<?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, 12 Apr 2026 17:47:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pacific-farmer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Cider - Habanero jelly!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Napalm Jelly recipe 8 - cups halved ripe habaneros 1 - 25.4 oz bottle of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider 1/2 - cup of lemon juice 7 - cups of sugar 1 - 1.7 oz box of Sure Jell premium fruit pectin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/apple-cider-habanero-jelly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/apple-cider-habanero-jelly</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:23:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrcmCiBN1A4B8Ve4kVgixayC7XdaaqpLF5dCJQScL9HZvwb9BoaPdFeREkzmeM2CMDKc9kc6UZLpuYpi4HBrYpt79Xuyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eggplants for days!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going to wash, peel, slice, bread, vacuum pack and freeze these amazing veggies. Still so much food to harvest from the gardens.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/eggplants-for-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/eggplants-for-days</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinq4VkZs7hr6vpFC3yhapWgd9yMwFWh1xSz5hZzaSDUdZeWbk5gUCCGtMaYLeSz3tXMixNjvkrCqL9FPhqKE2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday the 13th struck me hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got up really early this afternoon and was making my coffee when I looked out the window across 2 of my gardens. Wilted leaves as far as the eye can see. All of my nightshades are dead (tomatoes, peppers,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/friday-the-13th-struck-me-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/friday-the-13th-struck-me-hard</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 01:07:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final flush of Felicity peppers! (and how I grew them)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the third and final flush of peppers from my mild jalapeno plants. These peppers are huge, thick walled, and loaded with that classic jalapeno flavor, but absolutely no heat. I started the seeds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/final-flush-of-felicity-peppers-and-how-i-grew-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/final-flush-of-felicity-peppers-and-how-i-grew-them</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdSLPRn18uvkdJGjtCMkD3k5p6tfY6jHwuZ3tr5135Bkk7qDQeWQuyuL3i3YZsuptqNgUbLsncrbWB66mt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eating fresh garden veggies well into the winter!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Had to harvest my spaghetti squashes early before they ripened because they were literally exploding from all the rain we've been getting. I lost about half of them to splitting and bursting :( Not sure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/eating-fresh-garden-veggies-well-into-the-winter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@pacific-farmer/eating-fresh-garden-veggies-well-into-the-winter</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nei84fDr92vjiFPnGLGWMHGLcEukcy9K6gX8KJ83aDUEhrLUEXvRroQFsydCju5bpgCJHACFMzXnhUsHk6Wfx6w465L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer hobbies.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you do for fun when you work outside every day? Video games, metal music, and [redacted]! Ever want to play hockey with incredible cars? With freaking rockets? And explosions? Yeah, me too! I like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/games/@pacific-farmer/farmer-hobbies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/games/@pacific-farmer/farmer-hobbies</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3UL98exVp1G6uQrfdayx53TJJQ2MfBhN6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual pun]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pun/@pacific-farmer/visual-pun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pun/@pacific-farmer/visual-pun</guid><category><![CDATA[pun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 22:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmfCcUXALRBsHdxBZxbbcS8z2s1o4zTFW1dGWgVRmPrXQ1F5fLPVSc99T455tqgpJLiTLTjre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eggplants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh from the garden! What are your favorite eggplant recipes? Seriously, I've got about 30 ready to pick. I need recipes!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/eggplants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/eggplants</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChRAEDdvCxu6RCXTzwvS136NZLv4WKrmFmLC1KwsJdYxWDy3vxtn5JnaZCynAASoc8YfP6k6aPvekpRxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's National Dog Day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amun Ra enjoying fetch at the Palmer Hay Flats, Alaska. Koko enjoying a swim at Mirror Lake, Alaska. 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Edit: There's only so much summer squash three people can eat in one day, but wow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/what-we-re-eating-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/what-we-re-eating-today</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtycShBkajBjpfFacMcyGoS4LuvDr7w6BmdmWDBQiSAtVqaJT6Xdj6Hw4n6josYfgNGT9tWTrL6Xuf4J3ZJmQaDL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding plant nutrition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Macronutrients and Micronutrients critical for plant development) Some plant species may have slightly different needs, but this chart represents a general average. Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/understanding-plant-nutrition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/understanding-plant-nutrition</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26CkUsZzWmNuMFGTX76P4zrETekCTrng7ERQTj9UjU5rxb46aPZx58zHFNQ729ZdTJL3sG4ZmJv2EbeaasENFZo3oyNvtjkgBMHesQvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two tips to prevent a common garden issue; cracked tomatoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't you just hate spending hours and hours in the garden only to get ugly, cracked and split fruits? This is a symptom of inconsistent soil moisture. 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I'm not a huge fan of tomato cages, so I tried weave trellising]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/garden-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/garden-update</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgNM6oVitrjAUSKU5GreYg1aBGm7CQFNdh26tcEbwBV5wq7vvS5qpduiaVKuB7wQsq2fNPu9d1UL6Jr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardeners, save your kitchen plumbing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washing dirt down your kitchen sink is bad mojo! This garden washing station was assembled with scrap materials I had laying around, and is seeing its second season of daily use. 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By definition, a peck is: A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/this-has-to-be-at-least-1-peck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@pacific-farmer/this-has-to-be-at-least-1-peck</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 05:15:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2ZQfpWgTqrr6nupHEg5s9hqgiWJUAiiD6jB9yDEh6RGeuRt4zDJ3kY2JkxAeYXiHWknMkhEwHe7waocpUW6VSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a weird thing life is.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago I was a software engineer. Ten years ago I was a hardware engineer/technician. I excelled at both, but as time went on I became less happy, less challenged by the profession and increasingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/farming/@pacific-farmer/what-a-weird-thing-life-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/farming/@pacific-farmer/what-a-weird-thing-life-is</guid><category><![CDATA[farming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 05:01:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvested a few dozen pounds of peppers today!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My gardens are going nuts with production right now. Decided today was the day to harvest my first flush of Jalapeño peppers. That's just shy of 40 lbs. Pile is about a foot tall on our dining room table.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peppers/@pacific-farmer/harvested-a-few-dozen-pounds-of-peppers-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peppers/@pacific-farmer/harvested-a-few-dozen-pounds-of-peppers-today</guid><category><![CDATA[peppers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeC9nMFmYGuA8UwmJhqEVer3RoexjnkPHmrebMUF2ynmByEuH7fFzruo5tuJsdbem49wAMvkSFS8pjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About me]]></title><description><![CDATA[American Husband Father Grandfather Patriot Entrepreneur Agronomist Farmer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@pacific-farmer/about-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@pacific-farmer/about-me</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pacific-farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChSpT9guuysAJvW5nC2n3zpW9CnZhDsyvnUpitmBNHuN5uwf8DNf6yvKDBqifAuapaqPzwhDk67Y732Px?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>