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	<title>Maya Creek Blog &#187; Straw Bale</title>
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		<title>Healing Up and Breaking Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you already know I suffered a serious hand injury at the end of October.  I was sharpening a shovel using far too much pressure on the file, lost control, and gashed my wrist open.  I was wearing gloves for protection, but the shovel caught me just above them and severed 4 tendons and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock, Wood, and Clay</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2011/rock-wood-clay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kita]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s turned into something of a running joke here at MC that just about any problem can be solved with rocks, wood, or clay.  Andrew and John made replacement stove knobs from pieces of wood, and I built a replacement starter for it from clay.  We also cleared a path along the creek, and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shifting Gears</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/shifting-gears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After making my way through the final push of the year, including cleaning up and taking down tarpopolis, finishing the rocket stove, and putting doors and windows on the house, I now find myself breathing a sigh of relief and am looking forward to a long winter of reading, planning, and preparing for next year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plaster, Compost, and the beginnings of a Forest Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/plaster-compost-forest-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sheet Mulching]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since my last post Dakota, Emily, and I have finished the discovery and infill coats of earthen plaster on the house.  Others participated in various plaster parties and I&#8217;d like to thank them all graciously, but I especially want to thank Dakota and Emily.  The infill coat was a herculean task, and took just over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gravity All Its Own</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/gravity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/gravity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been a lot of great developments at Maya Creek in the 6 weeks since my last blog post.  I&#8217;ll start with the oldest and work my way up to the present. The roof has been completely insulated.  Dakota and I spent 2 days blowing insulation into the roof space we&#8217;d created between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Bit of Everything</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As usual, sorry for the blog hiatus.  Time has just been zipping by, but that&#8217;s what happens when you&#8217;re busy from sun up to sun down.  So, let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s new. I&#8217;ve planted a ton of new fruit trees and berry bushes in the garden.  At the last minute I decided to try some blueberries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Warmed Up</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/getting-warmed-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know, I&#8217;m overdue for a blog entry. As soon as the weather warmed up it seemed that everyone decided it was time to get their web page revamped.  Every time I&#8217;d sit down at the computer I&#8217;d feel like I needed to be working on web work, and the blog could wait.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Connections</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/making-connections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s amazing how many connections I&#8217;ve found by just doing what I&#8217;m doing.  Jesse&#8217;s mom, Anne, raises alpaca only about 15 minutes away from here.  She&#8217;s offered to let me take her &#8220;alpaca beans&#8221; off her hands, some of which are already well rotted.  I&#8217;ve only gotten one small load so far since it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maya Creek Christmas 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2009/christmas-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After some soul-searching and continued annoyance with referrals to the morning after pill I&#8217;ve decided to change the name of the Ecovillage.  I&#8217;ve gone through a few different ideas and some conferring with Justin and Melainia I&#8217;ve settled on Maya Creek Ecovillage. Almost the entire watershed is on the property and it&#8217;s easily one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winding Down</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2009/winding-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather has shifted and things are getting downright cold around here.  The first frost is just around the bend and our tomatoes don&#8217;t look happy about it.  It&#8217;s been pretty overcast and the solar shower just isn&#8217;t cutting it anymore so we&#8217;ve been taking showers at the truck stop. The metal roof has been [...]]]></description>
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