It’s 55F (13C) outside right now, which is crazy because yesterday it was in the 20s. I took the opportunity to get outside and clear some space for the wine cap (AKA king stropharia, garden giant, Stropharia Rugoso-annulata) mushroom bed I’ve been planning. It’s on the side of the house, under the shade of some large red oaks. The soil always stays moist enough that it’s got moss growing on it, so I figured this would be the perfect spot. Now I just need to source some untreated hardwood mulch.
One thing I'm not seeing people talk about is working on your personal health to keep your immune system strong. Eat right, work out, and get proper sleep if you can. Being stuck at home should make it easier to avoid junk food, especially.
Cornell University's Small Farms program is offering free access to their online courses if you sign up by tomorrow at 12PM (presumably EST). They have courses on livestock, beekeeping, mushroom cultivation, land management, finances, etc. The classes normally cost $300 each.
No sugarcoating it, last night did not go the way we wanted.
And while our campaign has won the battle of ideas, we are losing the battle over electability to Joe Biden.
So we wanted to give you an update on what is next for Bernie and for our campaign:
First, Bernie will likely have a vote on the coronavirus in the Senate today. He’ll take that vote, and you can expect him to continue his fight to ensure we are protecting working people, low-income people, and the most vulnerable communities, not just giant corporations and Wall Street in any response to the virus.
Then after this vote today, Bernie and Jane are going to get on a plane back to Vermont. Once there, they’ll begin holding conversations with supporters to get input and assess the path forward for our campaign. We will keep you updated as those conversations progress.
In the meantime, please continue to stay safe, and thank you for everything you’ve done so far. It means the world to Bernie and Jane.
This morning I was wearing a surgical mask, nitrile gloves, and spraying everything down with 70% isoporopyl alcohol, and it had nothing to do with current events.
San Francisco's massive homeless population is exempt from the shelter-in-place order
The City of San Francisco should receive a humanitarian award for compassionately allowing homeless people to stay homeless in the face of the pandemic. It would be cruel to do otherwise.
My commute to work this morning gave me an idea for a post-apocalyptic novel where only slow drivers are immune to a super-bug that decimates the population.