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25-JUL-2010 Carl Erland

Damali Lavender Farm

Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

While the farm has grown to include a vineyard, winery, vinegary, orchards and other natural
delights, lavender remains the very essence of Damali where sustainable practices are used throughout
the farm. Lavender facts: The ancient Greeks knew of lavender and its powerful fragrance. They
called it nardus because at that time the best lavender came from a Syrian city called Narda. The
Greeks imported the flower heads in quantity to scent rooms and to be used in medicine. The Romans
were a little apprehensive when it came to lavender as they were convinced that a poisonous snake,
the asp, liked to live among the lavender bushes. This didn’t stop them from buying the dried flowers
once someone else had risked his life picking lavender in the countryside. However, it made dried
lavender one of the more expensive medicinal items at the market. From its first appearance in the
written record, lavender was used for scent. The ancient Libyans made a perfume of it, and the Romans
used it for bathing. Its scientific name, Lavandula, comes from the Latin lavare, "to wash."
Lavender made its way to northern Europe well before the Middle Ages and was used for both medicine
and scent. ~ planetbotonic.ca

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