Purple Ranch Lavender Farms Natural Products http://www.purpleranch.com Lavender Farms Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Its beginning to look like a Lavender Christmas! http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/06/its-beginning-to-look-like-a-lavender-christmas/ http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/06/its-beginning-to-look-like-a-lavender-christmas/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:31:39 +0000 Jan http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/06/its-beginning-to-look-like-a-lavender-christmas/ As the Purple Ranch Hands are busy winterizing the Purple Ranch Lavender Farm, we are preparing for the Christmas Season as well.  All of our products can be sold individually or in ready to go Christmas Gift Boxes.

]]> http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/06/its-beginning-to-look-like-a-lavender-christmas/feed/ Purple Ranch Lavender Farm at the Rockwall High School PTA Holiday Arts and Crafts Show http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/03/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-rockwall-high-school-pta-holiday-arts-and-crafts-show/ http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/03/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-rockwall-high-school-pta-holiday-arts-and-crafts-show/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:49:06 +0000 Jan http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/11/03/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-rockwall-high-school-pta-holiday-arts-and-crafts-show/ ROYSE CITY, TX - The Purple Ranch Lavender Farm is coming to the Rockwall High School PTA Holiday Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, November 8, 2008.  The Show will be located indoors at the Rockwall High School and will focus on holiday gifts and collectibles.  Purple Ranch is excited to be part of this event offering custom Christmas lavender gift baskets and boxes, soaps, lotions, candles, and much more on Saturday from 9:00am – 4:00pm.  Admission is $1. 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 

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Purple Ranch @ Union Valley Fall Festival, originally uploaded by Purple Ranch Lavender Farm.

Last weekend we took Purple Ranch on tour to Union Valley, a small Texas town located in Hunt County. We met some truly fascinating people. Yvonne Brown with KHYI 95.3 radio, Michael Squires, owner of Squire Haven Bengals and Tommie Ledford a wonderful artist creating incredible paintings using a wide assortment of medium but my favorites were her watercolors. The above wood carving was incredible. The artist was commissioned to carve this eagle out of a live oak tree. The detail he accomplished using a chainsaw as his brush and wood as his canvas was something you would just have to see. As usual we had a great time and the weather could not have been more beautiful.

Until Next Time. Lavender Up!

Purple Ranch Hand

]]> http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/10/29/purple-ranch-union-valley-fall-festival/feed/ Purple Ranch Lavender Farm at the State Fair of Texas http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/10/16/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-state-fair-of-texas/ http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/10/16/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-state-fair-of-texas/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:14:35 +0000 Jan http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/10/16/purple-ranch-lavender-farm-at-the-state-fair-of-texas/ ROYSE CITY, TX - The Purple Ranch Lavender Farm is coming to the State Fair of Texas September 28 – October 21, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.  The Fair was founded in 1886 and is a non-profit organization that is fully funded through the sponsors and exhibitors.  Purple Ranch is honored to be part of the Fair this year offering custom gift baskets and boxes, soaps, lotions, candles, and much more at the Food and Fiber Building throughout the 24-day event.  Exhibit hours are from 10am -10pm daily and the Purple Ranch will be doing live sampling on October 1st, 10th, and 15th.  For more information go to http://www.bigtex.com. 

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Originally uploaded by Purple Ranch Lavender Farm

Purple Ranch Lavender Farm is always trying to stay on top of technology and how it can help us tell our story. We are finishing this season of harvest with great enthusiasm. This weekend we are finishing the cut of all the remaining lavender stalks. We have been busy at the Texas State Fair which has kept us really busy.

Until next time. Lavender Up!

Purple Ranch Hand

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It’s harvest time at Purple Ranch Lavender Farm. The field was humming with the sounds of nature. Thousands of bees forged for pollen from the lavender blooms. Butterflies fluttered from plant to plant. It was hot but also very relaxing. Our Purple Ranch Body Mister came in handy. Wand weaving was the general past time. It was truly enjoyable under the pergola. I can’t wait until we get the misters installed. We are getting ready for the Rowlett Freedom Festival. Should be a good event for us. I hope to see you out at the farm. Until next time. Lavender Up!

Purple Ranch Hand

www.purpleranch.com

 

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Today was all about cutting lavender and weaving wands and with so much fresh lavender to choose from, it was pretty easy. We had a bunch of Purple Ranchers on site today to weave including my friend Jewels. She is quite the weaver and her wands put mine to shame. Actually I am beginning to think that the lavender fields are magical because you can go through and cut an entire row (did I mention that you have to cut each lavender bloom by hand with a pair of scissors?) and turn around and it looks like you didn’t even touch it. Bizarre. Got Lavender?

]]> http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/06/14/purple-ranch-as-far-as-the-eyes-can-see/feed/ Purple Ranch Moseys to the Waxahachie Gingerbread Trail http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/06/08/purple-ranch-moseys-to-the-waxahachie-gingerbread-trail/ http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/06/08/purple-ranch-moseys-to-the-waxahachie-gingerbread-trail/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:54:47 +0000 Jan http://www.purpleranch.com/2008/06/08/purple-ranch-moseys-to-the-waxahachie-gingerbread-trail/

This weekend was the 40th Annual Gingerbread Trail and Arts Show in Waxahachie, Texas and the Purple Ranch Hands decided to mosey south to partake in the festivities. As usual, we had a great time, met lots of fine folks, and eduated many on the art of lavender wand making. Since the lavender is in bloom, and wands can only be made when it is fresh, we were able to start making wands at the booth. Many curious people stopped by to see our talents and we were able to teach them how to weave.

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Here at Purple Ranch we love lavender. As a photographer there is something special to me when I sit down in our fields and just take it all in. The smells, the sounds not to mention the view. At least once a week I walk around the farm looking for that special shot. I caught this shot at sunset. It looked like the purple in the lavender was reflecting off the sky. It was very calming not to mention the sweet smell of lavender. It doesn’t get much better than this. It is harvest time. I hope I will see some of you out at the farm. Until next time. Lavender Up!

Purple Ranch Hand

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Purple Ranch Lavender Farm had a very successful ribbon cutting ceremony on June 4, 2008. Over forty people from the Royse City area came out to celebrate the event. Special thanks to the Royse City Chamber of Commerce and Julia Bryant for her hard work. All visitors received a door prize and a great lunch catered by Soulman’s Bar-B-Que. The wind was roaring about 100 miles an hour and hamburger buns and plates were flying everywhere. I thought I was going to have to get the nail gun out to attach that brisket to the plates. Everyone seemed to have a great time and I was glad I could be a part of the event. Until next time. Lavender Up!

Purple Ranch Hand

www.purpleranch.com

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