Today’s podcast shares a “behind the scenes” look at our preparations to attend farmer’s markets on two consecutive days.
Friday mornings through August, we are attending the Casey IL Market Thyme farmer’s market from 7:30AM to 11:30AM right next to the World’s Largest Rocking Chair.
You will find us on Saturday mornings through September at the 18th Street Farmer’s Market in Charleston IL in the parking lot of 825 18th Street.
Come out and enjoy some great home grown and home created products.
This episode marks a milestone in the Five Feline Farm business. We are expanding exponentially at this time. We are moving into a new office space, consolidating our workspace and materials plus adding a new Farmer’s Market in Casey, IL.
Are you interested in using more natural products to replace chemicals in your life?
So are we.
In fact, to that end we have created a line of skin care balms with all natural ingredients. Most are infused with essential oils for a variety of uses.
Below is an unsolicited but used with permission, customer testimonial about our Tea Tree Oil balm.
“I was cooking a salad dressing that contained oil in the microwave. When I opened it, the dressing exploded and splashed on my face. I immediately thought of my little jar of Five Feline Farm Tea Tree Oil balm and slathered it on the burn.
I called a family member who took me to the emergency room. At my followup appointment with my regular doctor, he told me the burn was healing beautifully. I told him what I did with the balm and he said that helped with my healing so much that I probably will not have a scar!”
—B. C.
We love to hear these kinds of testimonials about our products. We think our balms are pretty fantastic, but it is great to hear when someone else thinks so too.
What is Tea Tree Oil?
Tea Tree Oil is an essential oil distilled from the leaves of the Tea Tree which is native to Australia. The aboriginal people have used it for hundreds of years to treat minor skin conditions. It is reported to have antiseptic, antifungal and antibacterial properties. People use it for nail fungus, insect bites or stings, dandruff and other skin irritations. It is typically used in a carrier oil or as we do in a beeswax based balm.
Our Balms
A sample of our balms.
We make two different formulas of our skin balms; each named after cats who have lived on the farm. Both have straightforward simple ingredients (beeswax, sweet almond oil and Vitamin E oil) in addition to an essential oil.
Phantom Balm is created with a higher proportion of beeswax to almond oil resulting in a more solid product that requires a small paddle to remove from the jar. Reine Balm is a bit softer with a lower beeswax to almond oil ratio.
Both are available at our Farmer’s Market booths and our on line Mercantile.
Disclaimer: this information is not medical advice and we do not have medical degrees. You should consult your medical professional about any and all medical treatment.
It is that time of year when fresh food straight from the garden abounds, although the unusual amount of rain has delayed some of our crops.
Listen in as we talk about what we are harvesting, using and storing. In particular we review a recent dish with small gourmet potatoes and garlic as well as using fresh herbs.
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