{"id":301,"date":"2010-03-25T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsu.eventmedialabs.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2015-07-20T23:21:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:21:06","slug":"grow-your-own-on-a-budget-seed-saving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/grow-your-own-on-a-budget-seed-saving\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Your Own on a Budget &#8211; Seed Saving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OvxlUzzvECE\/S6qrUsZz4wI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/pF3e2nQIEB8\/s1600\/Brown+Envelope+Seeds.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OvxlUzzvECE\/S6qrUsZz4wI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/pF3e2nQIEB8\/s320\/Brown+Envelope+Seeds.JPG?w=940\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m just sharing a link to an honest and inspiring interview <a href=\"%20http:\/\/silvercircle.ie\/voices\/620-saving-the-seeds.html.\" target=\"_blank\">by Madeline Mckeever of Brown Envelope Seeds\u00a0in Cork<\/a>. 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