ANNUAL HUNT A SUCCESS

Hundreds of Cuban Brown Snails captured Thursday night.

"You would be amazed at how fast they can move!" exclaimed Loosh, the winner of the annual Looshland Trophy Snail Hunt. The Cuban Brown Snail has overpopulated Looshland for several years now. The management has tried several methods to reduce the numbers in the past with limited success. After much research the best control technique is the hunt.

Thursday evening under lite drizzle and darkness the hunt began. A hour and a half of constant picking yielded a record catch of around 5 pounds. Kneeling in the rain armed with thumb and forefinger, the Loosh started to hunt.

"It really is a Zen experience.... even though they don't scream loud enough to hear........ you know they're screaming on the inside" Loosh whispered as he threw his prey in the bucket..... Tink.... Tink...... Tink.

Efforts are under way to train the chickens to hunt snails. Early trials are promising despite the fact that the chickens prefer to roost when the snails are most active. However, when fed espresso beans in the evening they tend to be in for the long haul. Problems are arising as the chickens ask for a fine grind as opposed to a whole bean.

PUBLIC INVITED

The general public is invited to enter the next Snail Hunt. There will be free beer and a cash prize awarded for most snails caught. There is no cost to enter. Contact Looshland Management for more details.

FARM FRESH YO!

Just a week after returning from summer vacation the garden is planted and sprouting. It did come at the cost of a few sweaty days and a visit to the chiropractor yesterday, but well worth it. If you are a local friend you are about 75 days away from "saladpalooza o9" (invitations to follow) If you are from afar .......Sorry. So far we have planted bush beans, pole beans, white pattypan squash, dill, swiss chard(pictured above), sweet bell peppers, habaneros, jalapenos, basil, scallions, red onion, white icicle radish, beets, brussels sprouts, butter lettuce, leaf lettuce, acorn squash, summer squash, nasturtiums, and a field of sweet corn in 5 gallon buckets and a few heirloom tomato varieties. And as the next few months pass we will be planting cool weather crops.

It should also be noted that Sweet and Sour chickens are now productive egg layers and I will no longer be threatening them with four letter words like "soup"or

There are several friends visiting us this winter! If you are not one of them but would like to be and you are sure that we like you a lot..... a real lot. Then let us know. We spend all year with each other and it gets really old. So we love guests. We are a mile from the beach and have a great secluded spot with water views to hang out at. So come and enjoy! Mi casa su casa mu chacho!

Mandatory Almond Pasteurization is WRONG!!!

Mandatory Almond Pasteurization is WRONG!!!

TCPGA & HEALTH CARE REFORM SUMMIT

TCPGA's leader on a three day cross country trip promoting the TCPGA's Health Care Reform plan.

In a meeting in Washington, DC Wednesday, Lucien sent a clear message to Americans. "It's not just about potatoes now.... It's about saving the world with our spare trash cans and potatoes!" Cheers filled his head. "The time is now for us to take up old potatoes and help our brothers in need. The time is now for equality for almost everyone. I will show you the way to change my fellow Americans!"

The TCPGA's plan is as follows. Every household in America will receive a modest tax credit for the purchase of a can. Then each family commits to growing a minimum of one crop from their own seed stock. The crop is then dropped off at a central collection site and shipped to fast food processing plants around the country where a fair market price is given for them. The profits are then appointed to a subsidized health care system.

An average of 115 million households in the US, all of which could produce 5 lbs of potatoes each, would produce about 575 million pounds of potatoes. With an average farm price of US$6.00 per hundredweight (official term for one hundred pounds) this would net in the area of US$34.5 million. Take away 10% for logistics and regulation and that's a lot of money.

"This is the way America....... the way to a better America" cried an overjoyed Lucien in front of the capitol on Wednesday.

Official "TCPGA BOUGHT MY NEW LUNG" and "POTATOES FOR MAMMOGRAMS" bumper stickers will soon be available for purchase.