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		<title>Creating A Sustainable Wardrobe, One Item At A Time</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2010/01/29/creating-a-sustainable-wardrobe-one-item-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love clothes. I love textiles. I love all things fashion. This has been a lifelong fascination that stretches as far back as elementary school when a friend and I started our own fashion design firm in her basement. It was serious business.
Back then my closet was stacked with issues of Vogue and Elle and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Recycling – Shrinking the Mountain of Merry Waste</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of bed at the crack of dawn, my brother and I would eagerly creep our way towards the living room where Santa had left his mark, the stockings were stuffed full and the space beneath the tree was piled high with presents. We were always astounded by the sight.
Santa’s gifts were almost always unwrapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mom&#8217;s Guide to Greener Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/11/27/a-moms-guide-to-greener-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tis the season to consume. The holidays are all about stuff. Why is it that this time of year brings out the worst in spending? People go crazy with trend and forget all about tradition. The season is supposed to be about joy, gratitude, family and friends. But this appears to be lacking, at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-e-ology &#8211; Conserving The Heat</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/10/23/green-e-ology-conserving-the-heat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old Man Winter is sneaking up on us – making his way through fallen leaves, rain puddles and dark skies. The days are shorter and the nights are colder. I’ve officially been moved out of flip-flops and tank-tops and pushed towards a cold weather wardrobe.
I love the seasonal change – the falling leaves, cold winds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating An Idle-Free Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/09/25/green-e-ology-creating-an-idle-free-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It began with a pet peeve and some serious evaluation. Oh, that drive-thru line-up with its length of vehicles and thick haze of exhaust. Oh, the strong smell of exhaust as you and your child walk beside a parked car, its engine running and the driver nowhere in sight. What’s the point of unnecessary idling?
Honestly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Kid Party In Action</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/08/28/the-green-kid-party-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Bevin Clempson is here today letting us take a peek into her son&#8217;s very cool green birthday bash and her adventures in planning. This whole green thing is complicated some days. Have a great Friday!
Last month my wee dude turned 3. It was the first ever kiddo-centric party I had ever thrown. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-e-ology &#8211; Mis-Adventures In Canning</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/07/24/green-e-ology-mis-adventures-in-canning-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/07/24/green-e-ology-mis-adventures-in-canning-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Good Morning! Thinking local grains today? Check out the Brambles Demo with True Grains Bakery at 11 a.m.
But, really, the big event of the week is tomorrow when Royston&#8217;s ASH Berry Farm hosts the final Farm Event of the 30-Day Challenge. It&#8217;s going to be hot. So, what better way to cool down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-e-ology &#8211; Thrifting is the New Pink</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/06/26/green-e-ology-thrifting-is-the-new-pink/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/06/26/green-e-ology-thrifting-is-the-new-pink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some say junk collecting. Some say thrifting. Whatever it may be, I say bring it on. Bring on the super finds and the price tags that leave you feeling like a thief. Bring on the history and the uniqueness. Bring on the craftsmanship and the savings. Bring on the eco-goodness.
The whole wide world of thrift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-e-ology &#8211; Equitable Eating&#8217;s Many Forms</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/04/24/green-e-ology-equitable-eating-comes-in-many-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bevin Clempson</dc:creator>
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Genetic engineering. Antibiotics. Pesticides. Additives. Air pollution. Animal welfare. Economics. Irradiation. Hormones. rBGH. Water pollution.
Now that I’ve got your attention, do you think about any of the above before making food choices?
If so, then you’ve likely been far ahead of me for years. I’m a little slow with the food. 
 
 [give that head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-e-ology: Hanging Laundry = Big Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/03/27/green-e-ology-hanging-laundry-big-savings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/03/27/green-e-ology-hanging-laundry-big-savings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Showing up at my house unannounced on a laundry day during Winter months has people wondering if they’ve entered some type of laundry house.
Clothes are hanging to dry ALL over.
Shirts, jeans, socks and underwear are in plain view.
[that’s right, even underwear]
I make good use of my wooden drying rack and the four dining table chairs.
When [...]]]></description>
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