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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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Wisdom. Words. Weaving.
Good morning. Our first guest post is from Virginia of Feminine Sage Wisdom. So excited to bring Virginia into the fold. When I draft words for the work I do, I have this moment where I start the piece with a sentence or two, glance out at my critters and garden, and then am in…
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Never Wrestle a Pig
There is a lot of mud in the pig pens now. A LOT of mud. I was reminded of a pig wrestling quote in an opinion piece yesterday and laughed out loud! Not something I often do when reading the political news. “Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig…
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How to Manage Your Day for Maximum Efficiency
Well, don’t ask me! Make a list then watch the day chew it up and spit it out!! First with a good old fashioned storm! Shelf cloud I believe. An inch of rain yesterday and another inch pouring down right this minute! We are getting a lot of rain this week. Then kids – a…
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While We Worked
While R and I made the new field run for the little black Guinea Hog piglets … M did the chores. Topping up all the waters and wallows. Feeding the chickens. Giving The Charlottes their lunch. Cleaning their feed bowls. Tending to the turkeys. Doing all the stuff she will do when I am away.…
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Cows and Clouds
Do cows and clouds have anything in common? Not really. Except they both photograph beautifully! And it is calming to watch them move across the landscape. I wonder if there is a cloud app that I can aim at the sky and identify clouds. That could be handy. Here is a little video for you.…
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Time to Move
After you read this pop over for your weekly (and this week quite short) newsletter. With all yesterday’s pictures! This weeks newsletter is missing some pieces. I had visitors from Texas sleeping in my study and I just do not write as well away of my own studio study. Then yesterday I was delivering my…
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