<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Veggie Gardener&#187; Simple Composting</title> <atom:link href="http://www.veggiegardener.com/category/composting/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.veggiegardener.com</link> <description>How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:55:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>Rev Up Your Compost With Compost Activators</title><link>http://www.veggiegardener.com/compost-activator/</link> <comments>http://www.veggiegardener.com/compost-activator/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Simple Composting]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.veggiegardener.com/?p=6484</guid> <description><![CDATA[One thing that will really rev up a compost pile is boosting it with a compost activator. 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