{"id":11481,"date":"2023-05-31T17:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T22:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=11481"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:51:55","slug":"home-grown-beets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/home-grown-beets\/","title":{"rendered":"Home-Grown Beets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-1px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;arrow3&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;158.8px&#8221; height=&#8221;296px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;695px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/homegrownbeets.1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;homegrownbeets.1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;492px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;1000px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Beets! 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