{"id":2431,"date":"2026-04-07T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startafoodstory.com\/?page_id=2431"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:27:01","slug":"mary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startafoodstory.com\/nl\/mary\/","title":{"rendered":"About Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;4%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#fcd21d&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/startafoodstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/circle-background-pattern.png&#8221; 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