Beginnings – the early days
![In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey.
We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush.
Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMAG0019-663x497.jpg "IMAG0019")
In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey. We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush. Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […]
Read more…Winter snows lavender highs
![The first of the winters snows have settled on the volcanic peaks that surround our lavender fields and Akaroa harbour. Its a great time to leave the lavender for a while and focus on finishing the harvesting of figs and quince – that means time in the kitchen! Wet winter days also allow us to reflect on some recent […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC_0003-2-663x373.jpg "snow on a volcano and lavender!!")
The first of the winters snows have settled on the volcanic peaks that surround our lavender fields and Akaroa harbour. Its a great time to leave the lavender for a while and focus on finishing the harvesting of figs and quince – that means time in the kitchen! Wet winter days also allow us to reflect on some recent […]
Read more…Grosso lavender flowers turn into a golden oil
![The weather turned over the last few weeks and higher temperatures really pumped up the oil in our Grosso. The yield was fantastic and we are happily storing the new oil in amber bottles waiting for it to mature.
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The weather turned over the last few weeks and higher temperatures really pumped up the oil in our Grosso. The yield was fantastic and we are happily storing the new oil in amber bottles waiting for it to mature. […]
Read more…the fields are alive with…..scent
![Its mid December, in fact the week before Christmas and the fields are alive with scent.
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Its mid December, in fact the week before Christmas and the fields are alive with scent. […]
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