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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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  • DUCK WEATHER

    DUCK WEATHER

    It rained all day yesterday. Real wet soaking rain. So the ducks and I practiced all day  going in and out of their new home.

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  • LITTLE PIGS LOVE WATERMELON

    LITTLE PIGS LOVE WATERMELON

    My local store gives me all their left over out of date vegetables. Also they make fruit and vegetable platters for parties so at this time of year they have lots of left over watermelon and melon rinds. The pigs LOVE watermelon. While molly was distracted with her pile of potatoes, tomatoes and melon rinds…

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  • HOPEFUL SPROUTS

    HOPEFUL SPROUTS

    As I work even harder to feed my animals without buying feed in plastic bags the sprouting gets more and more important. As we know plastic is not going anywhere but into the piles and landfills in our respective countries. It is quite simply piling up. Landfill is stupid word. What happened to rubbish dump…

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  • AUNTY DEL AND TIA

    AUNTY DEL AND TIA

    Both passed the pregnancy test! Not only were they perfectly behaved for the vet but he pronounced them both pregnant – no need for blood tests to confirm.

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  • SKY

    The sky was a kaleidoscope yesterday. Frequently shaken.

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  • CUTE PICS

    CUTE PICS

    I have guests coming this afternoon so I had better get busy with turning the Airbnb over.  No time to waste so I have literally blocked out today like a workday. My old fashioned workday as a teacher, changing classes every hour on the dot. I would have a bell too if I thought I…

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