Organic lavender

Lavender was first planted at Los Poblanos in 1999 on land that was the headquarters for the historic Los Poblanos Ranch. Organic lavender farming enables us to further our preservation mission by balancing a rich agricultural history with environmental concerns such as water conservation and soil structure. Lavender is a low water use plant that thrives in our arid environment, and our fields have grown to hold thousands of plants after years of hand-propagating the original plants in our historic greenhouse. Our farmers focus on hybrid lavender Grosso, specific to our unique Rio Grande Valley climate and soils.

We harvest the lavender by hand each summer and extract the essential oil through a traditional steam distillation process right on the farm, ensuring absolute purity. The oil and hydrosol go into our line of artisan products and amenities for Los Poblanos Historic Inn to offer our guests a deeply relaxing experience directly connected to the land itself.

Regenerative farming

A significant percentage of the property is dedicated to regenerative farming, a model driven by sustainability and stewardship of the land, ecosystem, culture and community. We cultivate a diverse range of heirloom fruits and vegetables, herbs, flowers and native plants, pollinated our hives of honeybees. Our crops are highlighted in the Rio Grande Valley Cuisine crafted in the kitchen at Campo and our Farm Foods collection.