<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:58:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/molise/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Camping Life and a functioning smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nine days of inactivity - even the guy of the repair shop in town told me to give up on it and buy a new one - my smartphone started charging again, today. I was so inactive though in the family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqkWnazmdQJnC6W3sWcMoQbRQH6ECTMoY7CmVU6k1TNd8LAVLS5hdpREGZuaU9q1dkLtMKM1BZQUyyLQQSLgHc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet, wetter, wettest - Extreme homesteading]]></title><description><![CDATA[This write up follows If you haven't already done so, read that first. It has now been raining almost non stop for 4 days and I am relieved to say that we are nearing the end of the downpour. Only about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/wet-wetter-wettest-extreme-homesteading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/wet-wetter-wettest-extreme-homesteading</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqkZ9R37tiP1sBpxeTGWYkGHw2BQu6QJ2xka3Wb3VpfBghukCg6vSM6CxchnSKWJY1v1nK6btxST3BnV5GVH98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet Wet Wet ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week is very, very wet... A delight of course, philosophically and in terms of the flourishment of our land: we are seeing the water well fill, the green leafy plants proliferate, the soil become]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@clareartista/wet-wet-wet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@clareartista/wet-wet-wet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zqh4agRHtaedNECxm8W3RHydQWoNiRL6xF4Rh2v68wH3gjTjVpSiMqVYVNeZLKNjr1KBTxv2JjKSwHyAw9Atna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenges and Beauty of Homesteading/Off-grid Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am working on our land, on a challenging early Spring day. 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Saying that the last week and a half have been challenging is a bit of an understatement but hey,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/homesteading-struggles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/homesteading-struggles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpobqnVoizhTvXNd5sbJ9SkB7ZF7MAeZFjHSUP8PLaUAbQAhs5tikcmNrmB2Jx91JLgRMUVUiAyhfQVwRnuCBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding The Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been the most straining and torturous week yet, and even so, we have made huge progress on the simplest, most important things. 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