2020 DMV Food Recovery Week: Tours at Our Farm
From October 12-17, 2020, Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue and DC Food Recovery Working Group cohosted the 2020 DMV Food Recovery Week. The week’s activities culminated with tours at Red Wiggler Community Farm. Check out this video from WDVM (localDVM.com) about our participation:[spacer height=”20px”] https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/organizations-tackle-food-insecurity-with-dmv-food-recovery-week/[spacer height=”20px”] A big THANK YOU to everyone for participating […]
2020 DMV Food Recovery Week (10/12/2020 – 10/17/2020)
As a proud part of the local food chain, Red Wiggler Community Farm has been able to share our harvests with a spectrum of community members and organizations. This year, we have been able to deliver 4,128 total meals and to grow and donate 4,951 pounds (or 2.48 tons) of produce to Manna Food Center’s […]
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 […]
#VeggieWednesday — Hot Peppers
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about hot peppers! Red Wiggler grows many peppers, from mild sweet to hot. Hot peppers (or chiles/chilis) are nutritious and rich in vitamins A, C, and E. Benefits include promoting weight loss, reducing cancer risk, promoting a healthy heart, reducing migraines, clearing one’s sinuses, suppressing psoriasis, and fighting the […]
#VeggieWednesday — Eggplant
It’s #VeggieWednesday – and today, it’s all about eggplants! Eggplants (or aubergines), known for their deep rich purple color and spongy texture, are really berries and not veggies. Eggplants are in the nightshade family, just like tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and tobacco. A new variety of eggplant we are growing this year is the Annina F1. The Annina […]
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Melissa!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Melissa! Melissa started working at Red Wiggler Community Farm in spring 2015 as Facilities Manager and was promoted to Farm Manager in winter 2017. As Farm Manager, Melissa wears many hats. She coordinates the work of the farm with our programs, fitting the tasks of vegetable production in with our overall mission. For the past […]
#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 […]
#MeetTheFarmerMonday — Meet Steve!
It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Steve! Steve was hired as a Grower in 2009. He excels at a wide variety of tasks on the farm, such as seeding, weeding, thinning, planting transplants and seeds, harvesting many veggies, sorting veggies, weighing and bagging produce, and mulching. Steve is adept with many tools, such as a rake, lopper, spading fork, […]
#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.
#VeggieWednesday — Okra
It’s #VeggieWednesday! How well do you know okra? Two new heirloom varieties of okra we are growing this year are a red okra called Bowling Red and a dwarf green okra called Cajun Jewel. The last couple of weeks, we have been able to distribute an early harvest of okra to our CSA customers and […]