Grower Spotlight: Iya Snowber
For Iya Snowber, Red Wiggler marked her first time working on a farm, though she had helped with gardening at home before. Now, 13 years later, she works at the farm three days a week. Over this past winter, Iya has been both a diligent seeder, patiently seeding teeny-tiny lavender seeds, and seed saver, rubbing […]
Grower Spotlight: Elaine Fickenscher
“I have dreams and if I work hard my dreams can come true.” – Elaine Fickenscher, self-advocate, National Down Syndrome Congress Elaine Fickenscher has dreams. One of those dreams is gardening. Elaine first started working at Red Wiggler as a Grower in 2011, although she had volunteered on the farm before that. This year, she increased […]
Grower Spotlight: John Dillencourt
John Dillencourt can claim something not many people can: He’s working his dream job.“I’ve kind of always wanted to do gardening work all my life, and this is the first time I’ve been able to,” he states. “I like growing and working outdoors, doing gardening work.”At a previous job, John had requested to work in […]
Grower Spotlight: Hans Berg
Many people are bashful when talking about their paychecks, but Hans Berg is not. He is both candid and grateful when it comes to his Red Wiggler salary. “I love the job here because it’s good money,” he explains.Hans has worked at Red Wiggler ever since he found the farm through Community Services for Autistic […]
2017 Crew Leader & Intern Bios
We’ve got a great crew on the farm this season! Olivia Mingora, Crew Leader I found Red Wiggler through a friend who is a CSA member and I was immediately drawn to the concept of working with adults with developmental disabilities through farming. I hope to learn more about what it takes to run a […]
An Intern’s Reflection
Laura Roser was a Volunteer Intern at Red Wiggler during the summer of 2016. She is currently studying Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at University of California Davis. We are incredibly appreciative of Laura and the other Volunteer Interns for their contributions to Red Wiggler. Below is a portion of a self-reflection on her time here- we […]
Grower Spotlight: Craig
No matter whether we are harvesting beets or squash, Craig wants to find the biggest ones. Craig enjoys picking the greens with leaves big enough to fan a pharaoh, and finding the hidden zucchinis that have grown into baseball bats. Craig has been working at Red Wiggler since 2006. One of his regular jobs is […]
Grower Spotlight: Tyler
Tyler has been working at Red Wiggler for 15 years. Although he can often be found in the fields harvesting along with other growers, his favorite jobs on the farm often involve machinery. He loves cars and enjoys talking about different types, and his interest in equipment is put to good use on the farm. […]
Grower Spotlight: Nuno
Nuno began working at Red Wiggler in 2008. He works here 5 days a week, and rarely misses a day of work. Below is Laura’s interview with Nuno. What is your favorite job at Red Wiggler? I like to use the hoe to get the weeds out of the vegetable beds. It gets grass, flowers, […]
Grower Spotlight – Elaine
Elaine began working at Red Wiggler as a Grower-in-Training in 2009. She was hired as a Grower in 2011 and now works 2 days a week. Below is Kara’s interview with Elaine. What is your favorite job at Red Wiggler? The thing I like to do best is peppers. Outside in the fields, I pick […]