Sunshine Lavender Farm

Sunshine Lavender Farm Small farm, big fun! Family-owned, creating experiences & handcrafted goods for garden, gifts & more.

For over 20 years the farm pledges to employ sustainable agriculture methods, enhance community spirit, and help preserve the North Carolina rural landscape as we grow this lovely, soothing, and fragrant herb.

Poultry Palace proud! 🌞💜🐔
08/30/2026

Poultry Palace proud! 🌞💜🐔

08/29/2026

🐔 Spoil the gals! Poultry Palace project is done!!

🧑‍🌾 Farmer Dale outdid himself - yet again.

💜 His love for this place shows.

🪟 Curious about the window? Keep reading.

Years ago, a couple of overzealous nephews were throwing rocks during a family event and crashed a couple of the coop window panes. Scared the hens something terrible. Me too!

For the hot summers, it worked out to add a screen for air circulation. In winter, an insulated panel is placed over the screen. The middle window has a big crack in it.

Liking visible reminders of lessons learned (we hope!), that window is covered with a film on each side for protection from any sharp edges. Maybe we’ll replace the pane one day! 😉

💛 The Poultry Palace is a super cute mostly salvaged materials coop and I love it. Farmer Dale would rather call it the Coop de Ville!

08/28/2026

Dill chips! 🌞💜🥒

Pretty. Delicious. Gone. 🌞💜🍅
08/27/2026

Pretty. Delicious. Gone. 🌞💜🍅

08/26/2026

Slash is not sharing on National Dog Day!
🌞💜🐕

Fall garden is in! Planted on a “best day” according to the official Farmers Almanac. 🌱 More Basil !🥬 Collards🌱 Lettuces...
08/25/2026

Fall garden is in! Planted on a “best day” according to the official Farmers Almanac.

🌱 More Basil !
🥬 Collards
🌱 Lettuces
🥬 Kale
🫜 Turnips

Lots of heirloom varieties discovered at Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough.

Full rain barrels at the ready! 💦

Fall is coming. These gals better get a clue. Move in day! The Poultry Palace expansion project is done. Thanks Farmer D...
08/24/2026

Fall is coming. These gals better get a clue.

Move in day! The Poultry Palace expansion project is done.

Thanks Farmer Dale. 🌞💜🐔

It’s Slash Sunday!
08/23/2026

It’s Slash Sunday!

“I can’t breathe.” What this lavender plant is telling me these super humid days. You’d think after 26 years of this adv...
08/22/2026

“I can’t breathe.” What this lavender plant is telling me these super humid days.

You’d think after 26 years of this adventure, we’d get this growing lavender thing just right. 😂

Mother Nature is in charge and she’s not happy. Climate is a big concern for all of us and especially for those growing our food, (yea and many concerns around food safety, yet I digress.)

KNOW YOUR FARMER, right? Shopping at your local farmers market today? Good for you!

Uh, back to lavender! In a chat recently, I learned from several gardeners how their lavender was thriving until it wasn’t. And, two plants side-by-side. Planted and cared for the same way. One doing great and the other dried up and just plain dead.

Sheesh, I know! We’re right there with you.

How to manage? Let’s wait for consistent cooler temperatures before we start cutting away limbs on struggling plants. It seems as though handling the lavender plants when they’re stressed elevates the issues.

Like many of you, our location was designated as experiencing Exceptional Drought earlier in the summer. While the fire dangers were ultra scary at the time, the lavender thrived. It was loving that the air above and below the soil was so, so dry. With significant rainfall since mid July, there’s been a shift to the super humid side and pretty typical southern summer weather. From loving life to suffocating, lavender might be struggling now more than ever.

It’s the way of growing things. Every year is different. A puzzle challenging us to address concerns head on. While we’re not investing in energy zapping ginormous golf course fans to move that hot humid air, we are digging into other growing methods to reduce the impacts of the climate crisis. Tenacity for the win! Maybe this is the top reason why we’re the longest running lavender farm in North Carolina.

We love lavender! We love sharing our farm with our community when we open on those special days each year. Hang in there. Change is coming to your garden. Fall will be here all too soon. We are so grateful for you. 🌞💜🪻

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Hurdle Mills, NC
27541

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