Explore Lavender
August Artisans of the Month: Brian & Penny Ross
Learn about the many uses of lavender
Saturday August 10, 2019, 1-3 pm
Artisans of the Month Brian and Penny Ross will be featured at the Barn Swallow Gallery on Saturday, August 10 from 1-3pm. They are owners of Tantivy Lavender Farm in Northern Rockbridge County, Virginia. They grow 1000 lavender plants of numerous varieties on the farm, which they sell and use to make a wide range of products.
Visitors to the Barn will explore the many uses of lavender, including a discussion of culinary uses of lavender, lavender lemonade sampling, recipe cards, and lavender wreath making ($3 materials for those wanting to make a wreath to take). The event will wrap up with a discussion of planting and harvesting lavender. A wide variety of Tantivy products will also be available for sale.
You can find out more about this and other Barn Swallow events on our website: http://www.thebarnswallow.com/events
You can find out more information about Second Saturday Crozet on the Downtown Crozet Initiative website: https://www.downtowncrozetinitiative.com/crozet-second-saturdays