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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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  • SNOW IN OCTOBER

    SNOW IN OCTOBER

    Weird. Very cold and most unsettling to have snow this early. Though I have heard tell of it snowing on a Halloween before. I had not even shaken the spiders out of my winter work coat yet.

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  • LEGAL

    LEGAL

    I am now legal to sell eggs to the restaurants in Chicago and yesterday the chickens laid almost three dozen eggs and the ducks laid sixteen eggs. They are taking a long time to get big though.

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  • THE EGG INSPECTOR

    THE EGG INSPECTOR

    The egg inspector comes today. We are ready for him. Though little poo bum might stay in his bedroom for the visit.

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  • IN THEIR GAZE

    IN THEIR GAZE

    Animals who get to sit about while the grown ups work, watching with great intention but little actual contribution.

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  • SNAKES AND LADDERS

    SNAKES AND LADDERS

    You can breathe again. Piglet is back in the game.

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  • THE MUCK

    More rain. More mud. More scooping of the poop. And sadly our little piglet is not doing so well.

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