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		<title>New report has good news about sustainable farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Bittman at the New York Times writes about a new report from the United Nations that debunks the conventional wisdom that it isn&#8217;t possible to feed the world&#8217;s population using sustainable agriculture practices.  Noting the toll that conventional or industrial agriculture takes on the Earth&#8217;s resources, report author Olivier de Schutter says that in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=460&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes it&#8217;s already time to start thinking about it. In warmer climates, cool season crops like lettuce and spinach can go in soon. Vegetable garden can be a little bewildering, with all the differences between planting and harvesting times. To get the most out of your garden space, it pays to do a little planning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=419&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winterberry holly &#8216;red sprite,&#8221; image courtesy of University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Kent County It feels like spring&#8217;s on its way, at least in central North Carolina. But I know a lot of folks are still buried in snow. For you, spring must seem far away. If you&#8217;re still dealing with winter and feel there&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=408&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More scenes from the July garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poppies! The one non-food item in my garden. I absolutely love them. See the ladybug in the middle? She&#8217;s doing her bit to keep my garden free of nasty pests. And a real live honeybee. Pollinate on, little buddy. Thank you for choosing my garden. OK, notice the blossom the bee is on. What kind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=376&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random July garden images</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long time no blog&#8230;it&#8217;s summer after all. Garden updates abound. I usually hate photo-heavy posts. In fact I don&#8217;t recall making a post before with this many photos but in this case the pics are worth a whole bunch of words. First, a before/after view of my plot. Below taken June 20: And from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=375&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Suck it, Whole Foods!</title>
		<link>http://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/suck-it-whole-foods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Er&#8230;.the headline I really meant to write was &#8220;First Harvest.&#8221; But, sorry Whole Paycheck Foods, I will not be needing your services as much now that I am beginning to reap the bounty from my wonderful little community garden plot at Fox Point Community Garden, and now that the Downtown Providence Farmers&#8217; Market where I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=374&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s must-read: the social life of plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you see this article in the NYT yesterday? (Warning-registration may be required.) Canadian researchers are examining the ability of plants to distinguish members of its own species from &#8220;outsiders.&#8221; Last summer scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario published a study on the sea rocket (Cakile edentula), a native member of the mustard (Brassicacaea) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=372&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tree of the month: Red horse chestnut (Aesculus x carnea &#8216;Briotii&#8217;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m way overdue for a tree of the month selection! This month I picked red horse chestnut, Aseculus x carnea &#8216;Briotti&#8217;. I actually haven&#8217;t seen this tree in bloom before and I think it&#8217;s quite exotic looking for New England. This is probably as close as we in the Northeast will be able to get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=369&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Memorial Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope everyone is enjoying nature on this beautiful three day weekend!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=368&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fox Point Community Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 01:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few more pictures of Fox Point Community Garden. You can see it&#8217;s a pretty funky little garden. This is a picture of the &#8220;garden shed&#8221;&#8211;a misnomer that conjures up images of small wooden shacks&#8211;when this is actually a big concrete building with plenty of storage space. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever seen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com&amp;blog=72068&amp;post=367&amp;subd=earthfriendlygardening&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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