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	<title>National Young Farmers' Coalition</title>
	
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		<title>Bringing Food to Desert Tables at Sleeping Frog Farms</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/youngfarmerprofiles/2012/02/22/bringing-food-to-desert-tables-at-sleeping-frog-farms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cascabel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=5018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nestled in the San Pedro River Valley, just outside of Cascabel, Arizona, lies 75 acres of farmland with over a thousand chickens, a couple of goats, five WWOOFERs and Debbie, Adam, Clay, and CJ &#8212; the dynamic quartet who own and manage Sleeping Frog Farms. Starting with a row of fava beans and a greenhouse nabbed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Partnership: Farmers might not choose one, but they could have one anyways.</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/22/a-partnership-farmers-might-not-choose-one-but-they-could-have-one-anyways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farmers who want to work together to make a profit might risk their personal assets if they form a general partnership. General partners are jointly and severally liable for the business debt. The problem is that a group of farmers can form a partnership without ever realizing they’ve just taken on that liability. What’s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago’s New Rooftop Farm – The Urban Canopy</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/21/chicagos-new-rooftop-farm-the-urban-canopy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/21/chicagos-new-rooftop-farm-the-urban-canopy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=5001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new rooftop farm project by The Urban Canopy aims to show how rooftops can be used as small farms throughout Chicago to grow fresh fruits and veggies organically and sustainably. Along with farming vacant lots&#8211;or even entire abandoned buildings&#8211;rooftop farming is a vital part of the growing urban agriculture movement to recreate a local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter at County Rail Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/20/winter-at-county-rail-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/20/winter-at-county-rail-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our seed order is in. Everything from eggplant to watermelon to kale has been ordered and (mostly) received. In a great feat of concentration our 2012 Organic System Plan has been sent in to the Montana certifying entity, and the planting plan for 2012 is on the verge of completion. To cap it all, our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Announces Value-Added Producer Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/19/usda-announces-value-added-producer-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/19/usda-announces-value-added-producer-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[farm bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Farms Food and Jobs Act]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=5028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the USDA announced the awarding of over $40 million in grants through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program. The funds went to 298 recipients in 44 states. In announcing them, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan drew a connection between the grants and President Obama&#8217;s call for promoting American jobs and economic growth, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updates on Farm Hack Project</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/farm-hack/2012/02/18/updates-on-farm-hack-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/farm-hack/2012/02/18/updates-on-farm-hack-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=5114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some news on the Farm Hack project&#8211; where we&#8217;re at and where we&#8217;re going: Events on the way The event as RISD is just weeks away, and big plans are underway for the event at Intervale/Essex Farm.  More events are in the idea stages and we welcome suggestions for locations, new alliances, and topics.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Campaign Urges Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/08/new-campaign-urges-labeling-of-genetically-modified-foods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/08/new-campaign-urges-labeling-of-genetically-modified-foods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetically modified]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=5002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new campaign, Just Label It, has been launched to require that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label foods from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).  An accompanying video, Labels Matter, was also just released to educate people about the risks of eating genetically modified foods and to encourage people to fight to know what’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FoodCorps Opens Applications for 2012 School Food Change-Makers</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/07/foodcorps-opens-applications-for-2012-school-food-change-makers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2012/02/07/foodcorps-opens-applications-for-2012-school-food-change-makers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[internships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=4994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FoodCorps, a national organization that works to address food issues in underserved communities, has called for applications for its second annual class of service members. The organization will be hiring up to one hundred people for positions in 12 states across the country. The 2012 corps will work full-time for one year in school food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Apply for the NRCS Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/06/time-to-apply-for-the-nrcs-seasonal-high-tunnel-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/06/time-to-apply-for-the-nrcs-seasonal-high-tunnel-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=4987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of 2011, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service announced the opportunity for farmers to apply for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative. February 3rd marked the end of the first application period for the application. While applications can be submitted continually, there are two more evaluations coming up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply now for a Raising Organic Family Farms Grant/Scholarship</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/03/apply-now-for-a-raising-organic-family-farms-grantscholarship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2012/02/03/apply-now-for-a-raising-organic-family-farms-grantscholarship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising Organic Family Farms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising Organic Family Farms recently announced a second round of grants and scholarships for organic farmers and agriculture students.  The application period began on January 16th and will run until March 16th.  In total, ROFF will be giving away an additional $25,000 this winter in small grants and scholarships to selected organic farmers and students. The goal [...]]]></description>
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