<?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, 24 Apr 2026 20:08:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sustanibility/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FINISHED WITH THE FIRST BATCH of 100% PURE MAPLE SYRUP: THE GREAT OUTDOORS,  PART 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my last post, outlining the steps involved with identifying and taping Sugar Maple trees were explained in detail. If you missed this post and maybe interested in making maple syrup, here is the link.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/finished-with-the-first-batch-of-100percent-pure-maple-syrup-the-great-outdoors-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/finished-with-the-first-batch-of-100percent-pure-maple-syrup-the-great-outdoors-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuzGAp6244TPTX4aqRjFwxvN1bdAkFvMRRpdqGJdDqyNSe8BmCNo5DeBFdKjReUJ17vD4huMoTSPCKjdzX8VM78GRj5BK79WzaWSH4z5Yi9CM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable management of the main Aquatic Macrophytes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last two decades, developing sustainable studies has become a frequent practice, which is why I wanted to share with friends and members of @ecoTrain, an agroecological reference community on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@lupafilotaxia/sustainable-management-of-the-main-aquatic-macrophytes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@lupafilotaxia/sustainable-management-of-the-main-aquatic-macrophytes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lupafilotaxia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc165zpirK9wdsZpZhzCxG4xUUJ7LmyYkT2WTfPB3Sng4AQJ5UW5kE9uTLib7btMcPwN4XE1YYMPS3Pf2YeHbJL7KsJLsF28S4GuaJApUC9bE2p8E3x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WINTER PRUNNING, THEN & NOW, HELPING HANDS !]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again to do some pruning of the lateral branches on the Black Cherry, Black Walnut and Figured Poplar trees. Being that our farm is located in Climate Zone 5, sometimes referred]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/winter-prunning-then-and-now-helping-hands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/winter-prunning-then-and-now-helping-hands</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8nRka2hzdzyNLnpMDmuaL9owsc3GvBbbVRbRy1sEjC83Mp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RESCUE...9-1-1... I HOPE I GOT HERE IN TIME, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING  AWHILE]]></title><description><![CDATA[This day could prove to be fruitless, or it could be a day when my visual sense is tickled with pleasure. The first two pictures you see are of one of the Hard Maple logs that I dropped five years ago.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/rescue-9-1-1-i-hope-i-got-here-in-time-i-know-you-have-been-waiting-awhile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@thebigsweed/rescue-9-1-1-i-hope-i-got-here-in-time-i-know-you-have-been-waiting-awhile</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8nRka2hzdzyNLnpMDkd7Kt9FoYZ4CPRSGkrF6mU1zGGsg2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT'S FUNNY HOW ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I guess I had expected to get up early today. Falling asleep before 8:00 Pm will do that, but getting up at 2:00 Am the following morning is just a little earlier that I would have prefered. After lying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@thebigsweed/it-s-funny-how-one-thing-leads-to-another</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@thebigsweed/it-s-funny-how-one-thing-leads-to-another</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8nRka2hzdzyNLnpMDjmJXFvgbM95fxDuZ2JVNPGmrWFubc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[- DIY - How to Make Maple Syrup #amazingnature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting home from our vacation a little later than usual, the sap from the Sugar Maple trees was already running. 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