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		<title>Longleaf Pine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botany/Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Longleaf pine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longleaf pine ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longleaf pine forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinus palustris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longleaf Pine is an iconic tree of the southeastern coastal plains, much as the Redwood and Sequoia trees dominate their respective regions of the West. It is hard to get a sense of the Longleaf Pine’s historical ecologic and economic &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/longleaf-pine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joys of the greening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second set of the greening photos I promised earlier in the week. For those of you who play/learn on facebook with me, you may have already seen some of these. And I figure enough of you do &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/joys-of-the-greening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The greening</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My excitement for springtime is punctuated with the hurriedness of the tending &#8211; our nursery, school and gardens. Anyone tied to the land in the northern temperate world knows this springtime reality. And yet it is such a juicy time. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/the-greening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Passionflower, from seed to fruit and back again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicinal Herb Cultivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fermentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing passionflower]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[scarification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata, Passifloraceae) is a short-lived perennial native vine to the southeastern US, with gorgeous flowers and interesting foliage. It is weedy in much of its native range; and fairly easy to grow elsewhere, especially if its given a wall &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/passionflower-from-seed-to-fruit-and-back-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Ephemerals and Elaiosomes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botany/Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ant seed dispersal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ant/seed mutualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elaiosomes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring ephemerals are perennial wildflowers that take advantage of the early spring sunlight reaching the forest floor. When the temperatures begin to rise in early spring these wildflowers grow quickly, flowering, setting seed, and dying back to their root system &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/spring-ephemerals-and-elaiosomes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Daylily greens garlic butter saute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perennial Vegetables]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[daylily greens edible]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lime-green succulent spears of winter’s released slumber, daylily greens are a relished early spring wild green. Daylily’s pleasant mild flavor is excellent paired with the more pungent creasy greens or wild turnip. To prolong the season, cut the greens right &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/daylily-greens-garlic-butter-saute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Partridgeberry Materia Medica</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herbal Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicinal uses of partridgeberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miscarriage prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitchella repens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitchella repens medicinal uses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partridge berry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[partridgeberry pregnancy tonic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My botany professors in Florida first introduced me to partridgeberry, and with excitement I recognized the scientific name as a medicinal from one of my herbal books. This was back in the late 80s when the modern herbal literature was &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/partridgeberry-materia-medica/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Root Division</title>
		<link>http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/root-division/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=root-division</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicinal Herb Cultivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dividing plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicinal herb propagation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propagation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[root division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Division is the easiest form of vegetative propagation. It involves digging up and severing a portion of the root system of a plant, and replanting it. Depending on the plant species and age, one to twenty divisions may be made &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/root-division/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine</title>
		<link>http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/chestnut-school-of-herbal-medicine/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chestnut-school-of-herbal-medicine</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plants and People]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Please click on one of the photos below to enter the photo gallery, which includes photos descriptions. This gallery features herbal medicine students identifying plants, wildcrafting, and making medicine.]]></description>
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		<title>My Lovely Office Assistant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Blankespoor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to introduce my lovely office assistant, Ms. Rose, whose many talents include: Finding new and unusual ways to incorporate post-its and scotch tape into thought-provoking and controversial art installments throughout the workplace. Asking for a snack repeatedly &#8230; <a href="http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/2012/my-lovely-office-assistant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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