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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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Be ever vigilant.
We had a busy day yesterday. One of my oldies took a spill and spent the night on his floor, we found him in the morning. I cleaned him up, he flatly refused to get in an ambulance but would let the ambulance boys put him in the car and so we took him to…
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Mary’s Cat and The Visitor are sent outside to play on The Farmy..
“Don’t be scared. They said I could bring you out here. It will be fine. I promise. “ “It’s Ok they won’t hurt you. They are herbivores. (cattie laughter) See thats Queenie.” “What have you got out there Mary’s Cat?” “What is it?” says Queenie Wineti. “It’s a dog” says Marys Cat. “Sure doesn’t…
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Out of the mouths of babes.. a little story about love
You know how some of your friends are not really your friends but you are their friend. They love to visit. But they are just too .. well.. needy. Too whiney. Too willing to bare their own souls and cleavage at any opportunity. Something about the way they breathe bothers you. And they are…
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An Interview with Miss C.. a way over the airwaves
Jessica from Creativity’s Workshop has interviewed me for her pages and so the farmy and I are on her site today. Jessica is a writer. A spirited and generous writer. She is an Australian, living and working in China. She so believes that we are all creative that she writes about it. And challenges us all…
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