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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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HOW DO YOU THINK
Sometimes when I am reading a book I try to make myself slow down by insisting to myself to read every word out loud in my head. I used to encourage my students to do this in exams. Read every word out loud in your head – you will understand it better. Or pinch your…
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MY NEW LOAF
I am so behind on writing to my Janie’s Mill bakers. This afternoon I must sit down and do that. Are you all on that list too? That is a straight email list until the website is ready for me to start a blog. Let me know if you would like to be on that…
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PLASTIC FREE CHRISTMAS
How to prepare for a Plastic Free Christmas! By the way kids hate wooden toys except wooden trains or those wooden bees we have in New Zealand but there are only so many wooden trains a person can give and the wooden bees are for toddlers! And for a start we can’t use wrapping paper!…
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ALTERNATING UNIVERSES
When I went to bed last night it was 4F (minus 15 celcius) – now, I know for you people up in the mountains to the north this is not too cold but for me here on the plains of Illinois this is bloody cold for November. We did get a bit of snow with…
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IT’S THE DARK
I have reached the time of the year when I leave for work in the dark and come back to the farm in the dark. Horrors!
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