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2021 A Year of Growth

2/6/2022

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Our Field 4 was cleared, turned over, weed blocked was laid and the drip system installed early in the year in anticipation for our own propagated lavender starts. We had a lot to learn about propagation, definitely not as easy as YouTube makes it look! We were able to plant maybe 15% of field 4 with three different tries at propagation. Hopefully, with what we have learned, field 4 will be filled late the summer of 2022, if all goes well.

In early spring we installed an irrigation system and planted drought tolerant grass in our Meadow area, in anticipation of our very first Yoga Retreat that was scheduled in June. The Yoga Retreat was a wonderful time for all and it was an honor sharing the farm with so many great people.

We also built an outhouse with a flushing toilet, for our visitors to the farm; lumber pricing is through the roof!

The Utah local newspaper (The Spectrum) visited the farm and wrote a story about us just in time to let people know that we open the farm to the public through the lavender Bloom season which is June and July! 

Bloom season was magical! We had more visitors to the farm than we ever expected. We set up our store for shopping of our products under a shade cover. Our visitors walked the fields, shopped, picnicked in the Meadow and creek areas. A beautiful, wonderful, relaxing time for all.

We had volunteers help us with the harvest and hopefully we can expand our volunteers for our 2022 harvest. There is nothing like experiencing first-hand the harvesting of lavender in beautiful nature. 

Thank you, everyone, that helped us in the fields and supported us and our products, at the farm, on-line, on our website, at the Downtown Farmers Market at Ancestor Square in St. George Utah and a new venture for us is the Las Vegas, Nevada Farmers Markets throughout the winter months.

We have been blessed. With God’s help and hard work anything is possible, especially through the hard times. 

We look forward to seeing you at the Farm in June & July 2022!

Scott & Mary
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2020 A Season of Gratitude

9/28/2020

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2020 has been one crazy year! But at the farm it has been a season of gratitude. We have received so much help from friends and family, to help fill the limited work that I (Scott) could do, due to two shoulder surgeries.
​I'm so grateful for Mary, she took up so much slack that I was unable to do, truly amazing woman and my loving wife.
We planted field 3 in May with the help of friends and family, we couldn't have done it without you.
500 more lavender plants and 6 new cultivars were planted.
We had a spectacular bloom season and we even opened the farm to the public throughout the bloom. We made new friends and appreciate every one of you that came to visit.
Harvesting the lavender was a true challenge. The lavender does not wait on you and depending on the use, it must be harvested at a very specific time of the flowers development. Again, you guessed it,  gratefulness and appreciation to friends and family pitching in and making the harvest perfect and right on the lavenders schedule!
We are grateful for the Downtown Farmers Market in St. George, where Mary and I can meet our customers and become friends. There is nothing more humbling and satisfying then to have so many repeat customers and getting to know them. Be sure to visit and see all the local Artisan and Farmers products. Buy local whenever you can. 

So much to be grateful for, especially you for helping and watching our farm grow.
Thank you!
​Scott & Mary
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WOW - WHAT A SUMMER!

2/24/2020

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The summer of 2019 was beyond our expectations! Our one year old plants bloomed and bloomed. When you are told that the plants will double in size their first year and that we would have a little bit to play with we were not expecting much, especially whey they were little tiny plants in 2 1/2” pots. We were overjoyed to say the least. We harvested until the end of July with lots of fresh bundles. We were able to distill all 5 of the cultivars - Maillette, Wyckoff, Impress Purple, True Grosso and Super. They each have their own beautiful distinct aroma. At the beginning of the season we started with a 40 liter Copper Alembic still for distilling of Essential Oils and by mid-season we bought a 200 liter still so we could keep up!
We dried bundles to sell and to debud for culinary and crafting purposes.
The second field we planted another 650 plants in May 2019. They did well all summer and we can’t wait to see how they bloom this coming summer. We will have Pink Lavender flowers blooming in that field this summer along with the purples.
All the plants are covered for the winter. We are so looking forward for spring to uncover them and fingers crossed they all made it through the winter. 
We will be planting another 500 more plants this May 2020, which will bring us to approximately 1,850 plants. A lot will be happening this summer at Baker Creek Lavender Farm! 
We will update on the happenings at the farm for the summer, please check back. You can  also follow us on Facebook at Baker Creek Lavender Farm and Instagram - @lavendergrower
​Thanks for watching our farm grow!


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Baker Creek Lavender Farm is Blooming!

7/3/2019

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We had a very cold, snowy and rainy winter. In December we covered all the plants with row covers and hoped for the best for them. The end of February it was starting to warm up and I kept hearing a little voice that had told me to not leave them on too long else it becomes like a green house under the covers, so we decided to take them off even though we knew that winter was not done yet. The all looked great under the covers. As March and April came around we watched them all slowly green up and we were so happy. We did not lose any of them during the winter. 
Our Lavender Angustifolia, Maillette and Wyckoff, were the first to bloom this season. We have gotten beautiful fresh bundles from them. We were able to put our Still to work and distilled the Maillette cultivar for oil. It produces more than we had imagined and we now have beautiful small batch Maillette Essential Oil available along with the sweetest smelling hydrosol. We will continue distilling all our cultivars while they are flowering. 
In May we planted another 640 plants and 7 different cultivars. In our two fields we now have the following cultivars. Super, True Grosso, Impress Purple, Wyckoff, Maillette, Hidcote Pink, Irene Doyle, Miss Katherine, Royal Velvet, Folgate, Amethyst, Hidcote Giant. We cannot wait for our 2nd field to be as beautiful as the first. We still have another 1/2 acre to plant in the coming future. 
Thank you for watching the farm grow!
We are at the Downtown Farmers' Market in St Geore, Utah most Saturdays. We will always post on our Facebook page when we will be at the market.

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Baker Creek Lavender Farm is GROWING

10/2/2018

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We had a very busy first season. We learned so much this summer. We had to deal with spider mites, ground wasps, irrigation issues and LOTS of weeds during the rainy season. Through it all our plants did well, became happy in their new home and most grew very well. Out of the 680 we planted, we lost 9 of them. There are some that are pretty small, mainly our Maillette cultivar, so now we are moving into learning what to do during the winter season and praying they all make it through the chilly, windy weather we have at the farm. 
We had a great time at the Downtown Farmers Market in St. George, Utah this summer season selling our products. We met so many wonderful people that are as excited as we are to watch our farm grow.
We are now getting our next 1/4 acre ready for planting of another 600 plants next May. We will be adding 6 more different cultivars to our 5 that we have already. 
We have so many ideas that we want to do to the farm to be able to eventually have visitors at the farm. It will be a peaceful, fun experience once we are able to complete our future projects. In the meantime, "thank you for watching our farm grow"!
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Baker Creek Lavender Farm - Season One

10/2/2018

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Facebook Page!

6/11/2018

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Like and follow us on Facebook! Watch our Farm GROW!!!

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Our First Farmer's Market

6/11/2018

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Our first article on our farm!
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Baker Creek Lavender Farm Is GROWING!

5/14/2018

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We will be at the Farmer's Market in St. George starting June 19!
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  • About
    • Photo Page
    • Farm Information
    • FAQ'S
  • Shop
    • Wild Crafted Essential Oils and Products
    • High Altitude Lavender Essential Oils
    • Bath & Body
    • Aromatherapy, Health and Wellbeing
    • Dried Lavender
    • Workshops
    • Photoshoot
    • Fresh Harvested 1 lb Bundles
  • Photo Shoots at the Lavender Fields
  • Workshops
  • Weddings + Events
  • Distillation Process
  • BLOG
  • RECIPES
  • Contact