On August 20th, 2018 we invited a group of volunteers to our site at Ovid Hazen Wells Park to glean sweet potato greens. This project was a partnership between Community Food Rescue, University of Maryland Extension, School of Supplementary Nutrition Education, the Montgomery Council Master Gardeners and The Montgomery County Food Council. We welcomed the Read More …

Rachel Armistead from The Sweet Farm is back for another workshop at Red Wiggler Community Farm. DIY Pickling: Beyond Cucumbers will focus on how to preserve farm fresh produce in the traditional way. Rachel is going to share her expertise and enthusiasm for pickling and fermentation with the Red Wiggler workshop attendees. Participants will be walked Read More …

The Red Wiggler team completed our first Leisure World Market of the season on Thursday, August 2nd.  This visit has become a beloved tradition for Leisure World residents and our team of Staff & Growers.Red Wiggler Community Farm’s partnership with Leisure World was born in 1999, after resident Ben Margolin, discovered a Washington Post spotlight Read More …

Red Wiggler Community Farm remembers Hallie Ausmus Wells birthday today August 1, 1893- she would be 125. Below is a re-posting of an archived blog entry describing how she came to donate her 290-acre farm to the Park system in 1981- we are very grateful for this special woman and her contribution to our community. Read More …