Just south of Big Springs, Our Lavender Co. is a five-acre lavender farm run by a mother-daughter team. While they use all the lavender they grow, they supplement their stores with both U.S. grown and internationally sourced lavender. This strategy results in some population lavender, or “mutt” lavender that originated as a result of cross-pollination from different cultivars. The lavender plants are weeded by hand, although the crew currently uses a weed barrier to help them out. “For centuries, the way of growing lavender was to plant the lavender in a field with native grasses and graze sheep,” Stephanie explained.