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 Medium. Here’s a link if you would like to read: View at Medium.com This … Continue reading "186-Celebrations and Preservations"

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 learned some of her building skills from her father, way back … Continue reading "185-Learning Skills"

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 give a review of using all Janie’s Mill flour in … Continue reading "184-Our Mid-Summer Report"

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 Doty and Dexter for some afternoon music in the crib. They are a … Continue reading "183-The Garden Name Story"

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, 2021, Doty and Dexter will be playing in the Corn Crib from 1:00PM … Continue reading "182-Groundhog Update and More"

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, we found an additional breach. In the area they tunneled under the … Continue reading "181-Our Groundhog War"

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, and eggplant to name a few. But we also … Continue reading "180-Bounty on a Small Farm"

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 raspberry and blackberry season so that harvest is underway. In a … Continue reading "179-This Week’s Garden Report"

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 improve. (For example, now we know how long it … Continue reading "178-First Garden Bag Delivery of the Season"

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 early summer. In addition to the curly green scapes we use from the top of … Continue reading "177-Summer at the Farm"