From Soil To 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"

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 varmints: both ground hogs and raccoons. We will tell you on this … Continue reading "176-Problem Solving on a Small Farm"

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. The Farm is preparing for our summer delivery route. At this time, all of … Continue reading "175-Fresh Produce, New Visitors and More"

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 visitors. We appreciate each and every one. In the episode, we mentioned meeting Rooney’s previous foster … Continue reading "174-Karaoke in the Crib Was a Blast!"

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 those cold rainy days. In fact, we had a frost advisory! … Continue reading "173-Frost on Mother’s Day?"