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	<title>Carolina Farm Stewardship Association</title>
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	<description>The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) helps people in the Carolinas grow and eat local, organic food by advocating for fair farm and food policies, building the systems that family farmers need to thrive and educating communities about local, organic farming.</description>
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		<title>Event: CFSA Open House</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-cfsa-open-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cfsa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for growers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Jul 16, 2013; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] 

Save the Date!

Come check out our new office and enjoy light refreshments on us.  More details to come!

Location: CFSA's brand new office
Main Street Station
287 East Street, Suite 421
Pittsboro, NC 27312

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		<title>May 22 &#8211; Farm Bill is happening right now!</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-22-farm-bill-is-happening-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-22-farm-bill-is-happening-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaredc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Farm Bill is happening right now! 
CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY!  
Wednesday-Thursday 
The timing is unknown — these amendments could be voted on at any time.
The Sooner The Better for your calls!
Be sure to leave a message!

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1) Repeal “Monsanto Protection Act”
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is introducing an amendment that would repeal the “Monsanto Protection Act” rider that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop: Chicken Keeping 101</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/workshop-chicken-keeping-101/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/workshop-chicken-keeping-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backyard chickens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ Jun 1, 2013; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Jun 2, 2013; 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Jun 3, 2013; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] 



WHEN: Saturday, June 1, 9:30 a.m. OR Sunday, June 2, 2:00 p.m. OR Monday, June 3, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Room 159, Kilgore Hall, NC State University

COST: A fee of $10 per person will be requested. (No pre-registration required.)

This presentation by long-time chicken-keeper Bob Davis will confirm that keeping backyard chickens is both desirable and attainable. Chickens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Funds to Farms Burlington</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-funds-to-farms-burlington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-funds-to-farms-burlington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triangle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burlington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Company Shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funds to Farms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ Jun 30, 2013; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Funds to Farms: A Celebration of Local Food is a unique micro-funding program for beginning farmers and food entrepreneurs, presented by the Company Shops Market in partnership with Slow Money NC, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and the Abundance Foundation.

Tickets for the event will be available online and at the door
Download the event flyer.

How it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Event: Summer Vacation Sunset Musical Flight at RayLen</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/free-event-summer-vacation-sunset-musical-flight-at-raylen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/free-event-summer-vacation-sunset-musical-flight-at-raylen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raylen vineyards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ Jun 7, 2013; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] 

Hello, Summer Vacation!  It's so lovely to see you.  It's time for shorts and flip-flops.  It's time for crisp, chilled wine and fun with friends.  We've been waiting for you, Summer Vacation.  Enjoy the light, funky style of Tyler Nail, debuting at RayLen, as your musical entertainment for the evening.  Food available for purchase from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 21 &#8211; The Farm Bill is happening right now! Call your Senators!</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-21-the-farm-bill-is-happening-right-now-call-your-senators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-21-the-farm-bill-is-happening-right-now-call-your-senators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaredc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
CALL YOUR SENATORS!   
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday  
The timing is unknown &#8212; these amendments could be voted on at any time.
The Sooner The Better for your calls!
Be sure to leave a message!
1) Tester Amendment on Classical Plant &#38; Animal Breeding
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is introducing a Farm Bill amendment that aims to reinvigorate classical plant and animal breeding and public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Sacred Foodscapes &#8211; The Food, Faith, Climate Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-sacred-foodscapes-the-food-faith-climate-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-sacred-foodscapes-the-food-faith-climate-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coastal NC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feast Down East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food and faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC Interfaith power & light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacred Foodscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wilmington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 29, 2013; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] 

Sacred Foodscapes: The Food, Faith, Climate Connection

Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (SPEC) 16 North 16th Street, Wilmington

The story of our food, what we choose to eat, where it comes from and how it is produced has a lot to do with our collective impact upon climate change. Explore growing, purchasing, eating and cooking food in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 16 &#8211; Update: House Farm Bill Amendments</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-16-update-house-farm-bill-amendments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/may-16-update-house-farm-bill-amendments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaredc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm bill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we asked for your help in supporting 5 amendments and opposing 1 amendment to the House version of the 2013 Farm Bill – the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. The House Agriculture Committee worked until almost Midnight yesterday to pass the bill. The vote was 36 to 10, with mostly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Evening Harvest Farmers Market Grand Opening</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-evening-harvest-farmers-market-grand-opening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/event-evening-harvest-farmers-market-grand-opening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annamd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western NC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clay County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clay County Tractor Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evening Harvest Farmers Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayesville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Harmed Brothers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ Jun 6, 2013; 4:00 pm; ] 

Announcing the Grand Opening of the Evening Harvest Farmers Market 

On The Square in Historic Hayesville, NC

More than a Farmers Market, It’s a Town Event

Join us for a fun filled evening

·        Cooking with Kara, a demonstration made possible by the Clay County Health Department 

·        Live entertainment by the Harmed Brothers 

·        WJUL radio remote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 15 &#8211; Farm Bill Action Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/action-alert-farm-bill-may-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/action-alert-farm-bill-may-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaredc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm bill 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house agriculture committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past week has seen a lot of Farm Bill action, but this is the final stretch, and we need your help today. The House Agriculture Committee’s will be voting on amendments today to their draft version of the 2013 farm bill &#8211; the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.

While some support [...]]]></description>
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