Thank You to Rock Hill Orchard
Thank you Rock Hill Orchard for welcoming us to glean these slightly imperfect late apples! 250 lbs. to #NeighborsInNeed and a few for us too. #HappyThanksgiving #ThankYou #RockHillOrchard #harvests #apples #EatLocal #MoCoMade
Eastern Bluebirds
Below, check out some very cool photos of Eastern Bluebirds that visited Red Wiggler earlier this summer/fall. [spacer height=”20px”] The following 3 photos were captured by Bonnie (one of our CSA members and supporters). Here are some Eastern Bluebird fun facts: * Native territorial birds, only found in North America * Builds nests in birdhouses, […]
First Killing Frost: Photos
First killing #frost. #Halloween2020[spacer height=”20px”]
Short Overview Clip About Red Wiggler
Check out this short overview clip on YouTube about Red Wiggler.[spacer height=”20px”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxsLa9oCIBk&feature=youtu.be[spacer height=”20px”] Please note that here at Red Wiggler, we implement COVID-19 safe farming practices, including the wearing of masks, social distancing, handwashing, and other CDC recommendations to ensure the health and safety of our staff, workers, and volunteers.[spacer height=”20px”] All footage in […]
Spider Web
Cool photo of a spider web on our gate taken by Jackie, our Seasonal Crew Leader!
Thank you for celebrating with us!
Thank you for celebrating with us![spacer height=”20px”] We are blown away by the support of our community. Thanks to all of you, we surpassed our goal of raising $15,000 and raised over $20,000! In a year as tough as 2020, seeing our community come together to continue supporting our efforts to create fertile ground to […]
Praying Mantis
It’s time for some fun! Look what we found recently — a beautiful praying mantis! We believe it’s a native Carolina mantis. [spacer height=”20px”] Here are some #funfacts about mantises. They: * have two eyes and great vision. * are carnivores and eat other insects live. * can turn their heads side to side and […]
Recycled Irrigation Bags
Red Wiggler uses drip tape for irrigation out in the fields. As animals will eat holes into drip tape, drip tape typically only lasts 1 to 2 seasons. Each fall, we assess whether we can reuse drip tape or not. Last winter, instead of throwing out old unusable drip tape, we decided to make recycled […]
#ThrowbackThursday — Chickens and Eggs!
It’s #ThrowbackThursday! You may or may not know this, but in the past, Red Wiggler Community Farm had chickens and offered eggs for purchase by our CSA customers. We realized we couldn’t do everything, so we don’t have chickens anymore. . If you’re interested in purchasing locally produced eggs, some farms that offer them include […]
#ThrowbackThursday — Now and then (barn stations/lower barn)!
It’s #ThrowbackThursday – Now and then! Check out our barn stations now (2020) and then (2002). This is the lower barn and is critical space to us.