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	<title>The How and Why of Self Reliance</title>
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	<description>Self reliance is achievable for anyone, taken a step at a time!</description>
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		<title>The Least You Need to Know &#8212; Goats</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/21/the-least-you-need-to-know-goats/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/21/the-least-you-need-to-know-goats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goat keeping is rewarding.
Keeping goats is fun.
Very basic information for
new and prospective small scale goat stewards.
Goats are one of the most common animals kept in an effort to increase one&#8217;s self reliance.  There are many books about goats to be had, but most of them miss the mark on the whole.  If you are looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good food on a tight schedule</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/19/good-food-on-a-tight-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/19/good-food-on-a-tight-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us could eat better (and more cheaply!) than we do, even on a tight schedule.  It just takes a little thinking ahead to increase your food self reliance in that step past growing your own.  Some of it is bulk cooking a head, some of it is just planning.  All of it helps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today.com Expat</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/18/todaycom-expat/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/18/todaycom-expat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloggers kicked out of Today.com are networking to increase their self reliance.  If you are an ex-Today.com blogger, announce your independent blog here and get backlinks!]]></description>
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		<title>Herb gardening for self reliance</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/13/herb-gardening-for-self-reliance/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/13/herb-gardening-for-self-reliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardens and Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food self reliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[planting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Herbs, generally speaking, are any plant lacking a permanent woody stem commonly used in food or traditional medicine.  Many you can grow yourself quite easily, and most will increase your self reliance if only by drastically reducing your food budget.  Growing and drying herbs is a pretty simple proposition and you&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Least You Need to Know &#8212; Chickens</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/09/the-least-you-need-to-know-chickens/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/09/the-least-you-need-to-know-chickens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Small Livestock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chickens]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[how]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[keeping chickens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Very basic information for new and prospective chicken stewards, including assessing goals and options, housing, breed choice and feeding.]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Good Food &#8212; Crock Pot Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/06/simple-good-food-crock-pot-breakfast/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/04/06/simple-good-food-crock-pot-breakfast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[recipes]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://selfreliance.choseit.com/?p=48</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an old dietary adage that says that one should strive to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and supper like a pauper.  While that may be the best approach for the sake of digestion, it seems that most of us eat the heaviest meal of the day in the evening.  Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you got your garden in?</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/31/have-you-got-your-garden-in/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/31/have-you-got-your-garden-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardens and Gardening]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://selfreliance.choseit.com/?p=31</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Food self reliance is not relegated to acreage.  Most vegetables take little space to grow, and if you&#8217;ve not got your garden in yet you must look into it!  Food prices are expected to rise this year; now is the time to take steps to head off the impact on the quality of your diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities to build self reliance and community</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/28/opportunities-to-build-self-reliance-and-community/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/28/opportunities-to-build-self-reliance-and-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As put forth in the post titled Self Reliance Is Interdependent, an attitude of self reliance and commitment to and involvement in community are mutually beneficial.  Opportunities to build community and gain or improve self reliance skills are varied, and surely you can manage to tuck at least one of the ideas below into your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get off the grid and go self reliant</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/27/29get-off-the-grid-and-go-self-reliant/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/27/29get-off-the-grid-and-go-self-reliant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Off Grid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[energy self reliance]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://selfreliance.choseit.com/?p=29</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extricating yourself from the grid is entirely possible, and it may become very much more desirable as the months go by.   There is no reason to believe that energy prices will go down, and every reason to believe they will go up, putting even more strain on already stretched budgets.   Regardless of how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repurposing for self reliance</title>
		<link>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/25/repurposing-for-self-reliance/</link>
		<comments>http://selfreliance.choseit.com/2009/03/25/repurposing-for-self-reliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>selfreliance</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Skills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Basic Concept]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://selfreliance.choseit.com/?p=28</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Skills for self reliance are not just concrete skills like learning how to bake your own bread, bank a fire to keep overnight, grow your own food and put it by.  Some of the skills that engender self reliance are entirely abstract.  One of the underlying skills that most self reliant people seem to have [...]]]></description>
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