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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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Mama’s Retro Pumpkin Pie: can you bear it?
My little sister Gabe, who is developing a farm in New Zealand, wrote to me yesterday, asking for our Mums Pumpkin Pie recipe. Coincidentally my little brother T asked for the recipe a couple of weeks ago as well. And yes they are both Littlies. You will remember the Littlies from the beach house…
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Making pear cider on the Sustainable Farm – Nothing is Wasted.
A chilly autumnal day (this word autumnal needs to be said out loud, I think it has the most beautiful sound). Today we begin to make the pear cider. The pears have been sitting in the shed quietly ripening and now they are looking juicy and sweet. Except for that greenish one, I am going…
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Netball: The other New Zealand Sport.
Now if you thought rugby was popular. Check out netball. If you go to New Zealand in the winter you will pass girls playing netball often. So Focus. I need to say right now that I know almost as much about netball as I do about rugby. So don’t go yelling at me. I did…
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The Corn Harvest
A combine harvester in my garden: What was that about a picture and a thousand words? c
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100th Post in the middle of NZ week.
When are we going to get back to dining out in New Zealand? and Netball! and the New Zealand Food? Soon, Soon darling. The 100th Post needs to be noted. This is a milestone. I need to thank you all for building with me this far. I love working with you guys. In fact the…
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