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Old diagram in a french distillery shows the distillation process
Display in Grasse shows enfleurage process
Display in Grasse shows enfleurage process
Display in Grasse shows enfleurage process
Distillation display at Galimard, Grasse
Labs at Galimard, Grasse
stillsinfrance
Collage of old oil labels
Lilla Lavender Farm in Oregon
Three year old plants at Lilla Lavender
One year old lavender plant at Lilla Lavender Farm
U-Pick at Lilla Lavender
Lavender field in Oregon
Our first bunches at Sherwood Lavender
Mountainside Lavender
One year old plants at Mountainside Lavender
Mountainside Lavender Farm
Parking strip planted with lavandin for distillation at ACHS workshops
Spanish lavender Lavandula stoechas does well in the terracotta pots
lavender 6
lavender 2
Distillery France
Essential oil and hydrosol being separated
Hydrosol coming from the separator
Robert and sophia with still at Mountainside Lavender
Mountainside Lavender
Mountainside Lavender
Mountainside Lavender
Mountainside Lavender
Bunches of Lavender in Provence
Neat rows of lavender
Lavandin
A delightful lavender store in Provence
Lavender
Lavender flower
Lavandin Blooms
Hood River Lavender, Oregon
Distillation Equipment from Robert Seidel
A young plant beside a copper still
Hood River Lavender
Its Organic, so you can eat it!
Its fun for all generations!
Sophia and Dorene harvest at Hood River Lavender
Kids LOVE picking lavender! Sophia at Hood River Lavender
Look Mom! I've my own bunch! Sophia at Hood River Lavender
This stuff is so relaxing, you have to be careful not to fall asleep in the sun!
Sophia picks more at Hood River Lavender
The seperator in action (that is hydrosol spilling!)
testing the oil and hydrolat mixture in seperator
Sophia gets a lesson from Robert Seidel, the Guerilla Distiller!
What a view! Hood River Lavender with Mt Hood in the background
Isn't this the nicest verge you have ever seen! Hood River Lavender
Robert Seidel, the Guerilla Distiller, in action
Theo looks on, learning the art of distillation
A large pile of lavender waits for the still at Mountainside Lavender