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		<title>New Study Reveals that Children are &#8220;Natural Scientists&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/04/22/new-study-reveals-that-children-are-natural-scientists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Cornell University study published in a special issue of Developmental Psychology (Vol. 49:3) reveals that “children are natural scientists” who can “gather and assess evidence from the world around them.” The study, lead by Tamar Kushnir, the Evalyn Edwards Milman Assistant Professor of Child Development and the director of the Cornell College of Human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statewide Demonstration Gardens: 16 NYS counties take part!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/27/statewide-demonstration-gardens-16-nys-counties-take-part/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce that 16 NYS counties will be planting a total of 19 Vegetable Variety Trial demonstration gardens this year! Gardens will include vegetable varieties, herbs, flowers and components of ecological gardening (cover crops, companion planting, and mulching). This year we are also adding some perennial herbs, fruits and flowers to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Garden Educator E-list &#8211; Join Today!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/14/new-garden-educator-e-list-join-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/14/new-garden-educator-e-list-join-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOIN the new NYS Garden Educator Network E-List! Cornell Garden-Based Learning has just launched a new E-List for New York State garden educators, teachers who work with school gardens, volunteers, and anybody who engages in (or wants to) gardening programs with youth or adults. We heard from garden educators statewide that there is a desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March CGBL Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/12/march-cgbl-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some highlights from the March CGBL newsletter: (Or view the newsletter in its entirety here&#62;&#62;&#62;) The CCE Statewide Beneficial Insect Campaign is well underway. Another round of online Botanical Illustration Courses were completed (image @ right) The first Permaculture Design Certification course took place last Fall, packed with 31 enthusiastic students. Graduates are developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming Resilient</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/06/becomingresilient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday night Ben Falk, author of the forthcoming book The Resilient Farm and Homestead (Chelsea Green Pub., May 2013), presented an engaging &#38; thoughtful overview of the 10 years of research the Whole System Design (WSD) team has established at a Vermont homestead/farm. WSD&#8217;s research includes earthworks, water systems, rice paddies, livestock, site design and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small is Beautiful! Mini-grant Opp for CCE</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/01/small-is-beautiful-mini-grant-opp-for-cce/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/03/01/small-is-beautiful-mini-grant-opp-for-cce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Request for Proposals to Create County-based Ecologically-Designed Demonstration Gardens Cornell Garden-based Learning (CGBL) is requesting mini-proposals from county-based Cornell Cooperative Extension programs to establish demonstration gardens in their county utilizing innovative methods of ecological design that may include but is not limited to permaculture, beneficial insects, soil building techniques or rain gardens. Availability: Grants will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Vegetable Variety Trial</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/02/27/2013-vegetable-variety-trial/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/02/27/2013-vegetable-variety-trial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year, we will be planting the Vegetable Variety Demo Garden (VVdG) again here on the Cornell campus and would like to collaborate with CCE offices New York statewide to install a VVdG in your county. Some of the same elements from 2012 will be repeated including vegetable varieties and components of ecological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TED Talk Advocates for Local Food and Garden Movements</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/02/12/ted-talk-advocates-for-local-food-and-garden-movements/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/02/12/ted-talk-advocates-for-local-food-and-garden-movements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the following TED talk, Pam Warhurst, Chair of the Board of the Forestry Commission in Great Britain, discusses the creation of Incredible Edible.  Incredible Edible is a world-wide initiative Warhurst co-founded which is dedicated to growing food locally and which has also helped to implement food and garden education programs in schools and communities. The local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Training in Ecological Design &#8211; Syracuse, NY</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/01/22/communitytrainingsyracuse/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2013/01/22/communitytrainingsyracuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/?p=1265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alchemical Nursery and the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute announce the donation of two half-scholarships for the Community Training in Ecological Design in Syracuse, NY. You can apply for a scholarship worth $100 towards your tuition. Application deadline is Sunday January 27th at midnight To register, and apply for a scholarship, please visit the Finger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People&#8217;s Garden Webinar Series</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2012/12/11/peoples-garden-webinar-series/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cornell.edu/gblblog/2012/12/11/peoples-garden-webinar-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Falk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take advantage of free webinars hosted by the USDA People&#8217;s Garden. Two more to happen this week, one with CGBL&#8217;s Liz Falk presenting. Check it out! Composting and Compost Use – How, Why and Where    -    12/12/2012   12 Noon &#8211; 1:00 pm EST Instructor: Al Rattie &#8211; Director, Market Development &#8211; US Composting [...]]]></description>
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