Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm

Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm

Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm is a family owned and operated farm business, located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. On our farm we grow, harvest, distill and dry over 18 different aromatic herbs and plants to be used in our handmade, small batch products. Follow us around the farm as we bring you gardening tips, product insights and a behind-the-scenes look at life at Okanagan Lavender.

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  • @lizalau32
    @lizalau322 күн бұрын

    Hello…love how you show the process of collecting the dried buds especially. My lavender blooms are spent and just started to lightly brown on the bush. Are they still good for consumption like making lavender tea? Thanks

  • @chiharusai7232
    @chiharusai72324 күн бұрын

    What a beautiful video! I love tea. Thank you for sharing the beauty and your knowledge with us.

  • @user-tv3tq9uu6z
    @user-tv3tq9uu6z17 күн бұрын

    I noticed when you use the sickle to cut lavender blooms you did not go down close to base of plant like you did when you used scissors any reason why

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19948 күн бұрын

    When you use a sickle you have a large handful and it is easier to cut if you can pull towards you. Also when we are distilling we want very little stem 🌿

  • @VNguyen2023
    @VNguyen202320 күн бұрын

    You are amazing 👍💯❤️

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm199419 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much 🌿

  • @southernsunset_farm
    @southernsunset_farm23 күн бұрын

    That is beautiful! I've been growing lots of rosemary and am excited to make some wreaths out of it.

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm199423 күн бұрын

    Have fun!

  • @essjayem6498
    @essjayem649824 күн бұрын

    THANK YOU for teaching us.

  • @bloonscrazy5474
    @bloonscrazy5474Ай бұрын

    Oh yes .. I just plant English lavender, nice to know you can made limonade with it 👏😊

  • @Qu33nOfN3rds
    @Qu33nOfN3rdsАй бұрын

    Just found this as we got roses that are actually lasting. Thank you for explaining it!!

  • @buckmaster5552
    @buckmaster5552Ай бұрын

    why not use the pulp for rwse hip tea and strain before drinking

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994Ай бұрын

    Sounds like it would be worth a try 🌿

  • @rachelle3445
    @rachelle3445Ай бұрын

    Thank you 💜

  • @rachelle3445
    @rachelle3445Ай бұрын

    Thank you 💜

  • @Truologye
    @TruologyeАй бұрын

    Thank you❤

  • @hermananilda3835
    @hermananilda3835Ай бұрын

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @mikeedward3161
    @mikeedward3161Ай бұрын

    Thankyou for being there and for your video, I have been searching around to find the use of plants to help prevent ants, mice and rats as it stated on the internet that lavender scent is not what they like, would you know anything about this and to which has the most pungent scent please also that which I could grow to cook with. I have also been told that the scent can cause some prone to fits to trigger fits. Are there any that grow better inside of containers to those that grow better outside of same, and is there any insects other than bees and wasps that are attracted to Lavender also if I were to consider to grow in containers is there better sized type to consider, please. What is the best fertilizer and soil type for lavendar and best way to take cuttings and collect and keeping od seed please, thanking you in anticipation of your kind reply. Best wishes sent for a safe and happy life, Maureen

  • @surriyaaziz3313
    @surriyaaziz33132 ай бұрын

    ❤nice 👌

  • @loisellen1445
    @loisellen14453 ай бұрын

    Can I pick any rose hips from my garden roses? XO

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19943 ай бұрын

    As long as they are spray-free, they should be fine 🌿

  • @JoyMaryF
    @JoyMaryF3 ай бұрын

    Eq

  • @angelathomas9579
    @angelathomas95793 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19943 ай бұрын

    You are most welcome 🌿

  • @markfisher8549
    @markfisher85493 ай бұрын

    I cant hear a word your saying!

  • @brookel4787
    @brookel47873 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @jekaterinasimpkin4416
    @jekaterinasimpkin44164 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, it is so therapeutic to watch your calming manner of creating wonderful products. I tried pressing violets in a heavy book but I can never get the simetrical flower. The longest pettals tend to become even longer as the peduncle (bottom of the flower) moves the pettals away after it is pressed. Do you have an advice for that?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19943 ай бұрын

    I press mine facing towards the paper. Sometimes removing the stem completely helps and then gently press downwards on the flowers. There is definitely much variation in the dried blooms 🌿

  • @SusanLidiaE
    @SusanLidiaE4 ай бұрын

    Please make more videos here? Did you change platforms?. Thank you.

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19944 ай бұрын

    Thanks for reaching out 🌿 We do have a number of DIY reels on our Instagram!

  • @ferencszabo3504
    @ferencszabo35045 ай бұрын

    Great video! I plan to grow Levendula angustifolia this year! I'm not sure what would be it's closest example in the video! Your garden is beautiful!

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19945 ай бұрын

    We show the cultivar Lavandula angustifolia, Royal Velvet in the video 🌿

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19945 ай бұрын

    We show the cultivar Lavandula angustifolia, Royal Velvet in the video 🌿

  • @janisjaisolis
    @janisjaisolis5 ай бұрын

    Great video ❤😊

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19945 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🌿

  • @sillililli01
    @sillililli016 ай бұрын

    Victory Gardens were part of the war effort during the World Wars to help reduce pressure on food production in several countries, including here in Canada. I harvest some of the rosehips of the Wild Alberta Roses on my property. Leave some for our feathered friends.

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19946 ай бұрын

    Victory Gardens have such an interesting history 🌿

  • @365mostimportantbiblepassages
    @365mostimportantbiblepassages6 ай бұрын

    💟

  • @eoachan9304
    @eoachan93047 ай бұрын

    Informative and well-presented. Also labor intensive, so it explains why rosehip products are not cheap(but worth it) :) I myself like rosehip jam :)

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19947 ай бұрын

    Love rosehip jam, syrup and jelly 🌸

  • @mariuszengland
    @mariuszengland7 ай бұрын

    Apologies but is it just me but this lovely lady looks like a female version of Bill Gates? 04:11 Great video I will defo try this method! I hope not to upset the creator!

  • @eileen2906
    @eileen29067 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this as I've just picked some nd didn't know anything about them. All the very best frm England 😊

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19947 ай бұрын

    I hope you have fun using them 🌿

  • @RobertWadlow292
    @RobertWadlow2927 ай бұрын

    I think I'm seeing these in my area and want to pick some for consumption, but I'm not 100% positive they're rosehips and worry if I might be making a grave mistake picking a toxic look alike

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19947 ай бұрын

    Maybe you can snip a branch and take it to your local garden centre for identification 🌿

  • @RobertWadlow292
    @RobertWadlow2927 ай бұрын

    @@okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994 You think they'd know? I could try. I think I'll just research this plant with quality research papers that focus on identification. I really want to try cooking with some rose hips

  • @tiamotzz
    @tiamotzz7 ай бұрын

    There are some fields with huge wild rose bushes near some walking trails that are covered with rosehips. I'm assuming any rosehips will do?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19947 ай бұрын

    I'm always careful to only pick in areas where no spraying occurs and I only harvest a little from each bush 🌿

  • @rosecroix2467
    @rosecroix24678 ай бұрын

    Heat destroys most of the Vit C.

  • @sebelebekele7881
    @sebelebekele78818 ай бұрын

    I love lavender ❤❤

  • @morjesusgan3
    @morjesusgan38 ай бұрын

    So cool! I found some wild roses on my property! Hoping they are ready to harvest. Going to finish my coffee and go look!

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19948 ай бұрын

    Have fun 🌿

  • @crimsonmoyle4053
    @crimsonmoyle40538 ай бұрын

    I've been looking for something like this. What are the best roses to get rosehips? Preferably in a temperate or tropical area?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19948 ай бұрын

    We use several different rosehips. I prefer the Nootka Rose for tea, they are quite tiny. That is just a personal preference though. I would ask at your local garden centre to see which is best in your growing zone 🌿

  • @cheersmeme
    @cheersmeme8 ай бұрын

    OMG girl .. For the last 2 months, I bet I've watched, and google searched a 3 million sites about this.. lol Either they don't reply back. I've got told to toss them and get new ones next year.. 😡🤬 I put way to much love into these. I cant toss. I have to at least try .. Here is my little story. In June I bought 4 - 2" Spanish Lavender seedlings . My first time with Lavender They are in small fabric bags. They grew to 10-12" healthy plants. They didn't flower. I prune them down last week. I babied them all summer 😊 Last night I got a idea. I just found your video that had my idea 😅😂 I'm form Toronto Canada. I have a Florida room attached to the side of my house. The 3 walls are all windows. It's not insulated. It will keep bad weather off them. NOW I no , Spanish Lavender will be tricky. My thought was. If I put the 4 small bags into a empty Big fabric bag. Stuff it with leaves and grass .( I do know that makes heat.) And keep it in the room. Do you think that will maybe keep them alive? You answered 1 of my questions. That was , do I fill the big bag right up over the plants with leaves? You filled the box over that plant. ✔️ I'm confused because they say they need light Q-2 .. Am I trying to keep the roots from freezing ? Or the whole plants from freezing? I know gardening is about learning and failures.. This year I learned not to get Spanish Lavender again 😂😅😂😅 Thank you for this video. Cheers

  • @healingyourself2952
    @healingyourself29529 ай бұрын

    Hi! Wont it melt in the sun?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19948 ай бұрын

    The beeswax prevents melting 🌿

  • @MsSANDRA1024
    @MsSANDRA10249 ай бұрын

    Hi. Just seeing your channel. I live in Seattle. So you ship the rose hips and your products?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19948 ай бұрын

    Hello Sandra, unfortunately we do ship to the USA, but we have many American customers who have orders shipped to them when they are visiting Canada 🌿

  • @jasonbowman7190
    @jasonbowman71909 ай бұрын

    Could you use a masticating juicer instead of the cheese cloth 🤔... I have some hips that I'd love to try this out on. ❤

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    I don't know what that is, we strain through cheesecloth to remove the fine hairs of the hip.

  • @cindywagner4623
    @cindywagner46239 ай бұрын

    Would those seeds grow into roses.

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    I have occasionally had success growing rises from seed, I always think it is a worthwhile challenge to try 🌸

  • @artymiss3707
    @artymiss37079 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much 💗👏🏽 Great info and your syrup looks delish 🥰

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love rosehip syrup and rosehip oxymels 🌸

  • @minniemat
    @minniemat9 ай бұрын

    I found some wild rose hips that were very red, but not soft. Do they need to be soft before you use them?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    To scoop out the inside hairs, we pick them when they are softening up. 🌿

  • @cindyanderson2652
    @cindyanderson26529 ай бұрын

    What is the easiest lavender to debud? I want to use it for sachets. I really enjoyed your video. I will be looking for a good sickle to use to cut mine. Do you have a recommendation for a good sickle? Thank you

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    Hidcote lavender is easy to strip. Scythe Works in Victoria, BC is a great resource. Have fun 🌿

  • @janelord3483
    @janelord34839 ай бұрын

    Just found your video, I have a question about the rose hips. I have the wild roses and when I went out to pick them there were lots of bright red ones but also a lot of dark dark red ones too. Are these still ok to use for something or are they to old

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    You want rosehips that are red and beginning to soften, not orange. You get a feel for the ones that are best as you go 🌿

  • @MC-hz9im
    @MC-hz9im9 ай бұрын

    May I ask how old you are? You look so young and beautiful! Youthful skin!

  • @karencummings5996
    @karencummings59969 ай бұрын

    Can you use wild rose hips for the syrup?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    Yes! I often do 🌿

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis40219 ай бұрын

    I planted an edible hedge with hawthorn and Japanese wild dog roses. It's year 3. I harvested 100+ ripe hips last night. I'll make rosehip tea, rosehip syrup, and rosehip oil. I'll also eat some.

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    That's lovely, enjoy!

  • @coastaljan6193
    @coastaljan61939 ай бұрын

    Can the wild rose hips be used for making the oil?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    Yes they can ❤️

  • @coastaljan6193
    @coastaljan61939 ай бұрын

    Thank you.@@okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

  • @alimramor1115
    @alimramor11159 ай бұрын

    I came here looking for a clever way to rid the insides of the hairs so I was excited by how easy yours came out just by squeezing the fruit. I tried it but the whole hip just mushes together in one big gooey seedy hairy mess. I believe I'm using Nootka rose hips but they do seem to be a bit more elongated than yours. Am I waiting until they are too soft? Or perhaps I'm doing something else wrong. Any advice is greatly appreciated as I adore rosehips and would love to be processing my own. Thank you!

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    Sometimes they release better if you let them sit on your kitchen counter overnight. They don't always cooperate, I do use a cheese knife and tiny spoon to scoop out some of them 🌸

  • @hwawha5755
    @hwawha57559 ай бұрын

    I understand that the vitamin C is gone completely by the heat whilst scurvy is caused by the lack of vitamin C. Not quite sure how the syrup could heal scurvy though.

  • @susanvangasbeck9151
    @susanvangasbeck91519 ай бұрын

    Thank you - a treat !

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994
    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm19949 ай бұрын

    Most welcome 🌿