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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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  • I’M BA – ACK!!

    I’M BA – ACK!!

    Paraphrasing Here – because it is an “I” not a “They”. And wee Poo-Bum Piglet also known as Jude is not scary. But you Get the picture. Jude is Back. He’s Ba-ack! Sung in a poltergeisty kind of way.

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  • THE LAST FEW DAYS

    Have been full on with two very modern misses. These guests were very serious about getting fully involved in farm chores!

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  • SCONES

    SCONES

    Scones are so wintry. With surprise visitors coming down from Chicago on a blustery full of bluster Saturday, sixteen round bales to load into the barn and nothing to eat in the house I made raisin scones.

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  • ORANGE

    ORANGE

    It would not be hard to make a movie called orange this week.

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  • MOO FREE

    MOO FREE

    This morning as I write there are no mooing calves. I am not sure whether to be relieved or grateful or worried that they have all run off.

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  • SUN LOW

    SUN LOW

    The Mama cows ( I call them 84 and 73) are happy in the West Barn and the calves ( left on this side) are escaping in all directions ( who knew they could jump barn doors) but otherwise things are fine. No-one got terribly noisy and by now the worst of the weaning is…

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