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		<title>Tour of Agricultural Gene Bank &amp; Research Farm (Corvallis)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this news release today &#38; wanted to pass it along &#8212; sounds like an interesting tour.
7-9-09
OSU, USDA invite public to tour Corvallis farm, gene bank July 18
By Tiffany Woods, 541-737-2940, tiffany.woods@oregonstate.edu
Source: Joseph Postman, 541-738-4200, joseph.postman@ars.usda.gov
CORVALLIS, Ore. ­ The public is invited to tour an agricultural gene bank and research farm on the outskirts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=466&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shearing Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bellwether Wool Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local wool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sheep shearing]]></category>

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I have a hobby that utilizes local resources &#8212; I spin wool into yarn. Luckily, Oregon is rich with people who raise sheep and other fiber producing animals.
Of course, there&#8217;s beautiful, natural wool from all over the place, along with independent dyers who create amazing batts and rovings&#8230; so I don&#8217;t always buy only locally. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=460&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vote to help Corvallis-Albany Farmers&#8217; Markets win $5,000</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/vote-to-help-corvallis-albany-farmers-markets-win-5000/</link>
		<comments>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/vote-to-help-corvallis-albany-farmers-markets-win-5000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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I voted to help the Corvallis-Albany Farmers&#8217; Market win $5,000 in the &#8220;Love Your Farmers Market&#8221; online contest, sponsored by Care2.com and LocalHarvest.org. Every vote helps promote local food, family farms and sustainable agriculture. If you&#8217;d like to vote, too, click the image above!
The Corvallis-Albany Market is currently #71 in the top 100 markets with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=454&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rhubarb Crisp</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/rhubarb-crisp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dessert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhubarb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am not well-versed in the rhubarb world, but I thought I&#8217;d share this rhubarb crisp recipe from Foodwishes, the video recipe blog. Enjoy!
(follow the link to get all the recipe details)

Updated: Included this on the recipes page.
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		<title>Changes</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do you think of the new look? I was getting tired of my photos at the top of the page &#38; wanted something more colorful.
I&#8217;ve also recently decided to change the tone of the blog a little (yes, again!) and make it more personal. I&#8217;m going to put up a page about our efforts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=402&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quarter Cow</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/quarter-cow/</link>
		<comments>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/quarter-cow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & Beverage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this will be an adventure&#8230; picked up a quarter of a cow today from Bald Hill Farm in Corvallis.
There is a LOT of ground beef here. We hardly ever buy ground beef, so we&#8217;ll have to come up with some ways to use that. It&#8217;ll make some good pots of chili this winter!
 
Posted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=392&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s post brought to you by chickens.</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/todays-post-brought-to-you-by-chickens/</link>
		<comments>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/todays-post-brought-to-you-by-chickens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backyard chickens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.&#8221; 
~ Frank Lloyd Wright
Remember when I posted back in March, and these guys were all nothing more than little puff-balls? They are 13 weeks old today and each about the size of a medium house cat. With beaks. We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=394&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Buy Local First Breakfast this weekend (Corvallis)</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/2nd-buy-local-first-breakfast-this-weekend-corvallis/</link>
		<comments>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/2nd-buy-local-first-breakfast-this-weekend-corvallis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, June 6, the second of Corvallis&#8217; Buy Local First Breakfasts will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 223 S.W. Second St.
The cost is $6 per adult and $4 per child 12 and under. Discount coupons are available at participating businesses.
Posted in Events      [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=389&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Look what I found</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/look-what-i-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building community]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What timing &#8212; last night I was noodling around online, following links, and came across this postcard:

It is apparently from an artist named Karen Kerney and the postcards, and a poster version, seem to be available from a variety of sources.
I like the sentiment. It&#8217;s not too moony (though dancing in the street might be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=385&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being Neighborly</title>
		<link>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/being-neighborly/</link>
		<comments>http://mwvlocal.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/being-neighborly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When my husband and I purchased our home in North Albany last summer, we found ourselves moving in to quite an established neighborhood. Most of the families have been there for years, and some even own multiple properties along our little dead-end lane. Everyone is always at the ready with a wave and a smile,  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mwvlocal.wordpress.com&blog=3390691&post=321&subd=mwvlocal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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