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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Tightening the Belt
Farming does not make very much money. It feeds us. But makes very little cash unless I actually sell animals. I am doing the sums. And they do not look good. It is hard and near impossible to create security from a little farm unless you grow your own grain. And feed is expensive now.…
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Have Feathers will Travel
Geraldine the hand raised peahen frequently sits in the bed of the truck and has to be evicted when it is time to drive over to the other barn. I have always wondered what she would do if I just drove off and left her there on the truck- how long she would stay whether she…
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Tips on How to Make Better Bread.
I know that most of you know how to make bread and I am sure you are perfectly happy with how you make your bread, and I am not trying to pretend I know any better. I have been making my own bread for as long as I can remember and that is a very long…
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IN-elegant Rain
I was trying hard to find colour within the rainy misty muddy day yesterday. The piglets are filthy! Even Molly would not jump up onto her fence like normal, preferring to peer out through the boards at the drippy day yesterday. This coming week I hope to have a blog posts on how Lurchy is…
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Good Order
I am still waiting for the pawpaws to ripen so I can make the pawpaw ice-cream. They are late this year. I hope they ripen before it gets cold as it is already getting coldER. You asked me how I keep track of everything. This is a board Victoria sent me, it lives in the…
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