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		<title>Harvesting Cactus Again</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/04/06/harvesting-cactus-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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As the weeks go by, we'll add larger box sizes to the offerings. The leaves are growing well now, and we have good weather forecast which keeps growth active, so we may be able to offer list members an early offering of leaves in bulk within a month. Also, within two weeks I expect we'll be offering the cactus in 16 lb [...]<!-- Easy AdSense V2.90 -->
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		<title>Walking On Air</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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   I was happy to find one of my favorite current artists label has done such a thing with her music. Kerli's tunes are now on VEVO through YouTube, and they give the code out so people can embed them legally into their web posts and share the music with [...]]]></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>
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		<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>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>A New Nopal Cactus Health Drink</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/15/a-new-nopal-cactus-health-drink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one is made from wild-harvested cactus plants. I don't really like the idea of folks wandering the dester and harvesting plants. The animals of the desert use this amazing plant for their life.... I'd be happier if this company advertised that the plants were grown on the terraced fields of Rivenrock.... but instead they take the food from the mouths of the wild critters in the Sonoran desert and call it 'sustainable wild-crafting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>35,000 video views on our YouTube channel</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/12/35000-video-views-on-our-youtube-channel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We also enjoy the fact that folks seem to like our 'how-to' videos.  Our videos on roto-tilling and preparing cactus get the most views.

   Do you have any ideas for videos you think we should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus to England?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   I know it is a hassle.... but moving bugs from country to country is not anything one wants to do, the monetary and environmental impact of creatures moving across continents is horrendous (we deal with this all the time in the US), and our county is about to be quarantined due to a particular foreign moth found forty miles form here. We're exempt from the quarantine due to absence of the moth when they inspected a few days ago.... but knowing the problems it causes.... I want to make sure we do everything legally and correctly so we aren't the locus of some new bug that devastates Europe! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBO does the smart thing</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/06/hbo-does-the-smart-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HBO has put up a snippet of scenes from the first season of 'True Blood', and they have allowed the embed code to be given out. So I present you with what is one of the most popular shows on TV this year..... True [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the &#8216;Locavore&#8217; movement, and its limitations</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/on-the-locavore-movement-and-its-limitations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  So for sure, local if you can find it being done with low impact to the earth.... but trying to save the earth by eating local doesn't do a lot if the growers you buy from are forced to use earth-harming materials and methods in order to grow the produce demanded by the local market.  It makes more sense to have each location grow the crops that work best for that area, and then ship them by the most efficient methods to areas that want the food, but can't grow that particular crop easily and with low impact. [...]]]></description>
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