The Bloomfield Schoolhouse Groundbreaking Is August 11 After more than a century standing on this property, the interior restoration of the 1904 Bloomfield Schoolhouse is finally beginning. Join us August 11 at 3pm to celebrate. Read more
Greg's Journal: For the Quiet Hours People often ask Greg what "For the Quiet Hours" means, expecting him to explain a sleep spray. Instead, he usually ends up talking about life. In the fifth entry of Greg's Journal, the CRNA behind Silent Night reflects on the moments before sleep that shape a life. Read more
Greg's Journal: I Never Planned to Become a Lavender Farmer If you'd asked Greg twenty years ago what he'd be doing today, growing lavender would not have been on the list. In the fourth entry of Greg's Journal, the story of how a schoolhouse, a lawn mower, and a farmers market slowly turned into a family business. Read more
A Chicago Tribune Feature and a Guide to Visiting LaGrange County The Chicago Tribune featured Shipshewana and LaGrange County in their travel section this week, and mentioned Bloomfield right in the middle of it. Since Chicago is only 120 miles from our front door, here's what a first visit to LaGrange County actually looks like from someone who lives here. Read more
A Little Piece of Our Story: How Bloomfield Began Every big thing starts as a small thing. Ours started with two of our kids, a folding table at a farmers market, and a shared goal to save up for a playhouse. The story of how Bloomfield Schoolhouse Lavender began, and the community that helped it grow. Read more
Greg's Journal: The Patient Who Quietly Changed Me There are patients Greg remembers because of how sick they were, and others because of the complexity of their care. And then there are the few who stay with you for reasons that have nothing to do with medicine. In the third entry of Greg's Journal, the story of Mr. Mitchell and the lesson in gratitude he never intended to teach. Read more
Preserving History: The Restoration of the Bloomfield Apothecary The story of how Marion and Greg found an empty For Sale storefront on Spring Street in July 2024 and reopened it as the Bloomfield Apothecary just four months later, plus what's coming next for the second floor and the LaGrange Standard building. Read more
Greg's Journal: The Most Important Promise Every morning, Greg asks strangers to trust him. In the second entry of Greg's Journal, the CRNA behind Silent Night reflects on the promise he makes to every patient before they close their eyes, and how the same mindset shapes everything we make at Bloomfield. Read more
Lavender Bubble Bath for Kids: A Gentle Bedtime Ritual Looking for a gentle lavender bubble bath for kids? Meet Lavender Littles, our handcrafted, kid-friendly formula infused with lavender, honey, and vanilla. Plus a peek at the make-your-own Bubble Bath Laboratory at our Apothecary in LaGrange, Indiana. Read more
Bloomfield Featured on ABC57 News ABC57's Sidney Moore stopped by the Schoolhouse for a Community Watch feature on Bloomfield's story, from a Texas transplant's hobby to a full lavender farm, downtown apothecary, and the ongoing restoration of a 1904 schoolhouse now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more
Greg's Journal: Sleep Is Recovery As a Marine, an ICU nurse, and now a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Greg Wiggins has learned one lesson that has stayed with him through every chapter of his career. Sleep isn't wasted time. Sleep is recovery. The first entry in Greg's Journal, on why the quiet hours matter more than we think. Read more
The Rock Behind Bloomfield: Meet Greg Wiggins Behind every vision is someone willing to help build it. Meet Greg Wiggins, Marion's husband, a former Marine, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and the quiet force behind so much of what makes Bloomfield run. Plus the story behind Silent Night, the sleep spray he developed. Read more