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The Sky is amazing here

The Sky is amazing here

Because of the open space, we get some of the best sky shows here – we can see a sky full of stars at night, fantastic sun rises, colorful sun sets, fluffy and playful clouds and menacing storm clouds. – Mary B.

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Sustainable Agriculture Conference

Sustainable Agriculture Conference

I attended the 29th annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference put on by Carolina Farm Stewardship Association on Nov 10 – 12.  There were over 750 people there and it was held in Greenville, SC.  It was a great place to be exposed to everything agriculture and to meet lots of people in our area.  – Mary B.        

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United States Lavender Growers Association

United States Lavender Growers Association

Ah, where to begin…..  In this post, I told of how we came to start SHL.  But there’s another story that happened along the way too.  I started the United States Lavender Growers Association – a national non-profit to “support and promote” the US lavender industry.  Wha???  Yep.  Here’s THAT story…. In Feburary, 2011, we attended our first lavender conference.  We met so many people and learned so much –

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From the Old Sailor to the Newbies

From the Old Sailor to the Newbies

This is a guest post from Mike Neustrom from Prairie Lavender Farm in Kansas – yes, there’s lavender in Kansas!  He calls me Kiddo.  – Mary B. I first met Mary & Tim Bergstrom in Kerrville, TX at the Southwest Lavender Conference in February 2011.  She walked right up to me and introduced herself, and wanted to know if there was a national organization for lavender growers.  I told her

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Northwest Regional Lavender Conference II

Northwest Regional Lavender Conference II

Keep Portland Weird!  We went to Portland, Oregon for the Northwest Regional Lavender Conference II on October 24 – 26.  The landscape and scenery in the Portland area is spectacular.  We took an extra day to see the natural sites before the conference and were able to see 3 mammoth water falls within several miles of each other and saw a small rock slide.  We also went to the International

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