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honey tomorrow. we will not be here tomorrow so barb said all the boxes are in garage or driveway and just grab one. lots of basil. make pesto and freeze it. basil is a big time medicinal in africa. we have a swarm of bees on our front porch. dont go in there. the door will be closed but go take a look. bees dont sting while swarming. one of the neighborhood hives swarmed and came over to eat the honey we had on the porch and decided to stay. thousands on our front porch. currently trying to finesse them into some boxes. second to last csa. last next thursday is mexican potluck. i am going to make chile rellenos and chicken enchiladas. its going to be a cinco de mayo atmosphere in support of the protestors at wall st and now chicago. hope it keeps spreading i am "fed up".

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the answer is yes there is more french purslane coming tomorrow. sautee for a few minutes - kinda like seafood. more miso. this batch is pretty good. if you want to see honey harvested its saturday afternoon. prepare for possible bee stings these bees are some of the meanest around thats why we are taking all their honey and letting them brave the nebraska winter in the top of a tree. you drive them out of the hives with something called bee - gone. then jank the shootinmatch. just drive off with it. they are that mean. two hives like that. its gonna be wild. come on out.

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currently cutting deals pork for acorns. inquire if interested. french purslane and new stuff tomorrow. purslane is delicious. saute.
im still thinking about the squash. cant really get over it. have it dialed up for next year but that doesnt help right now. the problem is i planted the squash in soil that is too good. too organic. and when it rains and gets wet it ferments and creates alcohol and the plants absorb alcohol and the bugs eat the plants and get drunk - and im drunk, and here we are with no squash.

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i talked to kevin and charuth this am at shadowbrook and always great to see those two and have a bitch session about farming. this am we spent mostly on squash bugs squash virus and tomato ills. very bizarre and disturbing results on the squash this year. summer and winter varieties both wiped out. butternut squash, the "indestructible" vine perished along with every other kind. im willing to look at every possibility except that i may not know what im doing. earth changes? yes, defintitely! lou's idea to pickle surplus greenbeans is a winner. many easy and delicious recipes for those on interweb. cayenne hot sauce - throw on everything. only hot for a few seconds.