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		<title>Grow $700 of Food in 100 Square Feet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If more Americans grew a little food — instead of so much grass — our savings on grocery bills would be astounding. The total value of the fresh vegetables author Rosalind Creasy grew in her 100-square-foot garden in 2008 was $683.43!]]></description>
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		<title>Living Well Without a Job and With (Almost) No Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to bypass the money economy? By adopting “possum living,” it is possible to get the good things in life without having to go to a boring, meaningless, frustrating job to get the money to buy them. Why “possum living”? Possums can live most anywhere, even in big cities, and nothing you can do will persuade a possum to work in a factory or office.]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Double Decker Raised Bed with Trellis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raised Beds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you may know I run an organization called American Seed Alliance. Last winter I had a fund raiser and offer raised beds to help feed folks for the organization.  I had a good friend donate and she ask me to build a raise bed in honor of her mother. Well it&#8217;s almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetable Harvest &#8211; Tip Sheet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asparagus: Cut for only 3-4 weeks the second year of growth; harvest for 5-7 weeks all years afterwards. Cut when the spears first appear in the spring before the tips lose their tight appearance. Lima Beans &#38; Snap Beans: Pick before seeds reach their full maturity, when they are still tender. Never allow any old pods to stay on the bush or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Duper Tomato Trellis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally got a break and got the tomato trellis up. I have about $25.00 in it. It should hold 80 tomato plants. I built it for my paste tomatoes. I will be posting updates as time goes along.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominiques</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breed Focus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dominique breed developed from the fowl introduced during the early settlement of New England. These were of the type predominating in the south of England and from which the Sussex and Dorking descended. This stock was widely distributed in the Eastern half of the United States by mid 19th century.]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Raised Bed from Fence Pickets!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raised Beds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Building a Raised Garden Bed &#8211; Cheap! Building a raised garden bed can save tons of work in your garden and save your back in the process! I built the bed in the photo at a cost of around $20.00. It measures 4&#215;6 and is about 12 inches deep. It is made from dog-eared cedar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally got a break in the weather and decided to try and get a jump on some of the projects I have planned for this year. The first thing on my list was to get my water storage set up and ready to go. This is something I have wanted to do for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My garden is my get away so to speak. It is the one place where I can sit and clear my head. As I sit down in the evening after working most of the day there, I look amongst my work and plan my days ahead. I find peace there, listening to the songs of the birds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to my Blog!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.backyardhomesteader.com/welcome-to-my-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Harrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome folks! This area will be set aside for my personal journey as I begin the 2013 garden season. I will show you the projects I hope to complete and all my garden updates good or bad to try and help you prevent the mistakes I may make. (Hopefully not to many!) I have tons [...]]]></description>
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