Lavender, Chickens and Honey! Smells like Paonia Spirit

The Modern Eater

Day five of TME’s 5th annual Colorado road trip landed us in Paonia, Colorado. Paonia is favorite to be sure featuring rich agriculture and amazing people. Upon or arrival at our lodging, Big B’s Delicious orchards, we were fortunate to meet Kori Stanton. Kori is a local gal and her family owns a farm down the road. The Stanton family, Campbell and Susan, and their daughter Kori work daily to provide the best products for the community of Paonia, Colorado. Their farm has lavender front and center. They distill it for use in lotions, soaps, and oil. They also make their own honey, mints, and medicinal herbs. Kori asked us if we wanted to tour the farm Btw, you can visit Paonia Lavender at Stanton Farms too as they offer tours on Airbnb experiences and get the in-depth process in harvesting and distilling lavender products. Check out this video where we learn how lavender makes it from farm to oil. Don’t forget to check out other episodes of The Modern Eater’s 5th Annual Colorado Road Trip to get an insiders perspective of all things Colorado food production, service and hospitality. https://themoderneater.com/category/5... Named Outstanding Media Professional in 2020 by the Colorado Restaurant Association, The Modern Eater continues to highlight the issues that affect the women and men of Colorado who produce and serve our food. Advocating for small business since 2017, TME could not provide this local programming without the support of our partners. Please take a moment to recognize these amazing small business who brought you this content. Support local when you can! If you are interested in applying to be a partner just email [e-mail] Bruz Beers – Colorado Mills Sunflower Products – Elevation Reps – Royal Crest Dairy – Swick & Associates, LLC – The Spice Guy – Sawatch Artisan Foods – Shamrock Food Service – Pueblo Chile Growers Association – Carboy Winery Here are the episodes from the TME 5th Annual Colorado Road Trip The Hog and the Hen – Grand Junction – RELEASED Clark and Co’s Distilling – Palisade – RELEASED Palisade Growers Guild – Palisade – RELEASED Fidel’s Cocina & Bar – Palisade – RELEASED Field to Fork Farm – Palisade – RELEASED Carboy Winery – Palisade – RELEASED Stanton Farms – Paonia – RELEASED Big B’s Delicious Orchards – Paonia – RELEASED The Storm Cellar Winery – Paonia – COMING SOON Paonia Farmers Market – Paonia – COMING SOON Valley Organic Growers Association – Paonia – COMING SOON Honey Moon Mesa – Paonia – COMING SOON Sunshine Beef – Crawford – COMING SOON Motherlode Liquors – Rico – COMING SOON Petite Maison – Telluride – COMING SOON Chef Will Nolan – Rico – COMING SOON Brightwood Farm – Durango – COMING SOON James Ranch – Durango – COMING SOON James Ranch Market – Durango – COMING SOON Frontier Trout Ranch – Del Norte – COMING SOON Blue Roof Hydro Farm – Eads – COMING SOON Colorado Mills Sunflower Products – Lamar – COMING SOON Mauro Farms – Pueblo – COMING SOON Musso Farms – Pueblo – COMING SOON Twenty One Steak – Pueblo – COMING SOON