Lavender Farm Announces Opening Of Calverton Location

CALVERTON, NY — It's official: The popular Lavender by the Bay has announced the opening of its newest location to kick off the summer season.

The new Calverton farm is located diagonally across from Splish Splash off Route 25 on Manor Road, and will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a release.

"We've been busy preparing for the first summer season at our newest location," the Rozenbaum family, who owns the business, said in a release. "French and English lavender are in the ground and we're expecting there to be a very small bloom in the coming weeks. Come see what we’ve done only minutes away from the Tanger outlets in Riverhead."

A very small bloom is expected at the Calverton Farm's first year, the release said. "Follow us on social media for updates!"

In other news, the East Marion location's farm store has been fully renovated by White Flower Farmhouse, owners said, adding: "We’re thrilled with the outcome and can’t wait for all our lavender lovers to shop in our new digs this summer."

The East Marion farm is now open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"It’s been a wet winter and spring on the North Fork and we’ve unfortunately experienced some loss of lavender," the release said. "Don’t worry, we’ve been hard at work replanting. Farming ain’t easy but it sure will be gratifying once the purple buds begin to bloom. We expect to see a bloom sometime in June. However, it’s all in the hands of Mother Nature."

The lavender farm has been such a popular draw for those visiting the North Fork that in past years, concerns have been raised by neighbors about traffic and quality of life issues.

However, in recent years, owners have reassured the public that steps have been taken to address the traffic woes. According to Chanan Rozenbaum, vice president of the business and son of Serge and Susan Rozenbaum, more than an acre of land was removed in the past to add 100 parking spaces to the farm."Hopefully, that will mitigate some traffic issues the community experienced," he said, in a past interview.

While global traffic concerns are an ongoing issue in both Southold and Riverhead Towns, elected officials have noted that the lavender farm only has specific, and brief, windows during which the lavender blooms.

"It's not a yearly issue," Rozenbaum agreed in a past interview. "It's four to six weeks of blooming each year and two weekends of traffic due to holidays."