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		<title>Good Design for Communities&#8230; and Chickens</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/10/29/good-design-for-communities-and-chickens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night, we attended a scintillating presentation that connected three of our continuing interests: community, farmers’ markets and chicken coops. The lecture was part of the Penny Stamps speaker series at the Michigan Theatre every Thursday at 5:10 which is, for my money, the most intellectually stimulating, regularly scheduled free date night in town. [...]
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		<title>My Aunt&#8217;s Refrigerator Pickles &#8211; and a Spicier Variation</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/08/16/my-aunts-refrigerator-pickles-and-a-spicier-variation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom&#8217;s side of the family comes from Michigan&#8217;s Thumb region which is known for its growth and manufacture of pickles and relish. Many of my cousins worked at &#8220;The Pickle Factory&#8221; for their summer jobs, and most of my aunts had a personal variation on a pickle recipe or two. This recipe is one [...]
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		<title>Harvesting the Garlic</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/08/13/harvesting-the-garlic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I harvested garlic from the Raised Bed 20 Years in the Making, a 2 x 3 foot mini-garden we created out of an old shipping crate and filled with compost. Our experiment growing garlic netted a respectable harvest, not overwhelming, but enough to encourage another attempt next year. The yield was roughly 12 [...]
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		<title>Happy Cukes</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/08/02/happy-cukes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20 Minute Jim says: The up-side of all this rain is that our cucumbers are VERY happy. I&#8217;ve already made 3 quarts of refrigerator pickles &#8211; with an experimental low-sugar recipe &#8211; and numerous batches of tzatziki. I pick them when they&#8217;re 6 to 8 inches long, maybe 2 inches in diameter. They tend to [...]
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		<title>Two New Peppers for Our Garden</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/05/27/two-new-peppers-for-our-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 02:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Karen surprised me last week with a gift. &#8220;I hope you haven&#8217;t planted all the spaces in your garden yet,&#8221; she said. I had to laugh because at that particular moment, absolutely NONE of my seedlings had found their way to the garden. Karen and I share a love of hot peppers. She [...]
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		<title>The Magic of Pole Beans</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/04/04/the-magic-of-pole-beans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20 Minute Jan and I participated this year in FestiFools, a short parade of large puppets held the first weekend of April in downtown Ann Arbor. It was spectacularly fun, despite the rain, wind and hail. We chose Jack and the Beanstalk as our theme because, once we thought about it, Jack is our role [...]
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		<title>Cold Frame 20 years in the Making</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/03/29/cold-frame-20-years-in-the-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<title>Ordering New Apple Trees</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2011/03/15/ordering-new-apple-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Confessions of a Leaf Thief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A certain criminal practice exists within the kitchen garden movement, one that runs rampant this time of year. The crime? Leaf Thievery. We at the 20 Minute Garden have located a self-confessed &#8220;leaf thief&#8221; who agreed to answer a few questions under the promise of strict confidentiality. Q: How did you start your life of [...]
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		<title>Our Three Favorite Things about Too Many Tomatoes</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2010/09/14/our-three-favorite-things-about-too-many-tomatoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[...Jim often skips washing home-grown tomatoes and eats them still warm from the sun while standing in the garden...
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