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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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lemon verbena honey with mama’s pikelets
Yesterday, much to the bemusement of the bees, I swapped their last little honey super (box) for a bigger brood super to expand into for the winter. The theory is that if they come out of winter into spring with a bigger house they will not swarm. Then I scarpered back to the kitchen with…
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in a frogs eye
The Frog Garden. This spring John built a new garden. He had an interesting concept. He found this in a magazine but we lost the magazine so if someone reading was the writer of this please get in touch and I will give credit where credit is due as this is a great little garden.…
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simple sourdough for pioneer girls
Esme stood alone but for her dog, watching the mountains. She and her new husband had travelled for months in their covered wagon, across vast endless plains of shoulder high grass, fording rivers, their horses heaved them across dusty deserts, through forests. They had been passed by speeding pony express riders. She had talked too…
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Mama’s Shepherds Pie and Mushy Peas
My mother made shepherds pie often, huge roasting dishes of it. It is still my most favourite comfort food. My Mother NEVER made mushy peas though. Mushy peas are an English side dish and are traditionally served with a steak pie in a pub. Mum never went to pubs poor girl. I love mushy peas.…
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Ginger Beer Bug and Sour Dough Starter
So this week I have started my sour dough starter. Very exciting. Today I will bring in the last of the honey. Queenie who is still such a short cow I am getting worried that we may have bought a midget by mistake, wears her tiny harness like a grown-up cow and is going for…
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