Getting Prepared
I have talked about the possible loss of lavender for the last seven years as…
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June 2011
European Brokers Contact Gary Young
Perfume companies are already on the alert and are sending their buyers around the world…
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The Lavender Supply
In the years ahead, who will produce true Lavandula angustifolia oil—true lavender oil? The future…
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The Lavender of Tomorrow
What is the future of lavender? What is going to happen? Are there places where…
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When Will French Lavender Return?
While visiting with Benoit Cassan, the former president of CRIEPPAM (the technical research center for…
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The Loss of French Lavender Farms
As we drove over the plateau on the mountain top, field after field was in…
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Drought Decimates French Lavender Fields
My most recent visit to Provence, France, in November of 2010 was shocking and very…
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Cloned Lavender
True lavender (lavande vraie) is a variety named Lavandula angustifolia, and it is all about…
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French Lavender: Encroaching Synthetics
Years ago, sons had a tendency to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, which was certainly…
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Are You Buying Lavender or Lavandin?
Why then are the farmers switching to lavandin hybrid grosso or super? First of all,…
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