Farm Happenings

 October 25th Time: 10am – 12noon $30  Autumn Sadhana (You will be redirected to Yoga Loka to book your reservation) Join Bonnie Pariser of Yoga Loka for outdoor yoga practice on Mad Lavender farm. In this ritual we will burn away what is not needed to enter the shorter, colder, days with clarity and purpose.  […]

Friday, Saturday & Sunday mornings will be scheduled on the calendar week by week. Cost: $20 Maximum # of people per half hour session: 6 Schedule Appointment Experience the beauty of our English lavender in its second bloom. The second bloom is like a little miracle, not as abundant in the field as the first […]

Lavender Sage Smudge Workshop Saturday, October 23rd All Sage Smudge Workshops are scheduled for 1 pm Maximum # of people: 6 Schedule Appointment   I am going to teach you to wrap gorgeous, heavenly scented smudge sticks with up to four different herbs. The colors are spectacular and the combination of aromas when they are […]

Dates: Saturdays & Sundays  through October Cost: $50 pp Schedule Appointment Invite a friend or friends and save! Sound Bath Goat Yoga for Two Sound Bath Goat Yoga for Three Sound Bath Goat Yoga for Four Sound Bath Goat Yoga for Six The session begins with a Ceremonial Smudge to cleanse the energy of negativity […]

One of the many advantages of small town living is that community comes naturally. With just a little pro-action and organization, we can start being the change we want to see in the world and experience the results on a small scale. Case in point, the folks at Frenchtown Fresh, a family run vegetarian juice […]

Mad Lavender Farm is a “build it and they will come” kind of place. We knew we had a gem of a farm in a great location and we knew we wanted to also grow a community of spiritually minded people. The magic is in discovering who will come. Leslee Penny came to visit the […]

Wild Woman Tea Blends for Divine Feminine Health Sunday, July 11th 1:00pm Schedule Here Sustainer Rate: $45 sustains all Supporter Rate:  $40 with code SUPPORT       Community rate: $35 with code COMMUNITY at checkout Limited to 12 people Tap into your intuitive witchy wisdom in a meditation and plant medicine making journey. Learn […]

Kate Moxham was born and bred in Hunterdon County. I was raised here, too, a generation or two before. There is something about being raised here, witness to the development of farmland into houses and to the current trend back to small farms that feels so hopeful. As a kid, I spent time in the […]

As I continue to investigate and learn more about the mysterious world of medicinal herbs that are hiding in plain sight all around me, my relationship with the plant world grows stronger. I learn a lot from people who visit the farm and introduce me to the plants that are growing wild in the field […]

Katie came to the farm on recommendation of a friend who said we had to meet and that Katie was an herbalist who would be a perfect fit for Mad Lavender Farm. As it turns out, Katie is more a person who creates space than fits into it. When Katie ONeill creates space for her […]

Meet the Mad Lavender Goat Yoga Teachers: Lea, Jenn, Ava and Shannon. They are my Dream Team. Ava and Jenn have been with us since the beginning and they have fine tuned the goat yoga experience over the past four years to what it is today. Shannon and Lea are brand new to teaching goat […]

Ava is one of those women who seems to have the secret to eternal youth. She has the energy of a teenager and the enthusiasm of a child with a ticket to Disneyland. Only Ava does not keep her secret very well. She shares it openly that it is her spirituality that is the source […]

When people ask, “How did you get the idea to do Goat Yoga?” the short answer is, “Jenn Stas.” I first met Jenn in 2015 when she signed up for a Tarot workshop that I was teaching on the farm in our tipi. We got to chatting and Jenn let me know that she was […]

When you put an intention out to the Universe, it may not be exactly like waving a magic wand. It usually takes a little time to see it manifest. Case in point: two years ago a large area of prime space in our fenced-in garden in lay fallow. We envisioned a luxuriant flower garden but […]

Date: Wednesday May 26th Time: 7:45 PM Suggested donation is $20. Schedule Appointment Agni Hotra is an ancient fire ritual performed to purify the environment, reduce pollution and increase an atmosphere of healing. First found in the Vēdic scriptures, practice of the Fire Ceremony blesses Mother Earth as well as the practitioners. Join us on […]

Dates: Friday, September 24th Friday, October 8th Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm Friday, November 12th Friday, November 19th Time: 6pm to 7pm Schedule Appointment   Connect to the earth and nature during a one-hour session of yoga with a certified yoga instructor and our magical, mischievous baby goats. 15 minutes of goat petting and additional picture […]

Mad Lavender Farm smudge sticks are made from homegrown Sage and Lavender, wild-foraged Mugwort, Sweet Annie and Rosebuds. The combination of the scents and properties of these herbs and flowers create a lovely and powerful smoke with therapeutic value. Sage, aka salvia, is latin for healing. We grow four different varieties on the farm and […]

The apples grown in Hunterdon County NJ are pretty wonderful. We had an apple orchard on our farm when I was a kid and my Dad would take us out to the orchard in the back of his truck and we would fill the bushel baskets to deliver to the local cider press. I ate […]

Tulsi Basil is believed to promote long life, balance and resilience and is said to relief stress and anxiety. The list of health benefits derived from Tulsi Basil is long but the for the purposes of making mocktails, let’s focus on the taste, which is incomparable. Tulsi is minty, mildly sweet and earthy all at […]

New Years Eve is imminent and, for many, festive, bubbly drinks are indispensable to the celebration. Count me in on that, sans alcohol. I’ve celebrated New Years Eve with and without alcohol and I prefer waking to the first day of the year in good health and spirits, with no regrets. That being said, there […]

I often hear newbies to lavender say that they’ve never tasted lavender in food before. Lavender has become so popular and so I forget that there is a significant part of the population who are as of yet deprived of the full lavender experience. For the benefit of the uninitiated, then, I’d like to provide […]

Smoothies are the healthy version of fast food. Sometimes I’m just too busy to eat. I know I need a little sustenance but I don’t have the inclination to prepare a proper lunch. Nor do I want to grab something that’s not really nutritious. Smoothies are the answer: they are my go-to in the middle […]

Simple syrups are just that, really simple to make. And they are a fun way to spice up your diet with some exotic flavors. All you need to make a batch of simple syrup is sugar, water and whatever herb or spice you choose to use. Lavender makes a wonderful simple syrup. I simmer culinary […]

If you’ve never tried roasted lavender buds, Fall is the time to enjoy their nutty, unique flavor in seasonal root vegetable dishes. It is a delicate flavor that is enhanced nicely by garlic and a bit of nutmeg in this recipe for Pumpkin Soup. Pumpkin soup is best made with roasted pumpkin. You can use […]

One of my favorite ways to enjoy culinary lavender is by roasting the buds. Roasting transforms the flavor of lavender buds from a delicate floral to a unique nuttiness that pairs splendidly with root vegetables in the Fall. To roast culinary lavender buds, heat a cast iron pan on medium high heat. Drop a few […]

I love yogurt but boy do I hate those plastic tubs they come in. I don’t like being party to accumulation of single-use plastic. There are brands of yogurt that are produced in glass jars but they are not widely available. If you share my love/hate for yogurt dilemma, you may be really excited to […]

I love to cook. I love the textures, the smells, and the process of combining select ingredients and transforming them into something delightful and yummy. I love the tried and true recipes I can always rely on and I like trying out new ones. I really like knowing what I’m putting into my body. It’s […]

I like my coffee super light in the morning: half coffee and half hot milk. It’s my “At Home Latte”. I use good quality organic, fair trade coffee and I make it in the French press. While the coffee is brewing, I heat up the milk in a small saucepan, using a whisk to keep […]

Our Open Air Farm Shop is closed for the season but you  can still order online at the Tiny Shop and schedule a drive through pick-up at the farm. Pick up hours are every week,  Wednesday through Sunday (except holidays).

Lavender plants in both English and French varieties will be available on the farm in Spring 2021.

There are so many varieties of lavender to choose from. When you love lavender, it’s a world of opportunity to explore. It’s also a bit of a risk when growing lavender in New Jersey when you try a new variety of lavender and find out that it doesn’t hold up to our weather extremes. As […]

Wondering if lavender will thrive where you live? No matter what variety you select, all lavender plants require full sun and well-drained, alkaline soil. If you can provide those three elements, then your lavender will be in a happy place. Lavender is a perennial originating in the rocky, arid areas of the Mediterranean, so we […]

We have several varieties of lavender plants available in both English lavender, which is short-stemmed, and French lavender, which is long-stemmed. Which variety of lavender to choose depends on the space you have in your garden and how you’d like to use the lavender you harvest from your bush. English lavender is also known as […]

Good news at Mad Lavender Farm! Cookie is about to kid any time now and Prudence is not far behind her. How do we know (besides the obvious?)   For most of a goat’s pregnancy, she carries her babies up high in her abdomen. However, right before birth, the kids drop and the top of […]

It’s that time of year and our beautiful, healthy lavender plants are ready to beautify your yard. Plant now and you’ll have the sweet scent of lavender and magnificent purple blooms in your garden or pots from late may through the summer months.   Lavender is easy to grow. Just plop it in well drained […]

Green Power Energy has recently installed a 15.64 kW ground mounted solar array at Mad Lavender Farm in Milford, NJ (Alexandria Township).  The ground mounted solar array will produce 21,000 kWhrs of clean energy annually. This is will save the Lavender Farm over $3,000 in annual electric costs and allow them to collect upwards of […]