Brigham Farm recently hosted a pick-your-own lavender event, documented by photographer Jean Fain.
Janine Banfield shares a lavender stalk with 4-year-old daughter Thelma. Photo by Jean Fain
Brigham Farm, in business for 200-plus years, recently switched its focus from sweet corn to lavender. For opening day 2026 of Brigham Farm’s Lavender Fields, the Fitchburg Turnpike growers hosted a pick-your-own event, documented by Acton Bridge contributing photographer Jean Fain.
On the eve of opening day, storm clouds cast the fields and farm buildings in a dreamy glow.The spiky, purplish blossoms.Ahead of opening day, the sun breaks through storm clouds, illuminating the fields.Enthusiasts from far and wide gather the aromatic purple flowers for all manner of projects: to dry as natural air fresheners; to add to baked goods, tea, and lemonade; and to fill sweet sachets for drawers and closets.Concordians Anyuu Inomoto-Fong, 19, left, and Allison Lu, 18, both rising college sophomores, assemble a bundle.A picker immerses herself in the plants’ sensory abundance.Allison Lu, 18, of Acton inhales the scent.This single, hand-picked “bundle” is measured by the maximum number of stems that fit inside the band.
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