<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:49:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Adventures in Making Clothes, AKA Why I'm Wearing A Tablecloth]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite pair of linen pants just wasn’t up to the hard work that is required on the homestead. Last summer, I tore a big enough hole into them that they were unwearable (those blackberry bushes are]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/adventures-in-making-clothes-aka-why-i-m-wearing-a-tablecloth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/adventures-in-making-clothes-aka-why-i-m-wearing-a-tablecloth</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slhomestead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf431tEry64JgRNhZeENVmou25qfpUWNKYLVr4S8xcphr5PAjDk6fKRMQAYmCjaoSg9nvW7hMmr8GaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning from the Past - Living Off-Grid - Edwardian Farm (Episode 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you missed episodes 1, 2, and 3, you can find the write-ups here, here, and here. We are now onto episode 4 of The Edwardian Farm put out by the BBC. This wonderful documentary takes us back to a simpler]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/learning-from-the-past-living-off-grid-edwardian-farm-episode-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/learning-from-the-past-living-off-grid-edwardian-farm-episode-4</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slhomestead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaPSwEVkqgGWKpW8GCDD1kjMbUA4LvjfDeqWpkN35Vh4kUHwXUS6d6Z5vdXbGDMPuY3BG7xK4SESLW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching Children about Fermentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home fermentation is a multifaceted blessing in the household. 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You were the only one who was]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/cranium-stadium-week-6-win-sbd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/cranium-stadium-week-6-win-sbd</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slhomestead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsiEpHCvRyZA72xmcRyKkAj9HE9sRnP73Pr4sgNkVMR2hPnWJyefiFq5qKuhaC6NAtCjzrbeMQZRTEMFeMeUFjGdzZh2ZHpKPEx7pWd8yMnue6djRNEP34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning to Live Off-Grid - Lessons From The Past - Victorian Farm (Part 6)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are now at the 6th, and final, episode of The Victorian Farm by the BBC. 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In case you don't want to click on that link, here is the recipe included]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/vh6fyivu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@slhomestead/vh6fyivu</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slhomestead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCkWh3evo78oZMHsqLG9paiF1z9VMQyjrmJkP2ycDnaWWcxDmEWYbgUj5Shmr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Finally Put Up Our BAT HOUSE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We finally got around to doing it; we put up the bat house. I actually made this bat house back when we were in Ohio and then we transported it over here to Missouri when we moved this past summer. 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