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Food

Black Raspberries Always Trigger Good Memories
ByFive Feline Farm July 21, 2025July 4, 2025

A black raspberry pie always makes me think of my grandma. Usually I don’t make a whole pie, just one crust. A pile of berries, sugar, and flour dumped into the middle, and the edges folded up over the top. Something on the order of a galette. I love black raspberries. When I was a…

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Food

Processing Sweet Corn Efficiently
ByFive Feline Farm July 14, 2025July 4, 2025

Ah, sweet corn season in Illinois. Delicious ears of corn, bred to be tender and sugar sweet. This is one of my favorite summer vegetables. Since it takes a lot of space to grow enough sweet corn to make it worthwhile, we purchase from local farmers at markets or roadside stands. One such stand near…

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Farm Tasks

Lessons Our Dads Taught Us
ByFive Feline Farm July 7, 2025July 4, 2025

Living on a small farm requires skills. Lots of skills. We both love being as self sufficient as possible, but there are some things we don’t do, because we don’t have the tools, knowledge or strength. From the time I (Julia) was a child, my dad taught me how to take things apart and reassemble….

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Understanding Localized Vs. Systemic Reactions: My Journey
ByFive Feline Farm February 11, 2024

There is a distinction between an allergic reaction to a bee sting and being allergic to bee venom. It sounds like a minor semantic difference. It is not. Back when honeybees were an integral part of our farm, many people would respond, “I’m allergic to bees.” What they meant was, that when stung, the area…

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