Start your own small lavender farm with this detailed and colorful how-to guide!

Small Farm Cultivation of Lavandula sp.
An Introductory Guide to Growing Lavender in Zones 5 and 6

Live the Lavender Lifestyle!

This e-book, written in Microsoft PowerPoint and offered on compact disk (CD), thoroughly describes detailed information about How to establish a small Lavender Farm on your own property!

Step-by-Step instructions include;

• Planning & targeting specific goals for your own lavender farm

• Selecting specific lavender varieties for different uses

• Tools, supplies & materials

• Selecting the best site for maximum production

• Preparing the soil for success & high flower yields

• Planting, mulching & harvesting considerations

• Pruning techniques & preparations for winter

This electronic PowerPoint presentation features:

• 50 detailed PowerPoint slides

• 26 beautiful, colorful & illustrative photographs

• Specific guidelines for cultivating lavender as a small farm enterprise in the Northeast states (Zones 5 & 6)

• Many instructive hints & tips for success

• Bulletized lists, summaries & timelines

• Glossary of terms

• Resource information & web links

• All of the information you need to start planning your own lavender farm and how to make it happen!

**Please Note - This CD-based e-book requires but does not include Microsoft PowerPoint software version 2002 or more recent.**

About this e-book:

Small Farm Cultivation of Lavandula sp. began as a computer-based slide presentation for educational seminars about growing herbs and distilling pure essential oils in New England. Small Farm Cultivation of Lavandula sp. has evolved into a 50-slide PC-based How-To guide for new growers seeking the information they need to establish a small lavender farm, specifically written for Northeast US residents by CT lavender grower David Catherman.

This electronic document can also be used as a turnkey pc-based Slide Show for garden club meetings, farm festival seminars, and public self-instruction material for county agricultural extension offices.

About the Author:

Sleepy Bee Lavender Farm (South Glastonbury, CT) is in its 4^th season as a perennial lavender installation in USDA Zone 6 near Hartford, CT. While searching for the tips and tools he needed to establish 200 lavender plants in his New England location, Mr. Catherman found lots of information about how to grow lavender in sunny, warm, and dry (low humidity) climates such as Sequim (Washington), California, Idaho, and Texas. He found very little information about cultivating lavender on a small farm scale in the Northeast part of the US, specifically in New England. After successfully establishing Sleepy Bee Lavender Farm in central Connecticut, the author is pleased to offer this guide to growing lavender as potentially the only such compendium of proven tips and techniques available on how to establish a perennial lavender installation in Southern New England and other parts of the Northeast in Zones 5 and 6.

Live the Lavender Lifestyle!

You have a small property in the Northeast that you tend and adore. You would LOVE to have Your Own Lavender Farm to add value to your lifestyle or supply additional income from weekend farm stand sales of your lavender bundles, sachets and other hand-crafted lavender items. You’ve been searching the web for guidance. You’ve seen the beautiful photos from the growing number of lavender farms cropping up around the country in response to this popular trend for green ventures, natural products, aromatherapy and agri-tourism. Don’t wait any longer to be the first in your town to establish your own beautiful lavender farm!

All of the information you need is right here – contained in this proven introductory grower’s guide!

Small Farm Cultivation of Lavandula sp.
An Introductory Guide to Growing Lavender in Zones 5 and 6
by David Catherman, Grower/Distiller
Sleepy Bee Lavender Farm, South Glastonbury, CT
2007 All Rights Reserved.

Instructional, Informative and Illustrative  How-To Guide!

Don’t wait another second! Springtime is around the corner! Get started today by ordering this detailed and colorful 50-slide PowerPoint presentation describing all of the step-by-step procedures needed to cultivate lavender in the Northeast US. Start the creative process toward developing your property into your very own Lavender Farm!

Included in this guide are specific details about;

• How to get a Free Soil Test

• How to prepare the soil using specific soil amendments your lavender needs to thrive

• How to evaluate different characteristics of different lavender cultivars

• How to measure Row Spacing and Plant Spacing for proper installation

• How to compare mulch materials and properly install

• How to fight weeds using all-natural, non-chemical weed control techniques

• How to calculate the number of plants to order from a wholesale nursery based on your plot size

• How & when to order plants from a wholesale nursery

• How & when to harvest and dry your lavender flowers

• How & when to prune your lavender plants to increase longevity and flower production

• How to protect your plants for winter survival

Start your own Lavender Farm today!

Experience these Personal and Property Value benefits;

• Aesthetic & Unique Landscaping Alternative

• Perennial Cash Crop

• Farm-Based Income Opportunities (Agri-Tourism)

• Small Farm Agricultural Preservation

• Real Estate Property Value Enhancement

• Recognition in the Community

• Volunteer Farm Work Opportunities

• Personal Satisfaction & Sense of Accomplishment

• Exercise & Outdoor Lifestyle

• Personalized Source of your own Fresh, Scented Lavender for Making Hand-Crafted Gifts, Bath Care Items & Aromatherapy Products

Bonus Information Included:

Additional Resource Information

Also included with your purchase of this e-book are 2 separate timesaving lists of Resources;

List #1 – Wholesale Nurseries in New England

Includes:  Websites, Contact Information, and Lavender Varieties for sale. Use this list to view wholesale nursery websites for images, descriptions, pricing and on-line, phone & mail ordering instructions.

List #2 – Steam Distillation Equipment Suppliers

Includes:  Websites, Contact Information, and Types of Essential Oil Production Stills. Use this list to view steam distillation equipment technology and learn about how essential oils are produced from aromatic plants.

Thank you for purchasing this guide, Small Farm Cultivation of Lavandula sp.

Terms and Conditions: ** IMPORTANT – Please Read **

Payment by PayPal. This item consists of digital documents on compact disk (CD) media requiring Microsoft PowerPoint software for viewing on a PC personal computer (PowerPoint version 2002, or more recent, only). This item has been PC-tested for proper functionality and is non-refundable. $25.00 plus S&H and CT Sales Tax if applicable.