Bath and Body Goodies

We at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm have noticed guests to the farmstand have alot of questions about what products we like, so we decided to start doing product showcases on all of the goodies available now in the farmstand!

This is our display of our bath and shower products, our Lavender shower and bath Bombs have and unbelievable smell to them. Another one of our great smelling products is the olive oil lavender oatmeal soap, one of our best sellers with an amazing smell and feel, hope you can come by to check out all the great items in our farmstand!

Launch Day!

Exciting day here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, its Launch Day!

Vandenberg Space Force Base is gearing up for the final launch of Delta IV rocket today. The Delta IV Heavy Rocket is one of the largest heavy lift rockets in the world and is set to blast off into space from Vandenberg one final time this weekend.If you want to see the launch for yourself, the launch window opens at 1:50 p.m. on Saturday. Come and stop by the farmstand so as not to miss out on this experience!

See you at the Market!

Whew did we need that rain at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm! We were thinking we needed to hose down the farmstand too, lucky it rained 2 inches!

With the rain in the hindsight, today is the Orcutt Farmers Market and we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm are excited to show off our Lavender and seasonal cut flowers! Come and see us today in downtown Orcutt from 4-7pm, hope to see you there!

What a Wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

Wow, the first Labor Day Weekend open to the public at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm was unbelievable! On Saturday we had Art Spot on Wheels host an acrylic painting class here on the farm! Everyone had an amazing experience, and loved our Lavender Lemonade that we debuted this weekend in the farmstand!

Everyone made some unbelievable paintings, here are a few pics of everyone's work, truly marvelous!

Great job by everyone who participated in the class, but don't worry if you missed out, we have decided to partner with Christie and will continue to host more painting classes out in the lavender farm, be sure to check out our events page for any updates to the class schedule, or contact us about scheduling your own private class here on the farm!

Off-season Isn’t Time Off!

Even when the lavender season is over, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm never stops working! Now that we are on off season hours, it’s time to distill the lavender we harvest!

On average, we distill about 750ml of Lavender essential oil per day, which we put into all of the products we sell at our farmstand. Be sure to check out the farmstand during off-season to check out the new seasonal flowers and get your own part of the farm to take home!

Remembering the Fallen

Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we look back on the 21st anniversary of 9/11 with reverence for the innocents who lost their lives and the sacrifices of those first responders who faced the impossible that day, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm hope that everyone does the same, life can be extinguished in but a flash, so make the most out of every day that we have.

Now Serving… Lavender Lemonade!

Labor Day weekend here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm has been pretty warm, good thing we have added a new item to our farmstand to help beat the heat, Lavender Lemonade, made fresh right here on the farm!

Be sure to also pick up some of our Lavender Balsamic Vinegar, we are doing a buy one get one 1/2 off for the holiday! Hope to see you here ;)

Announcing Lavender Farm Off-season Hours!

With Labor away weekend fast approaching, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm want to remind all those visitors planning to visit the farmstand, we are switching to our off-season hours. While you can still schedule an appointment to visit the farm outside of our business hours, we will be changing our normal business hours to be from 10am -4pm from Thursday to Monday. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, but don't worry, we will be switching back to our normal business hours come next Lavender season!

Everyone's Working!

Here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, everyone has to do something to pull their weight, especially because Bubbah has so much to pull around!

Here he is watching over our 10 gal stainless steel still, which on average produces 350ml of essential oil per run. It’s a little bit of work to set up and get running, but with some practice and a little bit hands on instruction anyone can do it! To show how easy it is, we are hosting a Distillation class using our 1 gallon copper still, where we teach you how to go from the lavender on the plant to essential oil in the separator , with all the other steps in between! Get your tickets here, or if August 27th doesn’t work for you, contact us to set up a private distillation class for you, that way no one feels like they’re missing out!

Supervising!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is always swarming with activity, its so amazing to stand amongst the workers doing their jobs cleaning out the combs and putting in pollen, nectar and other bee larva. Truly BEEutiful!

This 10 frame box is so cool watching the bees as they're hard at work behind the farmstand, makes me realize I need to get back to work!

This hive is in the back of our property where we grow all our exotic plants that require a little more attention to thrive. This portion of the farm isn't open to visit yet, but that doesn't mean we aren't working that portion any less!

Tomorrow’s Another Exciting Market!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is super excited, tomorrow is the second Orcutt Monthly Farmers Market!

Last month's market was insane, over 3000 people showed up, be sure to get there early so you can check out all our great flowers and products straight from the farmstand!

New Workers For the Farm!

Yesterday at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we just got some new workers! Thanks to Bee Wild Collective, for bringing out a Kona Queen and her for us to start selling Lavender Honey From the farmstand!

Today’s the Day!

Today at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm we are having our 2nd annual Lavender Wreathmaking Class! It should be a ton of fun, tickets will be available at the farmstand or on our shop here.

While we will be closing the field at 2 for the class, you can still take pictures from behind our fence or check out all the great goods in our farmstand, but if you find yourself compelled to take part in the fun, no worries we still have plenty of tickets available! This is not our only class we are hosting this month however, please be sure to sign up for our Lavender Distillation Class August 27th, where we will teach you how to make essential oil from recently harvested Lavender and will get to take home some of the hydrosol and essential oil you will make, be sure to sign up here now before tickets sell out!

Last Day to Sign Up for August 6th Class!

Today is the last day to sign up for Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm's 2nd annual Lavender Wreathmaking Class! Be sure to sign up for our class here, enjoy a pleasant afternoon by the farmstand with materials and refreshments included with your ticket price.

Also be sure not to miss out on signing up for our distillation class on August 27th, where we teach you how to make lavender essential oil from bloom to boil, taking home some hydrosol and essential oil you help make yourself! Sign up now while tickets last!

Lights! Camera! Action!

Wow so exciting today at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, instead of doing the usual chores around the farmstand, we took the time today to be apart of am interview with KTLA 5!

It was alot of fun, we talked about the Lavender Wreathmaking class we had coming up in August 6th, unfortunately forgot to talk about our Distillation class we are doing on August 27th, oh well next time!

A special thanks to Explore Lompoc for reaching out and facilitating this interview, check out their site to see all the events and fun things to do around Lompoc!