Step into “Lavender Lane” and the smell is incredible! 
Owner Paola Legarre says they use bee activity to tell when the plants are ready.
The farm has a “u pick” field.
Some of the first lavender plants Legarre planted.
A lot of the lavender she grows is in the form of starter plants she sells to other growers. She has two greenhouses for these and says it extends her season.
She also distills some of the crop down to essential oils, which she sells as well as infused bath and body products. Here’s her small batch distiller and a large batch one.
Nothing like stopping to smell the lavender on a Wednesday morning.
The fields smell delightful. But how viable of a cash crop is it for the state? Next destination: a visit with the Lavender Association of Colorado.
The various lavender varieties grown in the Grand Valley have such different smells!
Ok, I learned a lot today and now smell like lavender!
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