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	<title>Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms &#187; Updates</title>
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		<title>Join Us on National Day of Service &#8211; Oct 1</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/bethechange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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This October 1st Urban Patchwork is proud to be a part of Be the Change &#8211; National Day of Service supported by Be the Change Austin and Hands on Central Texas.
We&#8217;re expanding our neighborhood food plots and need your help! What better day to do it than on October 1st. The weather will be incredible, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Store Fruits and Vegetables</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Store Vegetables without Plastic

Always remove any tight bands from your vegetables or at least loosen them to allow them to breathe.
 Artichokes‐ place in an airtight container sealed, with light moisture.
 Asparagus‐ place them loosely in a glass or bowl upright with water at room temperature. (Will keep for a week outside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Violet Crown Festival Benefits UP on May 7th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://violetcrowncommunity.org/events/violet-crown-festival-2011
Violet Crown Festival 2011
Celebrate Spring With The Violet Crown Festival!

2011 Violet Crown Spring Festival
Saturday, May 7, 2011, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
6701 Burnet Road Market, Austin, Texas

Blooms!  Sprouts! Repotting! Spring is the time, and the Violet Crown Festival is doing some “repotting,” too! The festival will be held on May 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring 2011 VCUP Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has arrived! We are starting to have an abundance of crops and eggs, and it&#8217;s time for spring share pick-ups. For the next few weeks we&#8217;ll slowly transition into the peak of the season. We&#8217;ll have fresh veggies every other week for the next month. After that I imagine production will pick up steadily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year for Urban Patchwork!</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/springforup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Happy New Year&#8221; has a different connotation for growers than it does for folks not connected with the ebb and flow of seasons. Spring is definitely the herald of all things new, and in Central Texas that starts in March.
For Urban Patchwork, the physical freshness of buds on fruit trees and tiny seedlings in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seasonal Eating &#8211; Central Texas Fall and Winter</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/seasonal-eating-fallwinter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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Fall is upon us, and in Central Texas that means the best growing season is at hand. That makes sense to gardeners and farmers, but what does that mean to those of us who eat our way through the garden!?
Whether you&#8217;re planting or eating, the information below about what Urban Patchwork is harvesting this coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change is a-coming!</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/change-acoming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agrarian Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of silence, the Urban Patchwork blog finally trumpets happily some spring fresh tidings!
Greetings!  Allow me to introduce myself: I am Keith, a brand new staff farmer now working with Paige here at Urban Patchwork.
Much change is afoot as Paige and I scramble to prepare all the new plots, plant all the new plants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSA Pilot Farms are Tilled, Planted and Growing</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/csa-pilot-farms-tilled-planted-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/csa-pilot-farms-tilled-planted-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is reprinted from the August Crestview NA newsletter.
Imagine getting fresh, locally grown veggies and eggs delivered to your door each week for less than grocery store prices. Now that we have launched the first nonprofit urban farm right here in Crestview, this is a reality.
Urban Patchwork is Austin’s first nonprofit CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilot Program Plot Installation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, we finished almost all of the remaining plots we&#8217;ll use for the pilot program growing season. Here are some before and after pictures:
We&#8217;ll be back out there tonight digging rows in the back plot. Next weekend will be seed planting. Let us know if you&#8217;d like to help.
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		<title>Current Events</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/current-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in having a weekly share of fresh produce, this month is the last opportunity to get the early bird pricing. After that, the prices goes up from $288 to $320 not including delivery which would add $2 per week. Sign up on our membership page.
We&#8217;re going to be doing the rest of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/business-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/business-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmer Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all met on July 7th to talk about our business model and some figures we&#8217;d worked up.
Stay tuned for updates!
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