A Fabulous Summer!

It's been a crazy summer! We've had so much going on EVERY DAY - that I've been a bit remiss in posting to my blog. For my friends who like to follow along with the happenings on the farm... I apologize for the time lapse! But... here's a brief overview!
We are now the proud owners of our own custom made essential oil distiller! It's really incredible! Talk about controlling the process! We plant it , we grow it, we harvest it and now... we distill it!! The lavender oil coming out of the distiller is fabulous. I'm loving every minute of working with this incredible machine and seeing the outcome of all the hard work! We are a certified organic grower and we are in the process of having CCOF add the processing for the essential oil to our certification! I'm really excited about it. There aren't a lot of us out there and I think it's really important to be able to demonstrate that every aspect of our production is organic.
I haven't come up with a name for the distiller yet. It has to be something grand - because it's a grand piece of equipment that produces the sweetest oils! So... we'll see as time goes on.
The heirloom tomato crop is our best ever! We've had quite a few wedding events already this season and the tomatoes have figured prominently on the menus! It's so fun (and gratifying) to harvest specifically for these important celebrations. It really makes me feel proud to see so many people enjoying the produce grown on this farm at these private events. It really is a field to table experience that has gotten rave reviews from the people who are invited as guests.
Without fail - the farm has gotten major kudos from the guests at each wedding. It makes all of our hard work soooo worthwhile. Here are a few shots of a beautiful wedding that took place here as the lavender fields were beginning to bloom!