<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:56:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hollywoodsfarm/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Backyard homestead raised bed trial.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry that it has been so long since I have contributed. It has been busy here. As I am sure it has busy for everyone else as well. We started our raised bed project to take another step in being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/backyard-homestead-raised-bed-trial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/backyard-homestead-raised-bed-trial</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovszAVGZe9aKPVjEBfFB7Sp6sRUgthL638UtgFLsF5okE356D2WnicAWbNoUrJbrJ3gj5wdu2Mj5YcEdnfziZj47p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the hunt for more land.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Took a ride to check out a 18 acre property within 30 miles of my present place. Beautiful trees. Some open and flat land. Overall I think I have to pass. Too much uneven terrain for what I need. Only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/on-the-hunt-for-more-land</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/on-the-hunt-for-more-land</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2dqQjonXbrtM8jFfmw3pyeK5woejKz7As3J3Dtsk2CfGRoHHQkg6HSmUG4CCXdQnYAhnPoMrKwW6vwDyoghJo8sQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas eve anual skeet shoot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great fun with great guys and girls. And the pup in training. Warm outdoor seating. And a warm full belly for the road]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/christmas-eve-anual-skeet-shoot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/christmas-eve-anual-skeet-shoot</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxHxg21fQensMT2z8CG9Dv3AHtPUNytaLbitmPqHLhZgrWeQk2wNFDm9o6bdxtiMEErxq6uMvM9mdSxeXgA8rGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beef Wellington for Christmas.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think she did awesome.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/beef-wellington-for-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/beef-wellington-for-christmas</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2GPLj6UCeP7WAWt5qibF6LqhmAiija4KMHgcrKSQNBwmX76XHwphcE9JDyr3axq6HskJFEPSqc6STfs42KQn5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microgreens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry its been a while. Its been pretty busy. But here are the results of my first time growing microgreens!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/microgreens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/microgreens</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2WuJrCCQufwcav4KxjzSAv8brkQB57bWz9QU4arG8tbtTdVTPhD98o4JgU86VqyKZ39Csk6SAWUM7mbAFgX2hL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter cash crop!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring another revenue stream as well as taking another step towards being self sustainable. We are doing a trial run at microgreens. We left them stacked and covered for 3 days for them to sprout.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/winter-cash-crop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/winter-cash-crop</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdMeiAVvEsKDFMetC2FzdgmN3w3GyCgJf9gvgdppA8Xf3CxGjeRF74UEJreRXbam9bA2Va4umBoY4qKivr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scenic pics from the steelhead trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was 24 degrees and the fishing was tough. The scenery was beautiful!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/scenic-pics-from-the-steelhead-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/scenic-pics-from-the-steelhead-trip</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdUDX5XUpuLJw4gvGReC9YgZeQ7LtNS1zedqVYad9gFoJ6eq3GiiLsp3K9BxLU8LPByQ4SakoVgNDq1KMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One more run]]></title><description><![CDATA[The guys and I made another run to the river. This time for the steelheads. This was my first time targeting these evasive fish. We hook a bunch, but only landed a few. It was freezing but we had a blast!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/one-more-run</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/one-more-run</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZ8Uqffe7Ujo9ryi1QDSqFZeqPF6St9fFDTxVeKUiGzfpuTpKRgHwYrXhvxbxiRwXDBz7N7oPtsw6KT4r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salmon Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Took some time off with the guys to catch the Salmon Run. We had a blast! For some, it was their first time. They did great! Hooked up! Fish on! With some unexpected bonus fish. And the Kings!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/salmon-run</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/salmon-run</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkPcbL5vwhxBFUsCvLWtGebv9fxpNrxcgeBJyxNZebYPtvv98aK3Z2mUcVAovNRftg2RpPRkH4U9Gw3RkVjcEKUPvrKk2yFv1uKHU5AmUaV7Ddbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look what's hatching!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our newest batch of quail! 28 out of our 30 quail eggs hatched. We lost two chicks but the rest are doing well.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/look-what-s-hatching</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/look-what-s-hatching</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 23:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybtz8p7zU4daxkFzy7fbJCVLKiWHx1dMqi4vYkSwLEVXKei8PycosyDctywnVwWfStSGzU3hZ7M3wrgenH6HPX6nr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New face on the farm today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning to all. We were greeted by this happy little face this morning. Momma and baby are both healthy and doing well.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/new-face-on-the-farm-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/new-face-on-the-farm-today</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqBSCHJazo6hjiVicmFwaSzzEM3NqLJitXmoEzrKRDeoKGissMey8nZiCMmEXH62dboorFmci8TuKi1etEJmt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Roos crow, they gotta go!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our next batch of quails have reached maturity. The males (cocks) crow night and day. So I took an order from a local cook who is always happy to purchase them whenever I have some available. Sad to see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/when-the-roos-crow-they-gotta-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/when-the-roos-crow-they-gotta-go</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpxAtahHMnxGexCQyfcyyN1R4ZrjoZAWkqHdWK5VsGozdNRd4w7wmMyxkBp4RnLsfpfPS6AQhjeKchzh6hKca?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunflower success!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was my first year doing sunflowers. Hoping to use them to supplement my chickens over the winter. They did pretty well. More than half of them survived. Next year I may try to start them earlier.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/sunflower-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/sunflower-success</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2TTnCwz7Yd2U63nbjq3uHNXrjbk9tFrEQ4sNwvz7KfyppdP3ZCgSNacQ31vraXWVJTbs7fniYuF4ZxpdDG7QqGJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicks galore!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our local hatchery had an overhatch of chicks. So maybe just one more batch of broiler chickens. Perhaps this batch we will raise as Cornish hens. Any thoughts?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/chicks-galore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/chicks-galore</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S9bZoUQ3iwWXMpx8yxP4ezgM3vAuzxd6EpV8ySF7Z7fMsUMZDjTWPpkvWH4e5Wmgur94KPawKv4tqUNm8CWvbki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicks on pasture]]></title><description><![CDATA[We put our last batch of broiler chicks of the season out on pasture. They look so small in the tall grass. The pasture was just mowed around them. Another move or two and they will be in the short grass.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/chicks-on-pasture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/chicks-on-pasture</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yncjAuA65z55EUjPKAFZkd1ku8bdX7s1q4icZrdpc9kGr63CkZ1u3dd2B1T96msqDu9waNu58BQxMiupQe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may have a solution!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may have found a solution to our squash bug problem. A friend offered to bring me some Praying Mantis. Here is what the squash bugs look like under a leaf. We have work to hard for it all to come apart]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/we-may-have-a-solution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/we-may-have-a-solution</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:39:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkaYcU5znicXg9QL6ozhstkfuBg2pJFmLHERT8EhexmXYppbVd6USCKFxfi8NhaRZWDUK5RPveAC3qzAzY5VonXCyNZ4pePWGsop48kMeNhSuHWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The calvary!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found some squash bugs in the garden. They destroyed a cucumber plant in one day and moved on to a squash plant the next. So I sent the girls in to have a go at them. They did not seem to like them.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/the-calvary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/the-calvary</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxtS7uiPWdRmpd1ENt6ovM3Vqa2er4jonks2ZPv1hdt3YpD4H59dPemWjgiBzTzaTSScYo5q1x4kLTQ56YJF22i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Process complete!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our first process of the second half of our season complete! Between our chickens and a neighbor friend's chickens, we parted and packaged 134 chickens! Here is a before and after shot. I will have more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/process-complete</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/process-complete</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zsKkf5bfe8uxULqhCRXRw54vkLZxozWqxNDc5s87Rq9Xmm1Wo8ryKK2sEef5Koxau48HNKxK7ATSEfU4qc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 week old Broiler chickens ready for market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a shot of the 8 week old broilers ready for market. Nice to see them eating the grass as nature intended. You can really see how they have mowed the pasture pusture behind them. I will have some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/8-week-old-broiler-chickens-ready-for-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/8-week-old-broiler-chickens-ready-for-market</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eN1c84eXgJXVKi4qYbZkgvazZ7f17XS9zFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainy day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rainy day, but the girls dont care. Chickens, specificly my layers, love to forage when it rains.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/rainy-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@hollywoodsfarm/rainy-day</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdPjXxjzSTRC1KyQwvZVcKp9zJPKij5Gf3E7KjC8KAoZvyZMkvH1oBF9rNSLTNQDcVx83HCCjq8Mr8ahTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>