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		<title>6 reasons why every garden should have rhubarb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June, Rhubarb is in the fullest stages of production in our backyard gardens. We like rhubarb so much that we think every garden should have some. Here are some reasons why: 1. Rhubarb is a lovely sturdy plant with large leaves. It grows in clumps and spreads very slowly. It adds some height to [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Serviceberry Tree in Bloom</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2013/05/21/serviceberry-tree-in-bloom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jardinier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the serviceberry tree at the height of bloom. That picture was taken on May 5th, and the blooms are now gone. Still, it&#8217;s a lovely tree, very graceful and shady. I&#8217;m checking it every day for progress because, as previously noted, this year we&#8217;re getting the berries.<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>On the lookout for the berries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jardinier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer was a disappointing season for Michigan fruits in many ways. We had a early warm spell followed by a killing frost that wiped out most of our Michigan apples. Our own teenage apple tree might have been ready to come into its own and produce a crop, but the weather made sure that [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>5 Tips on how to shop for a garden in 20 minutes</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2013/05/18/5-tips-on-how-to-shop-for-a-garden-in-20-minutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jardinier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to put a small vegetable garden in your yard today, it can be done. Let’s say your ground is prepared and you are ready to go&#8211; all you need is some plants. You could spend a leisurely Saturday wandering around various garden centers or the Farmers’ Market, but maybe you’ve got a [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Thoughts on Earth Day: 6 Simple Changes to Celebrate the Earth</title>
		<link>http://20minutegarden.com/2013/04/22/thoughts-on-earth-day-6-simple-changes-to-celebrate-the-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a kid back at Oxford Elementary in Dearborn Michigan, the annual Clean Up Parade in the spring was one of the high points of the school year. Seriously. We made float and signs and costumes and marched through the neighborhood encouraging people to &#8220;Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up.&#8221; Everything was simpler [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Whither Spring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The daffodils in the yard sprouted and bloomed&#8230; and were nipped by the hard frost we&#8217;ve had the last two nights. They&#8217;re lying down as if taking a nap while wearing their party dresses, grins on their bright yellow faces.&#8221; &#8211;An excerpt from a letter by 20MinuteJim describing this particular spring in Michigan to our [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>In Praise of Silly Grins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20MinuteJim</dc:creator>
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		<title>Great Neighbors, Great Bacon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20 Minute Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have some great neighbors&#8211; as evidenced by this home-made bacon, which we got in exchange for a pie, which we had given as a thank-you for the many incidences of walk-shoveling executed by our neighbors this winter. Does this make sense? In my mind, we are clearly coming out ahead. When our former great [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Makerspace as Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20MinuteJim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second coolest thing I took from last Friday&#8217;s lecture by maker-extraordinaire Mark Frauenfelder was the metaphor that makerspaces are like libraries&#8211; well, at least sort of. Frauenfelder, the editor of MAKE magazine and one of the founders of bOingbOing.net, was in town last weekend to speak on North Campus. Makerspaces (like the local MakerWorks [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>Rhubarb and Forcing Spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>20MinuteJim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I knew they&#8217;d arrive soon and the other day, I saw the first rhubarb sprouting out of the cool soil beside our barn. Most were just thumb sized nubbins of pink but some featured a tiny leaves curled in on themselves like a baby&#8217;s fist. The first harvest is still weeks away but rhubarb is [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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