Wild Roots Food Forest

04/17/2026

Sleep well! 🌅

04/16/2026

Rain 🌧️ Rain ☔️!

We have learned from years of gardening that planting in soggy soil is best avoided. It's such a mess, hard to handle/ easily lose seeds, and difficult to cover at the correct depth. . .
So as spring is FINALLY here, we wait for things to dry up just a little and these are all the seeds waiting in queue to get into the ground, or, a few are indoor seed trays that got stalled due to greenhouse damage. (See previous bear post)

So many continuous days of rain and foggy conditions!

But alas, the fish pond water was up to 10 degrees Celsius, time to start feeding koi and goldfish again and filter their water, so we had to rebuild the waterfall!! And we love it!! 💙Lots more work in the rock edge around the pond, but it will have to wait.

Today's priority, carrying on with indoor planting as we 'make-shift' repaired the greenhouse last night and can safely take more plants out there to harden off;)

Chickens posing for their waterfall portraits 🤣🤣 🐓🌊

04/15/2026

Bear 1 - Greenhouse 0
Chickens and Bees 1 - Bear 0

A bear 🐻 trashed our greenhouse, but failed forced entry into the garage, and did not get our chickens 🐓 or bees 🐝 !!

Despite the mess and damage to greenhouse, we are encouraged by the safe welfare of our livestock!

04/15/2026

04/13/2026

Welcome back bear 🐻!

More pictures to follow. Bartley Drive and Lindsey Rd 40 neighbours, be warned!

04/12/2026

Thoughts?!

Zach Galifianakis digs into the world of gardening, interviewing curious kids and eccentric experts in a funny, oddball celebration of the food we eat.

04/11/2026

"The turkeys are here!" ~Amaya

Announcing the arrival of these feathered residents... we've only seen them from afar in farmers fields almost all year, but once again this spring, they have returned to our backyard and garden!

04/11/2026

Wiarton !!!! Seedy 🫘 Saturday!!! See you there! 🌱

Wiarton & District Agricultural Society

04/10/2026

C'mon! April 10, 2026 ~ snow ❄️ that won't go!

We got out some spring appropriate toys yesterday and in our joy, didn't do an evening round up 🫠 🚜 🚲 ❄️

04/10/2026

Good to be back in this space again!

Uncovered the play sand, hung the hammock and monkey bars. Hours of outdoor play ✅

The is designed with many play spaces, sit spots, and gathering nodes to encourage socializing, solitude and healthy human development.

04/08/2026

Snow drops!

Tried to plant peas with two year old, but ground frozen this morning. So we'll stick to the indoor seeds. Hopefully tomorrow will be warmer. It's a biodynamic 'fruiting' day!

04/07/2026

April 7, 2026 ~ minus 9 Celsius