We met the farm owner as we continued home. She told us that due to the drought the yield was down more than 15%.

Listening to radio news reports from Ukraine just now the farmers have no way to export their crops and no money coming in. Many will not be able to plant next year’s crops and that will affect us all.

We have a surplus of ripe, red scotch bonnet chilli peppers but that will not take the place of “real” food but it will make hot chilli jam.