{"id":2753,"date":"2026-04-03T08:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meadowfarm.org\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:13:23","slug":"forest-flower-walk-with-alison-garnder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowfarm.org\/?p=2753","title":{"rendered":"Forest Flower Walk with Alison Garnder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2753\" class=\"elementor elementor-2753\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d61e82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d61e82e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78d9f6\" data-id=\"b78d9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c02a55c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c02a55c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-739be30\" data-id=\"739be30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e112b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e112b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"331\">We enjoyed a lovely afternoon walk with friends, exploring meadow and forest trails and discovering native flowers along the way. 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