{"id":11,"date":"2016-02-20T23:49:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T23:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totaltheme.wpengine.com\/sustainable\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2022-07-27T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T17:18:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buylocalbuyfreshchathamkent.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221;][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;directory&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; font_size=&#8221;14&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i class=\"fa fa-phone\"> <\/i> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">519-674-1500 ext 63595\u00a0 \u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o\"><\/i> info@buylocalbuyfreshchathamkent.com<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69fb21b452a1c{font-size:46px;line-height:1.2em;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-text-center vcex_69fb21b452a1c\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><span style=\"color:#9cc900\">Buy Local! 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Chatham-Kent<\/span><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buylocalbuyfreshchathamkent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/84390-Buy-Local-Buy-Fresh-Map-2022-WEB-READY-1.pdf\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button clean large align-center inline\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner\"><span class=\"vcex-button-icon vcex-icon-wrap theme-button-icon-left\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"entypo-icon entypo-icon-map\"><\/span><\/span>Download Map<\/span><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buylocalbuyfreshchathamkent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BLBF-LIST-2022-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button clean large align-center inline\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner\"><span class=\"vcex-button-icon vcex-icon-wrap theme-button-icon-left\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"entypo-icon entypo-icon-map\"><\/span><\/span>Download Directory<\/span><\/a><\/div> [\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_gmaps link=&#8221;#E-8_JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSUyRm1hcHMlMkZkJTJGZW1iZWQlM0ZtaWQlM0QxYlZ1aTZmTV9UTUhXY005Q1VCRFhIaUV4ZDZWTTlTWHIlMjZlaGJjJTNEMkUzMTJGJTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI2NDAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI0ODAlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=&#8221; 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