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	<description>Living Self Sufficiently in Good Times and in Bad Times</description>
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		<title>Good buys for gardeners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fruits and vegetables]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are new to the wonderfully healthy and economical past time of gardening, this list might be interesting to you.&#160; For all those who have been gardening for ages already, maybe you enjoy checking what this lady thinks is essential, and add what&#8217;s missing, from your own experience  
Via:   baltimoresun.com
By Susan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The globalisation of addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here is a study that tells you, basically, that living in the countryside, close to nature, as a producer, instead of a synthetic, stressful environment where people live as consumers only, will prevent addictions, will even cure addictions, will be the best you can do for your children and yourself.&#160; The addictions of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Old-Time &#8220;Refridgerator&#8221;, Easily Built: The Trash Can Root Cellar</title>
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		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/an-old-time-refridgerator-easily-built-the-trash-can-root-cellar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[root cellar]]></category>

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If you need storage that keeps your food cool without using electricity, a root cellar comes in very handy.
There are a tremendous amount of different designs for root cellars out there &#8211; check out this site, for example: Root Cellars
Their link to the garbage can root cellar is broken though, so here are some basic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Depression holds lessons for surviving tough economy</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/great-depression-holds-lessons-for-surviving-tough-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/great-depression-holds-lessons-for-surviving-tough-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Great Depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[preparedness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is worth reading&#8230;&#160; Hopefully many people have learned from their family history, or will learn from these people&#8217;s memories&#8230;&#160; Prepare, people !
Via:   CNN.com
Memories of salvaging and stealing to avoid going hungry are part of the legacy of the Great Depression. Some iReporters say they can&#8217;t help but look at the current economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burning questions about heating with wood</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/burning-questions-about-heating-with-wood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/burning-questions-about-heating-with-wood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via:   Cleveland.com
Q. What are the most important considerations?
A. Know the square-footage of your home, or the room to be heated, to get the right size unit for that space. Buy the highest quality that you can afford, and have the unit installed by a professional who knows the system and can make sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Living Is Key to Weathering Complex Financial Times</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/simple-living-is-key-to-weathering-complex-financial-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/simple-living-is-key-to-weathering-complex-financial-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[country living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via:   thedailygreen.com
Save Money and Get Happierby Jeff Yeager
One of my all-time favorite movies is the 1979 classic Being There, starring Peter Sellers. The late Sellers (of Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove fame) plays Chance the Gardener, a simple minded but lovable manservant who lives his whole life cloistered in the estate of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability Starts in Your Own Back Yard</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/sustainability-starts-in-your-own-back-yard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruits and vegetables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edible landscape]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via:   washingtonpost.com
As gardeners, we are at the forefront of the new Green Revolution.
Thirty years ago, most home landscaping consisted of lawn, foundation plantings, a few trees, and perhaps a bed for flowers or vegetables. Plants were chosen for their color when flowering and their availability at garden centers. Maintenance included mowing, fertilizing, spraying, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Indicates DNA Can Be Altered Through Diet and Exercise</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/new-study-indicates-dna-can-be-altered-through-diet-and-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/new-study-indicates-dna-can-be-altered-through-diet-and-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via:   NaturalNews
A new study that was recently published sheds more evidence to what many have been saying for a long time, that DNA does not control the body or predestine you to being overweight, ill, sick, weak or anything else, but that the majority of our health and destiny lies within our own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amish keep slim despite having obesity gene. How do they do it?</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/amish-keep-slim-despite-having-obesity-gene-how-do-they-do-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/amish-keep-slim-despite-having-obesity-gene-how-do-they-do-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via:  iTWire
An American study has shown that Old Order Amish adults&#8211;who have a gene that gives them a higher risk to be obese&#8211;reduce that tendency to gain alot of pounds by doing one thing. Can you guess what it is?
It is known to the scientific community that the Amish eat a normal diet that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying mantis spotted again</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/praying-mantis-spotted-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/praying-mantis-spotted-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[praying mantis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We saw one of the male praying mantises again today, and it has grown quite a bit !  We think it grew so fat on our Japanese beetles for they have disappeared completely out of our garden already.  Well, have a look at the pictures if you like&#8230;  I rotated two of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COUNTRY LIVING (10th Ed)</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/the-encyclopedia-of-country-living-9th-ed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/the-encyclopedia-of-country-living-9th-ed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[country living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are using this book a lot&#8230;  Maybe you will find it useful too if you are new to the whole homesteading business or are just looking for something that sums up everything you need to know in times such as these&#8230;

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		<title>Cooking over the campfire &#8211; Without any fancy utensils!</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/cooking-over-the-campfire-without-any-fancy-utensils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/cooking-over-the-campfire-without-any-fancy-utensils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survival skills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It might behoove us to learn how to cook without pots and skillets, not necessarily because we find doing the dishes a pesky chore, but because there might be no skillets and pots to cook with soon.    Be prepared, people !
This article has originally been published in Countryside Magazine.
By Tom C. Tabor
Montana
Food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying Mantis &#8211; Welcome !</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/praying-mantis-welcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/praying-mantis-welcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radishes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[praying mantis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are not only unwelcome critters in the garden, but also very welcome guests and residents.  Beside the many birds that visit our garden regularly, we now have a new resident: a praying mantis !

Since they are notorious for their voracious appetite, we hope that our little friend will get fat on flee beetle, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to CountryLivingSkills</title>
		<link>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/welcome-to-countrylivingskills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.countrylivingskills.com/welcome-to-countrylivingskills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[famine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old time skills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to CountryLivingSkills.  The goal of this blog is to provide you, esteemed reader, with old time skills our grandmothers and grandfathers still knew, but that are forgotten for the most part by us and our children.  But since we have to seriously consider famine in the Western world these days, there is [...]]]></description>
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