The Loss of French Lavender Farms
As we drove over the plateau on the mountain top, field after field was in…
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The Lavender Supply
May 2011
April 2011
Drought Decimates French Lavender Fields
My most recent visit to Provence, France, in November of 2010 was shocking and very…
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Cloned Lavender
True lavender (lavande vraie) is a variety named Lavandula angustifolia, and it is all about…
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French Lavender: Encroaching Synthetics
Years ago, sons had a tendency to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which was certainly…
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Are You Buying Lavender or Lavandin?
Why then are the farmers switching to lavandin hybrid grosso or super? First of all,…
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Growing Lavender: What Are the Costs?
Now let’s look at the numbers today. Land starts at $5,000 per acre. A 2705…
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