Plants as baskets, rope, fire-making tools and more!
On a weekend in late September, we gathered together as part of the Plants Apprenticeship 2022 to explore what some call the “utilitarian” side of these awesome beings. Starting as [...]
Medicinal Plants – A sensory Saturday in July
On July 30, our 2022 cohort of plant students met at the farm in Grey Count. We each took some time to greet each other and share a little gratitude, […]
Wild Plants June 27, 2021
Sunday morning, this group started off at the home base of the farm, sharing in the sunshine and some words of appreciation. After this, we had some time to pass […]
Wild Plants – June 26, 2021
Our day on Saturday June 26 was all in anticipation of eating! Although the beauty of the forest and the abundance of plants to learn were in our minds – […]
By Lee
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Posted Algonquin Tracking!
Tracking in Algonquin, February 2018 February’s tracking weekend took place in Algonquin Park. Our focus? The sexy area megafauna: Moose, Wolf, Otter and Marten. Here’s a phrase not often [...]
Rainy Beach Tracking
Saturday June 17, 2017 On Saturday June 17, we headed to the shoreline of Lake Huron north of Sauble Beach. We were greeted with a light rain and very high […]
Trailing Deer in Boyne Valley
Saturday December 2, 2017 Saturday was our first day at the Boyne River Park. The air was still and the frost rested on the sumac. Among our intentions was to […]
By Lee
In Apprenticeship, apprenticeships, canada, caretaking, earth tracks, edible plants, Edibles, Education, foraging, grey county, harvest, Health, land stewardship, medicinal plants, Mentoring, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, Plants, Wild Plants, Wild Plants Apprenticeship
Posted Sunday – where we hit the books . . .and the wetlands
Sunday May 21, 2017 After a beautiful spring night complete with chatty spring peepers and booming thunderclaps, we met Sunday morning in the Rebel Roots greenhouse. Building on some of […]
By Lee
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Posted From Forest Forage to Potluck Feast
Saturday May 20, Grey County It was a beautiful sunny Spring day when the Wild Plants Apprentices met up to have their first wild edible themed day! As soon as […]
