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    <title><![CDATA[FERME BEAUREGARD - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 19:22:57 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[While staying with Jean-Francois and Annelyse, we experienced winter weather, summer weather and everything in between as is quite normal in March in this region of France! However, being that it is still technically 'winter,' we were still limited in... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[FERME BEAUREGARD - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:09:10 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Who: Jean-Francois and Annelyse, Lisa (mobile organic food shop and gardener), Marie (gardener) What: Organic Farm Homestead & Collective Where: Montbrun-Bocage, Ariege, France When: 25 February - 17 March 2018 and 6-13 April Website: https://app.wwoof.fr/host/1642... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[DOUCEUR &amp; HARMONIE – OASIS DE VIE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:46:20 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Who: Viviane, Sylvain, Bleuette What: Vegan ecovillage believing in the loving and ethical treatment of animals Where: Serralongue, French Catalonia, France When: 3-16 Februrary 2018 Website: https://www.ic.org/directory/douceur-et-harmonie, https://douceurharmonie.wordpress.com/... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[FERME DE BEAULIEU - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:51:31 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Because it is January, there is not a lot of work that needs to be done in the vegetable gardens aside from preparing the beds for spring (more about that below!). Winter is (luckily!) a time when farmers slow down after a busy season and recharge for... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[FERME DE BEAULIEU - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:55:16 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Where: Auzas, Haute Garonne (and various other nearby villages), Occitanie, France Who: Fred Mahe What: Apple orchards and other fruits and vegetabes When: 15-31 January 2018 Website: https://app.wwoof.fr/host/2407 The Roots: Fred has been farming organically... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ECOLONIE ECOVILLAGE - OASIS DE VIE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:46:21 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Entrance of the main building Who: 12 permanent residents (Henkjan (founder), Johan & Ettjen (& their 3 kids), José, Casper, Miranda, Dirk, Edgar, Marya) and 13 long-term volunteers What: Ecovillage and Meeting/Vacation Place Where: Hennezel (Vosges),... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[CITÉ ÉCOLOGIQUE ECOVILLAGE - OASIS DE VIE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 18:24:03 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Cité Écologique in New Hampshire, USA Where: Colebrook, New Hampshire, USA (with sister community in Ham-Nord, Quebec, Canada) Who: 33 permanent residents (spanning 3 generations) and 3 under trial period (approx. 85 members in the larger... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[PEPPERFIELD PROJECT- WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 10:23:06 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We first arrived at Pepperfield after a wonderful first day of volunteering at Seed Savers Exchange (SSE). We bounced down Pepperfield's long twisting dirt driveway surrounded by woods and following a dry creek bed, to open up into a stretch of prairie... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[THE PEPPERFIELD PROJECT - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:16:46 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Pepperfield Project Palestinian dinner events Who: David Cavagnaro & Ellis Squires IIV What: Farm education & retreat center (farm-to-table, workshops, B&B) Where: Decorah, Iowa USA When: 13-28 September Website: http://www.pepperfieldproject.org/home.html... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE- WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:55:02 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Pocket melon, heirloom variety We have had a wonderful two weeks working closely with both the Preservation Team (made up of Corbin, Amy, Julia, and Brian) and the Evaluation Team (Stephen and Nora). We learned a ton about crop rotations, mulching, isolation... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:23:40 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Soy beans Seeds Where: Decorah, Iowa USA Who: Seed Savers Exchange What: Heirloom seed production and distribution When: 13 - 28 Sep Website: http://seedsavers.org/ The Roots: Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) is a nonprofit group who collects, grows and shares... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[KINSTONE - OASIS DE VIE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 10:24:17 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hello friends, family and followers! It has been a while since our last post as we decided to move our agricultural exploration to the USA to check out some of the unique and inspiring farming systems it has to offer! We have had a lovely month of august... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[TERRA DE LUTZ ECOVILLAGE - OASIS OF LIFE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:45:28 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Le Carla-Place of the ecovillage! Where: Renne-le-Château, Occitanie Region Who: Nancy, Cathy, Michiko, Annie, Cécile, Bernadette, Alain, Thierry, Arthur, Adeline, Grégory, Aurelien,and Arnaud and Christophe who are undergoing a trial period... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[THE ECHOS-LOGIQUES FARM -  OASIS OF LIFE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:12:54 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Veggies field QUICK FACTS Where: Lies, Haute Pyrenees Who: Kevin, Linda, William, Pierre When: June 15-21 Website: http://www.fermedesechoslogiques.com The Roots: Echos-Logique is an ecovillage in the making, aiming to become self-sufficient through permaculture,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[BRIN DE TERRE - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:19:20 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[wwoofer's team! Our two weeks at Brin de Terre was full of hard work and lots of learning opportunities! As things turned out we ended up being there at the same time as 3 other WWOOFers: Melanie from the Alsace region, looking to start a career in sustainable... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[BRIN DE TERRE - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:24:11 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Where: Sansan, Middle Pyrenees Region The Farmers: Hélène and Nicolas The Project: Veggies and agroforestry with draft animals When: May 28- June 13 Website: https://www.lafermecanopee.com/2013/06/09/brin-de-terre/ The Roots: Brin de Terre is part of... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[LE JARDIN DES DEUX MERS - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 14:18:28 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The sight was beautiful as we arrived in the early evening sun to the Jardin des Deux Mers (Garden of Two Ponds), a quaint farm nestled between forests and rolling hills. We were greeted by Nadine and two energetic kids (Robin, 9 and Eva, 7) while Gilles... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[LE JARDIN DES DEUX MERS - THE ROOTS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 09:36:44 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Where: Labarthe in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region The Farmers: Gilles et Nadine What: Orchards and Market Garden When: 13-26 May Website: http://www.grainesdeterroir.com/PRZETAK-Gilles#.WVJJr_mGPIU The Roots: Gilles and Nadine have been farming... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[PERMACULTURE DESIGN &amp; COMMUNITY BUILDING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2017 19:44:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[And we are on the road again after spending a lovely Easter week with Agathe's family. We did a bunch of work in their garden before leaving including putting down a nice layer of manure and straw on the veggie beds, planting the perennial plants we got... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[OASIS PAYSANNE DES MONTAGNES - OASIS OF LIFE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:07:24 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS WHERE: Cantal Region WHO: Veronique, her family and Stéphan WHEN: April 11-14 WEBSITE: https://www.colibris-lafabrique.org/les-projets/oasis-paysanne-des-montagnes THE ROOTS: Veronique started her mountain farm in 1999 with a desire to become... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[LA FERME DU SUCHEL - OASIS OF LIFE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:21:47 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Where: Valsonne, in the Beaujolais region Who: Will, Julien, Chloe, Boris, Alexandre, Edouard, Manu When: April 9-10 Website: https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/magazine/ferme-suchel-cinq-amis-redonnent-vie-beaujolais-vert The Roots: Le... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[LE FERME AGRO-LOGIQUE DE LAYAT - WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:46:03 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Rolling up the driveway to Ferme de Layat was in itself inspiring with its huge permaculture inspired Mandala Garden to our right and the 'old house' which has a 9K solar system installed on the roof directly in front of us. When we arrived Nat and Stéph... ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:26:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Where:Trezelles, Auvergne region The Farmers: Stéphane (Steph) & Natalie (Nat) The Project: Diversified agroecology based enterprise When: 20 march-7 April Websites: http://www.ferme-layat.com/; https://www.facebook.com/LayatAuvergne/ The... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ECO-LOGIS DE CHANTEGROLLE - OASIS OF LIFE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:25:53 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Where: Charente Limousine in Champagne-Mouton Who: Jean-Jacques and Maire When: Mar. 17-19 2017 Website: https://www.colibris-lafabrique.org/les-projets/eco-logis-de-chantegrolle The Roots: The Eco-Logis project is located on 5 ha of land... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Verger de Marais - The Roots]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:04:10 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[QUICK FACTS Where: Near Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine Region The Farmer: Sylvie What she farms: Organic orchard with fruits, nuts, cèpe mushrooms and honey (40 ha) When: Mar. 5-17 2017 The Roots: Le Verger des Marais has a beautiful view of the neighboring... ]]></description>
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