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First cut of the season: Lavender harvest begins in Sequim

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 3, 2019

By Matthew Nash

First cut of the season: Lavender harvest begins in Sequim
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First cut of the season: Lavender harvest begins in Sequim
Abraham Torres carries an armful of bundles on June 26 at the B&B Family Farm where he and his family members harvest lavender and hang it in the farm’s barn.
Family members work together to cut the first lavender of the year on June 26 at the B&B Family Farm. Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash

Lavender season is upon us as local lavender farms begin to harvest the first plants of the year. At the B&B Family Farm, 5883 Old Olympic Highway, the Torres family works together to cut the farm’s first bundles of Folgate on June 26. Zion Hilliker, the farm’s co-owner, said they’ll work together to harvest the lavender species for two-three days and hang it in the farm’s barn. Hilliker said he anticipates progressively harvesting more species after the Sequim Lavender Weekend at July 19-21. This is the fourth year the Torres family has worked together to help harvest the farm’s lavender.

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