I live at Eirinikos Grove, a property I acquired in 2021, on Puget Island near Cathlamet, Washington. I have over 20 years of farming experience, and my plan for the Grove is to grow small amounts of many things and share the excess with others locally. In early 2024, I took cuttings from existing plants and created several dozen more.
As of autumn of 2024, The Grove’s lavender patch had 26 mature English lavender plants. 2024 was so full with selling my kayaking business and increased music gigs, I was only able to distill a small amount of lavender essential oil. In July 2023, I distilled 6.5 oz. of essential oil.
Also in 2023 we had a pretty good crop of Persian/English walnuts. We dried and shelled them and I can’t stop eating them. I am looking forward to bigger and bigger yields.