Upstate lavender farm donates products to healthcare workers

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>> A FARMING FAMILY IS GIVING BACK RIGHT NOW, BY DONATING SOME PRODUCTS TO EMPLOYEES. WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT FOOD. WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FOLKS AT TWIN CREEKS LAVENDER FARM. ♪♪ ♪ >> YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING A CALLING TO DO SOMETHING. IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER MY FATHER PASSED AWAY THAT I REALLY STARTED GETTING THIS STRONG CALLING TO PUT THE FARM BACK TO WORK, TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT. LIFE DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT WITHOUT IT. TODAY WE ARE AT MY FARM TWIN CREEKS LAVENDER IN WILLIAMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. WE HAVE A 200-ACRE FARM HERE THAT’S BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR 150 YEARS. TRADITIONALLY MY FAMILY FARMED CATTLE AND CROPS HERE. I ADDED LAVENDER. 10 ACRES ARE SPECIFICALLY CARVED OUT FOR THE LAVENDER. WE’RE THE ONLY LAVENDER FARM IN SOUTH CAROLINA. YOU CAN SEE THE PURPLE BUDS STARTING TO PEEK THROUGH. WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THREE YEARS, BUT SEEING THAT NEVER GETS OLD. IT’S A FEELING OF SUCCESS. WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF LAVENDER ON THE FARM. THE ENTIRE FIELD TURNS TERMINAL. SEVERAL PEOPLE SAY THEY CAN ROLL THEIR WINDOWS DOWN AND SMELL IT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. IT’S CALMING, RELAXING, SMELLS INCREDIBLE, AND IS JUST GORGEOUS. THE BEES LOVE THE LAVENDER, BECAUSE IT HAS A HIGH SUGAR CONTENT. WE TRY TO PUT THEM BESIDE THE FIELD SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR. WE’RE ABLE TO GET RAW LAVENDER POLLENATED HONEY, WHICH IS RARE AND UNIQUE. LAVENDER HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A CALMING EFFECT. WE HAVE CULINARY LAVENDER, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL IN A TEA, A MARTINI. WE’RE AT TWIN CREEKS WE MAKE ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL OR ORGANIC INGREDIENTS WITH OUR ESSENTIAL OILS. I CAN BE CREATIVE. AMAZING FOR YOUR SKIN. THEN I BEGIN TO POUR IT INTO A MOLD. I PUT IT IN THE REFRIGERATOR OVERNIGHT, TAKE THEM OUT THE NEXT DAY, CUT THEM BY HAND. ALL GOOD SOAPS ARE LIKE FINE WINE. THEY GET BETTER WITH AGE. MY FATHER WAS AN EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN. FOUR OF MY AUNTS ARE NURSES. I HAD TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE FRONTLINE WORKERS, BECAUSE I KNOW IF MY TEMPORARY WAS STILL ALIVE, PRACTICING — FATHER WAS STILL ALIVE, PRACTICING MEDICINE, HE’D BE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. THE LOTION FITS EASY IN THEIR SCRUB POCKETS. WE CARE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. >> HI. >> WE’D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THESE LOTION BARS IN HONOR OF MY FATHER. HE WORKED IN THE SAME EMERGENCY ROOM FOR 14 YEARS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU’LL LOVE IT. >> FOR ME, I GUESS IT’S EMOTIONAL WHEN I SEE THE FIELD GROW SO WELL, BECAUSE IT’S SOMETHING WE GOT IT RIGHT AGAIN. I’M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO TURN DIRT ON IT. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. IT’S GOD’S COUNTRY. I LOVE THIS LAN >> THA

WYFF News 4 Photojournalist Chip Baysden introduces us to Twin Creeks Lavender Farm.

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