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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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TWO OWLS
Last night there were two owls with two distinctive voices calling for hours in the night. They were in the big tree-house tree outside the kitchen door. This tree is close to my bedroom too, I opened the window so I could hear them call in and out of my dreams. They both used the…
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LOOK WHO IS BACK
TonTon is back on the farm. He was wearing Nanny out with his early morning starts. Out here on the farm my co-worker is up by 4am. So Ton is trained to get up early too. So back to the farm he came: Bed, Bowl and All, and Nanny went to bed and slept for…
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HOW MANY ANGELS
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin. A medieval question. Philosophy or physics. It is a beautiful image of course. Dancing angels on shiny pins. Angels. Ghosts. Infinity. Transparent. Pointless.
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THE FARMER WHO BAKED
Plenty of farmers bake! But yesterday I was tired ( the mill has exploded with orders what with the holiday season AND the new website). So I was feeling a little weary.
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