<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:58:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mnhomesteader/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I'm signing off]]></title><description><![CDATA[After closing all of our online social accounts earlier this Summer, I guess it was inevitable that the blog would meet the proverbial hatchet next. It has been liberating. We will continue to move forward]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/i-m-signing-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/i-m-signing-off</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:04:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Composting Toilet SIgnage]]></title><description><![CDATA[After installing our second composting toilet and being a household that enjoys inviting people out to our small farmstead, I decided it was time to have some sort of signage printed out to explain how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/composting/@mnhomesteader/composting-toilet-signage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/composting/@mnhomesteader/composting-toilet-signage</guid><category><![CDATA[composting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:58:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZgXRSpcTZY5td84YsUEfSE4fjxYcR75joGgqqfYp4EaQn8nzkFc6Bkcx6xuVJNo3qsUWtmmX1P2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Overwhelming Mess]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the online world of social media and blogs, it is always easy for the author to put their best side forward, conveniently hiding the, umm, not so pretty side... Well, I won't lie, it has been tough]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/an-overwhelming-mess</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/an-overwhelming-mess</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj99Ky2UNBJ4zSfwmhyJv6mcsz7As6WMDZXTvsksKK6NR3Pd7sm931rXeZLnWqhsfNKGY9q51Rk4cr5h1mnMftNHaYDAjpJ6ryQqfqJQmYZjCJx4zA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrying a Forest Home on my Bike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrying a forest home on my bike on my 16 mile commute home from work. :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/carrying-a-forest-home-on-my-bike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/carrying-a-forest-home-on-my-bike</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 19:56:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrEXzpLe8NGDnaotG2s2Bzuvi1v1AHtNgSTMJJ5X657mPpzGJbHe4r56333J4Ycx1ATitzGdXj9Fxw9ap7Lksnqvth1Qa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Trips and Two Grain Bins Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring has decided to made its debut here in Minnesota! While the frost and a few sun deprived snow piles have yet to give out and the barn water is still frozen underground somewhere, the grass has made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/two-trips-and-two-grain-bins-later</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/two-trips-and-two-grain-bins-later</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 16:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw64crzf3UnPo1dsDoVakvsavsRC4i2MUYUaCyTXjsA8erFFoX2PfVKtFnT56TpQBazWZG5f1STtzCPC854SD7UyxoDNA8D7JcSPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain Bin Disassembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a quick timelapse of our grain bin disassembly. Myself and a group of five other gents took a Saturday to take two of these grain bins down. (The timelapse only captured one disassembly before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/4nv36lty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/4nv36lty</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9uvwVess5QV2yrbmaNjP6edoAiPTHTfAA4JypVPfLWvLP3UCswq2uoeqKMUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-purposing Grain Bins!! Another upcoming homesteading adventure/project!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have ever traveled through the upper midwest (and it is probably true in many other rural parts of the country), then you've probably seen old grain bins scattered across the countryside, many of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/re-purposing-grain-bins-another-upcoming-homesteading-adventure-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/re-purposing-grain-bins-another-upcoming-homesteading-adventure-project</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw64crzf3UnPo1dsDoVakvsavsRC4i2MUYUaCyTXjsA8erFFoX2PfVKtFnT56TpQBazWZG5eWEjacCb1MUaUzXPQ5oJybimGG2LpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our First Duck Massacre]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was bound to happen at some point, right? 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Last year, our winter was mild and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/always-winter-and-never-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/always-winter-and-never-christmas</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw64crzf3UnPo1dsDoVakvsavsRC4i2MUYUaCyTXjsA8erFFoX2PfVKtFnT56TpQBazWZG5f1STtzCN6u7LdLpCCirwqBrbnHc4VC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIY Maple Syrup RO System (for under $250)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweet syrup season is upon us! We have been tapping trees on our property for 2 years and have worked to gradually improve our processing routine. Here is my earlier post on tapping (although we are now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/diy-maple-syrup-ro-system-for-under-usd250</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@mnhomesteader/diy-maple-syrup-ro-system-for-under-usd250</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tysBoFqW6XrnCNkKHR157SkJvgUynqNAvhjxjsYRQeHNZFqHM768X667zafDXBVntyosNKxPdi1XUZKQmX3jxqqe9DomD2naNKQMJgKMQNqkjQ1EQ5V946zU94ZuHAtytB6nTSbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Goat Milking Tip and Making Homemade Goat Milk Yogurt (Super simple!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We (or should I say, Shelly) are milking three Nubian goats. Originally, we had planned on putting together a homemade milker (which we still plan to finish assembling at some point). 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We have been completely debt-free, house and all, for a couple of years]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@mnhomesteader/refining-and-reviewing-our-monthly-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@mnhomesteader/refining-and-reviewing-our-monthly-budget</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNhvhBjeAmUPNjnpUHQRgBy7T5jNaoAATQgULw7MTqwmx6SXncRGCjWY8MgnT4gQHBczoW58WJv8euNhPLAQ2S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An "Old Fashioned" Northern Plains Blizzard!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wind has calmed down a bit and the snow has tapered off. Now it's time to explore the updated winter landscape! Could this be one of those good-old fashioned winters our elders always talk about? I'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snow/@mnhomesteader/an-old-fashioned-northern-plains-blizzard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snow/@mnhomesteader/an-old-fashioned-northern-plains-blizzard</guid><category><![CDATA[snow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnhomesteader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVeteBD9aXjbzx9LVEnpJnSmquhK6XrddwEFPzT6tJnw7qHgqmTv8i6b6WetqMrsB9vjj93cqSNUwQfvgo6vQszc1RWYHPJfo1q785L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saying goodbye to our reflective walls..  and how about some goat ice cream?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of you may not know that I worked as a paid staff member on ISSAC, an imaging system currently installed in the International Space Station. 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