<?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[Farmstracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmstracts]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:01:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.farmstracts.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Art Behind the Website I Almost Took for Granted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A finished website can look effortless, but every functional page rests on countless creative and technical decisions. Building Farmstracts taught me to recognize the art - and the people - behind the interface.
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The challenge is knowing when to accept the polish and when to keep the rough edge.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/voice-in-my-head-turning-rough-thoughts-into-finished-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9dcebac6495acaaf3222ba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:21:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_2506d1acb4c54cbfa6576b5f81734aba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Much AI Am I Already Listening To?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went looking for music and found myself wondering how much AI I was really hearing.  That simple question led somewhere unexpected - into songs, artists, technology, and what "AI made it" really means.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/how-much-ai-am-i-already-listening-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9d8d78f8e722786207a069</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:20:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_d19cfd1e04cf4947a7efb024b0656984~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Discard May Not Be the Final Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[We rarely know the whole story behind something that has been discarded.  An object may arrive at the end of one story and, unexpectedly, become part of another.  Sometimes it may even become art.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/the-discard-may-not-be-the-final-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9c92a5950c73fdcf7dc330</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_7788782b5d19430091f5067732e26d1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME TO FARMSTRACTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmstracts is an escape into reality - a place where four worlds of art open through photography, storytelling, technology, and imagination.  Step through Field Notes and join the process of discovery as it unfolds.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/welcome-to-farmstracts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99da3240b25387a6f05e2b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_3639361587fc4d56ba1dfb789fa31c37~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning Ashes into Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers pressed into broken glass became a way of understanding preservation, pain, and the quieter forms restoration can take.  This is a personal Field Note about faith, unfinished work, and learning to recognize what remains]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/turning-ashes-into-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99a41ce12fa7bad8b3786b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_f104928d6a9e4e3db6dc983c189ead88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Followed Me Home from the 2026 Queen Wilhelmina Rod Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days at the Queen Wilhelmina Rod Run took me from quietly photographing vehicles at Janssen Park to showing their owners how I had reimagined them atop Rich Mountain.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/2026-queen-wilhelmina-rod-run-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a98a042aa9ccb80eaf003fe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:49:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_1b66afc431ad4de08b405b514f6cb650~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Still Start With a Camera]]></title><description><![CDATA[An old wooden fan became a butterfly, but the transformation began with the camera.  The photograph preserved the worn details that allowed me to recognize the wings hiding in its shape.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/why-i-still-start-with-a-camera</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a985073791a324bc1ffb1e7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:20:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_bc35425d97e84277ba62917ed3d17a96~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is the Artist When AI Enters the Picture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A polished AI-assisted image can appear in seconds, but the finished result cannot show how much human judgment came before it.  This Field Note asks what the artist contributes - and what honesty requires.]]></description><link>https://www.farmstracts.com/post/who-is-the-artist-ai-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a982efe79e2b90bfeae204a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:04:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7995b_0ee2d42a06a341cfa8ca8c42ee50fbaf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Reena Adair</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>