Among the Trees Botanical Lavender Farm

10/12/2026

A Sunday stroll Among the Trees. 🍂🐾💜

Yesterday afternoon, Will, Pluto, Hushkéé (pronounced HUSH-kay), and I took a walk down through the farm, soaking in all the beautiful fall colors along the way.

The oak trees are turning shades of gold, orange, and rust, the grasses have taken on that beautiful autumn glow, and the boys were more than happy to lead the way. There’s something about this time of year that makes even the simplest walk feel special.

We were making our way down to the propagation greenhouse to get our newest lavender cuttings settled in before another chilly night. With temperatures forecast to dip to 35°F overnight, and our farm sitting at approximately 2,350 feet in elevation, we didn’t want to risk an unexpected frost.

These little lavender plants are still working on developing their roots, and after all the time spent taking and caring for those cuttings, we’re hoping to give them the best chance of making it through their first winter. 🌱

It’s funny how quickly the seasons change. Just a few weeks ago, we were worrying about keeping everything watered through the summer heat. Now we’re preparing for freezing temperatures!

Walking down our farm road together, surrounded by the oak trees and ponderosa pines, I couldn’t help but think about how much has changed since we first started building our little farm.

There’s still so much we want to do, so much to plant, and plenty of projects waiting for us. But moments like these remind us to appreciate what we’ve already created, too.

One of our biggest goals has always been to build a regenerative farm that works with the natural landscape rather than replacing it. Seeing the native oak woodland in all its fall colors is a pretty wonderful reminder of why that matters.

A little farm work, two happy dogs, and a beautiful Sunday afternoon together.

Life Among the Trees. 🍁💜

What’s your favorite part of fall? The changing leaves, the cooler weather, or simply slowing down a little?

10/11/2026

10/11/2026

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10/11/2026

Three years of meeps, mischief, and so much love! 🐈💜

Happy 3rd Gotcha Day to our sweet Agnes Lavender!

I can’t believe it’s been THREE years since we brought this little girl home from a dear friend when she was just 8 weeks old!

We adopted Agnes right as we were opening our Little Lavender Boutique in the Market Place Underground in downtown La Grande, Oregon. So much has changed since then!

From opening our little boutique to moving to Washington and building our off-grid botanical lavender farm, Agnes has been along for the adventure. 💜

What started as a tiny barn kitten has turned into one very fluffy, opinionated, and lovable member of our family. Just LOOK at all that fluff! 😂

She’s brought us countless laughs, endless cuddles, and the funniest little noises.

You see, Agnes doesn’t really meow. She meeps.

Little squeaky meeps when she wants attention, has something important to say, or just wants us to know she’s there. Three years later, it still makes me laugh!

She’s also our little household helper. Making the bed? Agnes is right there, supervising the sheets and blankets, although I’m not sure how much helping actually happens! 😂

She loves cuddling with her brother Ronald and is by far the most curious of our cats. New box? She’s investigating. Something new in the house? She’s checking it out. A little commotion? Agnes is first on the scene!

And like any respectable cat, she knows an empty cardboard box is sometimes the best seat in the house.

It’s amazing how such a tiny creature becomes such a huge part of your life. Through all our adventures and changes, Agnes has been right there with us.

From a little barn kitten to our beautiful, fluffy companion, we couldn’t imagine our family without her.

Happy Gotcha Day, Agnes Lavender! Here’s to many more years of cuddles with Ronald, helping make the bed, investigating EVERYTHING, and those adorable little meeps. We love you, sweet girl! 🐾💜

Does anyone else have a cat who doesn’t actually meow? What funny noises does yours make? 😂

10/10/2026

Two markets, two setups, and one very busy little lavender farm! 💜🌿

We’re all set up and ready to see you this beautiful fall Saturday!

🐝 Mr. Lavender (Will!) is holding down the fort at Hood River Farmers Market with our Among the Trees booth!

🌸 And I’m at The Dalles Farmers Market with our Farm Stand Market Trailer!

And today is extra special because it’s the LAST The Dalles Farmers Market of the 2026 season! 🍂

What a season it’s been! We’re so grateful for everyone who has stopped by, supported our little farm, shared our products with friends, and helped us continue building Among the Trees from the ground up.

We’ve been busy making and restocking your favorites, including botanical lip balms, Gardener’s Salve with a fall twist, candles, essential oil rollers, face serums, and lavender-infused honey!

💐 PLUS, our very FIRST farm-grown flower bouquets are making their market debut today! We have a limited number at each market, filled with flowers and herbs grown right here on our farm.

And while today marks the end of The Dalles Farmers Market season, we’re not quite finished in Hood River!

🌿 Hood River Farmers Market continues for a few more weeks of its regular season, AND we have some exciting news…

❄️ We’ve officially been accepted into the Winter Hood River Farmers Market!

We’re so excited to continue bringing our handcrafted lavender and botanical products to the community throughout the colder months. It means so much to have the opportunity to keep connecting with you, supporting fellow local makers, and growing our little farm business beyond the summer season!

Whether you’re in Hood River or The Dalles today, we’d love for you to stop by, say hello, and enjoy a little fall farmers market shopping!

And to our wonderful The Dalles Farmers Market community, thank you for another season of supporting local farmers, growers, makers, and small businesses. Let’s make this last market a great one! 💜

Who’s coming to see us today? 🌿

10/10/2026

Our very FIRST farm-grown bouquets! 💐🌸

I can’t even begin to tell you how proud I am of these!

When we purchased our 20 acres just over a year ago, we had so many dreams for what this land could become. Of course, lavender was at the heart of it all, but we also envisioned gardens overflowing with flowers, herbs, native plants, and pollinators.

And yesterday, I got to walk through our gardens, gather armfuls of flowers, and put together our very first bouquets! 🥹💜

These beauties are filled with zinnias, dahlias, chrysanthemums, bee balm, lemon balm, Snap Dragons, and feverfew, all grown right here Among the Trees!

I especially love how the herbs and flowers come together. They’re a little wild, wonderfully colorful, and each one is completely unique. Just the way I like them!

Growing flowers in our hot, dry climate has certainly been a learning experience. Between figuring out irrigation, improving our soil, and keeping the deer from enjoying everything before we do, there have been plenty of challenges along the way. 😂

But seeing these flowers come together makes every bit of that work worth it.

One of our biggest goals is to continue expanding our gardens with plants that support pollinators, build healthier soil, and bring more beauty and biodiversity to our little corner of Goldendale.

And now we get to share some of that beauty with you!

💐 And here’s the exciting part! Our very first farm-grown bouquets are making their market debut TODAY at both The Dalles Farmers Market and Hood River Farmers' Market!

Each bouquet is hand-arranged in a jar, filled with a unique combination of flowers and herbs grown right here on our farm, and ready to brighten someone’s home.

We only have a handful available at each market, so come early if you’d like to take one home! 🌸

These might be our first bouquets, but I have a feeling they’re the beginning of something pretty wonderful. We’re already dreaming about what we can grow next year! 🌿

From planting our first flowers and tending the gardens through the seasons to gathering our very first bouquets, it’s the little milestones like this that make building a farm from the ground up so rewarding.

Thank you for being part of this journey and celebrating these little victories with us. 💜

Would you love to see more fresh, farm-grown bouquets from Among the Trees next season?

10/10/2026

A man and his dogs. 🐾🌾

Long before Among the Trees was even a dream, Will grew up on his family’s ranch on the Navajo Nation, surrounded by livestock, wide-open spaces, and guardian dogs.

So while having livestock guardian dogs is a whole new experience for me (I had guinea pigs and fish), for Will, it’s something familiar. A little piece of the life he grew up with.

There’s something special about watching him walk the property with our two boys, surrounded by the oak trees, golden grasses, and animals we’ve brought into our lives over the past year.

We’re learning so much as we build this little off-grid farm. Some things we’re figuring out as we go, and others come from the knowledge and experiences we each brought with us.

I love that this farm is becoming a blend of those things. Our backgrounds, our dreams, and the life we’re choosing to build together.

And I think the dogs are pretty happy with their 20-acre backyard, too. 🐕🍂

It’s not always an easy life, but moments like these remind me why we’re doing it.

A little glimpse of fall Among the Trees. 💜

Did you grow up with livestock guardian dogs, or have you gotten to know them later in life?

🌿 And speaking of life Among the Trees, we’ll be at BOTH The Dalles Farmers Market and Hood River Farmers' Market tomorrow!

We’ve been busy restocking some of your favorites, including our Gardener’s Salve with a cozy fall twist, botanical rollers, handcrafted candles, face serums, lavender-infused honey, and our best-selling botanical lip balm!

It’s the LAST The Dalles Farmers Market of the season, so we’d love to see you there! Come say hello, stock up on your favorites, and enjoy a beautiful fall Saturday supporting local farmers and makers. 🍂💜

10/07/2026

Fall evenings Among the Trees. 🍂

There’s a moment this time of year when the sun gets low enough to turn everything gold.

The grasses glow. The oaks turn shades of rust and amber. The ponderosas stand tall above it all. And for a few minutes, our 20 acres get very, very quiet.

A little over a year ago, this was just land.

No farm store. No greenhouses. No lavender gardens. No goats or llamas wandering around. No farm tours. No little roads leading from one project to the next.

Just 20 acres of oak, pine, native grasses and basalt boulders—and two people with a pretty big idea.

We’ve added a lot since then, but one of the things I’m most proud of is what we haven’t changed.

The old oaks still get to be old oaks. The ponderosas still tower over the meadow. The basalt boulders are still scattered through the grasses. Wildflowers still appear wherever they please. And we’re slowly figuring out how to tuck a working farm into this landscape instead of trying to make the landscape fit the farm.

Because the dream was never to clear 20 acres and replace what was here with a lavender farm.

The dream was to grow lavender, herbs, flowers and food alongside what was already here—to add habitat, build healthier soil and leave this little piece of land better than we found it. 🌿

There are days when all I can see are the unfinished projects.

And then there are evenings like this.

When the sun hits the trees just right and I remember that we’re already living in the middle of something we once only dreamed about.

Maybe that’s my favorite thing about fall—it has a way of making you stop long enough to notice. 🤎

After all, there’s a reason we called it Among the Trees.

Which view would make you stop for a minute—1, 2, 3 or 4? 🍂

10/07/2026

A little Ethel update. 🤎🐓

After the coyote attack, Ethel spent almost a week recovering in a box in our bedroom—with a lid, plenty of ventilation, and two very worried chicken parents checking on her constantly.

And we’re so happy to say… she’s doing really well. 🥹

For the last couple of days, she’s graduated to a dog crate outside the chicken run. She can see the entire flock, and they can see her, but she still has her own protected space. It gives everyone a chance to get used to each other again before she officially rejoins them.

We’re also making sure her injuries are completely healed before putting her back in. Chickens can be pretty ruthless when they notice an injury, and the last thing we want is someone pecking open a wound that has worked so hard to heal.

We’re incredibly grateful Ethel made it. After seeing her immediately following the attack, watching her heal and get stronger every day has been such a relief.

We’re still sad we lost Susan that day. 🤎 It was a hard reminder that even after more than a year without an issue, farm life can change incredibly quickly.

The rest of the flock still hasn’t been allowed to free-range since the attack. Normally they spend their days wandering Among the Trees, but we’re giving it a few more days. When we do let them back out, we’ll be outside too, keeping a very close eye on everyone.

For now, though, we’re celebrating Ethel.

From a cardboard box in our bedroom to being back outside with her flock just on the other side of the fence—she’s come a long way. 🤎🌿