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		<title>Compiled News &#8211; Jan 7th, 2012 &#8211; Links, Info and Recipes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring Subscriptions and Renewals 
Find the 2012 Member Renewal and Commitment at: 
http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/memberships/
You can renew your Subscription online or write a check. If you have questions about different membership options, feel free to ask us. You can subscribe as a weekly farm shareholder as a Full Subscriber, Partial Workshare, or Full Workshare.
Recipes!
We’ve posted the following [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/news07jan2012/</link>
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		<title>Delicious! Arugula, Texas Ruby Red and Homemade Vinegrette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One more recipe to go with this week&#8217;s fresh shares of farm veggies. 
This one comes from our resident black smith and member, Anne Woods who raves about how delicious and easy this recipe is. 
And, Texas Ruby Red Grapefruits are in season RIGHT NOW! So you&#8217;ll be finishing out local, and seasonal with this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/delicious-arugula-texas-ruby-red-homemade-vinegrette/</link>
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		<title>Hiding Greens &#8211; a Sneak Peek Into a New Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s true&#8230;sometimes vegetables are still vegetables, especially if you&#8217;re new to a CSA model where you&#8217;re ensured getting a bag of greens and other things week after week, even if you&#8217;ve not finished what&#8217;s in your fridge! Living with a self named &#8220;meat and potatoes guy&#8221;, I&#8217;ve learned week after week how to make the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/hiding-greens-sneak-series/</link>
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		<title>Recipes for Mustard Greens!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the mild weather we&#8217;ve been blessed with this winter, you&#8217;ve no doubt noticed that the mustard has flourished like none other! Here are a few recipes to enjoy it in fresh new ways!
Reprinted from http://www.cookthink.com/blog/2007/09/four-easy-ways-to-go-mustard-green/
Four Easy Ways To Go (Mustard) Green
 SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
&#8220;We had a lot of fun cooking mustard greens for this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/recipes-mustard-greens/</link>
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		<title>Pumpkin Recipes for Making Your Fresh Pumpkin Last!</title>
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Pumpkins are so versatile in flavor and texture, and are so rich in vitamins A and C, potassium, and fiber! Check out http://www.livestrong.com/article/341517-what-vitamins-minerals-do-pumpkins-contain/ for details on just how much of each you’ll get in a half cup of pumpkin.
TURKEY PUMPKIN CHILI
Contributed by Lauren Welker in Cherrywood

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped bell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/pumpkinrecipe/</link>
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		<title>Support Food Security with an Honor Gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can’t buy the farm? Never fear! You can support local economy and food security throughout Austin without breaking the bank.
HOLIDAY SEASON NOTE: Online honor gift donations made by December 12th will arrive in time for Chanukah and donations made by Dec. 19th will arrive in time for Christmas.

Your donation to Urban Patchwork is a great, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/honorgift/</link>
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		<title>How urban farming can end hunger: Meet Mobile Loaves &amp; Fishes and Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/10-07-11-18-48-how-urban-farming-can-end-hunger/
BY SHELLEY SEALE
for austinculturemap.com
10.18.11 &#124; 01:45 pm
Urban farming is pretty big in the grassroots-friendly city of Austin. We have dozens of farms within city limits and many more in the surrounding areas, an abundance of farmers markets from which to choose (and some great farmhouse delivery services that bring nature&#8217;s bounty straight to your home).
But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/austinculturemap/</link>
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		<title>Slow Food Farm Tour! &#8211; November 13th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
farm tour: urban patchwork farm, 11/13/2011
Date: Sunday November 13th, 1:00 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm
Location: Crestview neighborhood, Austin
RSVP and tickets
Come with Slow Food Austin to unearth a farm hidden in the  backyards of Crestview neighborhood houses! Urban Patchwork (UP) grows  vegetables and eggs for its central Austin CSA members, in the process teaching  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/slow-food-farm-tour-november-13th/</link>
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		<title>Fall Harvest is Here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Urban Patchwork Farm Members,
I want to thank you again for your support and fall membership to your neighborhood Urban Patchwork Farm. By becoming a member you&#8217;re not just a bystander or consumer of local produce; you&#8217;re a member in a cooperative effort shared by neighbors who make local, community-grown food a reality in Austin. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/2011fallharvest/</link>
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		<title>Paradox Players Benefit Performance &#8211; Oct 20th</title>
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We are thrilled and honored to announce that the Paradox Players, one of Austin’s premier community theater groups, is generously donating one performance of their final production of the season to Urban Patchwork as a fundraiser.  Please support your neighborhood farm by purchasing a ticket to this wonderful production and by sharing the opportunity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/oct20benefit/</link>
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		<title>Join Us on National Day of Service &#8211; Oct 1</title>
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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>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/bethechange/</link>
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		<title>How To: Store Fruits and Vegetables</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/howto-storage/</link>
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		<title>Seasonal Cooking &#8211; Lamb&#8217;s Quarter for Spring/Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we roll from spring into summer, a common site we&#8217;ll see in seasonal weekly shares in Central Texas is Lamb&#8217;s Quarter, sometimes referred to as &#8220;Wild Spinach&#8221;.

I found a great blog called &#8220;Modern Beet&#8221; that shares a lot of fun recipes for wild greens, and several are mix-n-match (including the one I just linked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/seasonal-cooking-lambs-quarter-springsummer/</link>
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		<title>Violet Crown Festival Benefits UP on May 7th!</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/vcfestival-may7th/</link>
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		<title>Spring 2011 VCUP Announcement</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/2011springvcup/</link>
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		<title>A New Year for Urban Patchwork!</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/springforup/</link>
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		<title>Winter on the Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once a year or so in Austin, we actually experience an event some call &#8220;winter&#8221;. Those who experience actual &#8220;winter&#8221; usually laugh, but to us it&#8217;s something to celebrate, prepare for (usually in a fluster of panic), and then hide from until it&#8217;s over after about three days. Scroll through the images below to enjoy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/winter-farm/</link>
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		<title>Recent News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A PROBLEM WORTH SOLVING
By Kate Clabby, Daily Texan Columnist
[exerpt]..If we want to encourage urban farming, we should find a way to make it more feasible by offering farmers fair water prices that reflect the way that they actually use water&#8230;[end exerpt]
In the city of Austin, you pay for most of the water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/news/</link>
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		<title>Reflections for Thanksgiving&#8230;</title>
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A harvest celebration is always something that gives us pause for reflection on the farm. This season I don&#8217;t know where to start thinking of what an amazing year we have had together since last Thanksgiving when UP was just rolling out our first farm harvests.
A year later, the word &#8220;abundance&#8221; barely describes the outpouring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/reflections-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>A Little Patience with the Site?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please bear with us as we grow.

If you have ideas for content on this website, we'd LOVE to hear from you. So please drop us a note.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbanpatchwork.org/site-construction/</link>
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