Tryon Mountain Lavender

Tryon Mountain Lavender is located in the Thermal Belt Region of Western North Carolina. Known for its moderate climate and natural beauty, the area became famous for growing grapes and wine making at the turn of the last century.

While my family has lived in Polk County for over 150 years, my parents moved to our 15 acre farm over 50 years ago with the goal to practice organic farming while raising their children. In 2015, my husband and I returned to the farm to help work the land with our children in tow. Along with 13 chickens and two hives of bees we have worked diligently to bring the gardens back into full production and raise one very special crop, Lavender. Our foray into lavender growing began with just over 200 plants last year as a means by which to explore which varietals were hardy in North Carolina. This year we have added 400 more plants to the farm.

We are currently selling our fresh cut lavender at the Swamp Rabbit Café and Market in Greenville, SC, the Hendersonville Community Coop or I may be private messaged if you are interested in our lavender. We are not available to offer "cut your own" lavender because we have several homes on the property which are private residences.

We are planning great things for our lavender besides selling it as fresh cut or dried. I am a food scientist by trade, so we are working in "our lab" to come up with cool and creative ways to offer our lavender in food and beverage products.