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lavender bundles lavender sachets lavender logs lavender smudges lavender soaps lavender shea butter lavender lip balm lavender bath salts la About Us In the summer of 2002 Denise and I sat on the edge of a pasture on our farm and discussed growing lavender on a large scale. We were fortunate to have bad soil, which lavender prefers, and an abundance of sunlight, necessary for the sun-loving Mediterranean herb. That fall and the following spring, we planted about an acre of lavender, not quite sure what we would do with it all come harvest. We became members of the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market in Tulsa, and began selling lavender plants in 4 inch pots. Before long we had dried bundles to sell, and we watched as people approached our booth – some would say that they followed their noses from the parking lot to find us, and some would inhale deeply, pause for a moment, smile a ‘thank you’, and jostle in line at the busy Saturday morning market. We knew we had a good core crop – we just needed to do more with it. Denise is a fearless cook, and she drew upon those tendencies to begin creating a line of lavender products that we could produce ourselves on the farm, bring to market, and maybe even make a profit on. Lavender soaps were first, followed by shea butter, lip balm. I’ve been known to leave the dinner table, grab my camera, and run out to the field because I saw that the sunset was casting beautiful light on the lavender, and we’ve printed some of my photographs into notecards that we also sell. And one night, not intending to do product work at all, I threw an old lavender bundle on the fire in the woodstove that heats the farmhouse and was pleasantly surprised by a burst of fragrant smoke. We soon began packaging lavender logs. We’ve recently begun working with culinary lavender, thanks in large part to our friend Lisa Becklund, who owns and operates The Living Kitchen and offers farm table dinners in the summer months, one of which features lavender. The very fragrant lavender that people are most familiar with isn’t so good for cooking because it’s too strong – it can taste like a bar of lavender soap. There is a milder smelling but very pleasant tasting variety we grow called Munstead, which is generally considered to be the culinary variety. We offer lavender salt, sugar, and pepper, and are working on our own version of Herbs de Provence. We’ve gone from selling exclusively at the Cherry Street market to attending the large area herb festivals, regional craft festivals, and a few small events where we don’t make a lot of sales but which we just like being a part of. One of the best parts of our business is that we get to see everything through from beginning to end. We grow the crop, make the products, present them at markets, and meet the customer. We don’t want to get bigger in a way that would disrupt that facet of our business. But time and again we’ve been asked if we sell through the Oklahoma Food Co-op, and we’re pleased to report that yes, we do. Browse through our Products for Sale Practices (our standards for raising or making our products) The field products (bundles, sachets, logs, and smudges) are picked when they are at peak bloom, dried, and packaged for sale. The cosmetic items (soap, shea butter, lip balm) are created on site. |
Bath and Beauty: Bath Salts/Oils
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10309 Lavender Bath Salt
Order number of tins. This is not your grandmother's epsom salt. (But she'd probably like some). Coarse solar salt, epsom salt, lavender essential oil and our own lavender buds are combined for use in the tub.$6.00/tin Bath and Beauty: Body Balm
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10302 Lavender Shea Butter
Order number of tins. We use shea butter (a lot) for nourishment, jojoba for smoothness, beeswax for texture, and vitamin e for the health of your skin. The is our favorite and most popular product. A tin will last a very long time. Because we use no filler, only a small dab will suffice. A deal at $10.$10.00/tin Bath and Beauty: Lip Balm
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10303 Lavender Lips
Order number of tubes. You should see us during lip balm production. Denise combines and melts shea butter, beeswax, lavender essential oil, and vitamin E in small amounts, and I pour each tube individually. You have half a dozen lip balms already, we know. But buy this one, and get one for someone else, and you'll both like them.$3.00/tube Bath and Beauty: Miscellaneous
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10308 Lavender Eye Pillow
Order number of pillows. Everyone in yoga class gets most relaxed when the lavender eye pillows come out. Now, that could be because of being one with the universe, granted. Or it could be the lavender. Ours are filled with some rice as well to add heft and to retain temperature should you choose to leave it in the freezer or even microwave for 10 seconds. Sewn in blue satin by Denise.$10.00/pillow Bath and Beauty: Soap
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10304 Lavender Bud Soap
Order number of bars. This is the purple bar in the photo. By far our most popular soap. We always incorporate lavender buds in our soap, but this bar has a great color, and people just love the straight lavender scent.$5.00/bar #12487 Lavender Cedar Soap
Order number of bars. The cream bar in the photo. Lavender and Cedar combined for a earthly scent. We added ground walnut shell for extra scrubbing power.$5.00/bar #10307 Lavender Lemongrass
Order number of bars. The green bar in the photo. After lavender Bud, this is our second most popular bar. We had a good Lemongrass crop this year and thought, "Why not make some soap?" It turned out very well. We hope you will agree.$5.00/bar #12725 Lavender Patchouli Soap
Order number of bars. We'd never offered a lavender patchouli soap before this year, but having heard many requests for it at our market booth we made a couple of batches, got our recipe down the way we like it, and are now offering it for sale. It's sweet and smooth, with swirls of color amongst a vanilla colored base. Likely to be loved by hippies and homegirls alike.$5.00/bar #10305 Lavender Ylang Ylang Soap
Order number of bars. This is the beige bar in the photo. Although it's a bit of a tongue-twister our lavender ylang ylang is worth the pronunciation effort. It's the most floral of our soaps, and seems to me to be the slickest. (A bit of trivia -- we don't know what it is about Arkansas, but when we do shows in our neighbor state, we always sell out of the lavender ylang ylang. Weird.)$5.00/bar Bath and Beauty: Soap
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #11572 Soap Sachet - Lavender and Cedar
Order number of sachets. Our Lavender and Cedar soap packaged in a sachet for gifting. Comes in a yellow sachet.$5.50/soap sachet #11573 Soap Sachet - Lavender and Ylang Ylang
Order number of sachets. Our Lavender Ylang Ylang soap packaged in a sachet for gifting. Comes in a wine-colored sachet.$5.50/sachet #11570 Soap Sachet - Lavender Bud
Order number of sachets. Our popular handmade soap, packaged in a sachet for gifting. Lavender Bud Soap comes in a lavender colored sachet.$5.50/soap sachet #11574 Soap Sachet - Lavender Chamomile
Order number of sachets. Our Lavender Chamomile soap packaged in a sachet for gifting. Comes in an orange-colored sachet.$5.50/sachet #11571 Soap Sachet - Lavender Lemongrass
Order number of sachets. Our Lavender Lemongrass soap packaged in a sachet for gifting. Comes in an olive-colored sachet.$5.50/soap sachet #11350 Soap Sampler
Order number of samplers. This amuses and pleases us -- people visiting out booth at the farmer's market who pick up each bar of soap and give each a sniff. Debate ensues, as individuals choose their favorites. Some end up with a little scrap of soap on their noses. Everyone likes their work praised, and we consider this high praise indeed. But why, we thought, make people choose? Let them have it all. We've put together our Soap Sampler, which is six smaller bars (they're cubes, really) boxed and ready to give as a gift or to tear into and savor yourself. Two lavender buds, a lavender cedar, lavender chamomile, lavender ylang ylang, and a new lavender lemongrass are included. Our soap prices are generally about $1 per ounce. This set equals 18 oz, and we'll provide the gift box!$18.00/sampler Bath and Beauty: Soap
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10304
Order number of bars. This is the purple bar in the photo. By far our most popular soap. We always incorporate lavender buds in our soap, but this bar has a great color, and people just love the straight lavender scent.$5.00/bar #12487
Order number of bars. The cream bar in the photo. Lavender and Cedar combined for a earthly scent. We added ground walnut shell for extra scrubbing power.$5.00/bar #10307
Order number of bars. The green bar in the photo. After lavender Bud, this is our second most popular bar. We had a good Lemongrass crop this year and thought, "Why not make some soap?" It turned out very well. We hope you will agree.$5.00/bar #12725
Order number of bars. We'd never offered a lavender patchouli soap before this year, but having heard many requests for it at our market booth we made a couple of batches, got our recipe down the way we like it, and are now offering it for sale. It's sweet and smooth, with swirls of color amongst a vanilla colored base. Likely to be loved by hippies and homegirls alike.$5.00/bar #10305
Order number of bars. This is the beige bar in the photo. Although it's a bit of a tongue-twister our lavender ylang ylang is worth the pronunciation effort. It's the most floral of our soaps, and seems to me to be the slickest. (A bit of trivia -- we don't know what it is about Arkansas, but when we do shows in our neighbor state, we always sell out of the lavender ylang ylang. Weird.)$5.00/bar Condiments: Herb and Spice Blends
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10905 Culinary Lavender Black Pepper
Order number of jars. Lavender can be both savory or sweet. Here it's the former. Good on strong meats or combined with sour cream to make a dip. At festivals I leave a jar with the roasted corn on the cob food vendor, which is a hit.$8.00/jar #10903 Culinary Lavender Salt
Order number of jars. We start with a very good Sonoma Salt, and add organic Munstead lavender from our field. Excellent on roasted potatoes, lamb, and steaks. It's also delicious sprinkled on grilled zucchini.$5.00/jar #10907 Culinary Lavender Sugar
Order number of jars. This is an easy way to experiment with lavender. Simply substitute half of the sugar a recipe calls for with our lavender sugar. Plain old sugar cookies become lavender sugar bombs.$5.00/jar Fiber Arts: Yarn
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #12586 Laceweight alpaca yarn - Turmeric 950yds / 89g
Order number of skeins. On winter nights, Denise gets more creative in the kitchen, and this yarn reflects that shift.This alpaca yarn, though finely spun, is warm enough for a scarf on a moonlit walk through the woods or an afternoon at the dog park. Richly colored, and with a slight halo. Lush.$28.00/skein #12727 Laceweight merino yarn - Fleeting Moments - Dawn
Order number of skeins. Inspired by those fleeting moments of color at dawn and dusk as the sun sits below the horizon casting the spectrum across the Oklahoma sky, these laceweight merino skeins are subtly shaded and soft to the touch. 1000 yards/90 grams.$28.00/skein #12728 Laceweight merino yarn - Fleeting Moments - Dusk
Order number of skeins. Inspired by those fleeting moments of color at dawn and dusk as the sun sits below the horizon casting the spectrum across the Oklahoma sky, these laceweight merino skeins are subtly shaded and soft to the touch. 1000 yards/90 grams.$28.00/skein #12307 Laceweight silk yarn - Pink Champagne - 1000yds / 90g
Order number of skeins. Every knitter knows that light colors highlight intricate stitchwork. Our holiday silk yarns have subtle sing-color shading in order to show off your work, and are fine enough to easily accept beads if you'd like to add some bling. But you needn't, necessarily. The silk is luxurious enough. Your Bamboo needles will hum as you knit what could well be an heirloom piece. To see the shawl I knit for my mother using this yarn go to lostcityknits.com and click on the label for Echo Flower. 1000 yards/90 grams approx.$60.00/skein #12871 Laceweight silk yarn - Portland, 2004 1000yds / 90gr
Order number of skeins. On a trip to Portland, Oregon in 2004, I picked up one of the hundreds of chestnuts that had fallen on the street near our hotel. I’ve kept it in my coat pocket ever since, and am reminded of that trip each fall when I retrieve that coat. This silk colorway, in turn, reminds me of that chestnut, and like the treasure in my pocket, is smooth to the touch and rich in color.$60.00/skein #12305 Laceweight silk yarn - Silver Bells - 1000yds / 90g
Order number of skeins. Every knitter knows that light colors highlight intricate stitchwork. Our holiday silk yarns have subtle sing-color shading in order to show off your work, and are fine enough to easily accept beads if you'd like to add some bling. But you needn't, necessarily. The silk is luxurious enough. Your Bamboo needles will hum as you knit what could well be an heirloom piece. 1000 yards/90 grams approx.$60.00/skein #12869 Laceweight silk yarn - Wild Violet 1000yds / 90gr
Order number of skeins. A colorway inspired by the delicate Wild Violet seen in the woods of our farm. The sheen of this silk yarn will emphasize intricate stitches of lacework and create a loved heirloom knitted garment. To see the shawl I knitted with this yarn go to lostcityknits.com and click on the label Echo Flower$60.00/skein #12870 Laceweight wool/silk yarn - Avalon 1000yd / 90gr
Order number of skeins. This blend of 50% silk and 50% silk has the perfect mix of sheen and warmth of wool. 1000 yards is the perfect yardage for a large shawl.In a rich colorway called Avalon that inspires one to dream of mists, mythical lakes, goddesses, and fairy folk. For photos of my shawl in progress using this yarn go to lostcityknits.com and click on the label for Percy Shawl.$48.00/skein Gift Baskets and Boxes: Gift Bags
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #12017 Stocking Stuffer
Order number of Stuffers. The Lavender Shea Butter and Lavender Lip Balm -- our most popular items -- are combined in a sachet and ready to give as a little office/hostess/teacher gift, or, as the name implies, to stuff in a stocking.$13.50/Stuffer Gift Baskets and Boxes: Gift Boxes
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #11342 Greatest Hits Boxed Set
Order number of boxes. We've put together a selection of our most popular lavender items, wrapped them in a box with purple paper and a blue ribbon, and put our label on the top. It's all ready to go, for you or a lavender lover. Included are a purple bar of Lavender Bud soap, a tin of shea butter, and a tube of Lavender Lip Balm. Priced the same as the individual items, plus we provide the box, sticker, and ribbon!$18.00/box #10910 Lavender Gift Box
Order number of boxes. This is a nice assortment of our offerings. The box is about 4x5x6 and includes a bar of lavender bub soap, a bath salt, a shea butter, a lip balm, and two notecards.$25.00/box Paper Arts: Note Cards
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #10908 Lavender Notecard - closeup
Order number of sets. The card to the left in the photo. Taken on a summer afternoon at full bloom. A set of 10 cards.$15.00/set of 10 #10909 Lavender Notecard - overview
Order number of sets. The notecard on the right in the photo. A set of 10 cards.$15.00/set of 10