Farm Stories.
The good, the muddy, and the gently absurd — written by the people living it, including Kappie and Joe (our Executive Director and Operations Manager, and the only reason Bowser is still on the property).
✎ These are the Chapter One stories — see Our Journey for where they led, or meet The Original Cast.
Snoopy and Fam · August 2026 · Wild Roots earned its name!We said “make yourself at home.” They brought tents.
Wild Roots Weekend filled the farm with ice cream, scarecrows, live music, s’mores, and a movie on the lawn — then a field of tents (several first-time campers!) stayed the night, enticed by cowboy coffee and pancakes.
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Snoopy and Fam · August 2026 · It's a first!Did someone say Farm Camp???
For one week this summer, a crew of kids spent five hours a day at the first annual Wild Roots Camp — animals, the Wild Roots Olympics, a fort in the woods, crafty socks, and homemade simple syrup.
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Snoopy and Fam · May 2026He thinks my tractor's sexy!
It's a girl thing — we'd like that on the record before the story gets told wrong down at the feed store. Some girls buy shoes, we buy tractors!
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Kappie · April 2026 · field notesWe became beekeepers by accident
Kappie and Joe signed up for a beekeeping class. It was supposed to be a sampler. Six weeks later we had a hive, a painted box, and a queen.
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Joe · March 2026 · barn updatesHow we became duck parents (twice)
A friend said “Indian Runner Ducks are a must.” We went looking for Indian Runners and came home, the first time, with the Golden Girls.
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Snoopy and Fam · January 2026 · honest reflectionsWhen the road became a river
December and January brought a 100-year flood event to the valley. Our road was twelve feet under water. The only way in was by kayak. We are still counting what we lost — including Oreo.
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Snoopy and Fam · September 2025 · The circle of lifeA respectful farewell for Shadow & DK
How we said goodbye, on the farm’s terms, through the good folks at Martzolf Meats. The hardest, kindest thing we’ve done.
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Snoopy and Fam · August 2025 · And so it begins....We had a plan. We had no idea.
How a long-running conversation about regenerative farming turned into a Saturday-night decision, a Sunday-morning property walk, and a farm we are still very slowly learning to be worthy of.
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The Bowser Chronicles
A rolling log of one pig’s escape attempts, snack heists, and inexplicable wins. Updated as warranted (i.e., constantly).
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✎ Got a story to share? Email hello@wildrootsduvall.com — guest posts welcome.