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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Father Christmas and Pancakes
Father Christmas is a chook. Yes, I know this may come as a surprise. (In America they call chooks – chickens – whereas in New Zealand a chicken is more likely to be found in the freezer section of the supermarket and is never Father Christmas. You forgot I was a New Zealander didn’t you – you do not…
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Butternut Squash Ice-cream
One of our best harvests this year (other than the piles of tomatoes we are dealing with ) are butternuts or butternut squash as they say here in America. Whitney (one of the two chefs in residence) walked across to the other farm on her day off where the butternuts are growing , returned armed with a fat…
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Moos all night Long
One day I am going to start the motor and drive off with these big birds flying up behind me. Though it would not surprise me if Geraldine came along for the ride! The piglets are having a growth spurt and are demanding more and more food. Interestingly when I offer different kinds of food…
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New Friends
Now that the small and infirm rescue piglets have moved on, the two big healthy piglets the last of Tahiti’s litter have been blended rather reluctantly with Molly’s Mob. They will soon get used to being one of a big group. They will certainly learn their manners over there. This has also eased the work…
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Collecting Myself
We now have two young trained chefs here to stay for a month. Immediately my dusty kitchen got switched back into gear. Although we have been eating well, with all the lack of sleep I really think I have been flying at half speed. And now I have three workers, (though Nick will be…
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Lurch Leaves, Workers Arrive
Yesterday a very lovely lady who runs a pig rescue home came and took Lurch and Winston (the very tiny rescue piglet who is being picked on by its bigger siblings) back to her place. I had just delivered the plonkers to the abbatoir (saying thank you to them) and was finishing the milking when she…
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