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		<title>Meeting Bo was a bonus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids from Bancroft Elementary learned about crop rotation, the benefits of organic gardening, composting, healthy eating AND got to meet Bo through working with  Michelle Obama on the White House vegetable garden.
An interview with two of the Bancroft gardeners can be found here.
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		<title>A peck of green tomatoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently said goodbye to our borrowed garden &#8212; it has been sold, along with the accompanying house. 
We spent time cleaning up the garden space including taking down all the tomato vines, many of which had green tomatoes still attached. 
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		<title>Skip the bag and save the river</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/skip-the-bag-and-save-the-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paper or Plastic? That&#8217;ll be five cents please.
Beginning in January, DC businesses that sell food or alcohol will be charging customers five cents for every paper or plastic bag. Proceeds will go to the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund.
Every year, over 20,000 tons of trash enters the Anacostia River and plastic bags are a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1496&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In DC, we eat our veggies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were surprised, pleasantly surprised, to read that the highest per capita consumption of fruits and vegetables in the US is right here in  Washington DC. Yes, WDC. According to a new CDC report, 20.1% of (adult) DC residents eat at least 2 servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables daily. That&#8217;s good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1486&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bees and greens</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/bees-and-greens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Mayor just announced that community gardens will be installed at all 56 DC recreation centers thanks to a generous donation from Whole Foods.  The donation will go towards tools, plants, soil, and mulch. And the buzz is that the gardens will include bee hives!
The new community gardens are open to all community members with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1478&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The boy who harnessed the wind</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moving Windmills Project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In contrast to the high tech we experienced at the Solar Decathlon, we went to an event where  William Kamkwamba spoke about how he built a windmill out of scrap material and brought electricity to his rural village in Malawi.
Growing up poor, William had to leave school when his family was unable to pay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1453&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Going green over at Catholic University</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/going-green-over-at-catholic-university/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With over 1,000 solar panels being installed, Catholic University will soon have the largest  solar-energy system in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
The solar-panel system will produce about 340,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. Sounds like alot, right?  It&#8217;s  about  three-quarters of 1 percent of the 44 million kilowatt hours used each year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1438&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening, continued&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/gardening-continued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[pesto]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our garden doesn&#8217;t know it&#8217;s almost November &#8211; we&#8217;ve picked a few ripe strawberries, cherry tomatoes, Japanese eggplant, a red pepper and a few rattlesnake pole beans. And we&#8217;re making our next to last batch of pesto.
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		<title>Who will you cheer for in the Solar Decathlon?</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/who-will-you-cheer-for-in-the-solar-decathlon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharonwdc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teams are getting ready, getting set and preparing to go when the Solar Decathlon begins on the Mall on October 9th.
There will be no poles to be vaulted or shots to be putted in this decathlon. Instead, the Solar Decathlon brings together 20 colleges and university teams from around the world in a competition to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1421&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mt Pleasant going solar</title>
		<link>http://heliosmonroe.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/mt-pleasant-goes-solar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 homes in Mt Pleasant will have solar panels installed this fall. To celebrate, the Mt Pleasant Solar Cooperative is holding an eco-fair and has arranged for tours of solar installations.
The event will be held on at Bancroft Elementary, 1755 Newton St NW on Saturday September 19th at  from 10:00 am &#8211; 2:00 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heliosmonroe.wordpress.com&blog=4483789&post=1415&subd=heliosmonroe&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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