<?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[Tilth & Taper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grounded in Tradition, Illuminated by Nature]]></description><link>https://www.tilthandtaper.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:38:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tilthandtaper.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Flower That Waited for the Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[All Souls morning, a pot of mums on the porch step and a waning Moon a finger from Mars. 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