Culinary Lavender U-pick & Demonstrations
Spend your weekend surrounded by fragrant fields of lavender in beautiful Arroyo Seco. Bring your family and friends for a relaxing day harvesting culinary lavender for your home. Plus, we will show you ways to dry your lavender for home decor, arts and crafts, baking, and more.
For those who love lavender lattes, we will show you how to make your own lavender syrup/sweetener for coffee and lattes. It's easy to make at home, and lasts in the fridge for weeks!
What is Culinary Lavender?
There are hundreds of lavender species and varietals but only a small fraction of these are suitable for the kitchen. Culinary-safe lavenders come almost exclusively from the species Lavandula angustifolia (also known as English lavender and true lavender). Of the English lavenders, only a handful of varietals, like the Royal Velvet variety grown at Lavender Creek, are preferred for their color and sweet flavor.
Click here to read more about cooking with lavender from Bon Apetit!
What to Expect:
- Wander the rows and harvest your own fresh Royal Velvet lavender bunch(1 bunch included with every ticket). Each ticket also comes with a complimentary Lavender Refreshment Towel just in case you work up a sweat and need to refresh!
- Join us under the oak trees for a Culinary Demo, where we’ll share easy ways to cook, infuse, or bake with lavender at home.
- Explore our lavender bath & beauty products and our hospital-approved aromatherapy amenities.
- Let your senses relax to the smell of the lavender, the feel of the sun, and the soothing sounds of Piney Creek.
- All experiences are outdoors so please bring hats, sunscreen, and walking shoes.
Culinary Demos at 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM
This family-friendly event takes place on a private lavender field along scenic Carmel Valley Road in S. Monterey County's Arroyo Seco area.
