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	<title>Healthy and Green Living &#187; Holidays &amp; Gifts</title>
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		<title>Classic Fall Sweets: Vegan Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Hall-Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sticky popcorn balls and gooey caramel apples: two classic treats that declare fall and Halloween are here.  Typically, these delights are loaded with corn syrup, sugar, and/or butter.  For a healthier alternative with a similar taste, experiment with the following recipes.
Vegan Popcorn Balls
Yields 12 balls
1/2 cup organic popcorn kernels
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scare the Kid Out of You: Is Halloween Age Appropriate For Young Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Steinman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting at the Crossroads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[children's fears]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good friend and fellow parent provided for me a cautionary tale about Halloween. His son (then a very excitable three-year old) expressed nothing but anticipation and enthusiasm leading up to Halloween. For weeks he talked about dressing up, trick-or-treating, and seeing all the other boys and girls in costume. To hear my friend explain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Ways to Use a Pumpkin (photos)</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/11-ways-to-use-a-pumpkin-photos.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crafts &amp; Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Recipes]]></category>

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So many uses for pumpkin&#8211;eating, decorating, body care, fulfilling a fairy godmother&#8217;s quirky sense of curfew, you name it. As one of the most popular crops in the United States, there are a whopping 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins produced each year&#8211;no wonder we have found so many ways to use this orange wonder of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Pumpkin Patch and Festival Time</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/its-pumpkin-patch-and-festival-time.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judi Gerber</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Garden &amp; Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holidays &amp; Gifts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature Activities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hayrides]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[October events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pumpkin festivals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pumpkin patches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn is a great time to visit a farm. What would Halloween and Thanksgiving be without agriculture?  As the leaves change color and the air starts to cool, fall brings corn mazes, u-pick pumpkin patches and harvest festivals all around the globe.
There are plenty of farms and festivals to visit during this colorful time of year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Make Magical Melting Ice Ornaments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Stamper</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[ice craft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glistening in the hot rays of summer, ice ornaments deck our apple tree for summer parties. Cool down a hot summer day, or just enjoy light sparkling in the garden when you hang these easy-to-make ornaments.
When I try to encourage an appreciation of science and nature in my children, I sometimes try to heighten their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY: Making a Maypole for a Maypole Dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Stamper</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Other Holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[May Day]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[may day crafts with kids]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[May Day party]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maypole]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maypole Dancing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These days, I&#8217;m all about celebrating and finding joy in the turning seasons without buying lots of stuff. For May Day, and May Day Weekend celebrations, I created a Maypole from a salvaged branch to serve as the focal point of a casual gathering with children ages two years-old to six years-old and their parents. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Show Trees the Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Other Holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[arbor day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A holiday devoted to trees, now isn&#8217;t that the best? The idea of Arbor Day started on January 4, 1872, when J. Sterling Morton, then a member of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture, introduced a resolution that: &#8220;Wednesday, the tenth day of April, 1872, be and the same is hereby especially set apart and consecrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Valentine&#8217;s Cards With Your Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Stamper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Call me a cynic, but prior to kids, I viewed Valentine&#8217;s Day as a holiday devilishly customized to depress people who don&#8217;t have a partner or close friends. And if you have loved ones, it&#8217;s a day when one feels hard-pressed to demonstrate their affection with gifts.
My reaction, therefore, when my daughter suddenly announced, &#8220;Valentine&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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