Start your lavender farm
Lavender 101 — from first plant to first harvest.
USLGA is the community that helps new growers turn an idea into a working farm — with mentorship, curriculum, and growers across the country willing to answer the phone.
Why start with USLGA
You don't have to figure this out alone.
Starting a lavender farm is a long game — site selection, varieties, planting, irrigation, pests, harvest, post-harvest, and finally a product worth selling. Members get the full playbook plus the people who wrote it.
Front Porch Speaker Series
Live monthly sessions with experienced growers, distillers, and industry experts — recordings available to members.
Growing Lavender curriculum
Our self-paced curriculum plus the full archive of past USLC convention recordings — years of hard-won knowledge.
Mentorship that picks up
A network of seasoned growers across the country willing to answer questions before, during, and after your first season.
In their words
"I couldn't have started without USLGA."
We hear the same story year after year — members helping members get up and running.
"I would not have my farm today without USLGA. Every question I had — from soil prep to distillation — somebody in this community had already lived it."
"The Front Porch series and the curriculum saved us years of expensive mistakes. It paid for itself before we ever planted a row."
"Lavender growing can feel lonely until you find your people. USLGA is where I found mentors who answered the phone on a Sunday during my first harvest."
Your first season
A starter roadmap.
A high-level path most new growers follow. Members get the deep dives, templates, and live Q&A behind every step.
- 01
Site selection & soil
Drainage, sun exposure, slope, and soil pH — get this right and the next five years are easier.
Resource library - 02
Choose your varieties
Angustifolia, intermedia, and stoechas each have a job. Pick varieties that match your climate and your market.
Types of lavender - 03
Planting & first-year care
Spacing, mulch, irrigation, and pruning a young plant so it sets up for a productive life.
Resource library - 04
First harvest & post-harvest
When to cut, how to dry, what to do with bud, bundles, and oil — and how to sell it.
Resource library - 05
Build your business
Agritourism, value-added products, wholesale, distillation. The community will tell you what worked — and what didn't.
Join USLGA
June 15 – July 15
2026 Lavender Growers Month
Fields in Bloom. Stories in Lavender.
Ready to grow?
Members get the Front Porch Speaker Series, the Growing Lavender curriculum, past USLC recordings, and a community of seasoned growers.