<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:54:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stanmr/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Earthworms for composting and better soil health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well I've been kicking around the idea of getting some worms and setting up a vermicompost bin for several years now. I keep reading about the benefits of composting with worms. The addition of earthworm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/earthworms-for-composting-and-better-soil-health</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/earthworms-for-composting-and-better-soil-health</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FkgWvhjWEBDCJv5ne5WNtmM66?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My indoor grow failure, a calamity of astronomical proportions, to me anyway.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in November of 2018 I started an indoor garden in my basement. I had brought in a couple of things to over winter from our garden. Swiss chard and collard greens. We also started some broccoli, carrots]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/my-indoor-grow-failure-a-calamity-of-astronomical-proportions-to-me-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/my-indoor-grow-failure-a-calamity-of-astronomical-proportions-to-me-anyway</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FqTwRNsrnY36Z2Gb7JrwcF5Xk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lentil Soup]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first had an encounter with Lentil Soup when a Mediterranean restaurant opened in my town. I would go there a couple times a week on my lunch break just to have the lentil soup and a tabouli salad. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@stanmr/lentil-soup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@stanmr/lentil-soup</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 01:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FfQCzpemecrAWt9uSksVgUJJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing field peas in the home garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Peas Porridge Hot peas porridge cold peas porridge in the pot nine days old”, an old nursery rhyme dating back to sometime during the 1700's, but dry peas were in use long before that. Dry peas have been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/growing-field-peas-in-the-home-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@stanmr/growing-field-peas-in-the-home-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 14:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fo6bCn116p9nsSFibNdnSLXzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homesteaderscoop Challenge: What are you doing to claim food sovereignty for yourself or your community, and why? Stanmr's entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[@porters suggested I put in an entry for the food sovereignty challenge. After reading about it from @homesteaderscoop I decided to give it a go. Here's the link for the challenge. Food security or food]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@stanmr/homesteaderscoop-challenge-what-are-you-doing-to-claim-food-sovereignty-for-yourself-or-your-community-and-why-stanmr-s-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@stanmr/homesteaderscoop-challenge-what-are-you-doing-to-claim-food-sovereignty-for-yourself-or-your-community-and-why-stanmr-s-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fb2DpQfYesez5ZaA6Z3dHpc62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing myself, Recognizing Stress and a New Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Mark, I'm from Michigan. I'm the father of ten children and now have three grand children. I have a lovely wife that I try to spend as much time with as possible. We have three dogs, two boxers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stanmr/introducing-myself-recognizing-stress-and-a-new-start</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stanmr/introducing-myself-recognizing-stress-and-a-new-start</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stanmr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Hk9trW22GvPNVS62hdUsZCeGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>