Busy Week
What a busy week we had! Check out our photos of us weeding by hand, using shuffle hoes and hand hoeing tools to weed some of our beds, and planting lots of onions on Wednesday (April 27, 2022). And today (April 29, 2022), some of the things we did include installing and untwisting drip tape […]
Chesapeake CRAFT and Moon Valley Farm
The Chesapeake Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (Chesapeake CRAFT) is an exciting way to learn about different approaches to farming during the season and includes visits to different farms and connecting with new farming peers.[spacer height=”20px”] The first monthly CRAFT farm tour yesterday was to Moon Valley Farm in Woodsboro, MD, and a number […]
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! Today and everyday at Red Wiggler, we celebrate our home planet, Earth. We love giving back to our community and making a positive impact![spacer height=”20px”] βWhen you realize EARTH and HEART are spelled with the same letters, it all starts to make sense.β βYou cannot get through a single day without having […]
2022 Alternative Spring Break
We welcomed several Montgomery County Public School high schoolers during the week of April 11, 2022 for Alternative Spring Break! It was a beautiful and busy week, and students assisted with lots of different projects, including planting onions, parsley, broccoli, and swiss chard; preparing beds for more transplanting; and transferring baby tomato, pepper, and eggplant […]
Starbucks Volunteer Day
Yesterday (Tuesday, 4/19/2022), we had a volunteer crew from Starbucks! Even though it was quite windy and cold, we ended up harvesting an amazing 47 pounds of kale and 15 pounds of pea shoots for donation!! Thank you so much to Starbucks for joining us and for all the great help!! [spacer height=”20px”]
Happy National Garlic Day
Happy National Garlic Day! We love garlic, and our garlic is coming along beautifully. We currently have three 200-ft. beds of music garlic growing, with three rows of garlic per bed. This equals a total of 1,800 feet of garlic or 3,600 music garlic plants! Our music garlic will be in the ground for about […]
April is Autism Acceptance Month!
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Red Wiggler loves creating an inclusive community for all people to flourish and blossom, and Red Wiggler is proud to be an ally to individuals on the autism spectrum. We accept the gifts every individual brings, and we celebrate them and their neurotype. Love to all, and be kind to […]
Winter Community Days: Glenstone Museum & Brookside Gardens
This winter, Red Wiggler Growers, staff, and volunteers have ventured out together to take nature walks and learn more about our local environment and community.[spacer height=”20px”] In March, we visited the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland, and we learned all about their environmental stewardship initiatives, saw the biggest sycamore tree transplant in Maryland, and heard […]
Swarm of Bees
We love nature — today we found a swarm of bees on a tree branch here on the farm! Some staff and a Crew Leader were enthralled and checking it out from a safe and short distance away.
Parsons Polar Plunge
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, Red Wiggler Volunteer Danny Parsons held the Parsons Polar Plunge to benefit Red Wiggler. Danny proclaimed the event an absolute success and raised over $1,300 for Red Wiggler!![spacer height=”20px”] A big π§πππ‘π π¬π’π¨ to Danny and his supporters for his efforts and support of our farm! Here are some photos […]