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Hello! This episode of our podcast represents a turning point in our business. We have learned it is good to periodically evaluate the areas where we invest our time, attention, effort and money. This is true not only for our business, but othe
Hello friends, If you listened to Episode 189, you know that we are taking a short break to rest mind and body. Although we are working on some projects around the farm that do not necessarily rest the body. Accomplishing these tasks will make
Hello from Five Feline Farm! As you can imagine, even though there is always much to be done on the farm, there are also times when a break is in order. To this end the Mercantile will be closed on Labor Day weekend. And this podcast is a repla
Hello! Yes, it is that time of year for all things tomato. There is nothing quite like a fresh from the garden, sun warmed tomato. Our tomatoes are at peak ripeness and production as we record this episode. We are eating fresh sliced tomatoes a
In this week’s episode we share our vision for the garden area and how we have started to implement that vision. This week at the Farm has been hot. Humid and hot. But that doesn’t stop us. The timing was right in the garden to replace some of
Hello! This episode covers all of our celebrations from the past week (celebrating Donna’s birthday) and our current garden tasks. As we talked about the special spaghetti dinner we had on Sunday, it reminded us of an article Julia posted to Me
Hello friends! On this episode of our podcast we discuss all the things we are doing this time of year. It is super busy with harvest, Mercantile sales, our delivery route and preserving food for winter. We also talk a bit about how Julia learn
Hello again, It is nearing the end of July as we record this and the garden is in full production. We are eating fresh garden tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplant and sweet corn. This is the best time of year for both cook and gardener. We giv
Hello again! As always there is much happening around Five Feline Farm. On this episode Donna shares more of the story behind her nickname “Gert” and how this foreshadowed her work in the garden. The Saturday before this episode airs, we hosted
Hello again, We are continuing to wage war on the groundhogs. Our multi-prong approach appears to be working. We have to keep reapplying some of the repellent and move the sonic ground stakes around, but fewer groundhogs are visible. On July 17
Hello again, We are at war with Groundhogs. Whistlepigs. Woodchucks. Those are the nice names they are called here at Five Feline Farm. Given their damage to our gardens, a lot of not so nice names prevail. Since the recording of this podcast,
Five Feline Farm is small in the world of farms. We have five and a half acres but we try to take advantage of everything this land provides. Right now, in late June the gardens are producing a lot of good food. Green beans, peppers, carrots, a
Hello! It is now officially summer at Five Feline Farm. The gardens are thriving and we couldn’t be happier. On this episode we discuss what is currently available from the garden and what will be ripening in the next few weeks. It is also rasp
Wow! Our first Gert’s Garden 2 Go© bag delivery for 2021 is in the books. Anytime we start something new, we learn. Although the first week was relatively smooth due to all of our advance planning, there were still a few things we will do to im
Hello again, The weather here in Central Illinois has turned to summer. We are grateful for the warmth and the rain. Our garden is producing wonderful vegetables, including the harvest of garlic. Garlic is planted in the fall and harvested earl
Hello again from Five Feline Farm! As the title of this episode suggests, we have discovered that living on and managing this small farm business requires good problem solving skills. Just this past week, we had a breach of some garden beds by
Hello again friends, Once again, many new people visited the Mercantile this past weekend. We continue to be amazed at the popularity of our small business. Thank you to everyone who follows us on social media, email and through our website. Th
This week’s episode reviews our most recent weekend at the Farm which featured Karaoke on Saturday afternoon. It was a wonderful time with Kwiksilver Karaoke. Several people visited the Farm for the first time and many others were return visito
Hello again from Five Feline Farm! We were reminded this week that it is not quite summer here in Central Illinois. There are days with warm temperatures and gentle rains. Then there are days with storms and cold. This Mother’s Day was one of t
Hello again! Yes, we now have a boardwalk at the farm. On the south side of our Mercantile building, there was a bit of a problem area, so we fixed it by installing a boardwalk. Plus four new planting boxes. Even though there are a few details
Hello from Five Feline Farm! This past week, our area experienced an unusual late snow and freeze warning for two nights in a row. We covered everything possible and prayed for the rest. Everything was fine! It appears the snow had an insulatin
Welcome to our milestone episode #170. This week we share our progress in landscaping around the new sidewalk from the driveway to the Mercantile building. We have been busy! You will also hear a new feature: a garden tip and a kitchen tip near
This week we made major improvements in accessibility to the Mercantile. It has been a need for a long time. Many of our customers, friends and family members had difficulty walking the mulched path from the parking lot to the Mercantile buildi
Who doesn’t love fresh flowers? In this episode, we interview our friend and neighbor, Cathy Hiser about her new venture in flower farming. She describes her interest in growing flowers, the types of flowers she has started and when she anticip
Spring is a busy time at Five Feline Farm. The Mercantile is open on Friday and Saturday from noon to 4:00 PM. We discuss on this episode how that simple change in hours helped our stress level. Sometimes it is just the little things that make
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