Extended season 2010 week #1
Oh, we’ve been mighty delinquent on our blog postings. Please excuse, sometimes it’s hard to get outta the fields and behind a desk! This week for extended share:pepperseggplanthot pepperskaleturnipsradishestatsoiwinter squash There may be something I’m missing there but otherwise . . .enjoy and eat well!-RWCF
A late summer day at Red Wiggler
Ten-year-old Sebastian is one of our regular volunteers. Assisted by photographer Tobias, 7, here is his recap of a recent morning on the farm. When we got there, we harvested beans (it ain’t easy:-)). And while were doing that we saw two pairs of mating (I think) grasshoppers. At one point a grasshopper jumped on […]
NO CSA THIS WEEK–HARVEST SUPPER!
Just a quick reminder, NO CSA PICK UP this week. We’re getting ready for the Annual Supper and Silent Auction. See you next week, if not at the dinner!
Week 13 A
It feels like a rough summer on this end but loads of goodness is still coming your way. We planted more fall greens this week–soon, soon enough they’ll be back. Beans–all 3 varities are coming in so: purple, yellow wax or green may be optionsCarrots–Danvers variety, previous carrots were the Yaya varietySweet Potato greens–a fun […]
Scouts Build Bird Houses
By Liam Fox Recently I and many of my friends worked to improve the availability of real estate for Red Wiggler, bird real estate that is. My name is Liam Fox, I have been volunteering at Red Wiggler for several years. I am also a Boy Scout and wanted to do something for the farm […]
Split Tomato Overload
We have a large amount of tomatoes with splits after last weeks hard rains. They’ll go fast but they’ll make great sauce or salsa. CSA Harvest for This Week (12B) HeirloomTomatoesCherry TomatoesBeansSummer SquashSweet PeppersHot PeppersBaby CarrotsEggplant In the PYO: ZinniasBasilMarjoramOreganoThymeSageLovageMintChivesCalendulaFeverfewBachelor ButtonsSnapdragonsStaticeStrawflowersAnise Hyssop
Harvest 10-B
Over halfway through the season, and still churning out the veggies. This week:Baby CarrotsHeirloom TomatoesCherry TomatoesSweet Bell PeppersHot PeppersSummer Squash/ZucchiniPotatoesBeans
Remembering Hallie Wells Birthday Today
Red Wiggler Community Farm remembers Hallie Ausmus Wells birthday today August 1, 1893- she would be 117. 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 […]
Harvest Week 9 A
We’re back again after a very hot week from the Annual Montgomery Farm Tour. Thanks to all those who braved the heat and came out. This week in your share:EggplantSweet Bell PeppersHot PeppersPotatoesOnionsZucchiniCucumberCherry TomatoesRed TomatoesHeirloom Tomatoes That’s some good eatin’!
It’s Cooler in the Country
This past Saturday was the Annual Montgomery County Farm Tour & Harvest Sale. By most reports the temperature was above 100 Fahrenheit throughout the county but our temperatures did not go above 98- so it is in fact “cooler in the country”! Attendance was a fraction of past years numbers yet over 300 people were […]