We Don't Rake Leaves Let them fall. Let them feed.

At Wild & Tame, we do not rake the leaves.
We let them gather like a blanket. A soft, rustling quilt made by the trees for the soil.

Because leaves are not litter.
They are protection.
They are offering.

Beneath that crunchy layer, worms begin their slow magic.
Soil stays moist. Microbes dance. The life web pulses quietly underfoot.
A cover crop in disguise, a compost pile still dressed in color.

We’ve grown allergic to mess.
Obsessed with bare mulch, manicured lawns, and perfection at the expense of ecology.

But here’s the truth:
Every time you blow the leaves away, you strip the earth of her insulation, her nutrients, her beauty.

We let them stay.
To feed the worms.
To cradle the roots.
To remind us that rest and decay are sacred parts of the cycle.

This is your permission to stop.
Let the leaves lie. They are doing their part.