We’re weeks off from blossoming fields of lavender, but you can get an early taste of the beauty to come at Lavender by the Bay’s newly redesigned farm stand.
The popular East Marion lavender farm enlisted White Flower Farmhouse owner and designer Lori Guyer to reimagine the existing 800-square-foot farm stand into a welcoming space representative of the North Fork.
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As much as the locals may hate the traffic, you can’t deny what a beautiful sight it is to see this East Marion lavender farm in bloom. Lavender by the Bay attracts hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors each summer. (more…)
From left, friends Summer Yuan, Jing Chen, Sophia Lu and Joy Zhang visiting Lavender By the Bay in 2014. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo)
In 2014, the East Marion lavender farm Lavender By the Bay suddenly found itself attracting hundreds, if not thousands, of tourists to the tiny hamlet every weekend.
Three years later, busloads of visitors still descend on the 17-acre farm when the plants are in bloom. They pose in the purple fields and snap selfies for Instagram.
Now the sustained uptick in visitors has caught the attention of the Wall Street Journal, which explored this quirky story this week. An article titled “Purple Craze: The Lavender of Long Island Attracts Mystery Crowds,” was printed on the paper’s front page on Monday. (more…)
The English lavender at Lavender by the Bay in East Marion. (Credit: Kendall Stark photo)
The gorgeous English lavender is expected to bloom at Lavender by the Bay this weekend, a stunning occurrence that draws thousands to the East Marion lavender farm every summer.
While Orient and East Marion residents and business owners have complained of road congestion during the bloom, this year the farm’s owner has removed one acre of plants to add 100 parking spots. The farm previously had 65 spots.
The English lavender bloom at Lavender By the Bay is about two weeks ahead of schedule (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
Don’t bother looking at the calendar, because Mother Nature isn’t following it.
Lavender by the Bay, a lavender farm in East Marion, is seeing an earlier than expected bloom this season. (more…)
North Breeze Farms sells pure honey, flavored and buttered honeys. (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
What’s sweeter than buying local North Fork honey? (more…)
Lavender By the Bay in East Marion
The march into spring continues on the North Fork as more restaurants, farms and farm stands open for the season. Here are some businesses that will reopen soon. (more…)