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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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Counting Out The White Chicks
Who is up for a counting game? Would you like to count these white chickens for me? They are so hard to count when they are moving. And a few have scratches on their backs from a night predator of some kind. I need to know if I have lost any. I actually suspect foul…
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Who Checked on You Today?
I read this sentence, this morning. “Who checked on you today? Exactly. So keep focusing on you and get shit done”. How sad that person must be, I thought. Then I thought – I had better check on my people. Make sure they are all ok. Or mostly (because we all say we are OK…
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Town and Country
This should be my last morning waking up in my MIL’s house in town. Tonight I will be back in my own bed until something changes. And we all know that things change – slow or fast – they still change. And we only get this one life so I am more than happy to…
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Chicks!!! Lots of Them!
Fifty in fact. All bright eyed and bushy tailed!! Plus they arrived a day early (which accounts for their excellent condition – they hatched on Monday – despatched on Wednesday). And of course I was not fully ready but thankfully both the heating lamps were working ok and Our John ran to the store to…
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Travel and Farm Balance: A Seasonal Challenge
I travel for a couple of months every year. Which means I am away from the farm for a couple of months at a time. I try to do all the travel at the same time to conserve resources and expenses but it means that general cleaning and maintenance on the farm spaces tends to…
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Housekeeping in the Barn
After yesterday’s rain everything came up green and sweet smelling. Rain really is the best water. And rain on the farm after a dry spell is a gift. I did not need to water the gardens so this left me time to get on with the barn. WaiWai in the Barn I took the tractor…
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