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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.

My farms are organic and regenerative and full of stories. I have been writing here about environmentally sustainable farming and food and travel since 2011.

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LATEST POSTS


  • THE WILD FOREST

    Yesterday I took Amanda and both dogs and our little picnic of Pomegranate Champagne Cocktails on the newly repaired four wheeler down the seldom mown path to the Wild Forest.

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  • Tima sits.

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  • Another day of shifting hay ahead of us. Us being Boo and I as poor old John is swamped in work so cannot help me this time. He is even working Saturday! It is all tractor work anyway.

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  • BEST INTENTIONS

    For the last few mornings I have had the very best intentions. Get up at the usual time 5m, coffee, write, post, 6am,one hour of homework then out the door for chores, 7am. Not this week apparently!

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  • OLD GEAR

    OLD GEAR

    “Is the wheel supposed to look like that? On a funny angle like that? Is that normal?” John had just got back from work. I needed him to look at the back wheels of the four wheeler before he got to the house and sat down. He suffers from permanent exhaustion working in the heat…

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  • OTIS

    OTIS

    A more aptly named bull I have never met. Evidently this guy never misses a meal, makes lovely strong babies and is very gentle.

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