{"product_id":"the-bloom-effect","title":"The Bloom Effect","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BLOOM EFFECT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMost of us have a flower story we’ve never said out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bouquet someone left on the porch. The garden you started that didn’t go particularly well. The flowers you bought just for you, on an ordinary Tuesday, because you refused to be found crying in the parking lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFlowers meet us at weddings, funerals, and so many moments in between, yet we rarely stop to ask why they have such an effect on us.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJoin us for an evening devoted to that question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Bloom Effect brings together five people who have built their lives around flowers, farming, beauty, and the natural world. One of them is also pursuing a PhD in psychology and researching the effects flowers have on our well-being, which means she can help explain what the rest of us have always felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PROGRAMME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5:00 PM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e | Welcome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe will begin with a welcome cider and time to wander, settle in, and enjoy a charcuterie spread from Stroll Café in Portsmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5:30-6:30 PM | What Blooms Between Us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA conversation about how flowers, farming, and working with the natural world can reshape a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe will hear from Pete Endres of Bird Dog Farm \u0026amp; Cidery, Indie Lee of Indie Lee Skincare, and Arianna Iappini of The Birch Arbor Gardens about the paths they have chosen and what continues to draw them back to their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e6:30–6:45 PM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e | Intermission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTake a break and enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, or a drink from the cash bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6:45–7:45 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e | The Psychology of Flowers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA conversation with Hafsa Lewis, founder of Hafsa \u0026amp; Co. and The Psychology of Flowers. and Shannon Shipman of Fox Cottage Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShannon has spent years growing dahlias without fully understanding why the work could feel so healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHafsa studies that question through her doctoral work in psychology and through eight years of running her floral business on Nantucket. Her love of writing, helping people, and flowers eventually became \u003ci\u003eFlower Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e, her forthcoming book with Timber Press, arriving in spring 2028.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTogether, Shannon and Hafsa will explore what happens when we grow flowers, arrange them, give them away, or simply allow ourselves to notice them, and why something so ordinary can affect us so deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fox Cottage Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42524065038418,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/3343\/5730\/files\/L1034502_b07e30ba-a031-4b09-b035-c05cfc75490a.jpg?v=1784464504","url":"https:\/\/www.foxcottagefarm.com\/products\/the-bloom-effect","provider":"Fox Cottage Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}