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In 2017, we visited with Lou Ann Hall\u2014gardener extraordinaire and Former Seed Savers Exchange retail seed program manager\u2014to learn more about the lush and inviting small-space garden (100 square feet, give or take) she created that spring on the sprawling grounds of Heritage Farm in Decorah. 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