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Growing, Planting, & Harvesting Lavender with Ellen Reynolds
August 22, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration for this workshop is FULL! Check out all of our upcoming field days on our website: https://www.futureharvestcasa.org/fie…/upcoming-field-events
This workshop will cover:
• How to plant, grow and harvest lavendar
• Agritourism and the Virginia Lavender Trail
• Uses such as culinary, distilling, added value
• Best varieties of lavender for our area
A PowerPoint will be shared with all participants. Plant samples illustrating the differences will be displayed.
Lavender is emerging as one of the most popular plants for small-scale farms as well as for large farms who want to add the increasingly popular fragrant herb as a side-crop. Join Future Harvest CASA and the Eastern Shore Resource Conservation & Development Council (ES RC&D) for this extraordinary opportunity to learn from an expert herb grower, distiller and conservation educator.
About the Presenter: Ellen Reynolds, United States Lavender Growers Association Board Member, Master Naturalist and Master Gardener, and owner of Beagle Ridge Herb Farm and Environmental Learning Center in Southwest VA, brings more than 15 years’ experience growing and distilling lavender. Her 160 acre farm has welcomed visitors from all 50 states and 19 foreign countries. Ellen is presently working on a grant from VA Tourism, developing a Virginia Lavender Trail with three farms included presently and another 4 will be added this year. Reynolds was named the Virginia Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educator for 2006.
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