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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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The Firewood, the Ark, and Sheila Bites the Boar
Out on The Matriarch’s old farm, where John grew up, is an old mulberry tree planted by his Grandfather. Last winter this branch fell. This winter this dead branch will keep his grandson (and his good wife) warm. On the way home we dropped into John’s workshop (at the old farm) so he could show…
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Thank you Post Mistress: How to make cat treats.
They say it takes a village to raise a child – it seems it takes a postal route to raise a kitten. This was delivered to my mail box yesterday. Or it may have been the day before yesterday. Today Our John and I were debating whether it was Wednesday or Thursday. Ah well I…
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Sticky Face.
I thought I would be clever and upended the somewhat empty frozen gallon flagon of molasses, jammed it into Daisy’s feeder so it dripped into her hay and let them fool around with it for the day. OOPS! Then leaving Queenie to clean up the last of it Daisy went outside to bury her head…
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The bees are alive, and beating the cold back with a stick.
I know that the cold (we are below freezing for a while now: 3F (-17C) this morning) might try and make us feel bleak. Pulling at the loose threads of our cardi’s trying to unravel us. Butting heads with our warm outlooks. But look what we can do in the cold. Pasture-raised chicken on the…
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