<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:48:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@emilyjane/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Yosemite in the winter - peaceful and pristine]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are photos were taken a few years ago when my husband and I visited Yosemite in winter - it was so peaceful, we barely saw anyone else and the weather was spectacular. All taken with my Canon Kiss]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-6-landscapes-yosemite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-6-landscapes-yosemite</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 22:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961QX93EMupZxwR12n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hug. A play dough stop motion animation (includes play dough recipe!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first attempt at a 3D stop motion animation, and it was easier than I thought. I was inspired by Guldies' YouTube channel - spectacular claymation, really worth checking out. How I made The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/the-hug-play-dough-stop-motion-animation-includes-play-dough-recipe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/the-hug-play-dough-stop-motion-animation-includes-play-dough-recipe</guid><category><![CDATA[stop-motion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 07:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961R1nxecaziQMc6Dc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do with honeycomb? Ideas from a beekeeper]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I have been keeping bees for about four years, and we worked as professional beekeepers for a year. We adore bees and have a huge appreciation for the effort they put into making honey;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/7-things-to-do-with-honeycomb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/7-things-to-do-with-honeycomb</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UjXvhHdVgC1otsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food is Free! There Should be Community Projects Like This Everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a little rural town, tucked away in the northeast corner of Victoria, Australia, the local police station’s lawn has been transformed into a thriving vegetable garden. A few years ago, a community group]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/food-is-free-there-should-be-community-projects-like-this-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/food-is-free-there-should-be-community-projects-like-this-everywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961XxPpcTXhrQnv4QE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch as we turn our lawn into a food garden #5: Phase 1 complete!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night we made two trellises for climbing vegetables. Then, we planted out the last garden with broad beans, salad greens, sugar snap peas, snow peas, and sweet peas - the sweet peas aren't edible,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-5-phase-1-complete</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-5-phase-1-complete</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 07:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UVmX1JASNRJ2EjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper stop motion animation - I love you]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made my first stop-motion animation last week and had an absolute ball – it was such a fun process! I’m officially hooked, and my goal is to be able to make a good quality five-minute claymation for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/paper-stop-motion-animation-i-love-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/paper-stop-motion-animation-i-love-you</guid><category><![CDATA[stop-motion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 05:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KXrUCEM4pbS43CS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch as we turn our lawn into a food garden #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[In between rain showers this weekend, we got two more beds prepped and one planted out. Now we've got a new crop of carrots on the go (which means more lacto-fermented carrots in a few months!), English]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-4</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 02:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961FMNKatHtFByR7gz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-fermented Purple Dragon Carrots]]></title><description><![CDATA[We picked most of our carrot crop last week and, rather than letting them go limp in the fridge or trying to eat them all in one hit, we fermented them (and made a stop motion animation with one). What]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/preserving-the-harvest-lacto-fermented-purple-dragon-carrots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@emilyjane/preserving-the-harvest-lacto-fermented-purple-dragon-carrots</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 03:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961G3moPmKe2Gp8C8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch as we turn our lawn into a food garden #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since last weekend, we have prepped and planted two garden beds. One thing we’ve learned over the last five years is that consistent, small efforts go a long way in the garden. Soil Prep After levelling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-3</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PGpw8YTiG86aKHg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I made my first stop motion animation in 2 hours. It’s easy; you can do it too!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I was lamenting how children’s television has changed. I know, I’m officially an old fart now I’m saying “when I was a kid…”.     Anyway, I was thinking about shows I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/how-i-made-my-first-stop-motion-animation-in-2-hours-it-s-easy-you-can-do-it-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stop-motion/@emilyjane/how-i-made-my-first-stop-motion-animation-in-2-hours-it-s-easy-you-can-do-it-too</guid><category><![CDATA[stop-motion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 00:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KGdzQ8KYoi32CJS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteemitPhotoChallenge #4 Nature Macro Entry - 3 Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[These photos were all taken with my Canon Kiss X4 with el-cheapo extension tubes (read: disable automatic functions) and the standard 18-55mm Canon lens that came with the camera.  No editing except]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-4-nature-macro-entry-3-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-4-nature-macro-entry-3-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GajGjsnoJxdcx2S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch as we turn our lawn into a food garden #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I began this blog three days ago to share the process of transforming our backyard into a food garden. In that short time, we've made decent progress. One section of lawn has been dug up and the topsoil]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden-2</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 05:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UjeRvxJLRuddJ1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch as we turn our lawn into a food garden...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is on the way (in Australia), and it’s time to get serious about growing more food. Make way, lawn, the veggies are coming! Our little family (me, husband, and our son) moved into this house at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@emilyjane/watch-as-we-turn-our-lawn-into-a-food-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961F4oJf59ZLh6fk2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's try this again, shall we? Because so far, I've sucked at Steemit... Hello from a homesteading writer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m impatient and sleep-deprived – I’ve discovered that’s a bad combo on a site where you can’t edit posts after a certain period. I signed up to Steemit a week ago and published a quick introduction,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@emilyjane/let-s-try-this-again-shall-we-because-so-far-i-ve-sucked-at-steemit-hello-from-a-homesteading-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@emilyjane/let-s-try-this-again-shall-we-because-so-far-i-ve-sucked-at-steemit-hello-from-a-homesteading-writer</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 07:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GTCx6Wb8cEkzNWxgqVYv7PPNp2SdHxbCaBb6a9c2NXzqMYJ9Eqfb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteemitPhotoChallenge #3 (Desolation) Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo was taken a few years ago. My husband and I lived here in a caravan for over two years. During winter, the fog would often settle for the entire day - this photo was taken late afternoon when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-3-desolation-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-3-desolation-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 00:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961EaS29zicR28TrDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteemitPhotoChallenge Desolation - just joining the fun, not a proper entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo by @nords tipped me off to the photo challenge, which I'll have a crack at next time, and reminded me of this photo I took a few years ago in the fog (we get all day fogs here during winter).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-desolation-just-joining-the-fun-not-a-proper-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@emilyjane/steemitphotochallenge-desolation-just-joining-the-fun-not-a-proper-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 03:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UF9oSmuMafU23QJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Things I Learned Living in a Tent for Six Weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re going to live in a tent, try to get one you can stand up in. After six weeks of crouching you’ll likely resemble Quasimodo and getting pants on is hard when you can’t stand up. ‘Bigger is better’]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@emilyjane/20-things-i-learned-living-in-a-tent-for-six-weeks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@emilyjane/20-things-i-learned-living-in-a-tent-for-six-weeks</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VyzpwhyXCSzm6Dk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, Steemit! I’m Emily, a very curious freelance writer from Downunder who’d like to get to know you a little better…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm here for my life better for my kid. So, I've got high hopes. A little over a year ago, my son was born. Leading up to his birth my husband and I had started having financial troubles. At one point]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@emilyjane/hello-steemit-i-m-emily-a-very-curious-freelance-writer-from-downunder-who-d-like-to-get-to-know-you-a-little-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@emilyjane/hello-steemit-i-m-emily-a-very-curious-freelance-writer-from-downunder-who-d-like-to-get-to-know-you-a-little-better</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilyjane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:12:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Vy6qB8vHthtBDdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>