Jenny Steineger strips the extra leaves from the stems of lavender plants. The Steinegers are part of a wave of nontraditional farmers in Kansas and Missouri who taking chances on niche crops — ...

SEATTLE – Long after her final customer walked off the fields every August, Ivy Cheung found herself staring at the deep purple lavender plants that lined her 1-acre farm in serene Fall City, ...

When life gets stressful one of the oldest tried and true remedies comes from the calming scent of flowers. Lavender is at the top of that list and when it’s an entire field of lavender it can waft ...

While Massachusetts may be known for its apples, peaches and cranberries, the Bay State is also a hidden haven for all things lavender. From lavender ice cream and lavender lemonade to lavender honey ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Lavender, that colorful and fragrant herb, has long had a pull on the popular imagination. Native to the Middle East, it was originally brought to New Mexico by Spanish settlers in ...