It was a beautiful day on the farm today with 4 inches of wet snow falling over the whole day. Snow slowly adds nitrogen to the soil as it perculates down into the aquifer. We like winter snow!
Year: 2009
2009 Slide Show
We hope you’ll enjoy this slide show from the 2009 growing season. Thanks to the over 500 volunteers who helped on and off the farm last year. Over the next month or so we will be posting lots of photos in this slideshow format- please let us know what you think so that we can Read More …
Extended Season Harvest 5
This is our last week of the extended season, and a beautiful week it is shaping up to be! We are so happy to have had the chance to share this extended season with so many of our CSA members and though we are sad to see it end, we are looking forward to taking Read More …
Extended Season Harvest 4
Check out the newsletter to find out what we’ve been up to in the fields this week! Extended season is winding down- next Wednesday, November 18th is our fifth and final pick up- and we are preparing the fields for the winter season. In the meantime, however, the greens patch is gorgeous and we hope Read More …
Composting, closer to home
Wondering what you’ll do with that bucket full of kitchen scraps now that the CSA season and the bucket exchange are winding down for the winter? Montgomery County’s Division of Solid Waste Services offers compost containers at no cost to its residents! Click here to find out more about where you can get your bin, Read More …
What do Farmers give out to Trick or Treaters?
About a hundred pounds of bright pink turnips. In addition to getting together our regular harvest for extended season CSA, this past week the crew also picked over 200 pounds of surplus turnips from the beds! The jewel-toned Scarlet Queen turnips had reached an impressive size and were just aching to be plucked from the Read More …
Extended Season Harvest 3
The sun is back! We are thinking it is wonderful weather for the first week in November. Harvest list:ArugulaKaleSalad MixTatsoiTurnipsRadishesCarrotsWinter SquashGarlicHot PeppersGreen PeppersAnd maybe a ‘sweet’ surprise?!
Field Interviews
Ever wonder how some of our younger volunteers see their farm experiences? Tobias, age 6, was kind enough to share his thoughts in an interview: What did you do at the farm today? I planted garlic and picked kale and got radishes and beets. How do you pick kale? You look for the ones that Read More …
Extended Harvest #2 2009
It’s the second week of the extended season harvest. It’s a little yucky out if you don’t like a little rain, but thank goodness it’s fairly warm out. We’ve got a ton of volunteers helping out today–thanks! Makes everything go faster. This week’s harvest looks like: Braising MixTatsoiHead LettuceKale–so beautifulCarrotsPotatoesSweet PeppersHot PeppersEggplantWinter SquashGarlicYour choice: Beets Read More …
Web Site Under Construction
We appear to be experiencing a disruption with our web site www.redwiggler.org today. We hope to resolve this asap. Contact us by phone at 301-916-2216(Office) or 301-802-2386 (cell)also our regular email addresses are working fine. For directions to Red Wiggler search for adress on google or mapquest23400 Ridge RdGermantown MD20876 Thanks,Woody WoodroofExecutive Director
1st week of the Extended CSA Season
We’ve harvested some beautiful vegetables for the Extended CSA program which begins today (and continues thru to the week before Thanksgiving).Generally CSA members can expect lots of green peppers and hot peppers, eggplant, lots of cooking greens, turnips (with tops), winter squash, garlic and perhaps a few other surprises. In other news- we have started Read More …
Harvest #18 B The last of the 2009 Regular Season
Hello Folks! This is THE last of the 2009 Regular Season Harvest and Pick up. We want to extend a HUGE thank you to all our CSA members for all their support and patronage this season. Thank you and enjoy your food! ** Please note for all you right at 2 o’clock Wednesday pick up Read More …
Tour Red Wiggler’s 800 Sq. Ft. Solar Home Saturday October 3rd from 11am-5pm
The Red Wiggler Solar House – a 21st-century farmhouse powered by the sun – was fully installed at the end July as a year-round staff residence. Originally one of 20 entries in the 2005 US Solar Decathlon, the 800-square-foot house is a fully solar-powered prototype designed and built by University of Maryland students for competition Read More …
Week #17 Harvest
Hi All. It’s the second to last week of Regular CSA pick up this week and THE last week for all the Alternative Week A’s (Asparagus & Arugula Groups). We’ll have a re-commitment form available for all those looking to reserve their spots for next year! Also, coming your way will be an online end-of-season Read More …
16-B Harvest
Coming at you a little late this week, but… GarlicWinter SquashBraising MixArugulaKale or CollardsRadishes (tender little easter egg variety)Sweet PeppersHot PeppersRed & Heirloom TomatesGreen Tomatoes