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June 27, 2019
ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO
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Life is sweet at local lavender farm Elbert County operation creates essential oils BY GERALDINE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Laura and Jonathan Bergh may have created quite a stir if they were moving to the area north of Elizabeth today. The couple came in 2014 to farm and eventually planted 2,000 plants on their land and in time placed a “still” on their patio. Neighbors might have wondered at the volume of an unspecified herb and a thought-provoking still on the patio. Was there mischief afoot? Not so much. The curious activity was the birth of the Indigo Blooms Botanicals and Lavender Farm. Laura and Jonathan planted 2,000 lavender plants and use the “still” to steam-distill lavender to extract essential oils from the harvested plants and capture the hydrosol, an aromatic water that remains. The essential oils and the hydrosols can be used in many beneficial ways. Hydrosols contain the same properties as the distilled botanical but are not as potent and are more likely to be found in sprays for face, body, room and linen. Essential oils may relax or stimulate their users. SEE LAVENDER, P10
Laura Bergh and her husband Jonathan began farming lavender in 2014 and now are the stewards of 2,000 lavender plants that can be purchased, along with lavender-based products, at their 2nd annual lavender festival on July 6 at the Indigo Blooms Botanicals and Lavender Farm in Elizabeth. GERALDINE SMITH
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Elbert County’s estimated population grew by 13.8% to 26,282 people from 2010 to 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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