This is the first annual BC Lavender Workshop and it promises to be a great one!

This will be a unique opportunity for you to learn from some of the experts as they share their knowledge and experience during this workshop. It will include speakers from both the industry and academic fields and is geared toward both growers and academics. Here’s the big plus – wait for it – it will give you a chance to meet and talk with the man behind Victor’s Lavender, Victor Gonzalez! Victor will be discussing strategies used by lavender growers in the US to sustain a profitable lavender growing business. Other speakers during this event include

• Dr. Soheil Mahoud presenting an overview of current lavender research
• Dr. Ping Liang on applications of genomics approaches in studying lavender
• Dr. Ben Sutton will be discussing the operations of a lavender business in BC
• Ms. Andrea McFadden will be speaking on the challenges faced by small scale lavender farms to create a successful Agro-tourism business in the Okanagan.

You can find more information including registration and schedules by visiting the website www.bclavenderworkshop.com Mark your calendars, September 19 & 20 and plan to attend the BC Lavender Workshop at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan in Kelowna, BC. Let’s show our support for our Canadian lavender loving neighbors and make this a workshop you’ll want to attend year after year.

So, okay, maybe you are busy or your passport expired and you just can’t make it up to beautiful British Columbia here’s another chance to meet up with Victor and a ton of other great lavender experts October 24 – 26 at the NW Regional Lavender Conference II being held in Portland, Oregon. Victor will present essential propagation techniques and a hands-on program for participants. This should be a most informative presentation for those of you interested in propagating your own lavender. You have to visit the website and check out all the other great speakers and topics that will be covered at this years’ conference. We’ll make it easy for you to check it out – http://www.growinglavenderconference.com/speakers/  Early bird registration for this event ends soon – don’t miss out.

Okay, so you don’t live on the west coast. If you would like a little one on one time with Victor he will be visiting some areas on the east coast in October and you can schedule a consulting session with him. Click on the ‘Consulting’ tab above and find out the benefits of a consulting session.