diff --git a/conda_recipe/README.txt b/conda_recipe/README.txt
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-Recipe for building a conda package locally.
-
-This is a bit fragile -- ideally we would generate the build configuration
-automatically, so that it can be kept in sync with new dependencies, etc.
-
-Building the conda package should be as easy as::
-
-  > conda install conda-build # make sure you have that!
-
-  > cd conda_recipe  # this dir
-
-  > conda build .
-
-
-The trick is then how to install it. If you point conda install at teh packge directly, it will install, but not use the dependencies, which is not so useful. I had success on my machine doing::
-
-  > conda install -c /Users/chris.barker/miniconda3/envs/gnome/conda-bld/osx-64/ py_gnome
-
-But then we'll need to figure out that path on the CI or wherever.
-
-
-NOTES:
-
-The python and numpy versions are specified in the `conda_build_config.yaml` file.
-
-This is because PyGNOME uses the C APIs of both python and numpy, so the pacakge will nly work with the versions it was built against.
-
-This could be used to build multiple versions, but only one for now.
-
diff --git a/conda_recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda_recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
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-python:
-  - 3.9
-numpy:
-  - 1.22
diff --git a/conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
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-{% set name = "py_gnome" %}
-{% set version = "1.1.4" %}
-
-package:
-  name: {{ name|lower }}
-  version: {{ version }}
-
-source:
-  # url: https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/adios_oil_database/archive/v{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  # sha256: 4b2b1c7c68b278aeb07d1d1715e26fb96bc6c19b82085d2ccb0568a20ef3e5df
-  path: ../
-
-build:
-  number: 0
-  script: cd py_gnome && {{ PYTHON }} setup.py install
-
-requirements:
-  host:
-    - python {{ python }}
-    - pip
-    - setuptools>=62
-    - cython=0.29.*
-    - gitpython
-    - numpy  {{ numpy }}
-
-  build:
-    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
-
-
-  run:
-    - python {{ python }}
-    - numpy  {{ numpy }}
-    - trimesh
-    - shapely
-    - pyproj
-    - mapbox_earcut
-    - scipy
-    - gsw
-    - psutil
-    - pyzmq
-    - python-dateutil
-    - geojson
-    - colander
-    - tblib
-    - netCDF4
-    - pyshp
-
-    - gridded=0.3.0
-    - pynucos
-    - cell_tree2d
-    - py_gd=2.*
-
-test:
-  requires:
-    - pytest
-    - pytest-raises >=0.11
-  imports:
-    - gnome
-
-about:
-  home: https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/PyGnome
-  license: CC0-1.0
- # license_file: LICENSE.txt
-  summary: PyGNOME
-  description: |
-    PyGNOME: Oil spill fate and transport model and particle tracking
-    framework. Part of the GNOME Suite, and the engine behind WebGNOME:
-    https://gnome.orr.noaa.gov
-  dev_url: https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/PyGnome
-
-extra:
-  recipe-maintainers:
-    - ChrisBarker-NOAA
-    - JamesMakela-NOAA
-    - jay-hennen
diff --git a/py_gnome/py_gnome_conda_recipe/build.sh b/py_gnome/py_gnome_conda_recipe/build.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-# from the Anaconda mailing list: set the conda build dir to the local source
-
-SRC_DIR=$RECIPE_DIR/..
-cd $SRC_DIR
-
-echo "current directory for building"
-echo `pwd`
-#$PYTHON setup.py --quiet install 
-$PYTHON setup.py install
-
-echo "after the python command"
-
-
-
diff --git a/py_gnome/py_gnome_conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/py_gnome/py_gnome_conda_recipe/meta.yaml
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-package:
-  name: py_gnome
-  version: 0.1.1
-
-# no source -- source is local
-
-requirements:
-  build:
-    - python
-    - setuptools
-    - numpy
-    - netcdf4
-    - cython
-  run:
-    - oil_library
-    - python
-    - pytest
-    - scipy
-    - numpy
-    - netcdf4
-    - colander
-    - pil
-    - pyzmq
-    - repoze.lru
-    - six
-    - geojson
-
-
-about:
-  home: https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/PyGnome
-  license: Public Domain
-