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| Lavender Farm Shop |
We bid farewell to Bob and Shino bound for Anacortes via ferry then home by car to Redmond. We stayed at the marina for a couple more days enjoying the wonderful small town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. San Juan is home to a number of ranches situated among the island’s beautiful hills and valleys. On our seven-mile bike trip (14 miles round-trip) to the Pelindaba Lavender Farm, we passed cattle ranches, sheep ranches, and organic farms, including an adorable pumpkin patch ready for the October harvest. After arriving at Pelindaba, we walked among the lavender fields, observed workers processing lavender at the distillery, and visited the shop full of lavender products. Lavender is an amazing shrub that’s easy to grow and used for a multitude of products: personal care products, culinary products, pet care, therapeutic products, and household products. Lavender is even used as an algae inhibitor and as an insect repellent. There are 400 different varieties of lavender; once established, these plants rarely need watering and grow best planted in rich soil in raised beds for good drainage. Plants are pruned regularly to prevent woody stalks and for flower development. The Pelindaba Farm (open May-Oct) has a wealth of information about lavender and is well worth the trip.
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| Lavender Fields |
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| Harvesting |
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| Bringing in the Harvest |
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| Distiller |
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