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	<title>Healthy and Green Living &#187; Green Gifts</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis Almost the Season: Unique Holiday Gifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Hall-Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You know those people who are done with their holiday shopping before school starts, some of whom already have their gifts wrapped?  Well, I’m not one of them.  I am a tried and true last minute shopper, knocking out the entire task in one highly focused weekend, usually two weeks before the holidays.  This year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Own Vanilla Extract</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan, selected from Planet Green</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not many people think about making homemade vanilla extract. It isn&#8217;t difficult to do at all and takes only a few supplies. The most difficult part of the process is waiting for it to age to perfection, which will take a few months. Why should you make your own vanilla? The benefits are astounding:

More intense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening Clubs and Classes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judi Gerber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel that you would you like to know more about what do in the garden? Do you sometimes feel as if you have reached your maximum level of knowledge or ability as a gardener?
Since fall is here and things have slowed down in the garden, now is a good time to explore the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving a Gift? Increase Its Impact by Choosing Green</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/giving-a-gift-increase-its-impact-by-choosing-green.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/giving-a-gift-increase-its-impact-by-choosing-green.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn, selected from Intent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tommy Rosen, Intent
Consider the amazing time in which we live.  We just happen to be alive on this planet at the moment when the sum total of mankind’s mistreatment of The Earth, along with other factors less in our control, have brought about a situation dire enough to force us to change.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycle Grocery Bags Into Eco-Packaging</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/recycle-grocery-bags-into-eco-packaging.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica, selected from Green Options</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jackie Hernandez, Crafting a Green World
I have used brown paper bags in the past to re-wrap boxes for shipping, but I never thought of making shipping envelopes from brown bags. This genius packaging idea reuses plastic grocery bags for waterproofing and brown paper bags to make the outer envelope. My favorite part is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Green Date Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-green-date-ideas.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn, selected from Intent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Blackwell, Intent
Dating today is a lot different, from an eco-friendly perspective, than it was 25 years ago when I first met my wife. In 1984 we would hit the McDonald&#8217;s on the way to the beach and order bags of fast food placed in Styrofoam containers. After we had our fill of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable Gifts for Mother&#8217;s Day - Win a Present for Mom!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/affordable-gifts-for-mothers-day-win-mom-a-present.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/affordable-gifts-for-mothers-day-win-mom-a-present.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Peterson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Mother&#8217;s Day is just around the corner and you&#8217;re stumped for creative (and ahem, wallet-friendly) gift ideas? Fret not! We&#8217;ve compiled a gift guide that celebrates your Mama and Mama Earth with eco-conscious gifts that say &#8220;I love you and the planet too.&#8221;
CONGRATULATIONS:
Allison Sharpe
Juhli T.
Joy M.
Please contact me at veronicap@earth.care2.com and we&#8217;ll get these gifts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY: Gift Bags Made from Recycled Envelopes</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/diy-gift-bags-made-from-recycled-envelopes.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/diy-gift-bags-made-from-recycled-envelopes.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Peterson</dc:creator>
		
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By Jessica Jones, How About Orange
Find an envelope of any size. (I embellished these by printing a label on the front of them first. You can use my design if you want; these PDFs are set up according to how my printer feeds envelopes through. If yours is different, you might need to experiment. Download [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Books: Celebrate John Muir&#8217;s Green Legacy</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/gift-books-celebrate-john-muirs-green-legacy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/gift-books-celebrate-john-muirs-green-legacy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana, selected from Plenty magazine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From Plenty Magazine.
As a new Administration rings in a new green era, it befits us to remember John Muir, without whom we&#8217;d have precious little Nature left. But first, a little holiday rant:  Yes, Kindle e-books have sold out, but you can still have gorgeous illustrated volumes you&#8217;d never read in e-form, anyway. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last-Minute, Safe Gift Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/last-minute-safe-gift-ideas.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/last-minute-safe-gift-ideas.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Peterson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last blog I wrote about a report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group called &#8220;Trouble in Toyland.&#8221;  It was their 23rd annual report recommending what toys not to buy for Christmas.  It warned against small toys that children could choke on, toys with small powerful magnets and toys that might [...]]]></description>
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