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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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So cool
This morning it is 54F (12C). Not cold in wintery terms but downright chilly in the language of a midwest summer. All the animals are more than happy about it though. Except the wee chicks. It is very good for the meat chickens who are nearing their butchering weight. The compost is almost completely combined…
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How to: BooBoo’s torn ACL
Diane, a founding member of the Fellowship of the Farmy who has been reading since the very first day of the blog asked me a question this week about her blue heeler who has a torn ACL. (This link has a good picture of the problem). She has also decided not to go the…
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What happened?
I am sitting here in the early morning, listening to the dawn (though it is not quite dawn) chorus of the chickens in their hen house. They do this every morning. Noisy calesthenics. They screech and bob and call out for up to a minute – the lot of them – not just roosters –…
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Making Ravioli
Yesterday Chicago John drove down from the city to help us make ravioli for the freezer. This is an old family tradition and he came armed with the filling and the flour, his rollers and molds. Everything we needed. My chickens supplied the eggs of course! One of the most important tips for the dough…
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Love this kids T shirt.
On the weekend we had a lovely group of city folk come down for a farm lunch. And I just loved this childs T shirt. A message for everyone of every age as we move into the future that is tomorrow. Look at the healing on this side of Wai. The vet is calling him…
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Farm to table
Another big farm to table lunch being prepared as I write. Amanda and I will be cooking all morning then eating and drinking all afternoon. We will be seating twelve. Today I am featuring great, big, juicy heirloom tomatoes. I am off out to pick them right now. John has dug fresh new potatoes for…
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