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	<itunes:summary>pondering the best way to agriculture</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Jordan Marr</itunes:author>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Waxwing Farm uses sandbags as remay anchors</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/05/15/farm-glance-waxwing-farm-uses-sandbags-as-remay-anchors/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/05/15/farm-glance-waxwing-farm-uses-sandbags-as-remay-anchors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave and Kim from Waxwing Farm in Nova Scotia recently sent in another submission. It&#8217;s a quickie: &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Essay: On the Origins of Celery</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/05/09/essay-on-the-origins-of-celery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I write short essays for our farm&#8217;s newsletter and the local paper. They&#8217;re aimed mainly at non-farmers,  but I&#8217;ve decided to post some here anyway. Here&#8217;s a recent one. On the origins of celery by Jordan Marr The year’s first good dose of heat over the last few days did wonders for the radish, beet, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Homestead Farm&#8217;s Real Basic Cold Frame.</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/05/03/farm-glance-homestead-farms-real-basic-cold-frame/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/05/03/farm-glance-homestead-farms-real-basic-cold-frame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[coldframe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post: a simple design for a cold frame to harden off seedlings before they go in the garden.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Katie&#8217;s Nursery/Tanning Salon</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/29/farm-glance-katies-nurserytanning-salon/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/29/farm-glance-katies-nurserytanning-salon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Buildings and sheds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenhouses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the Greenhouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post: Katie shares her approach to lighting her nursery and increasing her moth collection.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Wealden Flowers&#8217; bucket filler and narrow harvest trolley</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/23/farm-glance-wealden-flowers-bucket-filler-and-narrow-harvest-trolley/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/23/farm-glance-wealden-flowers-bucket-filler-and-narrow-harvest-trolley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Farm Glance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tools]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Storage and Transport]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post: a narrow harvest trolley and a fat bucket filler make life at Wealden Flowers a little easier.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Waxwing Farm&#8217;s rocket stove-type greenhouse bench</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/18/farm-glance-waxwing-farms-rocket-stove-type-greenhouse-bench/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/18/farm-glance-waxwing-farms-rocket-stove-type-greenhouse-bench/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Farm Glance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[In the Greenhouse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[seedlings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post: How does one heat a nursery when he's off-grid? Dave Hastings built his greenhouse bench with a rocket-stove type heating system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Profitable Culture of Vegetables by Thomas Smith</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/13/book-review-the-profitable-culture-of-vegetables-by-thomas-smith/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/13/book-review-the-profitable-culture-of-vegetables-by-thomas-smith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[french intensive method]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theruminant.ca/?p=2104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post: Douglas Smith's review of the 1914 classic The Profitable Culture of Vegetables by Douglas Smith]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Busy Bea&#8217;s Garlic Curing Stand</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/09/farm-glance-busy-beas-garlic-curing-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/09/farm-glance-busy-beas-garlic-curing-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Farm Glance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Processing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seed Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage and Transport]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theruminant.ca/?p=2071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this post: yet another handy way to cure garlic effectively]]></description>
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		<title>The Ruminant Podcast, Episode 3: Part 1 of 2 on cover-cropping on a small scale</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/04/the-ruminant-podcast-episode-3-part-1-of-2-on-cover-cropping-on-a-small-scale/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/04/04/the-ruminant-podcast-episode-3-part-1-of-2-on-cover-cropping-on-a-small-scale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[The Ruminant Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cover crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cropping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living mulches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this 3rd episode of the Ruminant Podcast, I speak with Dave Bradbeer and Alan Sundermeier, both experts on the topic of the use of cover crops in the garden. We talk specifically about their use in small-scale garden plots.]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>In this 3rd episode of the Ruminant Podcast, I speak with Dave Bradbeer and Alan Sundermeier, both experts on the topic of the use of cover crops in the garden. We talk specifically about their use in small-scale garden plots.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>In this 3rd episode of the Ruminant Podcast, I speak with Dave Bradbeer and Alan Sundermeier, both experts on the topic of the use of cover crops in the garden. We talk specifically about their use in small-scale garden plots.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Jordan Marr</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>41:55</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Farm Glance: Blackbird Organics&#8217; Mobile Chicken Fortress</title>
		<link>http://theruminant.ca/2012/03/30/farm-glance-blackbird-organics-mobile-chicken-fortress/</link>
		<comments>http://theruminant.ca/2012/03/30/farm-glance-blackbird-organics-mobile-chicken-fortress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post: Corey Brown of Blackbird Organics shares his Gimli-approved mobile chicken coop design]]></description>
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