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		<title>Plaster, Compost, and the beginnings of a Forest Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chickens]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Humanure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sheet Mulching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Earthen Plaster]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[horse manure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infill coat]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cement mixer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clay slip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dakota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Rovics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dome]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LED lightbulbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melainia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=149</guid>
		<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 rafters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Bit of Everything</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/bit-of-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earthen Plaster]]></category>
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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 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day Every Day</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/earth-day-every-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sheet Mulching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alpaca wool]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[paper-crete]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day everyone.  It seems like an appropriate time for your bi-weekly Maya Creek update.  The last several weeks of sunny 70 degree weather have given me the chance to get a lot done.  I&#8217;ve built two new sheet mulched no-till garden beds, one of them being a 4th vegetable bed so that I [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Chickens]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guineas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mushrooms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reusable Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chainsaw]]></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>The Big Thaw</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/the-big-thaw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/the-big-thaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s finally happened.  The weather has warmed to the point it&#8217;s no longer miserable to be outside.  In fact, it&#8217;s down right pleasant and judging by the chorus of crickets and peepers, the wildlife would agree.
The change in temperature has been swift, but I remember being struck by how quickly the chirps and hum of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tribal Introductions</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/tribal-introduction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Work on the house and garden ground to a halt again for the last couple of weeks.  It was roughly 15 degrees below average, but the thing that really stopped me is the snow and lack of sunshine.
I&#8217;ve used the time to get ahead in web work and explore Missouri.  In the last week I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maya Creek TV Episode 1</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/maya-creek-tv-episode-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/maya-creek-tv-episode-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wind Generator, Seed Starting, and Barred Owls
	
	
		
			
			
			
			
			
		
	www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJrFBdE4n_U
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/?p=104</guid>
		<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>Radical Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/radical-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayacreek.org/blog/2010/radical-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a spiritual or religious person, but I do take notice when the stars align.  Justin and I were having a discussion last week about how solar panels, hybrid cars, and CFLs aren&#8217;t really and truly sustainable, at least not in the way I&#8217;d like to be sustainable.  The next day I began reading [...]]]></description>
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