"Then, they're like, 'Oh, wow, I understand why oils are so expensive.'"Īs the sun gradually emerged Sunday afternoon, breaking through a cloudy sky, dozens of families and couples posed for pictures in the lavender fields, many wearing purple outfits for the occasion. "To be able to look at the field and to say, 'Oh, 30 feet of that row is 50 to 70 pounds - that would only make 3 to 4 ounces of oil,' " Montgomery said. All weekend, Montgomery said, he watched guests' surprised reactions when he told them just how much lavender is required to make a tiny bottle of oil. It's a complicated process, involving intricate machinery and requiring a ton of flowers.
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Ian Montgomery traveled seven and a half hours from Marshall, North Carolina, to give demonstrations on how to extract the aromatic compounds from the plant and make essential oils. Over the years, Valerie added, the family gradually increased the number of tickets they'd sell for the annual festival.ĭuring this year's event, guests could visit food trucks and vendor booths, enjoy live music, take lessons in cooking or crafting with lavender.
"We started out slow, dipped our toes in the water, made sure we knew the ropes." "We're just a family-run business - we hadn't done festivals before," Valerie said, recalling the family's first lavender festival back in 2016. Angelos host weddings and other events on the grounds. The historic home serves as a bed and breakfast, and the St. Their parents purchased the property back in 2009, Valerie said, when it was still a working dairy farm.Īfter a few years of building up inventory, Springfield Manor opened in 2014 as a winery, brewery and distillery.
Angelos had hosted since the pandemic hit, said Victoria St. This weekend's festival was the first one the St.
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