Season’s Greeting! A year of hard work, temperate weather and bountiful harvests – 2014 marks another successful season here at Red Wiggler. Our success was made possible by YOUR generous Read More …
Year: 2014
#GivingTuesday
We are excited to participate in #GivingTuesday. Created to kick-off the holiday season, #GivingTuesday gives non-profits across the country the chance to bolster community support. Making a donation to Red Wiggler Read More …
Farm 2 Group Home Delivery
The same delicious vegetables that make up a Red Wiggler CSA share are delivered weekly to the ARC of Montgomery and to Community Support Services (CSS), the agencies that support Read More …
Sam’s Cooking
Here’s another guest blog post from our Education Assistant, Sam Sheehan: Before starting work at Red Wiggler, there were a lot of vegetables I was familiar with, though never actually Read More …
Sweet Potato Harvest
The 1/2-acre planted with sweet potato slips last spring has yielded over 1 ton of potatoes and 1600 lbs of vines. Sweet potato harvesting is Read More …
Grower Spotlight: Craig
No matter whether we are harvesting beets or squash, Craig wants to find the biggest ones. Craig enjoys picking the greens with leaves big enough to fan a pharaoh, and Read More …
Red Wiggler is Hiring!
Red Wiggler is a great place to work! In addition to all-you-can-eat veggies, full-time employees receive paid vacation/sick days, health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance and can participate Read More …
19th Annual Harvest Celebration Details
Our 19th Annual Harvest Celebration is around the corner. Saturday September 6th 2014 4pm-7pm. Live Gypsy Jazz and Food Trucks in a spectacular setting! Share in the bounty and support Read More …
Red Wiggler Community Minute on WAMU
This month, Red Wiggler will be featured on WAMU 88.5’s Community Minute. This daily broadcast provides information about local organizations in the D.C. Metropolitan area so that listeners may be Read More …
Grower Spotlight: Tyler
Tyler has been working at Red Wiggler for 15 years. Although he can often be found in the fields harvesting along with other growers, his favorite jobs on the farm Read More …
Spring has Sprung!
We have had a very busy few weeks here at Red Wiggler. Since winter held on for so long this year, we had to act fast once the soil thawed Read More …
Preparing for the Season
As everyone on the East Coast is well aware, freezing weather and winter precipitation have continued into the usual beginning of our farming season. Fortunately, we have used the delay Read More …
Red Wiggler at Rooting DC Conference
Red Wiggler is excited to be participating in this year’s Rooting DC Conference, which will take place Saturday, March 1st in Washington, D.C. Rooting DC is a free, all-day farming Read More …
Winter at Red Wiggler II: Microgreens
As we mentioned in December, this winter we have been staying busy growing microgreens in our greenhouse and program building. Students from Seneca Valley High School and Ivymount School visit the Read More …
New Vegetable Varieties in 2014
During each winter here at Red Wiggler, our staff plans out all of the vegetables, herbs, and flowers we’d like to grow over the following year. We analyze what grew Read More …