News & History

Back-to-School Portrait Day Is Coming to the Apothecary

On Saturday, September 12, photographer Chance Varner is bringing painterly school portraits to the Bloomfield Apothecary. Here is everything you need to know before you come.

Greg's Journal: Looking Patients in the Eyes

Every day, Greg watches people fall asleep. For him, it's another day at work. For his patients, it may be one of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. In the seventh entry of Greg's Journal, the CRNA reflects on the last few seconds before anesthesia and what a patient's eyes reveal.

Greg's Journal: The Day I Lost My First Patient

Before Greg ever gave anesthesia, he learned a lesson that has stayed with him for the rest of his life. In the sixth entry of Greg's Journal, the CRNA reflects on losing his first two patients on the same day in nursing school, and the philosophy of care that day shaped.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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