Always Fun Meeting A New Friend!

Now that we are in the offseason here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we’ve been hard at work harvesting, processing, and distilling all our lavender while cleaning up the upper field, ain’t no rest for the wicked, as it were!

While we've been working around the farmstand, we happened to be contacted by a local wildlife photographer named Deborah Kalas, and the photos she has been taking are simply stunning! Here's a sampling from the first day she came to take pictures.

This first smattering of Goldfinch photos was amazing but Deborah came a little later in the day and around this part of Santa Barbara County the birds start to head home, so she came back again and got these photos! Simply breathtaking the one of the two finches with the seed!

If you would like to see more of Deborah's beautiful shots, check out her instagram at dkalas_art or just go to her website! We've been enjoying the heck our of the shots she's done, be sure to check out our Instagram as well as we get new shots!

We’re Moving Into The Offseason!

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, we're moving to our off-season hours here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm!

If you want to come by the farmstand for your seasonal bouquets or the farmstand give us a shout too, we'll be happy to help! 😊

Now our hours of business have moved to just Saturday and Sunday from 11am-4pm, but worry not! If you're in the Santa Barbara County Area and can't make it during our business hours, give us a call or contact us here and we'll see what we can do about letting you have the field to yourself!

New Things This September!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is set to keep the fun going, even as we begin to head into the offseason here in Santa Barbara County. To start with, we have partnered with our good friend and local winemaker Amber Hogan to show off some of her creations at For the Love Of Wine at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm!

This will be our first local winemaker showing off their wine here by the farmstand and its sure to be an amazing time, be sure to RSVP soon!

Amber’s message to those who wish to come, “Enjoy some wine and nibbles in the most amazing lavender field the Santa Rita Hills has to offer! Please wear comfortable shoes. Contact me for questions by phone at (805)734-7197 or by email at hoganamber@ymail.com.”

What An Amazing Moment!

WOW, look at who decided to take a load off and snooze on a pomegranate branch at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm!

This little Hummingbird took the opportunity to relax at the most serene little lavender farm in Santa Barbara County, and we certainly appreciate the chance to snap some great video!

When you get the chance be sure to stop by the farmstand and snap your perfect pic, open everyday except Tuesday from 10am - 5pm until August 31st then we will be switching to offseason hours, and will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 4pm.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

The fun doesn’t stop at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we’ve been adding to the property one step at a time!

Suffice it to say, new things are happening around the farm all the time, like the new Seed Saver 101 class taught by owner and Master Gardener Denise is coming up on August 20th, be sure to sign up now before spots fill up!

The biggest change this month has to be the new chicks we just received in the mail, we got a dozen New Jersey Giants and half a dozen Lavender Orbingtons, so cute!

I mean, listen to them peep away! Adorable, truly a great addition to the farm , soon enough we'll have more eggs to sell in the Santa Barbara County area!

New Class Now Available!

With the Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm officially coming to a close, all of our energy has been restored and its now time for another class!

Finally take home your own little of bounty of seeds that you harvested during the class to have a little something to remember us by, with still plenty of time to stop by the farmstand before we close for the night!

Join owner/ master gardener Denise as she teaches our first ever Seed Saver Class! Learn how to properly identify, catalogue and harvest a variety of different seeds from around the farm. While hunting for seeds, learn more about the special condintions we have in this little patch of Santa Barbara County and learn all about the different plants and their life cycles.

Be sure to get your tickets here on the site, we are looking forward to seeing you on August 20th for the first ever Seed Saver 101!

Sabrina's Shots From The Farm To Table Dinner!

Now that the afterglow from Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm’s first annual Farm to Table Dinner is starting to wear off, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is in the process of doing some routine chores when Sabrina Chavez, our friend and a local professional photographer, sent over the photos she did while we were busy entertaining during the Farm to Table Dinner. Here’s a look at all the people who helped make the night special Nuh from Nuh Bartending, Grady DiPietro our musical accompaniment for the night, and of course Denise the owner with executive chef of SY Kitchen and Nella Luca who was onsite baking his signature Pinzas, so delicious!!

Everyone had a wonderful time, how could they not? It was amazing food and an amazing time, a true highlight of Santa Barbara County!

We received a ton of feed back after the event, all of it positive, which means we will be turning the Farm To Table Dinner into an annual event! It’s sure to be a blast yet again, be sure to keep your eyes peeled here and on social media, we will let everyone know when we have new and exciting things to do around the farmstand!

Missed Our Events? Plan Your Own!

With all of the spots sold out for our Photo Sessions In The Field and The Honey Tastings all sold out, this first annual Living The Lavender Lifestyle Month at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm has been everything we planned for and more!

That being said, having all those events can really put a strain on you, so we've decided why not work with all the other lavender farms in the area and coordinate events on each of our farms? So, we've begun the works on a new project to put a fresh face on the Central Coast! Stay tuned, you never know how things will change around the farmstand!

Stay Tuned for the Central Coast Lavender Trail!

It's been a herculean effort on the part of this mother/son team; what other farm in the Santa Barbara County area had so many events in one month?

Yoga + High Tea July 8th

Everyone in the middle of the Yoga class!

Lavender Wreathmaking Class, July 15th

Look at The Beautiful Wreaths everyone made with teacher Amber Hogan!

Watercolor In The Lavender Field

What a great class put on by Artspot On Wheels!

Farm To Table Dinner July 22nd

Executive Chef Luca of SY Kitchen and Nella addressing guests at Farm To Table Dinner!

If you missed out on being apart of our events, don't worry, we have our private events that we can set up for any size occasion, whether it be a party of 10 or just you wanting to experience a personal class, be sure to check out our private classes here. Be advised one week of lead time is necessary to prepare a private instruction, so message us if you are interested!

They loved the private wreathmaking class, so will you!

The Farm To Table Dinner Was A Smash Hit!

Today at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm we had our first ever Farm To Table Dinner and all that can be said is that everyone LOVED IT!

We are so grateful to all those who we partnered with to put on this event, with a special thanks to the chef and his crew from SY Kitchen and Nella’s Kitchen, the food was spectacular! Grady the guitarist did an impressive act on his acoustic Flamingo guitar, and of course Melville for sponsoring the wine, everyone did a phenomenal job!

Santa Barbara may have been jam packed this weekend but everyone had plenty of space to relax and stretch out after a long week.

Finally the event wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Allan Hancock Rodeo Team, an amazing group of people working with a great cause! The farmstand has never been so crowded, can’t wait to do it all over again!

Tomorrow's The Farm to Table Dinner!

Even though we will be busy setting up things for one of the many big events going on in Santa Barbara County this weekend, we will still have the farmstand open tomorrow from 10am - 2pm, but will be closing early so that the chefs from SY Kitchen and Nella can start prep, so plan accordingly!

They didn’t plan very well, look at them scrambling!

As the sun sets on the last day before Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm's first Farm to Table Dinner, the activity had been buzzing, we’ve been setting up tables, the oven, and the bar, it's been a super busy day!

Thanks Elite Events For the help!

We are so grateful once again to everyone who will be coming and participating in the dinner it has been a dream of ours to put on a Farm to Table Dinner and its so exciting that so many people wanted to be apart of our dream come true!

Farm To Table Dinner Right Around The Corner!

Its an exciting time around Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, we are just a couple days away from out first annual Farm to Table Dinner!

It’s been a really busy time around here, so with everything on the cusp of going forward, the farmstand is humming with excitement! That might be the bees though, not sure.

Listen To That BUZZ of excitement!

The Farm To Table Dinner is sure to be an amazing event in Santa Barbara County, we’ve opened up more tickets so there are still seats available, get your tickets here.

It’s going to be an amazing event, food by the executive chefs of Sy Kitchen and Nella’s Bar & Restaurant and wine the Santa Rita Hills, the Farm to Table Dinner Sponsored by Melville Winery is working with the Allan Hancock College Rodeo Team,we are so blessed for all the amazing people helping us put on our first dinner!

Watercolor Class With ArtSpot was 😊!

With July marching along, Santa Rita Hills Lavender partnered up with Artspot on Wheels Sunday to do a Watercolor Class in the field, it was pretty much the perfect Santa Barbara County day, if the video says anything.

Just a Birds Eye view of the Watercolor class underneath the oak tree.

Christi put on a truly amazing art class, she’s a wonderful teacher, look at the wonderful creations her students made! Truly gorgeous. We at Santa Rita Hills Lavender weren’t slouching however, as we provided freshly made Lavender Lemonade, available at the farmstand everyday except Tuesday from 10am to 5pm!

With the watercolor class now behind us, we focus on our biggest event of the summer the Farm to Table Dinner! Hurry to purchase your tickets, spots are filling up fast and the hits just keep on coming, and Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is happy to provide them, can’t wait to see you here!

Another Day, Another Successful Event!

Today we had our second annual Lavender Wreathmaking Class here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm and ever

The wreaths that everyone made were honestly incredible, the varied use of strawflowers and other seasonals around the specialty cut flower field made each wreath individual and impressive all on their own! I mean aren’t these wreaths beautiful?

Let’s not forget the wonderful breakfast spread Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm put together for everyone to enjoy while making their wreaths! Everyone agreed it was definitely a Santa Barbara County event to remember!

And for musical accompaniment we had Grady DiPietro on the solo Spanish Acoustic Guitar and well, his music speaks for itself.

If you think after looking at all those pictures “ WOW! That looks like So much fun! I wish i could take part!”, then you’re in luck! Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm as a encore Wreathmaking Class on the 23rd of July sign up here now to reserve your tickets, it’s certain to be as much of a grand slam by the farmstand as this class weas, be sure to get your tickets now before they’re sold out!

Farm To Table Filling Fast! Get your Tickets Now!

Ever since the Solvang Fireworks Festival to celebrate Independence day, interest in Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm has shot through the roof! Many Santa Barbara locals came out and were blown away by what they learned about all the events we have going on this July.

With tickets for the Lavender Wreathmaking class almost full we wanted to remind everyone that our main event of the Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month, the Farm to Table Dinner is right around the corner!

This dinner will be the crowning jewel of the month, the food will be done by the executive chefs at SY Kitchen and Nella's, wine will be done by Melville Winery, and we will be having a Spanish acoustic guitar performance by Grady DiPietro. The night is being put on in partnership with the Allan Hancock College Rodeo team, who will be doing outreach and participating in the dinner.

This celebration in the field is the culmination of all of our efforts working at the farmstand, and we hope you can get your tickets before they’re all gone, this event is one you are NOT going to want to miss!

Lavender Wreathmaking Class July 15th! Get Your Tickets Soon!

Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm just doesn’t stop with all the great events in the Living the Lavender Lifestyle Month! Up next, is our first public Lavender Wreathmaking Class for the summer!

If this wreathmaking class in anything similar to last year’s class, it is certain to be one of the best events in the Santa Barbara County area, just look at some of the pictures from last year!

Hurry and get your tickets fast if you want to be a part of our July 15th class, we only have a few spots left! If you can make it to the class on the 15th, we will be hosting another class on the 23rd of July as well, and if you can’t make EITHER class, we also offer private classes as well, keep in mind we need 1 weeks notice to make sure your private class by the farmstand will be just as wonderful as the public classes! We hope to see you here!!