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Thanks for posting. I'll be giving this a try. I wasn't impressed with the recipe I tried last year. 

We do gardening as an activity for the patients and what we produced this year was disappointing. 

Will leaves suffice in adding nutrients to our soil? I am trying to get a compost bin, but admin keeps pushing back on the idea. 

Is there a recommended product I can mix in with the soil? Should we change the soil out? 

I'll take any tips or advice. I should have paid better attention to when my father gardened. 

We have a raised garden bed. We usually grow peas, peppers, cukes, and tomatoes. 

jalapeno and cheddar sausage. I yearn for thee. 

Whats the go-to to keeping the critters out? I’ve wanted to put a few raised beds in myself. 

Jesus is back in the US of A! 

8 hours ago, Chris said:

 

It's time to reopen long term care mental health and drug rehabilitation centers with strict oversight to avoid a repeat of the horrors that patients in these facilities had to endure in the past. And provide those who choose this lifestyle a one way ticket out of town like they used to do 20-30 years ago.

Staffing? People already don’t want to work in these facilities. It doesn’t get talked about in the papers or on social media, but staff in these facilities are assaulted as much as those who work corrections. Piss, shit, spit, violent attacks. 
 

Until my promotion, I didn’t have a week where I worked less than 60 hours due to inadequate staffing. Why would any one subject themselves to that abuse for a pay check? Family time? It was a dream until my promotion.

But boy, those paychecks were nice. 🙄
 

And trust me, the horrors this population faced in the before Willowbrook aired are not what they are facing now. There is always room for improvement and it continues to improve. There is strict oversight. 
 

The mental health facilities can only do so much.

At what point does it come to the responsibility of the patient to participate in their recovery? To stay away from the drugs? To stay on the medication they are prescribed? To keep appointments? They aren’t dropped off a cliff at discharge. 
 
A stay in a rehab facility isn’t the cure. 
 

Open more long term facilities. Fine. Spread staffing and the funding even thinner  

There is only so much a doctor, a SW, a psychiatrist can do. At some point it falls on the patient to hold up their end of the bargain. 

If everyone that screamed mental health applied to work, we could have all the facilities in the world. 
 

And for those that can’t hold up that end of the bargain? We have patients currently here with stays longer than years I’ve lived. There are no short term facilities. 

I love my job. My fellow staff love their jobs. 

But we are tired. We are burned out. We are doing our best. We are doing our best with no support from those we should have support from. 
 

Every one has solutions but never wants to be part of the solution. 
 

We know where the blame ultimately falls. 
 

Thats all I’ve got for this conversation. I took this a little more personal than I should have. Thats my fault. I’ll work on that. 

But I will not sit idly by while those who continue to show up daily and do the work are slandered. We are the facilities  

1 hour ago, Hal said:

Maybe a simple “ its still open “ would suffice . Sarcasm is a better fit on FB . 

Yeah.

45 minutes ago, Chris said:

No, you're seeing the bare bones that's still being provided. Or perhaps the services offered there now aren't what they were 20-30 years ago.

The problem is, the need is far greater than that or any other facility in this area can possibly manage. Getting someone who is in a mental health crisis admitted to the care they need is next to impossible for far too many families. Christ, even getting someone in to see a mental health counselor is difficult. There's not enough of them to meet the need, and the ones that are out there are at their breaking point trying to help.

I’ve lived it personally and professionally. Not telling me anything I don’t know. 

On 10/13/2022 at 12:00 PM, Hal said:

For the most part the Psych Center closing is at fault for this part of the problem ! . 

I swiped my badge to get into the facility this morning. I see aides and doctors. I just finished working with patients. I see services being provided. 
 

Is my life a mirage. Am I dreaming?

Karting track. 

On 8/28/2022 at 5:11 PM, Chris said:

Neither of which have any real control over state law and “Justice reform.” For that you’d have to look to the state legislature and Governor, which, well…

Yes, I know. 

Pretty safe for a republican led city/county. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Give me $5K. 

On 9/16/2021 at 11:16 AM, KarenK said:

And something that really irks me is when one of the news stations actually does go to the trouble of printing a news story complete with details, interviews etc, the public outcry kills me.   "Why would you print something like that?"  "You should be sued!!"   "No one needs to see or hear or know that!"     Really? That's exactly what the news is for.  

or accused of pushing "The Agenda!"

Notice any Battlestar Galactica?

Not sure whats with the facebook link but I get a broken link/page removed.

Thank you for the suggestions. 
 

Sorry for posting in the wrong area. Half asleep...

I've had a hard time relying on the regional grocers for specific cuts of meat. 

I've messaged many farms that supply Nickels, Fat City, Juliannas, etc. I usually get a "yeah we can with special order." but the moment I ask for pricing it goes unread. I really want to stay local.

Mostly looking for brisket/beef ribs and pork belly/shoulders and ribs. 

Have any of us gone to a local farm with store front and had much luck? 

I enjoy using the smoker when I can and don't want to use the national sellers like Snake River or Omaha Steaks. It's frustrating at this point. The local market doesn't seem to accommodate.

I'll grow a garden the moment I can prevent the wildlife of the swamp from gnawing on every veggie I grow.