Well it is nearly official.  The US Lavender Growers Association hopes to begin accepting membership within the next few months.  The Dues and Membership guidelines have been worked out and now the Policy and Procedures and Vision and Goals are being formalized.  It won't be long until we have a national organization whose mission is 'to support and promote the United States lavender industry through research, education, networking and marketing'.  Many fine people have been working hard to make this organization a true asset to all of those growers, researchers, retailers, manufacturers and marketers of lavender and lavender products in the United States.  Follow the progress on Facebook, www.facebook.com/uslavender or at the website http://www.uslavender.org./

I know on Valentines Day the color of love seems to be red, but not for us lavender folks, the color of love is, what else, lavender.  Happy Valentine's Day to all!