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		<title>86 Things We Learned from Farming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the year we have each kept a list of things we&#8217;ve learned from the Thomas Farm project, specifically to make a compilation at the end of the year.  It&#8217;s fair to say that the year was nothing like we thought it would be, but we still learned a lot about where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2011/01/06/what-i-learned-from-farming/</link>
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		<title>Gratitude</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reminded after Thanksgiving that I don&#8217;t think about and express gratitude often enough.  Going around the table at supper and saying what you&#8217;re grateful for may be the traditional thing to do on Thanksgiving, but for me it&#8217;s distinctly an untraditional activity within the scope a whole year.  Giving thanks is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/12/14/gratitude/</link>
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		<title>Favored Photos: Matt&#8217;s Top 20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I scanned through my photos from this year at the farm, and gathered up my top 20. Originally, my plan was to pick the top 10, but I failed miserably.
I chose these images, not just based on aesthetic appeal, but also because they capture some fine moments, and important events that marked the year (e.g., [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/12/10/favored-photos-matts-top-20/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving, Blog Readers!
Matt and I left the farm for Thanksgiving and have been visiting our friend Kacey in Blacksburg. We had a non-traditional (not to be confused with un-American) vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner of Chili Con Tempeh, mashed potatoes, Brooklyn Brown Ale, and apple pie and ice cream. I guess considering the mashed potatoes and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/11/27/thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>Our chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I simply couldn&#8217;t resist.

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		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/11/15/our-chickens/</link>
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		<title>First Frost</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been about a week since our first major frost of autumn, marking the end of most, but not all, activity in the garden.  The frost was pretty late, I think, even for as far south as we are—so we counted ourselves lucky.

The casualties of frost included heat-loving basil, tomatoes, corn, and peppers as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/11/08/first-frost-2/</link>
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		<title>Visitors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, Whitney&#8217;s parents, Ben and Elaine, visited from Idaho. Their time with us was replete with apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard, target practice in the woods, and a 10k for Whitney and Ben.
Ben and Elaine joined a long list of visitors we&#8217;ve had at the farm over the past 10 months. One of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/11/03/visitors/</link>
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		<title>Cooking on the Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even as the days get colder and shorter and our garden gets emptier there is one thing we continue to do in abundance: cook! We&#8217;re getting into the delicious and hearty soup and stew season which fits the autumn weather so well.
The way we&#8217;ve been handling meals on the farm this year is each couple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/10/24/cooking-on-the-farm/</link>
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		<title>The return of the prodigal kitty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is neither timely nor important, but I want to record it for posterity.  We had a moment of triumph and jubilation here on the Thomas Farm on Friday evening.  A moment I will never forget.
While Caleb and I were back in Minneapolis last weekend, at a high school friend of mine&#8217;s wedding, Lena disappeared.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/10/19/the-return-of-the-prodigal-kitty/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Blue!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon, I was pleased to discover that our Ameraucana chicken laid her first egg, and as expected, it&#8217;s blue!
As you may recall, in posts dating back to July (Chicken Drama I and II), we&#8217;ve been having trouble creating harmony between our only surviving chicken from the original three, Marcia, and our three newest chickens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thomasfarmproject.com/2010/10/09/its-blue/</link>
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