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	<description>Sustainable backyard production of duckweed for feed, fuel, and fertilizer</description>
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		<title>Duckweed Pilot Looking Great!</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/05/18/duckweed-pilot-looking-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am delighted with how my second &#8220;seed&#8221; batch of duckweed is looking in this test pond. Am monitoring pH, etc&#8230; as I move into Phase 2 by beginning an organic nutrient regime. My other pond is now beginning to grow well also. Will start harvesting from this pond next week. Filed under: Commercial duckweed production, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1485&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Duckweed: Win Some, Lose Some</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/05/15/duckweed-win-some-lose-some/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 03:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Duckweed Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Cost Duckweed Ponds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial duckweed production]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[duckweed ponds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvesting nets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lemnaceae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamra Fakhoorian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transplanting duckweed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I promised a friend that I would write about my duckweed production from the perspective of total honesty. So&#8230; here&#8217;s me being honest: That &#8220;very pretty Lemna minor&#8221; that I harvested in S. Illinois a couple of weeks ago and released in my test pond was a FAIL. It died off in mass clusters within a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1482&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Duckweed Test Site</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/05/11/new-duckweed-test-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 04:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeding Duckweed to Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Cost Duckweed Ponds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial duckweed production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duckweed growing method]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siting duckweed ponds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[transplanting duckweed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like I&#8217;m trying to climb out, but actually, I&#8217;m &#8220;kneeing&#8221; the plastic into place on a newly dug duckweed pond on my friend&#8217;s nearby farm. This is a test pond that measures 14 ft wide by 90 ft long and two feet deep. It took a couple of days to fill via a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1477&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homemade Sandbags</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/29/homemade-sandbags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Low Cost Duckweed Ponds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY sandbags]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DIYer in me surfaced last week in the form of sewing up a few dozen sandbags, complete with draw strings. I&#8217;m using them in my duckweed ponds as anchors, sample bags, and of course- as sandbags.  I could have bought  what I needed off of eBay at a fairly reasonable price- $2.50 each but [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1471&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Duckweed Boat Overhaul</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/21/duckweed-boat-overhaul/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/21/duckweed-boat-overhaul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back home from my duckweed ponds with a grin and muddy shoes this beautiful afternoon. Duckweed is growing well and spreading in even clusters across my primary pond. I talked one of my teens into helping me pull my duckweed pontoon out of one pond, swap styro floats for four 55 gallon drums strapped tight [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1468&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Duckweed Pond Seeded</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/16/first-duckweed-pond-seeded/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/16/first-duckweed-pond-seeded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aquaculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what I term &#8220;seeding&#8221; a new duckweed pond. You are looking at 20 gallons of fresh duckweed being released in a one acre pond. It&#8217;s not nearly enough duckweed as a proper seeding should result in an evenly covered initial surface. I will give it another dose tomorrow. Note: This pond is man-made [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1463&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lemna Farm Is Now in Operation</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/10/lemna-farm-is-now-in-operation/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/04/10/lemna-farm-is-now-in-operation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial production of duckweed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sunburned and worn out, but totally happy with what I&#8217;ve accomplished on my first day of running a lemna farm. It&#8217;s not like my past experiences of growing duckweed in kiddie pools. This requires me being outdoors with lots of physical activity.  More than I am used to.  Note to self- get some sun [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1460&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>em[POWER]&#8216;s First Student Chapter Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/23/empowers-first-student-chapter-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/23/empowers-first-student-chapter-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[em[POWER] Energy Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun read on all the exciting things going on in em[POWER] Energy Group from a student chapter perspective. Nicely done. The editor, Tammy Hsu included an interview of me. Thought you might like to peruse it.  My sixteen year old son read through it and gave me a sly look, &#8220;So&#8230; this means we are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1456&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Duckweed and Goldfish- a love story</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/20/duckweed-and-goldfish-a-love-story/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/20/duckweed-and-goldfish-a-love-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duckweed Fish Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duckweed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fresh duckweed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feed my goldfish delectable $7.00 a jar goldfish flakes. They leap for it, gobbling greedily. I think they are sated, in fact I&#8217;m SURE they are sated. Then I drop in some fresh duckweed and it&#8217;s like they are starving all over again. They leap for it to the point of splashing water out [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1450&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Think DUCKWEED and Cast Your Vote Now</title>
		<link>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/10/think-duckweed-and-cast-your-vote-now/</link>
		<comments>http://duckweedgardening.com/2013/03/10/think-duckweed-and-cast-your-vote-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamraf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial duckweed production]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t normally ask for help from my blog friends, but would be grateful if you would share this link virally with your circles and ask everyone to vote for our team&#8217;s award-winning project and help them win the top prize for the ultimate Future Energy Startup contest. Voting ends this week so please help us out [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=duckweedgardening.com&#038;blog=33000821&#038;post=1446&#038;subd=duckweedgardening&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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