Garden Gate Lavender Farms

08/28/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥?

It’s one single berry with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves all at once. That warm, spiced flavor gives this cobbler the kind of cozy aroma we start craving as summer winds down.

We tested a few different grinds before landing on the one we use in our jar, looking for the right balance of flavor and aroma.

Bake it into your own cobbler and let us know what you think. Message us or find it on our website.

08/19/2026

Pure lavender oil, straight from what we grow here at the farm.

No carrier oils, no fillers, nothing added to stretch it further. We distill it slow and let it rest before it's ever bottled. That's what gives it that deep, smooth scent. Just lavender, time, and patience.

08/07/2026

𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝.

These egg breakfast bites are how I turn a full carton into weeks of ready-made breakfasts, packed with ham, veggies, and cheese. Just as good pulled from the freezer as they are fresh from the oven. If your mornings never seem to have five extra minutes for a real breakfast, this one might just become your new backup plan too.

Full recipe's waiting for you on the blog!

https://www.gardengatelavender.com/post/egg-breakfast-bites-recipe

The freezer has become my backup plan for egg season. Whenever the refrigerator starts looking more like an egg cooler than a refrigerator, I spend an hour making breakfasts I can stash away for later. A batch of these egg breakfast bites doesn't take much effort, and they're the kind of thing you a...

07/24/2026

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐬.

It’s a classic dish with a twist that makes it a favorite every time.

Whether you’re making them for a family gathering, bringing a dish to a potluck, or looking for a way to use up extra eggs from the hens, this is one recipe that always disappears quickly.

I shared my go-to deviled egg recipe on the blog today. I’d love for you to give it a try!

I counted thirty eggs in the basket yesterday morning, and that was before I'd even checked the nest boxes by the barn. This is the stretch of the year I plan for. The hens don't slow down, the fridge fills up, and I end up back at the same two dishes I always turn to when there are more eggs than p...

05/19/2026

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.

I spent years teaching Special Education, working mostly with at-risk students. It was the kind of work I was proud of, but it was also wearing me down in ways I didn't fully see at the time. My physical health was starting to show it.

My family had talked for a long time about leaving the city and building something of our own in the country. So, we stopped talking about it and actually did it. We built our home ourselves over five years, me, my husband, our kids, my in-laws. We lived in the shop while we worked on it. Not many people can say that.

Around that same time my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. The lavender farm had always been a someday plan but someday suddenly needed to be now. We took a leap of faith.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧.

05/18/2026

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭?

Drop your answer below. I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I'm curious what most people deal with.

05/13/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.

I put together a short graphic covering four of the most common ones. Not the obvious stuff you've read a hundred times, but the ones that tend to get overlooked.

Have a look and let me know if any of these sound familiar.

05/11/2026

I have been a Special Education teacher for most of my adult life. I loved the work. But there is something about spending your days with kids who are struggling that follows you home, even when you don't want it to. By the time evening came I was exhausted in a way that somehow made it harder to sleep, not easier. My body was tired, but my mind had not caught up yet.

I don't think I'm the only one who knows what that feels like. The kind of tired where lying down doesn't actually help.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭?

𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

04/07/2026

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩?

There are nights when your body is tired, but your mind just won’t settle. You lie there longer than you expected, waiting for sleep to come.

You’ve probably tried the usual things such as cutting back on caffeine, drinking tea at night, putting your phone away earlier, maybe even going to bed ahead of time. Still, some nights feel unchanged. After a while, it starts to carry into the next day. Your focus feels off, your energy dips, and even simple tasks take more effort than they should.

I put together a short guide around a lavender-based evening routine that helps the body slow down before sleep. It’s something you can ease into without changing much in your routine.

If you want to read it, you can find it here: https://www.gardengatelavender.com/lavender-sleep-guide

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A short guide on using lavender as part of an evening routine to help your body settle and fall asleep more easily.

03/20/2026

𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 is one of those things' chickens manage well on their own, if the conditions allow for it.

I’ve written a few notes from the farm on what goes into a good dust bath, and what their habits can tell you if you take the time to watch.

Read it here https://www.gardengatelavender.com/post/why-dust-matters-for-chickens

Out here at Garden Gate Lavender, the chickens move through the farm as naturally as the wind does. They pass the lavender rows, circle the young trees, and settle where the ground feels right to them. Over time, I’ve noticed they return to the same dry patch again and again. That’s where they d...