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		<title>Toxic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing your own food organically is one of the only ways to assure that food is chemical free. As far as I know, there are no FDA regulations in place for “organically grown” fresh vegetables. I am a newbie to the organically grown concept. My family makes fun of hippie-grown food, scoffing at how organic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=347&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arugula Pesto</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(reposted from Simply Receipes) We have a 3 ft by 6 ft patch of arugula growing in our garden and for the last two months I&#8217;ve been looking for ways to make use of it. By the way, arugula (a.k.a. rocket) grows like a weed and re-seeds itself every year. The bugs and snails don&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=345&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Frog&#8217;s Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frog alert! The pond at Manzanita Children&#8217;s Gardens is teeming with life. This was not the case several years ago; commercial grade fertilizer was distributed on adjacent farmland and it seemed to wipe them out.  As you may know, amphibians are a good barometer for health of the eco-system. According to our frog-o-meter, we have a healthy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=339&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know what is in your compost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article appeared in Grist online June 12, 2011. It is compelling evidence that we should start an organic compost pile made from manure and table scraps&#8230; Do you know what’s in your compost? The growing number of municipal and commercial composting operations has been one of the few bright spots in the environmental landscape, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=337&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsmart those cutworms~!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your seedlings are cut to the nub and gone without a trace, you might have a deer problem. Or, you might have cutworms. I lost a few of my seedlings, which prompted me to put up fencing around my p-patch. The next day, a few more plants were gone. I found a remedy which seems to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=331&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Repel Slugs with Pennies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a cold, wet spring in the Pacific Northwest, and many of our gardeners have been having a bit of trouble with slugs. Some of my studies indicate Sluggo may be non-toxic, but I have come across a way that to repel slugs without use of chemicals.  Grab all those pennies you have at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=326&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Garden Spray</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a challenge to deal with garden pests organically, but very rewarding when you realize that store-bought remedies often have toxins that contribute to cancer, and are often harmful to wildlife, pets and children.  This is a good arguement for exploring other ways to control pests. Here is a link to organic garden sprays using produce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=322&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arugula is in!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manzanita Children&#8217;s Gardens P-Patcher Susan Knell (aka Madame Knell, French teacher at Woodward Middle School) reports that her arugla is in, and she is harvesting this weekend! (I haven&#8217;t even planted mine yet) I had to admit I had never tried Arugula, so when she offered to share a bunch of it with me, I went online and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=316&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recipes!</title>
		<link>http://manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/recipes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 23:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we watch our crops grow, it&#8217;s fun to think about new ways to serve veggies.  Here is a nice recipe I found from New York Times on Quinoa. PROPER USES OF QUINOA By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Published: May 23, 2011  I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how best to use quinoa, in part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=309&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Cancer P-Patch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 05:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Gadbois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, my Mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In honor of my Mom, my son and I are dedicating our p-patch to growing foods that are high in anti-oxidants. These foods are known to inhibit growth of tumors and prevent formation of cancer cells.  We will supplement exisiting raspberry vines with several varieties of blueberry bushes and a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manzanitacommunitygardens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7507164&amp;post=300&amp;subd=manzanitacommunitygardens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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