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		<title>Sixteen Beds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We put in16 raised beds in the backyard and had our first harvest at the end of November. I am amazed by how much food I have harvested in just six weeks &#8211; 32 kilos of fresh organic produce and that doesn&#8217;t include eggs from the girls. We brought the girls home at the end &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/sixteen-beds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=766&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How much can you get from your backyard?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urban permaculturist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our first harvest was on November 27th and it was only 470grams of silver beets. To date, we have harvested well over 25Kg of fresh produce (not including eggs). Most prolific are runner brand, potatoes, silver beets and salad greens. We are starting to get zucchinis and daikon radishes followed by tomatoes. &#160; Filed under: &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/how-much-can-you-get-from-your-backyard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=756&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pasta Verdura a la Assunta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the moment we have silverbeets coming out of our ears. Ours are the Fordhook Giant variety that grows to about 60cm tall and each mature leaf on average weighs about 100 grams. We planted 14 altogether in late October. We have been having silverbeets almost every other day. They are very versatile. I have &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/pasta-verdura-a-la-assunta/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=747&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Chickens Cool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urban permaculturist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mercury is set to hit 40 degrees Celsius today. It was over 30 at 8h00. Our friend Bob from Garden Farm (http://www.gardenfarm.biz/) who gave us the chickens told us to hose down the area where they like to hangout to help them cope better with the heat. Early this morning I hosed down the area &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/keeping-chickens-cool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=741&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urban permaculturist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is two years old. I don&#8217;t believe in new year resolution and have never made one in my life but if I were to have one it would be to blog more regularly. For those who have been following this blog, thank you for you support and looking forward to the journey in &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=728&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urban permaculturist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,800 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 47 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=724&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our bespoke food garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, after almost six months of working on it, the backyard is coming together. Sixteen veggie beds and eight fruit trees. Absolutely loving the space, and enjoying the produce. Filed under: Food, glorious food!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=722&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First harvest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urban permaculturist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First potato harvest of the year: 6.6 kg. Filed under: Food, glorious food! Tagged: Potato<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=713&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>After The Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something magical about rain. After last night storm, the garden appears to have grown almost instantaneously. The zucchini seeds are bursting in its seedling pot while the radish black Spanish and daikon radish seedlings have grown by about 1cm overnight. The corns are emerging from underneath the straws, as are the rockets. And &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/after-the-rain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=705&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the arrival of our four girls in late August, we have been getting on average 21 eggs a week. That is plenty of eggs! Average size is 70grams per egg, though once we had one at 105grams. It was a double yolk too. We do share the eggs with neighbours, friends and families and &#8230; <a href="http://platelicking.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/101-ways-to-cook-eggs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=platelicking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10749841&amp;post=694&amp;subd=platelicking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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