{"id":23,"date":"2026-08-29T04:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-09-22T00:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:46:35","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52473b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e52473b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4948ece8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4948ece8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae26f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae26f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7706edb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7706edb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris and Tsipporah Harris are the husband and wife owners of LEAF &amp; LORE, a retail shop specializing in fine teas &amp; beautiful books..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49631ca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49631ca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660b9563 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"660b9563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Hero.jpg 693w, https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Hero-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3268fed6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3268fed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cfd607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49cfd607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e776925 animated-slow e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e776925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;rotateInDownRight&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Services.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Services.jpg 469w, https:\/\/ossianleafandlore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutPage-Services-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcfd4e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fcfd4e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651ee352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"651ee352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rescue - <br>restore - <br>protect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1012d3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1012d3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you make a purchase in our shop you help us support the end of human trafficking and slavery, especially among children. For more information about how you can make a difference visit DestinyRescue.org.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8b42e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8b42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinyrescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758d2647 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"758d2647\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f90f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77f90f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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