#VeggieWednesday — Beets
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about beets! Yesterday, we had a really good beet harvest with an impressive 168 pounds! Some beets harvested were the size of baseballs and softballs. Beets come in a range of colors and sizes and are a good source of fiber, vitamin A, and minerals including calcium, iron, […]
Gleaning and Harvesting Kale
Back in April 2021, our spring crew gleaned and harvested overwintered kale for our Farm to Food Bank effort. The kale harvested went to Fox Chapel Elementary School in Germantown, MD, and we were connected to them through one of our partners, Manna Food Center. Check out some photos from our socially distanced harvesting efforts and […]
#VeggieWednesday — Carrots
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about carrots! Last week, we had a really good carrot harvest in the light rain showers. Carrots are a root vegetable and the second most popular vegetable behind potatoes. Carrots are a good source of vitamin A and beta-carotene, and can be orange, white, yellow, red, or purple […]
#VeggieWednesday — Mustard Greens
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about mustard greens! Mustard greens are the leaves of the mustard plant (a cruciferous veggie), and we grow 3 varieties of mustard greens: Green Wave, Red Giant, and Amara. Mustard greens have crumpled or flat leaves that have scalloped, frilled, or lacy edges. Mustard greens are packed full […]
#VeggieWednesday — Hot Peppers
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about hot peppers! Red Wiggler grows many peppers, from mild sweet to hot. Hot peppers (or chiles/chilis) are nutritious and rich in vitamins A, C, and E. Benefits include promoting weight loss, reducing cancer risk, promoting a healthy heart, reducing migraines, clearing one’s sinuses, suppressing psoriasis, and fighting the […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#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. […]
#VeggieWednesday — New Potatoes
It’s #VeggieWednesday! Here at Red Wiggler, we grow red, blue, and white potatoes, and last week, we had our first potato harvest of the season! After waiting for the 1st two rows of potato plants to die, we used the new tractor-pulled potato digger to uproot the spuds. Next, we went in by hand to […]
#VeggieWednesday — Music Garlic
It’s #VeggieWednesday! We grow a garlic variety called Music. It is white skinned with a blush of pink and has easy to peel large cloves. Did you know that it’s a long process from seed to harvest for our garlic? We plant individual cloves in the last week of October and then cover them with […]