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| '''Appropedia welcomes the WikiGreen community!'''<br>
For the last few weeks, folks at WikiGreen and Appropedia have considered how best to collaborate on our shared goals. The decision: Assimilation!  So, faster than you can build a [[Composting greenhouse provides hot water (original)|strawbale greenhouse]], nearly 1000 pages and over 1000 images have been migrated from WikiGreen to Appropedia. ''Woohoo!'' And yet, some tidying up remains.  Please pardon our "dust" as we wrap up the integration.
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Appropedia is a dynamic and open library ''wiki'', focused on success in two core initiatives:
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*Reducing poverty through '''International Development'''
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Learn more about Appropedia's vision and mission at our [[Appropedia:Mission|Mission]] page.


The material on this site is here free (as in speech) for your use! Use the search box at left, click on one of the categories in the table below, or browse [[Special:Categories|all categories]] and [[Special:Allpages|all '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles]].  If you don't find what you're looking for, we would appreciate it if you would let us know on our [[Appropedia:Request|Requested content page]].<br clear="all" />
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Appropedia follows an [[Wikipedia:Open_design|open design]] approach. Anyone can write or edit articles, anyone can plant the seed of an idea that others will build upon.  Any group can use these pages to work collaboratively.
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We would like to include your projects, current works, observations and suggestions! If you've got an idea for a new article, please see our [[Help:Contributing content|"Contributing content"]] page for some suggestions.  You can also enrich existing articles by clicking on "edit" at the top of the page or section.  The software is robust and forgiving, so [[A:BOLD|Be Bold]] and contribute!   
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Find more ways to support the cause at our [[Appropedia:Community portal|Community Portal]] page.  Or enter your questions and suggestions at the [[Appropedia:Village pump|Village Pump]] page.
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