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		<title>Frosty Beginners Fruit Tree Care Workshop</title>
		<link>http://communityorchard.ca/2012/05/09/frosty-beginners-fruit-tree-care-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who joined us for Growing for Green's Beginners Fruit Tree Care workshops this spring might have been forgiven for thinking they had signed up for a course on fruit tree care in Siberia. It was April 22nd, in one of the warmest springs many of us can remember, but unfortunately that day there was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Ben Nobleman Orchard from bulldozers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when we should be enjoying the spring blossoms in our park and looking forward to our upcoming fruit tree care workshops, the volunteers at Growing for Green have some pressing concerns. Part of our orchard may be uprooted to make way for an entrance to the Eglinton LRT in our park. Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The hazards of an early spring - apricot blossoms and a deep freeze</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's hard to capture the beauty of an apricot tree in bloom in a photograph. The blossoms are almost luminous. Seeing our three apricot trees in bloom is so exciting. But we are also concerned. This early spring may not last and the temperature is forecast to drop below zero tonight. Apricot blossoms cannot survive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit Tree Care Workshops 2012...Join us!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s official! In case you didn’t tune in to our local weather sage, Wiarton Willie, for his big day of predictions – spring is just around the corner. While it’s been a mild winter, to say the least, the thought of getting out into the garden is enough to excite most green thumbs. This season, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting our Orchard to Bed....and Farewell to our Pear Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On an unusually balmy autumn day mid November, seven Growing for Green volunteers gathered in Ben Nobleman Park to put our Orchard to bed for winter. The main task was to mulch our trees with nutritious alfalfa hay, which we brought in from Niagara region earlier in the year. This is the third time this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprucing up the Pollinator Garden</title>
		<link>http://communityorchard.ca/2011/10/30/sprucing-up-the-pollinator-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever heard the African proverb or John Heywood’s famous idiom “many hands make light work,” you’ll understand what Growing for Green’s Sunday stewardship events are all about. Anyone can join in, as the more people who come and help out, the more work we get done. No special skills are needed – just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shining Success for Second Annual Harvest Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After days of rain (and nail-biting on the part of Growing for Green organizers), the clouds suddenly parted and the sun kindly decided to make a guest appearance on September 22, 2011 in honour of the second annual Harvest Festival in the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard. Earlier that afternoon, a tour group of about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate harvest season in Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard</title>
		<link>http://communityorchard.ca/2011/09/07/celebrate-harvest-season-in-ben-nobleman-park-community-orchard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the harvest season in Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard! On September 22, 2011 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., orchard founders Growing for Green will hold their second annual Harvest Festival. Enjoy free fruit and snacks, orchard tours and educational booths, children's activities, live music, and our Loonie Raffle where you will have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Taste of the Urban Forest</title>
		<link>http://communityorchard.ca/2011/08/22/a-taste-of-the-urban-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know the blossoms on black locust trees are edible and taste like vanilla? Or that fruit from the staghorn sumac makes fantastic tasting mock lemonade? The 115 participants in this year's incredibly successful Edible Tree Tour learned these tidbits and much more during the collaborative event. LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit our Orchard at this year&#039;s Edible Tree Tour</title>
		<link>http://communityorchard.ca/2011/08/03/visit-our-orchard-at-this-years-edible-tree-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Nobleman Community Orchard is pleased to participate for the third year in LEAF’s ever-popular Edible  Tree Tour on Sunday, August 14, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Join our knowledgeable leaders by meeting in the Orchard, located across from Eglinton West subway station, and discover the countless edible treats that await you during this [...]]]></description>
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