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		<title>Healthier Cat Care in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed how, since we have given our cats prepared foods and immunizing them, cats have become sick more and more. I see the same issues with dogs, actually, so this post could just as easily be about them. When I was a child, cats ate what they got and they usually scrounged for that. They also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=98&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Greener Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote an article called A Greener Cleaning Guide that I wold like to share with you. I also have a site Keeping the Single Mom Home that will be beneficial. Maine has a long way to go on the green front, but we can each do our own part as far as our homes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=96&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family Gardening</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that, the more we do as family, the better our children can be raised to accept our beliefs, whatever they are. This extends to being green and eating healthy. I wrote and article for GreenandSave.com called Family Gardening for Better Health. I would like to share the article with you. I believe that, especially here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=94&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greening Maines School Lunches</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cold lunches are another area in which Maine residents can be greening their families lives.  By doing this type of thing for you children, they will be healthier. You will also be showing schools that you want them to pay more attention to their kitchen and lunchroom greening efforts. Do not stop there. Go to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=102&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays! I am taking a bit of a vacation from blogging to spend time with family. I may pick up again next week, but certainly by the 2nd. Shannon Posted in Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=93&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Together: The Old Arts</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/working-together-the-old-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A family community does more than just work, play, learn and celebrate. The family also creates. This is where The Old Arts come into play. The family can work as a unit to build: A barn Fencing Houses for family members Clotheslines Hen houses Quilting bees can be fun, as can getting together to knit, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=86&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Together: Preserving Food</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/working-together-preserving-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, this is one of those areas where the big family house comes into play in a family community. All of the food that is being grown and raised by the family needs to be preserved and split between the families. The big house has a huge kitchen that opens into the livingroom. This provides [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=84&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Care of Our Own</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/taking-care-of-our-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a job for people in the family communities who are not working outside of the home. Childcare: Childcare can be provided by those who are staying home rather than working outside of the family community. This person/these people are trusted family members who love and care for all of the children. The children [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=82&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=79&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Together: The Multi-Family Garden</title>
		<link>http://mainelythoughts.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/working-together-the-multi-family-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Buck</dc:creator>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mainelythoughts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4134202&amp;post=77&amp;subd=mainelythoughts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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