed twice in a month! Fortunately one of the queens decided she didn’t want to leave so we’ve got a new swarm of bees that we will be adding once Bee Wild Collective finishes all their “bee”sy work.

All of these signs of rebirth portend to our Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month in July to be a truly spectacular experience, be sure to get your tickets early spots are filling quickly and be sure to take advantage of our early bird special for our Farm to Table Dinner to get 50$ off your ticket price, valid till May 1st.

Have a Happy Easter!

With Easter Sunday fast approaching, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is starting to come alive with all the colors of spring! We were told that cats don’t like lavender, looks like this one didn’t get the memo!

We ended up finishing cleaning up the lower field by the farmstand this week as well. It was alot of work, but the field has never looked better! Well except maybe when it’s in full bloom come late June/ early July. By then it will be THE destination in all of Santa Barbara County!

Be sure to check out the events page to pick up your ticket for one of the amazing experiences amongst the majesty of a lavender field in all its splendor! He certainly seems to enjoy it, you no doubt will as well!

Get Your Bouquet!

Wow are these Italian Ranunculus amazing! Another great harvest at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, be sure to get your own seasonal bouquet from Santa Barbara County’s premier flower farm!

This weekend is shaping up to be truly glorious, be sure to stop by the farmstand to get yourself your own piece of the farm to take home with you!

Tickets Now On Sale!

Tickets are now available to all of Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm’s “Living the The Lavender Lifestyle” Month best sure to get your tickets fast to one of Santa Barbara Counties most exciting Farm events!

Our July 8th Farm To Table Dinner is sure to be the go - to event for this summer, the food will be prepared by the Chefs of Nella's and S+Y Kitchen and will be sure not to dissapoint. Along with amazing food, we also reached out to Fiddlehead Cellars who will be handling the wine pairings.The event is shaping up to be THE Farm To Table Dinner of the Santa Barbara County area, be sure to get your tickets early, Santa Rita Hills Lavender is offering early bird tickets for $50 off until May 1st, get your place now, don’t miss out! If you can’t make to the farm July 8th, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Far has plenty of other events to celebrate Living the Lavender Lifestlye Month,get your tickets here!

A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Veggie Rescue, Putting Good Food to Good Use, if you would like to support them check out their site below.

Introducing Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month!

Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm we are always striving to bring something new and unique to Santa Barbara County. So this year, in time with our lavender field reaching full maturity, we have decided to bring to you a month of fun and exciting events here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm! So we have decided to call July the Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month!

Our big kick off celebration for the month of July starts with our Farm - To - Table Dinner with food prepared by the renowned chefs of S + Y Kitchen and Nella. The entree will be a Jidori Chucken that is juts too good to believe! The wine pairings for the dinner will be provided by Fiddlehead Cellars, this year’s best wine in the Santa Rita Hills!

Come spend the weekend at Hotel Corque, where we have a secured special rate for rooms when you mention Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month when you book your stay. We wont have parking available on site but we will have a shuttle bus pickup at La Purisima Golf Course to take you right to the door! Once guests have arrived we will start the night off with a Charcuterie Bosrd done by 805 Charcueterie which will culminate in you sure to be an experience to never forget be sure to get your tickets here before they sell out!

With the Rains Away…

It’s time to reopen for the weekend! Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm all the rain that blew through Santa Barbara County has rejuvenated the farm: just look at these flowers we have at the farmstand!

Truly spectacular color, look at those reds!

If there is one thing we have, it’s Italian Ranunculus, just look at the variety of colors!

Be sure to stop by the farm and pick up a bouquet today at the farmstand 10$ off! Just mention the sale and we will be happy to oblige! If you can’t stop by today, no worries, just check out the shop here to never miss out! Be sure to save the dates as well for all our new events coming up in July, they’re sure to fill up fast so be sure to get your tickets here!

Wow was Buellton Fun!

After a couple of days to recover from the craziness of the Buellton Wine and Chili Festival, all we can say at Sant Rita Hills Lavender was “WOW! what an event!”.

This was one of the only pictures we were able to take of the event, our booth was set up really nice but we couldn’t get any more pictures because of all the customers! This first pic was during the run up to the event starting, which included rain and 50 mph winds. Luckily someone was smiling down on the event , because once the people started to come in there was no more rain and was a perfect day! This was definitely an amazing event, probably the best one of the month in Santa Barbara County.

If you missed us at the event, don’t worry, we will be at the Brewfest in Buellton in May, and if that’s too far away, come and stop by the farmstand on the weekend or check out the website for all your lavender needs!

Buellton Wine and Chili Festival!

On Sunday Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm will be taking a day off from the farmstand to set up our booth for the Buellton Wine and Chili Festival.

It looks like its gonna be a a ton of fun, might be a good idea to come and check it out if your in the Santa Barbara County area this weekend, if not, don’t worry, we’ll be open Saturday March 18th from 11 to 4. If you’re in need of your lavender fix before then, check out the shop online. This weekend is looking to get pretty SPICY! Sorry, I had to.

Farm-To-Table Dinner!?!

Yes, you read that blog title right. Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is proud to announce our first Farm-to-Table Dinner during our July Living the Lavender Lifestyle month!

On July 8th, you are invited to dine beside the Lavender with a unique menu prepared by the expert chefs of Nella + SY KITCHEN along with wine pairings by local winemakers in a Salute To The Region. Be sure to get your tickets here, spots are limited and you don't want to miss out on what is sure to be Santa Barbara counties most beautiful Farm-to-Table Dinner of the season!

Not All Lavender is Created Equal!

While Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is in the off-season, many would be visitors to the Santa Barbara County wonder whether they will be able to see the lavender in bloom, because the lavender at their house is blooming beautifully now. As we have received this question more frequently as of late , its time to step out from inside the farmstand to explain how not all lavender is created equal. Some lavender varieties are better then others depending upon the circumstances.

Lavender is not just the name of one specific type of bush but is instead is genus that covers hundreds of different plants, all of them with different types of flowers, essential oils, and flowering times. Don’t ask me to name all of the different varieties, but what I can do, is teach you about the particular varieties of lavender that we deal grow on our farm. The lavender in the above and below pictures is the crowning jewel of our field, the Grosso variety of lavender (Latin name lavandula angustifolia). This variety of lavender originally comes from England and is primarily grown in France for the thriving perfume industry. While these plants are indeed spectacular and produce an abundant and fragrant oil, which we use in all our products, they only bloom in late June and early July thus losing most of their vibrancy within 2 months of flowering.

This is what we on the farm colloquially call, Home Depot Lavender. The reason for this name? It is the variety of lavender that you can find at Home Depot. We have many of these plants around the house as ornamentals, but while these plants flower year round and add a vibrance to any garden, the lavender buds themselves are worthless. The distillation from the Grosso lavender we grow produces 10 times the essential oil distilled from the Home Depot lavender. Our lavender distillation of essential oil is both vibrant and luscious smell and color, making it a truly unique product.

This is not to say that the Home Depot Lavender is bad, far from it. It just means that the Home Depot lavender is best for landscaping not for distilling. While we may not have any lavender blooming in the field in the offseason, have no fear, we still have plenty of seasonal flowers blooming now, so be sure to check out stop in and enjoy the farmstand or check us out at the store here.

Rain's Gone Away, Come Getaway!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm has survives yet another rainstorm passing through Santa Barbara County, and with the return of warm (ish) sunlight comes the return of activity at our hive. Boy was it loud! Probably because they were trying to warm up they were all flapping their wings as hard as they can to produce frictional heat! So cool!

And with a lull to the rain the farmstand hasn't looked better, look at all that Lupin blooming! Our wildflower sowing has truly been successful, at least when it comes to this additional accent of purple!

Be sure to make us your first stop with the lull of the rain and come see what's new blooming around here you just might be surprised!

What Weather We’re Having!

With the sporadic rain showers hitting the up and down the Central Coast , it’s time to give a periodic update on future plans her at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm!

We are hard at work organizing for our July Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month, with events going all July, with todays highlighted event being a Lavender Watercolor Class to by the ArtSpot on Wheels, check it out here to get tickets!