Come on out to the farm over Fourth of July Weekend, July 2-3! Immerse yourself in summertime blooms during the Lavender U-Cut Experience, when we open up our Grosso lavender field for guests to harvest their own bundles. Get your tickets here! Stroll the flower gardens & find petals that are red, white, and blue… and every color of the rainbow! We’ll have live music from Spike Sikes & the Awesome Hotcakes (July 2) and The Silver Starlings (July 3) in the Pavilion. Bring a picnic and enjoy the music surrounded by sweet, lavender ambiance! If you’re a jazz fan, the weekend of July 9 and 10 is for you. See below for more info.
Enter our Best-Dressed Lavender Daze Contest on any of our remaining open-farm days. Plan your outfit to wow the onlookers and your friends on Instagram! Prizes awarded! Check out this blog post for specifics.
For the Lavender U-Cut Experience, we provide clippers and guidance on how to cut. The terrain is a bit rough and there are bees in the lavender field, so we strongly recommend close-toed shoes to keep the bees out of your toes! Lavender bunches are $5 each. A few safety notes:
1) If you have a life-threatening bee-sting allergy, you will not be allowed in the cutting field. We have a lovely shady place to hang out while your friends cut a bunch of lavender for you. Photos NEAR the field (but not IN it) are OK.
2) Children under 5 are not permitted in the cutting field. Good shady spots are available to sit with kids. Children must be supervised by an adult. There are also many fun kid-things to do on the farm that are not in the cutting field.
3) Dogs are not permitted in the cutting field. The staff will happily dog-sit for you while you cut.
Live Music Schedule this Weekend
12PM to 3PM
Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes
July 2, Saturday
Like hotcakes themselves, this kind of music goes by many names. Soul. Swing. Rhythm & Blues. Jazz. Jump. It’s a sound that’s classic and simple, but when it’s done right, it hits the spot, and has you grinning from ear to ear.
The Silver Starlings
July 3, Sunday
A collaboration of Petaluma musicians that share a love for 3 part harmony! Retro Rock & originals.
And coming up NEXT WEEK!
NEXT WEEK is our LAST Open-Farm Weekend for the Summer!
July 9, Saturday: Chris Amberger and the Hot Dogs, featuring The Young Brats! Dylan Hayes-Keys & Xavier Lecouturier-Drums
Music inspired from around the world with a definite classic modern, sophisticated, and original sound of joyous energy not to be missed! Exciting well-tempered bassist Chris Amberger toured and recorded with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, George Shearing Quintet, and the Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
July 10, Sunday: John Kalleen Group
Classic ”Blue Note Era” jazz quintet! They offer fresh compositions, echoing the admired hard bop and post-bop eras of the 50s, 60s and 70’s but infused with a modern, dynamic spark. They deliver swinging, spirited arrangements of the classics from those eras.
Dino’s Greek Food Truck will be on site on July 10!
Click Here to Get Your tickets!
