Well, there is excitement in the fall air. The planting of fava beans started August 14th has produced it's first noticed bean (approximately 7 weeks after soaking the bean for sprouting before planting into the garden) We planted several rows / waited a week and planted several more rows (succession planting it is called ,for those of you who are not gardeners) that one little bean..(who probably has cousins lurking in the leaves) will be ready to harvest next week at a young stage, which has more dopamine. I just had the G6pd blood test done and it came back with normal levels of the enzyme to metabolize the bean/ so I'm ready to be another "white rat" , perhaps we shall write a book someday. There is a grad student here from Africa that will help us by testing beans/products in the college lab for dopamine,,,research is addictive! (Almost as good as peanut butter). Will let you all know how things are going in this part of the woods. Aunt Bean