It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Sam! Sam was hired as a Grower in 2007. Since then, Sam has taken on tremendous leadership, helping new staff learn the farm and assumed additional responsibilities to keep things running. Sam has good knowledge of farm practices and the hows and whys of what we do, for example, irrigation, cover Read More …
Month: August 2020
#VeggieWednesday — Eggplant
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about eggplants! Eggplants (or aubergines), known for their deep rich purple color and spongy texture, are really berries and not veggies. Eggplants are in the nightshade family, just like tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and tobacco. A new variety of eggplant we are growing this year is the Annina F1. The Annina Read More …
Recycled Irrigation Bags
Red Wiggler uses drip tape for irrigation out in the fields. As animals will eat holes into drip tape, drip tape typically only lasts 1 to 2 seasons. Each fall, we assess whether we can reuse drip tape or not. Last winter, instead of throwing out old unusable drip tape, we decided to make recycled Read More …
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Melissa!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Melissa! Melissa started working at Red Wiggler Community Farm in spring 2015 as Facilities Manager and was promoted to Farm Manager in winter 2017. As Farm Manager, Melissa wears many hats. She coordinates the work of the farm with our programs, fitting the tasks of vegetable production in with our overall mission. For the past Read More …
#ThrowbackThursday — Chickens and Eggs!
It’s #ThrowbackThursday! You may or may not know this, but in the past, Red Wiggler Community Farm had chickens and offered eggs for purchase by our CSA customers. We realized we couldn’t do everything, so we don’t have chickens anymore. . If you’re interested in purchasing locally produced eggs, some farms that offer them include Read More …
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Steve!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Steve! Steve was hired as a Grower in 2009. He excels at a wide variety of tasks on the farm, such as seeding, weeding, thinning, planting transplants and seeds, harvesting many veggies, sorting veggies, weighing and bagging produce, and mulching. Steve is adept with many tools, such as a rake, lopper, spading fork, Read More …
#ThrowbackThursday — Now and then (barn stations/lower barn)!
It’s #ThrowbackThursday – Now and then! Check out our barn stations now (2020) and then (2002). This is the lower barn and is critical space to us.
#VeggieWednesday — Okra
It’s #VeggieWednesday! How well do you know okra? Two new heirloom varieties of okra we are growing this year are a red okra called Bowling Red and a dwarf green okra called Cajun Jewel. The last couple of weeks, we have been able to distribute an early harvest of okra to our CSA customers and Read More …
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Ashley!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Ashley, Red Wiggler’s Assistant Farm Manager! Ashley came to Red Wiggler in the summer of 2017 as a volunteer intern. She quickly found her place on the farm due to her shared love of growing food and community building. After graduating from James Madison University in 2018 with a degree in Read More …
#VeggieWednesday — Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
It’s #VeggieWednesday! A favorite of many during the summer is tomatoes, and we grow many types of tomatoes, including large, small, heirloom, and cherry tomatoes. Because of the late frost earlier this year and the hail storm recently, our tomato harvests have been smaller than normal, but our tomatoes are recovering and coming in beautifully. Read More …
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Elaine!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Elaine! Elaine started as a volunteer for Red Wiggler in 2007, and she was hired as a Grower in 2011. Elaine has been back at the farm since the middle of June, assisting with the CSA on Saturdays, where she greets customers, checks people in, and is happy to give produce Read More …