Where bringing Joy becomes the measure of our success

Bringing a field of lavender
to your door

With love at the beginning, middle and end of our story.

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Welcome

We are so glad you have found Sussex Lavender. We are a community focused regenerative lavender field in the rolling hills of the South Downs.

A good year here means flowers in more hands, not a bigger margin. Everything we do comes back to bringing joy to the lives of people who need it most, and protecting, preserving and passing on lavender farming traditions to future generations.

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Our Story

A dream rooted in chalky hills
and bathed in birdsong

In spring 2020 it seemed the right time to start planting a dream in the chalk hills of the South Downs. Sussex Lavender was born of a vision for a better world — one that would preserve nature and bring regeneration to land, people and our heritage traditions.

We use regenerative farming methods that ensure the ecology doesn't just survive but thrives, and is protected for generations to come.

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The harvest is the best part of our year — and we want as many people as possible to be part of it.

Hannah Mae Dawson & Sons

Working Toward a Community Interest Company

A field planted to serve the people
and bring joy back to life

We are working toward becoming a CIC — a structure that would lock our mission into the business itself, so that every decision we make is permanently committed to serving the community. The crop serves people first; commercial sales simply sustain that.

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Joy is our currency

Not profit, not turnover. Success measured in hands that have held our flowers.

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Community first

The crop serves the community; commercial sales exist only to sustain the mission.

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Economically sustainable

Low overheads, high human impact. Every penny is reinvested in the field and our community projects.

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Preserving the land

We are fundraising so the field can be preserved for future generations and become a haven on Earth.

Three ways to be part of it

Find your pathway

Fresh-cut lavender bundles
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Serve your communities

Pre-order fresh cut lavender to share with your groups or organisations. Or donate a tray of lavender to a group who needs it.

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Fundraising Events & Volunteering

Organisations can arrange individual events by collaborating with Sussex Lavender. Volunteer at harvest, donate supplies, or help us reach further.

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Artisan oil distillation
III.

The Shop

Dried bundles, sachets and small-batch artisan essential oil, distilled by hand in a copper alembic still.

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Therapeutic bundling session

Therapeutic Healing

From land to hand

Each summer we donate fresh trays of loose lavender to care homes, hospices, wellbeing centres and schools for therapeutic bundling sessions. The repetitive act of tying lavender is calming, and the scent carries long after the session ends.

Hannah has 24 years of experience in healing and therapies, and a lifelong connection to this land. Her aim is to create a wellbeing sanctuary here on the South Downs where people and nature can heal and thrive together.

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How You Can Help

Help the field grow

There are many ways to be part of this — whether you have an afternoon, a skill or something to spare.

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Lend a hand

Join us in the field during harvest, or volunteer as a driver for our charitable deliveries to care homes and hospices.

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Donate supplies

Natural twine, florist ribbon, shallow collection trays and paper packaging — the quiet things that keep the harvest running.

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Share our story

Photography, filmmaking or grant-writing experience — help us show the world what this field means and unlock funding for the future.

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Breathe it in and share the joy

Join our mailing list

Be the first to hear about harvest dates, collection days and what's growing. We'll write to share:

  • Future wellbeing experiences
  • Lavender immersion oil-making days
  • Mental health support opportunities
  • "Land to Hand" community events
  • New lavender revival products
  • Becoming a Sanctuary Patron

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Thank you for your interest. We wish you harmony, and the soothing touch of our lavender in your life.

Hannah Mae Dawson & Sons