Farm Life

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    Cilantro

    ByFive Feline Farm

     Flavor Did you know that some people think it tastes like soap?  Somewhere between 10% and 20% of people perceive the taste of cilantro as soapy and do not like it at all. The cause is a sensitivity to a compound called aldehydes. Thankfully, we are in the 80% to 90% of individuals who experience…

  • Butter

    ByFive Feline Farm

    Enjoy this repost from 3 years ago. It is just as true today as it was then. I love butter. Smooth, silky, creamy butter. There is nothing like it to transform pan sauce into a glistening, slightly thick, lip-smackingly rich perfection. The butter in our house can be found in not one, not two, but…

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    Garlic Scapes

    ByFive Feline Farm

    Did you know garlic plants provide much more than just the part that is commonly available in grocery stores? It’s true. There is more to this fragrant plant than what comes in the papery bulb. What Are Garlic Scapes? Garlic scapes are the tender end of the shoot in hard neck garlic varieties. As the…

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    Planting Tomatoes

    ByFive Feline Farm

    Our last two posts discussed choosing determinate or indeterminate and the benefits of heirloom varieties. Now you have chosen your tomato plants and it is time to get them in the ground. If you haven’t read those yet, click here and here. Or is it? To ensure the best chance of success follow the following…