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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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How to Weigh a Chicken
But first! A winter prediction. A Wooly Bear Caterpillar prediction. And like most predictions this is not based on any scientific fact. So do not mistake this for real news! The amount of bullshit news dressed up as actual news is shocking this Fall! Having said that we may as well believe a Wooly Bear…
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A Tiny Cup of Moon
The weekend was lovely. Back on the farm getting everything back in order. There were lots of clouds and wind and a tiny bit of rain. But mostly clouds! This kind of light fully saturates colour. Wonderful for photography. A lot of walnuts fell to the ground in the winds. Which The Charlottes are thrilled…
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Back on the Farm: Exhausted but Moving Fast
I’m back on the farm and exhausted. But it was a successful trip. In California I consulted on a bakery set up then decluttered, packed, repacked and unpacked an entire house. Mostly alone. Mostly 10 – 11 hour days. Completed in 5 days. With one day off to take kids swimming. It was a stunning…
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What you Missed on the Weekend
People tell me that I should take photos all in a day then make five posts from them and send them out like other content creators all scheduled to go out day after day. A good use of my time they say. Efficient use of my content they say. WRONG! Here is why: Things on…
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Today we are fixing the Back of the Hen House.
That may sound pedestrian (fixing the hen house) but to do so I need to move the big pigs ~ FreeBee and Jude. So there will be ‘backwardsing’ before ‘forwardsing’. This is a very important repair. Jude has been pulling the wooden barn siding off the back of the building to get to the chook…
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The Times they are A’changing
The barn swallows are gone. The mosquitoes are rare now. The flies are still here. The starlings are appearing in great droves called murmurs. And the spiders webs have arrived. Everyone racing to fatten up for winter. Not me. I am racing to fill the shelves and freezer. The pumpkins are harvested. The blush of…
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