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		<title>I&#8217;m Marching for iMatter (http://imattermarch.org/about-us/)</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/im-marching-for-imatter-httpimattermarch-orgabout-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable farming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I support the iMatter March Sunday, May 15th, 1 &#8211; 3, Libbey Park, Ojai. http://imattermarch.org/march/location/ojai-ca/ I saw iMatter campaigner Alec Loorz speak two years ago at Ventura&#8217;s Wild &#38; Scenic Film Festival. He was urging reduction in use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions and he isn&#8217;t letting up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2011/05/generation_climate_game.html. My motivation to march [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=387&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Club of Santa Barbara Visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Five Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Barbara]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning we hosted an informational tour of our facilities to the Garden Club of Santa Barbara.  Five stations throughout the bug farm featured Deke&#8217;s Five Features of Integrated Pest Management: Releasing Beneficial Insects, Build Beneficial Refuges &#38; Habitats, Monitor Insect Ecology, Integrate Cultural Practices and Use Soft Pesticides &#38; Avoid Toxic Chemicals.  Our sixth station featured [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=356&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ants, Roses and Religious Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aphids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microbial inoculants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m usually glad when I answer the business line on the weekend even though we&#8217;re officially closed. Customers often present questions that I&#8217;m happy to help unravel. Sometimes new inquiries make my day, like last Sunday. A young woman&#8217;s voice asked, &#8220;Are you open? I need aphid controls.&#8221; It soon became clear to me that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=343&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Community Jobs Forum – Feedback for the White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We accepted an invitation to participate in giving feedback to the White House about how to create jobs in our community. We received five discussion questions from the White House. We had a total of 12 participants of which ten were our coworkers  and two guests. We invited five neighboring businesses and 15 friends and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=335&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Rains Bring Spring Flowers</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/winter-rains-bring-spring-flowers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habitat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasonal advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at the Bug Farm, the rainy season is in full effect. In places with a mild Mediterranean climate like ours, this is the best time to plant habitat seed mixes. (In areas further north, plant after the danger of frost is past.) The rain makes it easy for the habitat plants to get established, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=333&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ant Control Weather</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/ant-control-weather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ant control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aphids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boric acid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mealybugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the temperature starts dropping it&#8217;s time to go on the offensive against ants. Ants are one of the biggest overlooked factors that lead to biological control failures. Many common species &#8220;farm&#8221; honeydew producing pests, including aphids and mealybugs. They eat and fight off predators, transport pests to new areas, and will even shelter aphids [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=310&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rincon Vitova is busy as a bee</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/rincon-vitova-is-busy-as-a-bee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B3 Demo Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life on the Farm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a few months ago about the activity at RVI, when everything was all a-buzz with the beginning of spring. Now, here we are in late September, and I just overheard someone say, &#8220;Phew, too much going on!&#8221; And, it&#8217;s true. Our clients&#8217; agricultural seasons have been peaking, and so has our production and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=307&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Neem vs. Fleas</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/neem-vs-fleas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life on the Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fleas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pesticides]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone at Rincon-Vitova loves Duchess, the official Bug Farm dog, especially the fleas. Treating fleas on a bug farm is a little bit complicated, though. The standard treatment is insect growth regulators like Advantage, but using a long lasting insect growth regulator on a dog who wanders around the farm freely, getting pet by everyone, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=301&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Lacewing Cards Part of Biocontrol Tool Kit for Gardeners</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/mini-lacewing-cards-part-of-biocontrol-tool-kit-for-gardeners/</link>
		<comments>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/mini-lacewing-cards-part-of-biocontrol-tool-kit-for-gardeners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ant bait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ant bait stations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defensor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many gardeners think &#8216;ladybugs&#8217; when they want to go after plant pests. When I have a chance, I try to pitch the benefits of green lacewing instead. Especially from late spring through early fall, lacewing eggs on cards are, in my experience, more reliable and versatile. Convergent lady beetles (ladybugs) that are so popular prefer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=278&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lindorus Kicks Christmas Trees Off Pesticide Treadmill</title>
		<link>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/lindorus-kicks-christmas-trees-off-the-pesticide-treadmill/</link>
		<comments>http://rinconvitova.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/lindorus-kicks-christmas-trees-off-the-pesticide-treadmill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Product Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindorus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pine needle scale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pine scale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After years of spraying more pesticides and achieving less control, many of Ron Evans&#8217; Christmas trees were left unfit to sell because of messy scale infestations. Farming for over 45 years, they began noticing pine needle scale 15 years ago. Scotch pine, red pine and Austrian pine were especially susceptible. In the mid 1990&#8242;s they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rinconvitova.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5634865&amp;post=279&amp;subd=rinconvitova&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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