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		<title>Climate Change or Mother Nature&#8217;s Cycles?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winter of 2010/2011 was relatively mild compared to what we are used to here in West Central Missouri.  Lower snow totals, fewer ice storms and fewer subzero cold snaps.  That translated inot a very cold, very wet spring that put planting way behind.  We got so backed up on planting, in fact, that most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banned Chemical Found in Some Imported Orange Juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You all know how I feel about using chemicals for any type of food production.  I also am a huge proponent of only buying locally produced goods as often as possible and U.S. produced goods at least.  One of these reasons (among many) is that other countries may not have the same standards for use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waste Not, Want Not</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been watching a fair bit more t.v. lately than usual.  This is the time of year when I actually have some time to do so.   I love watching food-related shows and can generally find something on Food Network worth watching.  What I saw Sunday night was an eye-opener, even for a know-it-all like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Safety Alert &#8211; Kleoppel Meats/Alma Meats</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOOD SAFETY ALERT*** January 5, 2012 After Inspection, Department of Agriculture Halts Meat Processing at Lafayette County Business (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) &#8211; The Missouri Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Meat and Poultry Inspection Program has temporarily halted all cooked-meat processing for retail and wholesale at Kleoppel Meats d.b.a Alma Meats in Alma, Mo. due to violations identified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring Couple Lives &#8220;Zero Waste&#8221; Lifestyle in Kansas City</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try to repurpose and recycle as often as I can.  I try to produce as much waste in this house and on this farm as possible.  I know I can do more but there always seems to be a reason why I don&#8217;t &#8230; not enough time, not enough support (trying to get my [...]]]></description>
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