Agape Farms North & South

08/19/2024

Totally stole this, but worth it.

08/18/2024

Ya'll we are putting South Carolina on notice. Notice that every other State will be envious. You now have a new cocktail!

The Palmetto Mule!

Featuring South Carolina grown lavender simple syrup, Blenheim Ginger Ale Official Page local fresh lime and vodka.

mixologist

08/16/2024

Ya'll do we have a surprise for you!!

These are extremely rare piebald deer. Kinda like albinos. Only 1 - 2 % are believed to be in the White Tail deer population. Seeing one is rare, seeing two is extremely rare and here in this photo may actually be 3, with a splotchy piebald on the right.

Some Native Americans held these rare creatures as embodiments of spirits passing to or from the spirit world.

What a blessing at Agape Farm South. And more cameras are going up🦌

08/10/2024

This farmer is resting her feet in the ocean for a few days. Back to work next week.

08/06/2024

I just liked the title of this article

Much more than a cure-all, this purple bloom adds scent and colour, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

08/02/2024

08/01/2024

City Center Farmers Market, P*e Dee State Farmers Market, Lake City Farmers Market, Historic Marion Revitalization Association, SC, Darlington Farmers Market, Main Street Hartsville, Dillon County Farmers Market

07/31/2024

Wild muscadine grape growing at the farm. While native, it's kinda annoying cause it's vines choke out other plants, but growing along a tree line with some sun, they will produce fruit that is completley edible

07/29/2024

10 things you may not know about Lavender:
1. Lavender doesn't only thrive in warm climates. Thankfully there are many varieties of Lavender and many can thrive in colder climates.
2. Grow English Varieties for fragrance.
3. But go with French Varieties for a longer bloom
4. Choose your culinary variety carefully for oil and aroma, Provence is good. But really, all culinary lavender is is it is extra cleaned.
5. Its hardy, pest resistant but easy to Love to Death, so do less to it.
6. Bathing with Lavender is an ancient practice. The Romans made it a part of their lifestyle.
7. Lavender doesn't like wet feet. And its roots like to curl and crawl around. That's why when we plant at the farm we through in a handful of pea gravel. The sandy soil also helps with drainage along with our raised beds.
8. To that end, Lavender and mulch are not friends. Hence why we blow the plants after a mow or w**d whack weekend (this took us two years to learn)
9. Some Lavenders can be grown from seed, but its hard. We are just getting the hang of it now four years in. But it is easy to propagate. ****Comment below if you would like a class on how to propagate****
10. Not all lavender is purple. There can be white and pink in addition to all the shades of blues and purples.

07/28/2024

Wowzer! First one ever and so refreshing. Gonna try with a little lavender simple syrup!

07/27/2024

Dillon! You can now purchase our products City of Dillon, SC - Government tourism office, via Venmo!

07/27/2024

Not the best choice of attire for w**deating 😬 but the lavender is worth the shin exfoliation 💜

07/27/2024

Beautiful morning to pick w**ds 💜

07/26/2024

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/what-to-do-with-all-that-lavender-wa-farmers-got-creative-and-made-oil/

Washington's farmers once bemoaned how folks took photos with their lavender but never bought any. Now, they've found a way to repurpose lavender: making oil.

07/23/2024

Gotta love the Carolinas weather.... from drought to too much dang rain for the lavender babies. Moving them to the front porch and hope for enough sun 🤞🏼

07/16/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/07/15/essential-oils-benefits/

Research has found that peppermint, lavender and tea tree oils can help treat certain health conditions. The claims behind others, such as citronella and rose, are lacking in evidence.

07/13/2024

The farmers feet is getting some much needed pampering!

07/11/2024

Lavender is pretty hardy once established. But it all got transplanted this past winter which basically makes it a baby again. We have a well...... but the plants just wait, patiently, for power to be approved to run the well. Very patiently. 🪻

07/08/2024

Hmmmm, someone swiped our video off of Tic.....

07/07/2024

07/02/2024

These little blobs on the red bay in our woods are mostly just esthetic. The nymphs inside pretty much stick to this one bay leaf variation and generally don't harm it. The plant is still perfectly usable.... just avoid the blobs. The leaves are used as a seasoning, like a regular bay leaf, and I think also used in Filet, traditional creole spice in gumbos.

06/27/2024

Some friends came down from NC to finally lay eyes on what they have been hearing about from us, the trials and tribulations, for the past three years!

06/25/2024

We love visiting Beaufort and appreciate their article here filled with studies, Agape Lavender Lab

Can you reduce stress with aromatherapy? June 19, 2024 Health Research shows how the use of essential oils can offer a calming effect Can easing stress be as simple as taking a whiff of something that smells pleasant? That’s the working theory behind aromatherapy, an ancient form of treatment tha...

06/21/2024

On this summer solstice day (the longest daylight day of the year) we celebrate Dillon, South Carolina and our lavender blooms with friends.

06/19/2024

Harvested this morning to make some simple syrup

06/17/2024

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06/17/2024

Another beautiful day in Dillon

06/15/2024

When it's HOT and you have to mow!