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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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  • COWS LIKE FOSSILS

    COWS LIKE FOSSILS

    After John and I had attended to some business in a nearby town we headed home to scoop the poop.

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  • SLUSH

    Look how much of the ice and snow had melted into puddles on the ground by yesterday afternoon.

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  • A-WALL-KY

    A-WALL-KY

    The sky spent the day in the same heavy dirty white of the earth. The horizon defined by barely melting snow soil.  It was eerie with stillness. 

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  • FIFTEEN MINUTES

    FIFTEEN MINUTES

    Fifteen minutes of extra day light may not seem like a lot but at the end of yesterday it was just enough to finish everything up in daylight with time left over for the dogs and I to walk around the perimeter.

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  • MEANWHILE …

    MEANWHILE …

    Back at the Farm.

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  • BEACHES AND BANSKY

    RUAKAKA. Back in Auckland. BANKSY. And then back to my bro’s for a bubbly. Lots of Love. Tomorrow I am back on the plane – aimed straight for Illinois. Lots of Love Celi and Kempton:   Tomorrow 01/05 10% / 0 mm Sunny. High -13C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Tomorrow 01/05 10%…

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