OT Might be problems with our food chain this summer or fall, so thinking about planting garden

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Harvesting lettuce yesterday, put my hand down on the ground and something, insect? Spider? not sure bit/stung me. All I know is YEEEOWW!!! and my finger swelling up. Iced it and OK now. Damn that fucking hurt.

I remember several years back i was over at my parents house andd was a good samaritan plucking a bee out of the pool by its wing and the damn thing stung me. It had been many years since i had been stung and that son of a bitch hurt.
 
Bidirectional carrot.

Battling birds for cherries. Even a cat can't keep them away.IMG_20200609_174047.jpg IMG_20200609_174024.jpg
 
Couple of recent meals,

Roasted Chicken:

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Fresh pasta being rolled out:
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Sushi:

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Pizza:

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These are all from our back yard, Anna Apples (not many left at this time of the season), Lemons (we have 6 lemon trees, and they produce year-round) and wild tomatoes. Unfortunately, this year is not a fruit year for our Fuerte Avocado (they fruit every other year). These tomatoes are really tasty.
 
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These are all from our back yard, Anna Apples (not many left at this time of the season), Lemons (we have 6 lemon trees, and they produce year-round) and wild tomatoes. Unfortunately, this year is not a fruit year for our Fuerte Avocado (they fruit every other year). These tomatoes are really tasty.
I haven't had a good tomato since the 1950s. The skins are too tough and there's no tomato aroma. To top it off, the newer ones really have no flavor. Kind of reminds me of the problem with California strawberries.
 
I haven't had a good tomato since the 1950s. The skins are too tough and there's no tomato aroma. To top it off, the newer ones really have no flavor. Kind of reminds me of the problem with California strawberries.

That's why I like these, as I said, they are wild, so it's not the perfect round, beautiful ones that are grown to be easy to sell in the supermarkets. It is just a wild tomato plant that is overtaking a portion of our yard.

This is what it looks like in the yard:

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Last 2 years, I was clearing fallen trees and runaway bushes that were taking over this area - and found this plant there, left it alone - and while it is not completely clear around it, removing the bush really let it find a place to expand.
 
That's why I like these, as I said, they are wild, so it's not the perfect round, beautiful ones that are grown to be easy to sell in the supermarkets. It is just a wild tomato plant that is overtaking a portion of our yard.

This is what it looks like in the yard:

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Last 2 years, I was clearing fallen trees and runaway bushes that were taking over this area - and found this plant there, left it alone - and while it is not completely clear around it, removing the bush really let it find a place to expand.
Our family never called such domestic plants as wild. We always called them volunteers. The exception being blackberries which seem truly wild.
 
I get great tomatoes in garden. Not ripe yet. I pick them, rinse under the hose and eat as is.
I like them very cold, cored, sliced in half, covered with salt and pepper and eaten raw. I also love them grilled. Another favorite is sliced placed on a lightly toasted sliced length wise, piece of Italian or French bread. After toasting place tomato slices on the bread and cook slightly. Then place cooked slices of bacon on the tomato covered by thin slices of cheese. Bake until the cheese melts. Eat with a knife and fork to avoid a mess. Some people eat tomato with cottage cheese but I'm not crazy about that.
I once ground up some tomato and some vegetables such as carrot to make my own version of V-8. Added a dash of Tabasco and wow.
 

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