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Year: 2008

Harvest #4-B

Hello Folks, This is an important note, regarding the down county water main break—We have not, NOT, washed or cleaned any of the vegetables for Wednesday’s pick up, because of the possible water contamination issue. Thus, you will be advised to wash them properly at your own homes. The washing/un-washing of vegetables for Saturday’s pick […]

Harvest #3-A

TurnipsRadishesMore Garlic Scapes!!Spring OnionsBaby Collards or Chard SpinachBraising Mix or Arugula PeasButler’s Strawberries Just a reminder that you should enjoy some Cilantro, Dill, Oregano and Thyme from the PYO. I made some amazing cilantro pesto last weekend. Yum! The more you pick you now, the more there will be for later. So enjoy it now! […]

Harvest #2

Butler’s StrawberriesGarlic ScapesSpring OnionsRadishesBaby Kale BunchesGreens-of some sort New to the PYO this week: Cilantro, Dill, Yarrow flowers and Gaillardia flowers. Be prepared to grab some Lovage, as I’ve added a few recipes to the Newsletter.

Harvest #1 2008!!!

Hello all, Here’s the first harvest of the 2008 season. Remember we start slow (small) and work up to an overflowing bounty. Spring OnionsBaby Turnips or RadishesTurnip GreensButler’s StrawberriesBraising Mix or Salad Mix *Remember options aren’t set in stone and are subject to change. Enjoy!-adrienne p.s. IN THE PYO: Oregano,Chives, Thyme, Lovage, Sage, Marjoram, Mint, […]

Muddy Pepper Planting

We planted peppers today and we were a muddy, muddy mess when we finished, but we finished just in time for lunch.

CSA Orientation Muffin Luck: May 17th 10am

Red Wiggler Community Farm CSA Welcome the Season! Join us Saturday, May 17, 2008 10 am – 12 noon Find out what’s happening at Red Wiggler this summer season! Learn about… v Composting – at home and for Red Wiggler v PYO – Pick Yur Own garden v Volunteering at the Red Wiggler Community Farm […]

Spring Planting

Here Adrienne and Craig are planting vegetable seeds in flats which are grown under lights till they get “moved on” to our gardens after the last frost- our last average frost date is generally considered to be about the time of Mothers Day in May. Earlier this week the growers and staff planted 4 Paw […]

Some work around the farm

We moved some trees around the other day that had been donated to us last fall. We’re going to plant them to help create a windbreak/hedgerow. Most of the cooler weather at the farm comes off the hill to the northwest.Next on our list is to put up the new section of our deer fence […]

Johnny’s Selected Seeds delivers again!

THANKS JOHNNY’S! Johnny’s Selected Seeds has AGAIN donated a healthy dose of seeds to Red Wiggler this year. We deeply and truly appreciate the donation from Johnny’s, a small employee owned seed company based in Maine. Johnny’s has very high quality seeds, tools and merchandise for both the bigger commercial growers and also for the […]