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Here tells a tale of one little tomato and two ambitious millennials. A tomato born from a determination to flourish from lunchtime scraps. This little tomato not only grew in fruit but in the hearts of Sally and Lloyd who cheered it along with care. "Learning with every new leaf, new inspiration came until before long that singular source of growth in the gurgling driveway drain became new plans manifested into pots, littered across the yard of our 1800s corner shop conversion home. Pots upon pots until pots became troughs and beyond! Before long the ambition we took from just one 'happy scrap seed' encouraged the renovation of our yard space, to create a place of mindful escape through togetherness, creativity and learning." Welcome to our celebration of a journey we hope we can inspire. Thank you little tomato. 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