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By KATE DANIEL Staff Reporter
The fields are alive with the scent of lavender as farmers and artisans prepare for the 12th annual Lavender Wind Festival.
This year’s free celebration of all things lavender will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 25 and 26, at Lavender Wind Farm, 2530 Darst Road, Coupeville. On-site parking is available.
Attendees will have the opportunity to stroll through the grounds to enjoy the fields of fragrant lavender, listen to live music, imbibe in the wine garden, purchase goods and watch demonstrations of laven-der distilling and crafts.
There will also be children’s activities for younger lavender-lovers.
As in years past, oils and flowers will be available for purchase along with a variety of pieces from local artisans.
Artisans include jewelers, mixed media artists, watercolor painters, makers of gar-den decor, potters and woodworkers of various stylistic inclinations.
A new feature of this year’s festival is a seven-foot-tall copper still, imported from Portugal, with which farm workers will demonstrate the production of lavender oil. Sarah Richards, owner of Lavender Wind Farm, noted that the still is quite impres-sive in its size and capabilities.
The oil is the farm’s primary product, she said, and is used in various capacities from perfume to aromatherapy.
Richards noted that essential lavender oil has been used to ease depression and anxi-ety, as a sleep aid and as a salve for minor cuts and burns.
Another new addition to this year’s fes-tival is a wine garden. Proceeds from wine sales benefit the Pacific Northwest Art School.
Richards said that, based on previous years, she expects a couple thousand visi-
tors to make their way to the festival. “It’s just a fantastic weekend…very fam-
ily oriented,” said M.J. Durand, main sales representative at the Lavender Wind retail shop. “It’s a beautiful day outside in the lavender fields.”
“It’s just incredibly, stunningly beauti-ful to see fields of purple and to smell the aroma,” said Richards.
For more information on the Lavender Wind Festival or Lavender Wind Farm, visit www.lavenderwind.com
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CALENDAR3RD ANNUAL WHIDBEY ISLAND YOGAFEST: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, July 25, at Ft. Nugent Park, Oak Harbor. All are welcome. Admission is free; bring a canned food item to donate to HELP House. Easy yoga in the park, live music and raffles. Contact Carol Sele at [email protected] or 360-929-9336 for more information. www.unsizeme.com
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Baby and Me Storytime, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, at the Coupeville Library. Silly stories, happy songs, rhymes and activities that inspire a love of reading. For newborns through 24 months. Caregiver required. Free admission. 360-678-4911
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