Shannon Varleys article published on newfarm.org
In 2003 Shannon Varley came to work with Red Wiggler. Reciently she published an article on NewFarm.org New Farm is published by the Rodale Institute and is an outstanding resource for farmers on the cutting edge of the sustainable agriculture movement. I am delighted that Shannon was able to find the time to tell her […]
Excerpts of the day
Over the weekend we held a board meeting to discuss our Mission, Vision, and Core Values. It went well and a lot of thinking went into how to fully express our intentions here at Red Wiggler. In the coming months look for the changes on our website’s mission page. Lately, I’ve been working to secure […]
Saturday CSA is FULL – still openings for the “extended season”
We opened up the CSA this past Monday to new participants. We had about 20 spaces to fill and they are now ALL GONE for our regular season (June-Oct). We do still have shares available for our extended season which begins in mid-October and runs for 4 weeks. If you like greens, root vegetables and […]
Wednesdays are FULL
Hello and Good Afternoon. This is my first entry on our blog, so pardon my excitement.Well, after fielding many a phone call in the past two days and getting a literal “haul” at the post office today, we are officially full for our Wednesday CSA pickups. We only have about 8 spots left for our […]
First Come First Serve For New CSA Participants
Today we opened up the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program to new participants. At this time we have about 50 of last years 72 participants returning. We have also updated our CSA web page with all new information including a revamped list of “Crops We Grow” and a Frequently Asked Questions page. This year our […]
Saving Seeds in January
Our crew of growers were out in the fields 3 out of 5 days last week. They were busy collecting seed from 3 different varieties of basil as well as seed from summer savory. They also harvested the remaining purple top turnips. These turnips are being stored in a cool dry place until mid-March. We […]
Winter Harvest
It was actually in the 60s again today. This photo was taken back in December of our farmer, Adrienne, harvesting kale! This past fall we ran a small “extended” CSA as a “pilot” to see if winter harvesting could be a viable way to expand our programs. As you can see here we were successful […]
Who is Red Wiggler?
Red Wiggler Community Farm is a 501(c)3 non-profit located in Montgomery County Maryland. Just as red wiggler worms work to create fertile soil where plants are likly to grow and be healthy, Red Wiggler exists to nuture our community so that we can grow and be sucessful in our lives. Since 1996 we’ve offered fully […]