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			<title>greenjourney on "Want some magick with your medicine? Learn Lunar Herbology!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/want-some-magick-with-your-medicine-learn-lunar-herbology#post-3407</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 08:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Alexis, thank you for your kind words, and for sowing our herb seeds in your community! This sounds like a great course in herbal studies you are teaching. I want to recommend your recent herbal e-book, &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5823&#38;amp;n=Morning-Mischief-Enchanted-Herbal-Recipes&#34;&#62;Morning Mischief&#60;/a&#62;&#38;nbsp;, which I am thoroughly enjoying!&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/uploaded/2012-11-21/229a8bf42Df0732D47982Dbac42D4e039a1defa101Covy.jpg&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Equal parts wit, whimsy, wisdom &#38;amp; wonder in this artfully illustrated herbal. I&#38;#039;m learning about &#38;quot;tissue states&#38;quot; and herbal preparations, also how to make morning the best part of my day! Thanks, Alexis!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>wortsandcunning on "Want some magick with your medicine? Learn Lunar Herbology!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/want-some-magick-with-your-medicine-learn-lunar-herbology#post-3405</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wortsandcunning</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;em&#62;You&#38;#039;ve heard the song of moonlight rustling up spirals of energy in the back garden...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	You&#38;#039;ve watched silver pour out across hillsides and the crevices of ancient forests...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	You&#38;#039;ve felt a tugging in your heart to gather with your sisters in sacred study...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	The Lunar Apothecary has opened it doors - &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5680&#38;amp;n=The-Lunar-Apothecary--Magickal--Medicinal-Moon-Herbology&#34;&#62;step on through!&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5680&#38;amp;n=The-Lunar-Apothecary--Magickal--Medicinal-Moon-Herbology&#34;&#62;The Lunar Apothecary&#60;/a&#62; starts TODAY! A twelve-week ecourse for womyn exploring Lunar Herbology and magick! AND a year-long membership in our private learning circle.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	The magick has just begun, but you still have time to &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5680&#38;amp;n=The-Lunar-Apothecary--Magickal--Medicinal-Moon-Herbology&#34;&#62;sign up&#60;/a&#62; through the end of today!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	See you at the Lunar Apothecary!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	In lunar wildness,&#60;br /&#62;
	Alexis&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>herbalacademy on "Making Medicine Workshop in Greater Boston"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/making-medicine-workshop-in-greater-boston#post-3402</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>herbalacademy</dc:creator>
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	&#60;span&#62;Please join us or share our event coming up in June! &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;span&#62;Learn how to use herbs in common first aid and acute illnesses. We will explore what makes up an herbal first aid kit. Participants will experience hands on techniques to making herbal tea blends, infused oils, salve and herbal tincture. You will begin to build your own herbal first aid kit with these special remedies that you will take home from this class.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;span&#62;All materials included in workshop fee.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
	More information and registration here:&#38;nbsp;&#60;a href=&#34;http://herbalacademyofne.com/product/making-medicine/&#34;&#62;http://herbalacademyofne.com/product/making-medicine/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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			<title>greenjourney on "New Seeds for 2013 are now on Sale on the Swap!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/new-seeds-for-2013-are-now-on-sale-on-the-swap#post-3401</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	A beautiful morning to you, my fellow swappers! Did anyone see the full moon setting in the western sky this morning as the sun was rising in the east? Luckily for me, Steve invited me to get up and check it out...and not a moment too soon! In less than 2 minutes it was gone behind the mountain. A great way to start the day!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	For 3 days only, all of our goods are &#60;strong&#62;now on sale&#60;/strong&#62; right here on poppyswap! Just enter coupon code: &#60;strong&#62;&#60;em&#62;fullmoonsale &#60;/em&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;at check out to get &#60;strong&#62;15% OFF&#60;/strong&#62; your purchase from &#60;em&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/shop/greenjourneyseeds&#34;&#62;Green Journey Seeds&#60;/a&#62;. &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/em&#62;This offer is good April 26 through 28, 2013.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Get all your seeds for May planting at a great discount this weekend. &#38;nbsp;We truly appreciate all your support!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>wortsandcunning on "Want some magick with your medicine? Learn Lunar Herbology!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/want-some-magick-with-your-medicine-learn-lunar-herbology#post-3372</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wortsandcunning</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Thanks, Aline! I am so excited about working with such an incredible group of folks in the Lunar Apothecary! Folks have been asking me to offer an online course for a while and I am happy that I finally listened to them because it has been really fun to put together.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;strong&#62;Also, since I love my Poppy Swap community, I am extending my special early bird discount until Wednesday, April 10 - simply use the coupon code &#38;quot;EARLYWORTMOON&#38;quot; during checkout and you&#38;#039;ll receive 15% OFF!&#38;nbsp;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Aline, I am currently growing some of your seeds in my garden - they are fully of such loving energy and I cannot wait to prepare them as medicines for my community in the coming months! Thank you for your greening wisdom!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	In lunar wildness,&#60;br /&#62;
	Alexis&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "Want some magick with your medicine? Learn Lunar Herbology!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/want-some-magick-with-your-medicine-learn-lunar-herbology#post-3371</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	This is way cool, Alexis! I love your beautiful presentation and clever wordsmithing! I like how you spell out what those who will take part can expect, and I bet you&#38;#039;ll go beyond these expectations. Your ways are truly wonderful.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	In my experience, seeds germinate best when the moon is waxing from new to full. May the seeds you have sown here bring you fullness. Best of lunar luck to you! Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>wortsandcunning on "Want some magick with your medicine? Learn Lunar Herbology!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/want-some-magick-with-your-medicine-learn-lunar-herbology#post-3366</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wortsandcunning</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Hiya, everyone!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	I am so very excited to be announcing Worts + Cunning Apothecary&#38;#039;s first eCourse!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;https://img3.etsystatic.com/010/0/5930910/il_570xN.444012035_869x.jpg&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5680&#38;amp;n=The-Lunar-Apothecary--Magickal--Medicinal-Moon-Herbology&#34;&#62;The Lunar Apothecary&#60;/a&#62;&#38;nbsp;is&#38;nbsp;is for the brave, the odd, the curious, the moongazers, and midnight gardeners. Come if you are ready to experience a world of Moon medicine and magick, where we seek to know &#38;ldquo;As Above, So Below&#38;rdquo; in our herbal practice. If you are drawn to live your life by the pace of Lunar tide, recognizing your inner changes with the changing face of the moon &#38;ndash; come meet us in the garden at midnight. If you want to learn to make herbal remedies and formulations both medicinal and magickal &#38;ndash; join our circle. If you are intrigued by the world of medicinal astrology and its important legacy in Western Herbalism &#38;ndash; sit down for a cup of moon-blessed tea with us.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	We have space for you, clever friend, if you&#38;rsquo;re ready to answer the call.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	Expect to work with lunar plants in new ways, incorporating the written and spoken word to better understand the influence of the Moon in your life, herbal practice, and medicine-making.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	Expect to learn in a way that recognizes enchantment as a tool of healing. Whether crafting charms or brewing tinctures, both are given equal reverence and attention.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	Expect to change and shift, opening yourself up to the cleansing and compassionate power of lunar herbology.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	Expect to embrace all that is dark and beautiful, night-filled and starry, to fully experience the rich spectrum of a life lived not just for the bright expanse of day, but the healing mantle of night.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;	The Moon is rising &#38;ndash; are you ready to join our circle?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5680&#38;amp;n=The-Lunar-Apothecary--Magickal--Medicinal-Moon-Herbology&#34;&#62;Learn more about the details of the Lunar Apothecary in our shop!&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	In lunar wildness,&#60;br /&#62;
	Alexis&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "New Seeds for 2013 are now on Sale on the Swap!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/new-seeds-for-2013-are-now-on-sale-on-the-swap#post-3361</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	For the month of April, we&#38;#039;ll be giving a FREE packet of &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5418&#38;amp;n=Evening-Primrose-Oenothera-biennis-100-seeds&#34;&#62;Evening Primrose&#60;/a&#62; seeds to each customer. Today is the last day of our March promotion. To make April&#38;#039;s promotion more visible, I added the special wording and packet illustration to my Green Journey Seeds banner. This way it&#38;#039;ll show up on every listing, and can&#38;#039;t be missed (I hope)!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Peace is growing,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "New Seeds for 2013 are now on Sale on the Swap!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/new-seeds-for-2013-are-now-on-sale-on-the-swap#post-3341</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	What new seeds will we sow this spring? We have 2 other seed savers in our community whom I admire for their seed work. Here&#38;#039;s a shout out to Tamara and Darcy with my thanks for offering your homegrown seeds on poppyswap!&#60;/p&#62;
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	I just ordered the &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=1159&#38;amp;n=Heirloom-Fennel-Di-Ferenze-Seed&#34;&#62;Heirloom Fennel Seeds&#60;/a&#62;&#38;nbsp;from Tamara&#38;#039;s Herbes! &#38;nbsp;And I couldn&#38;#039;t resist the&#38;nbsp;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=3737&#38;amp;n=Nuttalls-Larkspur-30-Seeds-per-Package&#34;&#62;Nuttalls Larkspur&#60;/a&#62; and the &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=3508&#38;amp;n=Nine-Leaf-Desert-Parsley-30-Seeds-per-Package&#34;&#62;Desert Parsley&#60;/a&#62;&#38;nbsp;from Darcy From the Forest. I wonder what seeds Tamara and Darcy are sowing?&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Here&#38;#039;s hoping you will join this conversation? Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>packshipsave on "Wholesale Shipping and Packaging Supplies"</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>packshipsave</dc:creator>
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			<title>herbalrevolution on "We are back!"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>herbalrevolution</dc:creator>
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	Kiki you rock!... hope you have had a wonderful winter and it&#38;#039;s so nice to see the forum up and running again.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Mayamade thank you so much for the love it was pretty fun and a bit sily getting a call from Vogue in London!&#60;/p&#62;
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	Hope everyone is doing well and Spring is so in the air, lots of day dreaming on what new plants to grow this year!!&#60;/p&#62;
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	xo&#60;/p&#62;
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	Kathi&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "New Seeds for 2013 are now on Sale on the Swap!"</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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	Thanks to you early birds, the season of seeds is off to a good start! We are now offering a &#60;strong&#62;free seed packet&#60;/strong&#62; of &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/detail.asp?id=5417&#38;amp;n=Turkey-Rhubarb-Rheum-palmatum-v-tanguticum-25-seeds&#34;&#62;Turkey Rhubarb&#60;/a&#62; seeds with every order in March! In addition, I&#38;#039;ll set up a &#38;quot;&#60;strong&#62;freeshipping&#60;/strong&#62;&#38;quot; coupon code this morning, which can be applied to any order at checkout unti March 31, 2013.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;img alt=&#34;Aline stands by as the Turkey Rhubarb seeds form last summer.&#34; src=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/rhubardweb.jpg?w=224&#38;amp;h=300&#34; /&#62;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/turkeyrhubarb.jpg?w=150&#38;amp;h=150&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#38;nbsp;May your gardens be bountiful, and your green journeys be peaceful...and have a very&#38;nbsp;happy &#38;amp; healthy &#60;strong&#62;International Womens&#38;#039;s Day 2013&#60;/strong&#62;!&#60;/p&#62;
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	Love, Aline&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "New Seeds for 2013 are now on Sale on the Swap!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/new-seeds-for-2013-are-now-on-sale-on-the-swap#post-3334</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;strong&#62;Early Bird Discount 15% Off&#60;/strong&#62; your entire purchase.*&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Heads up, all you early birds! &#60;strong&#62;SALE&#60;/strong&#62;&#38;nbsp;on now!&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;strong&#62;Early Bird Sale&#60;/strong&#62;&#38;nbsp;now thru March 4, get&#38;nbsp;15% OFF&#38;nbsp;by entering discount code:&#38;nbsp;&#60;em&#62;earlybird&#60;/em&#62;&#38;nbsp;at checkout!&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;em&#62;*discount does not apply to shipping&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Wow, wouldn&#38;#039;t ya know? &#38;nbsp;This amazing community forum is back online, and just in time for me to get the word out! &#38;nbsp;Thank you so much! I finished packing seeds and posting all our new listings just yesterday.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
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	I invite you all to have a look at our Poppyswap seed gallery and&#38;nbsp;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.greenjourneyseeds.tumblr.com&#34;&#62;tumblr blog&#60;/a&#62; for news and announcements. Let me know what you think? And &#60;em&#62;please share&#60;/em&#62; with your gardening buddies!&#60;/p&#62;
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	Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>mayamade on "We are back!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/we-are-back#post-3333</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>mayamade</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://s302.beta.photobucket.com/user/mayamade/media/47845_10151284110632864_1949992995_n_zpse78355a0.jpg.html&#34; /&#62;Wellll... adding it didnt work. But it&#38;#039;s in my photo bucket acct. here is the direct link.&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;a href=&#34;http://s302.beta.photobucket.com/user/mayamade/media/47845_10151284110632864_1949992995_n_zpse78355a0.jpg.html&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://s302.beta.photobucket.com/user/mayamade/media/47845_10151284110632864_1949992995_n_zpse78355a0.jpg.html&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>kiki on "We are back!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/we-are-back#post-3332</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>kiki</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Thanks so much Mayamade!! The forum is UP! We had a little cyber-hibernation, this sure sign that Spring is on the way!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Thank you for your patience and support!&#38;nbsp;We missed being here as well! And YES, there are lots of exciting things to discuss!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Can you believe our Kathi from &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.poppyswap.com/storecatalog.asp?userid=181&#38;amp;searchtype=0&#38;amp;view=gallery&#38;amp;sortpref=start_desc&#38;amp;sValue=Recent%20Items&#34;&#62;Herbal Revolution&#60;/a&#62;?! Herbs are so &#38;quot;in vogue&#38;quot; .....it&#38;#039;s a revolution!&#60;/p&#62;
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	Do you have link to that feature so we can all view it??&#60;/p&#62;
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	xox kiki&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>mayamade on "We are back!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/we-are-back#post-3331</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>mayamade</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Thank you so much kiki for all the work it must have taken! I am super excited! I had tons of things I wanted to talk about here, let&#38;#039;s see if I can remember them.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Congratulations Herbal revolution! I saw your stuff in VOGUE! Can you believe it? How awsome!&#60;/p&#62;
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	Aline, I meant to get back to you via emial, thanks for checking in.&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>herbalacademy on "Any upcoming events in the area?"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/any-upcoming-events-in-the-area-1#post-2761</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>herbalacademy</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Hi herbal community! Isn&#38;#039;t it great having a place to come together and share our thoughts? I think it&#38;#039;s even better to gather in person. We all know of the bigger herbal events, like the&#38;nbsp;New England Women&#38;#039;s Herbal Conference and others; anyone know of some other upcoming herbal events this winter/spring that they can share?&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	We are located in the New England area (MA), but I think this would be a great place to add ANY events...&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
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	Happy holidays to all!&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>herbalacademy on "Any upcoming events in the area?"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/any-upcoming-events-in-the-area#post-2760</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>herbalacademy</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Hi herbal community! Isn&#38;#039;t it great having a place to come together and share our thoughts? I think it&#38;#039;s even better to gather in person. We all know of the bigger herbal events, like the New England Women&#38;#039;s Herbal Conference&#38;nbsp;and others; anyone know of some other upcoming herbal events this winter/spring that they can share?&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	We are located in the New England area (MA), but I think this would be a great place to add ANY events...&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Happy holidays to all!&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>mayamade on "Coming Soon to a Community Near You..."</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/coming-soon-to-a-community-near-you#post-2708</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>mayamade</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	wonderful!&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>mayamade on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2704</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>mayamade</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Thanks! i will set up a new listing. what a great suggestions. and thank you so much for the compliment. &#38;lt;3&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
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			<title>good4you on "Coming Soon to a Community Near You..."</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/coming-soon-to-a-community-near-you#post-2697</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>good4you</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	soo awesome ! just shared &#38;#039;bout it &#60;a href=&#34;http://poppyswap.tumblr.com/&#34;&#62;here&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>greenjourney on "Coming Soon to a Community Near You..."</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/coming-soon-to-a-community-near-you#post-2696</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>greenjourney</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/seedsforcycles.jpg?w=500&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	100 Cilantro Seed Packets for the Food Cycles Bicycle Tour. Here&#38;#039;s a link to &#60;a href=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/a-green-journey-of-5000-miles-starts-with-2-cycling-enthusiasts/&#34;&#62;my blog post &#60;/a&#62;about this amazing project. The revolution begins with all of us, just don&#38;#039;t forget to pack your seeds!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>Aline Crehore on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2669</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Aline Crehore</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Yes, Maya, it doesn&#38;#039;t work. We discussed the same idea of buy 3 get 1 free in an earlier &#60;a href=&#34;http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/creating-coupons-for-your-store&#34;&#62;forum topic&#60;/a&#62;&#38;nbsp;on coupons. This was about 9 months ago, but I think it is still relevant to the way poppy swap coupons are set up.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Kristie&#38;nbsp;replied then, &#38;quot;Currently we are only set up to do free shipping or offering a discount which is applied to the entire shopping cart.&#38;quot; When you read my replies on that thread, you will see how I worked with it last spring.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Another thing you might consider, Maya,&#38;nbsp;is making up a new listing for say &#60;em&#62;4 soaps of your choice for the price of 3, &#60;/em&#62;which is essentially the same as far as your customer is concerned. You can let them choose &#60;em&#62;which&#60;/em&#62; soaps by asking them to specify their preferences in a note with the order. Or you might specify which soaps you will include?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	For example, I list a custom set of 3 seed cards for a&#38;nbsp;discounted price, asking the buyer to choose which seed packets they would like in the cards.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	This week I made&#38;nbsp;up a discount code &#38;quot;freeshipping&#38;quot; for December and changed my banner to carry this message. This banner message is the only way I know to ensure that&#38;nbsp;all potential buyers see the offer. I think this is well worth the small extra effort, because half of my buyers didn&#38;#039;t take the available discount&#38;nbsp;last&#38;nbsp;spring.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/logobannernotedec.jpg?w=395&#38;amp;h=93&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Good luck with your soap sales, Maya! You make a truly exceptional product.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	xoxoxo Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>mayamade on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2471</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>mayamade</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	did i miss this somehow? i would love in on some coupon action. i&#38;#039;ve been trying to set up a buy three get four soap coupon for awhile but it isn&#38;#039;t working for me.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>Aline Crehore on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2427</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Aline Crehore</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Oops! I made a mistake on that date, didn&#38;#039;t I? And I set the discount code wrong, also, so it was not available til today. Luckily for us, yesterday&#38;#039;s customer kindly went ahead anyway, and I was able to give her the 15% discount in the form of postage stamps sent out with her order.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	We decided to extend the sale thru today, Sat. Nov. 24th. and made the necessary corrections to the discount code and banner art. Today is &#60;em&#62;Small Business Saturday &#60;/em&#62;in our community.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	small is beautiful, don&#38;#039;t ya think? Love, Aline&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>Aline Crehore on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2416</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Aline Crehore</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Here&#38;#039;s another idea, for what it is worth? In photoshop, I enlarged the canvas size of my banner and added this notice for Green Friday&#38;#039;s discount code. This appears at the top of every listing, so customers will be more likely to remember to use the discount.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Of course, as Daphna &#38;amp; I found out, this &#38;quot;shopgreen&#38;quot; code is already taken, so I&#38;#039;ll need to&#38;nbsp;think up&#38;nbsp;a new coupon code&#38;nbsp;and change it here, also. I could use &#38;quot;greenfifteen&#38;quot; or something? Unless James comes back to this weave this loose thread in a timely way, that is?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	love, aline&#60;/p&#62;
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	&#60;img alt=&#34;&#34; src=&#34;http://greenjourneyblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/logobannernotesweb.jpg&#34; /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>gembotanicals on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2415</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>gembotanicals</dc:creator>
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	these are great ideas, i also tried to make the coupon code shopgreen but got this error message:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Coupon Code &#38;#039;shopgreen&#38;#039; already exist.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>Aline Crehore on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2345</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Aline Crehore</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	Now I have some questions.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	1. When filling out the coupon form just now, I got an error which reads &#60;strong&#62;Coupon Code &#38;#039;shopgreen&#38;#039; already exist. &#60;/strong&#62;What do I do now?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	2. Is free shipping for December accomplished by coupon, also? Do I just make up a code and post it in my store?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	3. May I have a link to our newsletter archives, please?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Thanks everyone!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>Aline Crehore on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2344</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Aline Crehore</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;
	1. I&#38;#039;ll join in on the Green Friday promotion&#38;nbsp;using the coupon code &#38;quot;shopgreen&#38;quot; for 15% off of an entire order. I&#38;#039;ll&#38;nbsp;set up&#38;nbsp;that coupon today.&#38;nbsp;2. I&#38;#039;m OK with free shipping in December, also.&#38;nbsp;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;
	Our sets of 4 seed cards make nice gifts, and seed packets can be&#38;nbsp;usedful as stocking stuffers.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>RosemaryandRue on "The Holidays of 2012!"</title>
			<link>http://community.poppyswap.com/forum/topic/the-holidays-of-2012#post-2289</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>RosemaryandRue</dc:creator>
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	Is anyone debuting new products for &#38;quot;Green&#38;quot; Friday or the subsequent holidays?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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