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		<title>Practical Farmers of Iowa Position Announcement:  Livestock Coordinator</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2012/04/practical-farmers-of-iowa-position-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.practicalfarmers.org/assets/files/PFI_Livestock_Coordinator_Job_Announcement.pdf &#160; Check out this great opportunity with a reputable organization. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Tweet This! Digg this!]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/08/summer-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REGIONAL CHAPTERS: We have the beginning of our first chapter. The Pacific Northwest Chapter is co-chaired by Susan Richman and Laura Masterson. Paul Hudak has joined as a key member of the Chapter’s Education Committee. Paul provided an incredible presentation about his Terra Nova Community Farm at Terra Nova High School during the Small Farmer’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shallow Insistence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a timely and thought provoking essay on small farms and today&#8217;s hodgepodge of value challenge please click here. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Tweet This! Digg this!]]></description>
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		<title>On-site Meat Processing and Small Farms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lynn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The demand for fresh, local meat products – with no taint of industrial process – is absolutely staggering. To read an article about the Conservancy&#8217;s inquiry please click here. &#160; Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Stumble upon something good? Share it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Barn, Building Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donn Hewes of New York state offers a plan for a barn and a plan for community building. Click here for the complete article. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Tweet This! Digg this!]]></description>
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		<title>HURRY! USDA Value-Added Grants on Short Timeline</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/06/hurry-usda-value-added-grants-on-short-timeline/</link>
		<comments>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/06/hurry-usda-value-added-grants-on-short-timeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word has come to us that the deadline to apply for USDA Value-added grants in aid to farmers comes up August 29, 2011. Here is an important opportunity for small farms which you might want to take advantage of. Here is the link to more complete information: Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seed Sources</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/05/seed-sources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent Seed Companies are disappearing rapidly. We are led to believe there are under 100 today, down from 300. Most have been purchased by large corporate entities. The Independents regularly offer organic seed, heirloom varieties and nonGMO  (genetically modified organisms) seed. They are one of the front lines to protect the biological diversity of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Stamps at Farmers Markets</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/04/food-stamps-at-farmers-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is a timely exchange on food stamp access to farmer&#8217;s markets: Dear Rick Ross, Thank you for contacting the Small Farms Conservancy. On June 15 you wrote: I work with a small farmers market in Sweet Home, OR. We would like to purchase a card reader to allow us to take Oregon food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteers Needed</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/04/volunteers-needed/</link>
		<comments>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/04/volunteers-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shannon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/?p=1096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your Small Farms Conservancy could use lots of people to help us with current projects. SEED DETECTIVES. We need folks from each state to collect contact information for any and every independent seed company. This information will be added to our FREE seed sources listing encouraging folks to give their business to these companies which are on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plant &amp; Harvest by the Moon</title>
		<link>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/04/plant-harvest-by-the-moon/</link>
		<comments>http://smallfarmsconservancy.org/2011/04/plant-harvest-by-the-moon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple but practical demonstration of planetary influence is to plant some seed when the Moon is in a fruitful sign such as CANCER, which is the most fruitful of all the Zodiac; then when the Moon is in the barren sign, LEO, plant some more of the same lot of seed. The results will [...]]]></description>
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