We welcome Doreen Frost from Vermont Harvest Folk Art to the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival.

We are very excited to have Doreen Frost from Vermont Harvest Folk Art as one of our vendors to the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival. Check out her website of beautiful mohair Teddy Bears & Animals. We will be highlighting more of our artist as we get closer to the festival on July 13th & 14th.

Meet Honey and Bee!

Join us and Grace, our dog for the 5th Annual Finger Lakes Lavender Festival this weekend, Saturday, July 14th & Sunday, July 15th from 9 -5.  Become a member of our Lavender Hill Mob and have your picture taken by Professional Photographer, Amy Porter for $4. or bring your own camera to take pictures of you and your loved ones as one of our beloved bees.

Meet Honey and Bee!

Finger Lakes Lavender Festival Art Poster Contest 2012

Lockwood Lavender Farm is seeking original art work to be used as the official poster for the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2012. The poster contest is open to artists within the Finger Lakes and Central New York Region.  Artwork should focus on lavender in various landscape settings (including country and farming scenes) to represent this annual event on its posters, postcards, website and t-shirt.  It will also be featured in the summer issue of Plank Road Magazine, this year’s sponsor. The proceeds from the sale of the poster during the festival will be donated to CNYSPCA.  

The winning artist will receive:

·$100 cash prize.

· Poster will be featured in Plank Road Magazine.

·A copy of the finished poster and festival t-shirt.

·Artwork and artist biography will be displayed at Lockwood Farm.

·An opportunity to a poster signing during the Lavender Festival.

· Featured on the lavender festival website www.fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com.

The application, rules and requirements will be on our website: www.fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com or call Lockwood Lavender Farm 315-685-5369.  This year’s deadline for submission is April 20, 2012.  Winning poster will be announced by April 30, 2012.

This is a unique opportunity for the winner to have their work be seen by visitors attending the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival and subscribers of Plank Road Magazine.  The 2011 event had over 3000 visitors.

The sweet smell of success

Read about the 2011 Finger Lakes Lavender Festival.

  A busy week with more visitors to the farm.

And harvesting more lavender.

This basket of Grosso will hang in our barn and will take 7 - 10 days to dry.

Countdown 48 hours till the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival!

Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2011

Make sure you visit our Finger Lakes Lavender Festival web site for more information and event schedule on this years festival.

 This years wonderful festival poster by Kathleen Schneider will be on sale for $15.00.  Proceeds from the sale of the poster will go to the Skaneateles Area Art Council.  Supply is limited.

Volunteers are needed for the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival!

Please consider volunteering for the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2011. Last year we welcomed over 1000 visitors to the festival and because we expect the event to be bigger and better we know we will receive more visitors.  And we need your help! 
The Festival Volunteers are the heart and soul of the festival and we treasure you!!

 Here is a picture of just some of our wonderful volunteers during our festival wrap-up party.
Go to: Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2011 for more information

We hope these pictures will help to inspire you to create a poster for the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2011

See information below about the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2011 Art Poster Contest.  You can find the application at fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com.

Finger Lakes Lavender Festival Dates are Set!

The fourth annual Finger Lakes Lavender Festival will be held on Lockwood Lavender Farm, located at 1682 West Lake Road, Skaneateles, New York. The 2-day event will take place on Saturday, July 9^th and Sunday, July 10^th, from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.

•Stroll through fragrant fields.

•Harvest your own bouquet of fresh lavender.

•Enjoy culinary delights and the work of local artists and hand-crafters.

•Speak to experts on growing and cultivating lavender and make your own lavender wands.

•Master Gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension will answer your gardening questions.

•Cooking demonstration with author, chef and co-owner of Moosewood Restaurant, David Hirsch.  

•Demonstrations on how to spin wool, felting and shearing sheep.

                                                      

•Take a treasure hunt with the entire family. Its fun, its free, and it is continuous throughout the day.    There's even a prize for those who complete the hunt!

 Finger Lakes Lavender Festival 2010

With just a short drive from the hustle and bustle of city life, the Lavender Festival is a perfect day in the country.   Not only is this event a celebration of all the wonders of lavender, but also an event that knits together local, talented artisans and food.  Workshops will be held on how to care and enjoy your lavender at 10:00am. Crafting with lavender (material cost is $5.00) will be held at 2:00pm both days.  Check our website for details on the times of our other demonstrations. The festival offers outstanding photographic opportunities throughout the grounds and at the workshops.

Lockwood Lavender Farm is a 120 acre family owned farm tucked in the beautiful hills overlooking Skaneateles Lake. We grow 18 varieties of lavender and offer "U-Pick" for the flowers during the summer and lovely soap, lotions, creams and aromatherapy products for your purchase. We are excited to be developing our farm for the enjoyment of our guests.
 

Festival activities occur outdoors rain or shine.  Dress casually to ensure your comfort.  Lockwood Lavender Farm is a working farm with unpaved pathways. It is accessible, but there is uneven terrain on the grounds and in the fields. 

Directions to Lockwood Lavender Farm:  From the village of Skaneateles take Kane Road/41A.  Continue south on West Lake Road/41A 8 miles.  Past the hamlet of Mandana, we are the first farm past fire lane 50 on the left hand side.

Updates for the festival will be posted on Finger Lakes Lavender Festival website. 

Finger Lakes Lavender Festival * July 9th & 10th 2011



Busy beezzzzzz

Its been a busy week on the farm. Wheat and lavender have been harvested, the straw has been baled and the lavender is hanging in the drying barn. The lavender market is still open for visitors on Saturday and Sunday through August and I am busy trying to keep up with orders.

Don't flowers make you smile.

Come on Blanket and George its time to go back to the barn.  Mom is looking for you.

I have been trying to find some time to write thank you notes to all of our lavender festival volunteers and a note to the press about the sale of our Royal Velvet Lavender plants to benefit the Skaneateles Historical Society expansion. Over a 3 weekend time frame we sold 400 plants. A check for $1000 was presented to Joan Thompsen during the festival.  When I placed the order we thought we would be planting at least 300 of them. We now realize that others love lavender as much as we do. We will definitely order more for next year.

Presenting Joan a check for $1000 for the Skaneateles Historical Society expansion.

Bees at work

Early Bloomers

We're just weeks away from full bloom...take a look!

This "Folgate" variety of lavender is one of the first to bloom. 

"Dark Supreme" is about a week away from blooming.

My favorite "Royal Velvet".

This intermedia variety, "Gros Bleu" is weeks away from blooming.  It will make great lavender wands after it is harvested.

                                       

This 5 year old, Intermedia "Grosso" will be ready for the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival.

Lavender Plant Sale to Benefit the Skaneateles Historical Society

Lockwood Flower & Fiber Farm will be selling Royal Velvet Lavender plants for $5.00 each to benefit the Skaneateles Historical Society.
The Royal Velvet variety has deep purple flower spikes. Can be harvested fresh as a bouquet and dries well. The buds can be used for culinary purposes or aromatherapy.

Open Saturday’s and Sunday’s in June from 9 - 2 and during the Finger Lakes Lavender Festival, Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th. Visit www.fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com for more information.

Visit Lockwood Farm at 1682 West Lake Road, Skaneateles
8 miles from the village of Skaneateles on Route 41A.