LIFT Award & Kathy Gehrt
In March, USLGA introduced the “LIFT” Award. LIFT stands for “Lavender Ideas for Tomorrow” and recognizes the contribution, innovation, influence and ideas of those in the lavender industry. Kathy Gehrt was identified as the initial recipient and was presented with a framed award and letter. Letter text: The U.S. Lavender Growers Association presents the “LIFT” Award, “Lavender Ideas for Tomorrow”, to Kathy Gehrt on March 26, 2014. The LIFT Award is given with deep appreciation to Kathy for writing, sharing, teaching, and contributing to the...
Read MoreUSLGA Annual Lavender Harvest Survey
Please Respond to the Survey by April 10, 2014 Hello Lavender Growers! You are invited to take part in helping us collect very important data about the US lavender industry. The 2013 Harvest Survey is for any and all lavender growers, big and small, whose business is located in the United States. Your participation will help USLGA build a foundation of knowledge to base future measurement of growth and production on. Part of our mission states that we will ‘support and promote the US lavender industry through research and education’. The data collected in this and future survey’s will...
Read MoreThe Lavender Project
In September 2013, USLGA connected with St. Anthony’s Alliance to learn more about The Lavender Project and to discuss how USLGA could support the project. St. Anthony’s Alliance wrote a great article that will raise awareness and we created a relationship for today and the future! The Lavender Project, Com. La Colorada, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico by St. Anthony’s Alliance If you update an old proverb “teach a man to fish” with “teach a man to grow lavender,” you will understand of the 21st-century goal behind The Lavender Project in rural Central...
Read More2014 Board Announced
We are proud to announce the results of the new Board members election and the 2014 Board of Directors! The new board members will start in January, 2014. Many thanks goes out to the 2013 Board of Directors, as they were at the beginning of this organization and helped drive the USLGA! Rose Eide, Lampasas Ridge Lavender Farm, Killeen, TX Dana Casale, Mount Angel, OR Ellen Reynolds, Beagle Ridge Herb Farm, Wytheville, VA Jane Ann DeHart, Cranberry Lake Farm, Marcellus, MI Jim Morford, Morford Lavender Farm, Kanopolis, KS Mike Neustrom, Prairie Lavender Farm, Bennington, KS Sarah...
Read MoreWe want to put you on the Lavender Map!
Calling lavender growers! The art and science of growing and harvesting lavender is affected by the decisions that all you growers make, and the U.S. Lavender Growers Association is interested. Lavender has many different varieties and is grown in many different parts of the country. That means the “First Bloom” date and the Harvest date varies widely from region to region and even from farm to farm. The Harvest dates vary more widely than the bloom dates because different growers harvest all those varying varieties for various purposes. We are organizing an effort to log the...
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