{"id":52896,"date":"2024-11-27T15:14:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishseedsavers.ie\/shop\/?p=52896"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:07:38","slug":"discover-the-power-of-seeds-in-the-podcast-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishseedsavers.ie\/shop\/2024\/11\/27\/discover-the-power-of-seeds-in-the-podcast-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Power of Seeds in the Podcast SEED"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p>In April 2022, Eoin Murphy stood outside the iconic Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, reflecting on the immense importance of the seeds stored within and the role they might play in humanity&#8217;s future. 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