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	<title>Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus &#187; business</title>
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		<title>What the Pros Use</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/06/what-the-pros-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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 A contractor friend from whom we bought our tractor told me that I should see what the professional weed-trimming crews use for weedwackers.  The pros would buy the best machine for the price... but always a machine that would stand up to the wear-and-tear of several different users and a variety of tasks... [...]<!-- Easy AdSense V2.90 -->
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		<title>Totally Great Customer Endorsement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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I almost feel guilty feeding my tortoises some of the substandard local stuff I'm forced to resort to - since I'm sure they're "hooked" on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Miners only</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/04/for-miners-only/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big tires being loaded up for a local mine's earth-moving machinery.
At Wayne's Tires in Santa Maria

We've used Wayne's for years now. I used to do a LOT of driving, and was often getting tires.
Wayne's has always been a place I liked and felt I got a decent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus by the Pallet</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/11/cactus-by-the-pallet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a thousand pound load of freshly harvested edible nopal cactus
 all set on the dock waiting for the shrink-wrap.
We ship by Fed Ex, UPS and USPS depending on location,
 quantity, and the customer's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Yeller House</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/10/old-yeller-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Big Yellow House has now closed it's doors, this huge bastion of family style dining is no more, and many people are saddened to see this old friend locked up. But the foundation and structure are still there, the old beams support the floors without complaint, and the interior plaster and paint sit quietly, waiting for the pitter-patter of tiny feet, the delighted shrieks of laughter and the clatter of silverware and the clanking of celebratory glasses being raised. Yes, this old house knows that someone will come along and fill it with warmth and family, and it will again host monumental parties and celebrations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Climate Change Policy Leaves Out Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/30/california-climate-change-policy-leaves-out-agriculture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/30/california-climate-change-policy-leaves-out-agriculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[several underused farm management practices, such as cover cropping, conservation tillage and organic fertilization, have the potential to deliver significant carbon sequestration benefits while helping farmers conserve water, maintain yields and resist weeds and pests in the face of climate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling Hearts and Minds</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/30/controlling-heart-and-minds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ While I understand the issues related to food safety, I also would like to see this country become less one of huge corporate mega-farms, and more of a hodge-podge of small family farmers, each selling locally or shipping on a limited basis some unique vegetable that cannot be grown efficiently in other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm on wheels, a &#8216;novel&#8217; concept?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/29/farm-on-wheels-a-novel-concept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also US citizens are used to 'spic-and-span' in their foods. The idea of an open truck driving around with food sitting in the open might not seem all that appealing to many consumers. Now, I live in farm country, and anytime I drive to town I see huge trucks open loaded with strawberries, broccoli or tomatoes driving to the packing houses.... so I know this happens, but folks in the cities don't know veggies except cello-wrapped, and mostly already washed and trimmed... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Rivenrock? Will the tin soldier ride away?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/26/the-end-of-rivenrock-will-the-tin-soldier-ride-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   It is this extra bit that has me stymied.  We don't really make any money doing this cactus business. All of our money goes to shipping, governmental fees of several thousand dollars yearly in order to maintain our licenses, permits, and associated fees and overhead expenses.  Knowing that this trip will lead us into negative financial territory makes me reluctant to want to go.  Knowing that due to these regulations, we must take  a sample of our water and have it analyzed monthly at unknown costs.... I have for the first time in these many years had serious thoughts to stop all production, stop the business, and plow the cactus into the ground, and have just a family garden in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of small farms in USA goes up!</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/19/number-of-small-farms-in-usa-goes-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/19/number-of-small-farms-in-usa-goes-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  For decades we've heard of how 'Agribusiness' has been swallowing up family farm after farm. Now a new study shows that the number of micro-farms (under nine acres) has gone up in the last five [...]]]></description>
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