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Gardening for Health with Perla Sofia

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Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Perla Sofia, who gardens in Puerto Rico. Perla encourages people to grow plants to benefit their health and well being
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Gardening for Health with Perla Sofia

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