olives and citrus

I think everyone in town knows Louis Franke. I always call him the Tree man, because he always brings me the best trees in this part of the country, but now I am calling him the Lavender man because of course he is my lavender supplier. As you can see from the photo on the right, he has now talked me into OLIVES!!!!!!
What is a girl to do! Now we have rows of olives to pick. Next week, Louis and his crew will be bringing 2500, (there is no typo here) yes that is 2500 more lavender plants and enough olives to call it an orchard by any girl's standard to Lavendar Farms (like we have nothing else to do these days but plant, hoe and farm!!!!!!
God, I thought I had retired five years ago!
Now we have a new product line of lavender eye masks, silk pillows filled with french and english lavender in several sizes, bulk lavender and other miscellaneous products to sell to anyone with an extra dollar or two, hopefully to help the ladies of Pozos.
Now the ranch has 12 employees and Cynthia and I are the hardest workers of all.
I am heading to Texas on Monday to find a market for these goods that just keep on producing.
Please say a prayer for me and wish me well my friends, or I will be knocking on your door to buy something...
Saludos for now, Dar

rental homes

If you ever want to join us for a week end, or more, this is one of the homes on the ranch that is typical and has a wonderful lavender field rignt in front with about 800 plants to sooth the sences so you can calm down the minute you drive up. I will probably greet you if the burros don't beat me to it.

Ana

The lead lavender bunch-maker, Ana of Mineral de Pozos quickly trained her eye for selecting the best florets during the April harvest days.

Sondra and Billie

Sondra Zell and Billie Mercer, both of San Miguel de Allende, came out for a visit. We eagerly put them to work in the fields and were so grateful when they answered our plea for help! What would we do without friends. And Billie brought a homemade loaf of her famous bread for lunch. How wonderful was that!

Dar and Antonio

P

Never thought I would see the day that I would be harvesting my own lavender in my very own field in the heart of Mexico, but not without the help of friends and adopted Mexican family.

Horse Wrangler

Juan Ernesto of Hacienda las Barrancas is the resident horse wrangler. His expert knowledge of local trails for horseback riding and hiking is unsurpassed. A native Pocenos.