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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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A Poll, to Vote for the Vista
This poll is for all of you to vote on the view you would most like to see every day for a year. Remember we wil always have the usual assortment of animal and farmy shots, the food and the stories and the gardens. This shot will not be cleaned up at all. It will…
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The Winter Quarters
There comes a time in the year when I must accept that winter is coming and I have to start getting The Farmy prepared. Not that I am giving up on summer quite yet you understand. But the cold winters here are deeply unforgiving of a casual attitude. It was a beautiful late summer day…
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Walkabout on the Farmy.
Morning darlings. Our walkabout yesterday started on the North side. My favourite view of the barn. After the milking Daisy and Queenie walk out to their new field. I let ut the Shush Sisters (this is Charlotte) and we went and visited Hairy MacLairy on the left and Mama on the right. You can see…
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