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		<title>Natural Living Des Moines &#8211; proud to be central Iowa&#8217;s FREE source</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just returned from the Harvest Festival at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah and spent some time on the way back thinking about how proud I am of Natural Living Des Moines. I started this site a number of years ago after being inspired by the ReDirect Guide I saw in Salt Lake City. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=352&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iowans for Informed Consent</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/iowans-for-informed-consent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iowans for Informed Consent seems to be a relatively new organization in Iowa. They are focused on informed consent relative to vaccines, and particularly the H1N1 vaccine.
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		<title>In Praise of the Fabric Shower Curtain</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/in-praise-of-the-fabric-shower-curtain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Last fall, we took down our vinyl shower curtain and hung up a green canvas one. We had bought it at Target, after they put their back to school stuff on 75% clearance, for about $4. We weren&#8217;t entirely sure that an all-fabric shower curtain would work &#8211; would it keep the water in? Would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=348&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the first annual Des Moines Green Gifts Fair</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/announcing-the-first-annual-des-moines-green-gifts-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited about this! Natural Living Des Moines will be hosting the first annual Des Moines Green Gifts Fair in November!
The fair will be November 15, 10-4, at the Des Moines Social Club downtown. It should be an excellent opportunity to purchase eco-friendly gifts for the holidays &#8211; or for any event &#8211; or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=344&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Register article mentions natural childbirth classes, midwives, FOIM</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/register-article-mentions-natural-childbirth-classes-midwives-foim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean, all kind of briefly and without much background information, but hey, we&#8217;ll take what we can get, eh?
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		<title>Back to School Lists</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/back-to-school-lists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m embarassed that I didn&#8217;t think of this before&#8230;
I perused more than my fair share of school supply lists this past month. (the 12 glue sticks required by Ankeny for Kindergarteners was a bit shocking.) I couldn&#8217;t help but notice all the disposable and/or toxic &#8220;supplies&#8221; on these lists.
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		<title>Wind Turbines and Solar Panels in town</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/wind-turbines-and-solar-panels-in-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KCCI had a story recently on the issue of alternative energy sources in towns.
&#8220;There&#8217;s not really wide acceptance of it in urban areas, with small lots,&#8221; said Sam Perry, planner with the City of Ames.City administrators are facing new pressure from residents who are interested in incorporating the technology in their homes. Currently, most Iowa [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=336&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Iowa State Fair</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/the-iowa-state-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s State Fair time again, and I thought I&#8217;d trot out last year&#8217;s post on healthy eats at the fair.
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		<title>The Birth Survey</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/the-birth-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you had a baby within the last 3 years?  If so, please take The Birth Survey.  It is an online survey meant to provide information and transparency about maternity care providers and birth locations.  Click on the above link, then click on &#8220;Take our Survey.&#8221; It is a lengthy survey, so be sure to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=329&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Green Guide</title>
		<link>http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/book-review-the-green-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Green Guide
Of course, this book is available at your local branch of the Des Moines Public Library.
This book was fairly thorough, but shallow, and had a distinct lack of directing readers to resources for further reading.
This book gets bonus points for pointing out the omissions of the German dishwashing study &#8211; you know, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturaldsm.wordpress.com&blog=76456&post=317&subd=naturaldsm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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