Purple Ranch Lavender Farm at the 27th Annual North Texas Irish Festival

Posted by Cliff on March 1st, 2009 in News, Press Release

ROYSE CITY, TX – The Purple Ranch Lavender Farm is coming to the 27th Annual North Texas Irish Festival on Friday, March 6, 2009 through Sunday, March 8, 2009.  The Irish Festival will be located in downtown Dallas at Fair Park in the Food and Fiber Building and will focus on gifts and collectibles.  Purple Ranch is excited to be part of this event offering custom lavender gift baskets and boxes, soaps, lotions, candles, and much more on Friday from 6:00pm – 9pm, Saturday from 10:00am – 9:00pm and Sunday from 11am – 8:30pm.

Purple Ranch has been featured at many events in and around Texas and recently showcased at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.  Located in Royse City, Texas, Purple Ranch is now thriving where just a few years ago, June Hand, owner, was told that the dark, Texas clay would not sustain growth. After losing 75% of her crop the first year due to torrential rains, causing a wide-spread fungus and destroying a large portion of her crop, she continued to chase the dream.  Hand said, “I have always dreamed of owning and running my own business and with a life-long interest in plants and flowers, this is definitely a dream come true.”

After harvesting the lavender, the Hand Family creates hand-made products.  “Almost everything that we sell is made from the lavender grown on the farm.”  At least once a month, they sell their lavender products at craft fairs, business expos, local chamber events, or festivals in and around Texas.

For more information about Purple Ranch Lavender Farm, please visit www.purpleranch.com