Nature has continued to move forward even as the rest of the world appears to be near a standstill. We are removing invasives, planting seeds, harvesting early greens and doing what we can to stay busy. On a farm, there is always plenty to do.
We are grateful to all of those who continue to work in this time of uncertainty and equally grateful to those staying at home to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Stay safe everyone and do what you can to stay busy and focused.
Until next time….
Donna, Julia and the Felines
Today’s bonus episode is a replay of our September 5, 2019 interview with Cathy and Cliff Lafrenz at Miss Effie’s Country Flowers and Garden Stuff.
When we met Cliff (who goes by Honey most of the time) and Cathy on our first visit to Miss Effie’s we all became instant friends. They are just those kind of people. Welcoming and endearing.
Over the past several months, Cliff has been experiencing serious health issues. Please join us in prayer and support for this wonderful couple.
Until next time…
Donna, Julia and the Felines
As of 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2020, Five Feline Farm along with millions of Illinoisans are under a shelter in place order.
At the last minute, the evening before, we decided to arrange an on farm pickup system so we could provide some of our products one last time before the order went into effect.
So we scrambled and improvised and came up with a way that worked!
Thank you to everyone who ordered then came to pick up. We will all get through this together.
Stay safe, be well and please enjoy this podcast describing how we managed this business pivot.
Until next time…..
Donna, Julia and the Felines
P.S. We have extended the coupon MARCH20 until April 15, 2020. Enter this code at checkout in the online Mercantile and get free shipping on purchases over $10.00.
We are a small business, but have decided that we can do our part to help break the cycle of transmission. In that effort, we have decided not to open on March 21 as originally scheduled.
Our online Mercantile is always open and we are offering free shipping on orders over $10.00. The code is MARCH20. Already orders are arriving and we appreciate your support during these uncertain times.
In this episode we share more about our response, our rationale about closing and our plans to fill our days.
Be well.
Donna, Julia and the Felines
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