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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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LATEST POSTS


  • BLACK AND WHITE

    BLACK AND WHITE

    Black and White. But not by design. For days now we have been under this heavy lid of pale gray cloud. Under the threat of snow. Below freezing. A frozen solid white bread sandwich. Colour has fled our world. 

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  • BARN BIRDS

    BARN BIRDS

    Mr Flowers had been obviously depressed these last two days. He had lost Pania.  

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  • THE JOLT

    THE JOLT

    A strange bloody story. 

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  • BLUE LIGHT

    BLUE LIGHT

    This morning’s pictures are so much more beautiful that I thought I would show you those instead of yesterdays paltry offerings. 

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  • SNOWING OR BLOWING

    Don’t eat yellow snow.  Just sayin’.

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  • MOTION

    MOTION

    Mr Flowers glowers down from his perch in the barn. 

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