I guess I’m a KAT of a different colour. Not one to wander aimlessly, I find a certain freedom in "unplanned plans" and the kind of days you spend riding with an agenda but without a timeline.
Such is the adventure of exploring The Purple Road…
If you’re someone who appreciates the kinds of adventures that can be found in "connecting the dots," have I got a road map for you…
Public face of the Ontario Lavender Association, The Purple Road is a literal and figurative guide to Lavender Festivals, special events, agri-tourism, and lavender products and services throughout the province of Ontario. From processors to farm facilities to retailers and artisans, the exploration of The Purple Road will find you discovering everything from plants in the field to hundreds of different ways that this fragrant and beautiful flower has become known as Ontario’s most beautiful crop.

This is a series of day trips or a well-planned road trip to take at any time during the riding season, with the optimum timeframe being the months of June and July (at the peak of bloom and harvest time). For planning purposes, it’s important to know that the province is divided into five main areas on the map:
Southwestern Ontario
Esperanza Lavender Farm, From The Meadow, Lavender Hill Hippie, Hoity Toity Cellars Inc., Serenity Lavender, and Steed & Company Lavender