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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


  • MOO

    MOO

    I am sorry about the “Moo” but you know the rules!

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  • ISLANDS IN THE SKY

    ISLANDS IN THE SKY

    The second and last pig field has been opened up for the six little pigs. It is glorious but as usual they are still afraid to walk past where the electric fence was.

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  • THE LOUNGE OF COMMENTS

    THE LOUNGE OF COMMENTS

    What I love about this blog is that even as the written content evolves into a less regular input from my side, with the meat chickens and bread making using up the early mornings before I go to The Mill. And lately there are less photos as I struggle along with too much to do…

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  • YES!

    More rain. And I am told that some areas close by have received up to 6 inches of rain. And this is nothing on the poor flooded streets of my sweet Galveston. We expect another inch today. I have shifted the three pigs. Their whole field is a mire. I am also considering bringing the…

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  • SOAKED

    SOAKED

    In the last 24 hours we have had hours of heavy rain accompanied by the roar of black thunder so loud and continuous that it became a white noise.

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  • EYES HALF SHUT

    EYES HALF SHUT

    Even Sheila gets to have a bad photo day.

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