Letter From the President

Dear USLGA Members,

It’s June and that means busy time for the lavender growers in our organization. My farm, in Northern California, begins to show great color in May. I have been reading on the Member FaceBook Group Page that some of our growers in other parts of the Country are still evaluating their plants after a harsh winter. 

The awareness of USLGA as a NATIONAL organization becomes apparent as we look at the various stages of our Member farms. Whether a member is a beginning farmer, a grower in the cold north of our country, or a farmer challenged with drought, we all support each other. Often with words of encouragement or of advice. 

Let us celebrate our organization – now in its tenth year – and celebrate our members as we head into our busy harvest, festival and distillation season. Whether your season occurs in May or August, we all face many of the same challenges and successes.

I’d like to put a bug in your ear – please give some thought to lending your talents and time to our organization. You can volunteer on a committee or run for election to the Board of Directors. Just like your farm requires many skills (marketing, accounting, photography, regulatory review, etc, etc, etc), our organization needs those talents too. We are better together.

Sherri Wood
USLGA President