SilverHill Seeds

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Herts Mike
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Anybody got an update?
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Was a very bittersweet experience to get a package from Silverhill this morning.
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Herts Mike wrote:Anybody got an update?
This is the latest news for today:

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south- ... uple-case/

I am so shocked and lost for words.
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Absolutely awful...
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Florian
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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'While they travelled to many remote locations in search of seeds, missing botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders were unafraid, but careful.'

https://zululandobserver.co.za/166158/e ... mon-sense/
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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no news from Mr and Mrs Saunders ?
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Florian
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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RICHAUD wrote:no news from Mr and Mrs Saunders ?
No, they are still missing. As far as I know, this is the latest news:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... e-missing/
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Looks like it might be coming to the sad but inevitable conclusion.

https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/div ... s-14052678
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Re: SilverHill Seeds

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Thanks for the update Mike, I had been wondering what was happening. A really terrible situation.
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