Wayne County couple turns to lavender to add new life, color to 4-acre brownfield

The sound of semitractor-trailers is commonplace at the Orrville Industrial Park, but further along Collins Boulevard, nestled between manufacturing plants and railroad tracks, lies something unexpected.

Welcome to Lavender Trails.

Former high school environmental science teacher Jim Duxbury stands at the edge of his four-and-a-half acre farm, staring out at the sea of fresh lavender ripe for the picking…

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