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 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Danny and his supporters for his efforts and support of our farm! Here are some photos […]
Bernie the Pigeon Update!
As you may recall, Bernie the pigeon made a home previously above our backdoor by the greenhouse. We’re pleased to update you that Bernie was adopted and has a partner! We’re told that Bernie and Bernie’s partner are very happy in their forever home. Check out these 2 recent photos of Bernie (the white pigeon) […]
A Busy Wednesday and Kale Seedlings
We’re so excited for spring, and this past Wednesday was very busy. Here, we are getting ready to plant kale seedlings. In the following pictures, we are planting the kale seedlings. We also watered the kale transplants with fish water. In addition to watering the kale seedlings with fish water, we put in row cover […]
Succession Onion Planting
We planted a total of 600 row feet (300 row feet last week & 300 row feet today) of onions in the ground!
Bernie the Pigeon
Last year, Red Wiggler had a white pigeon come to our farm and make a nest and home here temporarily, and we named it Bernie. Bernie first showed up in May of 2021, and although Bernie had an identification band on its foot, Bernie returned to Red Wiggler time and time again. Bernie loved watching […]
Welcome Back, Monday Morning Meeting & Seeding White Clover
Today, we welcomed back many of our Grower Staff to our farm today! Despite snow on the ground, everyone was excited to be back. Here is a photo of the Monday morning meeting. In the following photo, we are seeding white clover into the aisles instead of the beds. Doing this was cool because we […]
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Red Wiggler Community Farm is committed to providing meaningful and purposeful employment opportunities to adults with intellectual and/or developmental differences (I/DD), a historically under-employed population. We employ 15 Growers with I/DD throughout the year, and we are proud and lucky to serve and support adults with I/DD and […]
Volunteer Highlight: Steve Charles and the Importance of Our Deer Fence
Our Deer Fence! As a Certified Organic farm, our deer fence is critical to protecting our fields and vegetables from deer and other wild animals including raccoons, fox, and possums. Without the deer fence, our crops would be an open buffet to wildlife, and the deer would cause great destruction and could spread Lyme disease […]