Honey Run Lavender

Honey Run
Lavender

An organic lavender farm taking root in Butte Creek Canyon, Chico. Opening to visitors in 2030.

Why lavender, why here

Chico has no commercial lavender farm. The nearest ones are an hour and a half away, and two farms closer to home have closed.

Honey Run Lavender will be a small, organic homestead near the Honey Run Covered Bridge, built on permaculture practices that keep the canyon's rural landscape intact. Lavender is the heart of it: rows you can walk through, cut a bundle from, and photograph in full June bloom.

I'm Sophia Somers. My first taste of this life was working on a permaculture farm in Costa Rica when I was 22, and I've farmed in Hawai'i since. I hold a B.S. in Environmental Science from Chico State and work in conservation for the Butte Creek watershed, the same creek this farm will sit beside. Growing things is how I feel at home, and I want to make a place where other people can feel that too.

Sophia Somers, founder

The plan, season by season

Lavender takes about three years to reach a full harvest, so we're starting slowly and doing it right.

  1. 2026

    The business is licensed

    Honey Run Lavender is registered in Chico and the planning is underway.

  2. 2027

    First 800 plants

    Grosso, Phenomenal, Spanish and French lavender starts settle in at our greenhouse down the canyon, then go in the ground in September.

  3. 2028–29

    Building the homestead

    An apiary, an organic garden and the farm's gathering spaces take shape while the lavender matures.

  4. 2030

    Open to visitors

    U-pick, photography sessions, small events and lavender goods made on the farm.

What you'll find when we open

A quiet field in the canyon, a few minutes from the Covered Bridge. Come for an afternoon, a portrait session or a small celebration.

  • U-pickCut your own bundles during bloom.
  • Photo sessionsGraduation, family, engagement and portrait shoots among the rows.
  • Small eventsIntimate gatherings and celebrations on the farm.
  • WorkshopsBeekeeping, organic gardening and making lavender goods.
  • From the farmEssential oil, simple syrups, soaps, beeswax candles and lavender honey.

Find what you're looking for

The farm is still taking shape, and your answers decide what it becomes. Pick the survey that fits you.

Follow along as it grows

I'll send a short note when there's something to see: the first starts, planting day, and the date we open the gate.