7th National Farm-Based Education Conference
This fall, we were excited to be a part of the 7th National Farm-Based Education Conference held in Baltimore, MD from November 8-13, 2019. As part of the organizing committee, Red Wiggler organized a Social Care Farming Track which included workshops and a Social Care Farming Meetup for other farms working with vulnerable populations. […]
2019 #GIVINGTUESDAY
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] This year, Red Wiggler provided employment to 15 adults with developmental disabilities. Our Growers worked over 6,700 hours and earned more than $80,000. Throughout the season more than 400 youth with and without disabilities came to the farm for educational experiences. Our Farm to Group Home and Farm to Food Bank programs […]
Red Wiggler’s Wash Station with Grower Sam
Grower Sam Sheehan has worked at Red Wiggler for 12 years. On November 12, 2019, Sam was part of a team that presented at the 7th National Farm-Based Education Conference in Reisterstown MD. Here is a modified essay of her portion of Red Wiggler’s presentation, “Matching Abilities to Farm Jobs and Tasks.” Sam spoke about […]
Thank You & Good Luck to our 2019 Crew Leader, Liza Zechini
Liza (left) with Grower Kim We bid farewell to another seasonal Crew Leader, Liza, last month. Here is an essay from Liza about her Red Wiggler experience. Goodness, how do I sum this up? I started at Red Wiggler by some miracle. The farm manager took me in knowing I had little to no […]
Thank You & Good Luck to our Intern, Todd Carter
Here is an essay from Todd about his Red Wiggler experience. I had a unique experience where I started out as a volunteer during the fall season last year (2018) and some of the winter program. Then I started as an Intern in early April 2019 when the spring vegetables were being direct seeded […]
Farm Market at the Inter-Faith Chapel at Leisure World
Red Wiggler would like to thank the Inter-Faith Chapel at Leisure World of Maryland in Silver Spring, MD for having our farm market back this August every Thursday from 9 am – 11 am. We also would like to thank all the wonderful residents of Leisure World and community members from Montgomery County who visited […]
Team Harvest: Potatoes!
We spend 5 days a week harvesting in the month of July. Usually that means splitting into teams and spreading out all over the farm. However, there are a few crops that require a team effort. Here’s how we harvest potatoes. Ready? Melissa briefs the team on the process and splits the crew up into […]
Our visit to Marriott International’s Test Kitchen!
Each year Chef Tom O’Gara and his fantastic chefs work with our vegetables to create the dishes served at the Farm to Fork Dinner. This year, as a way to engage our growers further in the dinner, Chef Tom invited a group of them to his home base, Marriott International’s Test Kitchen in Bethesda, MD. The […]
2019 Seasonal Crew & Interns
We’re excited to introduce our 2019 seasonal crew and interns. We love having new faces and fresh energy in the fields These folks have been working hard all spring and are ready to kick it into high gear for the summer season. Here’s an introduction to our fabulous new crew! Ali, Crew Leader Hi I’m […]
What I’ve Learned: The Benefits of Cover Crops
After 12 years of growing Red Wiggler employee, Sam Sheehan, has learned a lot. Read about the importance of cover crops, and how they help us farm sustainably. Cover crops are used in different fields throughout the growing season. If a field is not being used for crop production, that field will have a cover […]