Bedlam Farm Blog Journal by Jon Katz

5 April

Protecting Love: Amazon Bargain Day: V8 Splash Fruit Juice $2.28. Lemonade, $2.24, Plus Spaghetti And Meatballs. Miracle Item: Canned Corn On The Shelf! Thanks.

by Jon Katz

Sarah had a big smile when the first Can of Corn from the Army of Good arrived at the pantry hours before service was set to begin. She was as upset as I recall when the pantry bank truck pulled up with no Cans for the first time.

She was pleased to receive more than 300 cans, as  Canned Corn is the most popular vegetable on the pantry list.

I’m very proud of our work.

Today, with some drinks and an Amazon  Bargain,  we can get what she needs for less than $5. You people are the best people.

 

Sarah was relieved and grateful when the Army of Good stepped into their crisis and filled a significant and troubling home with canned Corn, a favorite. She is immensely thankful for your help. This was a huge deal.

 

V8 Splash Fruit Medley Flavored Juice Beverage, 64 fl oz Bottle, $2.28.

 

Lemonade from Concentrate, 64 fl oz, $2.28.

 

 

Several cans came to my farm by mistake. I brought them to Kyle.

 

Urgent:

Chef Boyardeee Spaghetti and Meatballs, 14.5 Ox Cans, Pack of 4, $4.48.

 

 

Faces Of The Pantry. Portraits of the volunteers. Elaina volunteers at the pantry on weekends. For her birthday today, Sarah made her a beautiful cake. She’s going to college to be an artist. She and Maria hit it off right away.

 

Barb is another volunteer who helps fill the shells when the people needing help are coming. The goal is to make the pantry comfortable and respectful to the people who need it badly.

 

 

 

Sarah had enough to store a few for next week on the first Amazon load. By Monday, she’ll have more than 300 cans, which is a big deal.

The  Amazon Cambridge Pantry Urgent Wish List is accessible anytime, day or night. Click on the links here or use the green button at the bottom of every blog post. Every item on the wish list is urgent and updated several times daily.  Some people are adopting favored items and sending them when they can. Thanks for the messages; the pantry volunteers greatly appreciate them.

 

5 April

Rainy Morning, April 5, Bedlam Farm

by Jon Katz

Raining all day, Maria went to March in a protest rally in Vermont. I went to the food pantry to see the first wave of canned corn the Army of Good was sending – more than 300 cans at the last count. The first arrivals are on the shelf of the pantry, which is having an open service this afternoon. Thanks so much for your help; I’m still flying up to the sky over it.

Zip discovered the hole through which mice and rats were entering the basement. He stood guard for much of the day.

 

 

Zip at the mouse hold (we’ve blocked it up.)

 

The White hen is having a quiet day out of the rain.

 

The first bird at the feeder in the rain today. I think he was checking me out.

4 April

Flower Art. On A Roll. Me, Some New Flowers, A Sun In My Face, A Sun Hat On My Head. Flowers Have Souls. I Made Some Real Headway. The Show Is Free. Come On In

by Jon Katz

I was in the groove today; almost everything I tried worked. I thank some new flowers I got this afternoon (eight new Irises, too) and was in one of these nearly sacred hypnotic roles that make me think a God is keeping an eye on me, not just a cat. The photos come from some years of experimentation and learning. Could you take a look for yourself? They don’t need my words. Someone told me that flowers are God smiling. Could be. Today helped me to be sure that flowers have souls. You have to go inside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

Cambridge Food Pantry Support For Friday: Canned Beets And Canned Potatoes, Urgent Request: Cheddar Broccoli Pasta

by Jon Katz

Sarah has two more canned vegetable requests: Canned Potatoes and Canned Beets. The urgent request is for Cheddar Broccoli Pasta. Canned vegetables are always popular at the foot pantry; they are healthy, can be stored for a long time, and are simple to make and serve. Thanks to you, the pantry can store some of these vegetables, including Cannes, which can stay on the shelves for a week or two.

 

 

More canned vegetables for tonight, such as potatoes and beets.

Del Monte Fresh Cut Diced Canned Potatoes, Canned Vegetables 12 Pack, 14.5 Oz Can., $17.76.

Del Monte Fresh Cut Canned Beets Sliced, Canned Vegetables, 12 Pack, 8.25 oz Can, $17.72.

 

 

Urgent Item, Cheddar Broccoli Fusilli:

Knorr Quick Pasta Side Dishes Cheddar Broccoli Fusilli No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, No Added MSG 4.3 (Pack of 12), $12.58.

 

 

The  Amazon Cambridge Pantry Urgent Wish List is accessible anytime, day or night.

Click on the links here or use the green button at the bottom of every blog post. Every item on the wish list is urgent and updated several times daily.  Some people are adopting favored items and sending them when they can. Thanks for the messages; the pantry volunteers greatly appreciate them, and many are poring through them in search of foods to “adopt.”

Today, it might be Cheddar Broccoli Pasta. Thank you so much for the good you are doing.

4 April

My New Plan For Supporters Of My Blog, Via Checks Or Online: A Free Zeep Postcard, The One Above.

by Jon Katz

For years, I’ve sent postcards of photos from the farm to the kind people who donate to my blog support by mail.

I want to expand this to include people who use PayPal or Venmo to donate to the blog.  That includes donors who send a card by mail (Jon Katz, Blog Support, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, New York, 12816), Paypal (jon@bedlamfarm.com), or Venmo, Jon Katz@Jon-Katz-13.

I sign the cards and mail them a note of appreciation when they send a check. If the donation is online, people can email me (jon@bedlamfarm) and send their addresses, and I’ll send them a postcard that I sign with thanks.

Yesterday, Maria took a photo of Zip, which I think is one of his best photos. In it, Zip is falling in love with a basket full of straw, his new favorite napping spot. The photo captures the bliss of a cat who has found the perfect place to sleep.  I’m ordering a bunch of postcards, but I’m not sure how many yet. The Zip postcards will go out as long as they last. Thanks for supporting my blog, and if you can’t afford to donate at all, you can still get a Zip card. Mail me – Jon Katz, Blog Support, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816, or e-mail me at jon@bedlamfarm.com. I’ll send one.  And thanks for supporting this work.

Zip has me laughing at least once a day.

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