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Lost Mountain Lavender 2008 Lavender Festival Information

Please join us for the 2008 Lavender Festival, July 18, 19 and 20. As you can see below, we have a lot of great activities going on. You can participate in all of them, or just pull up a chair next to the lavender field and in the shade of one of our fruit trees and soak up the experience. We look forward to having you here with us.

We are located at:

1541 Taylor Cutoff Rd, Sequim, WA 98382. (360)-681-2782 We are farm #1 on the festival map. You can get here by taking bus route A or by driving. We have plenty of parking.

For more information about the entire Sequim Lavender Festival, visit www.lavenderfestival.com.

Festival Food provided by Cedar Creek Restaurant

• Panini from the Wood Fired Grill, served on Bell Street Bakery Rolls
• Garlic, Lavender and Thyme Chicken with Wild Mushrooms

  

  Guests relax with a drink and lunch in our
  beer and wine garden.

• Sweet Italian Sausage with Bell Pepper, Onions and Lavender Mustard
• Lavender Peppered Wild Salmon with Pesto and Oven Dried Tomatoes
• Grilled, Roasted and Marinated Vegetables with Lavender Goat Cheese
• Caprese Salad with Ripe Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil and Lavender Vinegarette Traditional Caesar Salad, add Garlic, Lavender and Thyme Chicken or Lavender Peppered Wild Salmon

From the Bell Street Bakery: Freshly Baked Scones and Artisan Breads, Lavender White Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lavender and Vanilla Bean Cupcakes.

Beer and Wine Garden — Proudly features wines from Lost Mountain Winery and Northwest Draft Beers.

Music

Friday

11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. – Deadwood Revival - Innovative old-time/folk music with Jason Mogi and Kim Trennery of Tongue & Groove.
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Acoustic News – With a flavor of folk, country and bluegrass, they have been described as “Nostalgic Twang”

Saturday

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Kevin Magner - Ballads, love songs and traditional acoustic blues
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Deadwood Revival - Innovative old-time/folk music with Jason Mogi and Kim Trennery of Tongue & Groove.

Sunday

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Kristin Connell - Contemporary folk music beautifully played with pure vocals.
3:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Blackbird - Baroque Folk with acoustic duo Noel Price and Sidney Couch.

Activities and Crafts

Daily at 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.

• U-pick your own sweet bouquet of lavender
• Learn to make lavender wands and lavender basket ornaments
• Paint a souvenir tile or mug, we’ll glaze and fire it and send it to you
• Lynda Pollard — Learn about the Raku firing process

Throughout the Festival

• Wheel thrown pottery demonstrations with Jennifer Duncan- Taylor
• Yarn spinning demonstrations with Randi Cox

Friday

• 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Learn to make your own living wreath using sedum and hens and chicks with Tami Tegman from You-See-Dum. Pre-registration required contact Tegman at 360- 683-4772 or tamisan93@msn.com.
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Nationally recognized children’s book author, Sally Harris will be here to sign copies of her beloved book The Caterpillar’s Dream. The Caterpillar’s Dream has been featured on Business Week TV, MaggieTales.com and at the International Toy Fair.
• 2:00 p.m. - Sally Harris will read from The Caterpillar’s Dream.
• 3:00 p.m - Meet the Farmer - Guided farm tours by farm owner Barbara Hanna. Learn about the large variety of lavender we have on our farm and some of the best uses for many of the cultivars. We’ll talk about planting, harvesting and pruning followed by your questions and answers.

Saturday

• 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Cedar Creek Restaurant will be hosting a cupcake decorating booth for children. (A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Children’ s Hospital.)
• 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Learn to make your own living wreath using sedum and hens and chicks with Tami Tegman from You-See-Dum. Pre-registration required.
• 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Nationally recognized children’s book author, Sally Harris will be here to sign copies of her beloved book The Caterpillar’s Dream. The Caterpillar’s Dream has been features on Business Week TV, MaggieTales.com and at the International Toy Fair.
• 2:00 p.m. - Sally Harris will read from The Caterpillar’s Dream.
• 3:00 p.m. - Meet the Farmer - Guided farm tours by farm owner Barbara Hanna. Learn about the large variety of lavender we have on our farm and some of the best uses for many of the cultivars. We’ll talk about planting, harvesting and pruning followed by your questions and answers.

Sunday

• 10 :00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Cedar Creek will be hosting a cupcake decorating booth for children (A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Children’ s Hospital.)
• 10:30 a.m. - Learn to make your own living wreath using sedum and hens and chicks with Tami Tegman from You-See-Dum. Pre-registration required.
• 2:00 p.m. - Please join Cedar Creek Restaurant chef Doug Seaver for a short demonstration of the fascinating uses of culinary lavender. His presentation will include tips for utilizing lavender in the kitchen as well as a few trade “secrets.” He will also provide recipe cards for creating lavender cupcakes, which will be available all weekend.

Cottage Gift Shop

Our gift shop is packed with handcrafted lavender products for you to enjoy. Hand painted, wheel thrown pottery, culinary lavender, sachets, pillows, handcrafted soaps and bath and body products and much more. We also offer a large selection of lavender plants for your garden.

Craft Vendors

Bill’s Custom Scrool Saw Creations – Bill Mair handcrafted wood products with natural and northwest themes
Charitable Arts – local artisans offer a wide variety of handcrafted items with proceeds benefiting a variety of charities

Chimacum Jewelry – Betty Johnson - jewelry and magic wands

Creative Innovations – handmade jewelry with semi-precious stones and sterling silver

Kitchen Cottage – Diane Eason, Tea cozies, towels, dish cloths and vinegars

Donna Lee’s, Donna Hammons – ladies garden jackets and aprons, crystal jewelry

Gifts of Mother Earth, Lynda Pollard – terracotta garden ornaments, raku fired vases, wall pockets, oil candles and tea light holders.

Joyce Stroeher – handcrafted handbags, stuffed animals and home decorations

Pampered Chef, Pam Munro – gourmet kitchen items

Susan Kantowitz and Juan Reyes – fused glass jewelry, plates and platters, handmade silver jewelry

WITM Enterprises, Inc., Lorie Graff – fabric gift items including table cloths, table runners, placemats, wine bags, blankets and pillows

You-Seed-Um, Tami Tegman – living wreaths, containers with succulent plants and mixed sedums