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		<title>Free bike tuneups &amp; more &#8211; Santa Cruz River Farmers&#8217; Market &#8211; Feb 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, February 16, 2012; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Ride your bike to the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market and Menlo Bike Mechanics will provide FREE bike tune-ups!

You can also enjoy:
* Live Music
* A Cooking Demo
* Bike Accessories
* Advice on Bike Maintenance
When: Feb. 16th 3-6pm
Where: Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida Del Convento, West of 1-10 near Congress/Grande
For more information call: 822-3304]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Cooking and Sustainability Event in Taylor AZ &#8211; Feb 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, February 18, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] at Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Arizona
Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 1 to 4 pm - Free admission

We are having a tribute to Barbara Kerr and Sherry Cole who invigorated a solar cooking movement when they lived in Tempe in the 1970's.  We've got some great speakers and everyone will have a chance to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PV101 Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) &#8211; two 6-day workshops starting Feb 20 and March 12</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/pv101-solar-electric-design-and-installation-grid-direct-two-6-day-workshops-starting-feb-20-and-march-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 20, 2012; Monday, March 12, 2012; ] PV101 Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) Workshop

This course will provide an overview of the three basic PV system applications, primarily focusing on grid-direct systems. The goal of the course is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including: system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Chile Recipes &#8211; Native Seeds / SEARCH &#8211; Free Monthly Salon &#8211; Feb 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nativeseeds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 20, 2012; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road
February 20, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free

Native Seeds / SEARCH Monthly Salons - A little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations.

Celia Riddle, owner &#38; creator of Hot Flash Chile Products

Celia will demonstrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mole Recipes &#8211; Native Seeds / SEARCH &#8211; Free Monthly Salon &#8211; March 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, March 19, 2012; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road
March 19, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free

Amy Schwemm, owner of the Mano y Metate line of tasty and versatile moles

Amy will talk about how she created her moles and ways to use them in your cooking, and of course will provide samples. The varieties include Mole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Flavors of the Desert &#8211; April 28</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/annual-flavors-of-the-desert-april-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nativeseeds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, April 28, 2012; ] at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park

ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT

This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we will enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seed School &#8211; Native Seeds / SEARCH &#8211; 6-day classes in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/seed-school-native-seeds-search-6-day-classes-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nativeseeds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, March 4, 2012; Thursday, April 12, 2012; Saturday, June 16, 2012; Sunday, October 28, 2012; ] March 4 – 9 in Tucson
April 12 – 14 Seed Library School
Summer Saturdays: June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14
Oct 28 - Nov 2 in Phoenix

Seed School - Native Seeds / SEARCH

Six-day trainings in Tucson, Arizona, facilitated by NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman, author of Basic Seed Saving.

Bill is a 30-year veteran of the bioregional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WMG Composting Toilet Program &#8211; Seeking Participants &#8211; Feb 9</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/wmg-composting-toilet-program-seeking-participants-feb-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/wmg-composting-toilet-program-seeking-participants-feb-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, February 9, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants

&#160;

Are you…

	An early adopter who likes to be part of a cutting-edge pilot program to influence city and state policy?
	Tired of flushing potable water down the toilet and interested in building a legal composting toilet for your home?
	Interested in using alternative composting systems to improve your soil and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; Meeting &amp; Potluck &#8211; January 31</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/pima-county-food-systems-alliance-meeting-potluck-january-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, January 31, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] On January 31st, there will be a meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance, at Tucson Village Farm, 4210 N Campbell Ave

The Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) is an open membership network comprised of a variety of groups and individuals—including but not limited to farmers, chefs, restaurants, schools, educators, youth, gardeners, researchers, food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seed Library of Pima County Public Library &#8211; Grand Opening January 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, January 28, 2012; ] 10am-5pm at Joel D Valdez Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Downtown Tucson

Pima County Public Library invites you to the grand opening of its Seed Library and introducing the new Pima County Public Library Bookbike!

The Seed Library is a collection of edible, decorative, and herb seed varieties that community members will borrow, use to grow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Save Money in the Kitchen and Home! &#8211; January 26</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/learn-to-save-money-in-the-kitchen-and-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>communityfoodbank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, January 26, 2012; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] On January 26th, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market will host 2 DIY workshops to help Tucsonans stretch their dollars with homemade soaps and food preservation techniques.

From 3 to 4pm, Joyce Speirs from Dragnass Soaps will lead a workshop on homemade laundry detergent.

From 4 to 5pm, Tiffany Rose Wood, a local integrative nutritionist, will demonstrate how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Arizona Green for All Coalition &#8211; January 24</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/southern-arizona-green-for-all-coalition-january-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, January 24, 2012; 9:00 am to 10:30 am. ] Green for All and The Southern Arizona Green for All Coalition (SAGAC) invite you to our first Tucson Meet and Greet information session.

Join us on January 24th from 9:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. to learn more about how Tucson is engaging in a new initiative to build a broad-based coalition to address our local issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stand up tucson, a call to action</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/stand-up-tucson-a-call-to-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mendola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, January 14, 2012; ] all groups and individuals invited,

armory park, this saturday,all free, music ,dinner,speakers, interactive events......

all day...10am to 9pm....an opportunity to connect and collaborate toward our common goals..

represent your group or ck out groups that you might like to be a part of......

info on facebook at stand up tucson...or call 400-4489

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		<title>Citizens&#8217; Climate Lobby Tucson Meeting &#8211; January 7th</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/citizens-climate-lobby-tucson-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, January 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Citizens' Climate Lobby, Tucson Chapter is meeting at 11 am on Saturday at 255 W. University Blvd to join the national chapters' conference call and discuss local climate lobby plans. If you have any comments before the meeting, please forward them to Vince Pawlowski:  pawlowski (at) ultrasw.com
Reminders for our call on Saturday:

	Please call  review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year
Medea Benjamin, CommonDreams
I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective voice. Singing, chanting, demanding, creating. And that became the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011
Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012
by Sarah van Gelder
Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan with cardboard signs, a few sharpies, some donated pizza, and a bunch of smart phones could change so much?
The viral spread of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST February Meeting &#8211; Climate Change in Tucson and the Southwest &#8211; Dr Jonathan Overpeck</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/february-st-general-mtg-climate-change-in-tucson-public-lecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 13, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] at DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue

Sustainable Tucson's February Meeting will be a special public lecture event in collaboration with the Tucson Audubon Society and the Community Water Coalition.

University of Arizona climate scientist Dr. Jonathan Overpeck will speak on Climate Change: What does it mean for Tucson and the Southwest?

Last year’s increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST statement of support for Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Tucson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson&#8217;s statement of support for the Occupy Wall Street movement and Occupy Tucson
The mission of Sustainable Tucson is to create a community-wide network of people and organizations facilitating and accelerating Tucson&#8217;s transition to sustainability through education and collaborative action.
A sustainable community embodies social justice and economic justice as well as environmental justice. Our vision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST January Meeting &#8211; Topics and Working Groups for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, January 9, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] at Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St)

How do we "green" our homes and neighborhoods?
How do we work together and contribute to each other?
How do we prepare for climate change?
Join us on January 9th to learn of some exciting efforts now underway in your home town to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greywater Systems &#8211; Watershed Technical Training &#8211; Feb 6-8</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 6, 2012 to Wednesday, February 8, 2012. ] Early registration ends January 6!

Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems.

Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing number of municipalities, it’s actively encouraged by many authorities in efforts to preserve water, reduce energy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community-based Green Infrastructure &#8211; Watershed Technical Training &#8211; March 29-31</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, March 20, 2012; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Thursday, March 29, 2012 to Saturday, March 31, 2012. ] Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT).
Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona.
&#160;

Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional training covering the "how to" of organization and design for community led GI installations.

James MacAdam, Green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tucson Time Traders &#8211; Tucson&#8217;s Local Timebank</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timetraders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, January 12, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Thursday, February 9, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Thursday, March 8, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region, and hosting Timebank community potluck &#38; orientation meetings on the 2nd Thursday every month at the Tucson Ward 3 Office (Grant &#38; Vine).

If you're interested in joining us, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and come to an orientation meeting.

We'll also be at the next Sustainable Tucson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming &#8211; Dec 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Politics Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, December 20, 2011; 5:30 pm; ] at Tucson City Hall, 255 W. Alameda, Tucson, AZ 85701 - downtown, just east of Granada in the Presidio Park Plaza

From: Center for Biological Diversity
Subject: Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming

Seattle has just become the latest city to join the Center for Biological Diversity's Clean Air Cities campaign; Tucson could be next.

On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming New Mexico &#8211; Peter Warshall &#8211; TEDxABQ video</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity.
Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers&#8217; Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity and wildlife specialist, research scientist, conservationist, and environmental activist.

from 2011 September TEDx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Salon &#8211; Native Seeds / SEARCH</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, January 16, 2012; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] FREE at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 85719

Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations.  The Salons are held every third Monday of the month, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork.

Our Salon on January 16, 2012 will feature Carolyn Niethammer, author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Tucson&#8217;s Civano Project</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/inside-tucsons-civano-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside the Civano Project: A Case Study of Large-Scale Sustainable Neighborhood Development (Mcgraw-Hill&#8217;s Greensource Series) 2009
By C. Alan Nichols and Jason A. Laros
Forward by Sustainable Tucson &#8212; Co-Founder Bob Cook
Forward
The following story is about a group of people who recognized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and took it upon themselves to reinvent the future and work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Farmers&#8217; Market</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/holiday-farmers-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, December 15, 2011; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] December 15th, 3-6 pm, at 100 S. Avenida del Convento, near the corner of Congress and Grande

This holiday season, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market shoppers will find a variety of distinctively southwest gifts to choose from at our weekly Thursday market.

Our healthy and locally made gifts include raw mesquite honey, prickly pear jams, mesquite flour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oppose the Rosemont Mine &#8211; public meetings Dec 1st, 7th, 8th, 10th</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/oppose-the-rosemont-mine-public-meeting-dec-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, December 1, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Wednesday, December 7, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Thursday, December 8, 2011; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Saturday, December 10, 2011; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Thursday, Dec. 1, at Corona Foothills Middle School, 16705 S. Houghton Rd., from 5 to 9 PM  (and see comments below for further meetings at other locations)

From: Keith Willmarth &#60;canduthis(at)toast.net&#62;
Subject: Oppose the Rosemont Mine

I am sending this message to mobilize informed opposition to the proposed Rosemont Mine. Several organizations, in particular Save the Scenic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; Meeting &amp; Potluck &#8211; Nov 30</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/pima-county-food-systems-alliance-meeting-potluck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Wednesday, November 30, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions)

The Agenda is as follows:

	Welcome &#38; Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05)
	Presentation by PCFSA Consultants (Bryn/Lewis) (25 min; 6:05-6:30)
	Break &#38; Get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST December Meeting &#8211; The Politics of Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/st-december-meeting-dec-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, December 12, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] at Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St)

Activism, Advocacy, and Political Action are ramping up all over the world.  Tucson is no exception, and so Sustainable Tucson begins an exploration into the realm of political expression and action, and how we can use it to promote sustainability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Burning Questions About the Violent Crackdowns on Occupations Around the Country</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/6-burning-questions-about-the-violent-crackdowns-on-occupations-around-the-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Politics Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[6 Burning Questions About the Violent Crackdowns on Occupations Around the Country
By Lynn Parramore, AlterNet Posted on November 15, 2011 http://www.alternet.org/story/153083/6_burning_questions_about_the_violent_crackdowns_on_occupations_around_the_country
Occurring without provocation, the Occupy crackdown gives the appearance of an orchestrated effort to thwart an emerging protest movement.&#160;Early morning Tuesday,&#160;in New York City, hundreds of police officers, many in riot gear, swept down on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Gardening &amp; Farming &#8211; Resources &amp; Contacts</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/local-gardening-farming-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Secure Food Supply for Tucson &#38; Southern Arizona
Resources &#38; Contacts: Gardening &#38; Farming &#8211; Production, Distribution, Education
 A sampling and an on-going growing list (see this page for updates)
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona &#8211; communityfoodbank.com
Native Seeds/SEARCH &#8211; www.nativeseeds.org
Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; go to Facebook page
Tucson Organic Gardeners &#8211; www.tucsonorganicgardeners.org
Community Gardens of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Film Festival featuring the Film &#8220;Greenhorns&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/food-film-festival-featuring-the-film-greenhorns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, November 20, 2011; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Food Film Festival featuring the Film "Greenhorns"
and a film short on the locally owned Sleeping Frog Farms
Happy Hour Party at Borderlands Brewery to follow
Date: Sunday, November 20
Time: 3:00 pm
Cost: $15 per person
Place: The Screening Room (127 E. Congress St.)
&#38; Happy Hour at Borderlands Brewery (119 E. Toole Ave.)

It's time for the second annual Taste Film, Talk Food, brought to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/sustainable-tucson-comments-on-proposed-rosemont-mine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine
Sustainable Tucson is a non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness raising, community engagement and public/private partnerships. We recognize the need to focus on sustainability within the Sonoran bioregion.
The proposal by the Augusta Resources Corporation to develop a copper mine in the Santa Rita mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ed Mazria&#8217;s Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/ed-mazrias-two-year-nine-million-jobs-investment-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caroline Dobuzinskis
&#160;
(Ed Mazria&#8217;s  Revised One-Year, 4.5 Million-Jobs Investment Plan available here:)
&#160;
With the job market crashing and a reported one in five mortgages underwater, the need for complex solutions to fix the US economy grows increasingly urgent. Ed Mazria, founder of the non-profit research and education organization Architecture 2030, has put forward a proposal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Green Retrofit  Stimulus Proposal for Tucson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With half of all mortgaged homes “underwater” and owing more than their market value, housing prices continue to decline even after four years of collapsing prices. The ongoing global credit and debt crisis combined with declining house prices spell disaster for the home-building industry for at least the next decade. The escalating climate crisis also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Green Retrofit Economic Stimulus Proposal for Tucson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 Green Retrofit Economic Stimulus Proposal for Tucson
With half of all mortgaged homes “underwater” and owing more than their market value, housing prices continue to decline even after four years of collapsing prices. The ongoing global credit and debt crisis combined with declining house prices spell disaster for the home-building industry for at least the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST&#8217;s Tom Greco Gives Economics Talk at International Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member, Tom Greco gives a presentation on his transformational model of economic change to the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership. This TED-like talk is video-streamed from the conference and is viewable here:
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http://www.livestream.com/localfuture/video?clipId=pla_ade24121-d46d-4448-863c-babe129a604f
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		<title>UA Professor Walks Away From Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization. Taking material from his latest book, &#8220;Walking Away From Empire&#8221; , Guy demonstrates Gandhi&#8217;s  recommendation: &#8220;Become the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tucson Time Traders &#8211; 2011 Nov</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/tucson-time-traders-2011-nov/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timetraders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, November 14, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Tuesday, November 22, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region.  If you're interested in joining, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and/or contact us by email - timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org

We'll be at the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting on Food Security on November 14 to give information about time banking and our local timebank, and help you sign up online.

We're also hosting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Growing Food at Home &#8211; Sonoran Permaculture Guild</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/introduction-to-growing-food-at-home-sonoran-permaculture-guild/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonoran Permaculture Guild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, November 12, 2011; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The future of sustainable agriculture will be in small to medium scale organic food gardens grown right in our cities.  In this workshop that includes hands-on work, you will learn how to set up a complete garden system.

We will show you how to increase your garden’s health, production, and nutrient value, using an integrated system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Mentor Program &#8211; Community Food Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/garden-mentor-program-community-food-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>communityfoodbank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you grow your own vegetables? Become a Garden Mentor with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and help others learn!
Garden Mentors work with a new home or school gardener for two growing seasons, supporting them as they gain the tools to produce their own food.
For more information or to sign up as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move Your Money: Campaign grows to divest from &#8220;Too Big to Fail&#8221; banks to local banks, credit unions</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/move-your-money-campaign-grows-to-divest-from-too-big-to-fail-banks-to-local-banks-credit-unions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published by Democracy Now! on Wed, 11/02/2011
Original article: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/move_your_money_campaign_grows_to
by Amy Goodman
As participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue protesting the record profits made by banks bailed out by taxpayer money, a group of grassroots activists are hitting America’s largest banks—including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo—where it hurts most: the wallet. Dubbing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Foods Event at Antigone Books</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/local-foods-event-at-antigone-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Friday, November 18, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] We have an upcoming local foods event at Antigone Books (411 N. 4th Avenue) that we thought you might enjoy.

Friday, November 18, 7 PM: Join us for a lively discussion with two experts in local, seasonal and sustainable food, each of whom has a new cookbook: Cooking the Wild Southwest by Carolyn Niethammer &#38; Southwest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photovoltaics Class at Bean Tree &#8211; Nov 7-11</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/photovoltaics-class-bean-tree/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/photovoltaics-class-bean-tree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beantreefarm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, November 7, 2011 to Friday, November 11, 2011. ] Understanding PV (photovoltaics) with Ed Eaton, guest instructor

November 7-11 at Bean Tree Farm

Registration &#38; info about this class: http://solarenergyclasses.com/workshops

Ed Eaton an ISP certified Master Trainer of Photovoltaics, has taught 3000+ students, and founded the Tucson Solar Potluck &#38; Exhibition, now in it’s 30th year. Ed's educational demonstrations and events for the general public, schools, environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick &amp; Brad Lancaster &#8211; Dec 5-7</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/eco-sanitation-course-with-david-omick-brad-lancaster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/eco-sanitation-course-with-david-omick-brad-lancaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, December 5, 2011 to Wednesday, December 7, 2011. ] Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick &#38; Brad Lancaster

December 5 - 7 in Tucson

Note: Dates have changed from those previously advertized. Early registration extended to Oct 30. Early registration cost is $250. Scholarships are available.

Learn cutting-edge principles in simple living technology in a hands-on setting - join WMG for a Watershed Technical Training in Eco-Sanitation!

Expert instructors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Harvest Fest at Santa Cruz River Farmers&#8217; Market</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/fall-harvest-fest-at-santa-cruz-river-farmers-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/fall-harvest-fest-at-santa-cruz-river-farmers-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>communityfoodbank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, October 27, 2011; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Join us on Thursday Oct. 27th (3pm- 6pm) for family fun at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market with a veggie scavenger hunt and pumpkin decorating!

When you come to the market you can also expect to find a colorful variety of locally grown organic foods including fresh fruits and veggies, eggs, honey and baked goods.

We are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability Lessons for the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/sustainability-lessons-for-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
How Germany became Europe’s green leader: A look at four decades of sustainable policymaking
by Ralph Buehler, Arne Jungjohann, Melissa Keeley, Michael Mehling

In Brief
Over the last 40 years, all levels of government in Germany have retooled policies to promote growth that is more environmentally sustainable. Germany’s experiences can provide useful lessons for the United States (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Wednesday, October 19, 2011; 6:00 pm; Wednesday, November 16, 2011; 6:00 pm; Wednesday, December 14, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar

We are all trying to eat healthier, right?  Growing organic sprouts in our own kitchen is an easy, cheap way to improve nutrition.  You can quickly grow organic food in your own home by sprouting seeds, beans, grains, or nuts.

Easy to learn—In one hour, you will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST Water &#8211; resource links</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/st-water-resource-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Water Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAINWATER &#38; GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST
Hands-On/Workshops
http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops &#8211; gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more)
http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events &#38; workshops – hands-on work with gray water systems, rainwater harvesting systems, earthworks, etc.)
http://communityfoodbank.com/2011/08/10/gardenworkshops/ (Food Bank garden workshops &#8211; gray water use; self-watering containers; and more)
Websites for More Information
http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/water/greywater (City of [...]]]></description>
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