Preparing the Farm for The Lavender Festival

Lavender Festival Hours

Friday, June 20th, 9:00AM-6:00 PM

Saturday, June 21st, 9:00 AM-8:30 PM

With our first ever Lavender Festival just around the corner, we thought we’d share a bit about what we’re doing to get ready. It takes a lot of work to put on any event, but especially one this big (and new!) We’re learning along with y’all how to navigate putting some things on the back burner while other things take the forefront, and we can’t thank you enough for your patience and support.

Here’s what’s keeping us so busy!

Communications

One of our big things right now, is to make sure everyone is on the same page, so we’re working closely with our vendors, musicians, artists, and demonstrators, who all have something special to share with you.

We’re also staying super close with our Special Event Planner, our PepperHarrow Event Coordinator, and all our team members to discuss plans and strategies. A lot of this looks like sending check in and follow up emails or planning weekly calls where we discuss things like the general festival layout, vendor set up, signage, decorations, tasks, and overall scheduling. With that comes a ton of list making (and re-making) to stay organized and on top of things.

Prepping Outdoor Spaces

With 60 acres of land, there’s a lot of ground (literally) to cover and get ready for the festival. We’re weeding and mowing (like always), but we’re also roping things off, prepping lights, setting up tables and chairs, moving things around (and probably moving them again). This is a new learning process for us, but we’re giving it all we have. Things don’t always go as planned, but honestly, that’s life and all we can do is try our best. The rest we accept with patience and grace. We hope you’ll see that in everything we do.

You’ll probably not be surprised by the amount of planting, weeding, weed whacking and general farm clean up that’s happening along side all of this. We want the farm to look excellent during our guest’s time here, so they can appreciate not only the tidiness of the farm, but really take in the stunning landscape of the Madison County Countryside. 

Designing and Decorating

We want the farm to look absolutely beautiful for our guests, so we’re busy not only decorating and up-keeping the physical farm but designing and printing all kinds of helpful posters, visuals, and signs. This week, we’re also gathering and setting aside our decorations including linens, table clothes, photo booth props, and of course, a ton of flowers and floral arrangements.

Gathering/Stocking Supplies

With so many products on display next weekend, we’re in full swing creating more and stocking what we have. The farm store will be full of everything from candles and apothecary products to kitchen and gardening tools, and we hope you’ll stop by for a look (and a smell)!

Along with a full restock, we’re organizing our spaces and prepping totes and tubs with the materials, decorations, and products we’ll need to make next weekend run smoothly. There are so many lined up, that we’re running out of room!

All of these activities are happening in tandem with running our regular farm duties: farmer’s market, harvesting flowers for local florists, prepping for workshops, etc. It’s been a massive undertaking to keep our farm running while getting this festival up and off the ground, but it’s going to be so worth it to share this space with everyone visiting.

We truly want this weekend to be a celebration of summer, community, lavender, and this beautiful farm we love so much. We’re so excited for you to join us for such a special weekend, and we can’t say thank you enough to the friends, family, and volunteers who have helped us prep. It means the world to us. See you soon!

XX Jenn and Adam