History of Red Wiggler Community Farm
Red Wiggler Community Farm is located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Founded by Woody Woodroof in 1996, Red Wiggler’s main tenet is to provide meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities through a unique horticulture program that uses organic agricultural practices. The bulk of this program focuses on building a vocational structure that identifies and builds on the capabilities of our clients with developmental disabilities. We call our clients “growers”. We assign the growers’ farm tasks based on their individual abilities which are nurtured by our staff. Our growers cultivate vegetables on seven acres and then sell or donate this produce to a diverse population.
From 1996 until 2004 Red Wiggler ran its programs on 5 acres at Wildcat Springs Farm owned by Carolyn Morgan and located in Montgomery counties Agricultural Reserve. We moved to Ovid Hazen Wells Park in 2005. Here we farm on 7 acres of fenced ground.
