Food

Food | Gardening

Three Sisters
ByFive Feline Farm January 20, 2014

Five Feline Farm is planning a garden area on the south end of the property to showcase new crops as well as heritage varieties of familiar crops. In time, a garden shed, marked pathways and dedicated plant beds will be added. Visitors can expect to see this area expand and develop over the next two…

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Food

Black Walnuts: A Forager’s Treat
ByFive Feline Farm December 1, 2013

Foraging for food is part of the joy of living in the country with natural resources. Our food supply does not end when the gardens are put to rest. The abundant black walnut trees at Five Feline Farm provide nuts with a distinctive flavor and are one of our favorites. Harvesting the nuts is a…

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Farm Tasks | Food | Gardening

Persimmon Pulp
ByFive Feline Farm November 18, 2013

Now that the frost has sweetened the persimmons and seeds have been cut for winter forecasting, it is time to make pulp. Pulping is a problem. Wild persimmons are small and full of seeds. I have tried several methods none of which are satisfactory. The Juice Mate clogs, a colander smears the pulp around inside…

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Food | Gardening

Making Herb Butter
ByFive Feline Farm October 21, 2013October 21, 2013

Five Feline Farm produces not only vegetables and fruit but an array of herbs to complement any dish. Unfortunately, the growing season is coming to a close in Central Illinois, so it is time to pick some herbs to be held over for winter use. Herbs can be dried and stored in glass jars or…

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