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		<title>Working Together: The Multi-Family Homestead</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/working-together-the-multi-family-homestead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you have many households working together on one piece of land, you can do less work individually and give your family healthier alternatives.
Keeping farm animals, and feeding them organically, becomes possible. Think about it. If you plant your own produce, and raise your own animals, how much grocery shopping will you be forced to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=79&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Together: The Multi-Family Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[plant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By purchasing land together, and living as an extended family on one piece of land, you can save much time and money.
Gardening is easier. The families get together to prepare the soil and plant the garden, making it easier for those who stay at home to weed and pick the fresh produce.
Plant what is needed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=77&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smaller Housing, More Land</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/smaller-housing-more-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big house]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People purchase big houses on little land. Land does not seem to mean as much as it used to, when homesteading was common.
My Proposal:
More smaller housing, on more land.
What I Mean:
Bringing family together again is so important. Helping each other is also important.
If the family members go in together on a large piece of land, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=74&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Extended Family</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/housing-extended-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Communities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[materialistic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family units are not as close as they once were. It was not uncommon, a hundred years ago, to find three generations of people living under one roof. You rarely see this anymore, unless it is because someone is sick or needs help. People are not making conscious choices to live like this any more.
People [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=72&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of Organic Gardening in Maine</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/importance-of-organic-gardening-in-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Greening Maine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maine Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maine. compost]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Organic gardening is healthy for our bodies and our environment. While many gardeners are making the effort to garden organically, many others still are not. I am having a hard time figuring out why.
I much prefer organically grown produce. Not only is it healthier, it is also better tasting. The best tasting produce is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=70&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Roadside Selling</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/roadside-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fresh produce]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love good weather, when I can walk down the street and find someone selling what they have grown or picked from their vehicle. The signs, the fresh produce or seafood. It all reminds me of something from the past.
This service is great for those who cannot get these foods fresh on their own, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=68&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day?</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/can-you-eat-on-1-dollar-a-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncertain Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frugal recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thrift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This link will lead you to a short article and a YouTube video describing an experiment on low-cost eating. I cannot view YouTube videos on my computer, so I am wondering if someone could gives us a rundown of what is said.
Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day? Watch New Documentary &#8216;Food Stamped&#8217;
 
If this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=66&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post Offices: A Recycling Idea</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/post-offices-a-recycling-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Greening Maine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maine Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catalogs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a quick and easy to implement idea for any post office. All you need are two boxes or plastic bins, one with a &#8216;Magazine&#8217; label, and one with a &#8216;Catalog&#8217; label. Post a notice about what you are doing.
When customers are done with their magazines and catalogs, they can put them into the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=64&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should There be More Teen Hang Outs in Maine?</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/should-there-be-more-teen-hang-outs-in-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen hang outs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trouble]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I remember when they were making the plans for the community park in Old Town. They said that they were going to have a place for the teenagers to roller blade and skate board, ride their bikes and whatnot. It never happened.
I remember when they asked the teenagers to stop playing ice hockey at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=62&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/medical-identity-theft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncertain Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empty nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photographs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maine has more than its fair share of problems right now, economically. With all of the business closings, and more and more people out of work each month, it can be real tough to get by.
I wonder if there is any way in which we could really prevent this type of identity theft from happening [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&blog=4134202&post=60&subd=mainelythoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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