The summer season of Farmer’s Markets is coming to a close and we are preparing for fall. Not only cool weather crops in the garden, but the Farm Fresh Mercantile season.
We will open on October 12, 2019 with a grand re-opening event that you won’t want to miss. Please share with your friends and plan a trip to the country. Experience the peace of this setting and while you are at it, check out our full product line.
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Until next time….
It is tomato time in Central Illinois. But what happens when the tomatoes just do not seem to ripen.
You can eat a lot of fried green tomatoes, but there are a couple of other tricks to try. In this episode Donna shares her secrets to encouraging the tomatoes to ripen.
We also discuss some of the heirloom varieties available in the garden this year.
Until next time….
Sometimes as business owners, you discover you can not do it all.
On today’s podcast we discuss a couple of difficult decisions we had to make for our business; ending early produce orders and early sales at the Farmer’s Markets. We want to meet our customer’s needs; however, we can’t do everything.
The end result was a peaceful morning which allowed us to interact better with our customers.
Be sure to listen all the way to the end for some special cowbells.
Until next time….
Do you find yourself wasting too much food? We are working on reducing the waste here on Five Feline Farm.
On today’s episode we discuss a few of the ways we are reducing food waste, from cutting out damaged parts of tomatoes to compost.
At Five Feline Farm, we grow as many of our own vegetables as possible, the most beautiful of those veggies go to the farmer’s market and we use the less than perfect for our meals.
Until next time….
