The Kitchen's Garden

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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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LATEST POSTS

PNEUMONIA

Aunty Del has pneumonia. She is not good.
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ANXIETY

I think if anxiety was a medical condition I would be on bed- rest. Del is still not eating, still not chewing her cud, and is slow and fragile.
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FREEBEE

FreeBee the Midget has been to the vet for his health check and to attend to the wee problem of still having his testicles. And on Friday my guest and I will load him into the truck to deliver him to Hendricks House where Jude and Tima are.
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SOFT FOCUS

From a finger on the lens – snort – I really must get the camera out. Using the phone is so lazy.
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THE THISTLE EATERS

The new batch of piglets have arrived. They are so fat! Brian the breeder parked in the hay field and they handed the piglets over the fence one by one. Express delivery!
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WHY WAKE?

Why is a wake called a wake – all tip toeing about in case they WAKE the dead. The full moon is high in the morning sky. And being Saturday I gave myself a little more shut eye. I am going to quickly go and shape the bread and set the loaves (are they loaves…
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