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		<title>Zanatta Winery and Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zanatta Winery and Vineyards, located in Glenora, is four minutes southwest of Duncan in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Glenora comes from Scottish origin meaning &#8220;golden valley&#8221;, which perfectly describes the Cowichan Valley. The winery, which opened in 1990, is part of a 120 acre farm with thirty acres being dedicated to the vineyard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merridale Estate Cidery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merridale Estate Cidery is located on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, about 40 minutes north of Victoria, and one hour and 20 minutes south of Nanaimo. Merridale has truly been an ongoing project for the owners, Janet Docherty and Rick Pipes. Since their purchase of the property in March, 2000, they have continued to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The salmonberry is one of the first wildflowers to come into bloom in the Cowichan Valley and throughout Vancouver Island. The plant is native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California. They are commonly found in moist areas and along rivers and streams. Salmonberries berries are edible and were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whippletree Junction &#8211; Cowichan Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whippletree Junction was started about 30 years ago by a fellow named Randy Streit with a funky collection of old heritage buildings rescued from demolition. The Wickertree was the first building rescued having come from the old Chinatown in Duncan. An old fish cannery in Sooke was brought back to life as Wagon Wheel Antiques [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Bull! You Gotta Love Cows</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t really spent that much time around cows having grown up in large cities and having lived in areas where &#8220;cattle&#8221; aren&#8217;t really welcome in the neighborhood. Really about the only thing I knew about cows was that milk came from them and they sure tasted good! Interestingly, when I was quite young for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mushroom Season in the Cowichan Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We went up to Cowichan Lake this past week and after having a somewhat dry summer were surprised that mushroom season appears to be here. It&#8217;s amazing what a few days of rain will do! There were perhaps 8 different varieties including a few that are edible and considered delicacies here and abroad. The Pacific Golden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keating Farm Estate &#8211; Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keating Farm Estate was purchased in 2005 by The Land Conservancy, in part to protect many of the heritage building on the site but also to protect some wetlands and the general agricultural potential. Keating Farm Estate is located in the Koksilah area of the Cowichan Valley making the site readily accessible to locals and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowichan Wine &amp; Culinary Festival Official Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival started off with a bang tonight at the Satellite Bar &#38; Grille at the Arbutus Ridge Country Club. The food was excellent as one would expect, take a look at what was available to sample: Sage and Prosciutto Wrapped Wild Sockeye Salmon, on Armenian Flatbread Seafood Ragout in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dermod &amp; Dudley’s Irish Pub &amp; Grill in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was pouring rain last Saturday noon when the Cowichan Valley Photos duo pulled into the parking lot of Dermod &#38; Dudley’s Irish Pub &#38; Grill in Lake Cowichan.   A wonderful sight, that pub, for two bedraggled and hungry sight-seers.  Our pretty, friendly waitress seated us by the window from where &#8212; even on such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honeymoon Bay Blackberry Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 5, 2009 Cowichan Valley Photos is going to the Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market on British Columbia&#8217;s spectacular Cowichan Lake to take in the annual Blackberry Festival. Vendors at the Honeymoon Bay Blackberry Festival sell blackberry products of all kinds: jelly, jam, vinegar to name a few and pies, pies, pies. We’re going early [...]]]></description>
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