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: https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/organizations-tackle-food-insecurity-with-dmv-food-recovery-week/ A big THANK YOU to everyone for participating in the Read More …

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 Read More …

Thank you for celebrating with us! 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 nourish Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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, Read More …

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.

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 Read More …

It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Ashley, Red Wiggler’s Assistant Farm Manager! Ashley came to Red Wiggler in the summer of 2017 as a volunteer intern. She quickly found her place on the farm due to her shared love of growing food and community building. After graduating from James Madison University in 2018 with a degree in Read More …

It’s #VeggieWednesday! A favorite of many during the summer is tomatoes, and we grow many types of tomatoes, including large, small, heirloom, and cherry tomatoes. Because of the late frost earlier this year and the hail storm recently, our tomato harvests have been smaller than normal, but our tomatoes are recovering and coming in beautifully. Read More …

It’s #MeetTheFarmerMonday – Meet Elaine! Elaine started as a volunteer for Red Wiggler in 2007, and she was hired as a Grower in 2011. Elaine has been back at the farm since the middle of June, assisting with the CSA on Saturdays, where she greets customers, checks people in, and is happy to give produce Read More …

For #ThrowbackThursday, Red Wiggler Community Farm would like to remember and honor Hallie Ausmus Wells. Hallie was born on August 1, 1893, and she would have been 127 this coming Saturday on August 1st. Check out this previous post about this special woman, her contribution to our community, her legacy, and what she means to us. Read More …

It’s #VeggieWednesday! Here at Red Wiggler, we grow red, blue, and white potatoes, and last week, we had our first potato harvest of the season! After waiting for the 1st two rows of potato plants to die, we used the new tractor-pulled potato digger to uproot the spuds. Next, we went in by hand to Read More …