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Overcoming a sticky situation
Published: Wednesday | August 4, 2010
Miguel Mullings shows off bottled honey from his bee farm in Montego Bay, St James. Mullings was one of many farmers in attendance at the 58th annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show in Clarendon. - Photos by Laura Redpath
Laura Redpath, Senior Gleaner Writer
Denbigh was almost short a bee-and-honey farmer this year.
Miguel Mullings, a bee farmer and honey producer, seemed to start off on an unlucky foot as he prepared for the trip to the Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show this year.
"It was a very great challenge to get our things to Denbigh," Mullings said, bursting into laughter.
Before even managing to leave St James, the first truck broke down in Montpelier.
"So I say, let us turn back because it look like we not going get anywhere," he said.
However, Mullings managed to get another truck and they set off for Clarendon.
"Then!" he said with another laugh, "two crates break down on the truck and mash up a lot of things."
He sobered as he noted his best-quality products were destroyed.
"Some of the better stuff got damaged, but we continued, and here we are," he said, seated among plants and bottled honey on Monday.
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Published: Wednesday | August 4, 2010
Miguel Mullings shows off bottled honey from his bee farm in Montego Bay, St James. Mullings was one of many farmers in attendance at the 58th annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show in Clarendon. - Photos by Laura Redpath
Laura Redpath, Senior Gleaner Writer
Denbigh was almost short a bee-and-honey farmer this year.
Miguel Mullings, a bee farmer and honey producer, seemed to start off on an unlucky foot as he prepared for the trip to the Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show this year.
"It was a very great challenge to get our things to Denbigh," Mullings said, bursting into laughter.
Before even managing to leave St James, the first truck broke down in Montpelier.
"So I say, let us turn back because it look like we not going get anywhere," he said.
However, Mullings managed to get another truck and they set off for Clarendon.
"Then!" he said with another laugh, "two crates break down on the truck and mash up a lot of things."
He sobered as he noted his best-quality products were destroyed.
"Some of the better stuff got damaged, but we continued, and here we are," he said, seated among plants and bottled honey on Monday.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead4.html