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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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Poppy is being very relaxed. Which is par for the course at the beginning of the piglet time . Seven little piglets who have shown no interest in their creep at all this time. Hopefully soon. The babies are always feeding and Poppy is just hot and really tired. Plus her nipples hurt! I let…
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TORRENTIAL RAIN AGAIN
And I think our haymaking window just closed. Just this minute the skies opened, the thunder roared and two inches of rain fell out of the sky in one wall of water.
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PLAYGROUND FOR CATS
We did get the hay in – just before another two inches of rain. A good amount was dubious and the rest rejected.
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