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		<title>Growers opposed to deep cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed county budget would gut funding for agriculture By Christina Veiga cveiga@MiamiHerald.com There’s a long way between County Hall and the avocado groves of Redland, the rows of tomatoes in Homestead and the plant nurseries of deep South Miami-Dade. But more than miles seem to separate county government from the county’s $2.7 billion agriculture industry, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=3168&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extension says thank you!</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/11/01/extension-says-thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are setting up your first edible garden, or your 100th, and have questions or problems, Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Services is the place for answers. They can teach you how to become a Master Gardener, castrate a pig, or keep your ornamental shrubs from yellowing. Extension was in danger of losing it all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=558&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Laurel wilt symposium</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have only one avocado tree in your yard, or a grove full, come get the latest information on the laurel wilt disease. It was spotted in Northern Florida earlier this year, and this summer in a grove in Redland. If the disease spreads, it could wipe out not only commercial groves but also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=550&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extension is saved &#8211; come celebrate!</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/10/21/extension-is-saved-come-celebrate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension staff, in an expression of our appreciation for our supporters and friends in our recent budget resurrection, would like to invite the community to a “Thank You” reception on Tuesday, October 27th from 3 to 6 PM. As this is an informal gathering we do not expect to have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=452&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cooperative Extension is largely restored &#8211; thanks to YOU!</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/10/09/cooperative-extension-is-largely-restored-thanks-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we received this welcome message from Teresal Olczyk, one of our Extension Agents with whom we&#8217;ve worked closely for many years. Yes, we are back in business thanks to you and many other supporters.  We were restored  at about 84% thanks to the hard work of all community and many organizations. The County Commission restored [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=460&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help save Extension Services</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/09/09/help-save-extension-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;nag&#62; Have you written to your county commissioner about the proposed budget cut that would close the doors to the Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension Service? No? Still thinking about it? Maybe it&#8217;s just not that important or relevant? I mean, how could it possibly tie in with the tasty, fresh, local and organic veggies you&#8217;re going [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=270&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Green Needs to Be Seen and Heard</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/08/20/green-needs-to-be-seen-and-heard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you go to the county commissioner budget meetings to state your case? No? You have several more chances. There are Budget Conference Committee (BCC) meetings on Aug 24, 25, 26 and 27 at commission chambers downtown. The commission will hold final budget hearings on Thursday Sept 3rd at 5:01 pm and Thursday Sept. 17th [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=202&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extension (and farmers) need your help!</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/08/16/extension-and-farmers-need-your-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally I didn&#8217;t plan on this blog being political, but it looks like I&#8217;ll have to dip a toe in those waters&#8230; By now you&#8217;ve already heard about the new proposed county budget that Mayor Carlos Alvarez presented to the county commissioners. There was much debate about what to cut, how much to cut, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=180&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avocados are threatened</title>
		<link>http://redlandrambles.com/2009/08/07/avocados-are-threatened/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a good look at this season&#8217;s avocados, and savor the flavor. This season might be the last time you&#8217;ll see and taste Florida avocados, if the laurel wilt disease gets out of control in Miami-Dade County. It&#8217;s caused by the tiny redbay ambrosia beetle that carries a fungus which kills avocado trees fairly quickly. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=redlandrambles.com&amp;blog=8688842&amp;post=127&amp;subd=redlandrambles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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