No matter whether we are harvesting beets or squash, Craig wants to find the biggest ones. Craig enjoys picking the greens with leaves big enough to fan a pharaoh, and Read More …
Red Wiggler is Hiring!
Red Wiggler is a great place to work! In addition to all-you-can-eat veggies, full-time employees receive paid vacation/sick days, health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance and can participate Read More …
19th Annual Harvest Celebration Details
Our 19th Annual Harvest Celebration is around the corner. Saturday September 6th 2014 4pm-7pm. Live Gypsy Jazz and Food Trucks in a spectacular setting! Share in the bounty and support Read More …
Red Wiggler Community Minute on WAMU
This month, Red Wiggler will be featured on WAMU 88.5’s Community Minute. This daily broadcast provides information about local organizations in the D.C. Metropolitan area so that listeners may be Read More …
Grower Spotlight: Tyler
Tyler has been working at Red Wiggler for 15 years. Although he can often be found in the fields harvesting along with other growers, his favorite jobs on the farm Read More …
Spring has Sprung!
We have had a very busy few weeks here at Red Wiggler. Since winter held on for so long this year, we had to act fast once the soil thawed Read More …
Preparing for the Season
As everyone on the East Coast is well aware, freezing weather and winter precipitation have continued into the usual beginning of our farming season. Fortunately, we have used the delay Read More …
Red Wiggler at Rooting DC Conference
Red Wiggler is excited to be participating in this year’s Rooting DC Conference, which will take place Saturday, March 1st in Washington, D.C. Rooting DC is a free, all-day farming Read More …
Winter at Red Wiggler II: Microgreens
As we mentioned in December, this winter we have been staying busy growing microgreens in our greenhouse and program building. Students from Seneca Valley High School and Ivymount School visit the Read More …
New Vegetable Varieties in 2014
During each winter here at Red Wiggler, our staff plans out all of the vegetables, herbs, and flowers we’d like to grow over the following year. We analyze what grew Read More …
Winter at Red Wiggler
It would be easy to assume that the staff and programming at Red Wiggler have gone into hibernation along with the fields. While we’re enjoying this change of seasons, we Read More …
A Successful 18th Season
Ever wonder what 33,571 pounds of vegetables looks like? That’s nearly 17 tons, and it’s the total amount of produce we distributed to CSA members, group homes and food banks Read More …
#GivingTuesday
We are excited to participate in the second annual #GivingTuesday. Created to kick-off the holiday giving season, #GivingTuesday gives non-profits across the country the chance to bolster community support. Making Read More …
Sheet-Mulching with Sidwell Friends School
On Thursday, Sidwell Friends’ fifth-grade class came out for a terrific field trip and service learning visit. Thankfully the weather improved from earlier in the week, so it was a Read More …
Grower Spotlight: Nuno
Nuno began working at Red Wiggler in 2008. He works here 5 days a week, and rarely misses a day of work. Below is Laura’s interview with Nuno. What is Read More …