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Seeds from Italy grows on a Lawrence basement venture
Dan Nagengast and Lynn Byczynski launch Seeds from Italy selling Franchi seeds in 500 varieties via growitalian.com. The couple, long connected to Growing for Market, acquired the business from Bill McKay after a 10 year seed search, aiming to capitalize on rising home gardening interest and the Italian food movement.
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