{"id":3627,"date":"2025-04-17T10:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:26:22","slug":"exeter-seed-swap-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/2025\/04\/17\/exeter-seed-swap-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Exeter Seed Swap Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2025\/04\/instasave.website_482676150_17970447305833187_5934707698117348356_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2025\/04\/instasave.website_482676150_17970447305833187_5934707698117348356_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a brilliant community event with hands-on activities, talks, demonstrations, plants for sale and delicious refreshments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2025\/04\/instasave.website_482517487_17970447461833187_1277105927972606710_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2025\/04\/instasave.website_482517487_17970447461833187_1277105927972606710_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2025\/04\/instasave.website_482517487_17970447461833187_1277105927972606710_n-300x200.jpg 300w, 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