Potatoes in the Snow
Today our big goal was to plant the 250 pounds of potatoes that we have in the barn. The weather turned out to have other plans for us, but we did manage to take a step in the right direction. This morning we used the tractor to create some small hills, and used some serious […]
Who Says It’s Too Cold?
Today was another chilly day on the farm, so we mostly focused on greenhouse work, planting our first round of tomatoes for starts later in the season. Last week though was a big week out in the fields. Despite the cold weather we planted 75 lbs of onions and 10 lbs of snap peas–quite the […]
Plugging In the Fields
Dear Farm Friends, You may have noticed Red Wiggler’s blog undergoing a few unusual transformations in the past week or so. Here on the farm, we’re trying to become a little more tech-brilliant and make our blog more beautiful, more exciting, and easier to use. We must admit, though we’re pretty darn good at hooking […]
2009 Season Calendar
I’d like to buy some tractor seeds
Today more seeds went in in our little green house and some tiny snapdragons poked their heads out of the potting soil. Later Adrienne and Michelle wrangled with the tractor. If only we could grow our own replacement parts!
Job Opening With Red Wiggler!
Dear All, One of our Growers’ well-loved job coaches is retiring, and now the ARC of Montgomery County http://www.arcmontmd.org searching for someone to fill her big shoes. The job coach would provide employment support to a small crew of adults with developmental disabilities who are employed with Red Wiggler Community Farm. Though the job coach […]
Greenhouse Work
Planting some flower seeds to get a jump on the season. Last week our water was a little tied up, so we tried to improvise a bit.
“Greenhouse” up and running
We put together our “greenhouse” yesterday and will start planting on Monday. We’ll start with the plants that take the most time and care: celeriac and numerous flowers. Soon, we’ll begin working the ground outside to plant onions, peas, and potatoes. Spring is a-coming!
Bee Mine
We got a Valentine today in the mail! How great is that?!
2009 CSA Lottery Complete
We held our 2009 CSA lottery yesterday. There were 44 applications for 34 spots. As I write this Adrienne is contacting the lucky 34 lottery winners. Last season we had an 89% return rate from 2008 to 2009. We are excited this year to have 2 new acres open up for expansion. And so today […]