10/12/2026
After a private road dispute forced Lavender Life to close last spring, its owners are relocating the agribusiness to a 90-acre Kent County property with plans for a multimillion-dollar investment into expanded operations with an event space, cafe, and walking gardens.
With the move, Vickie and Victor Bennett are reinventing Lavender Life, which they started on a 30-acre parcel in Allegan County’s Leighton Township near Caledonia until a dispute with neighbors forced its closure. Rather than scale back, the Bennetts are going bigger, tripling their acreage and adding more ways for the farm’s related nonprofit to interact with the public.
The Bennetts closed on the $1.6 million transaction for the property at 3191 Murray Lake Ave. NE in Vergennes Township in early September. They plan to start work building a new home in the coming weeks before breaking ground on the expanded farm in early 2027.
The Bennetts started the farm in 2015, using their 35 years of experience in the spa industry to develop a lavender products business for the spa and culinary industry. They invested around $1.4 million in developing the farm, planting 5,000 lavender plants on the property and building out a production and retail space.
Read more here: https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/agriculture/cgr-lavender-life-ada-farm-expansion-legal-battle-20261012/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=soc-own
