CSA Winter Meeting
Our CSA focus meeting was a success. Thanks for those who came. Here’s a picture of part of the crowd. We spoke at length about various factors, including:* the usefulness of the blog.* communicating more human interest stories about the farm.* getting more recipes dispersed to members* how to get members to bring their compost […]
2007 CSA Season SOLD OUT in 24 hours!
We are humbled by the quick response by folks who were waiting patiently to download their CSA commitment form at get it in asap. One person overnighted her form and others hand delivered. It is logical for us to assume that some out there may be asking the following question:Why do you limit CSA Membership?We […]
2007 CSA open to a limited number of new customers
We are please to open our Community Supported Agriculture program up to new customers begining today. At this time over 80% of the 2006 participating members have re-joined leaving only a hand full of spaces open for new applicants. If you are interested in joining please look over our CSA page on our regular web […]
Shannon Varley Transitions
Five years ago this January, I pulled into Frederick with a U-Haul and moved into my first apartment to take my first “real” salaried job after graduate school…I recall that my first weeks of work at Red Wiggler coincided with one of the bigger snow storms in recent MD history….(we haven’t even had a month […]
Sampling the Soil
We took the opportunity of the nice weather to go out and collect soil samples from our fields today. Soil testing is at the heart of of our strategy to build healthy soil where our plants can thrive. When plants grow in healthy soil they are better equipped to fend off pests and disease. In […]
Still Harvesting!
Hakurei Turnips still fresh and heathy!Thanks to Johnnys Selected Seeds for donating all our seeds in 2006! I am happy to report that our team of growers has proven that we are able to extend our growing season beyond Thanksgiving this year! The crew has been harvesting chard, turnips, kale, beets and arugula all this […]
Last Extended Season Harvest #4
We have been working hard to get our garlic planted. This photo shows our crew hand planting some of the 275 pounds of seed garlic (cloves of the larger garlic bulbs get planted). We are expanding our garlic patch so that we can meet the increased demand for high quality garlic- and this is a […]
Harvest for Extended Week #3
TurnipsRadishesBeetsKohlrabiCarrotsGarlicPotatoesWinter SquashBraising MixSunchokes-a new item to try! -adrienne
Extended Week #2
Oh, a glorious Halloween Day to harvest vegetables for you! Here’s what you got: Turnips-purple topRadishes-Easter EggBeets-Chioggia/Red AceKohlrabi-PurpleChard-Fordhook/Bright LightsKale-Red RussianArugulaTomatoesGreen TomatoesCeleriacGarlicPotatoesWinter Squash -adrienne
Extended Week #1!!
Here it is, the first Extended Season pickup. It is most definitely fall today. Here’s what’s coming for this week’s pickup:TurnipsBeetsRadishesKohlrabiCeleriacChardGarlicWinter Squash (2)PotatoesTomatoesGreen TomatoesArugulaBraising Mix Enjoy!!-adrienne