<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:07:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@theferalone/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Expansion Part 1: Episode 1 of my new vlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm finally back Steemit! I've been super busy on the homestead and I'm excited to show you all some of what I've been up to. Expanding into the Forest I've been working hard at clearing a 40 x 60 garden]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/q9zpb998</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/q9zpb998</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 02:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9qEFGyw5DFrVuXHHkgpPF4Fguri2Hpq2TyAt6Afu4sqh1uSgCAx1SN1LVZFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the sun set on you]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have so much power to manipulate our environment and setting that we often forgo nature’s blessings of peace, healing, and affirmation unintentionally. As I sat here by my table, lights off in my house,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@theferalone/let-the-sun-set-on-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@theferalone/let-the-sun-set-on-you</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCkqM7KJRznSrDAxFkm5AgEx3KAzyMtqTkdp6PE6ZdFD44d4tGkGDPtBPyGe1L7YY9t45unANKU48mbo6HsKJuxEHBT21PjYo5Stuoi44WpY3X5oci9j5iW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming back to Steemit. Sorry for the long absence.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow, time flew by way too fast. What started as a few weeks off, rolled into a month. Our plans to travel were canceled, the weather turned bitter cold again and we were buried once more with over a foot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/coming-back-to-steemit-sorry-for-the-long-absence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/coming-back-to-steemit-sorry-for-the-long-absence</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 02:20:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a short break from posting to refresh my mind and work on projects on the homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey folks! It's been much longer than I would have liked to go without posting. But I've been quite busy outside working on some pretty intensive expansions to the homestead grounds. The weather has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/taking-a-short-break-from-posting-to-refresh-my-mind-and-work-on-homestead-projects</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@theferalone/taking-a-short-break-from-posting-to-refresh-my-mind-and-work-on-homestead-projects</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeuXqk6SpE1skXxxBfxSjmXewNwEpTVveyvortkkfEZpmN8XkCLLz2Gpntnxp3JWb9MTV3b8JPGpfUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Arrived & Growbag Experiment Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The season is upon us! I received my seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds just in time to start my onions. I'll be starting 200 of them tomorrow in large soil blocks. 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As I thought about this question I couldn't help gravitate to a broader picture of what a free society would look like. As I've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@theferalone/1-5-reimagining-civilization-what-does-a-free-society-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@theferalone/1-5-reimagining-civilization-what-does-a-free-society-look-like</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod3m3H3DLaAfLPZCULLcMUwwyVC8Xrq8iQ2k6D2AJHio54kT3jkmqv7B4aNu8XQtjccsdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Path to Success for Content Consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authors make money on steemit by creating content and having others upvote it, a like = $ in the Steem economy. Dead simple formula, no gimmicks, but a lot of conditionals. The worth of a user’s upvote]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/a-path-to-success-for-content-consumers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/a-path-to-success-for-content-consumers</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2LEU69sRzd9qabnaEXn6tPWH3YUVR7CTNmm84QkzgxpNx3FRGd94SacJNiXPQecyz724twP3bqoih9cHKJTG3KKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A path toward proper distributions on Steem]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s no secret, Steem has a problem with the distributions. From the epic flag wars between @haejin and @berniesanders to self voting accounts who give themselves thousands for simple comments; with Steemit’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/a-path-toward-proper-distributions-on-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/a-path-toward-proper-distributions-on-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 03:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2h5zVqrPFJPbJJ3o8fbAzRKKTCGEFmUmSNRZE3JztqGgTvHU2TMETFibPMQHnK4MC6zKmNAe58bU6nVBJycsiD8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[~2~ Read with Me The Undiscovered Self by C.G. 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But religion means dependence on and submission to the irrational]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@theferalone/2-read-with-me-the-undiscovered-self-by-c-g-jung-the-necessity-for-irrationality-or-the-need-for-spiritual-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@theferalone/2-read-with-me-the-undiscovered-self-by-c-g-jung-the-necessity-for-irrationality-or-the-need-for-spiritual-experience</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxZSQQJPGLew9jSp6xPmSyc8HHg2uPUE7V9ShrS7pDMAqkFqFLaab8QcGr38NUvfGt2Q97g4YHMrWtupLwp5Bwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature is Brutal ~ a Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[It gives no fucks whether you live or die, it will make use of you either way. It never bends to appease, or compromise, it knows its way is proven. It does not retaliate or hold grudges, if you destroy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@theferalone/nature-is-brutal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@theferalone/nature-is-brutal</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinq1Jiy4qbjYA2jpedW7rQYFWPYWmpiRmJvsxMYALmH54fbKT885M4fJp5pkCEVqtLY4dWM7fmXi3qpJ1avopr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[~1~ Reimagining Civilization: Self governing, decentralized, autonomous, collaborative, micro communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some time ago @aggroed presented a challenge to the Steem community to describe their ideal society. Since this is a subject I dwell on quite often, I immediately jumped on the opportunity. However, for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@theferalone/1-reimagining-civilization-self-governing-decentralized-autonomous-collaborative-micro-communities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@theferalone/1-reimagining-civilization-self-governing-decentralized-autonomous-collaborative-micro-communities</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZu2uMwYw9tZFeUdWCtpFnx6j7gZKEmTmLuF1tbty86PYyqfqsivw9wM6w5gZMKtU6AH9wiQ2N5Lkn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overwintering Spinach]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these days of climate change and Michigan’s unpredictable springs, I’ve had the most success planting spinach in late fall to over winter. 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As a social unit he has lost his individuality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@theferalone/thoughts-on-mass-mindedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@theferalone/thoughts-on-mass-mindedness</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWTNLV428PACyAskmQPUtuzCw3nJabsKFzMg1sSVnz3CJZU51kNX7ofbhePFjjHP3kvmaKH9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I bought lunch with SBD today!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday and today I made my first real world peer to peer transactions with Steem. Thanks to my good friend, @thirdwavepete, I was able to trade my SBD for coffee and lunch. Pete and I have been friends]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/i-bought-lunch-with-sbd-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@theferalone/i-bought-lunch-with-sbd-today</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyRHsyf7nsjt47pxHoWXLZRGkaN9qCgA75kaTrfvcQiBj3WSkUztiya33xscHgkx4f8DVThqXEBwfL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything is Fictional]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government is a fictional entity, currencies are fictional, titles are fictional, names are fictional, ownership is fictional, and yes you, or what you like to believe you are, is fictional. 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Steem has created an experimental economic model that’s so much greater than a simple social media]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theferalone/a-model-for-steemit-online-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theferalone/a-model-for-steemit-online-education</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtRaRSWArNdMTeJxqMi6WxnfgXFGEpivsB6xpQAGTDFGKj3KHZbBcmWwVfbrhxsqeYFUCG3BkvconMdE4FzYJx8ZEAw6WSexE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[200 Followers and Counting!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to send a special thank you to all my followers. My first 3 months here on Steemit have been incredible thanks to you all. I came on here not quite knowing what to expect, but I quickly learned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theferalone/200-followers-and-counting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theferalone/200-followers-and-counting</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75nB9eqodfmVAyFbhsbNS72xUiz8A4PJmhUc2NpTTzo3dt3EJmVpzBq6vr14Ad9rzrneUcL4Q7oRt1kzNjxuvKxkXvf3yp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First seeds started for 2018: The earliest bird gets the earliest tomato]]></title><description><![CDATA[I couldn't wait to get a head start on the growing season. Now that the sun is staying around a bit longer there's enough light to support growth. 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At first, I was hesitant to jump in. It was an intriguing concept but I couldn't quite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/my2017top5/@theferalone/my-top-5-2017-posts-challenge-spirituality-health-steem-hugelkultur-raised-beds-and-growing-systems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/my2017top5/@theferalone/my-top-5-2017-posts-challenge-spirituality-health-steem-hugelkultur-raised-beds-and-growing-systems</guid><category><![CDATA[my2017top5]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theferalone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNzW4fNNRupz2mAebXAsvJAwhjFzAouNCK1bTfLXadPnK3E6wB7un8d4mKj4zHzc8BJPioAgP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Homestead Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a crazy journey jumping into permaculture and homesteading from absolute scratch. 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