Farm Happenings

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Sandy Castelleni, the remarkable woman behind “InspireU2Think“, a Hunterdon County based business that is modeled with the idea of giving back. She started her line producing non-toxic soy based candles and has expanded it to include body balms and roll-ons, distributed at shops throughout Somerset, Hunterdon and Union […]

Dates: Saturday, May 21st Saturday, August 27th Time: 10:15am to 3pm $180 pp Divination Day We are elated to offer this very unique event, a Divination & Story Telling Picnic, for the first time on the farm this year. In the morning, between your arrival at 10:15 and 1pm, you will receive a total of […]

Every year since we started growing lavender in 2014 we have visioned and prepared for a new installation on the farm. In 2018 our dream of erecting a tipi came true. We ordered the lodge poles and canvas for a 26 foot tipi from Nomadic Tipi Makers in Oregon. We leveled the ground and built […]

The air is warming a bit, Spring is on the way and pretty soon we’ll be enjoying Goat Yoga again on Mad Lavender Farm. I’d like to introduce you to our incredible team of goat yoga teachers; Lea Ostner, Jenn Stas, Ava Marino and Shannon Keelyn. Goat yoga teachers are a very special breed. They […]

Dates: Sunday, May 29th Saturday, July 16th Time: 1pm – 3pm $35 pp Self Love We want to feel love from our parents, partners, children and friends but sometimes we forget to focus on loving ourselves. It is the most important love of all. Treating ourselves gently and lovingly brings about a calmness to the […]

Date: Saturday, May 22nd Time: 10am – 12noon $35 pp Spring Foraging Have you been curious about the wild plants growing around you? Are you looking to connect with the land and learn about how these wild plants can put you on a path to wellness? Then come for a walk with Katie Moxham around […]

Dates for Lavender Yoga in June Tues., June 14th Wed., June 15th Friday, June 17th Mon., June 20th Tues., June 28th Time: 6pm – 7:30pm PURCHASE TICKETS “If Rosemary is for the spirit, then Lavender is for the soul.” Join us for this exclusive limited time yoga class. Find your zen in the midst of […]

At the height of bloom of our English lavender, join Nicole of Spadaflora Botanical Artistry to make a wreath from freshly harvested Hidcote lavender. As a part of our workshop, you will pick some lavender right out of the field. It takes a LOT of lavender to create this, and so the lion’s share of […]

Oil Distillation in Your Kitchen Dates: Sunday, June 19th Saturday, July 2nd Time: 2:30pm Oil Distillation Workshop   There is nothing so pure and distinctive to a flower or an herb as its scent. Scent is a complex mixture of volatile compounds, chemicals that vaporize into gas when released by the plant. More than a […]

Dates: Saturday, June 4th Saturday, July 30th Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm $55/pp Cacao/FireCeremony Cacao has the power to let healing energy move throughout our bodies, opening up the heart’s center. In this ceremony, we will utilize the advantages of cacao to open ourselves up to the forces that guide us, and, while we are open, […]

Date: Saturday, June 11th Time: 10am – 12noon $40 Summer Foraging Soft, pale greens scatter the landscape in Spring but wait a little longer and you will get the deep, lush greens of Summer. This is the time the hardier plants for your health make their appearance. Following along the seasons you will see new […]

Date: Sunday, June 19th Time: 1pm – 3pm $45  Tulsi Basil In this two hour workshop you will learn the many medicinal and spiritual properties of Tulsi (Holy Basil) from Robyn, our in-house herbalist. Tulsi Basil is abundant in our garden at this time of year and we will be harvesting lovely big bunches. Together we […]

Dates: June 25th  Times: 10am & 1pm June 26th  Time: 10am Cost: $55 Maximum # of people: 6 WandWorkshop Lavender wands can only be made with long-stemmed lavender that is fresh cut out of the field. There is a small window of time in the entire year when long-stemmed lavender is in bloom and ready […]

Dates: Saturday, June 4th  Saturday, July 30th Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Sustainer Rate: $50 support you and others Supporter Rate:  $45 with code SUPPORT at checkout       Community rate: $40 with code COMMUNITY at checkout PowerAnimal When we take a journey to meet our power animal, it is done through an altered state through […]

Date: July 9th Time: 10am – 12noon $140 pp Wreath Workshop At the height of bloom of our French lavender, join Nicole of Spadaflora Botanical Artistry to make a wreath from freshly harvested Phenomenal long-stemmed lavender. As a part of our workshop, you will pick some lavender right out of the field. It takes a […]

Dates: Sunday, July 10th Sunday, August 21st Time: 1pm – 3pm $45 pp SecretLife of Lavender  In this two hour workshop with Robyn, you’ll be invited to develop a personal ritual to connect with plants and our focus will, of course, be Lavender. We will be tapping into our creative side with drawing and journaling, […]

Lavender Sage Smudge Workshop Dates: Sunday, July 17th  Sunday, July 31st Saturday, September 3rd Sunday, September 18th Saturday, October 22nd All Sage Smudge Workshops are scheduled for 1 pm Maximum # of people: 6 SmudgeWorkshop   I am going to teach you to wrap gorgeous, heavenly scented smudge sticks with up to four different herbs. […]

Date: Sunday, July 24th Time: 1 – 3pm $35 pp Peppermint Workshop Besides Lavender, Peppermint has a strong presence here on the farm. Since it can sometimes take over a garden, it may not always get the respect it deserves but Peppermint is a strong ally for many aspects of wellness. In this two hour […]

Date: Saturday, July 9th Time: 1pm – 3pm $55 pp Self Care Our days are so full that sometimes it leaves little time for self care. In this two hour workshop with Robyn, you will learn how to incorporate self care rituals into your daily routine using lavender and complimentary herbs. Discover why lavender is […]

Date: Saturday, August 13th Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Sustainer Rate: $50 support you and others Supporter Rate:  $45 with code SUPPORT at checkout       Community rate: $40 with code COMMUNITY at checkout PrayerArrow Come join Leslee Penny in a prayer arrow making ceremony! In this ceremonial circle, we take our most precious intentions and […]

Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 1pm – 2:30pm $45 pp Surrender Box A full moon meditation is a powerful way to tap into the moon’s energy and harness its power through meditation. The moon helps us to empower our authentic self, removing things that no longer serve us. It makes room for prosperity and new […]

This workshop is in 2 sessions: Date: Saturday, September 17th & 24th Time: 1pm – 2:30pm $75 pp  LucidDreamingWorkshop Lucid dreaming is where you are aware you are dreaming. You are able to control your dream and make it into anything you wish. You could fly, choose to experience the supernatural, jump high, run at […]

The Shamanic Path is a 5 week course  Time: Saturday mornings from 10:30am – 12:00 noon Dates: September 10th, 17th, 24th, October 1st & 8th $165 ShamanicPath Learn how to change your life and to be your best authentic self by changing your thought patterns and increasing your natural serotonin, dopamine, and intuition- all by […]

Dates: Saturday, August 13th Time: 10:30am – 12noon Saturday, October 1st Time: 1pm – 2:30pm PastLifeRegression Come join Leslee Penny on a journey to another lifetime. She will bring you to a hypnotic state through guided meditation to see what previous lives your soul has experienced. Leslee will help you to create a bridge that […]

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 […]

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 […]