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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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ALTERNATING UNIVERSES
When I went to bed last night it was 4F (minus 15 celcius) – now, I know for you people up in the mountains to the north this is not too cold but for me here on the plains of Illinois this is bloody cold for November. We did get a bit of snow with…
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IT’S THE DARK
I have reached the time of the year when I leave for work in the dark and come back to the farm in the dark. Horrors!
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GOODBYE HALLOWEEN
Hullo PUMPKINS! ( sorry for the spelling mistake! I fixed it). A lovely local town donated all their Halloween pumpkins to us! Twenty something of them. And the pigs could not be happier! I am going up to Chicago at Thanksgiving. I want to get home-made whole kernel bread into the hands of the homeless.…
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TWO POINTS OF VIEW
Looking West. Then walking West and looking back to the East. Watching the wheat grow. It feels like our house is on an enormous emerging lawn. As my plan to be the Little Red Hen takes root. Autumn is here I think. For the next ten days our average highs are in the forties. Cold…
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SEE THE LITTLE LOAF?
That’s because I put half a cup of sifted buckwheat in there. Everything else was the same. All Glenn. It is a cow pat! Amazing how buckwheat affects the rise of a loaf. Tasty though! For a cowpat! Not pretty. Above is my kitchen last night. All about the flour. It rained and rained –…
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