Blog @ Purple Haze Lavender Ltd.

There is lots of great wine on the Peninsula, and lots of places to taste it! Next time you stay at our Sequim Vacation Rental, make sure to get out and try some of our delicious local wines and fare!

Wine on the Waterfront is a new place (I think?) in Port Angeles offering wine tastings on a regular basis throughout the month on Mondays. They also have a lot of live music events.

Another great event coming up on the Peninsula is Red Wine and Chocolate from the Olympic Peninsula Wineries. This group of vintners uses Washington grapes to create wines here on the Peninsula. There are seven cellars making Washington artisan wines along our edge of the Straight.

Red Wine and Chocolate is occurring over two weekends next month, February 7&8, and February 14,15 & 16, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Each of the participating wineries is pairing their favorite wines with specialty chocolates. The ticket ($25) includes commemorative wine glasses, wine tasting and a sample of chocolate at each winery. Of course you may also visit each individual winery for tasting at the rate of $5.00.

We are lucky to live here in the Peninsula, where our bounty extends from bulk lavender to Washington State wines all within the watchful gaze of the Olympic Peninsula range. Come and visit us soon, it won’t be trip you forget.

Starting this Thursday, a month & a half long program devoted to identification, natural history and preferences of winter birds on the North Olympic Peninsula will begin. This program is being offered by the Dungeness River Audubon Center at the historic railroad bridge just outside of Sequim.

The Dungeness River Audubon Society here in Sequim is a great partner in our efforts to protect the fragile environment and educating visitors and public alike about the importance of conservation and sustainable practices. We consider them an alliance with many of our goals as a organic bulk lavender producer. They help to promote Agri-tourism here in Sequim.

The winter birds program is just one of many activities in the next couple months offered at the railroad bridge center. Other events include Raptors In Winter, a special presentation with David Drummond on the weekend of Feb. 20. This will be a unique two-day class about the eagles, hawks, and falcons of our area, their adaptations for hunting and survival, and their fascinating lives during winter.

These are just some of the fun events you could participate in while staying at our Sequim Vacation Rental. With WiFi in the house and our shop in town, we would love to direct you to all the fun things that are awaitng a curious mind in Sequim!

Mike & Roz (owners) recently returned to Mexico for a little sun & fun…..and to escape the snow that has blanketed the farm….though some of the Purple Haze elves really LOVE IT and are more than happy to stay and keep things running smoothly!   One of Mike’s well kept secrets is that he really loves to play Santa for the children in Mexico and has done that for many years on his visits there.  Here is a great picture of OUR “Purple Haze Santa” with the whole Kindergarten class in

Santa Mike

Mexico-they really loved having Santa come for a visit!  We wish you all a very Merry Christmas-filled with love, peace and the belief that it is” more blessed to give than to receive!”

This past weekend we had a great booth in partnership with Skookum at the Tacoma Food & Gift Show.  It was wonderful to have so many of our customers stop by and say hi!  We so appreciated all the nice comments we received about our farm and the great memories you have of visiting us.  Thank you for helping us make it a successful show!

We also want to thank Mark & Nora from Skookum who manned our booth for us….they worked tirelessly and with cheerful hearts!  Please check out Skookum’s website and see the wonderful work they do creating jobs for people with disabilities.  They partnered with us earlier this Spring in planting more lavender plants in our fields and did an excellent job-it was a pleasure to work with them.  A truely wonderful organization.