Dave & Suzy Belt

Seafoam Lavender Farm is owned and operated by Dave and Suzy Belt and our children, Kiva-Marie and Collin.

Suzy comes from the MacAulay Clan of Nova Scotia.  She graduated from Syracuse University before serving eight years in the military, after which she graduated to fulltime service as a home schooling mom, rancher, and fibre arts instructor.

Meanwhile, Dave grew up in a military family, followed by college at the University of Colorado in Boulder, a short recording career with Shining Eagle Records, and 22 years of active duty. He and Suzy met while working on assignment in Denver, Colorado. They were married in 1985.

Upon leaving the military in 1998, Dave and Suzy moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. In Pagosa Springs, Dave and Suzy were local radio DJs at KWUF 106.3 FM. They were also fulltime alpaca ranchers and operated a local tourist attraction called Echo Mountain Alpacas. Also in 1998, Dave became the Executive Editor of Alpacas Magazine, the largest and most widely-read alpaca magazine in the world, a position held for twelve years.

In 2004, the desire to live closer to family spurred the Belts to move to Nova Scotia. They operated a gourmet food store, yarn shop, and cafe called “Sunrise Mercantile” in Tatamagouche for seven years before redirecting their business efforts to growing lavender on the family farm in Seafoam, Nova Scotia.