<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post2272498384219758861..comments</id><updated>2009-12-12T19:31:41.454-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Growing in Chicago: Winter's really here</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/feeds/2272498384219758861/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html'/><author><name>Beth Botts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09329201444189589538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-3464051324250138716</id><published>2009-12-12T19:31:41.454-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T19:31:41.454-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I have the Naturemill composter, Beth and it reall...</title><summary type='text'>I have the Naturemill composter, Beth and it really does work well.  It uses cedar pellets ( you can buy them from the pet store ) and baking soda to break down the food scraps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The good thing about it is that it can be discreetly placed in a corner and you&amp;#39;ll never notice it.  There&amp;#39;s no bad odor as well.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/3464051324250138716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/3464051324250138716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html?showComment=1260667901454#c3464051324250138716' title=''/><author><name>Carolyn gail</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05399617395634099019'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-2272498384219758861' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/posts/default/2272498384219758861' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-7481834059403825983</id><published>2009-12-11T23:29:21.897-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T23:29:21.897-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Great post!

I had lunch with Ben Helphand this we...</title><summary type='text'>Great post!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had lunch with Ben Helphand this week and we had to clear our own table at this restaurant. As I was dumping my scraps into the trashcan I felt really guilty and turned to Ben and said something along the lines of; &amp;quot;I wish I could compost this.&amp;quot; It was out of my mouth before I realized what I had said. When we don&amp;#39;t see the waste we&amp;#39;re creating because </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/7481834059403825983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/7481834059403825983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html?showComment=1260595761897#c7481834059403825983' title=''/><author><name>MrBrownThumb</name><uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-garden/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-2272498384219758861' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/posts/default/2272498384219758861' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-1814838184064282860</id><published>2009-12-11T16:04:08.165-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T16:04:08.165-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Have you heard of the NatureMill indoor automatic ...</title><summary type='text'>Have you heard of the &lt;a href="http://www.naturemill.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;NatureMill indoor automatic compost bin&lt;/a&gt;?  It let you compost your kitchen scraps including meats and fish bones indoor all year round without the worms and pests.  It heats the compost to 140 degree, aerates it and mixes it automatically.  It also has an air filter to take care of the odor.  I heard that it works very </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/1814838184064282860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/2272498384219758861/comments/default/1814838184064282860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html?showComment=1260569048165#c1814838184064282860' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.growinginchicago.com/2009/12/winters-really-here.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-2272498384219758861' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2964283197105711604/posts/default/2272498384219758861' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>