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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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HUMAN HAND
HUMAN HANDS or the lack thereof. Mechanisation has always been a part of the horticultural industry, not so much in the picking but definitely in the packing, and now that there are less migrant workers and the existing workforce is getting older – mechanisation is taking big steps to keep the industry of growing food alive…
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NO INTERNET
Right here in the middle of a Californian city. It has worse internet than we have in the country. Supposedly there is a technician coming tomorrow but this has been an ongoing problem. So I am not holding my breath. Constructing posts using the app is not as fun as using my computer. Plus where…
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THE WALNUT ROOM
To catch my flight to California from O’Hare airport this morning I had to come up to Chicago yesterday afternoon and stay the night. Before my dinner engagement, I went through the rabbit warren underground passageways then up to my favourite old watering hole on the seventh floor of the old Marshall Fields Department Store for…
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SUGARING SOON
While we were embracing (somewhat reluctantly) snowfall after snowfall over the last week or so I spent more time than usual in the kitchen. I get hungry when I am stuck inside.
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