I recently visited the Tumalo Lavender Farm as I am an herbalist and love to purchase items I use…read morefrom a local business. The place is beautiful and a pleasure to visit. It is a country lovely country setting with a small cottage set up as their store which houses old fashioned furniture and beautiful display cases hand built by a brother of the ladies who own this business now. I found just what I needed which was some lavender hydrosol and as a treat to myself also purchased one of their lavender-lemon pound cake mixes and it was outeageously delicious. Moist flavorful and the combination of the lavender buds and lemons was exquisite. !! I am hosting a party soon for family and friends and plan on purchasing two more of these mixes to serve as dessert. The young lady who assisted me with my purchases was sweet, personable, professional and a delight to talk to. I plan on visiting this Lavender Farm frequently and I highly recommend to everyone!! KB Herbal Harmony

Our family signed up for the Lavendar wreath making event. The event page says 10:00-11:30am. We…read morebrought our kids very excited to make a wreath with them at the end of summer. We showed up at 10:30 thinking that it was any time we could arrive to make a wreath the event page did not specify a 10:00 strict start time. As we arrived I felt like I just showed up to a mean girls table in high school. The instructor said the event started at 10 and when I shared that the event page was a big confusing as we thought it was an open arrival time. A woman at the table mumbled "well it wasn't confusing to me" and the instructor said nothing. Not welcoming acted like we were not welcome. We said we would like to have a refund and didn't appreciate the unwelcoming rudeness when we just drove 20 minutes to bring our kids to this event. Whoever is in charge at this farm should probably never have this woman work an event again. I've never met an ADULT woman act that way toward a customer? Completely disappointing and won't be returning or supporting again.

Adorable tiny lavender festival! Well thought out and put together, the vendors were awesome, staff…read moreis knowledgeable and friendly and the price for u pick was excellent. Beautiful setting and the live music was a perfect touch. I've been to the big ones up in Sequim and I'll tell you, I didn't miss them. No giant crowds, ample parking, and pretty by the river. Their products are wonderful too so anytime you see that label, know it's good stuff.

Went with my friends and had an amazing time!! Live music, a couple samples, amazing workers!! Very…read morereasonable prices and right next to the river! They had so many local businesses too and just such great products!! For sure coming back next year!! A really cool festival and a great experience

Awesome view of tulips of various colors. Good place to get your exercise on by walking leisurely…read morewhile enjoying the view. Go at your own pace. Good selection of casual food - burgers, dogs, tacos, pizzas. Enough seating areas. Cute gift shops. Giant clogs for you to take photos in. Has a tram you can take to the far areas where tulips are concentrated.

We've been to several tulip farms in the PNW, but this was our first time at Wooden Shoe. While it…read moreisn't as expansive as places like Roozengarde, it's still very impressive: vast flower fields boasting a prismatic array of colors stretching across several acres, and spread out enough to accomodate the largest of crowds. Despite our visit occurring just after the start of the blooming season, the crowds, including parking, were very manageable, with very little wait time. Same can be said of shopping and making purchases at the gift shop, ordering food from one of the dozen or so food carts on site, and even finding a table or cozy spot on the lawn to enjoy a meal, or just relax in the warm spring weather. Exploring the fields is a treat and a feast for the eyes, and one doesn't feel rushed or crowded in doing so. Photo opportunities abound here, so you'll frequently encounter young families, annoying influencers, and young couples in love taking advantage of this gorgeous, evanescent landscape, and you should too. To me, tulip season in the west is a lot like hanabi (cherry blossom season) in Japan: a fleeting season when nature, wreathed in radiant raiment, comes into her full floral glory, reminds us that although our time here on Earth is brief, and through our beauty will eventually fade, a new season is perennially on the horizon.

We were so delighted to have the owner of the ranch give us a tour . Nancy is a retired…read moreschoolteacher so she catered to the grandkids while giving us a 2 hour tour of her Alpaca farm. There are over 1500 Alpacas making it possibly the largest ranch in the country. We enjoyed her store afterwards and had a lovely picnic lunch. Her Alpacas are so cute and we got to enjoy holding one, kissing a couple, and saw a newborn Alpaca ( 2 hrs old)... we learned a lot and have fallen in love with Alpacas!!

If you are heading to Central Oregon, stay a night - or more - at Alpaca Country Estates! Nancy and…read moreArt are the most amazing hosts. She has a private room and bath in her home, a HUGE guest house across from the alpaca nursery, Teepees and a Yurt! The views are SPECTACULAR! Play with the baby alpacas, watch the herd move from pasture to pasture and shop at the farm stores. Everyone NEEDS a pair of alpaca socks!

I am a lavender oil connoisseur seeking lavender oils that sooth my soul. I sampled English…read morelavender oil at a boutique in Oregon City and right away purchased a 6 mm bottle, I have since ordered 5 more from the Dobaj Dreamer Lavender farm web site. I share this oil with my daughters, husband, and grandson. Helps relieve stress, relax, and enjoy the soft comforting scent. :)

Wow such a warm and friendly place. we felt very looked after. Beautiful view and great music…read more Wines are really delicious and the Roger pizza was amazing.

Unfortunately, this was not the experience we were hoping for. The best part of our visit was…read moreeasily the views, which are beautiful, but nearly every other aspect of the experience was disappointing. First, our group of three was informed that a mandatory 20% large group service charge would be added, which felt surprising considering the level of service we ultimately received. After waiting over an hour for our food, we had to go find someone ourselves to ask about it because no staff members were walking around checking on tables or updating guests. It turned out our order seemed to have been missed entirely, and we were then told it would take another 15 minutes. We also noticed multiple groups around us waiting around the same amount of time for food, so this clearly was not an isolated issue. While we understand it was Memorial Day weekend and likely busy, we would hope the winery would anticipate and staff appropriately for holiday traffic. When the food finally arrived, the pizza was undercooked and lacked flavor, and the chicken Caesar salad tasted very basic and prepackaged. For the prices, the food quality and service fell well below expectations. The setting and atmosphere itself are beautiful, but the service and food quality need significant improvement before we would consider returning or recommending this winery to others. We felt it was important to share our experience in hopes that this feedback leads to meaningful improvements for future guests.

Hands down the best customer service at any winery I've ever been to (and we like wine tasting)!…read moreThe wine is great too--mostly old world style and changes seasonally. The scenery is beautiful as well, not a bad place to drink wine. We were able to meet the winemaker, Doug, while we were there and were so glad we did. I ended up getting faint from being dehydrated due to a hike we did in the morning and Doug went above and beyond what would have been expected. He sat me down, went and got my husband from the car, gave me salt and water. Thanks so much Doug for not only a great wine tasting experience but for being kind enough to go out of your way to care for your customers! If anything, come here for the customer service--you will be treated like family. And of course, you won't be disappointed by the wine. We will be back! P.s. try their Rose. Made with Pinot Gris, very different and very wonderful.

Great tasting wine and atmosphere/view is beautiful. Def recommend - the Oops Red was our favoriteread more

Absolutely phenomenal place. Best bubbles selection by the glass that I have seen in a long time…read more Champagne, wine from other regions. Very friendly and great service. Very family friendly. Loved it!

This is a wine tasting venue not a restaurant, but you can bring in your own food which is very…read morenice. I like their wine and the bottles are tasty and reasonable.

Visited tonight for the first time. Had a great time. Went with a small group, we got a table and…read morewere served quickly. The wine was delicious and staff was very friendly. I will definitely be going back.

I had a tasting here a couple months ago and the owner (?) was SO knowledgeable about the wine and…read moreexplained wonderfully how it's made/gets its taste/etc. I recommend!