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	<title>Healthy and Green Living &#187; Lawns &amp; Gardens</title>
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		<title>Maintaining Healthy Soil: A Gardener’s Duty</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Healthy &#38; Green Living Editors</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Megan Prusynski, Green Options
Soil is one of a gardener&#8217;s most important resources, and preserving its health and vitality one of our most crucial responsibilities. Nourish the soil sustainably and you’ll be rewarded with healthier plants and bountiful harvests for years to come.
I was reading National Geographic the other day, and came across an article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Margaret Roach&#8217;s May Garden Chores</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wowza. That&#8217;s the botanical Latin term for the state we gardeners find ourselves in right about now. May is when the signs of advanced mental illness strike even the strongest and most experienced among us, but a May that begins after nearly a week of record late-April heat: Yowza. I&#8217;ve mowed twice already (the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabin Fever? Start Planning the Garden!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cabin-fever-start-planning-the-garden.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica, selected from Green Options</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan Prusynski, Eat.Drink.Better
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring some very anxious, antsy gardeners! Before you pick up a shovel or plant a single seed, there&#8217;s much to be done while you wait for the spring planting season.
Planning your garden during the winter and early spring can help you get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grow Your Own Food!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/grow-your-own-food.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Vegetable gardens are back. Growing your own garden makes economical &#8220;cents.&#8221; Here&#8217;s how to do it!
Lettuce, tomatoes, and other vegetables from the grocery&#8211;are they really safe to eat? Now more than ever homeowners are growing their own food! According to Harris Seeds, vegetable seed sales are up 80 percent for 2009. That&#8217;s no small potatoes! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Garden Party Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/april-garden-party-contest.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Aren&#8217;t those some very pretty gardening tools pictured above? They can be yours! It&#8217;s the second month of The Oldest, Largest Garden Party in America&#8217;s History&#8211;which means the second monthly contest is live. If you haven&#8217;t read about the Garden Party, it is an online event hosted by Dr. Brent and Beekman 1802 (Dr. Brent&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compost 101: Don&#8217;t Start a Garden Without It!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/compost-101-dont-start-a-garden-without-it.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica, selected from Green Options</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan Prusynski
No garden would be complete without its own natural recycling system, a compost pile. Without a way of dealing with compost, weeds and scraps are waste. But why create more trash when you can turn your garden and kitchen waste into valuable soil-building fertilizer?
One of the first steps to starting an organic garden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Brent&#8217;s Garden Party: You&#8217;re Invited!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/dr-brents-garden-party-youre-invited.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[fresh produce]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[heirloom seeds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Oldest, Largest Garden Party in America&#8217;s History starts today, and you&#8217;re invited! Join Dr. Brent, Beekman 1802 (Dr. Brent&#8217;s farm in Schoharie County, NY), and gardeners across the globe in celebrating all of the many joys of the garden.
The party is an online event which will take place continuously over the 2009 gardening season, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm to Table: Parsnips</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/farm-to-table-the-dirt-on-parsnips.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/farm-to-table-the-dirt-on-parsnips.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Breyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been a fan of the underdogs in the produce realm. While resplendent tomatoes and juicy peaches are the effortless beauty queens of the garden, I&#8217;m drawn to the hard-working dirty roots. Carrots, rutabagas and beets are like vibrant treasures pulled from the dark soil, their buoyant nutrition and flavor the result of soaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calculate Your Water Footprint</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/calculate-your-water-footprint.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/calculate-your-water-footprint.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel, selected from Food &#38; Water Watch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every drop counts when it comes to water conservation. 
Make the most of the water you use in your home. Consider taking shorter showers. Invest in a low–flow toilet or put a plastic bottle filled with water in your toilet tank to reduce the amount of water used per flush. Turn off the tap while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feng Shui to Attract Backyard Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/feng-shui-to-attract-backyard-wildlife.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie B. Bond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the month before my mother died, she took utter delight watching a robin who built a nest in the window box on her front porch, laid beautiful turquoise blue eggs, and then fed the chicks work. I have a picture of the nest full of eggs, nestled under the begonias, and remember my mother&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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