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		<title>Gifts With a Repurpose: Creative, low cost, meaningful, more sustainable presents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Collaborative Op-Ed: Let&#8217;s take back our democracy and reclaim the American Dream</title>
		<link>http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/collaborative-op-ed-lets-take-back-our-democracy-and-reclaim-the-american-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collaborative Op-Ed, written with John Flynn and placed in the Mail Tribune. This is a revision of a related blog, and focuses on simple yet powerful things we can (and must) do now to confront the issues that have motivated &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/collaborative-op-ed-lets-take-back-our-democracy-and-reclaim-the-american-dream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=874&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Ways to Get Wall Street&#8217;s Influence Out of Our Lives, Communities &amp; Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-Written with John Flynn, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who&#8217;s currently working for the Project to Combat Human Trafficking in Mongolia, and who&#8217;s a well-versed thinker and organizer around these issues. Three years after Obama took office on a wave of &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/ten-ways-to-de-occupy-wall-streets-influence-from-your-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=849&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Media Coverage on ACDI/VOCA volunteer placement in Jordan</title>
		<link>http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/media-coverage-on-acdivoca-volunteer-placement-in-jordan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mail Tribune and Daily Tidings ran articles on my volunteer placement in Jordan through ACDI/VOCA. Mail Tribune piece below. Ashland woman helps Jordanian farmers It&#8217;s a lesson in marketing and the possibility for growth  September 13, 2011 By John &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/media-coverage-on-acdivoca-volunteer-placement-in-jordan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=822&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harvesting Hops, Brewing Hope for Sustainable Agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Labor Day weekend, I worked, volunteering with the harvest at Alpha Beta Hops, an organic Cascade hops producer in Ashland, OR. What better way for a small-scale, sustainable, organic agriculture advocate to spend Labor Day than supporting family farmers who &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/harvesting-hops-brewing-hope-for-sustainable-agriculture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=783&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ACDI/VOCA Jordan Volunteer Assignment Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACDI/VOCA sent me to Amman, Jordan for three weeks to work with the Jordan Exporters and Producers Association for Fruit and Vegetables (JEPA), a nonprofit association of producers, exporters and allied service providers that promotes the export of fruit, vegetables, &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/acdivoca-jordan-volunteer-assignment-recap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=757&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recipes: Sweet Treats with Summer Fruits &amp; Vegetables</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually post recipes but the abundance of fruits to be foraged and vegetables from local farms has motivated me to get baking. In an effort to promote and share the delicious joys of seasonal, local, organic and sustainable &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/recipes-sweet-treats-with-summer-fruits-vegetables/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=827&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Common Sense Eco-travel: Simple, No cost, DIY</title>
		<link>http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/common-sense-eco-travel-simple-no-cost-diy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eco-travel is a growing industry and more hotels are promoting themselves as &#8220;green&#8221; for doing things like making key cards from recycled plastic or having cards with information on how to request that sheets and towels not be changed. While these &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/common-sense-eco-travel-simple-no-cost-diy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=743&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Food Insecurity is a Local Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 17:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My local newspaper recently ran an article questioning USDA&#8217;s classification of part of our municipality as a &#8220;food desert.&#8221; I wrote a letter to the editor which was published, and is below. A food desert is defined as an area &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/letter-to-the-editor-food-insecurity-is-a-local-reality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=604&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overseas Volunteering Update: ACDI/VOCA</title>
		<link>http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/overseas-volunteering-update-a-different-route/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 03:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. A. Schweisguth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I mentioned my plans to volunteer overseas with CUSO-VSO. Well, life is full of the unexpected. Unfortunately for CUSO-VSO, they lost the funding that supported placements for Americans. As such, my placement is effectively on hold for &#8230; <a href="http://livingacoustically.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/overseas-volunteering-update-a-different-route/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livingacoustically.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15286266&amp;post=576&amp;subd=livingacoustically&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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