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		<title>Event: Free Permaculture Talks, Nov 3 &amp; 4</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2011/11/event-free-permaculture-talks-nov-3-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last three years we have been working hard to convert our Calgary inner city home into a thriving permaculture project complete with a front yard food forest, water-harvesting features, abundant food production, compost-making, a solar greenhouse, low-maintenance veggie gardens, grey-water, natural building material demonstrations, and even energy retrofits on the house. We&#8217;ve learned a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Web Design</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2011/08/new-web-design-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that things look a little different around here! The Raising Spaces team has been itching to update our online look and is pleased to roll out our new site. We apologize if you&#8217;ve been searching for something during the transition. Please bear with us as we continue to make the updates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NetZero Home Tour June 4 ** noon-4pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend marks the NetZero Home tour.  Last year a couple friends and I went on an exciting bike tour to see the different styles and design elements of each gorgeous home.  This weekend, Raising Spaces will be showcasing some fantastic products and materials at 7615 111 st.  The Belgravia Homes, as seen in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry, Gardens &amp; House Work</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2010/05/forestry-gardens-house-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past April I spent a week in the woods at MacPhail Woods taking a university course, Environmental Studies 209 – Ecological Forestry, learning about forest ecology, sustainable forestry practices, forest restoration and the Acadien Forests. It was an amazing experiential learning course and everything we learned has stayed with me and I think it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Not to Pave Paradise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NC)—Installing a new patio this year? A driveway or walkway? Now is the time to consider how this can be an upgrade and an environmentally sound improvement. One pavement that meets both requirements is permeable interlocking concrete pavements (PICPs). They look like popular concrete paving stones but work in a different manner. PICPs have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthier Homes With a Helping Hand</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2010/03/healthier-homes-with-a-helping-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Green Your Home Without the Stress Spring is in the air &#8211; the geese are coming back, and with more than 3 hours of sunlight a day, you&#8217;re ready to don your beloved flip flops and hop in the hammock!   But do you secretly dread confronting your household &#8216;to do&#8217; list? This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discover Window Gardening</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/11/discover-window-gardening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for apartment-dwelling gardener wannabes: You can build your own window gardens and grow veggies in your bachelor pad! Hydroponic gardening has always been around for those comfortable tinkering with the components. But with Window Farms&#8217; handy DIY instructions, you can assemble this simple system called the &#8216;air lift&#8217; in an hour with less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Sense Summer update &#8211; on the verge of something</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/10/eco-sense-summer-update-on-the-verge-of-something/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/10/eco-sense-summer-update-on-the-verge-of-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue to be inspired and disturbed, optimistic and pessimistic, excited and depressed. Seems that we are also not alone in these oscillating waves of emotion. But what is clear is that it’s emotion in the form of love, passion, and fulfillment that is driving us towards a sustainable future and giving meaning to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Great Summer Eco-Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/07/top-ten-great-summer-eco-activities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Merriam, of ecoDomestica reDesign School’s out, and summer vacation is upon us. If you’re like me, you’re trying to think of good ways to keep your kids entertained. How about these summer eco-activities? 1. Enrol your kids in summer camps and classes for budding naturalists, like those offered at Edmonton’s Devonian Botanic Garden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Brown Revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/05/the-brown-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Samantha Magnus Composting toilets may be the flush of the future Ashlie Ferguson appreciates poo. One Monday night in February, the UVic student hosted a poo party in her James Bay home, complete with turd cookies (okay, macaroons) and chunky chocolate-dipped bananas. The celebration was for Ferguson’s new self-built composting toilet, so the treats [...]]]></description>
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