Support Red Wiggler by eating at Chop’t
Hello Loyal Friends and Supporters! We wanted to let people know that if they stop into Chop’t Restaurants in DC–there are 5 convenient locations–you can support Red Wiggler by ordering their featured salad for the month. Part of the cost will go to Red Wiggler to support our programs. So eat a healthy delicious meal […]
CSA 2010 is Complete
We want to thank all those who submitted applications for the Red Wiggler Community Farm’s 2010 CSA. We have a limited number of shares available and many applicants. We limit our CSA to focus on growing in a safe and sustainable method for our fields and our employees. Our farm is a unique Non-profit with […]
2010 CSA Lottery Receiving Applications Now
Our 2010 CSA season shares are open to the public via Jan 19 lottery! (The lottery has taken place for the 2010 season- see our web site for 2011 details) We’ve had an 82% return rate from our 2009 customers. Again this year, we are holding a lottery for the available shares the week of […]
Another step into social media in 2010
You can follow us on twitter now!
First Snow
It was a beautiful day on the farm today with 4 inches of wet snow falling over the whole day. Snow slowly adds nitrogen to the soil as it perculates down into the aquifer. We like winter snow!
2009 Slide Show
We hope you’ll enjoy this slide show from the 2009 growing season. Thanks to the over 500 volunteers who helped on and off the farm last year. Over the next month or so we will be posting lots of photos in this slideshow format- please let us know what you think so that we can […]
Extended Season Harvest 5
This is our last week of the extended season, and a beautiful week it is shaping up to be! We are so happy to have had the chance to share this extended season with so many of our CSA members and though we are sad to see it end, we are looking forward to taking […]
Extended Season Harvest 4
Check out the newsletter to find out what we’ve been up to in the fields this week! Extended season is winding down- next Wednesday, November 18th is our fifth and final pick up- and we are preparing the fields for the winter season. In the meantime, however, the greens patch is gorgeous and we hope […]
Composting, closer to home
Wondering what you’ll do with that bucket full of kitchen scraps now that the CSA season and the bucket exchange are winding down for the winter? Montgomery County’s Division of Solid Waste Services offers compost containers at no cost to its residents! Click here to find out more about where you can get your bin, […]
What do Farmers give out to Trick or Treaters?
About a hundred pounds of bright pink turnips. In addition to getting together our regular harvest for extended season CSA, this past week the crew also picked over 200 pounds of surplus turnips from the beds! The jewel-toned Scarlet Queen turnips had reached an impressive size and were just aching to be plucked from the […]