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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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RAIN AND LOTS OF IT
Torrential rain out on the plain. At least it was not for long. But it poured.
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STEALING TOYS
Piglet is one of those babies who thinks feed time is playtime. And he sees all floor obstacles as opportunities for play. So he steals toys and plays tirelessly.
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PIGLET IN HIS BED
As piglet neared the end of his third day he found himself totally alone. All his family had died one way or the other. A resilient wee fellow he decamped to the pile of my dirty farm clothes. They smelt right I guess.
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RESCUE PIGS
We have lost the wee fellow on the right he died in the night but these are such sweet shots I thought I would share. Please don’t be miserable. And after such a rocky start he needs a proper goodbye.
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A SAD TALE
I won’t go into this story in detail. – it is too sad. But I rescued these two tiny hours old piglets from the abattoir yesterday.
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I LIKE DUCKS NOW
There was a time I really did not like these ducks. But they have grown on me. Yesterday one got caught in some nylon.
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