Cooking with Lavender
Lavender is from the mint family and is a herb so it’s no wonder that you can make amazing culinary creations with it. I have found the best lavenders to use in cooking are English lavenders. Varieties such as Munstead, Royal Velvet and Hicote work great in dishes. English lavender has a sweeter taste whereas […]
Happy Spring!
It certainly has been a long time since I have blogged! We have had a lot going on and lot of changes! We originally planned to relocate to Marquette Mi full time as of last fall (2014). However, life has a way of taking some twists and turns. My husband is working full-time in […]
Merry Christmas! Facebook changes
Merry Christmas! We had such a beautiful Christmas Eve. We enjoyed a family meal and Christmas Candlelight Service at Church. The gifts have all been opened and we are relaxing until it is time to visit family. It has been a year of a lot of changes. We “moved” to Marquette. We originally thought it […]
Lavender jelly and other culinary goodies for the holidays
I made two batches of lavender jelly. I love how it came out. I especially love the pink color. That is the natural color you get when you steep the lavender. One poster to our Facebook page said it looked like “stained glass” and you know it really does!As for the flavor, it has light […]
Our Online Shop is Open
Happy Friday everyone! Our Etsy shop is open! We have been wanting to do this for a long time now. Some items have limited quantities. We will be adding additional items and more stock soon. Please enjoy. Our online shop can be found on Etsy.com. Click the Store Tab on our website and you […]
Hello November, winter is coming, and last blooming lavender
I had some smaller plants I received later in the season and they were bit smaller than anticipated so I decided to give a go with overwintering them in house in pots. As I was doing so, I noticed one of my biggest and oldest plants had actually started to rebloom giving me a last little […]
Busy little bee and becoming an Honorary Yooper
We are down to about a week or so away from opening the online shop. I have been finishing up some last minute products – see below. Our shop opening was delayed a bit waiting for my shipping/packaging materials to arrive. Hoping to have everything by mid-next week. In the meantime, here are some things […]
Our Etsy Store is Coming Soon
Here we go! Getting the online store going has been a long time in the making or so it seems. I am pretty particular about my products. I test things out and make sure the product is up to snuff and something that I would use myself before I post the product. So this led […]
Welcome to Lavender Rose Farms
Hello! Glad you could join us! Lavender Rose Farms is a small lavender grower currently based in the Marquette, Michigan area. We have recently relocated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the summer of 2014. We originated downstate in Downriver area, which is suburban area South of Detroit. We started as a backyard farm and […]